Secretariat For Missionary Evangelization

Secretary and Convener	Br. Dominc CJ
Members	Br. Vijay Bhaskar (Provincial Definitor) Br. Prem Kumar D’ Souza Br. Thomas MJ
Email	smeofm@gmail.com

Note:

The Secretariat of Missionary Evangelization is an animating body of the Province with reference to matters related to pastoral, educational and Ashram ministries of the Province. This Secretariat will educate and promote the Brothers in the areas of inculturation, inter-religious dialogue, evangelization. It will create awareness of mission among the Brothers and communicate to them about the missionary projects and activities of the Order at the national and international levels.

The scope of this Secretariat is:

To facilitate contact with the “Mission” – both within and outside the country;
To disseminate information regarding missionary projects and activities in the Province;
To Celebrate Franciscan Mission Sunday
To organize annual programmes such as FRAYME (Franciscan Youth Meet)
To collaborate with other Secretariats and Councils
To identify and train personnel for missions;
To convene meetings of friars ministering in the Parishes/NGOs/Educational Institutions/Formators – at least once a year – in view of evaluating and updating the methodology of missionary evangelization.

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