Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has said that Saint Francis Xavier serves as “an inspiration and model in being a messenger of the Good News”, making his comments during a special Mass celebrated in India.
He was speaking at the Basilica of Bom Jesus in Old Goa on the 3 December Feast Day of the saint who became the chief missionary for the Jesuits at the very beginnings of the famous order.
Every decade, the relics of the Jesuit saint are exposed in the Indian state of Goa – this year’s exposition will end on 5 January 2025, and is organised by the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman.
