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News & Events Celebration Of St. Anthony’s Feast In Bannur And Our Lady Of Lourdes Church, Bhatka
We arrived in the parish just two days before the feast. Father Prashant welcomed us when we arrived. It was Saturday and he had kept the mass in the evening for us at 5:00 pm. We had the Eucharistic celebration and,  » Read More

News & Events The Lord Gave Me Brothers!
The solemn profession of our two brothers Albinus Ekka and Avinash Kujur was held in St. Francis Friary Basen, Chhattisgarh. Around 20 friars, some Parishioners and the family members of both the brothers were present for the celebration of the solemn profession.  » Read More

News & Events Inter-religious Gathering On 19th March 2022
The Religious leaders of different religions and also Christian denominations were invited for an inter-religious response to the situation of our country on 19th March 2022 at 10.30 am. Friar Simon A. the Parish Pries of St. Sebastian Church was the host of the  » Read More

News & Events Regency Part The Monetized Mode Of Work
My regency program began on 25thJune, 2021 at theSt. Anthony’s friary, North Guwahati. I was engaged in helping out in profiling of the documents in the manager’s office, working in the school library,  » Read More

News & Events Grateful Moments
The springtime has come and now the rain has started showering the trees and plants so that they are blooming. At the same time the nation declared a lockdown and the people said it was the worst time to move around as uncertainty was prevailing.  » Read More

News & Events Exposure Journey with De-addicted Children in Nuzvid
Martin Buber says “All Journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.” My journey in my exposure program began  » Read More

News & Events EXPERIENCE REVEALS LIFE
I was assigned to do my regency program at St. Anthony’sFriary, MalomNoatoli. Malom Noatoli is one of the interior villages in the state of Jharkhand. It was not easy for me to travel due to the  » Read More

News & Events MY REGENCY EXPERIENCE IN BASEN COMMUNITY Experience is a best teacher of life
My regency program started on 7th June in the Basen community under the guidance of  » Read More

News & Events A MEMORABLE REGENCY EXPERIENCE
I did my regency program in the community of Shalom Friary, Hyderabad. It began on 1st July 2021.I did my regency under the guidance of  » Read More

News & Events Random Access Memory: Reminiscing the Regency Experience
It is said that life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments take our breath away.  » Read More

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FRIARS' BIRTHDAY (September)

Date

Name of the Friars

Events

Year

02

+ Matthew Walsh

Jayaseelan P.R.

Home

Ordination

1969

2001

04

+ Kentigern Stuart

Home

1995

08

Arokiam John

Tom John

Arockiasamy P.

Niranjan Toppo

Birth

Solemn Vows

Solemn Vows

Birth

1976

1999

1999

1993

09

Salun Kispotta

Birth

1995

10

Athanasius Xaxa

Birth

1959

11

+ Paulinus van Halderen

Home

1999

13

Bangalore Friary

+ Vincent Roy

John Sekar

Blessing

Home

Birth

1952

1959

1982

14

Anthony Pushparaj

Birth

1976

15

+ Fidelis Magee

Home

1979

17

Stigmata of Francis

Varghese Sebastian

Richard D’ Silva

Assisi Illam Dindigul

Feast

Birth

Solemn Vows

Blessing


1947

1956

2010

18

Joseph of Cupertino

Feast


19

Mesia Elias Moses M.

Birth

1973

20

Tom John

Birth

1961

23

Padre Pio

+ John Forest Hogan

A.J.Mathew Joseph

Feast

Home

Birth


1962

1989

24

Shalom Friary –Hyderabad

Blessing

1995

25

Sagaya Soosairaj

Birth

1968

26

+ Fabian D’ Souza

Home

2010

27

+ Conrad Gomes

Home

1993

28

Nicholas D’ Souza

Lourdu Augustine

Pradeep Anthony L.

Birth

Birth

Birth

1945

1976

1992

29

Sushil Beck

Salim Baxla

Birth

Birth

1973

1974