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Over 8000 People Participate in Monti Fest Celebrations at Mira Road
by Ancy Paladka
Daijiworld Media Network - Mumbai
Mumbai, Sep 8: The St Joseph church at Mira Road here, as usual kept
its tempo high for the extraordinary Monti Fest celebrations. Ripened
corns ("Bathachio Konshyo") were blessed and distributed to the
people, all children took flowers. Then people carrying either ripened
paddy grains or flowers marched on the roads taking Infant Mary's
statue in a procession lead by a brass band. Thousands of people
marched the main roads, side roads, gardens of Mira Road singing
praises to mother Mary and reciting prayers. It was a fabulous show on
the roads.
This is a beautiful tradition of honouring Blessed Mary Virgin on her
birthday and has been a virtual solemnity at Mira Road. People from
all walks of life have been participating in the nine days solemn
Novenas, this year concentrated on Family Values has been attended in
thousands. This tradition began 6 years ago after Fr Rudolf a keen
Konkani lover priest took over the charge and has come to its climax
this year with a crowed of nearly 8000 gathering for the celebration.
This day was marked by the auspicious presence of auxiliary Bishop
Agnelo Gracias, Fr Rudolf V D'Souza, Fr Deepak Thomas, Fr Peter
Rebello and Fr Elias D'Souza, concelebrated the mass.
The bishop in his homily stressed the importance of catholic values in
families and also to increase devotion to Mary to be nurtured and
valued.
Later he inaugurated the Family Cell of the parish, with 15 couples
being commissioned into this cell. Diocesan Family center also had an
exhibition with banners on the church premises about different
problems of family life.
The Parish website http://www.stjosephchurchocd.org was inaugurated
by the Bishop. The website gives all the information to the
parishioners about the parish activities and programme. The website is
the initiative of Fr Rudolf V D'Souza, designed and developed by
Mervyn Mathew and Dancia Jos. Mervin gave a short report of the
progress of the website.
Fr Rudolf V D'Souza OCD thanked all specially Daijiworld.com for its
timely reporting and invoked blessings on all those who were actively
involved in the preparations for the feast. He also thanked Paul D'
Souza who provided "Bathachio Konshyo" ( blessed corn) for
distribution. He also thanked Sebastian D' Souza for his help and
assistance in
all the arrangements for the feast.
The Konkani Welfare Association of Mira Road, provided the liturgical
band and arranged the procession.
The church campus is decked with the exhibition on the part of the
FAMILY CELL of the Archdiocese on FAMILY ISSUES. Lot of people
benefited this exhibition.
Lot of people of other faiths flocked to honour Mary and get blessings from her.
Report published at
http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=37786&n_tit=Over+8000+People+Participate+in+Monti+Fest+Celebrations+at+Mira+Road
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Ancy Salvadore D'Souza
E2-139 Diwan Apt III
Vasai Road East
Thane Dist - 401 210
Tel: 0250-2390225
Cell: 9892917888, 9323299570
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.konkanifoundation.com/ancy/
Photographs: http://ancy.fotopic.net/list_collections.php
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ECAP 2007 - Computer Society of India - Goa Chapter inaugurates its 15th
Exhibition of Computers & Allied Products at Hotel Mandovi, Panaji
at 9:30am on Sep 8, 2007 at the hands of Mr. M. N. Rao - Advisor & Director
(IT) Department of Computer Science - Government of Goa.
All are cordially Invited
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