News Letter of Pavanatma Capuchin Province, Kerala, India 1 2 SHANTHIDOOTH News Letter of Pavanatma Capuchin Province, Kerala, India

Vol X No. 2 October 2014

Vol X No. 2 October 2014

Published by Provincial Minister Pavanatma Provincialate Melechovva P.O. Kannur - 6

3 Contents 1. Transformed by love to Transform with Love 05 2. Sevasadan Pallikunnu Kannur 67 3. St. Francis an Irresistible Saint 07 4. letter of convocation 09 5. Alverna Ashram, Sulthan Bathery 10 6. Amalagiri Ashram Edatt, Payyannur 15 7. Assisi Ashram, Vadapuram 20 8. Celibate life lived as Sterility 22 9. Calvary Diary 24 10. Ingolstadt, Germany 28 11. The Steps of Fraternal Correction 30 12. Portiuncuala, Kattappana 35 13. Shanthi Ashram, Kundaithode 68 14. Loreto Muvattupuzh 32 15. Sevasram Mele Chovva 42 16. St Joseph Capuchin Ashram, Kooramkund 44 17. Assisi Bhavan, Velimanam 40 18. Bodhi Institute of Theology 56 19. Mary: Model of Motherly Courage for The Church 46 20. Voice from U K 62 21. Padua Ashram, Perambra, Kozhikode 50 22. Collegio San Lorenzo da Brindisi 65 23. Padre Pio Ashram Panamaram 48 24. Vimalagiri Capuchin Ashram, Pattaram 52 25. Ordination Dates of the Brothers 74 4 “Transformed by love to Transform with Love”

What should I write about St Francis this time for the editorial of Shanthidooth was my preoccupation. With this thought in mind I went to preach a retreat to a group of sisters in Ernakulam. The above phrase came to me when I reached the place of retreat. The social apostolate of those sisters is explained under this heading. I became joyful because it is hundred percent true to St Francis. Every one speaks about St Francis and writes a lot about him. What more I need than this beautiful expression which is kept as the title of the editorial? This tells me everything related to Francis. I know and believe that all those who read this editorial will be having more knowledge about St Francis than me. Among the saints in the Catholic Church, St Francis is known as the second Christ because he was “transformed by love to transform with Love”. I am indeed happy to say that when Francis was transformed by the love of Christ he could transform everything with the same love. In 2013 when Pope Francis celebrated our Heavenly Pa- tron’s feast in Assisi, he spoke about Francis and the ex- cerpts I place here: Where did Francis’s journey to Christ begin? It began with the gaze of the crucified Jesus. With letting Jesus look at us at the very moment that he gives his life for us and draws us to himself. Francis experienced this in a special way in 5 the Church of San Damiano, as he prayed before the cross which I too will have an opportunity to venerate. On that cross, Jesus is depicted not as dead, but alive! Blood is flow- ing from his wounded hands, feet and side, but that blood speaks of life. Jesus’ eyes are not closed but open, wide open: he looks at us in a way that touches our hearts. The cross does not speak to us about defeat and failure; para- doxically, it speaks to us about a death which is life, a death which gives life, for it speaks to us of love, the love of God incarnate, a love which does not die, but triumphs over evil and death. When we let the crucified Jesus gaze upon us, we are re-created; we become “a new creation”. Everything else starts with this: the experience of transforming grace, the experience of being loved for no merits of our own, in spite of our being sinners. That is why Saint Francis could say with Saint Paul: “Far be it for me to glory except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ” (Gal 6:14). Can anyone get transformed at all? Yes is my answer and the clear example is Francis. To transform ourselves from our ordinary life to the level of St Francis, let us pray to God; Loving and compassionate God, you invited Francis to follow you in a life of simplicity and joy that helped him to transform himself to a new status. May we imitate his devotion to Your Gospel and his love of all creation and reach the same height. With festal greetings of our Seraphic Father, For the editorial board of Shanthidooth, ......

Paul Kottaram

6 St. Francis an Irresistible Saint

Dear Brothers, As we are celebrating the feast of our heavenly Pa- tron I wish you all Peace & Joy. May St. Francis and his ideals be a challenging and a disturbing presence to us. ‘The world is in need of a Franciscan touch’. It awaits a divinely-human healer like St. Francis who could communicate the radiance and fragrance of God’s Love. It is a fact that St. Francis still stands as an irresistible saint. Why is he so fascinating? Simply because he was a heartfelt ally to everything and everyone around him: From man to beast, from the trees to the stones, from the sun to the moon to the changing seasons - Francis was their kindred spirit. Elizabeth Patton Moss must have had this notion in her mind when she wrote: "Saint Francis came to preach. With smiles he met the friendless, fed the poor, freed a trapped bird, and led a child home. Although he spoke no word, his text, God's love, the town did not forget." The reader cannot even begin to see the sense of a story that may well seem to him a very wild one, until he understands that to this great mystic his religion was not a thing like a theory but a thing like a love- affair” (Chesterton 1989). Can he be just a Museum Piece? In a post-Christendom era, where people are skeptical of almost everything around them, we need to learn from Fran- cis as how to genuinely embody the good news in the mod- 7 ern world. With the gospels as his rule of life, he sought to follow Jesus’ footsteps as a peacemaker who traveled around welcoming the strangers, the outcasts, loving nature and the environment, and living in communities. As we get closer to him and to his way of life, we will be encouraged and challenged to consider how to embody the gospel in our day to day life. The words of Jesus in the Gospels took its best shape in the person of Francis. No wonder Francis cried out in a new-found ecstasy: "This is what I want! This is what I desire! This is what I long for with all my heart and soul!" Brothers, let Francis be a measure, inspiration and sure possibility for us and let Francis continue to touch and cure the world through us. As he said: ‘We haven’t done anything yet, let us start anew’. Once again wish you everything best of the feast and let us with one mind and heart celebrate this day and thus be his true followers in and around. With festal greetings and love Br Thomas Karingadayil Provincial Minister

NB: Next issue of Shanthidooth is scheduled for Christ- mas 2014. Please do get ready with your write ups and photos on or before 10th of December 2014.

8 9 Alverna Ashram, Sulthan Bathery

We wish you all a blessed feast of our father St. Francis Reopening of the academic year 2014-2015 2nd of June was one of the auspicious day to all of us in Al- verna since on this day we began our new academic year. We have chosen “Enlightened to Enlighten” as the motto of this academic year. In the morning we had concelebrated Holy Eucharist where we dedicated our life before the Lord. During the homily Br Provin- cial emphasised the importance of fraternal life which is one of the core car- ism of Franciscan life. Besides he reminded the brothers to be fruitful seeds with thirty, sixty and hundred fold. It was followed by Lex- io Brevis were Br Provincial formally inaugurated the new academic year. Br Vincent Kurisummootil , our spiritual director highlighted the need of being docile to the prompting of the holy spirit. Br Rector spoke on the importance of the four pillars of seminary formation, Prayer, Study, Fraternity and Apostolic life. Br Jinson introduced the various subjects of the academic year, while Br Tinto thanked every one of the participants. 10 On the following day Br Biju Elampachamveettil animated an introductory retreat before the commencement of the lessons. It was appreciated by everyone and reminded once again the Franciscan values to be fostered in our formation. Thanks a million Br Biju, for challenging us in our way to perfection. Hearty Welcome Our community became truly Trinitarian on the day of the arrival of Br Tinto Parathinal. After his successful parish ministry in Thariyode parish he was taken to Alverna on 7th May together with Parish Priest, Trustees and a few other parishners. Being an ener- getic brother, he is fully involved in the community, especially guiding the brothers especially in the flower garden. He teaches Information Technology in the seminary. On 28th May we gave a red carpet welcome to Brs. Anil, Jose and 11 of our first year brothers. Very soon they became part and parcel of Alverna Seminary. Now together with the second year students the total number is 24. Plus two Results The results of this year manifest the discipline and hard work of our brothers in their academic pursuit. It is an all time record since all of them backed an above 65% marks. Br Justin George scored 97 out of 100 in English Language 11 is an all time record. Kudos dear brothers for your academic achievements! Send off to Third years Three of our third years were given send off on 9th June. In the evening we arranged Biriyani Sadhya in honour of them. The younger brothers appreciated them and presented some artistic talents to enhance the joy of the day. Br Rector thanked them for their innumerable services to the community and reminded them of the challenges in days to come. On their part they too thanked the community indi- vidually. Br Tinto took them to Kattappana on the following day. Feast of the Sacred Heart We celebrated the Feast of Sacred Heart on 27th June. In the evening we gathered in front of the picture of the Sacred Heart dedicating ourselves by reciting the act of dedication before the Lord. Br Lithin guided the community with his inspiring message. Moreover it was an occasion of blessing the house and its premises. Feast of St Alphonsa We began Novena on 20th July in preparation for the celebration of the feast of St Alphonsa. On 28th evening we had the solemn Eucharistic celebration presided by Br Prince. In his homily he highlighted the importance of making a distinction between spirituality and piety. It was followed by Nerchasadhya. There were a good number of faithful who attended the celebration. Extension lectures We are ever grateful to Br Prince for his English grammar classes. Although he was very busy with his preparation to go abroad for higher studies, he found a couple of weeks to be with the seminarians after completing his IELTS course 12 with higher grades. His knowledge on the topic and the teaching skill made him a good teacher. Thank you, dear Br Prince for sacrificing your time and energy with us. We wish you God’s blessing in your higher studies. Birthday Celebration We had a joined celebration of the Birthdays of Brs. Jinson and Prince on 7th August. On the previous day we had an hour of adoration thanking the Lord for the gift of these brothers. During the Lunch Br. Guardian thanked them for their great gift and appreciated their lively presence in the seminary. To add our joy on the occasion we had the presence of our parish priest and assistant priests. Br Devanand and the Panamaram community also joined us for the celebration. Feast of the Assumption and the Independence Day We have celebrated the Assumption of our Lady and the Independence Day of our country with all devotion and rev- erence. After the solemn Eucharistic celebration Br Rector hoisted the flag. It was followed by the Message of Br Sa- chin who highlighted the aspect of real freedom. Bimonthly Gathering On 29th August we had the bimonthly gathering at Padre Pio Ashram Panamaram. It was an occasion to celebrate our brotherhood. We discussed the Minister General’s circular letter “Grace of Working” in preparation for the plenary Council of the Or- der. Onam Celebration We have celebrated onam with all its gaiety and tradition. On the previous 13 day the brothers were divided into two groups and had the competition in verities of games. The floral decoration of this year was really remarkable. At noon we had the sumptuous Onasadhya with more than 15 dishes.

14 Amalagiri Ashram Edatt, Payyannur

Greetings of Joy and Peace from Amalagiri Prayer Life The students are initiated to prayer from the very beginning of the scholastic year. Every morning and evening they get almost half an hour each to spend before the Lord in silent meditation. They have common rosary and other prayers of the church. Every Friday an hour of adoration adds joy to their prayer life. Work The work in the agricultural garden, flower garden, other cleanings, vegetable cutting, helping in the kitchen are all done by our brothers under the guidance of Rector and especially in the agricultural garden by Br Martinian. The brothers come to know the grace of working in their lives regularly and they sincerely cooperate. Classes The brothers in Amalagiri receive a variety of topics to begin their Capuchin journey. Classes on Spiri- tuality, English Grammar, Psychology and Liturgy and English Academy are safe in the hands of Br Anil Mangat our Rector, General English, Music and Malayalam Academy by Br Jose Karingadayil our Asst Rector, Franciscanism by Br Martinian our vicar, Introduction to Holy Bible by Br Paul Kot- taram. Through all these scheduled topics and other 15 extension lectures the days are really occupied for the brothers and they really become safe in the journey. Games The time for play also remains as an important aspect in the formation of the students where they come out with their real character and colour. We have only one out door game that is volley ball. Rector and Vice Rector give volleyball coaching every day because the majority of the brothers are new to volley ball. Every day they get an hour for games and on Sundays and other special holidays they get extra time for games. Cultural Activities On alternative Saturdays after supper the brothers put up variety entertainments for almost 45 minutes. The students are divided in to four groups so that a group get the chance once a month. Through this they are able to get rid of their stage fear as well as become better performers for the future. Spiritual Nourishment There will be Retreats and Monthly Recollections for the

16 brothers in on a regular basis. Every month Br Siby Mat- tathil from St Joseph ashram Vellarikund come here to animate the monthly recollection and administer the sacrament of reconciliation to the brothers. The brothers get retreats in every semester to deepen their commitment. This year the first retreat was preached by Br Jomon Asanparambil the Guardian of Gethsemany Ashram Changanassery of St Joseph Province. Onam Celebration As in the previous years, this year also we had a wonderful onam celebration. We anticipated the onam celebration to fifth September. We invited few of our neighbours as well the Rev. Sisters for the lunch which consisted of 40 dishes to the surprise of everyone. In the afternoon we had lot of games and all enjoyed the day. Vacation The brothers were eagerly waiting for the first vacation after they became part of the seminary. On sixth morning they went for Onam vacation and were back on 14th. All were happy to meet their dear ones to share the joy of the seminary.

17 Ministries All the members of the community are active in the pastoral ministries and other spiritual ministries in an around Amalagiri. This year Br Anil went to take classes on introduction to Moral Theology at Capuchin Vidhyabhavan Kottayam and Vijnananilayam Janampet. He is fresh with licentiate in Mor- al Theology from the University of Lugano and his classes were well appreciated. Br Martinian took classes on Religious Life to the SABS Novices. Br Jose Mathew Kar- ingadayil went to Kottayam to take classes to sisters. Br Paul Kottaram goes out of- ten to preach retreats and to take classes to different groups. Recently he had been to Ernakulam to preach retreat to the CSST sisters and went to Thiruvananthapuram to animate the Jesus Youth members of the Techno Park. New Vehicle It is customary to get the necessary consent of the provincial definitory before ever we purchase a vehicle. But Amalagiri community went beyond it in this regard. We bought a vehicle neither getting the permission nor informing the Pro- vincial and team. All are looking for the latest vehicles with all the modern facilities and we also went to several dealers and bought one which is really fitting to the community and that is a single wheeler ie., a wheelbarrow. It helps us to collect and carry coconut, firewood, cow dung etc… Guests We are always happy to welcome guests to our community. The guests always cheer up the spirits of the brothers with their joyful and warm presence. We had so many guests 18 during this time: few of the batchmates of Paul Kottaram namely Brs, Sebastian Koottumkal of St Thomas Province, Siby Parady of St Joseph Province, Shaju Anithottam, Chacko Ellickal and Joseph Charuplackal came here as part of their batchgathering. Br Johnson Arassery from Qatar, Br Jose Vettickatt from Ger- many, Br Gratian Chittilappally from Malawi Mission, Br John Kolancherry of St Thomas Province, Br Paul Kainickal, Br Var- ghese Mundackal, Br Siby Mattathil, Br Kurian Chirappurath, Br E K Joseph, Br Biju Kochuniravath, Br Sunny Thottappally, Br Joby Vattamala, our neighbouring priests and religious etc... we sincerely thank each one of them for their kind and loving heart to pay a visit to us. Feast of St Francis We have already started the preparation for the feast of our Heav- enly Patron St. Francis of Assisi. We pray that through this celebration we may get renewed and be able to become real Fran- ciscans. The younger brothers are getting ready with their prayerful reflections on different topics on Francis for the Novena for the feast because it is their first in this Franciscan Jour- ney.

19 Assisi Ashram Vadapuram

Dear brothers in Jesus, fraternal greetings from Assisi Ashram Vadapuram. We would like to share with you our wonderful experiences that we underwent in the last four months. We hope that you all are fine by the grace of god. Festal celebration of Bro Thomas Kolangayil the Econ- omo of the house On 3rd July we celebrated the feast of our beloved Br Thom- as Kolangayil who is the economo of the house with trustees of the parish and the FCC Sisters of our neighbouring community including parish secretary. The festal celebration began by the solemn Eucharistic celebration presided over by Thomas and concelebrated by Brothers Mathew and Chacko Ellickal. The festal eve was beautified by a sumptuous meal which was duly enjoyed by The Rev. sisters and the parish council members. The next Sunday the Sunday school staff celebrated the feast of Thomas Kolan- gayil since he is the asst. parish priest. Festal Celebration of Bro. Chacko Ellickal our Guard- ian and Parish Priest On 26th July evening began the celebration with a delicious dinner which was enriched by the Forane vicar, Asst. parish priest, Rev Sisters and the parish council members. The next day morning 7.15 the festal mass was celebrated by Br Guardian and concelebrated by Brothers Mathew and Thomas. On the same day at 10 am the catechism teachers contributed to the festal celebration with wishing song and felicitations all the more tasty cakes were distributed to 20 the parishioners, the festal celebration was conducted on a large scale that means that the members who belong to our zone came and had a fraternal celebration of the feast. Our guests Brother Johnson Arasseril edified our community through his loving visit and he stayed overnight here. The Celebration of Ettunombu We had a meaningful preparation of Ettunombu –eight day fast and prayer- in view of the preparation of the nativity of our lady. The 8 days masses which were conducted in the evenings with solemn high mass and short homilies were specially celebrated and each day Prayer groups of our parish took the initiative and prepared beautifully for the mass. On 8th Nativity of Our Lady and Onam celebration were clubbed together in a grand manner. On 8t h September there was solemn high mass at 9.30 and followed by On- akalikal and followed by Onasadhya. Praying for all of you and being proud of our capuchin vocation and wishing you the Franciscan joy.

21 Celibate life lived as Sterility

Pope Francis

One of the dangers of a "sterile" form of celibacy is bitterness and gossip, Pope Francis told a group of priests and bishops in Caserta in Italy. "A man who is alone ends up bitter, not fruitful, and he gossips about others," the pope said. When a priest disagrees with his bishop or when bishops disagree with each other, they must air their differences even loudly but never talk behind each other's backs. "Say it to his face," the pope recommended. "You're a man, so if you have something against your bishop, go and tell him. “There may be consequences, but pick up your cross, be a man!” Pope admitted that he, too, has been tempted to gossip. "I've wondered if this isn't the consequence of a celibate life lived as sterility, not fruitfulness." A priest in Rome, he said, once told him that he was wor- ried that so many priests and bishops are bitter and angry with each other. "When we find a priest who lives with such anger and tension, we think: This man drinks vinegar for breakfast, then, for lunch, pickled vegetables and, in the evening, a nice glass of lemon juice," the pope said. Pope Francis told the priests it is normal and even "healthy" to get angry, but wallowing in that, not getting it off his chest, not airing differences directly, but talking behind someone's back causes more damage. The key to a fruitful life, the pope said, lies in "double fi- delity and double transcendence: being faithful to God is seeking him, opening oneself to him in prayer, remember- ing that he is the faithful one," and "opening oneself to others" with empathy, respect and patience. "Creativity" is "a 22 divine word," because God told Adam to care for the earth, make it bear fruit, "be creative." But as priests, that creativity must be inspired by the Holy Spirit and the only hope for that to happen is "the path of prayer," he said. "A bishop who doesn't pray, a priest who doesn't pray, closes the door, closes the path to creativity." Openness to the Spirit must be accompanied by openness to other people and to their real problems, the pope said. The only way to learn about the needs of others is to listen to them, patiently and resisting the temptation to give easy answers. "We cannot be a church closed in on itself, navel-gazing, a church that is self-referential, that stares at itself and is incapable of transcendence," he said. "Going out is not an adventure, but a journey, it is the journey to which God has called us since the moment he told Abra- ham, 'Leave your homeland.'

23 Calvary Diary

Hearty welcome to you all, to the pages of Calvary diary. Let us open it now and here is the account of what had hap- pened in past few months. 1-06-2014 Calvary was filled with joy on the arrival of the newly pro- fessed brothers. They are 25 in number and they are fully active in the daily activities of Ashram. Number of the members of Calvary family has increased to 92 with their coming. It is all time for fun and enjoyment of studies here in Cal- vary after re opening. We have regular classes, university Examinations, occasional text papers, extension lectures etc. It is taxing but quite amusing. 2-07-2014 It was the day of our blessing of our newly built Choir and Refectory. It is simple in structure but beautiful and quite conducive for prayer and for meals. We had a special thanksgiving prayer session followed by badakhana this evening. 20-07-2014 It was the day of celebrations in honor of St Lawrence of Brindisi. Our Malayalam Academy was officially inaugurated for the academic year 2014-’15. We had our Malay- alam seminar on the ecological issues. In the evening we put up magnificent cultural programs and made this day memorable. 07-09-2014 King Mahabali was welcomed with a colorful pookalam and sumptuous Onasadhya by Calvary community. Every- 24 one contributed their own share to make it worth-remem- bering. 08-09-2014’ We began the celebrations of sports day today, though the actual date is September 30, we started the indoor games and brothers are in high spirit and enthusiasm. There is a lot of fun and competition blended with fraternal love. 14-09-2014 September 14 is always a cherished day for the inmates of Calvary as it is the feast of The Triumph of the Holy Cross, titular feast of Calvary Ashram. We celebrated feast with 9 days of Novena, fireworks, Kalasandhya organized by the family units and Pious Associations attached to Ashram. 17-09-2004 Now we are looking forward to celebrate the feast of St Francis on 4th October. In the coming days also we have celebrations of the feast of Br David Francis, Br Francis Alappatt, and Br Mathew Choondiyanikkal. Let us close the Calvary diary for a while. Wish you in advance a very memorable feast of St Francis. Keeping all of you in our prayers…

25 Capuchin Vidhyabhavan

Greetings of peace and joy from Capuchin Vidhyabhavan Thellakom, Poove….. Poli ……Poove ….. The festival of Onam was celebrated with all its splendor and grandeur. On the previous day of Thiruvonam we had a fraternal get together of our neighbors. And we had put up some entertaing games for them. It was very interesting in which the people partook with a sound competitive spirit. And on the day of Thiruvonam our second year brothers made a spectacular Pookkalam, which won the attraction and appreciation of all. And at noon we had the sumptuous and delicious onasadya with almost 37 varieties of dishes prepared by the three batches. It was a time of great joy and delectation and a celebration of our fraternity. Welcome back dear Brothers. After a few months of effective ministries abroad both Fr Sebastian and Fr Jacob Chamakkala rejoined the community in the month of September. Welcome back dear brothers……. And Fr Mathew Paikada and Fr George Nedump- arambil will also be returning back shortly from abroad. Kilimakalude Punyavalan Vidhyabahavan was fortunate to be the venue of the book releasing event of Pro. Sivadasa Menon, the book named Kilimakalude Punyavalan, an eco-spiritual novel on St Francis of Assisi. The book was released by Fr. Boby Jose Kattikkadu. It was really an opening for us to be in love with books and to have an appetite for the books. So we express our sincere sentiments of gratitude to Br K Shaji for having organized such a program. 26 Exams After the festivity of Onam and other celebrations the brothers are seriously preparing themselves for the forthcoming semester examinations which would begin on 15th Octo- ber. The fourth year brothers have successfully done their Canon Law comprehensive oral examination. Congratula- tion to you dear brothers …. Happy feast of our Father in advance As we are preparing ourselves to celebrate the feast of our heavenly patron St Francis we wish you all a happy feast in advance. Let all our celebrations be a manifestation of our brotherhood and thus our bond of brotherhood be strengthened. Wishing you all a happy feast of St Francis of Assisi …………………….

27 Ingolstadt, Germany

Dear brothers, greetings of joy and peace from Ingol- stadt, Germany! Here life goes so smoothly under the sober, humane and fraternal care of our Guardian Br Jose Vettikatt. Our community consists of five members, Brs. Hadrian, Guido, Wolfgang, Jose and Sabu. Br Jose through his active ministry and initiatives could make our fraternal presence here outstanding one serving to the felt spiritual needs of the people in the surroundings. Here the priestly ministry and spiritual services is pretty satisfactory, and is well appreciated by the people. Daily we have two masses in which more than hundred people participate. Besides, every day we spend rather rea- sonable amount of time at confessional and counseling. And the faithful in the surrounding value it very much. We have a centre named Oase Der Stille where people can spend some time in retreat and personal mediation. Many make use of that opportunity. Other activities of the friary include an active organization of acolytes and daily evening prayer service opened for the public. In addition to it, there are 28 demands from the neighbouring parishes and convents for our spiritual service. For the time being, Br Sabu is ren- dering his service at Frankfurt. But he will be joining us soon. Frankfurt being an international city there is greater demand for our service. There we have a Franciscan community consisting of five brothers. We were blessed by the fraternal visit of our provincial Br Thomas Karingada in the month of August. Brs Scaria Kal- loor, Roy Joseph, Biju Mathew and Vinod also paid fraternal visit to us. All these were occasions for us to cherish fraternal love. We are hopefully looking forward for greater participation from the province for the German personnel solidarity. Keep us all in your prayers.

We wish you all a happy feast of Our Holy Father St Francis!

29 The Steps of Fraternal Correction

Pope Francis

Jesus teaches us that if my Christian brother wrongs me or offends me, I must be charitable towards him and, first of all, speak to him personally, explaining that what he has said or done is not good. And what if my brother does not listen to me? Jesus suggests a way of intervening gradually: first, to speak to him again with another two or three people, so that he is more aware of the mistake he has made. If, in spite of this, he does not accept this exhortation, it is necessary to tell the community and if he does not even listen to the community, and then we have to let him know of the fracture and detachment that he himself has caused, by fail- ing in communion with his brothers and sisters in the faith. The steps in this itinerary show the strength that the Lord asks of the community to support those who err, so that they are not lost. Above all it is necessary to avoid the clamour of news and gossip in the community. The attitude must be that of gen- tleness, prudence, humility and care in relation to those who have erred, avoiding words that may harm or kill our brother. Because even words can kill! When I gossip or when I unjustly criticise, when I curse a brother with my tongue, this means destroying the reputation of the other person. … At the same time, this discretion in speaking to him alone has the aim of not pointlessly mortifying the sinner. … In view of this need, we can understand the following series of interventions, which include the involvement of other wit- nesses and finally even the community. The aim is to help the person to understand what they have done, and to be aware that they have thereby offended not just one person, 30 but everyone. But it also helps us to rid ourselves of anger and resentment … that bitterness of the heart that leads to anger and resentment leads us to insult and offend. It is very unpleasant to see insults and aggression from a Christian. … To insult is not Christian. In reality, before the Lord we are all sinners and all in need of forgiveness. All of us Indeed, Jesus told us not to judge. Fraternal correction is an aspect of the love and the communion that should reign in the Christian community; it is a mutual service that we can and must render to each other … and it is possible and effective only if each person recog- nises himself as a sinner and in need of the Lord’s forgiveness. The same awareness that enables me to recognise the errors of the other, first of all reminds me that I myself have made, and make mistakes, many times. Therefore, at the beginning of Mass, we are invited each time to acknowledge ourselves as sinners before the Lord, expressing with words and gestures the sincere repentance of the heart. And Jesus Himself invites all of us, saints and sinners, to his table, bringing us together at the various crossroads in in the different situations of our lives. And among the conditions that unite all the participants in the Eucharistic celebration, two are fun- damental: we are all sinners, and God offers His mercy to us all.

31 Loreto Muvattupuzha

Greetings to all from the minor friars of Loreto…. Arrival of new novices The new novices arrived here on May 2, 2014. We were altogether 24; one of them, Fr. Joseph Eanthanal, a priest from Pala diocese. Warm welcome was given to us. We started the novitiate with great enthusiasm. Send-Off A small thanksgiving was given to the outgoing batch. Br Sebastian Inchanal spoke on behalf of them. They were given a warm send off. The friars of the community who were transferred were given send-off by the rest of the community. Br Thomas Thalakkulam was transferred to Thiru- vananthapuram and Brs. Thomas Palelil and Georgekutty Uppupuram to Bharananganam. New Friars The new Guardian Br Michael Paroosseril and Brs. Liju and Jeby are the new members of Loreto. They arrived here on different days in the month of May. Preparation retreat for the novices Br Paul Kottaram preached the preparation retreat for the novices. He spoke about having the touch of Jesus in our lives. Both the new and old novices participated in the retreat. Vestition and Profession The new novices were vested on May 14 during the Eu- charistic Celebration. Seven brothers of St. Joseph Prov- 32 inve made their Simple Profession on May 15. Fr Joseph Puthenpurackal the minister Provincial received them to the Capuchin Order. Classes and Extension Lectures There are regular classes here in the Novitiate. Br George- kutty, the ex-Novice Master comes once a while and enlight- ens the novices on “Holiness”. On August 8, Mr Manoj, a scientist in the field of Drugs gave a lecture on medicines, plastics and some non-biodegradable materials. He asked us to collect the plastic instead of burning and to keep together used-bulbs without burying. On August 7, Dr C D Varghese, professor of St Thomas College, Trissur gave us a lecture on Sexual Ethics and Health. Days of Prayer and Adoration Every Friday we spend time in complete silence and reflection. Our Master, Br Thomas Kanjirakonam, gives us a theme to ponder on. We really enjoy Fridays’ programmes. In addition to this we take prayer days on some minor feast days too. We have public adoration early in the morning or in the evening on first and last Fridays of every month. Along with the local people we prayed for the people being persecut- ed in Iraq, Syria, Gaza etc., with exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. Celebrations We celebrated “Master’s Day” on July 3. It was a day of real enjoyment and fun. We also celebrated the feast and birthday of Brs. Dominic Cheradil and Jeby respectively, the Vice Masters, and the birthday of Br Liju. On August 15 we celebrated the Assumption of Our Lady and Independence Day. During the Solemn Celebration of 33 the Holy Mass by Br Guardian, we prayed for our nation. On 7 Sept., we celebrated Onam. It was a nice time for all to gather and talk about Onam. We also had a sumptuous meal Mushroom Cultivation Mrs Bindhu and Mr Saji, repre- sentatives of the Development of Vegetables and Fruits Authority of Kerala gave us an awareness lecture on Mushroom Cultiva- tion. They gave us the materials for cultivation free of cost and we have started getting the yield. Sister “Sickness” Br Joseph Mathew had a cataract operation at Little Flower, Angamaly. Br Wadbha had to fly to Meghalaya to visit his mother who was sick. Her condition was serious and now improved. Guests There were a number of guests and visitors here in the past months. Br Wolfgang a Swiss Capuchin, friend of Br Jeby was here with us for a day. He found time to teach the novices a couple of hymns. A family from Switzerland was here for 2 days. They found it days of enjoyment and visited some places. Brs Santhosh Karingadayil, Raphie Pa- liakara, Joseph Puthenpurackal, Antony Manjiyil, Thomas Sebastian, Shaji Panamparambil, Antony Kalathil, Gracian, Sunil Kattupara and Bijo Kudilil were some of the guests. Thanks for your visits.

Keep Praying, Keep Growing. God Bless You…….

34 Portiuncuala, Kattappana

Fraternal Greetings of Peace and Joy from the brothers of Portiuncula, Kattappana In the first place we wish all our brothers of the Province a Very Happy and Holy Feast of our Father St. Francis of As- sisi. May he shower down on us his heavenly blessings and intercede for us before the Lord that we may faithfully tread the way he has laid out for us by his life and teaching. Formation of a new fraternity: New members welcomed With the announcement of the list of appointments and transfers after the election chapter and the commencement of the new triennium Portiuncula got ready to welcome the new arrivals. They are Br Georgy Thuruthipallil our new Guardian, Br Jose Vettickatu, Br Mathew Vallumannel (Asst.rector). A warm welcome was accorded to them on their arrival. Bros. Thomas Jacob, Francis Dominic, Sarish (rector) and Varghese of the previous community continue as members of Portiuncula. The new batch of initiation students from three provinces arrived on June 13th. With their arrival the community got a new face as a formation house of the Province. Inauguration of the Pre-Noviciate The scholastic year 2014-2015 was inaugurated on June 18. Br Thomas Karingadayil (Provincial, Pavanatma Province), Br Raphie Paliekara (Provincial, St Thomas Province) and Br Sebastian Chundakattil (Formation in-charge, St Joseph Province) represented the three provinces in the inaugural function. The highlights of the day was a concelebrated 35 Holy Mass with the provincials and the rector officiating at the Mass. Br Raphy Paliekara gave the homily in which he stressed the value and greatness of our Franciscan Capuchin call and invited everyone to be serious about the task ahead of us in living out this call as Francis his first disciples did. During the inaugural function Br Rector welcomed the superiors and explained the nature and aim of various programs laid out during the year for the course. The superiors representing gave valuable messages and encouraged the brothers to take up the challenge of their vocation and re- spond generously to the opportunities provided during the period of their initial formation lasting ten months. Retreat On June 15-17, the younger brothers had a preparatory spiritual animation program guided by Br Thomas Jacob Thek- kumkattil. It was an occasion to take a deeper look into the way of life we are going to choose and the responsibilities and challenges it contained. Inspired and strengthened by a couple of days of prayer and reflection we entered the pre- novitiate stage of our formation with peace and joy. Celebrations Dukrana and the Feast of Br Thomas Jacob On July 3rd, Dukrana feast was celebrated in a grand way by the children of St Thomas, the apostle of India. It was a special day for Portiunmcula because we had the presence of a person named after St Thomas in the person of Br Thomas Jacob. People came and wished him a Happy Feast and in the absence of Br Guardian, Br Rector during the Holy Mass spoke of his good qualities and the service he has rendered to the Province in various capacities. An entertainment programme was put up by the younger brothers during the lunch at noon. 36 Feast of St Alphonsa On July 27, the feast of St Alphonsa was celebrated in the friary chapel with due solemnity. We had the Holy Mass in the evening and payasam was served to all who came for the Mass. Also our younger brothers presented a small documentary of St Alphonsa. Feast of St Clare On August 11th, the feast of St. Clare was celebrated with Holy Mass and a simple but special meal was prepared by the brothers. In the evening the younger brothers were invited by the nearby Clarist convent for a tea. Feast of the Nativity of Our Lady In preparation for the feast we prayed the holy rosary from the days Sept 1-8 before the Mass in the morning. A lot of faithful participated in it from far and wide. There was solemn celebration of the Eucharist in the evening on Sept 8. After the Mass payasam was given to all. Spoken English Course The brothers had a one month intensive spoken-English course named ‘English express’ which contained audio -vi- sual learning and written materials from different sources. Construction of new Animal husbandry The brothers under the leadership of Br Mathew Valuman- nel have constructed an animal farm near to the cow shed consisting of goats, rabbits, chicks, flying ducks, quails. Br Mathew and brothers put in their heart and soul and changed the little plot (Portiuncula) near the cow-shed into a place of domesticated animal habitat. These were blessed and inaugurated by Br Thomas Jacob. A lot of people, especially children visit our farm daily and enjoy the sight of variety of animals and birds living in harmony. The brothers also went to extend a helping hand to the construction of a 37 prayer house in Kallukunnu and Kattappana under the leadership of Br Francis Dominic. It helped speed up the work of concreting of the building which now stands completed. Onam celebrations Onam the traditional feast of Malayalees was celebrated with much joy, splendour, flavour and enthusiasm. The day dawned with beautiful flower bed prepared by brothers in front of chapel which served as feast to the eyes for the people those who came for mass in the morning. Soon after the breakfast everyone got into the task of preparing the ONASADYA. At 1.00 pm all squatted on the floor of the dining hall to enjoy the delicious meal with 25 varieties of curries prepared by the brothers and with the assistance of our cook. The crowning of the celebration was the arrival of Onathappan, the Mavelimannan in the company of tigers accompanied by a group of brothers dancing to the rhyth- mic beating of drums and music... The grand finale of the onam celebration was a variety of competitons,games and other enjoyable items organised for the brothers under the Leadership of our rector Br Sarish. Ministry of Print-media It is a matter of pride and joy to the community that Br Jose Vettickat who is a known author, thinker and preacher is reaping great success in the publication and sale of the booklet on the life 50 saints he wrote. It is widely acclaimed as a magnificent work, very beneficial and timely to pro- mote Christian faith and spirituality. He has received orders for the same from many bishops in India and abroad. Lately Bishop Paul Hinder of the Vicariate of Arabia placed an order of 2 lakhs books and already the books have dispatched to Abu Dhabi to be distributed the faithful of the Vicariate. Bishop Paul Hinder was all in praise for the work of Br 38 Jose and found it worthwhile for his faithful. The brothers assisted Br Jose in the work of packing and loading them to Bangalore from where it was shipped to UAE. It is also a matter of joy that Bishop of Kuwait has sought permission to re-print copies of the work of Br Jose and he has been granted permission for the same. Guests We had a number of guests during the past months. Br Joseph Puthenpurackal, Br Ra- phie Paliekara, Br Thom- as Karingadayil, Br Se- bastian Chundakattil, Br Mathew Paikada, Br Sunny Manjakunnel, Br James Vazhacharickal, Br Dannie Kuttikadan , Br Linto Konikkara were some of our guests. We wind up this news bulletin from Portiunc- uala with our renewed, warmest and fraternal greetings on the occasion of the feast of our Blessed Father Francis.

39 Assisi Bhavan, Velimanam REGENTS

Festal greetings from Capuchin Regents…… “To be in his company along with my companions and to go out in the world like Francis” Our regency programme was started on 7th June 2014 with the Holy Eucharistic celebration in the parish church at Velimanam. The Mass was celebrated by Rev. Fr Noble Onamkulam the Parish Priest. On the same day after noon our regency programme was officially inaugurated in the presence of Fr Provincial of Pavanatma Br Thomas Kar- ingadayil along with the Regency incharges Fr Scaria Kalloor, Fr Xavier Christi and Fr George Valiyapadath. After the inauguration we had gone for a fruitful retreat in NRC Kulathuvayal, run by M.S.M.I Sisters. The very Re- treat was animated By Fr Binu Pulickal. We had an Indian Ashram experience by staying in a Bene- dictine Monastery called Dhivya Karunnya Matha Ashram, Thopramkudy, which was established by Fr Marianand and who was a member in Kurushumala Ashram. From July 30th onwards we were blessed with the presence of Fr Mathew Paikada and Fr Jose Ponnore who have come for taking classes on studies on social encyclical of Catho- lic Church and on plenary councils of the order. Being in the home of the homeless: We had one month of 40 programme in Prathyasha Bhavan at Kannur and Shanti Bhavan at Calicut. It was an experience of understanding the abilities of the disabled ones. Our experience in SARATHI: For one month we were along with Fr Varghese Karipperi the director of Sarathi. It was an extra ordinary experience with an ordinary priest who lives in real Franciscan spirit. It was an experience of eye opening for us to find out ways and means for alternative ministries. We are involved in all the activities of the parish along with the people, such as; sessions for Mission League, classes for Mothers, unit prayer, choir on feast days and Sundays, house visiting, tuition for poor children. The encouraging presence of our parish priest Fr. Noble supports us in all the activities in the parish. The spiritual guidance of our parish priest helps us very much in our stay here. Since we are so close to the colony we have a good opening to them especially through our tuition ministry. Our beloved Br Mefin Kannanaikal opted for Malawi Mis- sion. We give him all the best and God’s Blessing in his challenging option to be a zealous missionary. Blessing presence: We were blessed with the spiritual presence of the Bishop of Thalasseri Mar George Valiyamat- tam, he gave us his blessing and spiritual orientation for our fruitful ministries. We were great full to have the very presence of our Fr Bob- by Jose Kattikkad in our house by giving us a reflection on “Gospel Poverty”. Our brothers Manoj and Jorlin were taking rest due to the visitation of sister sick. Manoj lost his ear balance because of the infection in his ears and Jorlin was taking rest in Pattaram Ashram due to fever.

41 Sevasram Mele Chovva

Hi, brothers happy to meet you soon. As we are preparing to celebrate the feast of St Francis we wish you the choicest blessings of our father. We have news with different tenor. Sister Sickness Br Sebastian, who has been here for a few months, is sickly. He has been admitted in Pariyaram Medical College for a week. Br Manoj, one of our regent brothers was undergoing a treatment for his ear. He has fallen back to his group after the treatment and rest at Sevasram. Sister Death Mother of Br Sebastin Kunnum- purath passed away on 31st May. Brothers from all the fraternities were there for the funeral. He thankfully remembered the concern shown to him during this time. Mother of Br Provincial passed away on June 28th. Funeral was on the 30th at Kanjirakolli parish. Many Brothers from our province and other provinces came for the funeral. Br Provincial expresses his gratitude to all for the support and prayer help. Fraternal Visits We were very happy to have some of the rare quests with us during the last few months. Br Sebastian Manayanickal stayed in the house and shared 42 his adventurous life in the gulf countries. Br Mathew Pai- kada was with us a day as he was going back after taking classes for the brothers who are doing regency programme at Velimanam. Br Cyriac Palakudy was with us when he came back for holydays. Br Johnson Arrasseril spent few days with us during his busy holydays. Br Jose Vettikatt had come for holidays and stayed with us a few days. Higher Studies A new thought has conquered Br Mathew Poovasseril that he could better serve the people of God if he has a degree in Law. It was green signaled soon. Br Mathew is studying law at Uduppi Law College Karnataka. He hasn’t abandoned his parish yet. He is successfully shuttling between Parish and College. Br Prince has flown to London for higher studies. It informed that he slowly collecting himself. He was given sent off from Provincialate and nearby fraternity. Celebrations We celebrated feast of Br Provincial at Pattaram. As his mother expired a few days back we did not celebrate his feast in the Pro- vincialate. On June 15th celebrated the feast of Br Kurian Chirapurath who becomes younger as he advances in age. Ministries Feast of St Alpholsa was celebrated colorfully in the parish. Bp Remigi- ose, Bishop of Thamarassery, was the main Celebrant. Br Provincial has gone to Germany for a few weeks parish ministry.

43 St Joseph Capuchin Ashram, Kooramkund

Wish you all the readers of Shanthidooth a warm festal greetings of our Holy Father St. Francis of Assisi. Br Biju Kochuniravath, our new member: We were very glad to welcome Br Biju, our new community member, to our Ashram on 14th May. He joined us after a praiseworthy service as vocation director of the Pavanat- ma Province for the past three years. Now he has already taken up the responsibilities as Economo of the house and kitchen in-charge. Wish him everything best and a pleasant stay with us. Charismatic Prayer Gathering: Once in a month a group of faithful used to gather in our Ashram Church for payer and reflection. Faithful from different parishes come together and share and nourish themselves. Feast of the Sacred Heart: on 27th June we celebrated the feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. In the evening, after an hour of Adoration, as an investiture of the house to the Sacred Heart, Br Siby Mattathil, our guardian, blessed the house and lighted the Indian lamp. Br Sijo George enlightened us through his beautiful message on this occasion. Feast of St Alphonsa: The feast of St Alphonsa was a great day for us. In preparation for the feast we had 9 days of Novena and on 28th July we had a solemn Holy Mass in the morning. Many faithful participated in the novena and the feast. August 15: We celebrated the Assumption of Blessed Mother and the Independence Day on 15th of August. After the solemn 44 Mass, Br Biju hoisted the flag and Br John Paul gave an inspiring message of the day. Onam Vanney……. The season of plenty and harbinger was once again back to us as we celebrate the Onam. We had happy and joyous moments of celebrating Onam this year. The whole community was divided into two groups and had colorful and variety programmes on the day of Uthradam. Onapookkalam and Onasadya were prepared by the community. Altar Boys – Onam Competition: We arranged a Shuttle match for the Altar Boys who serve in our Church. 17 of them participated in the match. It was a wonderful day for them and they enjoyed the day and stayed with us for whole day. We congratulate to all of them. Happy Birthday to Blessed Mother: we celebrated the birthday of Blessed Mother on 8th Sep- tember. In preparation for the celebration, we had Rosary and Novena from the first day of September. Many people from the locality took part in the celebrations and the after the Holy Mass on 8th, Vattayappam was served to the participants. Our Guests: We are thankful to our guests for their fraternal visit to our community. We specially thank the Brothers who found time to visit us as they came for their holidays. Special thanks to Bros. Johnson Arassery, Cyriac Palakkudy, Sebasian manayanickal and Grati- an Chittilap- pally.

45 Mary: Model of Motherly Courage for The Church Pope Francis

We do not become Christians by ourselves, of our own will, autonomously, but rather we are generated and grow in faith within the great body of the Church, The Church is truly a mother, a mother who gives life in Christ and who enables us to live with all our brethren in the communion of the Holy Spirit. The maternity of the Church is in continuity with that of Mary. … The Church, in the fruitfulness of the Spirit, con- tinues to generate new sons and daughters in Christ. The birth of Jesus from Mary’s womb is indeed the prelude to the rebirth of every Christian and He is the first-born of a multitude of brothers. Therefore, we are able to understand the depth of the relationship between Mary and the Church; when we look to Mary, we see the most beautiful and most tender face of the Church; when we look to the Church, we recognise the sublime features of Mary. We Christians are not orphans. The Church is our mother as she gave birth to us in our Baptism, and, “since that day, like an affectionate mother, brings us up in faith and shows us, through the strength of God’s Word, the path of salvation, defending us from evil. The maternity of the Church is particularly evident in the service of evangelisation, in which she is “committed, like a mother, to offering her sons the spiritual nourishment that nurtures them and renders Christian life fruitful. The path of salvation, by which the Church guides us and accompanies us with the strength of the Gospel and the support of the Sacraments, gives us the capacity to defend ourselves 46 against evil, like a courageous mother who protects her children from danger. Although God has defeated Satan, he always returns with Pope Francis his temptations. We must not be ingenuous, but must instead remain vigilant and firm in our faith, with the coun- sel and the help of the mother Church who ... accompanies her children in difficult moments. Remember that we all baptised persons, are the Church, and must not be afraid to bear witness to this maternity. “Let us entrust ourselves to Mary”, “so that she may teach us to have the same mater- nal spirit towards our brethren, with a sincere capacity to accept, forgive, give strength and infuse trust and hope”.

47 Padre Pio Ashram Panamaram

Trinitarian Community: with the arrival of Br. Vincent Kurisummoottil our fraternity it became Trinitarian because now we are three. Our ministry: Br Mariadas had 3 retreats during the month of May. His Marian retreat in Switzerland was very successful and back to home after having a pilgrimage to Lourds with his retreat team. After a heavy schedule of Mission retreats and other retreats Br. Mar- iadas is here in the house for recuperation during this rainy season. Even during this off season he preached four more retreats including a retreat for the youth in Pune. Practically, in many days Br. Paul was alone here and he had to celebrate two masses almost every day; on certain days even three. Besides, he is the confessor of several religious communities around here. Br. Vincent preached two retreats during the month of May. From June to august he was having some treatment and taking rest. In the month of September he resumed his ministry of the word of god and preached two retreats including one to CST Brothers in Angamaly. Br. Paul is a good gardener and farmer. The beautiful flower garden makes the padre Pio Shrine a paradise. We had a good crop of Tapioca and bananas. Besides a good number of robesta plantain is coming up, some started yielding. One day Convention: we have decided to have a one day programme on every last Saturday of the month for the people around us. The inaugural one was conducted on 30th of August. The convention started 48 at 9.00 with Rosary followed by praise and worship. Rev. Fr John Puthukkulam, a renowned preacher of the diocese of Mananthavady, preached and celebrated the Holy Mass. Br Mariadas conducted an hour of adoration and healing service. Around 250 people participated and all were served a light meal at 1.30 PM. We had arranged facility for counselling and confession. All the services were appreciated by many. Thank the Lord for making this attempt a success. Feast celebration: On 29th June we celebrated the patron’s feast of Br. Guardian. We had the concelebrated Holy Eucharist at 10.30 am. Br Vin- cent gave the homily appreciating the person and leadership of Br Paul. In the evening, around 20 of the youth from the locality came to wish Br Paul a happy feast. They themselves prepared tapioca biriyani and all enjoyed it. Our community celebration was postponed for a couple of days due to the absence of Br Mariadas on the feast day. On 5th July evening we had our community celebration in which the brothers from Al- verna Bathery, Br Devanand from Kappiset and the Pio Bha- van Kalpetta were invited. It was a good get-together. Feast of the Shrine: We are now preparing for the joined feast celebration of St Padre Pio and St Francis on October 2nd. The Novena will begin on 23rd. On the feast day Arch Bishop Mar George Valiya- mattam of the Diocese of Thalassery will celebrate the Holy Mass. Wish you all a very happy feast of St Padre Pio and our father St Francis and welcome to see the marvellous sight of bird sanctuary which is alive and active once again. 49 Padua Ashram, Perambra, Kozhikode

Where there is Charity and Wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance. (St Francis) Dear Brothers, first of all let us wish you a very happy feast of our father St. Francis, may God bless us with the zeal that he (Francis) had in his life time. Birthday Cele- brations We celebrated the birthday of our Guardian Br Shaju Anithottathil on 10th of June. Since he is our parish priest, some of the represen- tatives of parish and our close neighbours were invited for the celebration. Mr Johnson and Adv. Rajesh thanked him for his self-less service to the parish. Br Johns Pulparambil appreciated him for his humble and simple way of approach and thanked him for his spiritual and active leadership. We also celebrated the birthday of Br Jose Thomas on 12th of August, though his birthday was on 3rd of July, due to some inconvenience. (Br Jose Thomas lost his mother on 28th of June). Br Guardian thanked and appreciated his active presence in the community.

50 Onam Celebration We celebrated the Onam in a colourful manner, there were games conducted by youth of the parish with the co-operation of other parishners Feast days and celebrations We celebrated the feast St Alphonsa with a graceful manner. As usual there was nine days of novena in preparation for the feast, many participated and co-operated for the celebration. On the day of feast we had a solemn high Mass followed by festal food. We also celebrated the assumption of our heavenly mother on 15th of August as well as the birthday on 8th of September. Home for Homeless We brought two plots of land and built two houses for two families with the co-operation of parish and some Well- wishers. We thank all who were supporting this humble and charitable task. Our Parish Ministry As you know we have a cemetery near to the cemetery of Perumvannamuzhy parish. We have started to build new tombs for our parishners. There was a one day-seminar for the parents of this parish on 17th of August led by Rev. Fr Roy Kannanchira CMI (Deepika Kochettan). Class was very much appreciated by parents. He guided the parents by giving new tips to approach their children. Mr Johnson Poovathinkal thanked him for his thought-provoking lecture. Br Shaju Anithottathil went for one month ministry in Kuwait. Once again wish you a very happy feast, “Life has many ways of testing a person’s will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen all at once”. (Said By Paulo Coelho) 51 Vimalagiri Capuchin Ashram, Pattaram

Greetings of peace and joy from Vimala- giri Capuchin Ashram, Pattaram. Wish you all a very happy feast of our seraphic father, St Francis. May this celebration be an occasion for us to return to the sources of our Franciscan heritage. Animation of the souls Once Padre Pio was asked that how much does he suffer in his body and mind for the liberation of the souls. He replayed that he suffers as if the whole world is on his shoul- der. The care of the soul is a tremendous task that needs real sacrifice and commitment. Vimalagiri community believes that it has entrusted with the liberation of the souls from the clutches of sin by way of spiritual animation and it is faithful to its mission by the grace of God. Within these four months we conducted 17 retreats of various kinds and around 3000 people underwent the metanoia experience, God offered through various spiritual exercises of the Retreat Centre. Commemoration of our deceased friars The bond of fraternal love extends beyond death and we celebrate that relationship every year commemorating our brothers who are with God in eternity. Last month we had two such celebrations, namely the death anniversary of Br Thomas Thumpeparambil and Br Adolph Kannadipara. The 5th anniversary of the departure of Br Thomas Thumpep- arambil has been commemorated on 7th of August. We had 52 Holy Mass and followed by the office for the dead at his tomb. Many of the relatives of Br Thumpeparambil have attended the Holy Mass and prayed for the repose of his soul. The 1st death anniversary of Br Adolph Kannadipara of happy memory has been conducted on 15th of August at Vimalagiri Retreat Centre. On the previous evening, his spiritual children of S.F.O had gathered for a prayer cession thanking Almighty for the graces He had showered through the person of Bro. Adolph. 0n 15th morning a commemoration meeting was held by the S.F.O. Malabar region and around 250 people attended the same. The Vicar Provincial, Br George Valiyapadath inaugurated the meeting and Br Jose Thachukunnel presided over the function. Br Vincent Kurisummuttil, Br Joby Vattamala and many diocesan and regional leaders of the S.F.O recollected the holy memory of our loving father Adolph. At 11.30 we had solemn Mass and followed by Agape. We felt that we could give fitting honor to our deceased brothers on the day of their departure to the home land. Annual Retreat, Friars meet We had the privilege of hosting our capuchin brothers of the province for their annual retreat conducted in the first week of July. Br Boby Jose Kattikat was the retreat preacher, and for the same reason almost all the friars wholeheart- edly became part of the retreat. Br Martinian thanked Br Boby from the bottom of his heart, representing the sentiments of each and every member of the group. The re- 53 treat enabled each one to go to the depth of the Gospel and to the core of Franciscan spirituality. On 11th of July, after the retreat, all the friars gathered together to evaluate our life and ministry under the leadership of Br Provincial minister and defenitors. It was really a celebration of our brotherhood. And also it provided us with the opportunity to know different matters concerning our province and fraternities. The date of the extra ordinary chapter was announced on that day and it provided a joyful hope for a greater celebration of our brotherhood. Kind Visits Many of our friars could be part of our community in different occasions and we really appreciate their enhancing presence with us. Br Provincial and the team members had made their visit in connection with the planning of the new project of expanding the Retreat Centre. Provincial also was kind enough to bring many of our friars from foreign countries. All of them were wondering at the services we render in the Retreat Centre, since it is a rare thing in their country. Br Johnson Arasseril stayed here one week for the retreat during his vacation. We all visited his family on the day of the Jubilee celebration of the wedding of is parents. Br Cyriac Palakkudy also found time to make his fraternal visit during his vacation. During the month of July and Au- gust we had so many friends from gulf, since it is the summer vacation time there. They all came to pay visit to their Ex-parish priest, Br Jose Thachukunnel. Since our Ashram has sufficient guest rooms we could accommodate so many priests for the retreats. They all appreciated the hospitality and serenity they received by the stay.

54 Ministries The friars are happy with the community life and ministries they have and all are keeping fine in their health. A bit excep- tion was the vocal code disorder of Br Jose, who underwent a minor operation for the same. Now everything is ok and he has regained his old “Royal Voice”. Br Bosco is shining with his creativities in ministries and, Br Jiji Puliamthottiyil and Br John Edatt are always in move with busy schedules. Br Biju Elampachamveetil was busy with writing a hagio- graphical book on Capuchin saints. The book titled “Pa- dre Pio + 14 Capuchin Visudhar” will be released on 23rd September at Panamaram Ashram. We have been planning a meaningful celebration of the feast of our Seraphic Father and started invit- ing our friends around us. Wish you all once again a happy feast and God’s abundant blessings.

55 Bodhi Institute of Theology

Tillery Ashram Thirteen of us from the three Syro- Malabar provinces and three C. S. T. brothers started to travel together in the same boat in the month of June 2014. We contemplated on what was awaiting us in Tillery, Kollam. Finally, the day came for us to start from Thellakom to Tillery. The journey lasted for just three hours and we saw the Kollam Junction board. Broth- ers, Bibin and Shibin were waiting to receive us in station. We had a warm reception in Tillery. Fr Peter Poyyathuruthy, the guardian and rector of the community who himself was new to the office and Fr. Peter Thomas, the Dean of study were there to install us to the Bodhi Institute of Theology. Tillery at a Glance A bigger Calvary situated beside the town, a house with the quadrangle full of ripe mangoes and coconuts on the trees with spacious rooms and wooden corridors in the first floor. The house appeared to be of real antiquity. The fragrance of Franciscan prayer and an in depth silence was reverberating in the natural beauty of the ashram. Soon to this enthralling atmosphere we could acclimatize ourselves as friars and brothers created here a very conducive and homely atmosphere for our pleasant stay. On first of June we had our first conference with our Rector introduced himself and shared briefly about the ling twenty five years of pastoral ministry he had abroad. Then we were 56 asked to take up different portfolios. Beyond the ordinary; the winery of Tillery draws our special attention as the mass wine produced here serves the purpose of nearly four dioceses and many other religious houses. It’s well organised systematised and run by the theologians alone. Thus the brothers deserve a slap on the back. New Scholastic Beginning The knowledge about God, faith and religious orientation that we received and treasured in our hearts were at times questioning during the philosophical studies and tested, sometimes during the exposure- immersion programme. Now it was a time for us to initiate ourselves into this new curriculum to develop a strong valid foundation of faith appealing for this way of happy life. It is rightly said, following your heart, because of you always trust your mind, you will always act on logic, and logic does not always lead to happiness. Well Begun is Half Done…!! Third of June is marked as our reopening day. With the Irish Provin- cial Adrian Cuiran as the main celebrant, Fr Xavier Kochurumbil the vicar provincial of St Joseph Prov- ince, Fr Peter the rector and Fr Eeshow Yohanan the vice- rector were the concelebrate for the solemn mass. Later, we had the inaugural ceremony with addresses given by the dignitaries of the same. We were kept abreast of the Lectio brevis. In the first semester we had fifteen subjects to be dealt with and most 57 of them dealt by guest pro- fessors. Looking back to the three months here, in a sub- jective outlook, we had really a back- breaking job; as within this short span we have to confront the exams too. Truly, we are still on pins and nee- dles; but in fact these do help to realize our calibre. Unity in Diversity The Bodhi institute has in its register forty one academi- cians, in the current academic year, of which two belong to FAM, one from FDP, three from CST and the rest belonging to Kerala Capuchin Provinces. Celebrate Life…!!! •St Antony’s feast, falling on 13th June, was the celebration day of the friary which was preceded by nine days of novena and due preparation for the same. •June 30th we had a solemn celebration of the sacred heart feast, on the occasion Br Jinto CST delivered an enlightening reflection, on the same. •The following day marked a differenc e as the house was full of beans to celebrate the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, which was also our Rector’s day, thus celebrated at a grand scale. •Onam was celebrated on Monday 8th of September, as Sun- day brothers are out for catechism ministry. Monday from the early dawn till the break of the day we had a variety entertainment programme followed by a delicious meal and later an outing in the afternoon. In fact, we had nearly a week long celebration as on Saturday we were invited to Padre Pio Re- treat centre for lunch and on Tuesday the catechism teachers of Tillery offered us a sumptuous meat. •The Exaltation of the Cross is a land mark of the Tillery community as there is a miraculous cross set in the cap- 58 pella by our elder friars of happy memories, of which we celebrate the Golden jubilee. Lot of people flocked to the Cappela, during the three days feast celebration. •St Francis Province celebrated the Province day in Sep- tember 17th. It was then the whole children of the province were privileged to sleep on the lap of their mother, in Tillery. The day began with flag hosting, followed by crazy games and then by 11 am the Holy Eucharist was celebrated. In the absence of the Pro- vincial, his greetings and message was read out during the mass by vicar provincial, Fr John Baptist and the homily given by Fr Alexander An- drews. Soon after the mass, there was office for the dead in the friary cemetery. The Province day was cou- pled with the feast of Fr Robin Daniel and birthday of Fr Bob- by Jose and Br Roniyson, it made the joy of the children doubled. The whole day was filled with games, entertainments and the taste of colourful dishes. This was really superb and great event indeed…! •We also celebrated the birthday of our Br Vincent Mat- tathikunnel on August 12th. Dear brother, we recall your services and love for the community at this occasion and sincerely wish that you may keep growing with great vision and enthusiasm. Discover Your Life Jurgen Moltmann says, “‘To be alive’ means existing in relationship with other people and things… isolation and lack of relationship means death for all living things.” Yes, out- 59 ings provide us the opportunity to relate and better discover ourselves. We had a one day full outing on the feast of St Thomas and three half day outings in the semester. Hope we may be getting that more in Thellakom. Otta Marathanal Kollam Assisi this year released a new drama under the able guidance and producer Fr Albert Cap and the well-known director Francis Mavellikera. We all watched the release which was staged on August 21st. It’s really worth watch- ing. Don’t miss it…! Something to Ponder Over We had a thought provoking seminar presentation on the subject-‘Catholic Church in the World and in the future based on the Teachings of Pastores Dabo vobis’ by Br Anoop, one of the deacons here, which was moderated by Fr Joseph Sugun on the 15th of August. Ten days after, we had an extension lecture taken by Eug- ine, who is an apologetic and spoke on preserving and safe- guarding the Christian Catholic faith. Sister death…Tribute to the Friars of Happy Memories… We are sad at the demise of Fr Gratian who lived a very vibrant and simple life through the yards of Assisi Ashram, Bharananganam. Two brothers of St Thomas Province and three deacons from the Province represented the Tillery community for the funeral in Bharananganam. It is remarkable As on every Friday after the evening prayer the whole community in Tillery walk out to the cemetery to extend their homage to the elderly friars resting in peace. After the introductory course here in Tillery we are expected to fly back to Thellakom on October 3rd. The pain of departure has already started overflowing our hearts… we will 60 miss you a lot Tillery…! Wishing you all the festal greetings of our holy father St Francis and may the peace of the Lord reign in the high and low of our communities.

“Sometimes people are beautiful. Not in looks. Not in what they say. Just in what they are.” Markus Zusak

61 Voice from U K

Oh come, Oh come October… Somebody told us that the summer is going to be pro- longed! Sun is brighter than ever before! Cold wind hesi- tates to blow! Chirping of the Magpie is on its high octave! Oaks and Willows don’t want to shed their yel- low blankets! They all sing and sing, “Oh come, oh come October…” Yes it is October; a holy season which brings us lot of nostalgic memories. Our Novena, Transitus, St. Francis’ feast….. But we don’t really miss it; because we are not very far from you and neither you from us. The code of ‘Franciscan Brotherhood’ binds us together ever so tight. Celebration of Brotherhood We were privileged to have both, the Provincial and the Ex Provincial together, which meant a lot to us in terms of their brotherly concern and support. The visit of Br Provincial was obviously a boosting experience to all of us. Though it was a short visit, he made it very remarkable through qualitative discussions and meetings with the Arch Bishop Peter, Bishop Pat, Br Paul the provincial of the capuchin province in the UK etc. It is worth acknowl- edging that the far-sighted- ness of Br. Saju Pinakkattu, 62 without whose anticipated intervention these meetings would not have been possible. Thank you Brother Provincial for your brotherly care and concern for each one of us. Br Scaria Kalloor, as he is supplying to two parishes in the Arch Diocese of Southwark, reached here in August. All the People, young and old of both the parishes are highly edified by his exemplary life and elevating sermons. He spend most of his time in serious study and research. Thank you Br Scaria for your company. Welcome Br. Prince, to the Land of Princess! Of course, he has nothing to do with the princess. We, the friars in the UK are fortunate to have this zealous, young and charming brother with us. He was received at Heathrow International Airport London in the blessed evening of 30th August 2014. After having spent a couple of days in London, he proceeded to Scot- land. Now Br Prince is the ‘happily living’, ‘self-cooking’, minor brother at St. Andrew’s Edinburgh in Scotland. He is settling down well. Let us all wish him everything best!

63 Don’t be Lazy Boys ! After the summer vacation once again we are back to the universities. Br Saju has presented the final draft of his the- sis and now working on its completion. Meanwhile he is invited to be a visiting lecturer on sacred scripture at St.John’s Major seminary, London which is under the bishop conference of England. Congratulations Br Saju! Br Cyriac Palakudy has started his study on film making in Met Film School at Ealing Studio, London. Br Lixon Cyriac, as he is doing his masters in Psychology, is totally busy with Psy- cho therapies, Counselling, Workshops, Presentations etc. Being an expert cyclist he is very familiar with all the nook and corner of majestic London town. BrPrince Mathew will be presumably starting his studies this year. We all, friars in the UK with one voice wish you all every blessings of the Feast of our father St. Francis.

64 Collegio San Lorenzo da Brindisi

“Cicero smiled at us “the art of life is to deal with problems as they arise, rather than destroy one’s spirit by worrying about them too far in advance, especially tonight.” Robert Harris, Imperium: A Novel on Ancient Rome This may be the first and last time i write in Shanthidooth. By the time it is released Roy will be in India after 2.5 years of stay and study in Italy. If we are to say our experience here in Italy in a word it could be “Benissimo” we are really enjoying our stay and study here. Language Language is the key to any country or culture the first few months of our stay was reserved for the language studies. All the classes in the universities were in Italian. Though the language looked so tough in the initial days then became so interesting. At the end we are very happy that we can celebrate mass and preach homilies in another Euro- pean Language.! Collegio San Lorenzo The collage will be ever in our heart it gives us a unique 65 experience of living in an international fraternity of 120 friars from all over the world. The diverse cultures and tradition enriches us. Though we were staying in the international college there are two colleges there are two Buses ready at the entrance of our collage to take us to the various universities! Food Though it was very difficult to manage without food for the breakfast slowly we got accustomed. The pasta, spaghetti, formaggio etc... became our amici….We used to have Indi- an food on special occasions for some Indian gatherings and Kerala food for Kerala gatherings. Study Because of the language limitations the first semester seemed to be too tough. But later became interesting. We used to have 11 to 12 exams in each semester. Roy has finished the licentiate in Spiritual theology with Manga cum Loude and Vinod need to work hard for another 2 more years. Vacation We usually go to various places during the summer vacation this time we really enjoyed the vacation with the local people and their shepherds. It is a time to visit the sick to celebrate the mass and to live with the people like sheep and the shepherd. Vinod was here in Padua with me for one day we made a visit to the Sanctuary of St Antony and St. Leopold de Mandic and to Venezia. Roy was fortunate to visit the Holy Land during this vacation. ! Boun Viaggio For me it is time to say good bye…thanks to every one for giving me this opportunity to stay and study in Rome the In- ternal City. And best wishes and happy stay to Vinod. The classes in the universities will resume on the 6th of October. Wish you all a very happy Feast of St. Francis!

66 Sevasadan Pallikunnu Kannur

A very happy feast of our Father St Francis to all from Sevasadan Pallikunnu! Life goes normally at Pallikunnu. Our two-member community is expanded with the arrival of Br Joby Vattamala. We welcome Br Joby with fraternal joy to our community. Ever after his arrival there is new enthusiasm for garden work and he takes care of the house well. He is entrusted with the office of economo and garden. We wish him all the support and happy stay in the community and God’s blessings for all his ministries. Br Jose our guardian is ever busy with the activities of the trust. He may the first friar to be ‘father-in-law’ in the ordinary meaning of the term. Because he was able send a girl from amalabhaven in marriage. The community offers prayers both for the ‘father in law’ that he may find good partners for the rest of his daughters and happy married life for the newly married couple. Br Scaria Kalloor is away from the house for ministry in UK for two months. Then he proceeds to Claremont Uni- versity, California to present a paper in Christology on 8th of October 2014. He is the first Indian and the first Capuchin to present a paper at Process Study Center, Calremont Califor- nia, USA. It is an Inter National center for the promotion of Whiteadian Process vision. The community accompanies Br Scaria with our prayers and wishes him God’s blessings in his attempt to interpret Christ in a language meaning to our age. Wishing you all a very happy feast of our patron and welcoming you all to our little house in the true green field. Brothers from Sevasadan

67 Shanthi Ashram, Kundaithode

Shanthi greetings from Kozhikode! A New Brother With the arrival of Bro. Peter as the new member, Shanthi Ashram started changing its overall outlook. There came from his initiative rabbits, birds, chicks, tortoise, doves and love birds naturally attracting their enemies mongoose, snakes and foxes. Bro. Peter took charge of the kitchen, bringing new taste to our taste buds. With the installation of Bro. Peter as Assistant Parish Priest, there appeared a new team of young people dedicated to the activities of KCYM. Moreover, the small portion of land around the Ashram is nurtured and new plants are showing up their heads. All these to the credit of our dear Bro. Peter. One with the Province In the month of July all of us attented the retreat organised by the province at Vimalagiri Renewal Centre Pattaram and took initiatives to enliven the new insights. Br. Joseph Charuplackal attended the death anniversary celebration of our deceased friar Br. Thomas Thumpepparambil. Brs. Jiby and Peter participated in the Young Friars Meet organised at Pax Centre Aluva. Br. Joseph attented the 50th wedding anniversary celebration and house warming ceremony of Palakkudy family at Paduppu, Kasaragod. Brs Biju Madhavath and George Valiyapadath attended the death anniversary celebration of Br Adolf Kannadippara. Minor Infirms Bro George Valiyapadath was operated upon for a goose- berry size growth behind his head. He got well and resumed his service in a matter of days. Bro. Biju Madhavath went for a naturopathic treatment for 15 days at Irritty and is 68 back, rejuvenated. Br. Joseph Charuplackal was admitted in the hospital for a couple of days due to chest infection. Bro Peter had a minor accident and got injured due to a skid of the bike. Community Meetings and Gatherings On August 1st we had a Commmunity meeting in which brothers shared the life in fraternity and took decision to improve the fraternal aspect of our life. On August 27, Ca- puchin Zonal Bi-monthly meeting was organised at our Ashram. Br. Joseph Charuplakkal presented a paper and lead the discussion on “the grace of working”. The discussion continued even after dinner extending to late night. The dinner that night needs special mention. There were no dishes of any meat of fish, but only vegitables. Someone commented, “Today we have no ‘mamsa dyanam” Eveyone enjoyed the light moment. Our local chapter in the month of August discussed on the celebration of St. Francis feast. All of us felt that it would be appropriate to invite some of our neignbouring religious, priests and nuns. The local chapter evaluated our prayer life as well as our manner of working and decided for greater efforts to overcome our failures. Thanks Guests There were many friars from both within and outside the Province who visited us and stayed with us. Thank you all for your visits and we welcome you to feel free to join us as you travel via Kozhikode.

69 St Francis English Medium School Important Days Celebrated Re-opening: The school re-opened on 2nd June 2014. All preperations were made to welcome the little buds to this garden of St Francis English Medium school , Kundayithode. Principal Mrs. Shoba Mohan welcomed the gathering. The Manager Rev. Bro. Joseph Charuplakkal OFM Cap lighted the lamp and addresed the students. The holy books of all the three religions were read. World Environment Day: World Environment Day was celebrated on 5th June 2014. As a part of it, a procession was organised to make the public aware of the importance of the day. It started from the school ground, passed through National Highway and re- turned to the school. A Seminar was conducted on the same day in the school auditorium. The seminar was led by Mr. Sukumaran, Associate Professor, Life Science Department, Calicut University. He spoke on the importance of Conser- vation of Nature. Anti- Narcotics Day: Anti- Narcotics Day was observed on 25th June 2014. A Seminar was organised on Anti – Narcotics which was led by Mr. Chandrashekaran, State President of Anti – Narcot- ics Organisation. An Anti – Narcotics awarness programme was organised at the Moffussil Bus stand, Kozhikode. The students collected the comments aganist the wide use of Narcotics from the passers by on a big canvas. The first comment was written by Abdul Razak the Assistant Com- missioner of Police (Traffic). 70 Youth Festival: The Youth Festival of the school was held on 7th and 8th of August 2014. The fest was inaugurated by Cine Artist Shri. Mamukoya. He was also honoured in the function for his valuable contribution towards the film field. School Man- ager Rev. Bro. Joseph Charuplakkal OFM Cap presided over the function. Principal Mrs. Shoba Mohan and staff secretary Ms. Aswathi P. felicitated the function. Independence Day : Independence Day was celebrated in all pomp and glory. School Manager Rev. Bro. Joseph Charuplakkal hoisted the flag. Independence Day message was delivered by the Principal Mrs. Shoba Mohan. Cultural programmes related to national integration were presented by the children. Sweets were distributed to the children. Farmers Day Observation Farmers day was celebrated on 16th August 2014. A grand exhibition of the tools used by the farmers in different ages was organised. The exhibition was inaugurated by Prof. Shobeendran, a popular environmentalist. Rev. Fr. George Valliyapadam OFM Cap, Vice Provincial gave a class to the students on agriculture (Krishipadam). The exhibition was named “Urvaram”. The programme was presided over by Rev. Bro. Joseph Charuplakkal OFM Cap. “ Folklores” and “Rice gruel “(Kanhi) added spice to the programme. Onam Celebration : Onam and Teachers Day was celebrated together on 5th September 2014. The programme was inaugurated by Rev. Fr. Peter OFM Cap, Assistant Vicar of St. Antony’s Church. The programme was 71 presided by the school Manager, Rev. Br. Joseph Charuplakkal, Principal Mrs. Shoba Mohan delivered the Onam message. Beau- tiful Floral carpets were arranged by the students. The cultural programmes made the event attractive. The presence of Maveli

was visible everywhere. The function was followed by a grand Onam Meal (Onasadhya). Shanti Bhavan-Psychosocial Rehabilitation Centre Independence day celebrations We observed the Independence Day of India in a becoming manner. All the inmates of Shanti Bhavan assembled in line at the courtyard in beautiful way. The office bearers and members of Rotary Club of Calicut West also joined us and they breakfast for the inmates. Our Managing Director Bro. Joseph Charuplakkal hoisted the national flag and delivered the message immediately after the the solemn celebration of Holy Eucharist of Assumption of Our Lady. Reshaping of the kitchen and dining Hall We are constructing a kitchen, store, work area, dining hall, etc. for Shanti Bhavan at the terrace in a low cost way. The roof made with iron pipes and tin sheets. Meanwhile the construction has been going on we shifted our kitchen and dinning to the ground floor which was flooded with rainwater. The work is expected to be completed in the month of October. 72 We gratefully remember our regent brothers who helped us in doing all the activities at Shanti Bhavan during this mon- soon. They came in two batches for fifteen days each. They joined us in all the activities and interacted well with the inmates. Their presence was a consolation for us we were facing a difficult time due lack sufficient staff. Thankyou dear brothers.

1. Revised Constitution of our Order (Italian text) is avail- able at the provincialate. 2. New Postal address of General Curia:

General Curia of the Friars Minor Capuchin Via Piemonte 70 00187 Roma - ITALIA

Telephone and fax numbers:

Tel: + 39 06. 42011710 Fax: + 39 06. 4828267 73 Ordination Dates of the Brothers Best Wishes!!!!

1. Br Santhosh 12-11-2014, 9 am Sacred Heart Church, Angadikadavu

2. Br Jibin 13-11-2014, 9 am Lourdes Matha Forane Church, Chemberi

3. Br Dijan 15-11-2014, 9.15 am St. Mary’s Church, Kalkundu

4. Brs. Shibu and Biju 18-11-2014, 9 am St. Joseph Forane Church, Peravoor

5. Br Jojo Manimala 27-11-2014, 9 am St.Thomas Church, Palemadu 74 Congratulations

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