Blessing of the Renovated Chapel @ Kadaganchi
November 3, 2021 Wednesday is a day to be
ruminated and accredited as the blessing of the
renovated chapel which is dedicated to Our Lady
of Mount Carmel took place at Kadaganchi, one of
the mission stations of the Province. The
blessing ceremony commenced at 10-30 am. The
cutting of the ribbon was done by the Definitor
General Rev. Fr Pius James D’Souza after which
the Holy Mass was presided over by Most Rev.
Robert Miranda, Bishop of Gulbarga along with
the Provincial Rev. Fr George Santhumayor, the
Provincial Councillors, the community friars and
the priests from the neighbouring mission
centres. The Bishop blessed the renovated Church
and appreciated the good work of the Carmelites.
The Definitor General in his homily highlighted
the recent synod and catechised the gathering
regarding the new synod and summarised the role
of the people in three points – Communion,
Participation and Mission which are essential
ingredients to be the members of the Church. The
choir was animated by Dn. Babusha Rodrigues.
After the mass, a short felicitation programme
was organised where Fr Sandeep Goveas compeered
the programme. The Bishop, Definitor and the
Provincial were felicitated and honoured. Fr
Prakash D’Cunha introduced the new book written
by Fr Ligoury Crasta “Minding your Mind – A
practical self-counselling guide for everyday
problems” and the Bishop, Definitor and
Provincial released the book and appreciated the
hard work of Fr Liguory Crasta. The Superior, Fr
Liguory proposed the vote of thanks and in a
special way thanked Fr Prakash D’Cunha,
Councillor for Temporalities who was
instrumental in the completion of the renovated
chapel. He also thanked the contractor,
architect, workers and the village panchayat
leader. Besides this he expressed the sentiments
of gratitude to Fr Sandeep Goveas, Deacons
Babusha Rodrigues and Ronald Furtado and Julian
Pinto, teachers and the non-teaching staff of
the school. After the programme all the invitees
partook in the fellowship meal which was
prepared by the community of Kadaganchi.
In the evening, at 4-30 pm the foundation stone
for the new monastery of Carmelgiri, Kadaganchi
was blessed by the Provincial Rev. Fr George
Santhumayor. The Definitor General, the
Councillors and the community friars were
present.
The K.G. Province is grateful to the community
of Kadagachi for the mighty share towards the
renovation of the chapel and congratulates Fr
Liguory for bringing out his maiden book –
“Minding your Mind”.