Our Lady Of Hope Church, Candolim

Our Lady Of Hope Church, Candolim, Goa is called 'Nissan Senhora da Esperenca Igerja em Candolim, Goa in Portuguese. The primitive Candolim Church was built in 1560 and repaired and remodelled  in 1661. Standing at the foot of the hills of Candolim, serenely gazing out over the gentle sweep of the Nerul river, stands the the church of Our Lady Of Hope. This church is the proud possessor of a statue of the blessed Mother Teresa, as well as a relic of her in the form a drop of blood. The main  church feast of Our Lady Of Hope is celebrated on 19th of December. The church also celebrates the feast of the Assumption Of Our Lady  which falls on the 15th of August. Prior to this from the 13th of August the church holds prayerful reflection of three days of the mystery of the Assumption i.e. the tenet laid down in Catholic doctrine that Our Lady did not 'die' but attained 'vichitr nhid' (strange sleep) before being assumed body and soul into heaven.