Saligao Serenade http://saligaoserenade.com Essays on the history, traditions, heritage, culture, folklore and people of Saligao, a colourful Goan village in Goa, India Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:45:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Goa’s worst ferry disaster by Fr. Nascimento Mascarenhas

On Friday the 13th of January 2012, the Costa Concordia cruise ship hit a rock and partially capsized off the coast of Italy. Of the 4252 passengers and crew aboard, 17 died and 16 are still unaccounted for as of yesterday, 30th January. Our hearts and prayers go out to all . . . → Read More: Goa’s worst ferry disaster]]> http://saligaoserenade.com/2012/01/goas-worst-ferry-disaster/ The Goan violinist in Ceylon by Fr. Nascimento Mascarenhas

In days gone by, Saligao was reputed all over Goa as a nursery of budding Goan musicians. In the 1940s and 50s when I was a young lad, almost every household in Saligao had at least one young member learning music at school, and many took additional private lessons. The violin . . . → Read More: The Goan violinist in Ceylon]]> http://saligaoserenade.com/2012/01/the-goan-violinist-in-ceylon/ In the footsteps of Blessed Joseph Vaz The churches of Goa as well as Sri Lanka will celebrate on 16th January the feast of Blessed Joseph Vaz, the patron saint of the Archdiocese of Goa & Daman, and Apostle of Sri Lanka. This day will mark the 301st anniversary of his death. Joseph Vaz was born on 21 April 1651 in . . . → Read More: In the footsteps of Blessed Joseph Vaz]]> http://saligaoserenade.com/2012/01/in-the-footsteps-of-blessed-joseph-vaz/ The fiery priest by Mel D’Souza

As young lads growing up in the village of Saligao in Goa back in the 1950s, my friends and I were always on our best behaviour whenever we attended a religious service in the Saligao Church or any of the several chapels in the village.

Talking in church was considered bad . . . → Read More: The fiery priest]]> http://saligaoserenade.com/2012/01/the-fiery-priest/ More trailblazers from Saligao When a villager from Saligao reaches an honourable and outstandingly high position in his profession, social life or any field of activity, he undoubtedly brings credit and renown to himself. But beyond that, the village of Saligao can with justifiable pride bask in the sunshine of his achievement.  It further gives the younger generation of . . . → Read More: More trailblazers from Saligao]]> http://saligaoserenade.com/2012/01/more-trailblazers-from-saligao/ Third Anniversary of Saligao Serenade Saligao Serenade — the website focusing on the history, traditions, heritage, culture, folklore and people of Saligao, the colourful Goan village in Bardez, Goa – is three years old today.

On this third anniversary, Saligao Serenade sports a new avatar, with layout and design revamped for better visual appeal and readability.

Fr Nascimento Mascarenhas has . . . → Read More: Third Anniversary of Saligao Serenade]]> http://saligaoserenade.com/2011/12/third-anniversary-of-saligao-serenade/ True Values Foundation felicitates Fr. Nascimento Fr. Nascimento Mascarenhas was recently felicitated along with three other eminent Goans  at the first anniversary celebrations of  Margao-based True Values Foundation, an NGO dedicated to the welfare of senior citizens.

Fr. Nascimento received a plaque and citation and was adorned with a shawl at the hands of Eduardo Faleiro, the Commissioner for NRI affairs . . . → Read More: True Values Foundation felicitates Fr. Nascimento]]> http://saligaoserenade.com/2011/12/true-values-foundation-felicitates-fr-nascimento/ The Bishop of Bassein in Burma by Fr. Nascimento Mascarenhas

“I have always placed my life in the hands of God and acknowledged His loving hands in shaping the events of my life.”  This sums up the absolute trust in Divine Providence of the 67-year-old Goan Bishop of Bassein in Burma (now Myanmar) whose life I am briefly describing here.

His . . . → Read More: The Bishop of Bassein in Burma]]> http://saligaoserenade.com/2011/12/the-bishop-of-bassein-in-burma/ Cycling in Goa down the Saligao hill by Mel D’Souza

During my childhood in Goa, the village of Saligao was at the hub of three main roads that linked us with the town of Mapuça to the north, Calangute Beach to the west, and the ferry at Betim to the south.

The road going north was a straight 2-mile-long, coconut tree-lined . . . → Read More: Cycling in Goa down the Saligao hill]]> http://saligaoserenade.com/2011/12/cycling-in-goa-down-the-saligao-hill/ Experiencing faith and who God is 1.

“Recently I heard an appealing analogy for the faith experience. It seems that a small boy was flying a kite high up in the sky. Soon a low-drifting cloud encircled the kite and hid it from view. A man passing by asked the little boy what he was doing with that string in his . . . → Read More: Experiencing faith and who God is]]> http://saligaoserenade.com/2011/11/experiencing-faith-and-who-god-is/