It’s a thumbs up for religious unity in Goa, but a thumbs down for the truth and reality.
Roland. > On May 12, 2023, at 5:12 AM, Frederick Noronha <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Here's an academic debate which has spilled over to the columns of the local > newspapers (Herald/O Heraldo): > > Milagris and Lairai: fostering the bond of divine unity > Sushila Sawant Mendes > QUOTE: Goencho Sahib unites us all. We have many such unifying factors. Every > generation of the people of Assolna, Velim and Cuncolim have grown up with > the belief that the Goddess Shantadurga of Fatorpa is the sister of Saude > Saibin of the Church of Our Lady of Health in Cuncolim. The festival of the > Sontrios in Cuncolim and the devotional visits of the Catholics to this > temple is a graphic representation of this undying belief. Tomorrow is both > the feast of Milagres Saibin at Mapusa and the Shree Devi Lairai Zatra at > Shirigao, both to be celebrated on the same day after thirteen years, on > April 24 this year. UNQUOTE > https://www.heraldgoa.in/Edit/By-invitation/Milagris-and-Lairai-fostering-the-bond-of-divine-unity-/204119 > > Mary to Mira: Just a sound away? > Oscar de Noronha > QUOTE The article titled ‘Milagris and Lairai: fostering the bond of divine > unity’, by historian Dr Sushila Sawant Mendes (O Heraldo, April 23, 2023) > has added to the myth rather than clarified it. One would expect to be > enlightened on the origin of the statue of Our Lady of Miracles (Milagr > Saibinn, in Konkani), or the story of the Seven Sisters, or even be favoured > with a sociological or anthropological explanation; but that was not to be. > At any rate, as a lay reader, I wish to raise a few issues about its > interface with Catholic practices in Goan society. UNQUOTE > https://www.heraldgoa.in/Edit/Mary-to-Mira-Just-a-sound-away/204861 > [Thanks to Eddie Fernandes' goanvoice.org.uk for pointing to this link] > > -- > FN * +91-9822122436 * 784 Saligao 403511 Bardez Goa > > ------------------- YouTube Channels ------------------- > FN https://www.youtube.com/c/FrederickFNNoronha/videos > or https://bit.ly/FNOnYouTube > FN1 https://bit.ly/FNVideos1 FN2 https://bit.ly/FNVideos2 > ------------------- ------------------- ---------------- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Goa-Research-Net" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CAMCR53%2BkLk7nQpoLJjrY4DTOL-LOCeA5_sAyvxE1yFZ3RiQ1ig%40mail.gmail.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Goa-Research-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/DA26D8DA-D797-4F0E-A1C5-DF281715988A%40gmail.com.
