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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.

The celebration began with a grand procession of the Bible, which was solemnly placed before the altar, garlanded, and incensed during the Mass. After the Eucharistic celebration, the faithful were treated to a vibrant and creative exhibition on the Word of God.

Children brought to life the central events of our salvation by enacting scenes of the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus. The youth beautifully converged the creation story with the 800th Anniversary of the Canticle of Creatures by St. Francis of Assisi. Other children illustrated key moments of salvation history, including the Exodus and the Crossing of the Red Sea, the Covenants, the Prophets, the Apostles, and the worldwide spread of the Gospel by missionaries. Each of these biblical events was thoughtfully explained by the Catechism children.

In the evening, the parish community gathered to watch The Least of These, a film based on the missionary life of Graham Staines and his family, inspiring a renewed desire to communicate the Gospel message.

God speaks to us through Jesus, the Word made flesh and continues to reveal His deep and personal love in the Scriptures. The Word of God is truly God's love letter to humanity! As we prepare for the Jubilee Year 2025 and celebrate this Jubilee of Communication in January, may we open our hearts to listen to God, who communicates His love through His Son in the Holy Spirit.

Br. Praveen Dsouza OFM
Parish Priest
St. Francis of Assisi Church, Ramnagar

 

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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