[Goanet] TIME TO PONDER ON OUR INDEPENDENCE DAY

[Aires Rodrigues]

Our country may be today observing the 74th Independence Day but there is
nothing to cheer about. We are far from being truly free, and we may never
be, unless we are unchained from this current failing and faltering
political system that is corroded beyond repair.



Over the last few years our great country has ebbed to dire straits with
democratic principles under siege. The autonomy of even the Reserve Bank,
Election Commission and the CBI has been trampled upon, while the secular
fabric of our nation stands ruptured.



With the sanctity of  the other pillars of our democracy severely dented
and having gone for a toss, our only hope is the Judiciary but with the
government wanting to overpower the Judiciary too, there is a very
disturbing disquiet over the slippery slope on which judicial values are
slithering. The highest standards of judicial independence must be ensured
by warding off even the faintest trace of governmental influence on
the judiciary,
which is the last hope for the common man.



Let us today vow to work towards ensuring a truly Independent and
democratic India by wholeheartedly and selflessly uniting to politically
thrash the communal, corrupt and very divisive forces.



Aires Rodrigues

Advocate High Court

C/G-2, Shopping Complex

Ribandar Retreat,

Ribandar – Goa – 403006

Mobile No: 9822684372

Office Tel  No: (0832) 2444012

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[Goanet] Goa News Aug 15

[Frankey Fernandes]

Good Morning, and Happy feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
and Happy India Independence Day.

This week #Coronavirus highest nos of COVID 19 deaths from Mormugao Taluka
is Coal dust pollution a major contributory factor?

St. Xavier Academy Special school, Old Goa shines with 100 per cent results
in HSSC & SSC.

An Extraordinary Life Biography of Manohar Parrikar authors Sadguru Patil
and Mayabushan Nagvekar speak.

To get weekly update just subscribe and forward to your family and friends
overseas.

https://youtu.be/mfZj8-7qX8Q

[Goanet] What does Joao want to say?

[Joao Barros-Pereira]

In

the Age

of

Corona Virus


i’m claiming

my independence


on this

Independence Day


taking

a month’s

vacation


traveling in

my garden


enjoying nature

and birds

the whole trip


refreshing myself

and computer


giving

my readers

a break


giving myself

a break


trying

something

new


and

different


maybe


even try

my hand

at matka

gambling


What does Joao want to say?

[Goanet] Ms Diya from GAHS felicitated

[Nelson Lopes]

MS  Diya honoured with  late Sir  J D Cruz Science award

P.C.Trust
SIR J .D' Cruz award in his honour
Instituted by  past students  and friends ,since March 2017
Ms Diya Gautam Swardekar receives it  from HM Fr Jerry. Being the first
student at GAHS Curchorem with score of 100 Mark's Her score is 573.She
also secured 99 Mark's in Social Science.  Science teacher MRS Pritiva
desrves a mention She is presented with Rs 7000/ and citation
SHE  was felicitated with flowers. mementos and citations by PTAMr
Nilesh Cabral  and Sarpanch of her village for her outstanding merit
Sir D Cruz was loved and adored teacher.Headmaster and author of science
geography and other other text books A bachelor devoted ti Education all
his life even after retirement

Re: [Goanet] Once Upon a Time in Goa, Identity and Memories on Film, Forward from Fundacao Oriente

[MD]

Pamela,
I would like u to see this:
Combat Drone Can Indian govt. [with the technology available] make use of
this
It will save $ millions ???
I also want some help re:Goa history
Pls respond

On Tue, Feb 25, 2020 at 11:55 AM Pamela D'Mello 
wrote:

> ONCE UPON A TIME IN GOA: IDENTITY AND MEMORIES
>
> FILM PROGRAMME CURATED BY MARIA DO CARMO PIÇARRA
>
> 18.02~03.03.2020 | FUNDAÇÃO ORIENTE, PANJIM | 6PM
>
>
> Between the 18th February and 3rd of March 2020, Fundação Oriente in Goa
> will present a film programme titled  ONCE UPON A TIME IN GOA: IDENTITY AND
> MEMORIES curated by the Portuguese researcher Maria do Carmo Piçarra.
>
> Divided in five sessions, the films and documentaries present the different
> perspectives of Goan and Portuguese directors regarding the complexity of
> Goan identity and culture.
>
> The programme will start with silent films from the Portuguese public
> archives (RTP – Portuguese Public Broadcast, CAVE – Portuguese Army
> Audio-visual Centre, MNHNCP – Natural History and Science Museum, Portugal
> /University of Lisbon). These films will be presented with comments from Dr
> Maria do Carmo Piçarra (Lisbon University) and Dr Pedro Sobral Pombo (Goa
> University).
>
> In contrast with the political and scientific propaganda films produced
> during Estado Novo (1932-68), we will exhibit recent films by Portuguese
> directors dealing with Goa.
>
> Under the umbrella of ONCE UPON A TIME IN GOA: IDENTITY AND MEMORIES we
> will also present contemporary Goan films that express personal perceptions
> and at the same time attest  the singularity of Goan Identity and the
> extreme care to document recent cultural and ecological changes in the
> territory.
>
> All films will be commented or subtitled in English.
>
>
> FILM PROGRAMME
>
> 18TH FEBRUARY
>
> Goa in the Portuguese Archives
>
> In collaboration with the project Photo Impulse/ICNOVA-FCSH and  MNHNCP
>
> SECURITY OPERATION IN ESTADO DA ÍNDIA [OPERAÇÃO DE SEGURANÇA NO ESTADO DA
> INDIA] (1955, 11’, silent), CAVE - Portuguese Army Audio-visual Centre
>
> From the Archives of the Portuguese National Broadcast (RTP)
>
> MONSOON RAINS IN GOA [CHUVAS DE MONÇÃO EM GOA] (9’, silent)
>
> PORTUGUESE TROOPS CHRISTMAS IN PANJIM [NATAL DOS SOLDADOS PORTUGUESES EM
> PANGIM] (3’, silent)
>
> MANUEL VASSALO E SILVA HONOURED IN INDIA [MANUEL VASSALO E SILVA É
> DISTINGUIDO NA ÍNDIA ](1’, silent)
>
> REFUGEES ARRIVING IN LISBON [CHEGADA DE REFUGIADOS A LISBOA] (3’, silent)
>
> HONOUR TO PORTUGUESE INDIA [HONRA Á ÍNDIA PORTUGUESA] (1961, 19’, silent),
> by Perdigão Queiroga
>
> ÍNDIA (1959, 13’ silent), by Vasco Nunes Pereira Fortuna
>
> *commented by Maria do Carmo Piçarra and Pedro Sobral Pombo
>
> The cinematographic programme about Goa starts with the exhibition of short
> films from the Portuguese public archives. “Operação de segurança no Estado
> da Índia” [Security Operation no Estado da Índia] (1952), shows the Estado
> Novo version of the events that took place at the Goan border and gave way
> to a tension rise between the Portuguese Regime and the Indian Government.
> During the same session, a series of short films from the RTP - Portuguese
> Public Broadcaster archives will also be screened.
>
> “Honra à Índia Portuguesa” [Honour to Portuguese India] (1961), by Perdigão
> Queiroga, is part of Images from Portugal, a special edition sponsored by
> the former National Department of Information to invoke the history behind
> the friction with Questão de Goa. To conclude this session, we will be
> screening “Índia” (1959) a scientific film by Vasco Nunes Pereira Fortuna,
> with interesting anthropologic details regarding Goa’s culture and
> landscape.
>
>
> 20TH FEBRUARY
>
> THE LADY OF CHANDOR [A DAMA DE CHANDOR] (1998, 93’, Portuguese and Konkani,
> subtitled in English) by Catarina Mourão
>
> Newly restored copy supported by Fundação Oriente.
>
>  “Aida, the Lady of Chandor, lives alone in Goa. At 82 years of age she
> devotes each day to caring for her beautiful old house, a house which has
> survived three centuries of Portuguese colonial rule. Without the Lady of
> Chandor the house will die. Without the house Aida would loose her reason
> for living. But inside this house time moves in a magical way and both the
> house and the Lady of Chandor seem immortal”.
>
>
> 25TH FEBRUARY
>
> SCARS (2017, 17’’, English), de Ronak Kamat
>
> UNCERTAIN HOMELAND [PÁTRIA INCERTA] (2005, 52’, Portuguese and Konkani,
> subtitled in English), by Inês Gonçalves and Vasco Pimentel
>
> On the 25th of February, the session will begging with fiction short film
> by Ronak Kamat “Scars”, about a boy that, after being released from
> Juvenile Detention Centre, has to spend the night at his elder brother's
> house. After which “Pátria Incerta” [Uncertain Homeland] (2005), by Inês
> Gonçalves and Vasco Pimentel will be exhibit. This documentary focus
> reflects on the scars left by conversion to Catholicism based on local
> testimonies.
>
>
> 27TH FEBRUAR

[Goanet] LIVE NOW: Jazz Goa celebrates World Goa day 2020

[Frederick Noronha]

Jazz Goa celebrates World Goa day 2020
This broadcast goes live over here in a few minutes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjo3uMIlaF4
-- 
FN* फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا‎ +91-9822122436
AUDIO: https://archive.org/details/goa1556

TEXT: http://bit.ly/2SBx41G PIX: http://bit.ly/2Rs1xhl

[Goanet] EBOOKS FROM GOA... a group on WhatsApp

[Frederick Noronha]

Follow this link to join our EBOOKS FROM GOA WhatsApp group:
https://chat.whatsapp.com/GdKT3BTJzjJ1TLfPDmQYbU Before you join this
group, please make sure you look at the couple of links to recently
distributed ebooks (once you join, you won't be able to see these). Three
more ebooks coming in the next week or two

Frederick Noronha
-- 
FN* फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا‎ +91-9822122436
AUDIO: https://archive.org/details/goa1556

TEXT: http://bit.ly/2SBx41G PIX: http://bit.ly/2Rs1xhl

[Goanet] The Inspirational Musician

[Iris C F Gomes]

The Inspirational Musician

Selwyn Menezes is known in Goa and abroad for the magic he creates with
string instruments. Learn more about this gifted musician here:
https://www.pruthagoa.com/the-inspirational-musician

More articles on Goan musicians at www.pruthagoa.com





*Iris C F Gomes*
*Editor of Prutha Goa*
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[Goanet] Schedule for Sunday 16th August 2020

[CCR TV]

CCR TV GOA
Channel of God's love✝

You can also watch CCR TV live on your smart phone via the CCR TV App
Available on Google PlayStore for Android Platform.
Click the link below.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ccr.tv4
Email ID:  ccrgoame...@gmail.com

Schedule for Sunday 16th August 2020
12:00 AM
Rosary - Glorious Mysteries

12:25 AM
Ask Dr Sweezel - Should I use a Pillow ?

12:30 AM
How to Stay Spiritually Fresh - Talk by Alfwold Silveira

12:56 AM
Hymn - Vakhann'nni Tuka - Stanley Severes

1:00 AM
Mass in Konkani for Saturday

2:00 AM
Saibinnichi Ruzai -  Orkache Mister

2:25 AM
Ximpientlim Motiam - Bhag 33 - Bhurgo - Fr. Pratap Naik sj

2:40 AM
Fuddarache Dive -  Aleka Velora Cardozo interviewed by Michael Gracias

3:11 AM
Hymn - Open my eyes, Lord -  Fr Seville Antao OFM(Cap)

3:13 AM
Gonvllik Chitticher 2020-21 Boska 8

3:33 AM
Bible Project - Heaven and Earth

3:40 AM
The Resurrection - Talk by Adv. F.E. Noronha

4:20 AM
Hymns - St Anthony's H.S. Majorda

4:27 AM
Alcoholic Anonymous - What Causes Alcoholism? - Fr Clifford Castelino

4:48 AM
Building Confidence - A talk by Ankitta do Rego

4:58 AM
Bhurgeanlem Angonn - Bhag 3

5:00 AM
Outreaches and Offshoots of the CCR - Bishop Francis Kalist

5:40 AM
Atmik Margdorxon - Ek Niyall 1 - Br. Malvino Alfonso OCD

5:53 AM
Loneliness of Jesus - Dr Brenda Nazareth Menezes

6:30 AM
Anger Management - Talk by Dr Silvia Noronha

6:53 AM
Magnificat (Konkani)

6:55 AM
Poem - Bhavart by Sandhya Fernandes

6:57 AM
Sokalchem Magnnem  -  Monday Wk 2 & 4

7:00 AM
Mass in Konkani from Archbishop's House

8:05 AM
Hymn : Voch ani Tum-vui Toxench Kor - Fr John Albano Fernandes

8:10 AM
Morning Prayer  - Sunday Wk 2 & 4

8:13 AM
Bhajans 5

8:37 AM
Music - Spiritual Music 2  followed by Povitr Atmeak Dispottem Magnnem

9:07 AM
Magnificat (Konkani)

9:10 AM
Biblical Web Series - Eps 3 - DCBA

9:15 AM
Catechism for Confirmation -3

9:36 AM
Psalm 51 - Read by Alfwold Silveira

9:42 AM
1387 Amchi Bhas Amche Borovpi - Fr Alfred Vaz interviewed by Daniel de Souza

10:27 AM
Hymn - Spread the News that Jesus is Risen - Fr Seville Antao OFM(Cap)

10:29 AM
Bhokti Lharam - Bhag 1

10:35 AM
Hanv povitr dekhum tumi i povitr zaiat - Gaurish Naik

11:05 AM
Bhagiancher Niyall IV - Br Malvino Alfonso  ocd

11:13 AM
Our Father - Sadri

11:18 AM
Intercessions (English)

11:30 AM
Mass in English followed by Daily Flash

12:30 PM
Lessons from Bartimaeous - Leela Moraes

12:47 PM
Hymn - Noman, Noman Marie- Fr Seville Antao OFM(Cap)

12:50 PM
Growing in Jesus - Talk by Dr Silvia Noronha

1:26 PM
Mando on Aldona - Nelson and Daneca Da Cruz

1:30 PM
Prayer of Grandparents - English

1:33 PM
Song - Upkari Padrinche - Myran Travasso

1:38 PM
Hymns -  Rosary H.S. Navelim

1:44 PM
Marriage and Family - Fr Diogo Fernandes msfs

2:12 PM
Sukh ani Dukh - Talk by Orlando D'Souza

2:40 PM
My Music Videos - Render Mama

2:44 PM
Hymn - Jesus, Jesus - Sung by Rebecca De Souza

2:48 PM
Song  - Thankful

2:54 PM
Importance of Spiritual reading - Talk by Maria Ana da Costa

3:18 PM
Bhurgeanlem Angonn - Bhag 12

3:21 PM
Ask Dr Sweezel - Should I use a Pillow ?

3:25 PM
Hymn -Sakramentant Ravlolea - Fr Seville Antao OFM(Cap)

3:27 PM
Divine Mercy Chaplet (E)

3:36 PM
Catechism for First Holy Communion -3

4:00 PM
Rosary - Glorious Mysteries

4:24 PM
Reflection on the Gospel - Dominicans

4:30 PM
Senior Citizens Exercises - 9

5:00 PM
Testimony - Rupa Colaco

5:44 PM
Catholic Quiz - Mother Teresa conducted by Mysticka Deniz

6:00 PM
Angelus - English

6:02 PM
The Examen - Talk by Syona Fernandes

6:14 PM
Biblical Web Series - Eps 3 - DCBA

6:18 PM
Intercessions (Konkani)

6:30 PM
Novena Mass 2 from Chorao followed by Jivitacho Prokas

7:30 PM
Saibinnichi Ruzai -  Orkache Mister

7:55 PM
Play - Attraversiamo - Tyron Souza & Marvin Fernandes

8:06 PM
Talk on Holiness Adv. F.E. Noronha

8:30 PM
Holy Hour - Fr Gabriel Coutinho - Vasco

9:30 PM
Ratchem Magnem

9:45 PM
Mass in Marathi

10:45 PM
Media Track - Episode 51

11:15 PM
Gospel Magic - Illusionist Clifford

11:45 PM
Song - He stood in the way - Song by Alfwold Silveira

11:51
Music - Immaculate Conceptio - Victor Da Costa

11:53 PM
Ximpientlim Motiam - Bhag  102 Sunnem  - Fr Pratap Naik sj

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[Goanet] Aspects of Life in the Goa of Yore: The First Mass (Marcos Gomes-Catao)

[Goanet Reader]

Marcos Gomes-Catao
cata...@yahoo.com

Long-time Goanetter Marcos
Gomes-Catao passed in the past
week, and as a tribute to him,
we carry one of his charming
articles he had shared earlier.
MG-C's prominent family home,
now replaced by a building that
houses many medical and other
facilities in Mapusa, still
carries the family name.  He is
the brother of the prominent
Jesuit educationist in Poona
and Goa, late Vincent
Gomes-Catao SJ.

In the social life of the Catholic community in Goa of
pre-Conciliar days, the village son's first Mass at the
Parish church, after ordination, occupied a place of unique
relevance, an occasion of unalloyed joy.  It was celebrated
with an éclat rivalling that of household son or daughter's
wedding.

  In those days, a priest in the house was motive for
  considerable happiness and a source of pride.
  Unlike to-day, then the triad of teacher, priest
  and lawyer (the vernacular 'Dotor') was held in
  high esteem, looked upon with great respect, if not
  reverence.

Now, of course, with the degradation of ethical and moral
values and the accentuation of material ones for one reason
or another, the aura of those callings has somewhat dimmed,
more particularly that of priesthood.

It may not be out of context to mention here an article that
appeared not too long back in 'The New York Times' discussing
a poll carried out among American Catholic mothers regarding
sacerdotal vocations. Almost unanimously, there was dismay
at the thought their sons might become priests, among the
motives cited being that they would not make money, they
would not give them any grandchildren, etc. One went to the
point of saying she would be very disappointed if it were to
happen but she would not disinherit her son!

In the decades before the Council i.e.  in the 1920s to the
1950s, Catholic religious life in Goa bubbled with intense
and varied activities and practices, most of them now
extinct, such as Apostleship of Prayer, Legion of Mary,
groups of boy and girl Crusaders, etc.

This effervescence was in no small measure fomented by a
strong contingent of clerics emanating from the Rachol
Seminary in such numbers that most churches had two Curates
besides the Vicar, and most large chapels had a resident
Chaplain.

>From the very inception of Catholicism in Goa there appears
to have been a natural inclination towards the priesthood
among the native population so that the first Goan priest
could already be ordained by 1558, barely fifty years after
Albuquerque consolidated the Portuguese hold on the State.

The oldest Seminary built in Goa was called Seminário da
Santa Fé (Seminary of the Holy Faith), in Chorão.  But, the
pestilence affecting the Island of Chorão (after it had
already emptied the City of Old Goa) necessitated the
transfer of the Seminary in 1859 to Rachol, a picturesque
village by the river, a few miles from Margão. The Seminary
was entrusted to different Orders, at different times, but,
on the expulsion of all religious Orders by the Portuguese
Prime Minister, Marques de Pombal, it was finally confided to
the secular clergy.

When the Seminary was transferred to Rachol, somewhat distant
for the people of Ilhas and Bardez, as a sop, in 1859, was
set up the Aulas Eclesiásticas de Mapuçá which in 1862 came
to be known as Aulas Filiais do Seminário de Rachol, where
the first two years of the Preparatory course were taught.

This establishment was provisionally closed in 1945, with the
creation of the Our Lady Seminary at the Saligão-Pilerne
plateau.  The preparatory course in Rachol was then
transferred to the new Seminary.

Initially the curriculum comprised only natural and moral
philosophy, dogmatic and moral theology, Gregorian chant and
Liturgy. Archbishop S. Galdino added Portuguese Grammar and
elements of rhetoric, geometry and physics. Later,
Archbishop Silva Telles complemented it with the study of
general history, geography, church history, Canon law and
Sacred Hermeneutics. Thus, the Seminary began offering a
“compleat” education equivalent to the secondary level, not
easily available elsewhere, except at the Pangim Lyceum or
the English Matriculation stream schools such as Mater Dei
in Saligão, St.  Joseph's, Arpora, the Parra High School,
etc (Loyola, Popular, Fatima, Nuvem, etc came much later.)

  This led to a marked inflation in the overall
  enrollment, specially among the people of Salcete,
  irrespective of whether the boy did or did not
  manifest any inclination towards priesthood.  It
  came to the point that by the late 30s, the total
  figure was nearing a thousand so that when the new
  Patriarch of GOA, D.  Jose da Costa Nunes first
  visited the Seminary and was apprised of the
  number, he was reported to have been mightily
  astonished and to have remarked, "This is not the
  work of God but of the devil."

The Rachol Seminar

[Goanet] The Elsie Maciel Candlelight Fund

[Mervyn Maciel]

*The Elsie Maciel Candlelight Fund:*


 I would like to thank all who have contributed so generously to this fund
which I set up with CAFOD in my dear wife's memory. Elsie was always
concerned about the lack of clean drinking water for those in the Third
World (esp. Kenya) and I am pleased that the money so far donated (£2428
and rising)  will go towards alleviating this situation. Today (16th
August) would have been our 68th Wedding Anniversary and I know how pleased
Elsie would have been to know that, thanks to your generosity, many will be
helped.  Once again - many thanks.

Anyone wishing to contribute may do so by clicking on the link below.



Elsie’s page



Mervyn Maciel

[Goanet] Bible verse for the Day

[Devak Argham]

B.I.B.L.E. - Behold I Bring Life Eternal




1 Corinthians 13:4-8



4 Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, [love] is not pompous,
it is not inflated,

5 it is not rude, it does not seek its own interests, it is not
quick-tempered, it does not brood over injury,

6 it does not rejoice over wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth.

7 It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all
things.

8 Love never fails. If there are prophecies, they will be brought to
nothing; if tongues, they will cease; if knowledge, it will be brought to
nothing.