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HAPPY ST. JOSEPH (NAIK) VAZ FEAST DAY!

Posted on January 15, 2024 by Olvin

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 →

Posted in Article of the Week, Events, Forthcoming Events, Highlights, News 2024

Praying Novena to St Joseph Vaz Together at a Global Level. Please join us

Posted on January 14, 2024 by Olvin

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 →

Posted in Article of the Week, Events, Forthcoming Events, Highlights, News 2024

46th Annual Mass for the Feast of St Joseph Vaz on Jan 28, 2024 at 11.00 AM

Posted on December 1, 2023 by Olvin

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 →

Posted in Article of the Week, Forthcoming Events, Highlights, News, News 2023, News 2024

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Article of the Week

St Joseph Vaz – an Asian missionary at the helm of the Sri Lankan Church during persecution
Invitation from Joseph Naik Vaz Institute
Warm Congratulations to the Indian Church on new Patron Saint of the Laity in India
After St. Devasahayam Pillai, Diaspora Catholics Renew Calls for St. Joseph Vaz
Celebrating the Founding of the First Native Religious Congregation by St Joseph Vaz On September 25, 1685

Highlights

St Joseph Vaz – an Asian missionary at the helm of the Sri Lankan Church during persecution
January 23, 2026
Invitation from Joseph Naik Vaz Institute
December 17, 2025
Warm Congratulations to the Indian Church on new Patron Saint of the Laity in India
October 4, 2025
After St. Devasahayam Pillai, Diaspora Catholics Renew Calls for St. Joseph Vaz
October 3, 2025
Celebrating the Founding of the First Native Religious Congregation by St Joseph Vaz On September 25, 1685
September 24, 2025

Forthcoming Events

Invitation from Joseph Naik Vaz Institute
December 17, 2025
Celebrating the Founding of the First Native Religious Congregation by St Joseph Vaz On September 25, 1685
September 24, 2025
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
July 9, 2024
Invitation to Birthday Celebration of St Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Sri Lanka and Kanara, India on 20th April 2024 at 19.00
March 30, 2024
HAPPY ST. JOSEPH (NAIK) VAZ FEAST DAY!
January 15, 2024
Praying Novena to St Joseph Vaz Together at a Global Level. Please join us
January 14, 2024
46th Annual Mass for the Feast of St Joseph Vaz on Jan 28, 2024 at 11.00 AM
December 1, 2023

Articles & Press Reports

St Joseph Vaz – an Asian missionary at the helm of the Sri Lankan Church during persecution
January 23, 2026
Warm Congratulations to the Indian Church on new Patron Saint of the Laity in India
October 4, 2025
After St. Devasahayam Pillai, Diaspora Catholics Renew Calls for St. Joseph Vaz
October 3, 2025
Celebrating the Founding of the First Native Religious Congregation by St Joseph Vaz On September 25, 1685
September 24, 2025
St. Joseph Vaz: The Indian Missionary Who Brought the Eucharist to the Persecuted.
September 17, 2025

News and Events

Invitation from Joseph Naik Vaz Institute
Invitation to our 48th Annual Feast of St. Joseph Vazfirst canonized Saint of Goa and Mangalore (Kanara) in Indiaand the island nation of Sri Lanka andfor the Beatification of Ven. …
Warm Congratulations to the Indian Church on new Patron Saint of the Laity in India
From Joseph Naik Vaz Institute, Berkeley, CaliforniaOctober 1, 2025 Our warmest Congratulations on having St. Devasahayam made “Patron Saint of the Laity in India”St. Devasayahayam Pillai was a brave and …
Celebrating the Founding of the First Native Religious Congregation by St Joseph Vaz On September 25, 1685
On September 25, 1685 St. Joseph Vaz founded the first fully native religious Congregation, the Goa branch of the Oratory of St. Felipe Neri in the Church of the Miraculous …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …