OLD GOA
The Novena to commemorate the 93rd death anniversary of Venerable Agnelo de Souza began from November 11 and will go on till November 20.
According to a press note, devotees will not be able to participate in the Novena on the Pilar hillock this year due to Covid-19 restrictions. However, arrangements have been made to telecast and live stream all Masses. The Masses are available on GCTV, CCRTV and other channels including the YouTube channel of the Society of Pilar.
The general theme for the celebration of the Novena is “Venerable Agnelo “ Missionary and Witness of Hope”.
Every day the Konkani Mass will be televised and live-streamed at 7 am, while the English mass at 6.30 pm.
Masses in other languages will also be televised and live-streamed. On November 20, the death anniversary of Venerable Agnelo, the following masses will be celebrated: Konkani Mass at 7 am will be celebrated by Fr Aleixo Menezes, Rector of Rachol Seminary.
The English Mass at 6.30 pm will be celebrated by Fr Sebastiao Mascarenhas, Superior General of the Society of Pilar, while Fr Tony Fernandes, Vice-Postulator of the Cause of Ven Agnelo de Souza will celebrate the 4.30 am mass in Konkani at the Rachol Church.
The other masses for the day are as follows: Tamil (9.30 am), Marathi (10.30 am), Hindi (11.30 am), Malayalam (3 pm) and Gujarati (4 pm).
