Mangaluru, July 29: The annual feast of Bondel Church will be celebrated on Saturday August 10th, informed Fr Andrew D’souza, parish priest of Bondel Church.
Fr Andrew D’souza, parish priest of Bondel Church announced this at a press meet held at Bondel Church hall here on July 28th. The bishop of Mangaluru, Dr Aloysius Paul D’souza will offer a solemn mass at 10 am. It will be followed by an evening mass by Dr Henry D’souza, bishop of Bellary, he informed.
The annual feast will begin on August 1st at 10.30 am by hoisting the flag of the church by MLA J R Lobo. Mayor of Mangaluru City Corporation Jacintha Vijay Alfred will be the chief guest and the mass will be offered by Joseph Martis, rector of St Joseph’s Seminary. After the mass, food will be served to all the devotees. There will be a novena followed by mass from August 1st to 9th as preparation for the feast, he said.
He said, the speciality of this year’s annual feast is that sacred particles from the wood of the holy cross of Jesus Christ have been found in the church. During the solemn mass Dr Aloysius Paul D’souza, bishop of Mangaluru will re-install the cross in the church.
All are requested to participate in the annual feast and receive grace and blessings of St Lawrence, he said.
Parish council vice-president Henbert Pinto, secretary Wilfred Alvares, Elias Fernandes and others were present.
