Mangaluru: Married couples were blessed on the fourth day of the novena at Infant Jesus Shrine. On the fourth day of the novena, special prayers were offered for married couples at the Infant Jesus Shrine. Five masses were held till noon, and married couples joined the service in large numbers. The day’s theme, “Be fruitful and increase,” urged couples to develop their spiritual selves, bear fruit in their morals, and multiply those virtues in their offspring.
From Jan 5 to 13, there will be 9 Masses daily from 6 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Konkani, English Malayalam, and Kannada.
The annual feast will be celebrated on Jan 14 and 15.
Report: Carmel Kiran Media
Pics: Stany Bantwal
