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| Dawn breaking over the fields. |
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| Mae de Deus church with bandstand. |
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| Facade of Mae de Deus church. |
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| Altar of Mae de Deus church. |
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| Silhouettes against the skyline. |
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| Exiting the church. |
-Brian Mendonca
You won't get
the smell of death
for the 7 a.m. Mass.
No incense, no flowers
No stab of departure.
Devotees file in
and take their places.
Dawn peeps
out of the clouds.
On the street
the lamps still glow.
In the church
Only half the chandeliers
are lit.
Seniors with sticks
Women with cowls
families in tow
It's a first Friday Mass.
The three priests enter
Green for ordinary time
The dog sleeps at the altar.
Boream mon'xanchi soddvonn
Sorvesporachea hattant asa.
(Mae de Deus church
Saligao, Goa
Fri, 6 September 2024)
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All pix taken by Brian Mendonca on 6 September 2024.
Mae de Deus: (Portuguese )Mother of God.
Boream mon'xanchi . . . 'From the Lord comes the salvation of the just.' Ps. 37. It is the responsorial psalm for today's Mass.
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