St.Francis Day
St Francis Xavier was a Spanish Catholic missionary who preached the Gospel
of Jesus Christ to the people of Asia. His body lies in a silver casket in the
Basilica of Bom Jesus in Goa. Ceremonies to honor his death are performed on
December 3, the day of his burial. Earlier, every ten years, his body used to
be kept in a glass case, with the feet exposed, for all to see and worship.
In 1994, since the condition of the body had deteriorated visibly, the Church
decided to stop the exposition.
