Mangaluru : Mary Christmas spread the peace and love among all the communities in the country said Rev Fr Dr Aloysius Paul D’Souza  in his Chritsmas message.

After cutting the Christmas Cake to mark the Chritsmas celebrations  Bishop said, the Jesus Christ was born in a manger in a small village named Bethlehem to mother Mary and St Joseph . They were poor but leading a Holy life. Hence our families must inculcate the virtues of the Holy Family.

The Holy Father Pope Francis in his Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia means the Joy of Love said that families are not a problem but they are first and foremost an opportunity. Pope has given three golden rules to make our families like the Holy Family”.

A Family should pray together, switch off TV, Mobile and computer one hour everyday and devot that time for their family, use three words-Please, Thank You and Sorry in dealing with family members. Our families should be temples of love, Joy and compassion.

Pope Francis while celebrating the First world day of the Poor on 19 November 2017 said ‘Let us love not in words but in deeds’. Keeping in mind the call given by the Pope, the Diocese of Mangaluru had made arrangement of free drinking water facility last year and in the coming year we are planning to provide food fridge where people can store food and fruits and the hungry can take and consume them. And today evening, 23 December at 7 pm the Diocese is hosting a free dinner for the poor at Milagres Church grounds”

Christmas, is thus not just celebrating the birthday of Christ but also a day to remember his sacrifices for his religion in particular and mankind in general.

A bag with Christmas cake and Kuswar was distributed to the all who were the part of the function by the Bishop.

Msgr Denis Moras, Prabhu-Vicar general, Chancellor Fr Henry Sequeira, Fr William Menezes-PRO, Marcel Monteiro and others were present on the occassion.