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Mangaluru: Gentlemen’s Sodality celebrates warm 'Family Day'

  •   Wed, Aug 29 2018 04:18:26 PM

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Mangaluru, Aug 29: The Sodality of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (popularly called Gentlemen’s Sodality) on August 26 celebrated 'Family Day 2018'.

This annual feature of over 15 years began with the Holy Eucharist at St Joseph’s Church, Jeppu. The mass was concelebrated by Msgr Peter Paul Saldanha, bishop designate of Mangaluru diocese, Fr Clifford Fernandes, parish priest, Jeppu and Fr Dionysius Vaz SJ, rector, St Aloysius Institutions and the Ecclesiastical Assistant, Sodality.

The Sodality choir enhanced the spiritual fervor during the service with melodious hymns.



The social function that followed at Maria Jayanthi Mandir was well attended by members of the Sodality and their families.

Msgr Peter Paul Saldanha in his message appreciated the charitable works of the Sodality in reaching out to the poor and marginalized in the educational and medical fronts. He stressed that the vertical relation with God should be supplemented by a horizontal one with fellow humans.

Fr Dionysius Vaz in his message highlighted the need for amity among members of a family especially between couples. The relation must be one of courtesy, gratitude and remorse.

Two of the Sodalists, Mark Rodrigues and Dr Antony Mariadoss were honoured on this occasion.

The former for his regularity in attending the meetings despite his age of ninety four years and the latter for his yeomen service in the field Mathematics.

Angelo Sucheth Noronha, Ligoury Fernandes and Sushil Noronha were felicitated respectively for academics, highest attendance and for introducing the highest number of candidates to the Sodality.

Five widows of the departed Sodalists were the special guests and were presented with a rose each.

The members and their families entertained the gathering with their lively singing.

Students of St Aloysius College who are members of the Sodality choir presented melodious Konkani numbers. A hilarious skit by Nikhil D’Souza and Sushil Noronha enthralled the audience.

The entire Social function was meticulously compered by Seema Tauro.
  

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  • Max E Rasquinha, Mangalore - Houston/Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.

    Thu, Aug 30 2018

    My late father was an active Member of the Gentlemen's Sodality more than sixty years ago. Is this the same Gentlemen's Sodality we are talking about. It will be interesting to know.

    My father was very proud of the Gentlemen's Sodality, and obediently each month there was an Eucharistic Service at Bishops House at Kodialbail that he attended each month without fail. My father had no car or even a bullock cart in those humble days, but he was gifted with some of the best classmates who were kind enough to come to our home with their own vehicles and my father was privileged with a free ride back and forth each month.


    After the Eucharistic services, each month, the Gentlemen's Sodality were serving a good breakfast to the Sodality members. We still remember, even this day, that my father used to bring home part of the breakfast for his family. Little bread and butter with a banana were the favorite items that our bellowed father was kind enough to bring home for us to share. Those were the simple days of life filled with basket full of God's blessings that were part of our family memories that we richly cherish in our life today, and remain grateful to God for giving us a loving father who was mindful in bring his breakfast for us to share.


    Each and every time I share the simple breakfast in America, with bread and butter and a banana, I remember my departed father who was so very consciencious to think of his family and bring whatever he could bring so that we all at home can share God's little blessings.

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