2 biographies of St Francis Xavier released

Two biographies about the patron saint of Goa, St Francis Xavier were released by Fr Freddy J Da Costa, editor of Gulab at Bom Jesus, Old Goa, on Tuesday, the first novena day of the patron.

St Francis Xavier and His Shrine written by Fr P Rayanna SJ was first published in 1964. Thereafter there have been same reprints of the same book in1978 and 1982. The present edition has got some minor additions, specially of Subsequent expositions.

Goencho Saib: Sant Francis Xavier – is the biography of the saint in Konkani, by Fr Moreno de Souza SJ. It too was first published in1984, and the copies have been exhausted. The author has revised the book.

Fr da Costa requested he gathering to read these books and try to increase our knowledge about the life of our patron saint.

Fr Arnaut Pinto, SJ, rector od Bom Jesus also spoke.