Re: [Goanet] Goan saint: Your help is urgently needed

2010-08-17 Thread Filomena Giese
It is an entirely wonderful thing that George found this fabulous site for this Petition. We will be collecting signatures for all of the rest of the year 2010 and throughout 2011 to honor Blessed Joseph Vaz' 300th death anniversary. We hope that everyone will succeed in getting at least 10

Re: [Goanet] Goan saint: Your help is urgently needed

2010-08-17 Thread Pandu Lampiao
Hey Filomena, George. One would gladly sign your petition but I feel the church in Roam is a cr~oked business and has a c*lour biased. JV deserves the honor but they have been giving it to lesser folks. So why bother. They are on the slide anyway and I know for a fact that even the Bishop of

[Goanet] Goan saint: Your help is urgently needed

2010-08-16 Thread George Pinto
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

[Goanet] Goan saint: Your help is urgently needed

2010-08-16 Thread George Pinto
Extraordinary. In a few hours nearly a hundred signatures! But we need more. It would be nice to have 500 signatures to be presented to the Pope. Goans have to help themselves, we have to take the lead. Thanks to all who have signed so far. Be a part of history. Don't miss this opportunity to

Re: [Goanet] Goan saint: Your help is urgently needed

2010-08-16 Thread Nascy Caldeira
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