On Sun, 5 Oct 2003 21:44:07 +0100 (BST), "J. Loiola Pereira" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
There's need of some clarification here ... and I think I can offer it: * St. Catherine of Alexandria has been the Patroness of the "Se Catedral" (the official Church of the Archbishop of Goa and Daman) at Old Goa, since the foundation of that Church. And she continues to be so. * Blessed Joseph Vaz -- the first Goan to be beatified --�was officially proclaimed the Patron of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman on 16th January, 2000, and the Indult of the Holy See to that effect was read out during a Solemn Pontifical Mass celebrated on that occasion in the Old Goa Cathedral. The Archdiocese, surprisingly, did not have a Patron till that date! * St. Francis Xavier has been, for a long time, acclaimed as the Patron of Goa by popular devotion. He is the "Goencho Saib" and no one can dethrone him from that niche carved in the hearts of Goans. Recapitulation: The first named is the Patroness of the Cathedral of Goa. The second is the Patron of the Archdiocese of Goa: an ecclesiastical circumscription. The third is the Patron of the People of Goa: a geographical territory with citizens spread around the globe. Fr. J. Loiola Pereira Archbishop's House,Goa. ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Pinto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2003 12:49 AM Subject: [Goanet]Re: Blessed Joseph Vaz is Goa's official patron saint> Goans also mistakely believe who the current Patron Saint of Goa is.Since Jan 16, 2000, Blessed> Joseph Vaz is Goa's official Patron Saint. Prior to that it was St.Catherine. It was never> Francis Xavier. >> George ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
