Media Release
Mangaluru, Aug 16: ICYM in the diocese celebrated the feast of Assumption of Mother Mary and the 73rd Indian Independence Day all over the diocese.
The youth along with the guests and the gathering unfurled the tricolor National flag and paid respect to it by singing the National Anthem with a salute.
The dignitaries addressed the gathering on the occasion. To mark this auspicious occasion, all the youth celebrated the day by conducting activities like Shramadhan and a youth gathering programme, awareness on plastic free cleanliness drive, ashram visit, voluntary blood donation, felicitation to the defence personnel, food relief to the flood affected areas and made the day memorable.