St John the Evangelist Church, Pangala, Shankarapura celebrated the Feast of the resurrection of Christ Jesus Popularly called ‘Easter Sunday’ on the 5th of April, 2015. As a preparation of this Easter Sunday, a night Vigil Mass was celebrated on Saturday ,the 4th of April. The parishioners gathered in the Church premises at 7 pm to take part in the ‘Alleluia Saturday’ ceremony. The Night Vigil began with the Blessing of Fire and the Lighting of the Pascal Candle which symbolized the victory of Jesus Christ over Death. The parish Priest Rev. Fr Leslie D’Souza conducted this ceremony. Then during the course of the ceremony, the Holy Water was blessed and sprinkled over the faithful gathered. The Main Celebrant for the Festal Mass was Rev. Fr Vincent Coelho. Fr Lawrence Mendonca concelebrated the Mass. Fr Vincent Coelho preached a meaningful Homily and stressed upon the aspect of ‘Life after Death’ in the case of human persons and then preached about the Resurrection of Jesus in relation to it. The Easter Vigil Mass ended at 9:15 pm. the Parish Priest thanked the whole Parish Community for their whole-hearted support during the Lenten season and the entire holy week. On the 5th of April, Easter Sunday day Mass was kept at 8 am and 10 am respectively.

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