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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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 →
Novena Prayer 2024
Our dear patron Saint Joseph Vaz : You were a person of great heart with a passionate zeal for Christ our Savior in your life as a preacher of the 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 →
46th Annual Mass for the Feast of St Joseph Vaz on Jan 28, 2024 at 11.00 AM
The Joseph Naik Vaz Institute cordially invites you to the 46th Annual Mass for the Feast of St. Joseph Vaz, the first canonized Saint of the states of Goa, Karnataka Continue Reading →