Pune Catholics to observe Vailankanni novenas

Bishops from different dioceses will be celebrating Masses at churches.

Pune:  The Catholic community in Pune will be holding the 10-day novena in honor of Our Lady of Good Health, Vailankanni, from Thursday.

Bishops from different dioceses will be celebrating Masses at churches during this period culminating with celebrating the feast on September 8.

The religious program will start with hoisting of the flag followed by novena and Mass. Thereafter, daily novenas and masses will be held at various churches in the city.

A huge pandal accommodating around 5,000 faithful will be erected near the 135-year-old St. Ignatius Church in Khadki for the novena and the feast.

During the novena, Masses will be said for the sick, children, youth, couples, families, senior citizens, teachers, professionals and others on different days.

There would be many stalls of religious books and the Legion of Mary alongside the church.

The church would accept special offerings in cash and kind for the poor. Food grains, oil and pulses can be offered daily during the offertory of the mass.

Source: DNA