Buying a Ticket
Dear Friend & Resident of Matharpacady, Buying a Ticket What’s the cost of a ticket to the kingdom of God. Everybody wants to get in. Jim Reeves sang a song about it…
Packing our Bags
Dear Friend and Resident of Matharpacady, Packing our Bags What are the most important items we would need to travel successfully through life? Obviously the first item to go in the case…
Travelling Light.
Dear Friend and Resident of Matharpacady, Travelling Light. On domestic flights we are allowed only 15 kg and on international flights generally they allow two bags each max 23 kg. It’s amazing…
Singing in Celebration
Dear Friend and Resident of Matharpacady, Singing in Celebration Today we would like to share a song that we would like you to practice. We would be singing it during the Feast…
Pilgrims of Hope
Dear Friend and Resident of Matharpacady, Pilgrims of Hope Many of us undertake Indian or foreign tours. Faith and Hope are essential ingredients without which we would not step out of our…
The Novena Theme
Dear Friend and Resident of Matharpacady, The Novena Theme The Novena of the Holy Cross at Matharpacady Village starts on Tuesday the 22nd of April 2025 from 7.30 pm. The Theme for…
Announcing THE NOVENA: PILGRIMAGE OF FAITH & HOPE
We are in Lent, a time of preparation. In roughly three weeks we will commence the Novena to the Holy Cross. Jesus said “Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come…
Help Us Preserve 150 Years of History, Hope, and Heritage
On May 1, we mark 150 years of resilience in the heart of Matharpacady, a community that rose from the devastating Great Plague of 1875. When tragedy struck, the people didn’t just…
The Fat Sunday Food Fest: – 1st & 2nd March 2025
Wow! Yum! Yum!And all! BUT what had that to do with 150 Years of the Matharpacady Holy Cross Oratory? Let’s look at what our Bohri Neighbours believe. The Quran says: «كُلُوا جَمِيعًا،…
Centenary Celebrations of the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Kolbad – 11th February 2025
February 11, 2025, the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes marked the centenary celebrations of the Statue of Our Lady that has been faithfully venerated by the Village of Kolbad. Mass was…