More than 15,000 people on March 5 attended the feast of a shrine built at the site of alleged Marian apparition in Odisha, eastern India. His Excellency Archbishop John Barwa of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar led the feast day Mass assisted by about 50 priests at Partama, a substation of Daringbadi parish in the Kandhamal district of Odisha.
As reported by mattersindia.com, His Grace Archbishop John remarked that “You have shown the world that neither persecution nor death can separate you from the love of God.” And he urged the gathering to follow Mother Mary who said God’s invitation to become the Mother of the Savior of the world.
Hundreds of devotee lit the candles and sought the Mother Mary’s help to become the true children of God.
Source: www.mattersindia.com
