The Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary was celebrated with joy and devotion at Our Lady of Candelaria Chapel, Socorro, Porvorim along with Mother’s Day celebration, honouring love and sacrifices of mothers towards their children.
The celebration commenced with some welcoming words from Chaplain Fr Walter de Sa, who stressed on the importance of showing love and affection to the children inculcating in them discipline and gospel values. He also appreciated the catechists for their dedication and hard workin preparing and training the children for the event.
The Catechism children presented a melodious hymn dedicated to Mother Mary ‘I’ll sing a hymn to Mary’, which added a prayerful and joyful spirit to the celebration.
Followed a video ‘Mum, more than we can say’, in which the Catechism children responded to a series of questions about their mothers, and their answers were sincere and heart-warming. It captured the immeasurable love and importance of mothers in their lives, making the presentation a memorable tribute to motherhood.
The highlight of the programme was a play, titled ‘Excuse Me’, written and directed by Catechist Philip Dias. The play brought alive the tradition of welcoming Mother Mary into our homes. The children along with a few mothers acted to bring alive the beautiful tradition and reminded the audience of inviting Mother Mary into their families.
Proposing the vote of thanks, Catechetical Association coordinator Cajetan Vaz thanked his fellow catechists for their teamwork to make the celebration more meaningful. He also appreciated the children for their enthusiastic participation.
As a gesture of love and appreciation, the programme ended with a token being presented by Fr Walter de Sa and Fr Urbino Monteiro to all the mothers, making the occasion even more special and appealing.
The celebration provided an opportunity to the parish community to come together in faith and fellowship expressing gratitude for the gift of motherhood and seeking the blessings of Mother Mary.
Reported by Abigail Lopes
