Nativity feast of Mother Mary was a grand celebration in Milagres Church with the co-operation of Gurkars, Parish Council members & Monthi Saibeen Feast Committee, Attavar.
Procession started at the residence of Mr Nigel Pereira. Mother Mary Statue was blessed By Rev Fr Valerian D’Souza, Parish Priest of Milagres Church and Assistant Parish Priest Rev. Fr. Edwin Monis. Prior to this nine days Novena was held at their Residence by Ward members and Monthi Saibeen Feast Committee. Procession began from the Attavar BV Road Junction at 7.30 AM. Hundreds of devotees participated in the procession followed by Tableau of Mother Mary. Milagres Parish has this unique tradition of the procession which was followed from last 122 years.
At Church ground Procession was welcomed by parishioners. New Corn was blessed. Children offered the flowers to Mother Mary and Holy Eucharist Mass was celebrated.
During the ceremony Father said “The feast of Mother Mary started at 5th century at Seria which was followed by whole universe. As we do not have exact place where it was started .In France a Poor farmer had a dream and Angels came in his dream and said that Mother Mary birthday has to be celebrated on Sept 8th , the same message he conveyed to the Bishop and feast started. Today every Catholics in India has three mothers. One Mother Mary, second our own mother and 3rd Our Nature. We should give importance to protect our nature. today our nature is polluted with Poison. This will lead to self-destruction of human. we all will lose our life if we do not protect our nature.”
Soon after the mass New Crop was distributed to all followed by Breakfast and sugar cane which Church campus was filled with festive atmosphere of family feast.
Report By Mr. Roshan Madtha
Carmel Ward