Ven. Fr. Agnelo D'Souza Jayanti celebration - 144th birthday!

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Ven. Fr. Agnelo D'Souza Jayanti celebration - 144th birthday, went on well, attended by over a thousand people. Besides locals and people from Bardez, five bus loads of Ven Fr. Agnelo's ardent devotees arrived from South Goa to attend the event.

The main celebrant of the Solemn Mass was His Grace Dr. Henry D'Souza, Bishop of the Bellary Diocese, who came all the way from the Karnataka State to participate in the celebration. In his homily, the Bishop told the packed gathering that our attention should not be on the miracle required for his beatification but on the saintly example he has left for us to imitate - the beatification and canonization would follow. The Bishop appealed the congregation to emulate Ven. Fr. Agnelo in his humility and to love our neighbor like he always did. Bishop Henry is very humble and jovial. He mingled freely with the people and greeted them with a broad smile, as they sought his blessings.

 

Rev. Fr. Kyriel D’Souza, the Provincial of Goa region, explained to the gathering the process of beatification of Ven. Fr. Agnelo, which requires a medically convincing miracle. He asked people not to lose faith and requested everyone to continue to pray for his beatification.

Fr. Thomas Gonsalves, the Parish Priest of St. Michael Church, Anjuna, who was instrumental in arranging the event and also the visit of the Bishop (he was his classmate), appreciated the Bishop’s visit to Gaumvaddi, the birth place of Ven. Fr. Agnelo, and hoped his homily would encourage everyone to continue Ven. Fr. Agnelo’s devotion more fervently. He also thanked co-celebrants of the Mass and residents of Gaumvaddi for their untiring work and support in connection with the event and even otherwise. He further reminded the gathering that there is a weekly novena of Ven. Fr. Agnelo in the Chapel of St. John the Baptist on Thursdays, which begins with prayers at 4:30 pm followed by mass at 5:00 pm.

I wrote and delivered the following address in Konkani after the Mass, which was appreciated by many, including the Bishop:

"Bhov Manêst Bisp Saibano, Dotor Henry D’Souza, Manest Pilar Sonstecho Sorv Vhoddil, Padr Francisco Carvalho, Goa Province-acho Vhoddil, Padr Kyriel D’Souza, amchê igorjecho Vigar, Padr Thomas Gonsalves, padri-bhavano, madri-bhoinnano ani mogacheano, tumkam soggleank Dev bori sanz ani Maiê-mogacho ievkar!

Aiz ami hangasor ekttovleanv, Man’eavont Padr Agnelachi dhobajik Jayanti – ekxem chouve-cheallis-vo zolm dis (144th birthday) monovunk ani hantunt bhag ghevunk, Karnatak rajean thavn mud’dom’ aileat, Bhov Manêst Dotor Henry D’Souza, Bellary Diocezicho Bisp Saib.

Janerache 21ver, ek hozar oixim ekonn-sot’tor vorsa (1869), Budhvara, sanjechea 7 vaztam, amchea mannkulea Anjuna ganvant, Gaumvaddint , Minguel Arcanjo Mariano de Souza ani Maria Sinforosa Perpetua Magalhães hanger, ek porzollit babulo zolmolo, ani aiz to ek noketr koxem sogllea sonvsarak porzollta. To dis St. Agnesachê porbecho asun, bhurgeak “Agnel” vo ‘supurlo mendro’, hem nanv taka bês-borem boslem. Mornachea  sonkottant to aslo dekun, taka ghorantuch bautizm’ dilo. Devachea upkaran Agnel babulo boro zalo ani Fevrerache 13ver, ek hozar oixim ekonn-sot’tor vorsa (1869), Anjunche igorjent, taka bautizm’ dilo, ani Agnelo Gustavo Adolf hem nanv dilem. To nnov (9) bhurgeam modlo sovo – att (8) chedde ani ek (1) cheddum.

Supurloch astanna, Agnela sovem bhoktiponnancheo ani dhormik jivit xikpacheo khunna disti poddleot. Avoichê manddieruch, Agnel magnnem korunk xiklo, ani tichea hatak dhorun, neamit igorje vochunk laglo; tichech dekin, Devache ani peleache sêvek aplem jivit orpunk pavlo. Agnel gineanan huxear aslo; iskolant to poilo ietalo. Ganvantlim avoi-bapui aplea bhurgeank Agnelachi dekh ghevnk laitalim. Tachem bhokti jivit lipun urlem nam; tem tachea tivan, Padr Lazaro Fortunat-an pollevn, ‘Agnel ek dis padri zatolo’ oxem bakit kelem.

Agnel ikra (11) vorsancho astanna tacho bapui ontorlo ani don vorsam uprant tachi avoi ontorli. Tedna, Agnelak vhoddantlo vhodd dokho boslo, karonn, avoi tachi chodd apurbai kortali. He vhôddle familichi zobabdari tachea paichea bhavan ghetli, ani tovui somplea uprant, Agnelachea vhoddlea bhavan, Pri. Manuelinhan, aplea padriponnachea munniarponna xivai, familik samballchi zobabdari ghetli. Pri Manuelinhan aplea dakttea bhavachem bhoktiponn ani xegunn pollevn, Agnel vaddlea uprant, ek dis taka padri zavpachi khoxi asa zalear vicharlem. Agnelan zabab dilo: “Hoi, Devak zai zalear, mhaka padri zavpachi khoxi asa.”

Adlea Goeam, Santa Monikachea Motthant, Goenchea Arsebispan ani Udentechea Patriark Saiban, Dom Antonio Sebastião Valentin-an, Dezembrache 19ver, ek hozar oixim ani nnov’vot vorsa (1890), Agnelak Up-Prodhana Sevokachi makhnni dili.

Agnelak fokot padri zavpachi khoxi nasli, punn Dhormik Sonvsthent bhitor sorun, odik sopurnnaien jieunk to ontrektalo. Punn tea kallar Goeant ekui dhormik sonvstha nasli. Dekhun, tannem Pilarche Diosezan, Sant Francisk Xavieracheam Misionaranche Sovsthent, rigunk ievjilem.

Julaiche 17ver, ek hozar oixim sat’tian-nnov vorsa (1897), Agnelak Pilar Sonvsthent umedvar koso ghetlo. Dezembrache 18ver, teach vorsa, Dom Antonio Sebastiao Valente, Arsebispan, Prodhan Sevokachi makhnni taka dili, ani Maiache 22ver, ek hozar oixim att’tian-nnov vorsa (1898), tannem Pilarche Misionari Sonvsthent poileo angonvnneo keleot.

Agnelak Sonvaradis, Setembrache 24ver, ek hozar oixim nnoiann-nnoi vorsa (1899), Dom Valente Arsebispan, Adlea Goeam, Se Katedralant, Padriponnachi Makhnni dili ani lamb retir kortoch, apleam ghorcheam ani ixttam hujir, Pilarchea Mothant, tannem Poilem Mis bhettoilem.

Padr Agnel Jezuchea Povitr Kallzachi ani Povitr Sonvskarachi vhodd bhokti kortalo. Tabernakla mukhar horanchim horam dimbier sartalo. Dukhest Saibinnichi bhokti kortalo; tichea adharan, apnnank padriponnachem apovnnem ailem mhonnttalo.

Padr Agnel xegunni vortovlo; onbhavarteank to konverter kortalo. Ek vhoddlo pregador mhonn tachi kirti gazli. Tache sermanv soglleank avoddttale. To ogeponnan jietalo; kuddin ekdom’ oskot also; choltanna loktalo punn polputrant pavtoch tacho tallo gaztalo. Tache sermanv dharunn kallzam-monam bodoltalo. Padr. Agnel provochon korunk ani Xubhvortoman porgottunk zolmol’lea porim, Devan taka polputrant thavn monam bodolchi podvi diloli. Tachea sermanv-am vorvim, zaite patki lok, kumsarak ietalet. Jezuchea Dongra voilea sermanv-a porim, Padr. Agnelacho sermanv lokak lagtoli xikovnn divun, kallzam movallaitalo.

Novembrache 20ver, ek hozar nnovxim sat’ta vis vorsa (1927), Povitr Kallzache porbe disa, sokallim panch (5) vaztam, sangateam hujir Padr. Agnelan aplo atmo, Devache adin kelo.

Padr Agnel tum, pregador vhoddlo; Raitura tuvem jiv soddlo ani Raiturche cimitirint tuka purlo, punn Pilarcho convent tujea ravnneak tuvem vinchun kaddlo. Devosanv tujem, xara-xaranim; rupkar tuzo, ghara-gharanim; piddevont bore zaleat hozaranim, Padr. Agnel tujeam milagrinim

Anjuna tuzo zolmancho ganv, ak’kea sonvsarak gazta tujem nanv. Tum bhagivont khoro, milagrincho turo, bhavarteancho tum alaxiro.

Aiz sogllea dhormancho lok, Goeant, Bharatant tosoch bhailea desamnim, khothkotean magtat Padr Agnel tum veginch sant zalear puro.

Padr Agnelachem jivit amkam ek nomunno zanvdi ani ami-i tache porim bhoktiponnan jieunk Devachi kurpa magum-ia.

Dev borem korunv.”

 

Moi-mogan,

Domnic Fernandes
Gaumvaddi, Anjuna, Goa
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