The Investiture ceremony of knight
commander of St Gregory on Senior Advocate Joaquim Reis, friend and benefactor
of kripa was held at the Vatican Embassy on Saturday 23rd Feb 2013 in the
presence of his Family and significant friends. His Excellency the Nuncio
Salvador Pinocchio bestowed the knighthood on Joaquim Reis by reading the said document
sealed and stamped by Holy Father Pope
Benedict the 16th from Rome.
Significant guests consisting of Supreme
Court judges, eminent lawyers, Oswald
Cardinal Gracias, Archbishop of
Tamilnad, Archbishop emeritus of Delhi Vincent Concessao as well as the new
Archbishop Anil Couto, his auxillary graced the occasion.
Fr. Joe Pereira Managing Trustee
Kripa Foundation was one of the invites along with our very own Dr.Darriel
Demello [ Dr. Eustace's daughter] who was accompanied by her husband Rajiv
Mathur, Fr. Stephen. Fr. Felix, and Fr.Aniceto Pereira of Bombay Archdiocese, Dr. Anthony Sequeira and Mr. Joseph Dsouza Trustee of Joseph Cardign
from Mumbai.
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