Vespers on the Eve of the Feast of St. Peter and Paul, Devbhag, Sindhudurg, Maharashtra

Heavy rains here reminded me of my childhood monsoon in Mumbai....heavy rains, flooded and clogged roads....schools closed....fun at home with cousins.....a lot of time eat riped fallen mangoes from the tree....many other things like catching fish mostly cat fish...what fun we would have....today they are all memories.....here in Devbhag....the Sea....is all adoring our Church of St. Peter...the sound of the huge waves puts you to sleep automatically.....the breeze that is blowing gently makes you to sing the glories of the Lord.....

 The Capuchins are here for more than 17 years....we have constructed the Church and a priests residence....many of our young friars have worked hard for the spiritual upliftment of the parishioners...the people are simple fisherfolk .....very religious and devout Catholics...

Devbhag today is a tourist place....a lot of People from interior Maharashtra come here to enjoy the lovely seashore.....silver sand....good fish....natural beauty and the simple hospitality from simple people.....

 Every year the parishioners celebrate the feast with religious fervor and piety....Vespers are sung by a senior priest from the Diocese who goes around to help the parish priests for the feasts.....the Vespers follow the Eucharist ...preparation for the feast day.....

 Here in this parish the choir is something I love to hear....sing in melodious voices....the hymns are all in Goan Konkani....people speak Konkani too....not exactly Goan Konkani but mixed with Marathi...

 For the vespers the parish priest of Malvan is invited....as this parish is not a full-fledged parish...it is under the Malvan Parish.....it is his honor to celebrate the vespers....

 We were six priests for the Vespers....Fr. Sanjay our friar is the Priest in charge and Fr Thomas is assisting him....