Archbishop’s Feast Day 20-08-2015

St. Bernard a monk with burning zeal for Christ and for the word of God and a great lover of mother Mary is the patron of our beloved Archbishop Bernard Moras. On Thursday, 20th August 2015, Archbishop celebrated his patron feast, he began his celebration with a thanks giving Eucharist at Clergy home, a home for retired and senior Priests of archdiocese. And to surprise archbishop, Most Rev Peter Machado, Bishop of Belgaum and Most Rev Thomas A Vazhapilly, Bishop of Mysore present for the celebration and concelebrated in the Mass, Blind orphan children satyasava sisters convent wished archbishop by singing on pope Francis’s latest encyclical laudatosi.On Feast day evening a grand thanksgiving Eucharistic celebration was organized at St.Francis Xavier’s cathedral by Rev Fr A S Anthony Swamy, Chancellor and Parish Priest of SFX for all the Archdiocesan Priests, Religious and faithful of the Archdioceses. Both the Vicar generals of Archdiocese Msgr. S. Jayanathan and Msgr.C Francis and Msgr.Denisd’souza, vicar general of Mangalore Diocese was also present and concelebrated the mass. At the conclusion of the mass Rev.Sr.GertrudeMichael.fdcc, provincial of canossian daughters of charity felicitated Archbishop on behalf of Whole archdiocese, in her felicitation speech she exemplified archdiocese through Archbishop’s shepherding for the flock of archdiocese with his selfless dedicated tiresome service.At the end of the celebrationarchbishop releasedSunday Liturgy leaflets in all the three languages of the Archdiocese,prepared by archdioceses liturgy commission.Priests and religious working in Archdioceses were present in large number for the celebration along with the faithful of the Archdiocese.