Bikarnakatte: The Annual Feast of Infant Jesus at Infant Jesus Shrine, Carmel Hill, Bikarnakatte – Mangaluru will be celebrated on Jan 14,15& 16, 2020.

1. Festal Celebration:

The Festal Mass on Jan 14at 10.30am will be presided over by Most Rev. Dr. William D Souza, SJ, ArchBishop of Patna and at 6.00pm will be presided over by Most Rev. Dr. Peter Paul Saldanha, Bishop of Mangalore.

The Festal Mass on Jan 15 at 10.30am will be presided over by Most Rev. Dr. Antony Alwyn Baretto, Bishop of Sindhdurg and at 6.00pm will be presided over by Most Rev. Dr. Bernard Moras, ArchBishop Emeritus of Bangalore.

The Festal Mass on Jan 16 at 10.30am will be presided over by Most Rev. Dr. Henry D Souza, Bishop of Bellary and at 6.00pm will be presided over by Very Rev. Fr. Maxim Noronha, Vicar General of Mangalore.  

There will be Masses all through the day too on 14 Jan. Mass in Konkani will be celebrated at 6.00 am, 7.30am in English, 9.00 am in Konkani and 12.30am in Kannada.  Mass for the sick and the aged will be celebrated at 10.30 am in Konkani. The Festal Mass on the Second day (Jan 15): 6.00am, 7.15am, 8.30am in Konkani; 10.30- Mass for the Children & 12.30 in Malayalam. The Festal Mass on the Third day (Jan 16): 6.00am in Konkani, 7.30am in English, 9.00 am in Konkani, 12.30 in Konkani and 6.00pm Mass in Konkani followed by procession of the Blessed Sacrament.

2. Formal Inauguration

The formal inauguration of the festivity will be held on Jan 4, 2020 at 5.30pm with the votive offering procession beginning at Jayashree Gate followed by flag hoisting.

3. Nine Days Novena

In preparation for the Annual Feast, nine days Novena Prayers are held from Jan 5 to Jan 13 during which we have 9 Masses every day. Masses are as follows: In morning at 6.00, 7.30, 9.00 and 10.30 in Konkani; At noon 1 pm in Konkani; In the evening at 4.00 in Malayalam, 5.00 in English and 7.00 in Kannada. The main mass at 6.00pm will be celebrated in Konkani in the open air.

4. Blood Donation Camp

Blood Donation camp is being organized at the shrine campus on Jan 9, Thursday from 9.00am to 1.00pm in collaboration with Fr. Mullers Medical College, Hospital.

5. Anna Santarpane (ಅನ್ನ ಸಂತರ್ಪಣೆ) 

The meal will be served to the devotees on all the days of novena and feast.

Present at the Press meet:

Fr. Wilfred Rodrigues OCD, Superior, St. Joseph’s Monastery

Fr. Prakash D Cunha OCD, Director, Infant Jesus Shrine, Mangalore

Elias Fernandes, Director, Fourwinds Communications