As the feast of St Francis Xavier is celebrated on 3rd December, thought I would share a fascinating research finding from the work that was done some years ago, by Father Corcoran, of the 'Holy Ghost White Fathers', now called 'The Spiritans' . His work is entitled: 'Mombasa Mission 1888 -1990'. The attachment herein, extracts interesting findings on St Francis Xavier, landing in Malindi, 42 years after Vasco Da Gama, on his way to Goa, and examines closely his observations of Malindi from the letter he wrote to his Superior in Rome. I for one, didn't know that St Francis had touched in Malindi.
St Francis' letter, also offers a little insight into his missionary zeal and the humility of the man. Wishing one and all a Happy Feast. Marci Pereira 01 December 2018 Project: "Archiving Memories of Mombasa Goan School/Sacred Heart School" e-mail: <[email protected]>
