OFM Franciscans - India

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News & Events Reminiscing St. Francis' Canticle of Creatures at San Damiano
On 20th of January, I made a visit to Assis for my personal retreat. The guardian of La Verna took me to San Damiano as he was also going to attend the Central Italy Guardians meet in Portiuncula. On the way, the guardian was sharing his best experiences  » Read More

News & Events A Meaningful Encounter at St. Louis’ Bread Centre
At St. Louis’ Novitiate in Palamaner, we, the novices, dedicated the first three months of our novitiate to laying a firm foundation for our religious life. We deepened our understanding of what it means to be a follower  » Read More

News & Events Celebrating the Word of God Sunday and the Jubilee of Communication
The youth, children, Catechism Animators, and Parish Council members of St. Francis of Assisi Church, Shalom Friary-Ramnagar came together to celebrate Word of God Sunday in a meaningful and splendid way.  » Read More

News & Events “Laudato Si” Echoes Online through the Franciscan Vision Global Summit - 2025 (FVGS)
As the Franciscan family prepares to celebrate the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi’s Canticle of the Creatures in 2025,  » Read More

News & Events The Plenary Council of the Province of St. Thomas the Apostle, India
The Plenary Council of the Province of St. Thomas the Apostle, India, took place from 11 November to 15 November at Assisivanam in Madapurachal, Kerala...  » Read More

News & Events St. Francis of Assisi Church – Hyderabad Celebrates 800th Anniversary of the Stigmata
The Friars and parishioners of St. Francis of Assisi Church celebrated the 800th anniversary of the Stigmata of our Holy Father Francis with a Triduum  » Read More

News & Events Franciscans Commemorate the 800th Anniversary of the Stigmata in Chennai, India
The Franciscans in the Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore, led by the OFM Friars, gathered on 21 September 2024 at St. Sebastian’s Friary Church,  » Read More

News & Events Louis Friary - Palamaner, India Celebrates the 8th Centenary of the Stigmata
St. Louis Friary, the cradle of Franciscans in India, hosted a deeply moving celebration marking the 8th centenary of the Stigmata of our Holy Father Francis.  » Read More

News & Events Feast of St. Louis IX, Patron of Aspirancy, Palamaner
The Feast of St. Louis IX was celebrated with deep Devotion, lively Sports, and vibrant Cultural events by the dedicated Aspirants and enthusiastic Novices, alongside the supportive friars of the Palamaner Fraternity.  » Read More

News & Events The Rain and pain of wayanad
The tragedy of Wayanad landslide occurred due to heavy monsoon rains, coupled with a cloud burst in the middle of the night over 30th July triggered the devastating landslides in Wayanad, Kerala, south of India. The tragedy resulted in the loss of over 415 lives  » Read More

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI

ST. FRANCIS

ST. FRANCIS

FRIARS' BIRTHDAY (March)

Date

Name of the Friars

Events

Year

03

Bipin Kishore Kandulna

+ Gregory Fernandes

Birth

Home

1990

2018

04

Joy Prakash

Davis Kallookaran

Alphonse Moras

Simon Pinto

+ Alexis v. Leeuwen

Birth

Ordination

Ordination

Ordination

Home

1948

1978

1978

1978

1999

05

Satynath Pegu

+Bal Raj Madanu

Birth

Home

1998

2018

09

Augustine Pinto

+ Gerald Scarisbrick

Sujit Ganji

Ordination

Home

Birth

1967

1980

1988

12

Gerald Lobo

Paul K.L.

St. Thomas Province – INDIA

Nichol John

Avinash Kujur

Ordination

Ordination

Erection

Birth

Birth

1977

1977

1985

1992

1995

13

Eugene A.

Samson

Tommy T.J.

Birth

S. Vows

S. Vows

1985

1985

1985

14

Jayapal Dwarakonda

Flame, Dindigul

Birth

Blessing

1979

2009

17

Basil Tirkey

Birth

1984

18

Johnvinzen Lyngdoh

Birth

1987

19

James N.

Ordination

1994

20

+ Sylvester Dias

Trevor D’Souza

Home

Ordination

1979

1993

21

+ Joseph Dias

Home

2002

23

Charles Mathew Kolanchery

Joy Prakash Kuzhiparambil

Bhatkal Friary – In Perpetum

+ Oswald Dijkstra

Ordination

Ordination

Acceptance 

Home

1974

1974

1989

2006

24



25

Lawrence Simon

Arok Sundar Sebastian

Dharma L. Bernard

Charles Bernard

Amaldas Belevendran

Andrew Edlin J.

Ordination

Ordination

Ordination

Ordination

Ordination

Birth

1979

1979

1979

1993

1995

2001

26

Santosh Ekka

Birth

1978

27

Babu Jose Pamplany

Birth

1966

28

M. Lenin Joseph

Birth

2001

30

Paul Kallan

Birth

1961

31

Sagaya Soosairaj A.

Ordination

1997