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XXth General Chapter 2019

On 13th February

2019 the curtain was

drawn on the 20th

Ordinary General

Chapter of our

beloved

Congregation at the

solemn Eucharist

presided over by our

Superior General

Rev. Fr. Abraham

Vettuvellil. The

newly elected

members of the

General Curia were the main concelebrants. This impressive ceremony was witnessed by the

rest of the capitulants in St. Francis de Sales Shrine at the North East Provincialate, Guwahati,

Assam. The Chapter spoke in one voice about the importance of a renewed fidelity to the

charism of our Congregation. Our charism invites us to live the spirit and spirituality of St.

Francis de Sales in our community and mission. The four pillars of our charism are -

Consecrated Life in Community, Mission, MSFSness and Salesian Spirituality. The Chapter

provided a rare occasion for many of us to interact with the capitulants who were representing

our confreres who are working in thirty countries around the globe. The organizers and the

steering committee left no stone unturned to make this event a successful and an enriching

experience for all the participants.

The General Chapter once again reminds us that through our religious commitment we are

called to live a life of fraternal communion and it emphasized the need to strengthen our

community life. Our community life is to be lived and expressed through our fraternal love,

common prayer, common table-fellowship, sensitivity to the needs of one another, mutual

respect, recognition, appreciation and encouragement of each other’s contribution to the

community as well as the apostolic activities.

The Newly Constituted General Curia of Our Congregation.

Rev. Fr. Abraham Vetuvellil - Superior General.

Rev. Fr. Yves Carron - Assistant General.

Rev. Fr. Johnson Kallidukkil - General Councilor in charge of Mission.

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Rev. Fr. Jacob Karamakuzhyil - General Councilor in charge of Education.

Rev. Fr. Suresh Babu - General Councilor in charge of Formation.

Rev. Fr. J. Stephen - General Councilor in charge of Social & Innovative Ministries.

Rev. Fr. Jose Cheriyanthara - General Bursar.

Let us pray for the newly

constituted General

Administration. May the

Spirit of God inspire them

to carry out faithfully the

responsibility placed on

their shoulders. I would

like to profusely thank Fr.

Mariadas Thumma Reddy,

Fr. Agnelo Fernandes, Fr.

Noel Rebello, Fr. George

Parampukattil and Fr.

Augustine Mangatt for the selfless service they have rendered for the growth and animation of

the Congregation during their tenure in the General Administration. I have already forwarded

the “Call of General Chapter 2019” which is composed of the statement, decisions and

implementation mechanism of the General Chapter. I encourage all of you to read it reflectively,

assimilate the mind and spirit of the 20th General Chapter and let it guide our lives and ministries

for the next six years. Live Jesus.

Archbishop Elias Gonsalves the New Shepherd of Nagpur Archdiocese

His Holiness, Pope

Francis appointed Rt.

Rev. Elias Gonsalves,

the Bishop of Amravati,

Maharashtra as the new

Archbishop of Nagpur.

This ecclesiastical

provision was made

public in Rome on

Monday, 3rd December,

2018. The See of

Nagpur had been vacant

following the death of

Archbishop Abraham Viruthakulangara on April 19, 2018.

Most Rev. Elias Gonsalves was born on 4th July, 1961, in Chulna Village, Vasai Road, Thane,

Maharashtra. He studied at St. Pius X Seminary, Mumbai and was ordained priest on 1st April,

1990 in Vasai, for the Archdiocese of Bombay. He has a B. A. in History and Economics from

Bombay University (1982). He did his studies in Community Based Development and

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Leadership from St. Francis Xavier University, Coady Institute, Canada and has also done

studies in Counselling.

He was Assistant Parish Priest at Nandakhal, Vasai (1990-1991) and Sandor, Vasai (1991-

1997); Youth Coordinator for South Vasai Deanery (1993-1996); Priest in-charge at Roha

(1997-2004); Priest in-charge at Panvel (2005-2008); Assistant Director and then Director,

Centre for Social Action, Mumbai (2008-2012); Director, Sarvodaya Centre for Capacity

Building, Mumbai (2009-2012). He was elected Bishop of Amravati on 11th July, 2012 and was

ordained on 29th September, 2012. As Bishop he was in charge of Catholic Education in the

Western Region Catholic Bishops’ Council.

The Catholic community of Nagpur, Amravati, Mumbai and especially Archbishop’s near and

dear ones from Vasai including the Cardinal, Archbishops, Bishops, clergy and religious

numbering around 5000 attended the episcopal installation of Bishop Elias Gonsalves as the

eleventh Bishop of the Archdiocese of Nagpur, on 27th January at 3.30 pm in front of St Francis

de Sales Cathedral. The ceremony was held in the presence of His Eminence Oswald Cardinal

Gracias of Bombay Archdiocese. This was followed by a thanksgiving Holy Mass presided over

by Archbishop Elias. Rev. Fr Jerome Pinto, Administrator of the Archdiocese welcomed the

Congregation and requested them to pray for the new shepherd. After the Eucharist a short

felicitation program was held during which Archbishop Elias was greeted by the faithful, and

civil and ecclesiastical dignitaries. A prayer dance, welcome dance and a folk dance was put up

by students of neighbouring schools. A few speeches were also given by some of the dignitaries.

This was followed by a fellowship meal for all.

The liturgy was well organized and the choir sang melodiously. The arrangements for the

occasion were very well done. All this called for a lot of planning and dedicated hard work by

different committees. The Fransalians of Nagpur also made a significant contribution for the

occasion. Fr. Melroy headed the accommodation committee and guests were accommodated and

well looked after by all our three communities. They were extremely satisfied with all the

arrangements made for their comfortable stay. Many confreres also helped for the orderly

distribution of meals to the people. As we thank God for giving us a new shepherd we wish him

God’s blessings in his new office and assure him of our prayers and sincere cooperation for the

good and growth of the local church in the Nagpur Archdiocese. Fr. Melroy Almeida MSFS

Charism Retreat cum Training Program

The Parish Mission Preaching [PMP]

members from all the six Indian

Provinces assembled at Charis Bhavan

from 12th to 17th November for the

charism retreat cum training program.

These were grace filled days for the 37

confreres of which 7 were from Nagpur

Province; Fr. K.V. Joseph, Fr. P.M.

Joseph, Fr. Isaac, Fr. Sandeep Tirkey, Fr.

Christopher Lakra, Fr. Wilson and Fr.

Vincent Minj. The program was

organized by Fr. Angelo Fernandes and Fr. Jose Parappillil. The participants were accorded a

warm welcome with traditional shawls of Kerala. Charish Bhavan is a place of prayer and

worship. Here many come and experience the love and power of Jesus; they are filled with the

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power of the Holy Spirit and are enriched by the Word of God. It was in this hallowed place that

we really enjoyed true Fransalian hospitality during our stay.

The theme of the first day was Authentic Preachers. From the talks the message was very clear

that one has to be anointed and filled with the Holy Spirit in order to preach the Living Word of

Jesus to the people of God. On the second day, Fr. Mathew Naikaparambil V.C. spoke about the

importance of the Holy Spirit, the Power of Personal Prayer, of Intercession, of the Blood of

Jesus and of praying the Three Hail Marys. The third day was set apart for the Sacrament of

Reconciliation. The animator spoke about the importance of the Last Seven Words of Jesus from

the Cross and told us to imbibe these supreme messages of our Lord and Master. The retreat

ended with reflections on Priestly Authority and a very meaningful anointing adoration

ceremony.

After the program we visited many holy and historical places: the tombs of St. Alphonsa, St.

Kuriakose Elias Chavara and Blessed Kunjachan. We also had the joy of visiting the homes and

enjoying the hospitality offered to us by the dear ones of Fr. K.V. Joseph and Fr. Isaac John. We

were happy to attend a solemn Syro-Malabar Qurbana. Then we visited Prakash Bhavan, our

minor seminary. Fr. Paul and all the community members extended a warm welcome to us.

During the four days of our journey we experienced true joy of being a Fransalian. Being

empowered with the gifts and the fruits of the Holy Spirit we were reenergize to return to our

places of ministry and set the world on fire with our preaching of the Word and living a life of

witness. Live Jesus. Fr. Vincent Minj MSFS

Goal Setters and Goal Getters

The Annual Parents

Day of St. Xavier’s

School, Sini, was held

on 15th December. It

was a memorable

evening for the parents

of our students as they

watched their dear ones

perform with joy and

enthusiasm. The theme

of the program was

“Sad Bhavana” which

means setting one’s

goals to the highest achievable level. It highlighted every student’s quest to follow their dream.

All the items of the program were centered on the theme, explaining how they need to set their

goal to ensure a bright and joyful future life.

Dr. Basarat Kayyum IAS, the SDM of Seraikella - Kharswan was the Chief Guest of the

program. In his address he said that every child has the ability to achieve the goal that s/he has

laid down for oneself and education is the most powerful method to prepare them for it. Mr. S.

K. Anand, Principal of Railway Training Institute was the Guest of Honour. He exhorted the

parents to keep their children from the so called ‘Mobile Phone Culture.’ The children were

highly appreciated for their spectacular performance that not only exhibited their self-confidence

but also portrayed their dreams of unity and brotherhood of cultures, languages and groups. The

students who excelled in academics in the year 2017-2018 were honoured with awards.

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Every student is unique and having realized this uniqueness parents and teachers need to work in

unison to unlock their talents and enable them to blossom. Heartiest Congratulations to all the

staff members who meticulously planned the program and with true commitment worked

tirelessly to bring out the best of our students and make the program a grand success. May the

Xavierites of Sini continue to shine in all that they do and achieve the goals that they have set

for themselves. Fr. Anto Thomas MSFS

Report on the Congregational Retreat: Walk the Way and Live the Grace

On 26th evening most of

the participants of the

retreat had already

checked in at the MSFS

Provincialate, Nagpur.

It was a joy to welcome

members from other

provinces who desired

to take part in the

retreat. There were a

total of 70 participants.

The preachers were Fr.

Binu E. of South West

Province and Fr. Austin

Joy of Pune Province. To celebrate the Birth of Jesus as well as the birthday of our Provincial

Fr. Muthuswamy, we had adoration at 7.30 pm followed by a sumptuous meal at 8.00 pm.

Besides the retreat participants all members of the Nagpur Apostolic Community and the Sisters

of the Holy Cross took part in the celebrations. Fr. Melroy, with his unique touch of humour,

extended a warm welcome to all present. A special word of welcome was given to our former

Provincial, Fr. A. M. Sebastian and the two preachers of the retreat. The two newly ordained

priests, Fr. Anil Pandit and Fr. Katru Vinayanand were felicitated by the Provincial with flower

bouquets. Then together with the birthday boy they cut the cake as all joyfully sang

Congratulations and Happy Birthday. The food was blessed and all partook of the meal. The

spirit of joy was visible in the air as people moved around greeting each other and meeting old

friends after ages - warm hugs, joyous smiles, a tickle and a giggle, a burst of laughter while

recalling old memories was the order of the evening. What a Fransalian reunion!

The introductory session was at 9.15 pm in the chapel. Fr. William accorded a formal welcome

to the preachers and gave a brief introduction about them. Fr. Provincial welcomed them with

bouquets and then addressed the gathering about the importance of the Congregational Retreat.

He also welcomed all the members and wished them a fruitful retreat. Fr. Binu then took over

and gave a brief introduction of the time table and the purpose of having such a retreat. In his

introductory remarks he said that a retreat is a time to rest and relax; a time to reflect and a time

to renew.

27-12-18: 1) Forming a Religious and Missionary Conscience – Fr. Binu - Using a number of

Biblical passages and examples, he made the point clear. To grow in religious consciousness

and become a spiritual person one has to: a) Believe in the love and presence of Jesus in our

lives; b) Love and live Jesus in our lives; c) Remember whom we represent.

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2) Religious Life in view of Pope Francis – Fr. Austin – With apt quotations from the Bible,

Church Documents, our Constitutions and relevant thoughts of Pope Francis he elucidated the

topic in a very practical way. Every religious is called to give three forms of testimony: a) See

Jesus as the centre of our lives; b) Spirit of Poverty; c) Mercy.

3) The Second Vatican Council on Religious Life – Fr. Binu – The sharing highlighted the

following points: a) Clarity of focus; b) A new Ecclesiology and Spirituality; c) The study and

teaching of Sacred Scripture; d) Education of members; e) Avoiding multiplication of laws and

regulations.

28-12-18: 1) SFS on Self-Transformation – Fr. Binu – Focusing on the Christological Model

of Life which SFS himself followed, we are called to transformation in three areas: a) Spiritual

Formation; b) Human Formation; c) Missionary Formation. By giving very practical points for

growth in these three areas; by examples and relevant quotations from the life of SFS, he made

the point very clear.

2) Fr. Mermier on Religious Life – Fr. Austin - For Fr. Mermier religious life is the point of

oneness with God. His life was a life: a) Centered on Prayer; b) In the Holy Eucharist; c) Filled

with virtues. He spoke of our call to be rooted in the Salesian ideal of the love of God, which is

expressed in external actions as we tirelessly work in the Lord’s mission. He also highlighted

the common falls of God’s Church which we will experience when we take our priestly duties

very lightly and do divine things in a careless way.

3) Community Life – Mission of the Local Community - Fr. Binu – The focus was on the

three essential aspects of community: a) Respecting individual members uniqueness; b)

Maintaining a collective identity and discerning God’s will together; c) Living a life of Salesian

virtues. The practical aspect on what to do to maintain community life was dealt with by the

following points: a) Sense of family; b) Forgiving love; c) A culture of dialogue; d) Avoiding

judgements and gossips; e) Responsible use of the media and internet.

29-12-18: 1) Consecration and Availability to God through Community – Fr. Austin – It is

an invitation by Jesus to give up our personal agenda and accept God’s agenda. We are called to

establish true relationships by accepting the other’s past, supporting his present and encouraging

his future. We are called to play the role of the sentinel of informing the people of the dangers

that are coming. [Ez 3/1-6] We have to make our community not a purgatory but a family.

2) The Three Vows – Poverty – Fr. Binu – He focused on the two dimensions of the vow: a)

Freedom from craving for possessions; b) Solidarity with the poor. We can make sense of the

vow of poverty by - a) Having a good understanding of the vow in the present context; b)

Making personal effort; c) Making community effort. At the practical level we are called to: 1)

Simplicity of life; 2) Diligent management of money; 3) Hard work; 4) Trust in Divine

Providence.

3) Obedience – Fr. Austin – He spoke of disobedience which led to sin and obedience which

brought salvation. [Rom 5/19]. At the personal level one need to have willingness and

promptness and at the community level one should not be over ambitious and try to promote

oneself. He also spoke of three types of holy obedience: ordinary meant for all Christians;

religious by the practice of the evangelical councils; of love which is blind, prompt and

persevering.

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30-12-18: 1) Chastity – Fr. Binu – He focused on the two dimensions of the vow: a) Loving

God with an undivided heart; b) Loving everyone with Christ’s own love. He explained in detail

that to live this vow we have to understand – 1) Our culture; 2) Our body and mind; 3) Our

commitment. We need to make a joyful gift of ourselves to God and to others. We are called to

be Brahmacharis, that is, to love God with an undivided heart and to love others as Christ loved.

2) Consecration as Availability to God through Mission – Fr. Austin – Fr. Mermier picked up

the missionary dimension of SFS. We are called to - a) Separation from the world [1 Jn 2/15-

17]; b) Separation from the family [Lk 14/26]; c) Separation from oneself [Mk 8/34-35]. SFS

says that what matters is how well you have sown the seed, and not how much you have

harvested. Our leadership matters for our mission to be successful, especially in the aspect of

animation of spiritual activities and celebration of the sacraments

31-12-18: Frontier Mission – Fr. Binu – Our basis is the mission mandate of Jesus [Mt 28/19];

called to a larger mission [Is 49/6]; to renew the world [Jer 1/10]. The topic was made clearer

by different example from the Bible and Church History. Frontier mission is everywhere. So we

need to: a) Come out of our comfort zone; b) Minister to the most vulnerable; c) Extend the

three apostolates into newer areas; d) Be available for foreign mission when needed; e) Have a

collective effort.

The Provincial, Fr. Muthuswamy conducted a session in which he dealt with Province matters.

He shared some of his observations of his visits dealing with community life and development

of projects that were undertaken by the Province. He also informed the members of the

forthcoming forum meetings, seminar for those who have completed 10 - 25 years of ordination

and the annual retreats. He concluded by saying that our missions will be successful provided

we live a life connected with the Lord.

The concluding mass was celebrated by the Provincial. After the mass Fr. Vinayanand thanked

the preachers for the wonderful and inspiring retreat they had preached. In the dining room the

workers were thanked by Fr. Sylbester Xalxo for the good food provided and for taking care of

other needs like washing of clothes and keeping the premises clean. All then joined for the meal

and slowly the confreres began to leave for their mission stations refreshed and renewed to give

themselves for the Lord’s work in the New Year. Fr. Melroy Almeida MSFS

Feast of SFS in Sini Church

Whenever we celebrate

the feast of a saint we

celebrate God and the

glory of God in the

world. It is therefore

rightly said: ‘If you

celebrate the feast of

your patron saint, it will

bring you joy, peace of

mind, God's blessings

and good fortune.’

Sunday, 27th January

was such an occasion for

the parishioners of Our Lady of Nativity Church, Sini, to experience all those good pleasures

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that come from God. We joyfully celebrated the feast of St. Francis de Sales, the heavenly

patron of the MSFS Fathers who render their service in this parish. To spiritually prepare

ourselves for the occasion a day of recollection and prayer was preached by Fr. Vincent Minj

MSFS.

He shared with us about the life, teachings and spirituality of Saint Francis de Sales. He was

also the main celebrant for the feast day Eucharistic celebration. Since the feast of SFS was

celebrated for the first time in the parish a good number of faithful came for the celebration. The

church was full as all came with enthusiasm and well prepared to listen to the talks and

participate in the Eucharistic celebration. After having been spiritually fed all partook of the

festive meal. Then foot tapping music was played and all danced to their heart’s content and

slowly went back to their home.

The parishioners expressed their sincere appreciation to the parish priest, Fr. Emile Tirkey for

having organized such a meaningful celebration. They also were grateful to Fr. Vincent for

enlightening them on the life and spirituality of SFS and to all the MSFS fathers who joined for

the celebration and shared their joy. They looked forward to many more such meaningful and

inspiring celebrations in the future for their spiritual growth and to strengthen their solidarity as

a community of believers. Fr. Emile Tirkey MSFS

6th Annual Sports Meet at SFS School, Neemuch

“Sports do not build

character. They reveal

it.”[Haywood Broun]

Sports and games are

very important for the

overall development of

every student. They

play a very unique role

in keeping human

beings fit and healthy.

St. Francis de Sales

School, Neemuch,

M.P. celebrated its 6th

Annual Sports Meet on 19th January 2019. It was a real delight to have Rev. Fr. Kennedy

Thomas, the Manager of St. Thomas Sr. Sec. School, Mandsaur, as the Chief Guest of the event.

On the release of colourful balloons and to the joyful clapping of the students, Fr. Thomas

declared open the annual sports meet. The March Past by the students of 5 to 9 set the ball

rolling for the start of the sports events.

With the Head Boy along with house captains leading the contingents, the students marched

with pride as the music played in the background. Then the sports torch was lit and the

participants took the Oath of Sportsmanship. This was followed by a range of different drills.

With excitement in the air the competitions began with a Prayer Dance by classes 1st and 2nd.

All the students from class I to IX took part in the various competitions. The tiny tots of the Pre-

Primary section had the following items - Jalebi race, Cone race, Bouquet race and Bursting the

balloons. They enjoyed themselves especially as their parents and others encouraged them with

loud claps.

The Primary and High school students had a number of track and field events like Javelin

Throw, Long Jump, High Jump, 100, 200 and 400 meters race and Hurdles.

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The thrill and excitement of the students were doubled when the winners’ names were

announced and they proudly climbed the podium to receive medals and certificates from the

Chief Guest. In his message Fr. Kennedy expressed his appreciation to the Management, Staff

and students for the well conducted program. He encouraged the students to develop themselves

in the sports and games field as that would also help them to do well in studies. He

congratulated the winners and encouraged the others never to give up but move ahead with

optimism. “Winners never quit and quitters never win.” [Vince Lombardi]

To mark the end of the 6th Annual Sports Meet the flame of the torch was put off. Then

everyone stood in attention and enthusiastically sang the National Anthem. Mr. Deepesh

Ordinations

Dn. V. Anto Deepak, was born on 14th July 1990 at

Kanakkankalam, Palakkad, Kerala, to Mr. Vincent and Mrs.

Daisy Flora. He was baptized on 04th August 1990 at St. James

Church, Sayathurai and was confirmed on 15th May 2002 by Rt.

Rev. M. Ambrose D.D, Bishop of Coimbatore at St. Theresa of

Child Jesus Church, Kanakkankalam. He did his primary

schooling at St. Francis Xavier’s High School, Parisakkal and

secondary schooling at Prakash Bhavan, Mannarkad from 2007-

09. He made his first profession on 05th June 2010 at

Dhyanashram, Varanasi.

He studied Philosophy and B.A at Suvidya College, Bangalore. He did his Regency at St.

Francis de Sales School, Nimkheda and Theology at Oriens Theological College, Shillong. He

made his Final Profession on 30th September 2017 at MSFS Study House, Shillong and was

ordained a Deacon on 23rd June 2018 at Oriens Theological College, Shillong by Rt. Rev.

Joseph Aind SDB, Bishop of Dibrugarh Diocese. He is doing his diaconate ministry at St.

Joseph’s Church, Ambapani. He will be ordained a priest on 04th May 2019 at St. Theresa of

Child Jesus Church, Kanakkankalam, Palakkad, Kerala by Rt. Rev. Antonysamy Peter Abir

D.D, Bishop of Sultanpet Diocese. On behalf of the entire Province I wish Deacon V. Anto

Deepak all the joys of this great spiritual event. May he become a true instrument of God to

work for His Kingdom and Mission.

Dn. Manu Joseph Thadathilputhanveettil, was born to Mr.

Joy and Mrs. Claramma on 26th May 1991, at Alakkode. He

was baptized on 7th July and confirmed on 5th August 2001 at

Holy Cross Church, Vellariyanam. He did his primary

schooling at A.U.P. School and high school at Tagore

Memorial Higher Secondary School, Vellora. He did his minor

seminary at Prakash Bhavan, Kerala, from 2007 – 2010 and

made his first profession on 31st May 2011 at Dhyanashram,

Varanasi. He completed his BA from Bangalore University.

He did B.Ph. at Suvidya College, Bangalore from 2011 –

2014, Regency at Prakash Bhavan, Mannarkkad from 2014-

2015 and B.Th. at JDV, Pune from 2015 - 2018. He made his final profession on 6th June

2017 and was ordained a deacon on 19th October 2017 at Christ the King Church,

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Sainikwadi, Pune. His is doing his diaconate ministry at Kandor in Dumka Diocese,

Jharkhand. He will be ordained a priest on 27th April 2019 at Holy Cross Church

Vellariyanam, Kannur, Kerala, by Rt. Rev. George Njaralakkatu, Archbishop of Thalassery. On behalf of the entire Province I wish Deacon Manu Joseph Thadathilputhanveettil all the joys

of this great spiritual event. May he become a true instrument of God to work for His Kingdom

and Mission.

Dn. Rajendra Toppo, was born on 1st February 1981 at

Jarhatoli, Ramsama, Karma, Jashpur, Chhattisgarh, to Mr.

Michael Toppo and [late]Jusphina Toppo. He was baptized on

15th February 1981 at Bon Bosco Church, Jokbahala, Jashpur

and was confirmed on 4th April 1993 by Rt. Rev. Victor

Kindo. He did his primary schooling at Janpat School,

Ramsama, from 1987-92, middle schooling at Don Bosco

Middle School Jarhatoli, from 1994-97, high school at Bharat

Mata, Ramsama, from 1997-99 and higher secondary at

Loyola College, Kunkury, from 1999-2001. He did I. T. I. in

Surveyor of land area at C.G. Government Institution, Raipur,

from 2002-05. He did his minor seminary at Divya Jyoti Ashram, Latapara, Odhisa from

2007-09. He made his first profession on 5th June 2010 at Dhyanashram, Varanasi.

He studied Philosophy at Saint Augustine Interdiocese Seminary, Matola, Mozambique,

Africa from 2011-13. He did regency at Nossa Senhora de Fatima, Ponta D’uro, Bela Vista

in 2014 and Theology at Saint Pio X Interdiocese Seminary, Maputo from 2015-18. He made

his final profession on 24th September 2017 at Our Lady of Merces Church, Katembe. He

was ordained a Deacon on 10th November 2018 at Saint John Evangelist Church, Maputo.

He is doing his diaconate ministry at Sacred Family Church, Machava, Maputo. He will be

ordained a priest on 6th May 2019 at Catholic Ashram, Ramsama, Karma, Jashpur,

Chhattisgarh by Rt. Rev. Emmanuel Kerketta, D. D. Bishop of Jashpur. On behalf of the

entire Province I wish Deacon Rajendra Toppo all the joys of this great spiritual event. May

he become a true instrument of God to work for His Kingdom and Mission.

Dn. Roshan Tigga, was born on 24th April 1987 in Punapara,

Jashpur Dist, Chattisgarh, to Mr. Joseph and Mrs. Aoureliya.

He was baptized on 24th May 1987 at Ludeg Parish in Jashpur

Diocese and was confirmed on 5th September 1998 by Rt.

Rev. Victor Kindo D.D. He did his primary schooling at

Ludeg from 1993-97, middle schooling at Ludeg from 1997-

2002, high school at St. Loyola School, Kunkuri, from 2002-

07. He did his minor seminary at Divya Jyoti Ashram,

Latapara, Odissa. He made his first profession on 5th June

2010 at Dhyanashram, Varanasi. He did B.A. at Bangalore

University and Philosophy at Suvidya College, Bangalore from 2011-14. He did his regency

at Jaratoli mission, and Theology at Oriens Theological College, Shillong. He made his Final

Profession on 30th September 2017 at MSFS Study House, Mawroh, and was ordained a

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Deacon by Rt. Rev. Joseph Ain, on 23rd June 2018 in the Oriens Theological College,

Shillong. He is doing his diaconate ministry at Badadurgapur. He will be ordained a priest on

7th May 2019 at Ludeg Ashram Church by Rt. Rev. Emmanuel Kerketta D.D. Bishop of

Jashpur. On behalf of the entire Province I wish Deacon Roshan Tigga the joys of this great

spiritual event. May he become a true instrument of God and work among the people of God

to proclaim the Word of the Lord to those who have not heard it.

Participants for First Retreat: 28th October – 02nd November 2019

Group-1: Anto Thomas, Bijay Kerketta, Arun Kumar Ekka, Shantwan Khuteker, Pius

Gonsalves, William Antony, Cyriac Velikettel, Rijo Mechery, Anand Kullu, Jnanamani, John

Carvalho, Ambrose Minz, Kulandai Raj, Michael Toppo, Barnabas Xalxo, Sudhir Kujur,

Charles Porimattathil, Kamil Tete, Jose Parampukkattil, Mickey D’Souza, Paul Varambinakam,

Bosco. P, Philip Malaparambil, Christopher Lakra, Cyprian Dungdung, Issac Mankulathil,

Daniel Bara, John Peter, John Britto Muthuswamy, P M Joseph, Melroy Almeida, Rakesh

Kerketta, Scaria Kadamkulam, Johnson Parikkapally, Benedict D’Souza, Peter Dominic, Manoj

Tirkey, P C Paul, Austin Correia, Oscar Kujur, Hilarus Tirkey, Allan Gonsalves, Joe Denis,

Lazarus Soreng, Joseph Kailamangalam, Arun P, Nobit Kombanathottathil, Sandeep Tirkey,

Vishwas Torne, Manu Joseph and Sylbester Xalxo.

Participants for Second Retreat: 26th – 31st December 2019

Group-2: Peter Kujur, John Dive, Marcus Ruptake, Henry Peter, Lalji George, Jomon Mathew,

Joseph Arulraj, Anil George, George Kurickal, Emile Tirkey, Shijumon Mangalath, Ramesh

Damala, Christu Raja Antony Amaladoss, Mathew Kodamullil, Richard Tirkey, Deepak Kindo,

John Parkhe, Lalit Tigga, Lijohn K, Telesphor Lakra, Anson Kaliyath, Gijo Francis, Anil Pandit,

David Paul, Emmanuel Vattamattam, Anto Varghese, Thomas Vadakumpadam, Ignatius

D’Costa, Jose Mudavankunnel, Joseph Kalekattil, Joseph Plathottam, Amal Raju Bandanadam,

Ignati Kshirsagar, Wilson Abraham, Albin, Vincent Minj, John Ruptake, Silbester Kullu, Patras

Tirkey, Raphael Xalxo, Vinayanand Katru, Saiju Vettukallel, Peter Paul, Jins, Agnelo Fernandes

and Jacob.

Training Program for Priests Ordained from 1995 to 2009

Oscar Kujur, Richard Tirkey, Jacob Karamkuzhyil, Stephen Soares, Joseph Kailamangalam,

John Dive, Marcus Ruptake, Vincent Chettiar, Paul Gonsalves, Alexander Tigga, Bro. John

Parkhe, Bro. Ambrose Minj, Kailas Hivale, Kulandai Raj, Charles Porimattathil, Lalit Tigga,

Vishwas Torne, Anil George, Wilson Abraham, Alphonse Arockiaswamy, Bijay Kerketta,

Solomon Sahayaraj, Johnson Parikkapilly, Marianus Kerketta, Rajesh Lugun, Shijumon

Mangalath, Marianus Kujur, Petrus Kullu, Michael Raj, Kamil Tete, Manoj Tirkey, Vincent

Minj, Anthony Amaladoss, Domy Vallomkunnel, Pradeep Tirkey, Patras Tirkey, William

Anthony, Allan Gonsalves, Deepak Kindo, Anish George, Issac Mankulathil, Christopher Lakra.

Note: The training program will be held in the Provincialate, Nagpur from 25th to 27th July

2019. Confreres whose names are mentioned above have to attend the program.

Let us pray for

Mr. Joseph Pandit, the uncle of Fr. Anil Pandit, who passed away on 31st December 2018.

Mrs. Maria Torne, the aunt of Fr. Vishwas Torne, who passed away on 7th January 2019.

Mr. Cyril Fernandes, the husband of Mrs. Lavina, who passed away on 20th January 2019.

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Mr. M J Simon, the father of Fr. Philip Mallaparambil, who passed away on 30th January 2019.

Mr. Samikannu, the uncle of Fr. John Peter, who passed away on 3rd February 2019.

Mr. Dasaiah, the father of Fr. Amal Raju Bandanadam, who passed away on 2nd February 2019.

Mr. Abraham Kindo, the uncle of Fr. Deepak Kindo, who passed away on 14th February 2019.

Mrs. Rebeka Kullu, the aunt of Dn. Deepak Baa, who passed away on 18th February 2019.

Mrs. Pitchaimuthaiammal, the aunt of Fr. Peter Paul, who passed away on 20th February 2019.

Fr. P.C. Paul MSFS, who passed away on 21st February 2019.

Fr. Stephen Marayikulam MSFS [Junior] of North East Province who passed away on 24th

February 2019.

Hearty Congratulations

• Fr. Jacob Karamakuzhiyil for being elected as a General Councilor.

• SFS School, Neemuch for obtaining CBSE affiliation.

• Fr. Peter Paul for securing First Class in Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling.

• Fr Michael Raj on being elected as the new Delegation Superior of Nagpur Province

Confreres working in GAH. We wish him God's blessings in assuming this new

responsibility.

Important Date

Mission Forum: 27th - 28th February

The above mentioned forum meeting will be held in the Provincialate, Nagpur.

Provincial Bursar’s Itinerary

March

12-13 Mahima

14-15 Vinay Sadan

16-17 Jhajjar

18-19 Nimach

20-21Varanasi

Provincial’s Itinerary:

February

27-28 Mission forum

28-01 St. John’s School

March

01 St. John’s School

04 Panderpalli

05 Ambapani

06 Raidihi

07 Pabura

08 Latapara

09 Darkona

10 Bamra

11 Sini

12 Seraikella

13 Baradurgapur

14 Kandor

15 Varanasi

16 Vinay Sadan

17 Jhajjar

18 Mahima

19- 20 Nimach

21 Bhusawal

31 PCM

April

01- 02 PCM

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Salesian Thought

“Grace is never wanting. God always gives sufficient grace to whoever is willing to receive it.”

Fr. J. B. Muthuswamy MSFS

Provincial Superior