St. Judes High School champions in Salcete U-14

St. Judes High School, Betalbatim proved their superiority by defeating Mae dos Pobres High School, Nuvem. The near one sided match in first half saw St. Judes score through Klusner Pereira in 20th min. whereas Preston of Mae dos Pobres High School brought relief to his team in the 55th min. by scoring the equaliser.

in the tie breaker nanu, mellisto,klusner,shelton and priceton scored for the winners

St.Judes High School ,Betalbatim defeats Manovikas English Medium High School, Margao

The Salcete Taluka U-14 inter-school football tournament will come to an end as St.Judes High School, Betalbatim take on Mae dos Pobres High School , Nuvem. The inter-school tournament organised by Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs saw both the semi-finals being decided via a tie-breaker.

St.Judes High School, Betalbatim fought back after being 0-2 to sail into the finals after valiant efforts of Princeton Rebello and Shelton D'silva during the second half and Nanu,Klusner and shelton sealed the fate of Manovikas English Medium High School, Margao.

St. Judes High School Betalbatim into semis

St. Jude's High School, Betalbatim are two stops from staking their claim on the SALCETE TALUKA U-14 INTER-SCHOOL FOOTBALL CUP . Nanu Dhond, Princeton Rebello and Sheldon D'silva booted Our Lady of Rosary High School, Fatorda out via a tie-breaker. Our Lady of Rosary High School, Fatorda tried their best to fight back through successful attempts from Clive Miranda and Cayven Araujo.

Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows

This Thursday, 8th sept , 2011 novenas commence at the Our Lady of Sorrows chapel, Nagvado Betalbatim. The feast will be celebrated on 15th september 2011 this year.

The first altar to the Mater Dolorosa was set up in 1221 at the monastery of  Schönau. Especially in Mediterranean countries, parishioners traditionally carry statues of Our Lady of Sorrows in processions on the days leading to Good Friday.

No feast in her honour was included in St Pius V's 1570 Tridentine Calendar. Vatican approval for the celebration of a feast in honor of Our Lady of Sorrows was first granted to the Servite order in 1667.

By inserting the feast into the Roman Catholic calendar of saints in 1814, Pope Pius VII extended the celebration to the whole of the Latin Church. It was assigned to the third Sunday in September. In 1913,Pope Pius X moved the feast to September 15, the day after the Feast of the Cross. It is still observed on that date.

The Seven Sorrows (or Dolors) are events in the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary which are a popular devotion and are frequently depicted in art.

It is a common devotion for Catholics to say daily one Our Father and seven Hail Mary for each.

1. The Prophecy of Simeon. (Luke 2:34-35) or the Circumcision of Christ
2. The Flight into Egypt. (Matthew 2:13)
3. The Loss of the Child Jesus in the Temple. (Luke 2:43-45)
4. Mary Meets Jesus on the Way to Calvary. (Luke 23:26)
5. Jesus Dies on the Cross. (John 19:25)
6. Mary Receives the Body of Jesus in Her Arms. (Matthew 27:57-59)
7. The Body of Jesus is Placed in the Tomb. (John 19:40-42)

These 7 Sorrows should not be confused with the 5 Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary. Note that the first Sorrow is counted as one of the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary.