PANAJI
Appreciating the work that tiatrists put in protecting culture and educating people on various issues, Archbishop of Goa and Daman Filipe Neri Ferrão on Sunday highlighted their role in this field of giving good entertainment and promoting good values in society.
He was delivering his homily at the Eucharistic Celebration to mark the Diocesan Communications Day or Diocesan Day of Mass Media Apostolate, with some of Goa’s tiatrists at Lar de Estudantes, Altinho-Panaji, which was organised by the Diocesan Centre for Social Communications Media (DCSCM).
Tiatrists such as Prince Jacob, Francis de Tuem, Mario Menezes and Norman Cardozo (musician), Jaju, Ben Evangelist, Mathew and some well-known tiatrists participated in the programme.
Young priests who are involved in tiatrs such as Fr Milagris Dias, Fr Michael Fernandes, and Fr Doel Dias were also part of it.
Archbishop Ferrão also pointed out the troubles they have gone through during the Covid pandemic due to the lack of shows and hoped for better days for them.
He also recalled his interest and good rapport with many tiatrists, while assuring his blessings to them all. He asked them to convey his best wishes to the tiatr fraternity.
Earlier, Fr Jorge Fernandes highlighted the role of tiatrists as promoters of good values in society and called upon them to be witnesses of such values in their lives.
He encouraged them to come together to discuss issues plaguing them and society, to have a good understanding among them and to support each other unitedly. He appreciated their concern towards society and Church, conscientizing people regarding various issues, cooperation and joyful entertainment.
Fr Rony Fernandes later conducted a group discussion session through which there were many suggestions regarding helping upcoming tiatrists, having a tiatrist association, having a fund for tiatrists to support them financially especially when in need, when ill or in old age.
The tiatrists also acknowledged the great role the Church has played in protecting and promoting tiatr and they thanked the Church for its support.
The lay communications animators along with priests animators, who were present from different deaneries of the archdiocese also contributed to the discussions by giving suggestions as to how to make tiatr more appealing to future generations.
DCSCM Director Fr Barry Cardozo called upon the tiatr fraternity to join hands with the Church to spread good values and build a better society.
Stressing on the DCSCM’s vision of building a communion of communities, Fr Cardozo said the centre will always strive to build such cordial relationships with people and communities of goodwill within the archdiocese.
