Mangaluru
The 113th death anniversary of Fr Augustus Muller SJ and the feast of All Saint’s Day and a special occasion of Karnataka Rajyotsava was commemorated through a Thanksgiving Mass in the St Joseph Chapel early in the morning on Wednesday. Dr Peter Paul Saldanha, bishop of Mangalore diocese and president of Father Muller Charitable Institutions led the Mass along with the priests of the management.
In his sermon, he called all to be ‘perfect’ as Jesus said that the Father is perfect and advised all to be steadfast in faith. The saints though role models, Jesus is the horizon for all, he said.
The foundation stone blessing ceremony of the Father Muller College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Father Muller Medical College – silver jubilee academic block and Father Muller PG hostel-cum-apartments was later conducted in the decennial memorial hall presided by president of FMCI most Dr Peter Paul Saldanha and NRI philanthropist and entrepreneur Michael D’Souza was the chief guest along with his better half Flavia D’Souza.
Fr Ronald led the prayer through a scripture reading from the Gospel of St Mark on being the light to the world as the Father is. Fr Richard Aloysius Coelho, the director FMCI the gathering. Charity Care Trust run by Mr Michael D’Souza has extended its help to construct the Jubilee academic block and NRI hostel.
The 50,000 sq ft pharmacy college designed by Christopher Noronha for the pharmacy college, NRI hostel of 18 floors designed by SKS Associates and FMMC silver jubilee academic block by Saldanha associates were unveiled.Fr Ajith B Menezes administrator provided the details of the new structures. He also appraised the gathered of the state government’s approval of the new pharmacy college a day earlier.
