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 magnificent Monday! (Mk 6, 53-56)
Mark narrates several times the crossing over the lake & going to the other side. Every crossing on the other side, according to Mark, seems to be a leap of faith. There is either healing, casting away of the demons, or the multiplication of the bread. After this particular crossing people get all their sick to be healed. And there is a unique key phrase that is being used by Matthew & Luke in the healing of the woman with haemorrhage, that she touched the hem of the garment of Jesus. But here Mark says that people "begged Him to let them touch the hem of His cloak, & all who touched Him were healed." Here it is the official touch.
In fact, today people are suffering despite an extraordinary progress in medicine, but several physicians today ask people to pray to God to heal them when science is unable to do so.
Can we today anchor our faith in God & experience His healing touch in all those incurable deseases?