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 Holy Ash Wednesday, by which we devoutly begin the privileged season of Lent (Mt 6, 1-6; 16-18)
This season helps us to prepare ourselves to celebrate the Easter, it also reminds us to reappropriate our baptismal graces & to do the overhauling of our spiritual life by sharing our goodness with others, especially the needy, by engaging ourselves in extra prayer & depriving our bodies of worldly pleasures & food.
The best phrase that we can meditate in this time is to : "l am dust & to dust l will return."
The scriptures speaks of God creating man out of dust & clay. It reminds us of our nothingness, of our frailty & of our powerlessness before a mighty God who is our Creator & Redeemer. Hence, it summons us give up our pride, our self-centeredness & our ego & to start a spiritual journey of growing in HOLINESS.
Am l ready to humble myself & undergo a complete change leaving my vices & growing in virtue?