Indian parish converts feast to memorial service for Covid victims

Indian parish converts feast to memorial service for Covid victims
Parishioners put celebrations for their patron saint on hold to come together in a special way
Parish priest Father Vinod Kanatt celebrates Mass at his St. Ann's Church in Rajkot Diocese of Gujarat state for those who died of Covid-19. (Photo supplied) 
When Bonita Fernandez was invited to attend a special prayer service remembering her late father, she never expected the entire parish to join the service and change her image of Catholic community life.
As she entered St. Ann's Church in Junagadh, her parental parish in Rajkot Diocese of western India's Gujarat state, she found eight portraits of parishioners who had died of Covid-19 in the past year.

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