Solemnity of Christ the King and concluding the Year of Faith in Siddhpur Mission

Solemnity of Christ the King and concluding the Year of Faith in Siddhpur Mission

The universal Church ends the liturgical year with the feast of Christ the King, when Catholic faithful all over the world congregate for joyful Eucharistic celebration and Eucharistic procession. Siddhpur is a budding mission which celebrated the feast in a special manner. During the week Gospel Sharing was conducted in every family to prepare for the feast. On Sunday after the homily each faithful lighted their candle from Easter Candle and renewed their baptismal promises. Thereafter the people of God held the Sacred Scriptures, Vatican II document, Catechism of Catholic Church, Christian Faith and other documents of the Church in their hands recited the prayer which His Grace Archbishop Stanislaus Fernandes had issued for concluding the Year of Faith. This shows their pledge to live a witnessing life according to the Word of God and tradition of the Church. Many expressed that it was a unique experience of the feast. Prior to doing all these Fr. Xavier James catechized the faithful of the symbolic gestures and the celebration. Thus the twentieth anniversary of Catechism of the Catholic Church and fiftieth year Vatican II was celebrated and concluded the year with meaningful celebration of the holy Eucharist. Afterwards Martin Fernandes sponsored cake for all those who were present. (24^th Nov 2013 by Xavier James)