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Novena Prayer 2024

Posted on January 22, 2024 by Olvin

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 →

Posted in Highlights, News 2024

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

Revival of the Cause of St. Joseph Vaz
California: Joseph Naik Vaz Institute Marks 375th Birth Anniversary of St. Joseph Vaz with Vibrant East-West Mass, Honors Pope Francis’ First Death Anniversary
Institute marks 375th birth anniversary of St Joseph Vaz in USA
April 26th, 2026, Mass for 375th Anniversary of Birth of Indian-Sri Lankan St. Joseph Vaz (April 21st, 1651-1711), Apostle of Sri Lanka and Mangalore-Kanara (India)
FROM BISHOP EARL FERNANDES, FIRST U.S. BISHOP OF INDIAN ORIGIN

Highlights

Revival of the Cause of St. Joseph Vaz
July 6, 2026
California: Joseph Naik Vaz Institute Marks 375th Birth Anniversary of St. Joseph Vaz with Vibrant East-West Mass, Honors Pope Francis’ First Death Anniversary
June 7, 2026
Institute marks 375th birth anniversary of St Joseph Vaz in USA
June 7, 2026
April 26th, 2026, Mass for 375th Anniversary of Birth of Indian-Sri Lankan St. Joseph Vaz (April 21st, 1651-1711), Apostle of Sri Lanka and Mangalore-Kanara (India)
May 1, 2026
FROM BISHOP EARL FERNANDES, FIRST U.S. BISHOP OF INDIAN ORIGIN
April 14, 2026

Forthcoming Events

FROM BISHOP EARL FERNANDES, FIRST U.S. BISHOP OF INDIAN ORIGIN
April 14, 2026
Joseph Naik Vaz InstituteCordially invites you to Celebrate the 375th Anniversaryof the Birth and Baptism of St. Joseph Vazborn on April 21, 1651 in Goa, Indiabaptized at St. John the Baptist Church, Goa, India
March 27, 2026
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

Articles & Press Reports

Revival of the Cause of St. Joseph Vaz
July 6, 2026
California: Joseph Naik Vaz Institute Marks 375th Birth Anniversary of St. Joseph Vaz with Vibrant East-West Mass, Honors Pope Francis’ First Death Anniversary
June 7, 2026
Institute marks 375th birth anniversary of St Joseph Vaz in USA
June 7, 2026
April 26th, 2026, Mass for 375th Anniversary of Birth of Indian-Sri Lankan St. Joseph Vaz (April 21st, 1651-1711), Apostle of Sri Lanka and Mangalore-Kanara (India)
May 1, 2026
FROM BISHOP EARL FERNANDES, FIRST U.S. BISHOP OF INDIAN ORIGIN
April 14, 2026

News and Events

Revival of the Cause of St. Joseph Vaz
by Filomena Saraswati Giese (originally published in The Global Goan January 2026 [47-48]) Extinction of the First Cause for Beatification and Canonization ofSt. Joseph VazSt. Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Sri …
California: Joseph Naik Vaz Institute Marks 375th Birth Anniversary of St. Joseph Vaz with Vibrant East-West Mass, Honors Pope Francis’ First Death Anniversary
El Cerrito, California: In a poignant fusion of Asian heritage and American diversity, the Joseph Naik VazInstitute on Tuesday celebrated the 375th birth anniversary of St. Joseph Vaz—born April 21, …
Institute marks 375th birth anniversary of St Joseph Vaz in USA
Joseph Naik Vaz Institute also commemorates 1st death anniversary of Pope Francis, which coincided with birth anniversary of St Joseph Vaz PANAJI The Joseph Naik Vaz Institute in California marked …
April 26th, 2026, Mass for 375th Anniversary of Birth of Indian-Sri Lankan St. Joseph Vaz (April 21st, 1651-1711), Apostle of Sri Lanka and Mangalore-Kanara (India)
First Death Anniversary of Pope Francis – April 21, 2025 Our Joseph Naik Vaz Institute’s Mass celebrating the 375th Birth anniversary of St. Joseph Naik Vaz was a successful composite …
FROM BISHOP EARL FERNANDES, FIRST U.S. BISHOP OF INDIAN ORIGIN
MESSAGE FOR APRIL 26 MASS FOR THE 375TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF ST. JOSEPH VAZ, APOSTLE OF SRI LANKA AND KANARA-MANGALORE AND FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF DEATH OF POPE FRANCIS, …
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 …