OFM Franciscans - India

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News & Events OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL HIGH SCHOOL, SION, CELEBRATES WORLD DAY OF THE POOR
The Catholic Church celebrated the World Day of the Poor on 14th November 2021. The theme for the year being...  » Read More

News & Events One Day with the Poor Clares - Johnson Paul & Bisojit Marak
We the novices eagerly awaited our meeting with the Poor Clares at Vellore. On 11th August 2021 we had that great privilege of spending a day with them on the Solemnity of Mother St. Clare and on the occasion of the  » Read More

News & Events Blessing Of the School Building and Grotto in Malom Noatoli -Joseph Lakra Ofm
After25 years of Mission work in Malom Noatoli parish, we finally have a Grotto as well as a new school building, with the initiative of friar Anil Xalxo and the parishioners the generosity of our...  » Read More

News & Events Visits to Barul Mission
On 30th August 2021, the Custos, Br. Tony D’Souza and the Custody Bursar and Project Secretary, Br. Jose Palimattom, visited the Barul Mission. Br. Tony was happy with the developments that had taken place here during the past few years.  » Read More

News & Events The Feast of St. Francis of Assisi
Our mother earth rotates and revolves around the sun. Our lives as friars minor, human beings fully alive, are nourished and pitched on the spirit of our brother Francis of Assisi. This year the festal journey began with contrition  » Read More

News & Events 50 Years As A Friar Minor – An Interview with Br Augustine Pinto OFM
Though, originally from Goa, I was born and bred in Ajmer, Rajasthan. We were seven siblings, four girls and three boys. I was the second youngest, followed by my youngest  » Read More

News & Events 50 years of Franciscan journey
Friar Alphonse Moras, OFM is a missionary for 25 years in North India. He is in St. Anthony’s Friary community for his eye operation.He was generous enough to spare some of his time to share with the students of theology his ups and downs  » Read More

News & Events Order of Friars Minor’s (OFM) Collaboration with Prison Ministry India
St Luke’s Gospel explicitly states that one of the missions of Jesus is to set the prisoners free (Luke 4:18). I truly see that this has been the goal of our OFM collaboration with the  » Read More

News & Events BATON PASSED BACK TO THE BISHOP (Reflection on FRANCISCAN presence in the Diocese of SULTANPET)
On 3rd of July 2017, on the feast of ST. Thomas the Apostle, the newly appointed Bishop Rt. Rev. Dr. Antonysamy  » Read More

News & Events Feast of Our Lady of the Angels: The Plenary Indulgence
In his early days of conversion, St. Francis of Assisi rebuilt a few churches in the vicinity of Assisi. One such Church is called the Portiuncula or the Little Portion which is dedicated to St. Mary...  » Read More

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI

ST. FRANCIS

ST. FRANCIS

FRIARS' BIRTHDAY (September)

Date

Name of the Friars

Events

Year

02

+ Matthew Walsh

Jayaseelan P.R.

Home

Ordination

1969

2001

04

+ Kentigern Stuart

Home

1995

08

Arokiam John

Tom John

Arockiasamy P.

Niranjan Toppo

Birth

Solemn Vows

Solemn Vows

Birth

1976

1999

1999

1993

09

Salun Kispotta

Birth

1995

10

Athanasius Xaxa

Birth

1959

11

+ Paulinus van Halderen

Home

1999

13

Bangalore Friary

+ Vincent Roy

John Sekar

Blessing

Home

Birth

1952

1959

1982

14

Anthony Pushparaj

Birth

1976

15

+ Fidelis Magee

Home

1979

17

Stigmata of Francis

Varghese Sebastian

Richard D’ Silva

Assisi Illam Dindigul

Feast

Birth

Solemn Vows

Blessing


1947

1956

2010

18

Joseph of Cupertino

Feast


19

Mesia Elias Moses M.

Birth

1973

20

Tom John

Birth

1961

23

Padre Pio

+ John Forest Hogan

A.J.Mathew Joseph

Feast

Home

Birth


1962

1989

24

Shalom Friary –Hyderabad

Blessing

1995

25

Sagaya Soosairaj

Birth

1968

26

+ Fabian D’ Souza

Home

2010

27

+ Conrad Gomes

Home

1993

28

Nicholas D’ Souza

Lourdu Augustine

Pradeep Anthony L.

Birth

Birth

Birth

1945

1976

1992

29

Sushil Beck

Salim Baxla

Birth

Birth

1973

1974