<p>According to a press release, Monsignor Raymond F C Mascarenhas is the founder of Bethany Sisters in 1921. He was also the founder and first parish priest of Bendur Parish (1914-1931).<br /><br />His process into sainthood started in last June. <br /><br />He was born on January 23, 1875. On March 4, 1900, he was ordained a priest. He was the forerunner of translating the New Testament into Konkani in 1950. <br /><br />Monsignor Raymond F C Mascarenhas’s translation of Latin and English prayers/hymns into Konkani enabled better understanding.<br /><br />The congregation of the Sisters of the Little Flower of Bethany popularly known as Bethany Sisters has now 1,250 nuns and 150 convents in India. <br /><br />He passed away on December 23, 1960. The cottage which Mascarenhas lived and died is named Founders Cottage. The celebration will be inaugurated by Bishop Rev Dr Aloysius Paul D’Souza with a solemn concelebrated Eucharist. <br /></p>
<p>According to a press release, Monsignor Raymond F C Mascarenhas is the founder of Bethany Sisters in 1921. He was also the founder and first parish priest of Bendur Parish (1914-1931).<br /><br />His process into sainthood started in last June. <br /><br />He was born on January 23, 1875. On March 4, 1900, he was ordained a priest. He was the forerunner of translating the New Testament into Konkani in 1950. <br /><br />Monsignor Raymond F C Mascarenhas’s translation of Latin and English prayers/hymns into Konkani enabled better understanding.<br /><br />The congregation of the Sisters of the Little Flower of Bethany popularly known as Bethany Sisters has now 1,250 nuns and 150 convents in India. <br /><br />He passed away on December 23, 1960. The cottage which Mascarenhas lived and died is named Founders Cottage. The celebration will be inaugurated by Bishop Rev Dr Aloysius Paul D’Souza with a solemn concelebrated Eucharist. <br /></p>
