Bishop extends Christmas Greetings

Bishop extends Christmas Greetings

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, Dec 23, 2011: With Christmas round the corner, Rev. Aloysius Paul D’Souza, Bishop of Mangalore Diocese,  has extended his Christmas greetings to the society. In his Christmas message, the  Bishop has said  that the Christmas celebrations  this year calls for some concern  towards the poor and destitutes in the society.

 

Speaking to pressmen at the Bishop House in Mangalore on December 23, Friday, the Bishop said  Christ came into the world to bring peace, and added  in the modern world Christ’s message of peace and fraternity was relevant at all times.

Speaking about the significance of the season,  the Bishop said Christmas also conveys the message to serve the  poor in the society  with the  message  “Shelter to the destitutes.’ He said  Christmas was one festival people celebrate irrespective of caste, creed or region.

On the post-centenary silver jubilee programmes of the Mangalore Diocese, the Bishop said  there were plans to construct student hostels  to facilitate rural students from economically backward families, who aspire for higher education. The Diocese, he said has also decided to provide free education to poor students in church affiliated schools and colleges.

“Christmas  thus gives a call to us to give some thoughts to the problems of the poor and destitutes in the society,” the Bishop said.

He said  the Mangalore Diocese as a part of its post-centenary silver jubilee celebrations has decided to construct 160 houses for the economically backward people and added  construction of 60 houses was presently in progress.  The Bishop further  said that the Diocese’s social development organization CODP has joined hands in the various social service missions of the Diocese. 

Henry Sequeira, Chancellor of Mangalore Diocese, PRO William Menezes, Fr. Onil D’Souza; and Marcel Monteiro were also present.