St. George Church, Edappally, Kochi has
a past that touches 593 AD. This is one of the major pilgrim centres in Kerala
where even non-Christians crowd for veneration. Even during the week- days devotees
throng the church to genuflect before the statue of St. George to express their
gratitude for favours received through the saint. The festival begins on the
23rd of April with solemn High Mass and Litany. With each passing day divine
aura is added to the festival along with colour and festivity. The parishioners
join the pilgrims to take the festival gusto into its crescendo.
Mellifluent music and ear shattering fire works keep the tempo of the festival.
On May Day, the St. George statue is taken out of its usual podium and pedestaled
on specially decked chariot for procession which has all the features of a solemn
catholic religious function.
Curtain comes down on the festival with the High Mass on 4 May which will be
embedded with a soul stirring sermon.
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