Ivan D’Souza inaugurates Novena for annual feast of Attur Basilica
Karkala: The nine-day novena services for the preparation of the Annual Feast of St Lawrence Minor Basilica Attur Karkala began on Sunday January 15.
The Novena service was inaugurated by Ivan D’Souza chief whip of Karnataka Legislative council, along with Sunil Kumar MLA Karkala and Gopal Bhandary former MLA of Karkala.
A large number of devotees of St Lawrence participated in the celebration of the Eucharist as well as the Novena.
Fr George D’Souza, Rector of the Minor Basilica, Fr Vijay D’Souza, assistant priest, Fr Stephen D’Souza director for Liturgy Commission, Richard Pinto vice president of the church, Santhosh D’Silva Secretary, John D’Silva Mumbai, George Castelino Nakre and others were present.
The annual feast of St Lawrence Minor Basilica will be celebrated from January 22 to 26.
The celebrations will begin on Sunday January 22 with the Confraternity Sunday Holy Eucharist at 7:30 am which will culminate with the Eucharistic procession.
On Monday 23 January a special Eucharistic Celebration has been arranged at 10.00am. Around 43 masses will be offered during the festival. Apart from Konkani there will be Mass in Kannada, English, and Malayalam too. Dr Bernard Moras Archbishop of Bengaluru, Dr Gerald Isaac Lobo Bishop of Udupi, Dr Aloysius Paul D’Souza Bishop of Mangaluru, Dr Henry D’Souza, Bishop of Bellary and Dr Lawrence Mukkuzhy, Bishop of Belthangady will be present and will offer the festive mass.
