Feast St Francis of Assisi: Online prayer service organised, major celebrations missed this year

On Sunday, Catholic Churches celebrated the Feast St Francis of Assisi. Assisi is known for the practice of poverty and humility.

Cathedral of Indore ‘Red Church’ is named after St Francis of Assisi. Unlike every year, when all the parishes attend the prayer service and celebrations are organised, this year due to covid-19, the church premises was quiet.

An online prayer service with only few representatives could attend Holy Mass.

Church campus remained quiet throughout the day.

“One could feel the absence of celebration,” Sister Ganga Rawat said.

Yet those who were present for prayer service prayed to heal the suffering world with coronavirus. A small community gathering also prayed for Indore city which is going through hard times to overcome this pandemic.