PRESS RELEASE - Joseph Naik Vaz Institute launches “Truth, Racial Justice,
and Racial Reconciliation” initiative
Statement on Racism and “Black Lives Matter”
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The Joseph Naik Vaz Institute worked for the canonization of St. Joseph Vaz
since 1978. H.H.
April 21, 2020 is the 369th Anniversary of birth of St. Joseph Vaz (1651-1711),
Apostle of Kanara and Sri Lanka.
April 21, 2020 is tragically also the First Anniversary of the bombings of
Churches and hotels in Sri Lanka last year on Easter Sunday which happened to
fall on the Birthday of St.
Dear Friends and Devotees of St. Joseph Vaz (1651-1711) Apostle of Kanara
(India) and Sri Lanka:
Churches holding Easter Sunday services and hotels with many tourists and
visitors were bombed in Sri Lanka this time last year resulting in a tragic
loss of life including children, and
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Jayal Fernando, a Sri Lankan member of St. Lucy’s parish in Campbell in the
diocese of San Jose and the San Francisco Bay Area’s Joseph Naik Vaz Institute,
which works to keep alive the heritage and spirituality of seventeenth century
St. Joseph Vaz,
PRESS RELEASE -
The Joseph Naik Vaz Institute, Berkeley California is dedicated to Peace,
Inter-religious understanding and humanitarian service among its other aims and
goals. With that important goal in mind, the Institute was pleased to sponsor
the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Ms. Leymah
PRESS RELEASE -
Condolences to the families of victims of Sri Lanka church bombings on Easter
Sunday
Just a day ago we sent our yearly message on the April 21st birthday of St.
Joseph Vaz (1651-1711) which this year happened to fall on Easter Sunday.
Instead of celebration and joy of
The Joseph Naik Vaz Institute is celebrating our 40th year of existence. We are
continuing to reach out to others in keeping with Saint Joseph Vaz’s positive
interaction with various communities and his service to the poor.
Eddie D'Sa, a Goan based in the UK, has kindly donated Rupees
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The Joseph Naik Vaz Institute is celebrating our 40th year of existence under
the leadership of Filomena Sarawati Giese. In keeping with Saint Joseph Vaz's
(Goan) outreach and positive interaction with various religious communities and
his service to
PRESS RELEASE -
The Joseph Naik Vaz Institute celebrates its 40th year in existence this year.
Goa's first native saint, Saint Joseph Vaz, was canonized in January 2015,
thanks largely to the grassroots movement of the many devotees and admirers of
Saint Joseph Vaz who showed their support
The Joseph Naik Vaz Institute cordially invites you to join us as we support
Cardinal Ranjith and the Sri Lankan Church in continuing the celebration of the
“Year of St. Joseph Vaz” with a Mass on Sunday March 19.
Our monthly Mass is also being offered very specially for the Beatification of
Weare happy to share news of our successful Annual San Francisco-Bay Area
St.Joseph Vaz Feast Mass which we have been offering also for the Beatification
ofVen. Fr. Agnelo, SFX and other native Indian and Sri Lankan candidates to
thesainthood since 1978.
Pleasevisit our website
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
This is an appeal to Goans world-wide to help in an important matter - please
offer a mass in your local parish this month to show support for the
Beatification of Venerable Fr. Agnelo de Souza (1869-1927) whose birthday is
Jan 21, 1869. We hope you can join our worldwide Mass Campaign for the
Sunday, January 29, 2017 Mass for the Feast of St. Joseph Vaz
The Joseph Naik Vaz Institute cordially invites you to celebrate the January
Feast day of St. Joseph Vaz (1651-1711) and to honor his heroic life and
achievements. As we have done since 1978, the
January 29 Mass is also being
Invitation for St. Joseph Vaz Mass at St. Dunstan’s Church
Sunday February 14, 2016
We cordially invite the San Francisco Bay Area Indian and Sri Lankan Catholic
communities to a celebration of the Feast of St. Joseph Vaz
St. Joseph Vaz Feast
H.H. Pope Francis and St. Joseph Vaz
January 16, 2016, is the 305th death anniversary of St. Joseph Vaz and hence,
this date is his official Feast Day. It is the first Feast of this great
Indian and Sri Lankan Saint since Pope Francis canonized him on January 14,
2015 in
Announcement from the Joseph Naik Vaz Institute, California
Sunday, July 27 – 12:30 p.m.
Monthly Mass for the Canonization of Bl. Joseph Vaz
Patron of the Archdiocese of Goa, “Apostle of Kanara and Sri Lanka”
In response to appeals for prayers for the Canonization of Bl. Joseph Vaz
Monthly Mass for the Canonization of Bl. Joseph Vaz, Patron of the Archdiocese
of Goa, “Apostle of Kanara and Sri Lanka”
In response to appeals for prayers for the Canonization of Blessed Joseph Vaz
(1656-1711) from the Archdiocese of Goa and the Sri Lankan Cardinal and
Bishops, we continue
The Joseph Naik Vaz Institute invites all Sri Lankans, Goans, and Mangaloreans
to continue celebrating the extraordinary life and work of Blessed Joseph Vaz
(1651-1711), Apostle of Kanara and Sri Lanka and Patron of the Archdiocese of
Goa.
We are sponsoring the 3rd mass this year (held on the
A Great Multicultural Start to our Monthly Blessed Joseph Vaz Canonization Mass
Program
The 12:30 p.m. Multicultural Mass on Sunday January 26 at St. John the Baptist
Church in El Cerrito, California, was the perfect setting for the start of the
monthly Mass for the canonization of Blessed
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