Goa to get Konkani Bible

Church in Goa to print complete Bible in Romi script

Ref No.:- DCBA 13/2005-06
08–07–2005.
CP/1261/2005

ULO

Akhem Povitr Pustok chhapunk duddvanchi khori goroz asa ti polleun ami hi ievzonn mandun ghetanv ani amchea Padri bhavamnim ani loukikamnim hea kamak aplo sogllo tenko diunk magtanv.

Panjim, 10.7.2005

+ Filipe Neri Ferrao
Arsebisp - Patriark

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POVITR PUSTOK ROMI LIPINT

Mogall Padri Vigar / Kopelanv / Kur,

Jezuchi xanti ani maiemogacho nomoskar. “Bori Khobor porgottunk mhaka zalear êk kaido” – oxem sangta amkam Bhagevont Paulu.

Zaitim vorsam porian ami ravtaleanv to Adlo Korar toiar zait ailo ani novean topaslolo Novo Korar-ui chhapunk toiar asa. Anik koslich motti addkhôll iena zalear, akhem Povitr Pustok hem gonvllik voros sompchê adim amchê porjechea hatant ghalunk amchi axa ani anvddo. Dhormprantik Porixodechea mona pormannem hem Povitr Pustok dôr-eka ghorabeant bhitôr kaddunk amchi itsa.

Dôr eka Povitr Pustokachea chhap’pacho khorch don’xim voir Rupia zata punn amchi ievzonn asa unnem molak vikunk. Hê porim tem viktem gheunk, konnakuch addkhôll zaina zaunk ani sompeponnim Povitr Pustok sogllea ghorabeamnim pavunk.

Punn, “dolle pavtat ani hat pavonant” tosli amchi gôt zal’li asa. Akhem Povitr Pustok chhapunk khub poixanchi goroz asa. Bhaile duddu maglear aiz-kal, te diunchê adim, amchea ganvchea lokan kitle dileat tem zanno zaunk sôdtat. Tedna kitem zobab diuncho ho amkam proxn poddta. Dekhunuch amchi êk ievzonn asli ani ti xarthi pavounk tumcho adar amkam zai. Dôr eka ganvant amchim “Fabricas” ani “Konfrari” asat ani zaitê pavtti tanchê lagim khub duddu asta. Tea bhair amchea dhormachi porgôttni korop, tanchem ek mukhel kam’. Tumi tanchi êk zomat addaun, tankam hea amchea kamachi niz goroz dakhoun diun ani hea amchea kamak tancho sohokar amkam kitlo gorjecho ani molacho tem tanchea monant haddun, hea amchea kamak tumcho adar diunk ami magtanv. Khorem mhollear, hem kam’ amchem soglleanchem – dôr eka Kristanvachem. Hê porim amchi denngi hea Borea kamak diunche nanv? Jerul ditoleanv mhonn mhaka khatri asa. Konn bore monache monis tumchê firgojent asat tancho-i adar amkam dhaddun diat.

Tumcheô cheques / D. D. hea pot’tear dhaddcheô:
Secretary DCBA, Canara Bank, A / C No. 6272, Old Goa.

Ho ulo tumchea kanar poddun tacho foll ieunk amchim magnnim.

Tumcho ixtt Jezuchê sevent,

Pri. Manuel Gomes
Chittnis,
Povitr Pustokachea Vavrachi Somiti

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Retreat Preacher Fr. Elias Serious

Fr. Elias Sequeira meets with accident, condition serious

Popular retreat preacher Father Elias Sequeira is reported to have met with an accident a short while ago. The Priest has been admitted to Father Muller hospital, Mangalore and his condition is said to be very serious. The accident appears to have damaged both his legs, a source has reported. Further details are awaited.

Father Elias is associated with the Jeevan Jyothi retreat team and preaches missions all over Karnataka, mainly in the dioceses of Chikmaglur, Mangalore and Bangalore.

Prayers for his speedy recovery are requested.

Diocesan College to Construct Chapel

St. Joseph Engineering College Campus to have Chapel

St. Joseph Engineering College at Vamanjoor (SJEC), Mangalore will have a chapel inaugurated in its campus on Christmas Day 2006, Fr. Robert Crasta, spiritual animator of MangaloreCatholics.org reported in the Konkanifriends egroup. The college which is a unit of the Catholic Diocese of Mangalore, currently has about 640 Christian Students, most of whom according to Fr. Crasta, come from villages and poor background. "They are doing well in their studies due to the facilities provided by the diocese in the hostels. Many of them are extended concessions in the payment of their bills", Fr. Crasta noted in his email.

The college, started in 2002, is the only Christian Engineering college in the Diocese and the first in Karnataka. It currently has an annual intake of 300 students and offers BE degree courses in four brances of engineering - Electrical (60), Electronics (90), Computers (60) and Mechanical (90). The first batch has one more semester to go before they complete their course.

More information about the college can be had from their website at : http://sjec.ac.in/

At Konkani Catholics, we are pleased to have students from SJEC with us. We wish them all the best in the ongoing semester exams. May the construction of the chapel increase faith and virtue and help promote a Christian culture among all connected with the Catholic institution.

Konkani Catholics Gets Website

Konkani Catholics Now Has Own Website

The Konkani Catholics eGroup now has its own website at http://www.konkanicatholics.com. The website, which was the long desire of its members, was made possible by the prayers and assistance of both members and wellwishers.

The provisional launch of the site on the feast of the Epiphany (Jan 6, 2006) is regarded as the work of Divine providence and the members of the Konkani Catholics family are ever grateful for the opportunity to manifest themselves, united with Christ, as light to the world.

Visit : http://www.konkanicatholics.com (Visit and use "Ctrl + D" to Bookmark)

The forgiveness of Sins

Do I need to confess?

Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. (Acts 2:38). We receive forgiveness of sins from the merits of the sacrifice of Jesus on Calvary. In the Church, Christ left us two means of receiving forgiveness - one is Baptism. So Peter wrote, "Baptism which is prefigured, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body, but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ" (1 Pet 3:21). For sins committed after baptism, a different sacrament is needed. Continue reading...

Posted by Jeneview Lasrado

Infant Jesus Shrine Decennial Celebration

Infant Jesus Shrine to webcast decennial celebration

The annual feast and the decennial celebrations of the Infant Jesus Shrine at Carmel Hills, Mangalore will be observed on January 12. The shrine which has been attracting hundreds of thousands of devotees in the last 10 years has made all arrangements to provide, for the first time, a real time broadcast of the solemn festive celebrations at its website www.infantjesusmangalore.com. The grand festive mass will be celebrated by the recently appointed Bishop of Gulbarga, Most Rev. Dr. Robert Miranda.

The festive celebrations will be preceeded by a nine-day novena starting January 3rd. The schedule of Novena and Celebrations is as follows:

Grand Annual Feast of Infant Jesus and the Decennial Jubilee of the Shrine [1996 - 2006]
January 3	Commencement of Novena for Infant Jesus
January 12	Decennial Jubilee and Annual Feast

Mass timings during the Novena days :

Morning	7.30	Konkani Mass	January 8, Sunday	7.15	Mass & Novena
	9.00			9.00	Novena & Sermon
	10.30			10.00	Novena & Sermon (English)
Evening	5.00	English		11.00	Mass & Novena
	6.00	Konkani		12.00	Novena & Sermon (Kannda)
	7.15	Kannada

Mass Timings during the Grand Feast on Thursday, the 12th January

6.00	Mass & Novena (Konkani)
7.00	Mass & Novena (Malayalam)
8.00	Mass & Novena (Konkani)
9.00	Mass & Novena (English)
10.15	Mass & Novena (Konkani) (Only for the sick)
11.30	Mass & Novena (Konkani)
12.30	Mass & Novena (Kannada)
1.30	Prayer Services (Kannada)
6.00	Grand Feast Mass

New Year Greetings Poem

New Year Greetings in Poem

Wishing you joy of 12 months
That may bring you happiness
Showers of God’s Blessings
To assemble completeness

Great dreams of 52 weeks
That may spread love and peace
Say a prayer to His Holiness
To bring us together to rejoice

Success of 365 days
That may help sharing the needy
By asking pardon for our sins
To be blessed abundantly

Good health for 8760 hours
That may help serving the sick
Praise Him for He is meek
His softness and kindness

Good luck of 525600 minutes
That you may count on Jesus
Leave yourself into His hands
His formation is abundance

Love of 3153600 seconds
That may help to spread peace
A Very happy New Year 2006
Heavenly Father tender your grace

Posted by Christine Pinto

JY Podcast 'Youth Vibes' Launched!

'Youth Vibes' - Jesus Youth launches Podcast

On New Year's day, Jesus Youth announced the launch of its podcast 'Youth Vibes'. "The birth of the new year will also mark the entry of Jesus Youth into a new media - the fast growing new age media of podcasting", Mr. Manoj Sunny, the International Co-ordinator of Jesus Youth, announced.

While "the pilot episode will center around the personal experiences of different Jesus Youth, later episodes will cover a whole range of aspects relevant to young people today" the note on JOYnet, Jesus Youth's egroup, observed.

According to the website information, the weekly podcast updated every monday, would feature "youth responses to current issues and spirituality" and would "offer a common platform for young people across the world who are committed to living a Christ-centred life."

The podcast may be downloaded from http://www.jesusyouth.org/podcast.

What is a podcast?

A podcast is simply a web feed of audio files (although increasingly people are applying the term to video and other media) that is placed on the Internet for anyone to download. It's usually possible to download the files directly from the website, just as one would normally do; however, special programs called podcatchers exist that let users subscribe to podcasts in order to automatically download and store the media files for later playback.

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Indian Catholic missionaries killed in 2005

5 Indians among 26 Catholic missionaries killed in 2005

Rome, Dec. 30, 2005 (CWNews.com) - Twenty-six Catholic priests, religious, and lay catechists were killed while serving the Church in the year 2005, according to year-end statistics furnished by the Congregation for Evangelization.

Each year the Fides news agency, an arm of the Vatican Congregation, publishes a list of the year's "martyrs for the faith." In 2004, there were 16 people on the list; for 2005 the list in nearly twice as long. In previous years Fides had listed 30 slain evangelists in 2000, 33 in 2001, 25 in 2002, and 29 in 2003.

In this year's list Fides includes 1 bishop, 20 priests, 2 nuns, 2 monks, and 1 lay catechist.

The annual list compiled by Fides includes only Church personnel, and thus does not necessarily account for all lay Catholics who die for the faith. The list includes missionaries who knowingly accepted the risks of serving in areas where violence can occur, even if their deaths might be attributed to accidents or ordinary crimes such as robbery.

The Americas saw the greatest bloodshed among Catholic missionaries in 2005. (The Vatican treats North and South America as a single continent.) There were 8 priests, 2 nuns, and 2 monks killed in Latin America. Colombia, where 4 priests and 1 nun died violently, was the single bloodiest country. But Church personnel also died in Mexico, Brazil, and Jamaica.

Africa also saw considerable violence against Catholic evangelists, with 1 bishop, 6 priests, and 1 lay evangelist dying, in Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo-Brazzaville, and Nigeria.

In Asia there were 3 priests killed in India, and 1 in Indonesia.

Nor was Europe spared: 1 priest was killed in Brussels, and 1 in Moscow. The Americas also furnished the greatest number of "martyrs for the faith" on the Fides list, with 10. Colombia and India each saw 5 natives killed.

The complete list includes:

1. Father Thomas Richard Heath, an American Dominican priest, killed by gunmen during a robbery in Kisumu, Kenya on January 13.

2. Father Thomas Harsidiyono, killed in another apparent robbery attempt in Java, Indonesia, on January 14.

3. Father Jan Hermanovsky, a Slovakian priest serving in Russia, killed by intruders at his parish in Brjansk on January 20.

4. Father Manuel Delgado, a Franciscan priest, whose badly beaten body was found outside Cuidad Juarez, Mexico, on February 6.

5. Sister Dorothy Stang, and American sister of Notre Dame and naturalized Brazilian citizen, was killed at Anapu, Brazil, on February 12. An outspoken defender of indigenous tribes, she had received several death threats before her assassination.

6. Father Mathew Uzhuthal, an Indian priest, died on May 1 as the result of multiple stabbing wounds he had received 19 days earlier when he was assailed by a young man with a long criminal record at his rectory in Patna, India.

7. Father Rene de Haes, a Belgian Jesuit priest who had served in Africa since 1959, was killed by gunfire as he drove north of Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 7.

8. Father Robert De Leener, a Belgian priest, was killed on June 5 by a homeless man whom he had invited into his rectory in Brussels.

9. Bishop Luigi Locati, an Italian native who was preparing to retire after 40 years in the missions, was killed on July 14 near the office where he worked as apostolic vicar of the Isiolo diocese. The bishop had received death threats after taking disciplinary action against his own diocesan priests; a priest was arrested for the killing.

10. Msgr. Luis Enrique Rojas, died on July 21, three weeks after being fatally wounded by robbers at the cathedral rectory in Barranquila, Colombia. Msgr. Rojas had survived another assault in December 2004.

11. Father Paulo Henrique Machado, a Brazilian priest, was killed by unknown assailants near Rio de Janeiro on July 25. Although money and a wristwatch were taken from his body, police believe that the killing was prompted by his active denunciation of human-rights abuses and drug trafficking.

12. Father Godwin Okwesili, a Nigerian priest, was killed by intruders at his parish in Lago on August 2.

13. Father Vicente Rozo Bavona, a Colombian priest, was killed along with Father Jesus Emilio Mora on August 15, when rebel guerrillas ambushed the car in which they were driving to celebrate Mass.

14. Father Jesus Emilio Mora, a Colombian priest, died witih Father Bavona (above) on August 15.

15. Father Jesus Adrian Sanchez, also a Colombian priest, was killed on August 18 by a rebel guerrilla who burst into a classroom where he was teaching religious education, in the Chaparral region.

16. Father Francois Djikulo, was killed sometime in August by rebels in Mutendele, in the Democratic Republic, as he attempted a personal peace initiative. He died alongside his lay associate, Simon Kayimbi, apparently after brutal treatment.

17. Simon Kayimbi, a Congolese lay catechist, died with Father Dikulo (above) in August.

18. Father Mathew Nellickal, an Indian priest and vicar general of the Tezpur diocese, was found dead at his home on September 3. He had been severely beaten--according to police, by a priest who was refused an assignment in the diocese.

19. Father Giuseppe Bessone, an Italian missionary priest, was killed by a young robber at his parish in Blumenau, Brazil, on September 2.

20. Father Angelo Redaelli, an Italian Franciscan priest serving in Africa, was killed by a mob in Owando, in Congo-Brazzaville, on September 12.

21. Father Ignazio Bara, an Indian priest, was killed on September 12 when he tried to intervene during an attack by Hindu fundamentalists on Christian villagers in Simdega, India.

22. Father Luis Velasquez Romero, a Mexican priest, was killed by gunmen in Tijuana on October 25. The killers are believed to have been involved in drug trafficking.

23. Sister Suresh Barwa, an Indian nun of the Missionaries of the Poor, was killed alongside Brother Marco Candelario Lasbuna in Kingston, Jamaica, on October 27.

24. Marco Candelario Lasbuna, a native of the Philippines who was also a member of the Missionaries of Charity, died with Sister Barwa (above) on October 27. The two were killed by a single bullet, shot by an unknown attacker, as they worked in the kitchen of a community residence.

25. Sister Margarita Vásquez Sandino, a Colombian nun, was killed on November 11 in Medellin as she was traveling to visit a sick relative. The motive was believed to be robbery.

26. Father Philip Valayam, a Salesian priest from India, was killed by intruders in the rectory of the parish where he was serving in Nairobi, Kenya, when he returned home after celebrating midnight Mass for Christmas.

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Fr George experiences God's protecting presence

Father George relates his experience in the North East

While serving as a missionary in Assam, I once found myself travelling fom Assam to Manipur. The presence of many militant groups in the North East, required me to halt at a certain location from where I was to proceed to my destination escorted by a convoy of 50 to 60 vehicles and the army.

Due to the delay of my first bus, I missed the 8am connecting bus and was now stranded in this place till the arrival of the next bus at 11am. Feeling hungry, I left my luggage at the bus stop to find some bread to eat.

At some distance I found some people engaged in a quarrel and all of a sudden one of them fell down. In the next moment, another dropped and I realised that they were being fired at.

Panic gripped everyone, as they rushed to the nearest hiding place. I quickly joined two other people and moved into a grocery shop where we locked ourselves up from the inside using the vertical wooden planks. Four of us, including the shopkeeper and another fat person, struggled for space among the rice, wheat and dal sacks.

The noisy scene outside continued for a while. Half an hour later, we decided to see if the situation outside had calmed down. As the shopkeeper removed one plank, two bullets shot right in, hitting the fat person standing in front of me and scraping over another person's foot.

The fat man got the shot in his belly and blood was now soaking his shirt. We made space for him to lie down. In the meantime, we saw that the Police and Military forces had arrived at the spot and so with raised voices, we started asking to step out. However, the police inisted that we remain inside but we tried to tell them that one of us was injured with a bullet. Then they asked us to get the injured person out which I did, along with the shopkeeper.

With fear gripping at this moment, I thanked God as I realised the experience of his powerful protecting presence. Had it not been for the other man in front of me, I would have been hit and who knows what would have been my fate. But more than that, it was the thought of my earlier 6 travels through that place that came back to me. On every one of those occassions, I had passed unharmed, yet it was only on this occassion that I realized that the Lord had really been present with me at every moment.

For though I should walk in the midst of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evils, for thou art with me.
Thy rod and thy staff, they have comforted me.
(Psalms 22(23): 4, DRV)

Posted by Anthony Prem Soares

Tags: Testimony Catholic God Jesus Missionary Religion Faith Priest Militant Prayer India

Papal Prayer Intentions for 2006

Holy Father's Prayer Intentions for 2006

January

General: That the effort to bring about the full communion of Christians may foster reconciliation and peace among all the peoples of the earth.

Missionary: That Christians may know how to welcome migrants with respect and charity, recognizing in each person the image of God.


February

General: That the International Community may be ever more aware of the urgent duty to bring an end to the trafficking of human beings.

Missionary: That in the Missions the lay faithful may recognize the need to serve their own country with greater commitment also in its political and social life.


March

General: That young people who are searching for the sense of life may be understood, respected and accompanied with patience and love.

Missionary: That, throughout the Church, there may grow that shared missionary awareness, which favors the collaboration and exchange of those who work in the missions.


April

General: That the individual, social and political rights of women may be respected in every nation.

Missionary: That the Church in China may carry out its evangelizing mission serenely and in full freedom.


May

General: That the abundance of the gifts the Holy Spirit bestows on the Church may contribute to the growth of peace and justice in the world.

Missionary: That in the mission countries those responsible for the public institutions may, with suitable laws, promote and defend human life from its conception to its natural termination.


June

General: That Christian families may lovingly welcome every child who comes into existence and surround the sick and the aged, who need care and assistance, with affection.

Missionary: That Pastors and the Christian faithful may consider inter-religious dialogue and the work of acculturation of the Gospel as a daily service to promote the cause of the evangelization of Peoples.


July

General: That all those who are in prison, and especially young people, may receive the necessary support from society to help them rediscover a sense to their own existence.

Missionary: That in the mission territories, different ethnic and religious groups may live in peace and together build a society inspired by hu­man and spiritual values.


August

General: That orphans may not lack the care necessary for their human and Christian formation.

Missionary: That the Christian faithful may be aware of their own missionary vocation in every environment and circumstance.


September

General: That those who use the means of social communication may always do so conscientiously and responsibly.

Missionary: That in the mission territories the entire People of God may recognize that permanent formation is their own priority.


October

General: That all those who are baptized may mature in their faith and manifest it through clear, coherent and courageous choices in life.

Missionary: That the celebration of World Missionary Day may everywhere increase the spirit of missionary animation and cooperation.


November

General: That, everywhere in the world, an end be put to all forms of terrorism.

Missionary: That through the effort of believers, together with living forces of society, the new and old chains which prevent the development of the African Continent may be broken.


December

General: That Christ, meek and humble of heart, may inspire those responsible for nations to use power wisely and responsibly.

Missionary: That in every part of the world missionaries may live out their vocation with joy and enthusiasm, faithfully following in Christ's footsteps.

Posted by Alfred de Tavares

Tags: Pope Papal Prayer Intentions 2006 Catholic Church Mission Missionary Faith

The Konkani Catholics Blog

A blog for all Konkani Catholic Christians around the world

Mission Sunday this year (23rd Oct, 2005), saw the launching of a very special mission among Konkani Christians. It was christened "Konkani Catholics" after those whom it meant to reach out to. Konkani Catholics started off with a very successful eGroup which has become the common interactive platform for all members. All Konkani speaking Catholics around the world, can request free membership from the website.

This blog has been introduced to complement the egroup and in order to provide members with yet another platform to exhibit their talents. Announcements related to Konkani Catholics and other inspirational posts may also find their place here.

Incidentally this blog is launched on the Feast of the Holy Family (Dec 30, 2005), which places before us a great model, whose love and unity we wish to imitate as one large family endeavouring to live faithfully, the will of God in our lives. We extend this invitation to all Konkani Catholics of Goa, Mangalore, Karwar, Mumbai (Bombay), Udupi and those spread around the world who would like to live and grow in the holy Catholic faith in obedience to the teachings of the Church. In a very special way we invite the Konkani Clergy, Religious, Deacons, Seminarians, members of various pious associations, movements, initiatives, prayer groups and all Lay persons to join us!

Join Here!

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