Secretariat For Formation And Studies

Secretary and Convener	Br. Shaji Nicholas
Members	Br.Tommy TJ (Moderator for Ongoing Formation) Br. Naveen George (Director of Theology & Pastoral Formation) Br. Madhu Sudhan (Director of Regency) Br. Johnson MV (Director of Basic Formation); Br. Charles Bernard (Master of Novices) Br. Arvind Kerketta (Master of Postulants) Br. Joseph Raj (Master of Aspirants) Br. Christy (Vocation Coordinator)
Email	secformindia@gmail.com

Note:

The Secretariat is a permanent institution of the province for the animation, promotion and coordination for all the Formation related activities in the province, in dependence on the Minister Provincial. The Secretariat shall organize the programmes of Formation and Studies in the Province in accordance with the General Constitutions and Statutes, the Ratio Formationis Franciscanae and the Ratio Studiorum OFM. Its purpose is to assure that Formation is organic, gradual and consistent for all the Friars of the Province and for all the candidates (cf. GGCC 133; RFF 52).

The main duties are:

to promote, coordinate and articulate the formative efforts of the different Houses of Formation through suitable means and opportune initiatives;
to work together with the other Secretariats and Councils of the Province;
to take care of reports on information, on the exchange of formation experiences and on the inspiring lines of Franciscan formation in a spirit of service and collaboration with the other Secretariats of the Conference, Order and with other academic, scientific, cultural and religious Entities, especially with those of the Franciscan Family;
to see to it that the formators, professors and experts in the sciences prepare and renew themselves constantly;
to suggest those Friars who should specialise in the different areas of knowledge to the Provincial Definitory (cf. RS II) in accordance with the needs of the Provincial Fraternity and the Order while keeping the gifts of each one in mind (cf. RS 97.98);
to propose the names of those Friars suitable for the service of formators and the names of the Friars suitable for integration into the formative fraternities to the Provincial Definitory, always bearing in mind what the General Constitutions and the Ratio Formationis Franciscanae say in this regard (cf. GGCC 140 §1.2.3; RFF 71-88);
to organise activities of ongoing formation for formators;
to offer information about the different theological, pastoral and spiritual proficiency courses.
to conduct annual programmes for the formees and formators.
to help fulfil the ecclesial requirements of the formation houses/study centres

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI

ST. FRANCIS

FRIARS' BIRTHDAY (November)

Date

Name of the Friars

Events

Year

Charles Mathew Kolanchery

Birth

1947

Joseph Raj M.

Birth

1975

Bl. Helene Enselmini, OSC

1242

St. Charles Borromeo, OFS

Bl. Teresa Manganiello, OFS

Charles Bernard

Birth

1584

1876

1963

Lawrence Simon

Bala Marneni

+ Thomas Thannikary

+ Bernard D’ Silva

Birth

Home

1949

1962

1996

2010

Bl. Marguerite deLorraine, OSC

Singarayar A.

Salvador D’Souza

Birth

1521

1970

1979

St. Didacus of Alcala, OFM

Bl. Raynier of Arezzo, OFM

Hemant Xess

Birth

1463

304

1975

Bl. John Duns Scouts OFM

1308;

Bl. Gabriel Ferreti, OFM

Saji P. Mathew

Birth

1456

1975

Bl. Louis Guanella, OFS

Augustine Pinto

+ Wilbert Smit

Birth

Home

1340

1936

2003

Bl. Mary Crucifixa, OFS

Fulgence Ekka

Basil S. Lobo

Birth

1826

1964

1971

Bl. Giovanni della Pace, OFS

1433

St. Didace d’ Alcala, OFM

1463

Franciscan Martyrs of Palestine

+ Mark O’Rourke

Salvador Drego

Home

Birth

1391

1974

1984

Bl. Sebastian de Jesus OFM

Bl. Mary of the Passion FMM

+ Anthony Almeida

Memoria

Home

1734

1904

1970

St. Elizabeth of Hungary

Patroness of the OFS

Bl. Jeanne de Signa, OFS

1231

1307

Bl. Salome of Cracow, OFS

1268

St. Agnes of Assisi, OSC

Bl. Maria Milagros, OSC

Thomas Joseph

+Kamal Ekka

Birth

Home

1253

1936

1962

2008

Franciscan Martyrs of Spain

Irudayaraj Fernando

+ Bonaventure Davis

+ Bishop Ambrose Y

+Jesu Irudayam

Birth

Home

1936

1966

1971

1997

2009

Franciscan Martyrs of Armenia

+Joachim Tinneny

1895

2009

Bl. Marie de Jesus, Third Order Regular

+ John C. O’Dowda

Maria Ratheesh Jenive

Home

Birth

1902

1982

1999

Bl. Timothy Trajonowski, Conv

Rajesh Praveen Kumar

Birth

1942

1994

All Deceased of the Seraphic Order St. Humilis of Bisgnano, OFM

Bl. Elizabeth of Reute, Third Order Regular

Carlos Dias

Tojy M.

Birth

1637

1420

1959

1970

St. Leonard of Port Maurice, OFM

Balthazar Pinto

Feast

Birth

1751

1960

St. Francis Anthony Fasani, Conv

Johnson M. V.

Feast

Birth

1742

1969

St. Jams of La Marca, OFM

Feast

1476

All Saints of the Seraphic Order Dependent Custody

Foundation,North East.

Amaladass Manickam

Feast

Erection

Ordination

2008

1985

Bl. Antoine Bonfandini, OFM

Prasad Papabathuni

Birth

1482

1970