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News & Events Br. Jesu Raja, the Newly Ordained Recollects the Vocation Story
BWhile in 10th standard, I wrote a letter to the Salesians expressing my desire to join them but I did not get any reply from them. While in holidays at home, I had a chance to attend the vocation camp  » Read More

News & Events Sacerdotal Silver Jubilee of Brs. Trevor D Souza and Felix Gassam
Brs. Trevor D Souza and Felix Gassam celebrated on 20 March 2018, the Silver Jubilee of the Ordination to Priesthood. It was on this day 25 years ago, Brs. Trevor and Felix  » Read More

News & Events St.Anthony's Friary Church - Annual Lenten Retreat - 2018
St.Anthony's Friary Church Annual Lenten Retreat - 2018 "Fight the Good Fight"(1 Tim 6:12) The Battle though Lent to Pascha Lent invites us to a time of prayer Reflection and Conversion.  » Read More

News & Events Guardians' and Formators' Training Programme
Guardians' and Formators' Training Programme,Br. Casare and Br. Sinisa animated a Training Programme for the Guardians and Formators at Assisivanam, Peravoor.  » Read More

News & Events Feast at St. Mary's Church, Chipplithode
OFM Franciscans, India Serving in St. Mary's Church, Chippilithode, Kozhikode. Kerala., celebrating the Feasts of of St.Sebastian, St. Mary and St.Jude. Congratulations to Br Thomas Joseph Parish Priest.  » Read More

News & Events Philatelic Exhibition
Br. Tom John OFM, Franciscan India, is conducting a Philatelic Exhibition at St.Joseph's School Kalpetta from Jan 25-28, 2018.Time 9.am to 5 pm. The Exhibition was inagurated by the post master of Kalpetta Mr. Sudhakaran.  » Read More

News & Events Guests from Germany
The Guests from Ahmsen, Germany led by Brs. Vijay Amirtharajand Baikim Minjvisited India and some of our friaries in India.  » Read More

News & Events BON VOYAGE
The Diocese of Osnabruck has extended yet another possibility of Brothers from India ministering in the diocese.  » Read More

News & Events HEARTY WELCOME
Br. Hans Peter Bartels, a member of the Province of the Holy Martyrs of Gorcum, the Netherlands is arriving in India on 12 February 2018.  » Read More

News & Events JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS – 2018
BIRTHDAYS – 50 Years Thaddeus Baxla 26.04.1968 Sagaya Soosairaj, A. 25.09.1968 Sleeva Reddy Katakam 31.12.1968  » Read More

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ST. FRANCIS

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