Relic of Pope Saint John Paul-II reaches Kohima- Apr 25 easternmirrornagaland.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from easternmirrornagaland.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Our CorrespondentKohima, Nov. 3 (EMN): Joining the rest of the world, St. Francis de Sales (SFS) Parish, Kohima town, observed All Souls’ Day on November 2 at the common graveyard near BSF Camp, Keyake in Kohima. Celebrating the Eucharist on the occasion, Rev. Fr. Alex Gwatilo Tep, assistant priest of SFS parish, in his sermon said praying for the death has been in practice even before the comings of Jesus, despite the fact that many think that prayer for the death was brought by Catholicism or Christianity. “It is holy and wholesome thought to pray for the death that they made be free from their sins,” he said while making a reference from the Bible. Fr. Tep stated in many Naga tribal culture, there is a belief that the deaths are still living in some far-off places and that they visit people during festivals; because of which people still have the practice of leaving their share of food in the graveyard. Similarly, he said that the Catholic Church also prays for the