George;Nice to hear from you especially around Holy Week ...I am referring to Message: 7 Dated: Wed, 13 Apr 2022 15:39:08 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: <1617756171.581804.1649864348...@mail.yahoo.com> on the subject : [Goanet] Nobel Peace Prize Winners Yous categorically state <<<I am involved in the peace movement in my role as Interim Chair of the Board of the USA Foundation for 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee (Liberia, Africa) and a supporter of my friend, 2014 Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi, whose Nobel Peace Prize ceremony I attended in Oslo. I have an understanding of how the Nobel Peace Prize process works.>>>
So there is a Goan involved A belated Congratulation from a Goan in distant Tanzania I could not agree more with you that Goans themselves are partly. to blame and perhaps there might even be racism involved. In my own case I knew about SFX and Padre Agnel for nearly 80 years. I do not remember my parents ever mentioning St Jose Vaz. It was only by chance, slightly over a decade ago that I met Fr. Cosma in Pilar ..He gave me a signed copy of his book ..I was impressed.how St Vaz turned down offers and established his own orders and went to Ceylon right into the Lions and the hatred of the Dutch Lutherans ......But lets face it there was *Divine Intervention* everything from a heavy shower after a major drought ...the Buddhist King was impressed...(did his son become a catholic ) to the waters of the river rushing down after the faithful had crossed . Still the Vatican took centuries before Vas was declared a Saint he was ..but many many Saints also suffered the same delays...whether they were Europeans or Armenians Is the process being hastened now I think so ....we must not forget th at we did have corrupt Popes ...ask Luther !!! Right here in Tanzania I doubt more than a handful of Goans out of nearly a thousand have heard of St. Vaz . Greg Almeida and his family celebrate his feast as did Rocky Fernandes and for over a Century the Goans in Dar es Salaam celebrated the Feast of St Francis and even had a reception in the Goan Club. Is it an Ostrich with its head in the sand attitude ....it would be worth finding out as for selling ...land do not forget the church leaders themselves in Goa do so ..From Old Goa to Quepem are doing so with Impunity. Christ in his time chased those forex dealers from the Temple. ... Which of us want to take the Whipping Task ....no Point in Just Weeping During the Holy Week ...Lets pray for Divine Inspiration and Guidance