Colorful vojem procession precedes platinum jubilee celebrations of Valencia Church

Colorful vojem procession precedes platinum jubilee celebrations of Valencia Church

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, January 26: St. Vincent Ferrer church celebrating its Platinum Jubilee celebrations on 26th January was immersed in festive mood on 25th evening, illuminating the surroundings of Kankanady. The programme began with the concluding day of the 9- days Novena mass at Cloistered Carmel Convent, Kankanady, was the unique event to cherish. The otherwise quiet campus of the Sacred Heart Chapel of the Cloistered convent resound the joy of Platinum jubilee celebrations of Valencia parish. Rev. Fr. J. B. Crasta, of St Joseph’s Seminary was the main celebrant with several priests gracing the alter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Cloistered Carmel Convent sisters singing the recessional hymn ‘Ave Maria’ in Latin was touching.

Rev. Fr. Bonaventure felicitated Rev. Sr. Jacintha as it was her Birth day. Rev. Sr. Marie Celine likened being part of the Valencia parish handed over the Wine and Particle to the newly elected president of the  Parish Council of Valencia Parish, Mrs. Rita Menezes and Secretary Mr. Leslie D’Souza. Sr. Jacintha handed over four baskets of coconuts to the existing Parish Council president Mr Arun Raj Rodrigues and Mrs Flavia Sequiera as gifts to be taken to Valencia parish in the procession. The V. Rev. Fr. Denis Moras Prabhu, the Vicar General of Mangalore Diocese handed over the flag of Valencia church with the emblem of church with patron Saint St.Vincent Ferrer to vice president and saw the vojem procession off. The people gathered felt touched immensely when Sr.Marie Celine expressed her joy and thanked the parish priest for holding such beautiful programme in their ancient Chapel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The vojem procession from Cloistered Carmel  to Valencia parish was a rare sight. It  displayed the traditional culture of the region. The flag of the church was carried forward in the procession accompanied by two camels with the angels, with Harry’s Brass Band and more than 200 children marching with flowers to the tunes of dancing dolls, succeeded by Host and Particles along with the statue of St. Vincent Ferrer, patron of the church, followed by thousands of parishioners with palms and the youngsters rallying in bike hand cart and bullock cart, echoing ‘viva Valencia” along with reverberating Band made up the  ‘Vojem’.

Rev. Fr. Bonaventure Gave a grand welcome to all with ‘Panpod udak’ and received ’vojem’ along with the assistant priest. Rev. Fr. Maxim Rosario said the concluding novena prayer and blessed the thering. Irrespective of age, all the gathered danced as the fireworks flashed 75 times applauding each year of sacrifice and success of the parish enmasse.

Indeed it was a great occasion for the Valencia parishioners to remember the past glory of togetherness and joy sharing with each other and probably it will double on 26th as the parishioners join to cook  together to eat together in the valedictory of the jubilee.