Press release
Bengaluru, Jan 5: Infant Jesus Shrine at Viveknagar in Bengalore began its novena on Sunday, January 4, 2015, a preparation in view of its annual feast on January 14, 2015.
Cardinal Oswald Gracias was invited as the chief guest for the programme.
Dr Bernard Moras, Archbishop of Bangalore, inaugurated the novena to Infant Jesus annual feast with the concelebrated Eucharistic celebration and by blessing the infant Jesus image bared flag along with the Cardinal Oswald Gracias after which Cardinal hoisted the flag.
Thousands of devotees gathered for the programmes and hundreds of religious participated in the blessing ceremony.