Catholic Association of Goa

12/09/2024

PRAYER TO SAINT JOSEPH

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Glorious Saint Joseph, pattern of all who are devoted to toil, obtain for me the grace to toil in the spirit of penance, in order thereby to atone for my many sins; to toil conscientiously, putting devotion to duty before my own inclinations; to labor with thankfulness and joy, deeming it an honor to employ and to develop, by my labor, the gifts that I have received from Almighty God; to work with order, peace, moderation, and patience, without ever shrinking from weariness and difficulties; to work above all with a pure intention and with detachment from self, having always before my eyes the hour of death and the accounting which I must then render of time ill-spent, of talents unemployed, of good undone, and of my empty pride in success, which is so fatal to the work of God.

All for Jesus, all through Mary, all in imitation of thee, O Patriarch Joseph! This shall be my motto in life and in death. Amen.

19/10/2023

The devil appeared to three monks and said to them: if I gave you power to change something from the past, what would you change?

The first of them, with great apostolic fervor, replied: "I would prevent you from making Adam and Eve fall into sin so that humanity could not turn away from God."

The second, a man full of mercy, said to him: "I would prevent you from God and you will condemn yourself eternally.”

The third of them was the simplest and, instead of responding to the tempter, he got on his knees, made the sign of the cross and prayed saying: "Lord, free me from the temptation of what could be and was not".

The devil, giving a raucous cry and shuddering with pain, vanished.

The other two, surprised, said to him: "Brother, why have you responded like this?"

He replied: "First: we must NEVER dialogue with the devil . Second: NOBODY in the world has the power to change the past. Third: Satan's INTEREST was not to prove our virtue, but to trap us in the past, so that we neglect the present, the only time God gives us His grace and we can cooperate with Him to fulfill His will."

Of all the demons, the one that catches the most men and prevents them from being happy is that of "What could have been and was not".

The past is left to the mercy of God and the future to his Providence. Only the present is in our hands. "Live in the moment"

14/10/2023

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08/10/2023

Continue praying 🙏!

01/10/2023

CAG (Socio-legal Cell) would like to thank Rev. Fr. Jeorge Fernandes the Director of Diocesan Centre Lay Apostolet, for giving us an opportunity to address the PPC members and youth of seven parishes (Pernem Deanery) on "Issues relating to Youth and Senior Citizens". Over 50 people participated for the said programme. A well organised programme by Parish Priest and PPC members of St. Joseph Church Pernem.

28/09/2023

NOTICE
This is to bring to the notice of everyone that the singlesministry has uploaded pictures of programmes done by Catholic Association of Goa. Catholic Association has no working MOU with the singles ministry nor have done any programmes in collaboration with them. This misrepresentation on the part of the ministry is inappropriate. CAG has taken a serious note of the same. We hope and pray that sense prevails and they withdraw the photographs immediately. This is the website. https://singlesministry.app

17/09/2023

CAG would like to thank Rev. Fr. Jeorge Fernandes the Director of Diocesan Centre Lay Apostolet, for giving us an oppurtunity to address the PPC members and youth of eleven parishes on "Issues relating to youth and Senior Citizens".

19/07/2023

Powerful prayer

30/04/2023

CAG family! Programme organised at Grace Church Margao on 30th April 2023