The ten scholastics receive a precious gift from the diaconate, whereby they accept the responsibility to continue the mission of humble, joyful, selfless, and caring service made present in the world by Jesus.
Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrão of Goa-Daman urged government authorities to avoid “any undue or offensive interventions, even by legitimate stakeholders in and around these monuments that can have grave consequences and attract the derecognition of the World Heritage status, which would be a tremendous and severe loss to Goa.”