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 wonderful Wednesday! (Mk 7, 14-23)
Jesus, in the gospel of Mark, after having reported about the ritual cleansing, speaks about what genuinely makes the person unclean. Here Jesus does not refer to the bacteria or the microbes or any viruses or any dirt that infects a person' physical or biological being, but paradoxically refers to the moral evil that internally vitiates & corrupts the heart and mind of His disciple. He mentions these vices which are already referred to in the decalogue. Continuing from yesterday's reflection, Jesus today declares the true source of defilement that has to be shun by His disciple in order to remain spiritually & morally pure.