By LiCAS.news
Dhaka: The archbishop of Dhaka has urged the Catholics of Bangladesh to pray for the cause of sainthood of the late Archbishop Theotonius Amal Ganguly who has been declared a “Servant of God.”
“You keep on praying and preaching. If everyone prays with a heart full of faith, God will hear the prayer,” Archbishop Bejoy Nicephorus D’Cruze told the observance of the 44th death anniversary of Archbishop Ganguly.
Archbishop Ganguly, who is now a Servant of God, was remembered on Sept. 2 at St. Mary’s Cathedral Church in Dhaka.
Archbishop D’Cruze said that if the prelate would be made a saint, “he will be our model of faith and holiness.”
“By following him, we too will enter into a deep Christian life and live in holiness,” said the archbishop in his homily during Mass.
He said the former prelate will become a Christian icon in the predominantly Muslim country. “[He] will brighten the image of the Christian community. His saintly and holy life is a model for us,” he added.
Archbishop D’Cruze urged the faithful to “know more about his life and follow his ideology to become better, ideal Christians.”
Archbishop Ganguly was born in Hashnabad, present day Bangladesh, on Feb. 18, 1920, feast day of his patron saint, St. Theotonius.
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Do we really need more canonized saints. There are many more unsung women and men of heroic virtue.