Saligao Serenade

by Fr. Nascimento Mascarenhas

A great joy, a feeling of exaltation, a festive aura seemed to permeate and spur the village of Saligao. The day had an electrifying effect that charged everyone with nonpareil happiness. The village seemed to have woken up on the morning of November 26, 1873, as one unique and compact mass to celebrate the great day in its history, and to render the greatest possible homage to Our Lady Mae de Deus under whose mantle protection and maternal care all of the village would be placed from this day. Read the rest of this entry »

by Fr. Nascimento Mascarenhas

For the Golden Jubilee extravaganza of the Church of Saligao in 1923, it was unanimously decided that Manuel Antonio de Mendonca from Cotula (affectionately referred to as Manuelinho) would be the right person to plan and execute the entire affair. And this he did superbly. Read the rest of this entry »