Media Release

Mangaluru, Nov 25: The annual feast of St Joseph Vaz Shrine, Mudipu, will celebrate its annual feast from November 28 to December 1.

Thursday, November 28 is dedicated for the sick and the suffering. A solemn Eucharistic celebration at 5.30 pm will be celebrated by Dr Pius Thomas D’Souza, bishop of Ajmer. Special prayers will be offered for the sick and the suffering. On Friday, November 29 solemn festal mass at 10.30 am will be celebrated by Most. Dr Aloysius Paul D’Souza, Bishop Emeritus of Mangaluru. On Saturday, November 30, Dr Ignatius D’Souza, bishop of Bareilly will preside over the Eucharistic celebration at 10.30 am.

On Sunday, December 1 at 10.30am Dr Peter Paul Saldanha, the bishop of Mangaluru will celebrate the festal Mass. On the same day Dr Lawrence Mukkuzhy, the bishop of Belthangady diocese will preside over the Mass at 4pm in Kannada. The concluding mass of the annual feast at 8 pm will be concelebrated along with other priests by Msgr Maxim L Noronha, the vicar general of Mangaluru diocese.

On Friday, Saturday and Sunday six masses will be celebrated at 8.30am, 10.30 am (solemn festal mass), 2.00 pm, 4.00 pm (Kannada), 6.00pm and 8.00pm. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday meals will be provided to all the pilgrims from afternoon 12.30 pm onwards.

It is to be noted that from November 28 to December 1st around 30,000 pilgrims are expected to visit the Shrine to seek bountiful blessings from God through the intercession of St Joseph Vaz.