Feast of Our Lady of Livra Febres, Consua Verna, Goa, 2012, 2018, 2020

2018 Feast: Feast of Our Lady of Livra Febres celebrated on 28.1.2018, 26.1.2020

'The name ‘Livra Febres’ literally means ‘relief from fevers’. It is believed that the church was built as the sponsor of the church had attained relief from sever fevers he would be suffering from.  Ever since then, petitions are placed to the patron of the Church ‘ Our Lady of Livra Febres’ to gain relief from ill health, especially fevers.'

Febri fest

Villagers including us never missed this feast, we used to walk through the fields and under the hot sun covering distance of 7- 8kms to attend the feast at Consua via Cuelim, Xendo, Temba, Borsulem, Osoilem, Kumsar etc. We did not have vehicles not even cycle at that time till early 80s. We simply said 'Febri fest'. Our Lady of Livra Febres. ‘Livra Febres’ literally means ‘relief from fevers’

Bishop Alwyn Baretto was the main celebrant (Bishop of Sindhudhurg)

Choir, music was too good

Video 1: 26.1.2020
Feast Procession, blessings etc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUIK70wPFW4

Video: 2
Feast, feri, Cheuris pao etc
https://youtu.be/zwgk-bsI4-w

Pics

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Feast Video: 28.1.2018
Also watch a train passing through the tunnel in the end

https://youtu.be/mFlnEc0iFig

I have some fond memories of this feast.  We used to attend this feast 'Febri Fest' on foot by covering a distance of  8-9 KMs through fields and creeks/streams. My mother and many others in the locality never missed the feast.
Now there is a motorable road from Cansaulim to the Consua Church via Cuelim, Temba, Borsulem, Osoilem, Kumsar.
One can also reach there  either from Verna-Airport Bypass ( see pic) or Verna Nagoa Road.
There is a Konkan Railways tracks / Tunnel just behind / below the Church (see pics trains passing etc)

Feast on 28.1.2018
Sorry I was late and arrived only after the Feast Mass and procession got over at 11.30am
I thought the feast mass was at 10 and called Taxi at 10 but it came at 10.30.
Feast mass was at 9 and not 10.

I only got  the Feast brass band or festa muzg and q-ing for verneration (Umao).  I captured Festa Feri (Fair) pics and video with chonne, khajem, kat-konngam, Cheuris pao, Tamonn, Koiti, panttlio supam etc

Some pics , video coming soon

Over 100 pics, few links put up here

The Church, frontal, façade

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Saibinn in the niche, Church façade

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Inside, Main altar
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queuing for Veneration , Umao or kissing
with offerings to Saibinn such as sup, sarun broom, garlands, candles etc

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Festa muzg, brass band
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Boje, kapam, ladu, samosa

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Cheris-pao, sausage bread

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Kajem, kadio bodio, dos

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Gorom gorom festa chonne, grams

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Katt-konngam, pos konngam kongio

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Bindda solam, kokum

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Koiti, koito etc
Rs.800 to 2000 as per size and weight

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Bhata doule, doxi dandde
a large long-handled spoon ladle  with a bowl-shaped , used in copper pots moddki 
while boiling paddy rice

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Tamonn, aluminium  pots ware
Kopro, maoddki, doxi kail, xidi etc

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Panttle, supam, sarun, kuponnem etc
offering to Saibinn, a tradition
We used Kurponn-mand in our homes / kitchen to drain water from the cooked rice

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Festa Tiatr
Aadhaar Card by Com Domnic

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Kermes, rings, flowers, bags, jewelry, balloons, gogin, katty etc
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Nearby railways tracks, tunnel, train etc - watch video
Walking, crossing pathway

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Video
Consua Xmas Crib 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDN5EY1dHh8&t=3s


2012 Feast pics and video

Feast of Our Lady of Livra Febres celebrated today at Consua, Verna Goa

22nd January, 2012

 I remember going to this feast, on foot, all by myself, covering a distance of

about 7-8kms.  I was just about 12 years. I almost lost midway...
See, I was into adventure or discovery trips even at tender age.

Now, by road it is about 5-6 kms via Cuelim, Borsulem, Kumsar

We simply said 'Febri Fest'

Saibinnichem orasao (Hymn, can be heard in the video in the end
soon after the procession/blessing)

Amche ganvchi askarinn tum
Soggleank amkam dovor samballun
Bhesanv ghal ge gorabear
Sonkoxttantlim sodanch nivar

Ch:
Livra Febres Saibinni
Ami tujim oskot bhurgim
Ghottai di ghe Maie amkam
Tujea dhiran samball sodam
Happy Feast to you all

Some pics

The Church
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the Feast Mass / Priests
Main Celebrant Fr. Denis Fernandes (Rector, Rachol Seminary),
Parish Priest Auxemio Monteiro, Fr. Joaquim Fernandes and Fr. Alfred Almeida
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inside Church
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Main Altar
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communion
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procession
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Our Lady of Livra Febres (ummao or veneration)
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Band
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AMFT
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Feri
Khorem . forem
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Chonne
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Khajem, doz, kaddyo-boddyo
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Konngio or katt-kongam
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Sarun san, panttle, sup
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Feast Video -Mass-Procession-Fair

http://youtu.be/WCW3f4jlvxc?hd=1