Dear Miguel, If I am not mistaken, St. Catherine of Alexandria is not the Patron Saint of Goa (whether archdiocese or state) but is the Patron Saint of the Cathedral Church (Se Catedral) at Old Goa.
Jorge ----- Original Message ----- From: "Miguel Braganza"
Dear Tony, Rightly or wrongly, St.Xavier's College & HSS, Mapusa, is the Alma Mater of many of us...and we are 'possesive' about it. The 'Goemcho Saib' does not own it, the Archdiocese of Goa does. SFX is not even Goa's Patron Saint of the Archdiocese...but that does not make any differnece to us. We own him as our very own saint. Half the Catholics in Goa do not know who St.Catherine is, or when her feast is celebrated ....or that she is the official Patron Saint of Goa. They do not care , either.
