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Posted on September 27, 2016 by Admin

Address: 67 Kingston Road
Kensington CA 94707
United States of America

Phone: +1 (510) 524-5802

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    • Celebrating the Founding of the First Native Religious Congregation by St Joseph Vaz On September 25, 1685

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    • St Joseph Vaz – an Asian missionary at the helm of the Sri Lankan Church during persecution

      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

      Invitation from Joseph Naik Vaz Institute

      December 17, 2025
    • Warm Congratulations to the Indian Church on new Patron Saint of the Laity in India

      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

      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

      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

      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

      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

      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

      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!

      HAPPY ST. JOSEPH (NAIK) VAZ FEAST DAY!

      January 15, 2024
    • Praying Novena to St Joseph Vaz Together at a Global Level. Please join us

      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

      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

      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

      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

      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

      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.

      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 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

      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

      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

      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….

      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

      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!

      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, …
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    Mass of the Feast of St Joseph Vaz, 17 January 2021

    https://youtu.be/6N7aBq9capQ

    Report on the celebration of the Feast of St Joseph Vaz from Bangalore Archdiocese

    https://youtu.be/wOjvaHEYklk

    Inauguration of the Convent Society of the Sisters of St Joseph Vaz – Holy Mass by the Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore Archdiocese

    https://youtu.be/regUZB0zmtM

    Video: Mass to St Joseph Vaz by Cardinal Oswald Gracias of the Archdiocese of Bombay on 16th January 2021

    https://youtu.be/dntt8Hvp1_g

    Mass to St Joseph Vaz by Bishop Peter Paul Saldanha, of Mangalore Diocese 14 January 2021

    https://youtu.be/Lj_6hhrEjWM

    Novena to St Joseph Vaz by the Archdiocese of Goa January 2021

    https://youtu.be/E3Mh12ewqxI

    St. Joseph Vaz, Sancoale, Novena Mass

    https://youtu.be/9cnzxXZntCc

    CCRTV from Goa YouTube Channel for Novenas for St Joseph Vaz

    Novena to St Joseph Vaz from the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman GCTV

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