Goa's Own Trinity
[image: Goa's Own Trinity by Eddie Fernandes.]
Nagoa Church of Holy Trinity celebrates its 450th anniversary
NAGOA-ARPORA; June 1: The parish of Holy Trinity Church, Nagoa-Bardez,
commemorated its long and cherished history of 450 years of Christian faith
on May 30, 2010, the feast of the Holy Trinity. Archbishop Felipe Neri
Ferrao presided over the solemn Mass at 5.15 pm with all the former parish
priests participating in the concelebration.
It was day of great rejoicing for the Nagoa parishioners as they witnessed
the fruitful culmination of the year-long celebrations organised to mark the
450th anniversary of the institution of their church. Way back in 1560, the
vibrant Nagoa parish, second to build its own church in Bardez, in the
footsteps of Reis Magos, helped in spreading the Christian faith across
several villages of Bardez – Nagoa, Arpora, Baga, Saligao, Parra, Anjuna,
Assagao, Siolim and Oxel.
In the early years of Christianity, the parishioners from all those villages
would trek to Nagoa for church services, sacraments and burial. Some of the
older parishioners even recollect their grandparents narrating about
Christians coming with their dead all the way from the areas beyond Goa’s
borders in the North.
Over the years, however, as the Christian flock increased under the
leadership and guidance of the Franciscan missionaries, most of the villages
built their own churches beginning with Siolim in 1568, followed by Anjuna,
Parra, Assagao and Saligao. The cluster of villages, which were once
affiliated to the Holy Trinity Church in Nagoa way back in the mid sixteenth
century, today boasts of ten beautiful churches altogether, where there
stood just a lone church. Nagoa, Arpora and Baga are the only three villages
which still stand together as one parish.
Archbishop Felipe Neri Ferrao congratulated the great parish of Nagoa for
being the fountainhead of faith for several villages in the past, while Rev
Fr Joaquim Loiola Sequeira, in his touching homily, lauded the parishioners
and their energetic parish priest Fr Simao Rodrigues.
Archbishop Ferrao also released a couple of publications brought out by the
Holy Trinity parish to mark the auspicious occasion. The first was a special
issue of the parish magazine “Svas” while the other was a commemorative book
“Goa’s Own Trinity”, which covers assorted aspects of the historic Nagoa
parish of Holy Trinity. Penned by Joel D’Souza as a tribute to his former
parish, the informative book is replete with relevant photographs besides
several illustrations and caricatures by well-known cartoonist Alexyz.
The book, price Rs.250 has been published by the Holy Trinity Church parish,
Nagoa-Arpora, Bardez. Enquiries to [email protected]
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Frederick Noronha
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