. Below is the traditional text in Roman Konkani, often recited or sung during novenas. Bhagevont Antoni Bhokta (Prayer to St. Anthony) Sant Antoni Bhokta, (Saint Anthony, the Devotee,) Firgianche kulliechea, (Of the foreign lineage/noble birth,) Tujea gronthar khellta, (On your book plays,) Ballok Jezu Raza. (The Infant Jesus, our King.) Ballok khellta mhonnun, (Because the Infant was playing,) Santan ghali dimbi, (The Saint fell on his knees,) Somronn prarthon kori, (Remembering and offering prayer,) Bhokta Sant Antoni. (Devotee Saint Anthony.) Sant Antoni Bhokta, (Saint Anthony, the Devotee,) Ochoriam tujim tera, (Your miracles are thirteen,) Chovdavem kor, Bhokta, (Make it fourteen, O Saint,) Am'papianchea ghara. (In the home of us sinners.) Short Intercessory Prayer (Bhagevont Antonichi Vinnovnni)
For linguists and theologians, this prayer demonstrates how vernacular prayer shapes identity. For devotees, it remains an urgent whisper in times of loss, a hopeful song on Tuesday evenings, and a cultural link between Goa and the Universal Church. st anthony prayer in konkani language