NewsKarnataka-Mangalore
By: Fr Francis Rodrigues, Raknno
Mangalore:Young and energetic priest Fr John Jossy Sequeira of the Diocese of Shimoga died of road accident on October 21st morning on a national highway 48 which connects Mangalore and Bangalore in Kalladka 33 KMs away from Mangalore.The santro car which he was driving collided with a Karnataka state government bus.
The body of the diseased priest is placed in the mortuary of a private hospital in Mangalore after the legal proceedings. On Tuesday morning the 22nd of October 2013, the body will be taken to St Joseph’s Church, Sagar in Shimoga Diocese where he was the assistant parish priest. At 3.30 p.m. a Mass will be celebrated in Sagar Church for the repose of the soul of the priest.
After the Mass in Sagar the body will be brought to his native parish of Uppinangady and the Funeral Mass and funeral would be held at Our Lady Virgin of the Poor Church, Uppinangady at 10.30 a.m. on Wednesday 23rd October.
Both the Masses in Sagar as well as Uppinangady will be presided over by Most Rev. Dr Henry D’Souza, the Apostolic Administrator of Shimoga and Bishop of Bellary.
The diseased priest’s cousin’s daughter who died in the said accident is Loveleena Vinitha D’Souza (21 years), daughter of Vincent D’Souza and Lucy Fernandes from Kakkepadavu belonging to Madanthyar parish.
She was the final year engineering student of Vivekananda Engineering College, Puttur. Her funeral mass would be held on Tuesday the 22nd of October 2013 at 3.30 p.m. in Sacred Heart Church, Madanthyar.