Team Goemkarponn
CANACONA: 51 youth candidates of Agonda parish received Holy Confirmation on Saturday.
Archbishop of Goa and Daman Felipe Neri Cardinal Ferrao administered the oath of Holy Confirmation to 51 youths of Agonda parish in a special celebrations held at St. Anne’s Church, Agonda on Saturday evening.
26 girls and 25 boys were prepared with necessary indoctrination of the religious order by a team of catechists suitably assisted by parish priest Rev fr. Patrick Louis Asstt to Paris priest fr. Balzar Fernandes, and adequately given knowledge of Confirmation by Fr. Octavino De Cunha, SFX and Bro. Regent Sanam for the last many months.
Cardinal Ferrao makes a cross with anointed oil of the forehead of the candidates, after the declaration by parish priest that all the candidates have acquired the knowledge and are prepared to receive confirmation.
Cardinal Ferrao being the main celebrant of the mass attend amongst different parishioners including the parents of candidates.
Later, a certificate is issued to all the candidates to confirm they have received confirmation.
After, the mass, children who received on the day were given a tea/snacks service after cutting a cake jointly as part of celebrations.
Thereafter, almost all the families cut the cakes individually at the respective residences with a special prayer service circulated by the church catechists and held celebrations with dinner parties.