St. Sebastian Church

Children before Everything’ is the theme of International Children’s day this year. Children’s day in India is celebrated on 14th November every year. It speaks of children’s rights, care and education. It also offers it’s tribute to our first Prime Minister- Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. He was a supporter of children’s education, always looking for ways to ensure they receive a fulfilled life in terms of academics. This day is a reflection of his love and fondness for kids.

Children’s day was celebrated on 20th November each year before 1964, a date recognised by the United Nations. After the demise of our beloved Chacha Nehru, his birth date was declared as Children’s day in India. Read more

Tadev: Dev Boro Dis dium Simao, Titiv.
Simao: Tukai dium Tadev Bab.
Tadev: Tujea hatant aslelea potrar kosli khobor ailea?
Simao: Bori khobor kainch nam. Dor disa kirmi, chorio, bolatkar, maramari. zhogddim ani zuzam. Vachunk porian vitt ieta.
Tadev: Halinchea disanim hem chodduch zalam nhoim?
Simao: Oi, anim hem vhaddot asa. Konnakuch bhirant mhonttleli nanch. Hea fuddem anink kitem pollounchem asa tem Devuch zannam.
Tadev:  Pulis aplem kam sarkem korinant?
Simao: Korinant oxem nhoim punn lokak bhirant lagonam kiteak chodxe pavtti oslea ghatkeank rokddech soddttat. Niaisobhent tankam zaminacher soddoitat. Read more

The Shepherds sung hymns on his arrival
The kings marched with gifts on their travel.
His birth was a sign of God’s presence.
For people came from far to experience God’s Holy essence,
The same way we need to prepare ourselves
For his arrival in our hearts.
His birth is a reminder for us that God’s love forever lasts.
Advent is just some time away, the mission is to Proclaim the word in God’s way.
The season isn’t about to receive but to give,
So prepare yourself spiritually this Christmas eve.

– Pearson Fernandes

Open my mouth, O Lord, to bless your Holy Name.
Cleanse my heart from all evil and distracting thoughts.
Enlighten my understanding and inflame my will that I may serve more worthily at your holy altar.
O Mary, Mother of Christ the High Priest, obtain for me the most important grace of knowing my vocation in life.
Grant me a true spirit of faith and humble obedience so that I may ever behold the priest as a representative of God and willingly follow him in the Way,
the Truth, and the Life of Christ.
Amen.

Mogall Firgozkaramno,
Fattlim 25-30 vorsam zalim Goy-ant Otumbrachea mhoineant Missanv-acho (chodd korun poixe ekthaim korcho) vavr nettan cholta. Heam fattleam vorsamnim lok zaitoch poiso ekthaim korun pois-pois ganvamnim dhorma pasot lokak daddta. Lokachem zaitem udarponn ani sacrifis disun aileat. Eka kallar European lok amkam Indian ani Goy-chea lokak poixe daddttale. Atam Goy-cho lok dusreank poixeancho adhar daddtat. Ekdom khuxechi khobor.

Goy-ant don baxen missanvam pasot poixe ekthaim kortat. Ek sodanche baxen World Mission Sunday mhonn Otumbrachea nimannea aitara (24/10/2021). Fattlea vorsa November 2020, Rs. 1,40,000 World Mission hankam daddle. Dusrem asa tem August 15ver Daman (Goy-che Archdiocese hacho bhag) Mission mhonn tankam poixeancho adhar kortat. Fattle pautt 15/8/2021 disa Rs. 24,335 Daman Mission haka poixe daddle. Aquem ganvcho ani akhea Goy-cho lok he baxen udhar mhonn zaitem vhoddponn dista. Eka kallar Portuguese Goy-ant ieun amchea Goy-karam pasot xikxonn diunk iskolam ani edeo vhodd Igorzo bandun amkam dovorleo. Tannim khoinche poixe ekthaim korun haddle mhonn ami aiz pasun nokllom. Tanchem soglleanchem borem zaum. Tannim korun dovorlolem ami aiz pasun 450 odik vorsam vapurtanv ani enjoy kortanv. 450 vorsam mhollear zaito lamb kall to. Read more

In the recent times we have seen the upsurge in violent crimes and vandalism the world over. Along with other countries our India too is witnessing so many criminal activities and the victims are finding it difficult to get justice. In this respect our Goa too is not lagging behind, especially when our women are concerned. In the recent past, so many cases of murder, rape, molestation, chain-snatching have been reported. It’s a different matter, when actually; some instances are never reported for fear of social stigma or shame. Every other day social media and newspaper headlines scream about some crime or the other being committed on the fairer sex. Many a times the culprit is arrested and investigation goes on. But very soon the pace slackens, bail is granted and the victim’s hope for justice just lingers on and on. If we notice the crime rate, it is clear that it has seen a steep rise more so with the onset of the pandemic, which has caused a lot of job-loss and unemployment. Presumably, frustration and lack of finances is taking its toll. All this is creating problems and in the bargain Goa’s image as a safe and peaceful place, is getting tarnished. In fact, the Goa State Commission for Women has expressed its concern to see this trend of various types of cases of violence against women. The Commission reported that approximately around 15 to 20 cases are registered with them every single month. These are alarming figures, to say the least. Read more

Continuation……

The “7”
The number “7” on the

playing card symbolizes that on the seventh day God took rest after creating the world and the climax of the creation was human person. According to the Book of Exodus, the Sabbath is a day of rest on the seventh day (Genesis 2:2–3), commanded by God to be kept as a holy day of rest, as God rested after creation. The practice of observing the Sabbath (Shabbat) originates in the biblical commandment “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy”. So, on the Sabbath day the Jews don’t work but spend the day in prayer and worship. We, the Catholics consider the Sunday (day of the Lord) as the day to be spent in prayer and worship. Sunday is the Holy day of Obligation. Let’s also not forget that biblically number 7 is the “Perfect Number” or symbolizes ‘Perfection’.

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The dictionary describes the word ‘Mission’ as sending or Being sent on some service; a calling in life. The important word is SENT. A missionary is one who is sent with a purpose. We know that missionaries go to places where the name of Jesus is not even heard. They go to distant and often challenging places to proclaim Jesus. The choice of the place is not made by the missionary. Rather, he or she is sent by the Power of the Trinity without any fore-knowledge of what he or she will encounter. Their sole confidence is that God will be with them and never abandon them.  Read more

Gõyant kaim vorsam vaurlea uprant, mhoji bodli misanvanchea eka kheddea ganvant zali. Eke torechi bhirant aili. Punn Jezucher patieun ani Ankvar Mariechea adharan hanvem mhojem fuddlem paul marlem .

Nemlolea disa hanvem mhoji vatt dhorli. Gõychi xim’ utrun Ghatt kaddun Bellganv pavlim. Monant zaite proxn ghollttale. Xekim, Sangargalli (Khanapur) aslolea ‘PREMA GHAR’ hea amchea Konventant hanv bhitor sorlim.

Ek veglloch ganv, choddso lok durboll, lokachi bhas ani chal veglli, Konknni, Marathi ani Kannada uloupi lok to. Sogllench attvench koxem. Ami tegui sisteri novim axil’lean, hem ek amkam vhodd avhan aslem. Lokachi vollokh korun diunk pasun konn naslo. Read more