Parish News

September 8th 2021: The feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Monti Fest) was celebrated with devotion and fervor in and around Udupi district on September 8 2021.Parishioners gathered near the grotto and children offered flowers to mother mary. Rev Fr Denis Dsouza blessed the new paddy and celebrated the holy Eucharistic mass and the first harvest paddy was distributed to all attendees of the solemn feast.

After the Feast Mass, people returned home with the blessed new paddy, which will be placed at a decorated altar and later mixed with sweet dishes and consumed with thanksgiving to the Lord. Traditionally, the feast is celebrated as a family feast with a ceremonial lunch in which only vegetables find a place in the day’s menu.