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.
Good morning & wish you a fantastic Friday (Mk 11, 11-26)
as we remember Pope, St. Paul VI !
In this passage Mark narrates three episodes but they seem to be significantly connected as He journeys to & fro from Jerusalem. Jesus utters a strange curse on the fig tree, as He finds no fruit, since it was not the season of figs. Interspersed is the chasing of the vendors in the temple premises & again of the withered fig tree. Jesus wants to purify the Temple from all the anamolies going on in the sacred space. What He wants to affirm is that "in season or out of season," we should purify our inner self & produce excellent & durable fruits instead of remaining infertile in our Christian life!
Am l ready to purify my inner self through the sacraments & keep the Sanctuary of my body ever clean & tidy?