Lig Soares
From: Miguel Braganza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Frederick Noronha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Herman Carneiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet]Goa's Patron Saint
Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2003 19:40:54 +0530
This is unfair. Fr.Loiola Pereira has helped us resolve a point of debate before it became another 'Brits are coming' or 'NGOs campaign in Baina' affaire. Why should we still try to go astray by accusing the Vatican of racial discrimination or the local Diocese of apathy. What have we done to promote the cause of Blessed Jose Vaz or,for that matter, what have we done to get him beatified ? Want the honour of having a "Goan" Saint then pray to him, pray for him and work for his 'cause.'..do not accuse, even indirectly! In whom do we profess our faith---God or saints??
The specific question on what the Archdiocese is doing for canonization of a
"Goan Saint" is best addressed to the Arch Bishop of Goa &Daman and
Patriarch of he East Indies at [EMAIL PROTECTED] . If all else fails pray
to the patron saint of the hopeless causes,St.Jude. Saints are apparently
not parochial in dispensing 'favours'/interceeding to God on our
behalf...and it is for free!
[ For the Protestants,all persons who live--and die-- according to His Will
are saints. We are eligible for that honour without any 'process'. I do not
know the equivalent of this for the agnostics. This subject should not
interest them,either !]
Viva Goa. Miguel
>Original message........ From: George Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Fr. J. Loiola Pereira,
> Can you tell us where the Blessed Vaz canonization cause stands and
specifically what the Archdiocese is doing to promote his cause? Also your
opinion as to why after 500 years of Goan Catholicism there is no native
Goan saint. Does the failure lie with the Archdiocese for not promoting our
own people.
George
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > * Blessed Joseph Vaz -- the first Goan to be beatified -- was officially
> > proclaimed the Patron of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman .The
> > Archdiocese, surprisingly, did not have a Patron till that date!
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