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PLATINUM JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS This morning I attended the Sunday mass at the Our Lady of Desterro Church, Vasco da Gama at 8 A.M. The mass was celebrated by Fr. Hilario Fernandes, sfx, Vice Postulator, Cause of Ven. Agnelo, Society of Pilar. Incidentally, Fr. Hilario was in Desterro on a special visit to brief the parishioners on the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of Ven. Fr. Agnelo's Death Anniversary. He earlier briefed the faithful at the 6 O'clock mass too. The Platinum jubilee celebrations begin in Nov'2002 with a inaugural Mass at 4 PM in the evening followed by a cultural programme on 10th instant and the Jubilee celebrations will continue till Nov'2003. The Novenas in preparation for the Feast of Ven. Fr. Agnelo begins on 11th November, with masses being celebrated from 6.00 in the morning till 6.00 in the evening. 20th Nov, is the Death Anniversary of Fr. Agnelo, Special Masses and novena prayers will be offered on that day. The Society of Pilar, exhorts all Goans in Goa, to be a part of the Novenas and the Death Anniversary celebrations. Besides, all Goans living outside Goa and abroad are also called upon to gather in their own parish, or locality and have the Novena Service or Mass on 20th Nov or any other day convenient to them. Fr. Hilario briefly explained the different stages leading to sainthood and the progress of the process for Ven. Fr. Agnelo's canonization and highlighted the couple of recent miracle healing obtained through the intercession of Ven. Fr. Agnelo. The cases he said have been forwarded to the Postulator in Rome for further verification. He further expressed the hope that the much-needed case of cure will be found at least in this year of the Platinum Jubilee that will help the Cause of Fr. Agnelo's early Beatification. In the meanwhile, the Postulator who was handling the Cause of Fr. Agnelo in Rome for the last few years has finished his term. Sometime earlier, he had also undergone a major operation on his spine. During his term he did visit Pilar in the past and guided the Society on how to go about the devotion and investigation of the cases of cure. The process to appoint a new Postulator in Rome to carry forward the Cause of Ven. Fe. Agnelo is on. Several Projects and programmes have been planned to mark the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Viz., Operatta on the Life of Fr. Agnelo, Setting up a Museum, Fr. Agnelo's Centre of Historical Heritage, Release of Video and Audio Cassettes, erecting a gate at the Pilar Junction, constructing a permanent stage to conduct open air mass service etc. Those needing to have the literature, novena prayers or pictures, or address petitions etc and any other details, the Vice Postulator could be contacted at the below address: Fr. Hilario Fernandes, sfx. Vice Postulator, Cause of Ven. Agnelo, Society of Pilar, Pilar-Goa 403 203 INDIA. Daniel F. de Souza Vasco da Gama. ======================================================================== To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet ======================================================================== For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e-mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead!
