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Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni

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Udupi: Stella Maris Church Kalmady near here celebrated the annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni Shrine on Thursday, August 15, 2019. Most Rev Dr. Gerald Isaac Lobo Bishop of Udupi Diocese concelebrated the festive Holy Eucharistic Mass along with Rev Fr. Alban D’Souza, Parish Priest of the Shrine, Rev Fr. Valerian Mendonca, Dean of Udupi Deanery, Rev Fr. Denis D’Sa Dean of Shirva Deanery, Udupi and Mangalore Diocesan priests and other priests.

In his homily, Bishop Lobo highlighted the characters’ of Mother Mary, the Holy Mother of God. He said, “Mother Mary is our mother. She will wipe out our sorrows and will be at our side always as we are her children.” It is through Mother Mary that we will come to know the word of God. The Word, who was God, became man and dwelt among us by being born of a woman. The Lord, who was God and who redeemed us by dying on the cross, was born of a woman, Mary. The angel proclaimed great and glorious things of the son who would be born of her, but this did not trouble Mary. She simply believed and accepted them as the design of God. “Her concern was not can this be done, but how this happens, since I do not know man.” The message of the angel would have indicated that she was to cooperate with the designs of God in the natural manner and thus become a mother despite being a virgin. As foretold, while still a virgin, she conceived Jesus Christ through the power of God and this is miraculous. “Mother Mary’s life was simple before and simple afterward but after conceiving Jesus, her life was changed into Godliness. We have to accept the word of God.” Mother Mary is the woman who followed the word of God. We, her followers’, should accept the word of God Bishop Lobo added.

Prior to the Eucharistic celebrations, Fr. Alban distributed the candles of honor to donors and benefactors of the church during the year. Also the end of the mass, Bishop distributed decorated candles to the patrons of the Church. 

Fr Alban D’Souza offered his gratitude to all concerned at the end of the mass. Around 22 priests and more than 5 thousand devotees of Our Lady of Vailankanni were present during the festive mass.

In preperation for the festive mass, a nine-day special novena was held in the evenings. On the final day, Most Rev Dr. Peter Paul Saldanha Bishop of Mangalore diocese concelebrated the mass.

 

Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni
Stella Maris Church Kalmady celebrates annual feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni

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