Mangalore: Easter Vigil was conducted at Our Lady of Miracles Church Milagres Mangalore. The people participated in the ceremony, with old testament and new testament readings placed before them with the significance of God’s intervention in redeeming the people from sin to grace, death to life, from darkness to light. The ceremony clearly brought out this meaning by blessing the fire and the water and partaking in the Eucharist.
Fr Maxim Rosario was the main celebrant, Fr Robin Santhmayer preached the homily, the Parish Priest fr Bonaventure Nazareth, Fr Uday,fr Michael, Fr Gerald, Fr Jason Pinto, SDB were present and concelebrated. A big gathering witnessed the celebration. The intense time of Lent with fasting, prayer and several programs arranged for the Parishioners during the season culminated with the prayer for Peace from the Risen Lord. After the service the people greeted each other and carried the Paschal water to their houses.