Annual Christ King feast opening day at Vettucaud

Witnessed by hundreds of devotees the flag rose on Friday proclaiming the commencement of feast for the christ king at Madre de Deus Church, Vettucaud, Thiruvananthapuram. 

On Friday evening, After the Holy Mass which was part of the Tirunal sacraments performed by the auxiliary bishop of the Latin Archdiocese of Thiruvananthapuram Shri.R. Christudas the procession carrying Christ The king flag was held. 

After that the parish priest of vettucaud, Dr. George J. Gomez entered the specially equipped flag field and raised the flag. This marked the beginning of the ten-day-long Celebration of Christ King feast at Vettucaud Madre de Deus Church. 

Numerous people attended the flag-raising ceremony, which was full of tone, rhythm, and color. Ministers  G.R. Anil, Anthony Raju, V. Shivan Kutty, along with K Muraleedharan MP, Former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, Chandy Oommen, V.S Shiva Kumar also came to testify on the day of the feast opening. 

Prayers and holy mass related to the feast opening day are performed in the sanctum sanctorum, which is beautifully decorated for the ceremony. 

There will be special prayers in the languages Malayalam, English, Hindi, and Tamil during these ten days of the feast-related celebration. 

Special services will be there from various depots to Vettucaud by KSRTC on the days of the Annual Christ King feast celebration.

Photos: Syed Shiyaz Mirza

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