Blessing of the newly built Malankara Catholic Church in Surat

St. Mary’s Malankara Catholic Church, Surat was blessed by His Beatitude Moran Mor Baselios Cardinal Cleemis Catholicos on 08-06-2013 in the presence of His Excellency Rt. Rev. Dr. Godfrey Rosario, the Bishop of Baroda and His Excellency Rt. Rev. Dr. Jacob Mar Barnabas, Apostolic Visitator, MCC ETRI, Rev. Fr. Mathai Kadavil O.I.C, Provincial Superior, Bethany Navajyothi Province, former vicars, delegates from all over ETRI and fathers and the faithful from different Christian denominations in large numbers.

The liturgy of the blessing of the Church began after a ceremonial and liturgical welcome to the Cardinal and Bishops at 4.00 p.m. A solemn Pontifical Holy Qurbono was concelebrated by the Bishops and fathers. Twenty children from Ahmedabad, Baroda and Surat received the First Holy Communion on this holy and auspicious day from the hands of the Cardinal.

In the Public meeting held at 8.00 pm along with the Cardinal, Bishops and fathers, the local MLA Mrs. Sangeetaben Patil, religious heads from Hindu, Islam and Sikh community participated. The meeting was purely ecumenical with due representation from Latin and Syro Malabar rites, the Orthodox and Jacobite Church, Marthoma Church and other Christian denominations.

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