>From the Joseph Naik Vaz Institute ... The Church in Goa and Catholic Goans worldwide are celebrating two historic anniversaries this month: The 303rd Death Anniversary of Blessed Joseph Vaz, Patron of the Archdiocese of Goa, on January 16, and the 145th Birth Anniversary of Ven. Fr. Agnelo D’Souza of the Society of Pilar, on January 21. In response to appeals for prayers for success in the final stages of the Process for Canonization of Bl. Joseph Vaz (1656-1711) from the Archdiocese of Goa and the Cardinal and Bishops of Sri Lanka, the Joseph Naik Vaz Institute invites all Bay Area Indian and Sri Lankan Catholics to attend a Mass on the 4th Sunday of every month throughout 2014. Church: St. John the Baptist Church, 11152 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, CA, 94530. http://www.sjtbc.us/ Time: 12:30 p.m. Mass every 4th Sunday of the month, starting January 26th, with singing by St. John’s Multicultural Choir St. John the Baptist Church is within walking distance of the El Cerrito Del Norte Bart station. The Sunday January 26 Mass is in Celebration of the Feast of Bl. Joseph Vaz. For further information, please email [email protected]
Please pass this message on to your contacts and social media groups. Thank you. Joseph Naik Vaz Institute http://josephnaikvaz.org/
