Author: Stanislaus Baptista

  • Matharpacady Holy Cross Novena – 27th April 2021 – Day 6

    Matharpacady Holy Cross Novena – 27th April 2021 – Day 6

    In these Times of Pandemic join Matharpacady Village in praying for protection:

    The Holy Cross Oratory at Matharpacady was built in 1875 to testify how Faith in Jesus saved Matharpacady Village from the devastating Bubonic Plague.

    With living faith:

    The Annual Novena to the Holy Cross

    (Patron Saint:  St Roque)

    Commences:  7.30 p.m. IST, DAILY from

    April  22 to 30, 2021

    The Theme for the Novena this year is :

    “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land”.  2 Chronicles 7:14

    Day 6 – If, Then – God’s Contract With His People

    Click on the link being sent to you daily, follow on your smart-phone or Smart TV, and sing, pray and rejoice simultaneously with your fellow residents of Matharpacady and neighbours in India and abroad.   Kindly click on the “SUBSCRIBE” icon on your screen for regular updates.

    Please pass this message on to relatives, friends and well wishers and post/share/message this opportunity of His Love & Protection —

  • Matharpacady Holy Cross Novena – 26th April 2021 – Day 5

    Matharpacady Holy Cross Novena – 26th April 2021 – Day 5

    In these Times of Pandemic join Matharpacady Village in praying for protection:

    The Holy Cross Oratory at Matharpacady was built in 1875 to testify how Faith in Jesus saved Matharpacady Village from the devastating Bubonic Plague.

    With living faith:

    The Annual Novena to the Holy Cross

    (Patron Saint:  St Roque)

    Commences:  7.30 p.m. IST, DAILY from

    April  22 to 30, 2021

    The Theme for the Novena this year is :

    “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land”.  2 Chronicles 7:14

    Day 5 – Turn From Their Wicked Ways

    Click on the link being sent to you daily, follow on your smart-phone or Smart TV, and sing, pray and rejoice simultaneously with your fellow residents of Matharpacady and neighbours in India and abroad.   Kindly click on the “SUBSCRIBE” icon on your screen for regular updates.

    Please pass this message on to relatives, friends and well wishers and post/share/message this opportunity of His Love & Protection —

  • Matharpacady Holy Cross Novena – 25th April 2021 – Day 4

    Matharpacady Holy Cross Novena – 25th April 2021 – Day 4

    In these Times of Pandemic join Matharpacady Village in praying for protection:

    The Holy Cross Oratory at Matharpacady was built in 1875 to testify how Faith in Jesus saved Matharpacady Village from the devastating Bubonic Plague.

    With living faith:

    The Annual Novena to the Holy Cross

    (Patron Saint:  St Roque)

    Commences:  7.30 p.m. IST, DAILY from

    April  22 to 30, 2021

    The Theme for the Novena this year is :

    “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land”.  2 Chronicles 7:14

    Day 4 – Pray

    Click on the link being sent to you daily, follow on your smart-phone or Smart TV, and sing, pray and rejoice simultaneously with your fellow residents of Matharpacady and neighbours in India and abroad.   Kindly click on the “SUBSCRIBE” icon on your screen for regular updates.

    Please pass this message on to relatives, friends and well wishers and post/share/message this opportunity of His Love & Protection —

  • Matharpacady Holy Cross Novena – 24th April 2021 – Day 3

    Matharpacady Holy Cross Novena – 24th April 2021 – Day 3

    In these Times of Pandemic join Matharpacady Village in praying for protection:

    The Holy Cross Oratory at Matharpacady was built in 1875 to testify how Faith in Jesus saved Matharpacady Village from the devastating Bubonic Plague.

    With living faith:

    The Annual Novena to the Holy Cross

    (Patron Saint:  St Roque)

    Commences:  7.30 p.m. IST, DAILY from

    April  22 to 30, 2021

    The Theme for the Novena this year is :

    “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land”.  2 Chronicles 7:14

    Day 3 – Humble Themselves

    Click on the link being sent to you daily, follow on your smart-phone or Smart TV, and sing, pray and rejoice simultaneously with your fellow residents of Matharpacady and neighbours in India and abroad.   Kindly click on the “SUBSCRIBE” icon on your screen for regular updates.

    Please pass this message on to relatives, friends and well wishers and post/share/message this opportunity of His Love & Protection —

  • Matharpacady Holy Cross Novena – 23rd April 2021 – Day 2

    Matharpacady Holy Cross Novena – 23rd April 2021 – Day 2

    In these Times of Pandemic join Matharpacady Village in praying for protection:

    The Holy Cross Oratory at Matharpacady was built in 1875 to testify how Faith in Jesus saved Matharpacady Village from the devastating Bubonic Plague.

    With living faith:

    The Annual Novena to the Holy Cross

    (Patron Saint:  St Roque)

    Commences:  7.30 p.m. IST, DAILY from

    April  22 to 30, 2021

    The Theme for the Novena this year is :

    “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land”.  2 Chronicles 7:14

    Day 2 – My Name

    Click on the link being sent to you daily, follow on your smart-phone or Smart TV, and sing, pray and rejoice simultaneously with your fellow residents of Matharpacady and neighbours in India and abroad.   Kindly click on the “SUBSCRIBE” icon on your screen for regular updates.

    Please pass this message on to relatives, friends and well wishers and post/share/message this opportunity of His Love & Protection —

  • Matharpacady Holy Cross Novena – 22nd April 2021 – Day 1

    Matharpacady Holy Cross Novena – 22nd April 2021 – Day 1

    In these Times of Pandemic join Matharpacady Village in praying for protection:

    The Holy Cross Oratory at Matharpacady was built in 1875 to testify how Faith in Jesus saved Matharpacady Village from the devastating Bubonic Plague.

    With living faith:

    The Annual Novena to the Holy Cross

    (Patron Saint:  St Roque)

    Commences:  7.30 p.m. IST, DAILY fromApril  22 to 30, 2021

    The Theme for the Novena this year is :

    “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land”.  2 Chronicles 7:14

    Day 1 – My People

    Click on the link being sent to you daily, follow on your smart-phone or Smart TV, and sing, pray and rejoice simultaneously with your fellow residents of Matharpacady and neighbours in India and abroad.   Kindly click on the “SUBSCRIBE” icon on your screen for regular updates.

    Please pass this message on to relatives, friends and well wishers and post/share/message this opportunity of His Love & Protection —

  • Matharpacady Holy Cross – 146th Anniversary Novena – Announcement

    Matharpacady Holy Cross – 146th Anniversary Novena – Announcement

    In these Times of Pandemic join Matharpacady Village in praying for protection:

    The Holy Cross Oratory at Matharpacady was built in 1875 to testify how Faith in Jesus saved Matharpacady Village from the devastating Bubonic Plague.

    With living faith:

    The Annual Novena to the Holy Cross

    (Patron Saint:  St Roque)

    Commences:  7.30 p.m. IST, DAILY from

    April  22 to 30, 2021

    Cross Bells will be rung 7.30 p.m.

    The Theme for the Novena this year is :

    “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land”2 Chron 7:14

    The Feast Day Mass will be streamed live on Saturday, 1st May 2021 at 7.00 pm on YouTube of “Our Lady of Rosary Church Dockyard”. The link for the same will be sent in due course.

    Click on the link being sent to you daily, follow on your smart-phone or Smart TV, and sing, pray and rejoice simultaneously with your fellow residents of Matharpacady and neighbours in India and abroad.   Kindly click on the “SUBSCRIBE” icon on your screen for regular updates.

    The link to our YouTube Channel is given below :

    https://www.youtube.com/c/StanislausBaptista

    You can scan the QR channel code given here

    Please pass this message on to relatives, friends and well wishers and post/share/message this opportunity of His Love & Protection —

    We are also attaching the link to The Daily Eucharist being celebrated by His Eminence,  Oswald Cardinal Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay –

    Please click on the link below to access the article in Sunday Midday, 18th April 2021, pages 22 and 23 – “It Takes a Village to Heal a City” by Author-Publisher – Meher Marfatia

    https://www.mid-day.com/news/opinion/article/it-takes-a-village-to-heal-a-city-23168991

  • First Death Anniversary – Mary-Ann Pereira

    The First Death Anniversary Mass for Mary-Ann Pereira will be streamed live on Wednesday, 14th April 2021 at 10.30 am from Rosary Church, Dockyard.

    The link for the live streaming of the mass is given below :

  • Monsoon Magic – Pictorial Tour Quiz & Tambola Winners

    Monsoon Magic – Pictorial Tour Quiz & Tambola Winners

          

    HOW MANY CLUES DID YOU GET RIGHT?

    Here are the winners and screenshots of the Pictorial Tour Quiz

    First Prize – Brett Miranda, Malad, Second Prize – Blanche Miranda, Malad, Third Prize – Fr. Peter J – Matharpacady

       

    Hope you all had fun!    

    Await our next few pieces on The Village.  Maybe one or two to send shivers down your spine, or to make your mouths water! There maybe a competition coming up. Wait and see….

    The Winners of the Tambola, in no order of ranking are – Steffi Lobato, Jocelyn Pereira, Gerard Baptista, Vidhya Veloo, Jennifer Rodrigues, Jaya Veloo, and Caroline Pereira. With the exception of Jennifer who resides in Bandra, the other six winners are from Matharpacady.

           

          

    Here are the screen shots of the Tambola –    

        

    Oh Yeah!  We played for fun so the figures of coins show how much enjoyment we minted!

    Matharpacady Village

    A successful village beats with one heart!

     

  • Monsoon Magic – The Nostalgia Quiz – Live Now

    Monsoon Magic – The Nostalgia Quiz – Live Now

    GUIDELINES:

    OPENS Saturday, June 27th 12.00 noon (IST)   CLOSES 8.00 A.M. NEXT DAY, Sunday, June 28th (IST)

    The Link to the Quiz is sent seperately…….

    • Make sure your data/WiFi is switched on – chk, chk, chk your internet connection!
    • Click the link sent to you on WhatsApp or posted on FaceBook/on this Blog;

    NO NEED TO DOWNLOAD ANY APP. JUST CLICK THE LINK AND YOU’RE ON!!!

    • Enter your username
    • Click on Ok, go!
    • Start playing
    • Set of 25 questions based on info in the three blog pages shared over the last few days

         Meet the Ghosts of Matharpacady Past…

         http://www.matharpacadyvillage.com/meet-ghosts-matharpacady-past/

         Yesterday Once More…

         http://www.matharpacadyvillage.com/yesterday-once-more/

         Matharpacady Rising…

         http://www.matharpacadyvillage.com/matharpacady-rising/

     

    • Read these carefully before you start, if you haven’t already.
    • Be Fast. Think quick. Answer quick
    • Limit on 100 players. BE FIRST!!! or BE LEFT OUT!
    • Be smart buddy, don’t get logged out… he he he — like taking a chick to a dance and losing her to another dude ?You won’t be able to get back 🙁
    • Note: The Quizzz is open till 8.00 a.m. on Sunday, June 28th. THEN:  The Winners will be announced here on the Matharpacady Blog. Of course you might also hope to see the Podium on the App. WILL U GET A MEDAL?  Aha!  Let’s see!

    Think you can beat the Quizzz Mistress?!?!

    REMEMBER Grand Tambola Tomorrow, Sunday, 28th June 2020 at 8.30 pm.

    Matharpacady Village 

    A successful village beats with one heart!