Comments for Oscar de Noronha

Comment on With Joy and Anticipation by Joaquim Fernandes

Joaquim Fernandes — Sun, 08 Nov 2026 05:31:02 +0000

God is waiting at the door. Keep your lamp burning with charity. Pray for someone who has died; console someone who is grieving with real hope and do one quiet work of mercy for someone in need and be prepared and stay awake because nobody knows the day and the hour.

Comment on Christ’s Victory in His Saints by Maria Ana da Costa

Maria Ana da Costa — Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:51:40 +0000

Impressive! This is by far the best, most comprehensive comment on today’s liturgy that I’ve read. You explain the msg of each reading and the progression in teaching. You have also commented on the vestments, the readings being always the same, as also the origin of this feast and changes in dates. I learnt a lot. Thank you, Oscar.

Comment on Por amor a Deus by Ricardo Sousa

Ricardo Sousa — Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:45:57 +0000

My dear Primo
In this desert of sickness, I felt that I am living in an oasis of poetry, art and religion. Your expression in Portuguese is more fluid, touching and poetic, beautiful and sweet.
Goa was a garden where writers like you bloomed and butterflies tasted that aroma. But now! Few flowers are blooming and most of the butterflies are dead, sick or old. The old and the sick who are in bed sit on a chair and get fresh breeze, to continue living.

Comment on Love: for God’s sake by Oscar de Noronha

Oscar de Noronha — Sun, 25 Oct 2026 07:37:13 +0000

In reply to Maria Ana da Costa. You're right, Maria Ana. Europe needs to look inward to fix the root of this problem. As I said in the Portuguese version of this post ("Por amor a Deus") but missed saying here is this: Escusado será dizer que os cristãos, antes de mais, têm de levar a sério a sua religião e costumes: It goes without saying that, first and foremost, Christians must take their religion and customs seriously.

Comment on Love: for God’s sake by Maria Ana da Costa

Maria Ana da Costa — Sun, 25 Oct 2026 04:20:09 +0000

While Popes have encouraged a welcome to migrants and refugees, you clearly have reservations. As you point out, the presence of migrants has impacted Christianity in Europe…or what’s left of it. As I see it, the question to be addressed is not whether the migrants who might also be the ‘enemies of Christianity’ should be welcomed, but rather, the loss of faith in Europe because of which they cannot stand strong in opposition to any assault on their churches, etc.

Comment on Unto God and Caesar by Maria Ana da Costa

Maria Ana da Costa — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 06:23:08 +0000

I appreciate your observation that missionary work is turning merely into social service sans evangelisation. I’m noticing that too. Also, this confusion over all religions leading to the same God, which gives rise to the question of why evangelise at all. Grave injustice is being done to the cause of the gospel.

Comment on A timeless mandó reborn by Althea Falleiro Mattos

Althea Falleiro Mattos — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:43:32 +0000

Torquato Figueiredo is my great grandfather from our ancestral house in Loutilim.

Comment on The Elect of Eternal Life by Joaquim Fernandes

Joaquim Fernandes — Sun, 11 Oct 2026 15:18:30 +0000

God invites everyone to his feast, but many say ‘No’. I must go for Mass not just with my body but with a ready and clean heart which is a foretaste of the eternal banquet.

Comment on The Elect of Eternal Life by Varenka D'Souza

Varenka D'Souza — Sun, 11 Oct 2026 07:08:55 +0000

Thanks for this wonderful insight into this Sunday’s readings. Indeed we need to live as Christ wants us to as true Christians.

God bless you.

Comment on Labouring in the Vineyard by Americo Rodrigues

Americo Rodrigues — Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:36:33 +0000

Very relevant for our days