Media Release

Mangaluru, Nov 4: The annual feast of Most Holy Redeemer Church was celebrated on November 3 at 9.00 am with devotion and exuberance.

Dr Aloysius Paul Dsouza, bishop emeritus of Mangaluru diocese, celebrated the solemn festal Mass along with Fr Austin Peter Peres, parish priest and Fr Gracian Alvares, resident priest. The concelebrants for the Mass were Fr Andrew Dsouza, Fr Rohit Dcosta, Fr Vincent Dsouza and Fr Ivan.

Dr Aloysius Paul Dsouza in his homily said, “We need to know Christ deeply and live in his love. As we are baptised we are all missionaries .We have a mission of proclaiming our faith. To reveal Christ is a calling for all of us. To proclaim our faith is a gift given to us.”

As a symbol of gratitude towards the Almighty fruits, vegetable, hosts and wine were offered. The melodious Hymns by the choir added beauty to the celebration.

Fr Austin greeted the priests and the parishioners and thanked everyone for the contribution, participation and their cooperation. He extended the festal greeting to the entire parish community. Dr Aloysius Paul D’Souza distributed the ‘Candle of Honour’ to all the members who had contributed towards the feast and also sponsors of the annual feast.

The stalls put up jointly by all the organisation housed many games which kept the crowd engaged and entertained.