Media Release

Bengaluru, Sep 12: The annual feast of Nativity of our blessed Mother was celebrated at St Vincent Pallotti Church, Banasawadi on Thursday September 8.

The service in Konkani commenced at the church premises with the blessing of the corn of paddy by the parish priest Fr Manohar Noronha along with other priests. Children of the parish offered flowers to Mother Mary singing hymns by the choir members and parishioners of Konkani Kutamb. All of them proceeded to the church carrying the blessed corn together with the statue of the infant Mary to celebrate the Holy Mass.

The main celebrant Fr Charles Fernandes provincial of ABVM province Bangalore along with other con-celebrants, Fr Manohar Noronha, Fr Victor Martis, and Fr Xavier Lopez offered the Eucharistic celebration in Konkani.

The choir was indeed melodious. The parish priest thanked the main celebrant and the con-celebrants and reiterated the hard work of the parishioners in organising the Novena for 9 days and the celebration of the day of the feast is memorable one.

The food grains offered during the time of Novena and on today on the feast day will be distributed among the poor and the needy of the parish. He also thanked the members of the Konkani Kutamb of the Vincent Pallotti church for making arrangements for the High Mass and the breakfast. He also thanked the other parishioners and Religious involved in making the arrangements.

Vote of thanks on behalf of the Konkani Kutamb was proposed by Cynthia Lobo, president of Konkani Kutamb.

The celebration came to an end by distribution of the blessed corn. A breakfast and sugar cane was arranged to all the participants at the church basement where all the participants had a chat with each other which was an opportunity to get to know.