Lay group honours Catholic widows
(Nov.24, 2009): “Widows Day” was celebrated in southern India’s Karnataka State by the Catholic Association of South Kanara on Sunday . During its 95th annual meeting Nov.22, the Association said "Widows' Day" was in honour of real heroines, who have sacrificed their lives to bring up their children.
The President of the lay association, Michael Saldanha, a retired judge of the Karnataka High Court, said the idea came, while his group was documenting the history of Catholic families in Mangalore. He noted that there were some 100 women and a few men, who opted to remain single to raise their children after their spouses' death. To some 77 widows, who attended the event, Saldanha presented each with a citation, a book on heroic women and a flower. Bishop Aloysius Paul D'Souza of Mangalore told the meeting that widows have a prominent place in the Bible and Jesus is close to them. Several awardees told UCA News that their Catholic faith has sustained them in their loneliness and struggles.
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