For the people of Mangalore, the birthday of Mother Mary also coincides with the celebration of new agriculture produce. Unlike other feasts, this feast is strictly vegetarian. We also call it the feast of the family.
After offering flowers to Mother Mary for nine days, finally the day of celebrating her birthday arrived. At 7.45 a.m. the parishioners gathered at the Guardian Angel Higher Primary School for the blessing of the new produce. Thereafter the gathering proceeded to the church in procession. The gurkars of the ward carried the new produce. The Faithful partook in the celebration of the Holy Eucharist with great devotion. Rev. Fr Fredrick Monteiro, Parish Priest and Rev. Fr Stany Fernandes concelebrated the Holy Eucharist.
The members of the Parish Pastoral Council, gurkars and members of various organisations worked hand in hand shouldering various responsibilities. After the mass new produce was distributed to the parishioners. The other specialty of the day is distribution of sugarcane, which was volunteered by the members of Angelore Youth Movement. The members of Stree Sanghatan distributed the Mangalorean specialty ‘Vorn’.
ಮಂಗ್ಳುರ್-ಗಾರಾಂಕ್ ಮೊಂತಿ ಫೆಸ್ತ್ ವಿಶೇಸ್ ಕಿತ್ಯಾಕ್ ತೆಂ ನವ್ಯಾ ಬೆಳ್ಯಾಚೆಂ ಫೆಸ್ತ್ ತಶೆಂಚ್ಚ್ ಕುಟ್ಮಾಚೆಂ ಫೆಸ್ತ್. ಹೆರ್ ಫೆಸ್ತಾಂ ಮಾಸಾವಿಣೆಂ ಅಪೂರ್ಣ್ ತರ್ ರಾಂದ್ವಯೆಚೆಂ ಜೆವಾಣ್ ಮೊಂತಿ ಫೆಸ್ತಾಚಿ ವಿಶೇಷತಾ. ಮೊಂತಿ ಫೆಸ್ತ್ ಕುಟ್ಮಾಚೆಂ ಫೆಸ್ತ್ ಜಾವ್ನ್-ಯೀ ಆಮಿಂ ಸಂಭ್ರಮ್ತಾಂವ್.
ನೋವ್ ದೀಸ್ ಬಾಳೊಕ್ ಮರಿಯೆಕ್ ಫುಲಾಂ ಅರ್ಪಿಲ್ಲ್ಯಾ ಉಪ್ರಾಂತ್ ಸೆಪ್ಟೆಂಬರ್ ೮ ತಾರಿಕೆರ್ ತಿಚಾ ಜಲ್ಮಾಚೆಂ ಫೆಸ್ತ್ ಆಯ್ಲೆಂಚ್ಚ್. ಸಕಾಳಿಂ 7.45 ವರಾರ್ ನವೆಂ ಬೆಂಜಾರ್ ಕರುಂಕ್ ಫಿರ್ಗಜ್-ಗಾರ್ ಗಾರ್ಡಿಯನ್ ಏಂಜಲ್ ಇಸ್ಕೊಲಾಚಾ ಮಯ್ದಾನಾರ್ ಜಮ್ಲೆ. ಉಪ್ರಾಂತ್ ಫಿರ್ಗಜ್-ಗಾರ್ ಆನಿ ಯಾಜಕ್ ಬಾಳೊಕ್ ಮರಿಯೆಚಿ ಇಮಾಜ್ ಆನಿ ನವ್ಯಾ ಸವೆಂ ಪುರ್ಶಾಂವಾರ್ ಇಗರ್ಜೆಕ್ ಚಮ್ಕಾಲೆ. ವಿಗಾರ್ ಬಾಪ್ ಫ್ರೆಡ್ರಿಕ್ ಮೋಂತೇರೊ ಆನಿ ವಸ್ತೆ ವಿಗಾರ್ ಬಾಪ್ ಸ್ಟ್ಯಾನಿ ಫೆರ್ನಾಂಡಿಸಾನ್ ಮಿಸಾಚಿ ಸಹಭೆಟವ್ಣಿ ಕೆಲಿ.
ಗೊವ್ಳಿಕ್ ಪರಿಷದ್, ಗುರ್ಕಾರ್ ಆನಿ ವಿವಿಧ್ ಸಂಘ್ ಸಂಸ್ಥ್ಯಾಂಚಾ ಸಾಂದ್ಯಾಂನಿ ಹಾತಾಕ್ ಹಾತ್ ದೀವ್ನ್ ಫೆಸ್ತಾಚಾ ಮಾಂಡಾವಳಿಚಿ ಜವಾಬ್ದಾರಿ ವಾಂಟುನ್ ಘೆತ್ಲಿ. ಮಿಸಾಚಾ ಆಖ್ರೇಕ್ ಫಿರ್ಗಜ್-ಗಾರಾಂಕ್ ನವೆಂ ವಾಂಟ್ಲೆಂ. ಮಿಸಾ ಉಪ್ರಾಂತ್ ಎ. ವೈ. ಎಂ. ಸಾಂದ್ಯಾಂನಿ ಕೊಬು ವಾಂಟ್ಲೆ. ಸ್ತ್ರೀ ಸಂಘಟನಾಚಾ ಸಾಂದ್ಯಾಂನಿ ವೊರ‍್ನ್ ವಾಂಟ್ಲೆಂ.
Photography: Neil Kenneth Fernandes and Deeron Crasta
