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![Mae de Deus Church, Saligao, Goa [ Sketch by Mel D'Souza ]](http://www.saligaoserenade.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/mae_de_deus_church3.jpg "Mae de Deus Church, Saligao, Goa [Sketch by Mel D'Souza ©]")
Celebrating the history, traditions, culture, folklore and people of Saligao – a colourful village in Goa, India
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Essays Selected and Edited by Val Souza
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First Mass in Saligao Church: In the new Saligao Church, on 27 November 1873, there was a solemn High Mass with a choir and music in honour of the Patroness of the Church. After the Gospel reading, the well-known preacher and one of the greatest luminaries of the Goan clergy…[Read the entire essay] |
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Saligao in the Holy Land: I suggested to Salvador that a picture of the Saligao Church with the image of Mae de Deus could be installed in one of the churches in the Holy Land. The group was introduced to the Capuchin Friar at the Basilica of Our Lady of the Annunciation in Nazareth. The Friar agreed…[Read the entire essay] |
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Blending compassion with toughness: Shortly after this prank, Aquino was nearly killed by lightning. He was walking to a friend’s place along a palm-fringed causeway through open paddy fields when lightning struck a nearby coconut tree. The shock…[Read the entire essay] |
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The vendor of church wine: The loja or shop which grandfather Lourenco Caetano owned at Rua Jose Falcao, close to Panjim Church, was the first one ever owned by a villager from Saligao in the capital city, and it become famous because of a special wine which had a label printed by him and…[Read the entire essay] |
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