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 tremendous Thursday! (Mk 7, 24-30)
Mark shows Jesus entering a non-Jewish territory. A Syro-Phoenician woman, regarded by the Jews as a stranger, prostrates before Jesus pleading Him to exorcise her young daughter. Because she is Pagan, Jesus directly hints at her berating her request. She too retorts with an intelligent reply & for which her fervent prayer is answered by a "distant exorcism."
Today, we the disciples of Christ, are invariably to be exorcised from the demons of egoism, pride, dishonesty & fraud.
Are we ready to appeal to the Lord to purify us from the clutches of the Evil one?