Today, Jan 21, we join with all those who are celebrating the birthday of Ven. Fr. Agnelo de Sousa of Pilar and praying for his Beatification this year.
We have arranged for a special Mass in honor of Ven. Fr. Agnelo today by Rev. Fr. Roy Pereira S.J. to celebrate the Jan. 16 Feast Day of St. Joseph Vaz and for our special intention this year for the Beatification of Ven. Fr. Agnelo. Fr. Roy is currently a Visiting Scholar at the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara, CA. He is presenting his post doctoral research study in the field of neuroscience at Harvard and several other universities in the U.S. On Sunday January 29, the Joseph Naik Vaz Institute will offer our annual Mass for our Goan Saints and our special intention for the Beatification of Ven. Fr. Agnelo, at St. John the Baptist Church, El Cerrito CA at 12:30 p.m. The address is 11152 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, California, 94530. It is at the corner of San Pablo Avenue and Potrero Avenue, and a block away from the Del Norte BART station. Please email us at josephnaik....@gmail.com for more information and directions. Goans in Toronto celebrate the feast of St. Joseph Vaz -- A special mass, to honor St. Joseph Vaz, was celebrated on January 15, 2017 at the quaint and beautiful St. Peter’s Mission Church in Mississauga. The church was packed with Goans from all over Toronto who braved the cold weather to attend the service. The mass was celebrated by the Reverend Monsignor Terrence D’Souza, a proud Goan himself, who in his very detailed and inspiring homily recounted the steadfast faith of St. Joseph Vaz and urged the congregation to strive to emulate him in their daily lives. In keeping with the true Goan spirit, the choir, led by Suzie Pereira (a very active G.O.A. member, who dedicates a fair share of her time supporting various G.O.A. initiatives in Toronto), did an outstanding job in singing most of the hymns in flawless Konkani, which resulted in a more meaningful engagement and a fuller participation by the congregation. The organizers, Suzie Pereira, Claude Fernandes, and Tony Fernandes and other Goans in Toronto hope to make this St. Joseph Vaz Mass an annual event.
