Mangaluru: St Anthony Ashram Jeppu celebrates 120 years of relentless service


Foundation stone laid for 100- bed special house for mentally challenged

Media release

Mangaluru, Jun 14: Dr Aloysius Paul D’Souza, the Bishop of Mangaluru presided over the Eucharistic Celebration at Milagres in honour of St Anthony on the occasion of his annual feast day on Wednesday, June 13.

In his message, he called on the people to develop love for each other as St Anthony did during his short life of thirty six years.

“Though St Anthony lived a short life, he left a legacy of good works to be appreciated, admired and lived. He had the gift of preaching and performing miracles. He used them for the good of others and never for his own benefit. That is why he is loved and venerated by the devotees even after eight centuries of his death. His powerful intercession is felt by people especially when they are in need” bishop said.



The bishop called on the people to share blessings with less fortunate as that will be the true honour offered to St Anthony on the occasion of his feast.

Earlier during the day the bishop offered Holy Mass at Jeppu Ashram. He then blessed the foundation stone to be laid for a 100 bed state-of-the-art building to be constructed at the campus to house mentally challenged people.

This two storied building constructed will accommodate fifty men and fifty women. It will have all the facilities to take care of the mentally challenged people. The block will be constructed in memory of the completion of 120 years of service of St Anthony Charity Institutes.

The chief guest MLC Ivan D’Souza switched on the blueprint of the building on the huge LED screen placed on the stage. He also promised to denote Rs 5 Lacs on behalf of the government for the new building.

This was followed by a forty five minutes Konkani Drama Saint Anthony Saint of Miracles. The concept of the drama and creation was done by Vincent Fernandes from Cascia Church, script and direction was provided by John M Permannur.

Msgr Denis Moras Prabhu, the vicar general of the Diocese offered a Holy Mass in the morning at 8.15 am at Milagres Church. Fr Jacob Milton from St Joseph Seminary offered Holy Mass in Malayalam at Milagres at 4.30 pm.

Fr Onil D’Souza, the director on behalf of Fr Francis D’Souza, the administrator and Fr Thrishan D’Souza, the assistant director welcomed and thanked sponsors, volunteers who have been working tirelessly for the last few days to make the celebration meaningful one.

He also thanked all the devotees and invoked God’s choice blessings on them through the intercession of St Anthony.

35 priests and three thousand devotees participated in the celebration.

  

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  • Daniel, Mangalore

    Thu, Jun 14 2018

    Wonderful and splendid, congrats.
    Lord your word is true- "Because I live, you also will live. On that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you are in Me, and I am in you. Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”
    To Christ our King we sing this hymn, our grateful hearts we raise, for Anthony, before his throne exult in joy and grace.

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Bengaluru/Katapadi

    Thu, Jun 14 2018

    This ashram really does yeomen service to the deserving and neglected and we dopray for its development and progress in the days to come.

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