PANAJI
Penitential Procession of Saints (Santanchem Pursanv) that takes place in the fifth week of Lent, and will be held this year on March 27 at 4.30 pm at St Andrew’s Church at Goa Velha with the participation of people from various walks of life. Fr Emidio Pinto, parish priest of St Andrew’s Church will deliver the homily during the mass, followed by the procession of the saints, beginning with the tau and crossed arms, a symbol of the Franciscan order, followed by around 31 statues of the saints will be kept open for the public veneration on March 27, 28 and 29 at the St Andrew’s Church, Goa Velha. On March 28 there will be masses at 7 am, 9 am and 4 pm and on March 29 the mass will be at 7 am in the church.
