Ven. Fr. Agnelo - Celebrations of 150th birth anniversary 21.1.2019

Rachol Church 1576
Our Lady of Snows

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150th birth anniversary celebration for Fr. Agnelo D'Souza
Born 21.1.1869, studied and lived Rachol Seminary for more than 9 years
Collapsed in the pulpit while preaching and soon died 20.11.1927
Buried at Rachol Cemetery and His mortal remains were transferred to Pilar Monastery in 1939.
 Let us pray for beatification of Pe. Agnel


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150th Birth Anniversary of Ven. Fr. Agnelo Gustavo Adolfo de Souza was celebrated at
Rachol Seminary, Cemetery and the Church on 21.1.2019
Holy Hour, blessing, Procession, Veneration of bone relic, open air Mass at Church square
attended by large number of devotees

3 videos
 1. Seminary, Pulpit, blessed sacrament
 2. Procession, Cemetery, Tomb, Relics
 3. Rachol Church, part of mass

Video 1
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Video: 2
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Video: 3
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over 150 Pics here

Rachol Seminary Church
Where Fr. Agnelo lived more than 9 years until His death

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Pulpit
where he collapsed while preaching and died few hours later

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Cemetery, tomb, grave
Where Fr. Agnelo was buried, tomb still exists see pic

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Procession

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Fr. Agnelo's finger bone relic

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Mass at Rachol Church square

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Choir


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More pics and videos
Ven. Fr. Agnelo - His Birth place (Anjuna), Rachol, Pilar etc
Visit here
https://goa-joegoauk.blogspot.com/2011/05/ven-fr-agnelo-his-birth-place-anjuna.html

update 21.01.2020
151st Birth Anniversary celebrations at Anjuna
21.1.2020
151 Jayanti of Venerable Agnelo D'Souza celebration at his birth place at Anjuna, St. John the Baptist Chapel on 21.01.2020. About 30 priests concelebrated mass with Bishop of Shimoga (Karnataka) Rev. Francis Serrao as main celebrant. More pics here
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Video
Bishop of Shimoga Rev.
https://youtu.be/sT7XBwrm6i0

Sainthood process, present status
Fr Tony Fernandes, vice-postulator of the cause of venerable Agnelo de Souza talking on the present status (Various stages of Canonization) . Novena, prayers for Sainthood and Hymn of Fr. Agnelo A case (for the cause) was forwarded to Rome which after studying is sent back to Goa for further consideration and approval. For this purpose, a meeting of the Bishops Diocesan Commission fixed on 26th Jan 2020 then after, once approved by the Goa Bishop it will then be forwarded back to Rome and after careful study there and if approved , Pope will declare Ven Agnelo De Souza as ‘Blessed’ which will be the third stage of sainthood process. . Fourth stage, another miracle required after which Blessed Agnelo De Souza will be declared a ‘Saint’ or St. Agnelo De Souza
Video
Vice Postulator Fr. Tony Fernandes speaking
https://youtu.be/pJTfiQ6kEj8