Assumption of Our Lady and Indian Independence Day at OLWV


On Tuesday, August 15, 2017, the Indian Catholics in Israel celebrated the Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady and Indian Independence Day.

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The Indian Chaplaincy organized the celebration of the mass in Konkani and a cultural program to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady and the 70th Independence Day of India in Our Lady Woman of Valor Pastoral Center in south Tel Aviv. The main celebrant at the mass was Father Santhosh Lobo OFM Cap and concelebrants included Fathers Tojy Jose (Indian chaplain), and Jose Kumar SCJ. It was followed by a short cultural program and distribution of a sweet drink called payasa. About 700 people participated in this celebration.

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