YEAR OF FAITH: CELEBRATION OF YEAR OF FAITH IN POTHNAL

WITH THE ANOUNCEMENT OF THE YEAR OF FAITH, THERE ARE MANY FAITH FORMATION ACTIVITIES THAT ARE TAKING PLACE IN ST. CLARE PARISH AT POTHNAL. THE PARISH PRIEST OF POTHNAL, FR. ANTHONY (SENIOR) TAKING ATMOST CARE TO STRENGTHEN THE FAITH OF THE PEOPLE WITH THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: A CROSS IS BEING TAKEN INTO THE VILLAGE TO VILLAGE AS A SIGN OF YEAR OF FAITH. THE DAY IT REACHES A VILLAGE A SOLEMN MASS IS CELEBRATED, INVITING PEOPLE TO FOR A TRUE FATIH IN JESUS CHRIST. THEN THE CROSS BEING CARRIED TO HOUSE TO HOUSE EVERY EVENING IN PROCESSION SAYING ROSARY AND SINGING SONGS OF FAITH AND ONCE THE CROSS REACHES A HOUSE THE ELDER PERSON OF THE HOUSE RECEIVES IT WITH FAITH. THEN THERE IS PRAYER IN THAT HOUSE, THE VILLAGERS ALL GATHER IN THE HOUSE WHERE THE CROSS IS PLACED TO PRAY TO THE FAMILY FOR THEIR VARIOUS NEEDS, SPECIALLY TO BE STRONG IN FAITH. THE CROSS WILL BE THERE UNTIL THE NEXT EVENING. THE PARISH PRIEST MAKES A PRAYER AND THE CROSS IS SHIFTED TO THE NEXT HOUSE IN PRAYER AND PROCESSION. IT CONTINUOUS IN A VILLAGE UNTIL ALL THE CHRISTIAN HOUSE ARE BLESSED BY IT. ON THE LAST DAY AGAIN THERE IS SOMELMN MASS BEFORE THE CROSS IS BEING SHIFTED TO ANOTHER VILLAGE.
Report by Fr. Richard Kadiwal

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