Goa, Aug. 4 -- The feast of Our Lady of Snows, popularly known as Konsachem Fest, will be celebrated with great devotion and traditional fervour on August 5, 2025, in Raia, South Goa - the first Goan village to ceremonially cut and bless the season's first corn each year.

The festivities begin with the blessing of the banner (maddi) on July 26, followed by Novena Masses starting from July 27. Each day, two Masses will be held:

On the feast day, August 5, the schedule of Eucharistic celebrations is as follows:

Fr Saude Pereira will also be the main celebrant for the feast Mass and will perform the traditional blessing and cutting of the first corn, symbolizing gratitude for a bountiful harvest and marking the beginning of the new agricu...