SAINTS OF THE MONTH

Sts. Joachim and Anne - July 26
Parents of Our Lady

By tradition Joachim and Anne are considered to be the names of the parents of Mary, the Mother of God. Whatever their names or the facts of their lives, the truth is that it was the parents of Mary who nurtured Mary, taught her, brought her up to be a worthy Mother of God. It was their teaching that led her to respond to God's request with faith, "Let it be done to me as you will." It was their example of parenting that Mary must have followed as she brought up her own son, Jesus.

St. John Vianney - 4th August

Universally known as the "Cure of Ars)," St. John Mary Vianney was ordained a priest in 1815. Three years later he was made parish priest of Ars, a remote French hamlet. His life was one of extreme mortification. Accustomed to the most severe austerities, beleaguered by swarms of penitents, and besieged by the devil, this great mystic manifested a imperturbable patience. He heard confessions of people from all over the world for the sixteen hours each day. His life was filled with works of charity and love. It is recorded that even the staunchest of sinners were converted at his mere word. He died August 4, 1859, and was canonized May 31, 1925.

Apostleship of Prayer Intentions for the month of August 2008 General Intention: That the human family may learn to respect God s plan for the world and become ever more aware that Creation is God s great gift. Mission Intention: That the answer of the entire people of God to the common calling to holiness and mission may be promoted and fostered by means of careful discernment of charisms and constant commitment to spiritual and cultural formation.

Easter Sunday, 16th April 2006, was a red-letter day for the parishioners of St. Ignatius Loyola Church, Ambadi Road, when Bishop Thomas Dabre blessed and consecrated their new church dedicated to the Founder of the Society of Jesus, St. Ignatius Loyola. More...

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• Fr. Andrew Rodrigues, Vicar General of the Vasai Diocese celebrated the 7 p.m. Mass in our church on 25th August 2007. He spoke about the Tanhula Mission Fund of the Diocese which is aimed at minimizing infant mortality. Our parishioners have responded magnificently contributing more that Rs. 85,000/- towards this very worthy cause.
• The Legion of Mary arranged a one-day Retreat on 1st September 2007 at the Blessed Sacrament Retreat House, Agashi. The Retreat was conducted by Fr. Ozy Gonsalves S. J.
• The youth of our parish conducted an old newspaper collection drive on 2nd September and 16th September 2007, the proceeds of which will go towards funding youth activities in the parish.

• The Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary was celebrated with great fervour on 8th September 2007, Zone 10 dedicated to Our Lady of Velankanni celebrated their Feast Mass at 7 pm followed by a get-together for their members.
• Our parishioners have contributed generously in kind for the orphans in Nandigram, Guajarat, all of which was handed over to Fr. Vithal for distribution over there. Earlier, our parishioners had contributed Rs. 1.5lacs towards the cost of building an orphanage for the children there.
• On 9th September 2007, Teacher's Day was celebrated. The children conducted the Liturgy at the 8 a.m. Mass and the teachers who actively teach in the parish felicitated. Prizes for the winners in the August 2007 Quiz were distributed to the Juniors in the Sunday School and for the seniors at the Mass.

• On 16th September 2007, Good Shepherd Zone No. 3 celebrated their Zonal Feast Mass at 6pm followed by a get-together.

The St. Ignatius Loyola Library was opened on 8th October 2006. It contains magazines on theology, spirituality, social and legal issues. It is open on Thursday and Fridays every week from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. with an annual subscription of Rs.50/-.

The Konkani Charismatic Prayer Group meet every Monday evening from 6:30 - 8 in the Loyola Hall. A Konkani Mass is celebrated every Sunday at 6:30 a.m. in our church beginning 23rd July 2006.

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