Jun 15, 2012: The titular feast of St Antony of Padua, the patron saint of Naravi parish, was held on Wednesday June 13.
Deanery vicar and Beltangady parish priest Fr James D’Souza concelebrated the festal Eucharistic celebration along with Naravi parish priest Fr Louis Coutinho and assistant parish priest Fr Arun Lobo.
Fr James D’Souza blessed the foundation stone for building St Antony’s Shrine at the parish after the festal Eucharistic celebration on Wednesday morning.
Fr Coutinho released ‘Naravichem Naval’, the annual parish bulletin edited by Fr Arun Lobo on the same occasion.
Sumptuous food was shared among the orphanage inmates, parish school students, and the faithful after the stage programme.
The people of different faiths, religions, castes, and creed attended the festal celebrations and offered prayers to Saint Antony.