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Our Lady of Seven Dolours Church, Vellicode
Annual
Festival 2016
President and Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Leo Alex
Vice President: Mr. Maria John
As
usual, the festival started on the second Friday of September 2016. The church flag was hoisted at 7 P.M. on 9
September 2016.
A brief
account of the sermons is given below.
On
9 -9-2016, Rev Fr. Jajakumar said
that a man should not point out the mistake of his wife.
He
wanted every man to contribute something for the benefit of the society.
In
this connection, he narrated the contribution made by a lunatic person and a
beggar for the benefit of the society. The former swept a bus stand for some
years and drew the admiration of the people. The latter had donated 10 pairs of
ear rings to the girl students of a school.
On
10-9-2016, Rev. Fr. Xaviour discussed
the virtues of charity. It was somewhat a reflection of the Sermon on the Mount.
On
11- 9-2916, Rev. Fr. Domi Lilil Raja
exhorted the people to show mercy on others.
On
12- 9- 2016, Rev. Fr.Dais Regin
wanted the young to take care of the old.
On
13-9-2016, Rev. Fr. Benitto asked the people to share their wealth with
others.
On 14-9-2016, Re.Fr.Edison exhorted the people to protect the nature. He narrated the nuclear disaster in Russia and the industrial disaster at the Union Carbide Plant in Bhopal in India.
He
wanted the people to stand by all those who work for protecting the
environment.
15-9-2016,
Rev. Fr.Charles Viju said that everyone must face the sufferings
and the happiness with calm and equanimity.
16
-9-2012, Rev. Fr. Maria Martin discussed
the bad effects of drinking.
On
17 -9-2016, Rev. Fr. Manohiam Xaviour
said that a man must be alert. He must utilize his innate potential. A person
who utilizes his potential to the maximum level is said to be alert. One day, a
sage told an idle man that he could go to heaven only if that dog, that tree or
that stone could reach heaven. Apparently, the sermon was a reflection of the Bhagavat Gita.
On
18 -9-2016, Rev. Fr. Then Singh said
that the people reserve the right to oppose the rulers if they tend to act in
bad faith. He, further, exhorted the people to oppose capital punishments.
A
palanquin-what is called chapparam in the common parlance-procession carrying the statue of the Our Lady of Seven Dolours started at 10.30 P.M. on 17 -8-2016, went
through the nook and corners of Vellicode and arrived at the base at 5 A.M on 18
-9- 2016.
There
was no rain.
There
was a big crowd. In fact, it was the biggest ever. It was an orderly one. There
was virtually no commotion. The police personnel were conspicuous by their absence.
The
sweet stalls had a very good business.
The
professional beggars were relatively smaller in number.
The
audio system was too loud. Many old people resented it. The mothers whined that the loud sound would affect the hearing abilities of their children. But the visual arrangements were a classic one as seen in the YouTube at
