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by Fr. Nascimento Mascarenhas The Saligao parish in Goa has been celebrating the “Passos” (Passion Play) in the Mae de Deus Church over the years during Lent. The church has the images of all the Passos and they are held at the church on every Sunday evening during Lent, except one Passion play which takes . . . → Read More: The Passos at Saligao Church by Fr Nascimento Mascarenhas [This piece on soprano Joanne-Marie D’Mello was written by Fr Nascimento in January 2002. Since then Joanne has studied at the Royal College of Music in London and gone from strength to strength as a singer. Joanne will next be performing at the Lunchtime Concert Series on 9 April 2010, St . . . → Read More: The Soprano from Sangolda by Fr Nascimento Mascarenhas [This piece was written by Fr Nascimento Mascarenhas in January 2002. Additional inputs and photos are from the website of the Abbey of the Genesee] At the Abbey of the Genesee in Piffard, NY, lives a community of 33 Cistercian monks, seeking God and following Christ. Among them is Fr Gerard . . . → Read More: The Trappist monk from Goa by Fr Nascimento Mascarenhas In an earlier essay (A Red-Letter Day for Saligao) I had detailed the events that took place at the time of inauguration and installation of the image of Mae de Deus in Saligao Church on 26 November 1873. This statue formerly belonged to the Mother of God Friary, located in Daugim . . . → Read More: First Mass in Saligao Church by Mel D’Souza During my last two years in high school, I had a new friend – Gerry Lopes. Gerry had done all his early schooling at the Portuguese Liceum College in Go’s capital Panjim until his dad, Aquino Lopes, decided to move him to the English medium. As a result, Gerry was enrolled in . . . → Read More: Blending compassion with toughness |
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