-------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Add your name to the CLEAN GOA INITIATIVE | | | | by visiting this link and following the instructions therein | | | | http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2005-October/033926.html | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- St. Francis Xavier is NOT and has never been Patron Saint of Goa. Another one of those Goan misconceptions.:=) SFX title was and is "Goencho Saib".
>From the time Albuquerque won the battle for Goa on the feast of St. Catherine >of Alexandria (obviously prior to St. Francis Xavier) to the year 2000, the >Patron Saint of Goa was St. Catherine. As correctly pointed out by others, >when Padre Jose Vaz was made Blessed in 2000, he was made the Patron Saint of >Goa replacing St. Catherine. Unfortunately not many Goans, especially diaspora Goans, know Blessed Joseph Vaz and his current affiliation with Goa. And those who know, celebrate Bl. Joseph Vaz's feast "privately". So instead of complaining about Sri Lanka or the Pope, Disapora Goans should make the best of what we have, rather than do "kerem-kerem" about what we perceive we do not have. Pl. Make plans for Januray! Kind Regards, GL Oscar & Hazel Lobo: Most of our Goans when we celebrate the feast of St. Francis Xavier on 03 December we mention him as the Patron Saint of Goa. In Konkani we call him Goencho Saab and or Goencho Pai. I thought St. Catherine was the Patron Saint of Goa. Can someone please clarify this as many of us continue to mention St. Francis Xavier as the Patron Saint of Goa. Oscar Lobo -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | | | | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --------------------------------------------------------------------------
