PRAYER FOR CANONIZATION

Loving Father, Your Son wrote in the hearts of men Your heavenly message through the wonders of Your Everlasting love. Following in His footsteps, Your Servant, Blessed Joseph Vaz, guided by the Holy Spirit and under the patronage of Your Immaculate Mother engaged his whole life in exemplary works, and showed us that we too can attain grace to walk in Your Son's footsteps and win the crown of the Blessed.

Therefore, we humbly beg of You to grant us a much-needed miracle (pause and pray for a miracle) and thus, put Your seal on his heroic life and move the Church to declare him as a model and Saint. We make this prayer through the same Jesus, Our Lord, Amen.

CP/1102/98
Imprimatur, Panjim, 1.8.1998
Filipe Neri Ferrao - Auxiliary Bishop

Special Prayer for the Sick

Heavenly Father, Your Son proved through wonders how sensitive Your heart is towards those who are burdened with sorrow, sickness and difficulties. Through the wonders Your Servant, Blessed Joseph Vaz, wrought both in his life and death, he trailed the same path to show forth that divine kindness and thus drew thousands to the bosom of the Church.

Therefore, we plead, through his intercession, to increase our faith in You, to make of us true witnesses of Your love, and if it is Your will, to grant this favor ......(pray silently for your intention) and especially grant us a much-needed Miracle ....(pray silently for a Miracle) through Jesus Christ Our Lord, Amen.

CP/1103/98, Panjim, 1.8.1998
+ Filipe Neri Ferrao - Auxiliary Bishop