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	Rev. Dr. Archibald Gonsalves, OCD Director
	Rev. Fr. Lancy Mendonca, OCD Dean
	Rev. Dr. Wilfred Rodrigues, OCD Bursar
	Rev. Fr. Joe Tauro, OCD
	Rev. Fr. John Lobo, OCD

Ryshivana, 08 September 2018: On the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, all the faithful from our Parish of Our Lady of the Universal Church, Ranipura, gathered on the terrace of Ryshivana for the blessing of the new corn and showering of flowers to Infant Mary and thereafter proceeded to the parish in procession for the solemn Eucharistic celebration. Rev. Fr. Santhosh, the Parish priest led the ceremony. All the sisters of the spirituality course actively participated in the liturgy of the day with the parishioners. For many it was a witnessing of the South Canara tradition of celebration of Monthi Fest.

It was also a community day for the institute as we celebrated Monthi fest and Onam together. The sisters organized the event beautifully with multiple activities such as singing, praying, dancing and finally sharing at the table the traditional meal on the banana leaves. Indeed this feast recreated in us the spirit of unity and communion and at the same time made us to relive and keep alive the vibrancy of a tradition of the feast.