Ordinations
Br. RAJASEKHAR GOPU OFM will be ordained to the Sacred Order of Priesthood, on 27 December 2018 by Most. Rev. Bishop Bhagyaiah Chinnabathini DD, Bishop of Guntur. The celebration of Ordination will be held at St. Paul the Hermit Church.
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Day 6 - Novena to St Francis
Hymn
Word of God, come down on earth, Alleluia,
Touch our hearts and bring to birth, Alleluia,
Faith and hope and lasting love, Alleluia,
Word of God, come down on earth!
Speak to us, eternal Word, Alleluia,
You who brought all things to life, Alleluia
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Day 5 - Novena to St Francis
Hymn
Come build my church
Come build my church it’s falling to ruin
That’s what the father tells me to do
Give stones and mortars let build together
The lowly house of God.
To every town and village and valley
Preach what the Good Lord had done for us
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Novena to St Francis of Assisi - Day 4
Hymn: Prayer before the Crucifix
Glorious God, from heaven’s height,
See my heart, how drab and dark.
Show your lantern, shed your light,
Touch my darkness with your spark.
Give your faith to lead me right,
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Novena to St Francis of Assisi - Day 3
Hymn
My brothers, my sisters , come, listen to me,
My children, the voice of your father now hear,
Give ear and attend to my voice carefully,
You blessed of God and to me very dear.dd
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Novena to St Francis of Assisi - Day 2
Hymn
All creatures of our God and King,
Lift up your voice and with us sing,
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thou burning sun with golden beam,
Thou silver moon with softer gleam!
O praise Him, O praise Him!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Allelu-u-ia!
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Novena to St Francis of Assisi - Day 1
OUR VOCATION
1st -25th September
Hymn
Almighty, eternal God, humbly we bring
Our prayer and our pleading to you:
O make us to do for your sake everything
We know that you want us to do.
And make us to want in our hearts and our minds
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Feast of St Clare
St. Clare of Assisi! What draws me personally to St. Clare? It is her valiant and determined personality. As I was reading the life of St. Clare again, I was once again inspired by her grit and determination.The family had plans for St. Clare. However, God has other plans for St. Clare.
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SAAOC MINISTERS MEETING 2018
San Damiano Spirituality Centre, Singapore – August 6-9, 2018. We, the ministers from Australia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia-Singapore-Brunei, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Timor Leste, and West Papua gathered with the General Definitor.
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The Feast St Anne, Ponda Goa
29 July 2018, Ponda: St Anne’s Church in Ponda has been standing tall since the mid 19th century, providing devotees a place to venerate the grandmother of Jesus Christ. This church, along with three other churches in Goa, is now solely dedicated to St Anne, the mother of Mary.
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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 |