St Anthony’s Basilica, Dornahalli: Inauguration of the Nine Days of Novena and Annual Feast
Dornahalli, Mysore: Inauguration of the Nine-Day Novena of the World-Renowned St Anthony, the Wonder Worker of Dornahalli, Mysore. As the Annual Feast of St Anthony is around the corner, a nine-day novena to the saint began on June 4, 2024, in St Anthony’s Basilica Dornahalli, Mysore.
Rev. Fr Praveen Pedru, Administrator, St Anthony’s Basilica, Dornahalli, welcomed the gathering, after which Most Rev. Dr Bernard Moras (Apostolic Administrator, Diocese of Mysore) along with Rev. Msgr. Alfred Mendonca (Vicar General, Diocese of Mysore), Rev. Fr Joseph PackiaRaj (chancellor), and Rev. Fr N. T. Joseph (Rector), St Anthony Basilica, Dornahalli Rev. Fr Praveen Pedru (Administrator, St Anthony’s Basilica, Dornahalli) inaugurated the Novena by hoisting the flag. On the first day of the novena, the mass was celebrated by Most Rev.Dr Bernard Moras (Apostolic Administrator, Diocese of Mysore), followed by the procession of the holy relic and the benediction of the holy eucharist.
A multitude of devotees participated in the devotion.
The nine-day novena in preparation for the annual feast of St Anthony will go up to June 12, 2024. On June 13, 2024, the festival high mass will be at 10 a.m. in Kannada, celebrated by Most Rev. Dr. Bernard Moras (Apostolic Administrator, Diocese of Mysore).
