'Annual Feast of Infant Jesus 2024' to be held at Infant Jesus Shrine in Mangaluru on January 14, 15
Mangaluru: The Infant Jesus Shrine will celebrate the 'Annual Feast of Infant Jesus 2024' on January 14 and 15, at the shrine situated on Carmel Hill at Bikarnakatte in the city.
The press release issued by the shrine on Tuesday, said that the festivity will be formally inaugurated at Holy Cross Church, Kulshekarm on January 4 at 4:00 pm, with the votive offering procession beginning. The inaugural will be followed by an inter-religious meet and flag hoisting.
The Festal Mass on January 14 will be presided over by Rt Rev Oswald Joseph Lewis, who is Bishop Emeritus, Jaipur Diocese. A special mass will be offered for the welfare of the sick at 10:30 am and presided over by Most Rev. Alban D'Souza, Rector of St Lawrence Minor Basilica, Attur-Karkala. On January 15, the Festal Mass to be held at 10.30 am will be presided over by Rt. Rev. Dr. Francis Serrao, Bishop of Shimoga and at 6.00 pm will be presided over by Most Rev. Archibald Gonsalves, the Vicar Provincial of the Karnataka Goa Carmelite Province.
Masses will also be held throughout the day on January 14. The mass in Konkani will be held at 6:00 am and 9:00 am, in English at 7:30 am and in Kannada at 1:00 am. The mass for the sick and the aged will be held in Konkani at 10:30 am, said the press release.
On the second day of the Feast on January 15, the Festal Mass will be at 6:00 am and 7:30 am, in Konkani at 9:00 am, the Mass for Children at 10:30 am and in Malayalam (Latin Rite) at 1:00 pm.
A special mass will also be offered for children on January 6 at 6:00 pm and will be presided over by Rt. Rev Ignatius D'Souza, Bishop of Bareilly.
The Infant Jesus Shrine will organize nine days of 'Novena Prayers' from January 5 to January 13, with nine masses being offered every day. The masses are scheduled to be held in the morning at 6.00, 7.30, 9.00 and 10.30 in Konkani; at noon 1.00 pm in Konkani; and in the evening at 4.00 in Malayalam, 5.00 in English and 7.30 in Kannada. The main mass at 6.00 pm will be celebrated in Konkani in the open air.
In addition, a 'Eucharistic Adoration' will be conducted daily from 11.30 am to 12.45 pm, said the press release. 'Anna Santarpane' vegetarian meal will be served to the devotees on all the days of the novena and feast days at noon.
The Shrine authorities also said that a blood donation camp will be held on January 11 and 12 from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm.
For further details, people may contact Fr Stifan Perera, Director, Infant Jesus Shrine, Mangaluru, on mobile phone number 9844503706.
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Flagrant injustice to underprivileged: Mehbooba on govt action against Shopian school
Srinagar (PTI): PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said declaring Dar Ul Uloom Jamia Siraj Ul Uloom in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian an unlawful entity under the UAPA was a "flagrant injustice" to the underprivileged sections of society.
She also alleged that banning such "altruistic institutions" without any solid evidence of anti-national activity "shows a deep seated prejudice and ill intention".
The institution allegedly run by individuals affiliated with a banned organisation has been declared an "unlawful entity" under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
In a post on X, Mehbooba said, "Every single day the j&k government acts as a mute bystander & a timid enabler of vicious assaults on J&Ks identity & dignity. Declaring Dar Ul Uloom Jamia Siraj Ul Uloom as an unlawful entity under UAPA is a flagrant injustice to the poor underprivileged sections of society".
The former chief minister said the institution served as a "beacon of quality education" for students unable to afford expensive schooling.
"It has produced reputed doctors and professionals who served this nation with dedication. Banning these altruistic institutions without any solid evidence of anti national activity shows a deep seated prejudice & ill intention," she added.
Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Anshul Garg issued a two-page order based on the dossier presented by Senior Superintendent of Police Shopian pointing towards the alleged illegal activities at Darul Uloom Jamia Sirajul Uloom at Imam Sahib in Shopian district in south Kashmir.
According to the order issued by Garg on April 24, there were "credible inputs and evidence on record, to indicate sustained and covert linkages of the institution with Jamaat-e-Islami, which the Government of India banned in 2019.
