About Holy Land Pilgrimage

For almost 800 hundred years, Franciscan friars have been entrusted with caring for Christian shrines and sites in the Holy Land. This cradle of our faith includes the places where Jesus was born, performed ministry, suffered and died, and triumphed over death. The Franciscans have always considered the Holy Land assignment a sacred trust — and a humbling privilege. Friars from India are also working in the Holy Land. We the Friars in India welcome you to the Holy Land under the leadership of Trained Franciscan Guides and Custodians of the Holy Land.

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FRIARS' BIRTHDAY (December)

Date	Name of the Friars	Events	Year
02	St. Louis Friary – Palmaner Fidelis D’ Lima	Foundation Ordination	1949 1964
05	Abraham Vadana Shaji Nicholas Vadachery + Valentine Crasta	Birth Birth Home	1946 1969 2011
06	Baptist D’ Souza	Birth	1975
07	+ Anthony’s Church - Bannur	Erection	1999
09	Anil Kerketta	Birth	1980
11	Richard D’Silva + Agnel D’ Mello	Ordination Home	1960 2013
13	Vincent Soosai Varghese Sebastian Scaria Varanath Thomas M.M. Dayanand Anand Suresh Minj Nideesh M. John	Birth Ordination Ordination Ordination Ordination Birth Birth	1970 1975 1975 1975 1975 1987 1993
14	+ Titus Myppan	Home	2012
15	Gregory Fernandes	Ordination	1963
16	Paul K.L. Assisi Sadan - Nagpur	Birth Foundation	1952 1993
17	Sidney Mascarenhas Varghese Lakra	Ordination Birth	1967 1977
18	Ajit Kerketta	Birth	1976
19	James Kallarackan Friary Chapel – Palmaner	Birth Blessing	1942 1967
21	Parish Church - Palmaner	Blessing	1964
22	Francis Agnelo Rozario	Birth	1966
24	Emmanuel Christopher	Birth	1992
25	Mukti P. Ekka + Celestine Reardon + Ambrose Staskunas	Birth Home Home	1973 1976 1986
26	Tony D’ Souza + Paschal Fernando	Birth Home	1962 1994
27	Irudayaraj Fernando Sahaya Dhas J.	Ordination Ordination	2002 2013
28	Madhu Sudhan Reddy	Ordination	2015
29	Thumma Ranjith Kumar Reddy	Ordination	2015
30	+ Gratian McEvoy Wilson Paul Nattalil Stephen Lamin Gashnga + Kuriyan Joseph	Home Ordination Ordination Home	1992 2003 2012 2015
31	Sleeva Reddy	Birth	1968