The Feast of the nativity of our Blessed Mother is celebrated every year with spiritual fervour and zeal at St.Sebastian Church Aquem. The joy of “Motherhood” is celebrated keeping in mind the birthday of Our Heavenly Mother. This year being a Sunday all the masses had the fervour of the feast mass. A prelude to the feast day were the nine days novena for which the arrangement was done by the different catechism classes, the youth and the catechists. The Marian Rosary was Sung by the Children on all 9 days for which they were trained by Catechist Savion Fernandes. On all the novena days Children offered grains and pulses as offerings which then will be distributed to the needy and poor.
The 9 am feast mass was well organized by the members of the Legion of Mary Association.
The catechetical and Legion of Mary associations collaborated for the celebrations. After the 9 am Mass the celebration was held in the old Chapel hall, which commenced with the cutting of the cake by the mothers and Heads of associations. Fr. Josely Rocha in his speech praised all the mothers for their commitment , devotion and hardwork for securing the family.
The catechism students put up a great show expressing their love for their mothers through beautiful songs, dance, fashion show depicting the different roles of a mother and a meaningful play. A beautiful poem was composed and recited by Aestral, a catechism student.
The moderator of PPC Ms. Soccorin Fernandes , a mother herself spoke on the occasion highlighting the tremendous efforts of mothers especially those with special children.
Members of the Legion of Mary association Antonette and Theresa entertained the mothers by their melodious voices.
The youth put up a lively dance performance which had all mothers tapping their feet, through their performances. They showed that Mother’s unconditional love, support and feeling of a security blanket around us is unmatched.
Andrea Baptista proposed the vote of thanks in which she made a special mention of the parish priest and assistant parish priest who were the guiding force with their support and encouragement.
The Comperes for the event Catechists Sancha Gomes and Loren Gonsalves did a commendable job of keeping everyone on track.
The program ended with the distribution of the tokens of appreciation to all mothers
The whole program was well coordinated by the Coordinators of the event Andrea Baptista and Gladys Da Silva .
-Gladys Da Silva (Catechist )