Maundy Thursday is the day the Catholic Church commemorates the inauguration of the sacrament of the Eucharist. Fr Santhosh Rodrigues of the Pastoral Institute presided over the celebration of the Eucharist, which began at 6 p.m. The extraordinary minsters of the Eucharist conducted the liturgy of the day. In the homily, Fr Santhosh Rodrigues highlighted …
A year-long faith formation activities of the children of Ranipura church culminated with the celebration of the catechism day on 26 February 2024. Fr Jeevan Tauro, OCD, presided over the Eucharist at 7.30 a.m. Fr Stanislaus Rodrigues and Fr Jayaprakash DSouza concelebrated in the Eucharist. The children from various classes arranged the liturgy of the …
The faithful of Ranipura Church gathered in large numbers on the church ground to celebrate Christmas on 24th December 2024 at 7 p.m. The festivities began with the singing of Christmas carols at 7.00 p.m. followed by the Eucharistic celebration presided over by Fr John Vas, the chaplain of Father Muller’s Homeopathic College, Deralakatte. Fr …
Most Rev. Dr Peter Paul Saldanha administered the sacrament of confirmation to 89 children (46 boys and 43 girls) of Ranipura parish on 12 November 2023. The Bishop catechized the children and the parishioners on the sacrament of confirmation and its importance in the mission of the Church. The Holy Eucharist began at 8.15 a.m. …
Sunday, November 26, was an eventful day for the people of Ranipura parish. It was commemorated as the parish family day in the church. In fact, it was a day with triple celebrations: the feast of Christ the King, Jubilee 2025 inaugural, and the parish family day. The theme of the feast was ‘Bhavadthan ani …
Indian Catholic Youth Movement, Ranipura unit organised Baal Ranipura Photo contest, Baal Ranipura Baby Show, Baal Ranipura Kids Show and Mr and Mrs Ranipura on the occasion of parish day for the parishioners on 12 November 2023 at 4:30 pm at Ranipura school ground. The dignitaries for the program were Fr Rudolf Pinto, Director of …
As a preparation to the parish day in November, the choir group of Ranipura church conducted a singing competition to the parishioners on 15 October 2023 in the church hall. The competition began at 3 p.m with a prayer song led by the church choir. Mrs Lilly Menezes, the choir group president welcomed the judges, …
The feast of the birth of Mary, the Mother of God, is an endearing event to the people of Ranipura church. The people in gathered in a large number to celebrate this feast on September 8. The celebration was preceded by the novena, started on August 30. The novena was conducted in the evenings at …
As a part of the celebration of the Nativity of the BVM, the Christian Life Community of Ranipura (CLC) conducted a sports event on the school ground on Sunday, September 3, 2023. The parishioners gathered in the school ground after the mass in the morning. They partook in the breakfast provided by the CLC. The …
Anti-drug month-2023 was inaugurated in Ranipura church on September 3, 2023. The people had already been made aware of the menace of the abuse of drug previously in various forums. A special liturgy prepared for the purpose was used during the mass that day. The people of Vailankanni ward conducted the liturgy of the mass. …