Differences in Rules for Canonization and for making a Patron Saint
For a canonization, there is the matter of jurisdiction. The Cause has to be started by the Bishop of the diocese where the Saint had died. For St. Joseph Vaz Continue Reading →
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Uniting for a Cause: The Push for St. Joseph Vaz as Patron Saint in 2025, the Jubilee Year by Filomena Giese
The appeal to elevate St. Joseph Vaz as a Patron Saint for South Asia is a significant movement within the Catholic Church, particularly in light of the upcoming Jubilee Year Continue Reading →
As we celebrate the 10th U.S. National Eucharistic Congress….
St. Joseph Vaz honored at Mass offered by Joseph Naik Vaz Institute, Californian, US as we celebrate the start of the 10th U.S. National Eucharist Congress Fr. Chrisanttus Bemeri of Continue Reading →
Thanksgiving Mass for St. Joseph Vaz: Sunday July 14 at 11:30 am at St. John the Baptist Church, 11150 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito
You are cordially invited to Mass Sunday July 14 at 11:30 am at St. John the Baptist Church, 11150 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito celebrated by Fr. Christtantus from Cameroon Continue Reading →
Will St. Joseph Vaz’s Work Merit the Attention of Eucharistic Congresses Around the World?
by Filomena Saraswati Giese – President-founder of the Joseph Naik Vaz Institute, California www.josephnaikvaz.org Courtesy: Indian Catholic Matters With the 10th National Eucharistic Conference in the U.S. slated for July Continue Reading →
Invitation to Birthday Celebration of St Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Sri Lanka and Kanara, India on 20th April 2024 at 19.00
organized by the Joseph Naik Vaz Institutewith the Sacred Heart Tamil Catholic communityat Our Lady of Refuge Parish, San Jose Remembering that St. Joseph Vaz first smuggled himself into the Continue Reading →
St. Joseph Vaz: How Two Sisters from Oakland Diocese Aided the Missionary from Goa’s Centuries-old Cause for Sainthood
January 16 is the Feast of St. Joseph (Naik) Vaz, who was born in Goa, India, and served as a missionary under persecution in Mangalore, Kanara, and in Sri Lanka Continue Reading →
HAPPY ST. JOSEPH (NAIK) VAZ FEAST DAY!
January 16, 2024 HAPPY ST. JOSEPH (NAIK) VAZ FEAST DAY! On the occasion of the January 16 Feast Day of St. Joseph Vaz, the first canonized Native Saint of Goa, Continue Reading →
Praying Novena to St Joseph Vaz Together at a Global Level. Please join us
Dear devotee of St Joseph Vaz, https://forms.gle/DdXSUWjYF6avAtq76 You are most welcome to fill this above form in order to do a Novena to St Joseph Vaz at a global level Continue Reading →
Should St. Joseph (Naik) Vaz be Called “Apostle Of Ceylon” or “Apostle of Sri Lanka and Kanara (India)?” by Dr Filomena Giese
Please read the whole article published in Vidyajyothi Journal of Theological Reflection, Vol. 88/1 January 2024 by Dr Filomena Saraswati Giese