MSGR. HERCULANO GONSALVES – A PATH FROM HUMANITY TO HOLINESS…
A Brief Description: In the early thirties of the twentieth century, Msgr. Herculano Gonsalves, a Goan Diocesan Priest from Cana, Benaulim, was enthused with a vision to be Christ-like to the poor, the unwanted, the homeless, the distressed and the like. Responding to the call of Jesus – the Good Samaritan, he materialised his vision through concrete works of charity and his spirit still reverberates in the hearts of those who cherished his generosity, greatness and goodness. While he was the Parish Priest of St. Alex Church, Calangute, his compassionate love and zeal propelled him to found St. Alex Orphanage, a shelter for the young girls and homeless children in Calangute in 1930. In order to give them proper Education, he founded Little Flower of Jesus School, the First English Medium School in Calangute in 1931. To continue his noble work of Protection, Care and Education of the orphans and the needy children, he took another daring step and founded the first indigenous Congregation in Goa for women Religious in 1935, as Congregacăo das Irmăs de Santo Aleixo, now known as Congregation of the Handmaids of Christ. Read more