Revolutionary revolving crib launched at Rosario Cathedral Mangaluru

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Dec 23, 2015: In keeping with the changing out reach to humanity by the Catholic Church according to the thinking and exhortations of Pope Francis,  a novel effort was unveiled at the  Rosario Cathedral at Pandeshwar on December 22 evening by Vicar General of the Diocese of Mangaluru Rev Denis Prabhu,  specially deputed by the Bishop.

 

 

 

He explained that Mangalore was well known for elaborate cribs.  Here,  a special crib was launched in keeping with  Pope Francis letter "Laudato Si" emphasizing the preservation of  ecology and environment as also India’s  focus on "Swacch Bharat" and cleanliness. The church here has adopted the principle "You are responsible for your garbage"  cleanliness.

This unique crib for the 2015 Christmas season has articulated beautiful large figures/statues and the  elaborate nativity scene is set within a split revolving globe to clearly project the joy of the word in beautiful setting rotating at a steady speed to allow digesting the meaning and details of the scene and it’s importance for nature and environmental. This new idea hatched by  various persons of the Rosario Parish encouraged by the Parish Priest J B Crasta and his team is seen to be giving a lead to a new revolution in cribs.  Hordes of people will rush to see this attraction in this C’mas week and on New Years day open in the Rosario compound.