Continuation of faith
A interesting cartoon is going viral Satan is taunting God that he has closed Churches ,God in His reply says that he has just opened a church in every house. The unprecedented shut down has denied the faithful the traditional worship on days of obligation and most importantly the ceremonies of Holy week .There is a void in our feelings ,unable to observe centuries old rituals of our faith . Our ecclesiastical authorities have filled the vacuum to practice our faith ,uninterrupted snd in keeping with times .Eucharistic celebration is streamed live almost daily by many parishes of Goa , apart from other international and National channels. Goan catholics feel more at home and comfortable with our own culture ,they say. Participation without receiving eucharist is incomplete as we understand. The meaningful expression of our desire and inability to do so shows our pain in adjustment .It may continue for long and that is the test and resilence of our strong faith. Aware of the the huge cost of uploading I casually asked a PP as to who is funding this religious responsibility. God provides ,as a parishioner does it all for the benefit of catholics .Surprisingly there is not even a whisper for donations and that is the beauty of our resolve. Our prayers ,worship is community based and not individually oriented Hence attending to the services on TV does create discomfort being a deviation from centuries old customs and traditions , practice. I remember my old ,aged friends and devout catholics were regularly participating in mass over EWTN . I often was sceptical about this exercise. and i could not accept the validity in my own thoughts .I just left the thoughts to escape ,as there was no alternative and church does not oblige normally celebrations at residences, In today circumstances it us a different philosophy all together We are grateful to all benefactors and our church authorities for keeping our faith alive by feeding us with spiritual diet in am unique way God is great and his ways are strange praise and thank God SALUTE n PRAISE. the warriors of faith Nelson Lopes chinchinim Sent from my iPhone Sent from my iPhone
