Feast of the Holy Innocents

Dec. 28 : Feast of the Holy Innocents, also called Innocents’ Day, Christian feast in remembrance of the massacre of young children in Bethlehem by King Herod the Great in his attempt to kill the infant Jesus was celebrated today 28th December like every year in Corpus Christi Church Moodbidri. The Holy Eucharistic sacrifice was celebrated at 8.00 a.m. by Parish Priest V.Rev. Fr. Paul Sequeira with Rev. Fr. John Pereira as concelebrant. The mass was attended by many children with their mothers/parents.

In his sermon Rev. Fr. John Pereira explained how parents should avoid becoming King Herod while bringing them up. They should be given enough love and time and made to feel that the home is the first school in their life.

Special prayer was held at the end of the mass for the children and sweets were distributed to all children present.