Alangar: On January 13, Friday, a day of prayer was arranged in preparation for the feast of Infant Jesus this Sunday at Holy Rosary Church, Alangar. Fr Franklin D’Souza of Shimoga Diocese led the prayer and specially prayed for the sick and the donors and well-wishers.
The streets of Alangar witnessed a procession of offerings where the devotees offered gifts to Infant Jesus. These gifts will be used on Sunday for the festive meal as well as lunch on every Friday of the year during the afternoon Novenas.
V. Rev Fr Paul Sequeira, the Dean of Moodbidri Deanery, accepted the gifts from the devotees, in the presence of the parish priests Fr. Basil Vas and Fr. Kenneth Crasta. Fr. Franklin concluded the day with the Eucharistic celebration exhorting the faithful to live and lead a life of forgiveness and love.
