St. Anthony Church Siolim
A WARM WELCOME
It gives me immense joy to join you as your pastor leading this renowned Parish of St. Anthony, Siolim, along with my close collaborators, to greater spiritual heights. Hence, I greet all of you with fraternal love! In our times the immense gift that the Creator has bestowed upon us is none other than the privilege of communicating to one another at the pace of the “speed of light.” Within no seconds we are connected to each other in any remote part of the world and remain updated of all the news and happenings on account of the internet facilities. That is why the entire universe has been reduced to a“global village” and everyone experiences the closest of proximity when communicating with others who are miles and miles away from us. In this most challenging period of Covid-19
Fr. Socorro Mendes
Parish Priest
St. Anthony Church Siolim
Our Profound Gratitude
The Late Mr. Sebastian Lazaro Florentino D’Cruz once wrote in one of his books, “ Just as all Goenkars have a taste for their rice and curry so also all Catholics love their village church. But my love to my church trancends far beyond this saying.” Following in the footsteps of his ancestors who had been working in our Siolim Church as Sacristians, he too dedicated 10 years of service as a Sacristian from 1945 to 1955.
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Good morning and wish you a blessed day of all the Faithful departed (Lk12, 35-38)
On this special day we fervently pray for all those suffering in Purgatory. According to the teaching of the Church, those in Purgatory benefit from our prayer & as a fruit of our prayer they are taken to heaven.
This day also reminds us of our turn to adhere to the call of God in order to enjoy eternal bliss. The Gospel reminds us that we should be ready to heed God's call when He summons us to come to Him at any moment & in any circumstance.
Death is untimely, it does not inform us well in advance, it knocks at the door of our hearts without any alarm & grabs us as & when IT wants. Are we ready to answer His call without trepidation of mind, heart & body and show our willingness to bow to His call inorder to enjoy eternal bliss?