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.
Wish you a glorious Sunday! (Mt 11, 25-30)
Jesus finds Himself in a climate of tensions and failures. People have doubts about Him and about His message.
In such a critical situation, Jesus, instead of getting disappointed and discouraged, turns back to Yahweh with a sigh of great hope & confidence addressing His as "Abba-Father." The entire Old Testament literature never addresses God as Father, but as Yahweh. Here Jesus coins a pet-name "Abba." It refers to what we familiarly say "daddy." In this brief passage, Jesus pronounces the word "Abba," five times. This unique prayer
expresses the intimacy that exists between Him & His Abba. Whenever we approach God, do we imbibe this transparency, this intimate familiarity and confident surety that He will unburden all our heavy yokes & liberate us?