Mangalorediocese holdsAnnualEucharistic procession,declares‘Family Year’

The Catholic Diocese of Mangalore for several decades has been holding an Annual solemn Eucharistic procession on the first Sunday of each New Year. Accordingly, on Sunday, January 8, 2023,itwasorganisedasusualfrom Milagres Church to Rosario Cathedral - under the leadership of Bishop Of Mangalore Rev Dr. Peter Paul Saldanha. Thousands of lay faithful,religiousandpriestsfromall parishesofMangaloredioceseeven from out lying areas participated with a deep sense of devotion, recitingprayers,andsinginghymns.

This year 2023 the diocese of Mangalore declared the ‘Year of Family’ at the end of the Eucharistic processionandadorationatRosario Cathedral grounds. Prior to the procession, mass was offered by Dr Peter Paul Saldanha, Bishop of MangaluruatMilagresChurch,after which the Eucharistic procession commenced. The procession led by the Bishop culminated at Rosario

Cathedral with adoration. The day was also the solemnity of the Epiphany also called Feast of the Three Kings in the universal church. Commemorating the first manifestation of Jesus Christ to the need to search God first in the holy scriptures and then in the hearts of each other.” He further said, “The wordofGodinourhandsisourstar pointing towards Jesus. The Gospel itself becomes our star which draws us unto Jesus. Our hearts will burn withthe wordof Godwhenwe read and reflect on it. The word of God will make us realize that Jesus walks with us,” he added.

Gentiles and the manifestation of his divinity by the adoration of the threekingsfromtheEast.

All the faithful participated in the procession with utmost devotion and discipline without causing any disturbance to the general public. Thetrafficwaswellregulatedbythe many volunteers deployed along the route.

In his homily, the Bishop said, “We

RevChethanLobo,OFMCap,editor of Sevak monthly, preached a homily at the Rosario Cathedral grounds. He elaborated on the theme, “Humane Family: Hope of the Future”, and brought out some areas to bring renewal and reformation in the modern christian families.

Rev Vijay Machado, director of Mangala Jyothi animated the ceremony. The bishop thanked all formakingthisannual processiona great success and blessing at the commencement of 2023.

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