Christmas celebrated with grandeur in Mysuru

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Francis Serrao S.J., Bishop of Mysuru, offering prayers to babe   Jesus during Christmas celebrations astatine  St. Philomena’s Church successful  Mysuru connected  December 25, and (right) a presumption    of the devout visiting the religion  connected  Christmas Day.

Francis Serrao S.J., Bishop of Mysuru, offering prayers to babe Jesus during Christmas celebrations astatine St. Philomena’s Church successful Mysuru connected December 25, and (right) a presumption of the devout visiting the religion connected Christmas Day. | Photo Credit: M.A. SRIRAM

Christmas was celebrated with accepted gaiety and spiritual fervour astatine churches crossed the metropolis connected December 25.

St. Philomena’s Church, St. Bartholomew’s Church, Hardwicke Church, and Wesley Cathedral witnessed galore devotees stitchery to connection prayers and drawback a glimpse of babe Jesus successful his crib. Most churches successful the metropolis and those connected the outskirts were illuminated connected Christmas Day.

At St. Philomena’s Church, galore attended midnight mass, isolated from tourists and persons from antithetic faiths pouring successful to acquisition the festive vibes astatine the practice structure, which was constructed successful 1936.

In the tally up to the festival past week, the Bishop of Mysuru, Francis Serrao S.J., had conducted peculiar prayers to herald Christmas astatine the Mysuru Central Prison. He had addressed the inmates and dispersed a connection of love, empathy and compassion. This was followed by taste programmes.

Published - December 25, 2025 06:57 p.m. IST

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