Through the meaningful and spiritually enriching novena and a talk on the life of the soldier saint by Fr Denis Coelho, SJ on the eve of the feast, we prepared ourselves for the feast.On the 31st July, 2008 we as a community celebrated the feast of our founder St Ignatius of Loyola. Early in the morning, long before dawn, we gathered together in the community chapel to get into the spirit of the feast and the saint. We asked the blessings of the Lord in the Eucharistic banquet through the intercessions of St Ignatius at 11.oo am. Fr Joe Rodrigues, the Dean of the Hubli-Dharwad deanery was the main celebrant. We were joined by the parish priest Fr Fidelino, sisters of the neighbouring convents, the priests from Sevalaya and Don Bosco and our wellwishers. Fr Joe in his sermon stressed on upholding the Ignatian values and making them relevant to our generation. The angelic choir of the scholastics of Vidyaniketan enhanced the spirits in the people gathered. The mass was followed by a fellowship meal. The cooking was well appreciated by all who were gathered. In the evening the community gathered for a community prayer and the feast meal.
May St Ignatius bless all of us
Happy Feast
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