Indian-Sri Lankan Saint for COVID Times by Filomena Saraswati Giese
Published in The Examiner Jan 09-15, 202
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THE JANUARY 16 FEAST MASS OF AN INDIAN-SRI LANKAN FIRST RESPONDER AND SAINT ON YOUTUBE ON OUR WEBSITE www.josephnaikvaz.org
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE JOSEPH NAIK VAZ INSTITUTE Special Intention for Healing from Covid-19 We invite you to our live stream January 16, 2021 Feast Mass of St. Joseph Vaz, Continue Reading →
Prayer for Healing from Covid
Through Intercession of Saint Joseph Vaz (1651-1711), Son of India, Apostle of Kanara and Sri Lanka O God of Love and Mercy, we earnestly pray for Healing and Recovery from Continue Reading →
ANNUAL FEAST OF ST. JOSEPH VAZ (1651-1711) 16th January 2021, at 5.30 PM
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE ANNUAL FEAST OF ST. JOSEPH VAZ (1651-1711) APOSTLE OF KANARA AND SRI LANKA and VEN. AGNELO DE SOUZA OF PILAR January 16, 2021 Special Continue Reading →
An Indian-Sri Lankan Saint for our Covid times by Filomena Saraswati Giese
Berkeley, California – December 26, 2020 Introduction: The world is always looking for a model of service and selflessness in times such as ours of dangerous and deadly pandemics. One Continue Reading →
At 450 Years Historic Kundapur Church Needs a Historical Correction
Till I came into the picture with my research in early 1980’s, everyone believed and officially recorded that Kundapur Church was built by Fr. Joseph Vaz from Goa in 1681. Continue Reading →
St. Joseph Naik Vaz and Mahatma Gandhi the Divine in the Actions of One’s Life.
Fr. Anthony da Silva’s words about Gandhi beautifully summarize what both St. Joseph (Naik) Vaz and Gandhi stood for: “ It is about the experience of the presence of God, Continue Reading →
St. Joseph (Naik) Vaz (1651-1711) and Afro-Sri Lankan Slaves in Sri Lanka
Filomena Saraswati Giese Berkeley, Oct. 5, 2018 I. Afro-Sri Lankan Slavery from the 16th to the 19th centuries II. St. Joseph Vaz (1651-1711) and African slaves in Sri Lanka I. Continue Reading →
The relevance of Blessed Joseph Vaz to the Evangelization of Asia today By Archbishop Henry D’Souza of Calcutta
TALK at General Congress of Oratorians in Rome, October 3, 2000 The General Congress of Oratorians in Rome is a beautiful occasion to recall Blessed Joseph Vaz, himself an Oratorian Continue Reading →
Statement on Racism
The Joseph Naik Vaz Institute worked for the canonization of St. Joseph Vaz since 1978. H.H. Pope Francis canonized St. Joseph Vaz in January 2015. The Institute is committed to Continue Reading →