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
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 |