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Silver Jubilee of Rev. Fr. Charles Bernard ofm

Nesakkaram celebrated with its staff, children and Madhavaram Friars the Sacerdotal Silver Jubilee of Rev. Fr. Charles Bernard at Nesavanam Street Children Rehabilitation Center. This celebration had more meaning with the coming of Fr. Charles two brothers with their families and his MC sister. Many of the past children of Nesakkaram who were brought up by Fr. Charles Bernard also came to attend this Silver Jubilee Function.

The function started with coffee and snacks at 10.30 am. The Con-Celebrated Holy Eucharist began at 11.00 am. The felicitation was set in motion around 11.15 am.

The Children Training Hall was beautifully decorated with palm leaves, balloons and colour papers by Nesavanam Children and Friars. The hall brought a festive mood to the inmates and invitees. The decoration of the hall took time but it was worth doing it for the person who loves the children so much.

During the felicitation the Children danced, The Staff performed their salsa, The Friars thanked God for giving Fr. Charles Bernard OFM to our Order and to the Church as a simple and dedicated priest. The Friars also thanked his family members and relatives for their continued support to Fr. Charles Bernard OFM.

The Silver Jubilee Function came to an end with a fellowship Lunch together with the family members, children past and present, and the friars.

We, the Nesakkaram Family, thank God for this wonderful PRIEST of God.

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FRIARS' BIRTHDAY (November)

 Date 

 Name of the Friars 

 Events 

 Year 

 01 

 Charles Mathew Kolanchery 


 Birth 


 1947 


 02 

 Joseph Raj M. 

 Birth 

 1975 

 03   Bl. Helene Enselmini, OSC 
 1242 

 04 

 St. Charles Borromeo, OFS 

 Bl. Teresa Manganiello, OFS 

 Charles Bernard 

Birth

 1584 

 1876 

 1963 

 05 

 Lawrence Simon 

 Bala Marneni 

 + Thomas Thannikary 

 + Bernard D’ Silva 

 Birth 

 Birth 

 Home 

 Home 

 1949 

 1962 

 1996 

 2010 

 06 

 Bl. Marguerite deLorraine, OSC 

 Singarayar A. 

 Salvador D’Souza 


 Birth 

 Birth 

 1521 

 1970 

 1979 

 07 

 St. Didacus of Alcala, OFM 

 Bl. Raynier of Arezzo, OFM 

 Hemant Xess 

 Birth 

 1463 

 304 

 1975 

 08   Bl. John Duns Scouts OFM 
 1308; 

 09 

 Bl. Gabriel Ferreti, OFM 

 Saji P. Mathew 

 Birth 

 1456 

 1975 

 10 

 Bl. Louis Guanella, OFS 

 Augustine Pinto 

 + Wilbert Smit 


 Birth 

 Home 

 1340 

 1936 

 2003 

 11 

 Bl. Mary Crucifixa, OFS 

 Fulgence Ekka 

 Basil S. Lobo 


 Birth 

 Birth 

 1826 

 1964 

 1971 

 12   Bl. Giovanni della Pace, OFS 
  1433  
 13   St. Didace d’ Alcala, OFM 
 1463 

 14 

 Franciscan Martyrs of Palestine 

 + Mark O’Rourke 

 Salvador Drego 


 Home 

 Birth 

 1391 

 1974 

 1984 

 15 

 Bl. Sebastian de Jesus OFM 

 Bl. Mary of the Passion FMM 

 + Anthony Almeida 


 Memoria 

 Home 

 1734 

 1904 

 1970 

 17 

 St. Elizabeth of Hungary 

 Patroness of the OFS 

 Bl. Jeanne de Signa, OFS 




 1231 


 1307 

 18 

 Bl. Salome of Cracow, OFS 


 1268 

 19 

 St. Agnes of Assisi, OSC 

 Bl. Maria Milagros, OSC 

 Thomas Joseph 

 +Kamal Ekka 




 Birth 

 Home 

 1253 

 1936 

 1962 

 2008 

 20 

 Franciscan Martyrs of Spain 

 Irudayaraj Fernando 

 + Bonaventure Davis 

 + Bishop Ambrose Y 

 +Jesu Irudayam  


 Birth 

 Home 

 Home 

 Home 

 1936 

 1966 

 1971 

 1997 

 2009 

 22 

 Franciscan Martyrs of Armenia 

 +Joachim Tinneny 



 1895 

 2009 

 23 

 Bl. Marie de Jesus, Third Order Regular 

 + John C. O’Dowda 

 Maria Ratheesh Jenive  


 Home 

 Birth 

 1902 

 1982 

 1999 

 24 

 Bl. Timothy Trajonowski, Conv 

 Rajesh Praveen Kumar 


 Birth 

 1942 

 1994 

 25 

 All Deceased of the Seraphic Order St. Humilis of Bisgnano, OFM 

 Bl. Elizabeth of Reute, Third Order Regular 

 Carlos Dias 

 Tojy M. 



 Birth 

 Birth 

 1637 

 1420 

 1959 

 1970 

 26 

 St. Leonard of Port Maurice, OFM 

 Balthazar Pinto 

 Feast 

 Birth 

 1751 

 1960 

 27 

 St. Francis Anthony Fasani, Conv 

 Johnson M. V. 

 Feast 

 Birth 

 1742 

 1969 

 28   St. Jams of La Marca, OFM   Feast   1476 

29

 All Saints of the Seraphic Order Dependent Custody 

 Foundation,North East. 

 Amaladass Manickam 

 Feast 

 Erection 

 Ordination 


 2008 

 1985 

 30 

 Bl. Antoine Bonfandini, OFM 

 Prasad Papabathuni 


 Birth 

 1482 

 1970