Pormoll

 25th March, 2019
The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary.
R. And she conceived by the Holy Spirit.

The story of the Annunciation unfolded when Angel Gabriel appeared to Mary to announce that she was chosen to be the mother of Jesus Christ, the Son of God (Luke 1:26-38). The depiction of this encounter is beautifully captured in the Catholic prayer Angelus where Mary in all her humility and deep trust in God accepts the mission laid out for her. She thus plays an important role in the incarnation of Lord Jesus. Read more

GUIDELINES FROM GOD
The New Year 2019 is already one-month old. As usual a majority of the resolutions made, must be dumped on the wayside, to be picked up only when another New Year comes by. I believe that if we follow God, our heavenly Father’s guidelines which He has given us, there would be no need of any resolutions. These guidelines are provided to us in the Bible – read it and you will find them. I will highlight ten guidelines which if followed, will remind us of God’s love every day. Read more

The following question was asked to some students. “Do you feel stressed especially when the Exam is approaching?” Some replied ‘yes’ while some others said ‘no’. Even if your anxiety / stress, is occasional and for short duration, the cognitive exercise given below is worth trying.
Consider 2 students with divergent thoughts and attitude. Read more

Family Day gives a chance to the family members as well as the members of the families of a Parish, to celebrate the meaning of being a family and to spend quality time with each other by participating in fun activities together.
A family day provides hope in a community where families are the core and fundamental pillars of our society. For the past several years, we have been celebrating Family Day, in our St. Sebastian Church Parish, Aquem, during the Christmas Week celebrations. Read more

Exodus 20:12 Honour your father and mother so that you may live long in the land the lord your God is giving you.
The visit to the Old Age Home in Benaulim on 23rd December 2018, was one of the most memorable celebration and preparation before Christmas day. On the 23rd December, we the confirmation students visited the Home for the aged. There was singing in the bus till we finally reached our destination. Read more

In our Parish, the First Holy Communion was held on Sunday, 13th Jan ’19. 18 children received Jesus for the first time into their hearts. The Eucharistic celebration at 8:45 am, was celebrated by our Parish Priest Fr. Andrew Pereira and Asst. Parish Priest Fr. Gregory Cruz. The theme for the mass was “Jezuk Kallzant Gheum-ia, Mogachim Bhurgim Zaum-ia”. Read more

While the exuberance of the New Year gently propels us into the beautiful month of February, many a young hearts and probably old ones alike look forward to Valentine’s Day. Candle light dinners, flowers, chocolates, gifts and exchanging love messages… That’s what Valentine’s Day is all about, right? Well, maybe not. Read more

John the Britto was the Scion of a powerful aristocratic Portuguese family. His father Salvador de Britto Pereira died while serving as Viceroy of the Portuguese Colony of Brazil.
He joined the Jesuits in 1621, studying at the famous University of Coimbra. He travelled to missions of Madurai in South India, present day of Tamil Nadu way back in 1673 and preached the Christian religion in the region of Maravar Country. He renamed himself as Arul Anandar in Tamil. The ruler of the Marawar country imprisoned him in 1684. Having been expelled, he returned to Lisbon in 1687 and worked as a mission procurator. King Pedro II wanted him to stay on, but in 1690 he returned to the Marawar country with 24 new missionaries. Read more