Hello George, I have signed 'the petition' on line and also (voluntary of course) contibuted $10/- towards expenses. I hope other Goans and well wishers do likewise.
I do this even though I consider it not necessary to pray thru Saints; but directly to God and the Holy Spirit. Anyway, best wishes in F. Geise and yourself achieving the 'goal' U have set yourselves. --- On Mon, 16/8/10, George Pinto <[email protected]> wrote: > Please sign the petition below to the > Pope and help get a Goan canonized (saint). Please forward > to your family and friends. > > The 300th anniversary of the death of Blessed Joseph Vaz > (born Goa, India) is fast approaching on January 16, 2011. > Our Joseph Naik Vaz Institute has worked to publicize his > life and Cause since 1980, when we incorporated in > California as a 501(c)(3) in the State of > California. We ask for your support of our new > Petition to the Pope, His Holiness Benedict XVI, asking that > Blessed Joseph Vaz be canonized for the 300th anniversary of > his death. > > In the year 2000, we organized a Petition to Pope John Paul > II to have Blessed Joseph Vaz canonized as a Martyr without > the final miracle during the Grand Jubilee of Christianity > like hundreds of other Martyrs from Spain and China. Blessed > Joseph Vaz merits the designation of Martyr for having lived > and died under persecution.Cardinal Simon Pimenta of Mumbai > personally took our Petition to the Pope. Archbishop > Henry D'Souza flew to Rome and met with the Prefect of the > Sacred Congregation for the Causes of the Saints to support > this Petition. > > Canonizations are in part a result of an outpouring of > support from ordinary people. The Pope can grant the > exception to the miracle for the case of a Martyr if enough > people show that we care. Your signature to this Petition > will help to send the people's support to the Pope for > Blessed Vaz' long delayed and just canonization. Together we > can make this canonization happen. > > Please sign the online petition which will be sent to Pope > Benedict XVI: "Make Blessed Joseph Vaz a Saint" hosted on > the web by PetitionOnline.com, the free online petition > service, at: > > Regards, > > Filomena Saraswati Giese and George Pinto > Joseph Naik Vaz Institute > www.josephnaikvaz.org >
