Khadki's St Ignatius Church set for Vailankanni feast

		Khadki church set for Vailankanni feast CAMIL PARKHE Sakal Times Monday, August 27, 2012 AT 11:10 AM (IST) Tags: church,   St Ignatius Chuch,   Vailankanni feast,   Mother Mary,   Khadki,  Pune,   Camil Parkhe PUNE: St Ignatius Church in Khadki is all set for the 10-day long novena in honour of Our Lady of Vailankanni, commencing on Wednesday. Six bishops from different dioceses are scheduled to concelebrate the masses at the church during the novena and the feast of Mother Mary. A huge pandal accommodating around 5,000 faithfuls has been erected near the 135-year-old church for the novena and the feast. Bishop Emeritus Valerian D'Souza will hoist the flag and concelebrate the mass on the first day of the novena on August 29 at 6.30 pm. Pune Bishop Thomas Dabre will be the main celebrant at the mass in Marathi on August 31 and also at the feast celebrations on September 8. The other bishops concelebrating the evening masses during the novena are Nashik diocese Bishop Lourdes Daniel (Hindi language, September 1), Belgaum diocese Bishop Peter Machado (September 2), Sindhudurg diocese Bishop Alwyn Barreto (Konkani, September 4) and Aurangabad diocese Bishop Edwin Colaco (September 5). Masses will also be held every day at 12 noon, followed by blessing of the sick. This is the 40th year that St Ignatius Church is celebrating the feast of Our lady of Vailankanni, the church's parish priest Fr Clement Raj told Sakal Times. Join Sakal Times on Facebook: www.facebook.com/SakaalTimes