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 tender Tuesday! (Jn 3, 7b - 15)
This passage brings a significant dialogue between Jesus & Nicodemus. Jesus indirectly hits back at Nicodemus saying that despite he being the Teacher in Israel he does not understand basic notions of life. Nicodemus finds it difficult to make a move from a physical to the spiritual level. The Spiritual knowledge remains incomprehensible even to the so called intellectuals & the learned. In fact, the "teacher" in Israel is invited to make himself very small & to give up his self-complacency in order to be "born again." At times we too remain in darkness & claim that we have all the knowledge required in the spiritual realm. Can we "disrobe" our false pride & purify ourselves to be worthy disciples of Christ ?