PC Lr. No. 28 SEPTEMBER 2019

STELLA MARIS, CHINNA WALTAIR-530017

VISAKHAPATNAM, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA

Provincial : 0891/ 2710259

Cell : 09985860195, Fax : 0891/ 2702589Email: msfsvizag@gmail.com, frchinnapareddymsfs@gmail.com

provincialvizagmsfs@gmail.com

Introduction:

My dear Confreres,

During the month of September we celebrate two important feasts –Our Lady of Compassion and Founder’s Day. The feast of Our Lady ofCompassion invites us to participate in the Life, suffering of Jesus justlike Mary our Mother. God sends afflictions, but nothing comes fromthe divine hand that is not useful to those souls who fear Him. Behappy if they come and receive them with a heart filled with filial lovebecause God sends them with a heart that is paternally concerned withyour perfection. He wishes to purify and refine His holy love in you.Think often about the duration of eternity and do not get upset aboutthe mishaps of this transitory and mortal life. Look often with your inwardeye on Christ Jesus, crucified, naked, blasphemed, slandered, forsaken,overwhelmed by every kind of weariness, sorrow. Remember that yoursufferings are not comparable to His, either in quality or in quantity, andthat you can never suffer for His sake anything equal to what He hassuffered for you.

Very Rev. Fr. Superior General has declared the month of Septemberas the Mermerian month. During this month we are invited to intensifyour devotion to our founder in our personal and community life andpropagate the same in the places of our ministry. May the celebrationof the founder’s day fill us with a renewed vision and mission, with anew thrust to transmit the Salesian Spirituality by our way of life.

I wish you all a Happy Feast of Our Lady of

Compassion and Happy Founder’s Day.

Congregation MattersAppointments :

Rev. Fr. Jean Yves LE TUE is appointed as the Provincial of Franco-Swiss Province.

Rev. Fr. Tomy Puliynampattayil is appointed as the third Vice Provincialof the USA Vice Province.

Rev. Fr. James Panthalanickal is appointed as the Superior of LumenChristi Institute and Rector of Fransalian Scholasticate at LCI by Rev.Fr. Superior General

Rev. Fr. Agnelo Fernandes is appointed on the staff of Lumen ChristiInstitute.

Rev. Fr. Mark Kriinii is appointed as Superior and Administrator of theMSFS Generalate and as the personal Secretary of the Superior General.

Congratulations and Best wishes!!!

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Spirit of General Chapter 2019: On Mission:

• Remaining ever committed to the mission of Christ, we will continueto be zealous missionaries through our lifestyle and apostolates.

• All formees, at all stages of formation, will be helped to cultivate amissionary spirit and love for the missions by listening to the testimonyof missionaries, reading the history of the Congregation, and byexposure to our missions and ministries.

• All newly ordained priests will serve in our missions as part of theirpastoral formation for a minimum of 2 years, and they will be placedunder the guidance of a senior confrere. The mission units to whichthey are assigned could be across Provinces.

• All the existing and new missionary endeavors of the Congregationare to be treated and envisioned as community based endeavorsrather than as individual concerns, and Provincials will ensureestablishing Local Communities where they are non -existent.

• Adequate planning, preparation, and formation of personnel will beensured before launching into any pioneering or overseas mission.

• Heeding the exhortation of Pope Francis, all provinces and missionunits will initiate more ministries directed to families, and those onthe periphery, rural areas, and economically poor.

• All Provinces will promote and take advantage of the services of theParish Mission Preaching.

• The General and Provincial administrations will continue to strengthenour Provinces and communities in Africa, North America, Europe,and Oceania, and will open new missions in Latin America and south-East Asia in view of implanting the Congregation, with community-based apostolates, and promoting local vocations.

Cause of the Founder (CFT)

A meeting of the Vice postulators of all the Provinces for the Cause ofthe Founder was held in Pune from July 16 to 17, 2019. The followingpoints were discussed at the meeting:

• Gathering of the Witnesses for the tribunal session.

• The CFT members were made aware of reminding the confreres oftheir province to recite the prayers for the cause of the Founderdaily, in communities and parishes.

• It was proposed that September 2019 be celebrated as “Mermiereanmonth” in order to intensify the devotion to Father Mermier. Special

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reflections can be prepared based on the letters of Father Mermierto Indian Missionaries for each day of September until 21st, and forthe Nine days of Novena there could be separately prepared prayersand reflections for the use of the faithful. Fr. Issac was assignedwith the duty of preparing 21 days of reflections while all the membersof CFT will prepare the nine days Novena prayers and reflections.Fr. Mario was assigned with the duty of making this proposal to theSuperior General and Asst. Superior General for approval.

• The CFT members were given 30th July as the deadline for sendingthe Novena prayers and Reflections. The format of the Novena wasthus drawn as follows: Theme of the Novena, An event from History,Demonstrating and justifying his virtuous life, Contextual reflectionsfor: a. Faithful, b. Confreres.

• The Parish Priests may be requested to preach about Mermier intheir homilies based on the theme of the day, applicable to theircontext.

• The Founder’s Day may be celebrated with greater fervor withselected liturgy of the word and special intercessory prayers.

• To recommend to all the Provincials to install the bust of Mermier inall the communities by September.

• Collaboration with the Holy Cross Sisters be intensified.

• SPA, CFT, Fransalian Associates to come together at least once ayear in order to have more intensified spread of the Devotion toMermier, study and reflection.

• The next meeting of CFT is to be held at MSFS Provincialate,Guwahati, on November 15, 2019. This meeting will have Fr. FrancisPoovellil MSFS (NE) as the Resource Person.

Province Forum Meetings with General Secretaries:

02 – 03rd November 2019 Education Forum at Secunderabad

05 - 06th November 2019 Formation Forum at Eluru

08 – 09th November 2019 Mission Forum at MSFSDhyanashram, Visakhapatnam

11 – 12th November 2019 SAIM Forum at MSFSDhyanashram, Visakhapatnam

05 – 08th November 2019 MDO Conference in Bangalore

Kindly mark these days and attend the meetings.

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Regional Forum with General Secretaries:22 – 23rd November 2019 Regional SAIM Forum in Vizag

23 – 24th November 2019 Regional Education Forum in Pune

25 – 26th November 2019 Regional Formation Forum in Nagpur

29 – 30th November 2019 Regional Mission Forum in Bangalore

02 – 03rd December 2019 Stewardship Forum in Nagpur

Concerned Councilor In-charge kindly mark the dates

Extraordinary Missionary Month1. The rationale of EMM

i. Centenary of Maximum Illud – missionary Apostolic Letter ofPope Benedict XV in 1919 that emphasizes the missionarymandate, mission ad gentes, missionary leadership, missionaryformation, local missionaries and new missionary methods withnew missionary enthusiasm.

ii. Need for missionary enthusiasm in the Church today.

iii. To strengthen all the four wings of the Pontifical MissionOrganization INDIA.

2. The theme of EMMTheme: Baptized and Sent –

THE CHURCH OF CHRIST ON MISSION IN THE WORLD

3. Four Dimensionsi. Personal Encounter with Risen Christ – essentially to be renewed

in all the baptized in and through

• The Word of God• Eucharist and Sacraments• Presence of Christ• Prayer (personal and communitarian)• In silence and solitude or contemplation

ii. Testimony of the encounter experience – to be shared with allthrough

• Holiness of life• Witnessing• Missionaries who have worked in India• Missionary methods and movements in India• Sharing personal encounter experience• Proclaiming the love of Jesus, experienced

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iii. Missionary formation for all the baptized – systematically to beprovided with its Biblical, Theological, Liturgical and Catecheticaldimensions for

• Empowering the laity for evangelization• Supplementing all levels of seminary formation with missionary

emphasis• On-going formation of priests and religious with missionary

enthusiasm• Engaging laity in the direct mission

iv. Missionary Charity – missionary outreaches and exposures withservices, contributing personnel and funds for mission towardsmission ad gentes

• Christ Encounter experience to be initiated and regularlydeepened

• All the categories and groups in the Church to be givenmissionary animations

• Intercession for Evangelization to be initiated• Fulltime Lay Missionaries to be encouraged• Helping the Baptized to be familiar with the Word of God• Regular Missionary outreaches (village visits, family visits,

where Christ is not known) by every group in the Church.

4. Logo and its Meaningi. The Logo of the Extraordinary Missionary Month October 2019

depicts a missionary cross whose traditional colours recall thefive continents. The Cross embraces the world and connectspeople, in communication between people with the universalChurch and as a link, it creates real bonds between people.

ii. The Cross is the instrument and the efficacious sign of thecommunion between God and humanity for the universality ofour mission. The Cross is luminous, full of colour, a sign ofvictory and resurrection.

iii. The world is transparent, because our action of evangelizationhas no barriers of boundaries, it is the fruit of the Holy Spirit.The cross embraces every person of this world, and thanks tothe Cross we are united, connected, and open to communionfor mission. Christian charity and the world transfigured in theSpirit overcome distances and open the gaze of our mind andheart. It is the love of Jesus that knows no limits and boundaries.

iv. The words baptized and sent, which accompany the image,indicate the two characteristic and inalienable elements of every

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Christian. From the Cross flows baptism for the salvation of theworld to which we are sent to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus.

v. The colours of the Cross are those traditionally attributed to thefive continents: red for America, green for Africa, white for Europe,yellow for Asia, and blue for Oceania. Each colour has a symbolicmeaning that makes the connection between the continentspossible through their peoples, in the communion of God withhumanity.

5. Suggestions – to Prepare for the EMM• Motivating Intercessory Prayer groups to pray for a meaningful

celebration of EMM• Prayer card and a small poster for use during prayer in the families.• Plan with diocesan PMO and Commission for Proclamation and

Evangelization with missionary key.• Pastoral letter of Bishops to the Priests, religious and faithful

6. Suggestions – to celebrate 31 days of EMM• Organize a Diocesan celebration / inaugural for the Opening of

the Extraordinary Missionary Month of October 2019• Celebrate the Most Holy Eucharist at the Diocesan lever on World

Mission Sunday• Propose that small groups of people or families gather in each

other’s houses to pray the Holy Rosary for the missionary workof the Church.

• Promote a pilgrimage to a Marian Shrine or to that of a missionarysaint or martyr.

• Propose a public activity by which young people are involved inproclaiming the Gospel.

• Organizing Mission preaching• Strengthening the four wings of Pontifical Mission Organizations

INDIA• Special Celebration of Mission Sunday• Four Sunday Liturgical Celebrations focusing on Evangelization• Deciding to support the Missionaries especially Lay Missionaries

or Missionary formation centres.• Starting of the Missionary Movements, Children Missionaries,

Young Missionaries, Couple Missionaries, Full-time Lay voluntaryMissionaries.

• Four Weeks and Four Sundays with Four Themes for Liturgyand other missionary activities ( Personal Encounter, Testimony,Missionary Formation and Missionary Charity)

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EXTRAORDINARY MISSIONARY MONTH (EMM) – OCTOBER 2019Celebration of the Month in the Province of VisakhapatnamWe, being a missionary congregation kindly take special interest tocelebrate the event personally in a great manner.

1. PREPARATORY SEMINARDate : 18th September 2019Time : 9.30 a. m. – 4.00 p. m.Venue : Ross Hill, VisakhapatnamParticipants : All MSFS Parish Priests,Catechists (2 each from every parish)Lay Leaders (2 each from every parish)Rector of Major Seminary & 3 Brothers Representatives

Accommodation :

For Palasa, Pithapuram, Jaggampet, Tanuku – St. Aloysius SchoolFor all others – Ross Hill

Tentative Time-Table:09.30 a.m. – 10.00 a.m. Inaugural Session10.00 a.m. – 11.00 a.m. Input Session – I11.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. Tea- break11.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. Workshop12.30 p.m. – 01.15 p.m. Holy Eucharist01.15 p.m.– 02.30 p.m. Lunch, Rest02.30 p.m. – 03. 30 p.m Input Session – II03.30 p.m. – 04.30 p.m. Report Presentation & Finalizing Action

Plan04 . 30 Tea – Break & Departure

2. Prayer Cards will be sent soon. Prayer should be recited by all theparishioners throughout October 2019.

3. There will be 31 Missionary Intentions for which daily Holy Rosaryhas to be recited.

4. There will be one-day seminar on Extraordinary Missionary Monthon 24th October at Seethammadhara by Rev. Fr. Jacob ParapallyMSFS. All MSFS Confreres could take part in it along with Clergy &Religious of Visakhapatnam.

5. As part of EMM in the Province a pilgrimage is being organized toSurada Mission, one of our first missions, in Berampur Diocese on 5th

October 2019. All those who attend the 1st retreat are welcome to join.Those who are planning to join, please inform Fr. Sesetti Mariadas.

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6. Mission Quiz: It will be conducted in 3 LevelsFirst Level - Parish Level – on 29th September (Written Exam)

- Syllabus: Acts of the ApostlesSecond Level - Regional Level – on 13th October (Written Exam)

(Apostolic Community Level)- Syllabus: Acts of the Apostles

Third Level - Province Level – on 27th October (Oral)- Syllabus: Acts of the Apostles

Pastoral Letters (1 & 2 Timothy, Titus) MSFS in India

Extraordinary Missionary Month (October 2019)Note: There will be further guidelines in the coming days regardingMission Quiz. Candidates should be from the age of 15 years

ACTIVITIES IN OCTOBER (as proposed by the Document)1. Inaugurate / Participate in the Opening of the Extraordinary Missionary

Month of October 2019 on 1st Sunday of October2. Organize World Mission Sunday in a more meaningful way on 20th Oct.3. Organize Small Groups of 10 - 15 People to pray the Holy Rosary for

the missionary work of the church. Missionary Intentions (31a) will besent to you soon.

4. Organize a pilgrimage to a nearby Marian Shrine or a place of a Martyr.5. Organize one evening for the Youth & Catechism Children to put a

cultural programme (Singing / Dance / short skit) based focusing onthe mission of the church and their participation in it.

6. Introduce / create an awareness about the FOUR WINGS of PontificalMission Organizations in India : Congregation of Faith, Society ofSt. Peter the Apostle, Holy Childhood, Pontifical Missionary Union.

7. Organize 4 Sunday Liturgies focusing on EVANGELIZATION. Homilies/ Sermons have to be preached on 4 Sundays with four themes, namely,1. PERSONAL ENCOUNTER 2. TESTIMONY3. MISSIONARY FORMATION 4. MISSIONARY CHARITY

8. Organize Mission Preaching with the help of the Lay Missionaries incollaboration with PMP Team

9. MISSION QUIZ (could be based on Acts of the Apostles)

MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (EMM)

Provincial & all Councillors Ganji Bala JojiJoseph Kondala Nagothu Bala JojiChirayath Jose Francis StephenPolamarasetty Vijay Inna ReddyJ.L. Ravi Kumar Bonela Prasad

QUIZ COMMITTEE MEMBERSSesetti Mariadas Velangani RaoInna Reddy J.L. Ravi Kumar

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Blessing of New Printing Equipments at SFS Printing School

On 1st August 2019, Very Rev. Fr. P. Chinnappa Reddy, MSFS,Provincial Superior, Blessed and Inaugurated the Newly Installed printingequipments at SFS Printing School in the presence of Fr. S. Mariadas,the Councillor Incharge of Innovative Ministry, and the whole Vizag MSFSApostolic Community Confreres.

The Newly Installed Printing Equipments at SFS Printing Schoolare 2 Advanced computers, KOMORI Multi-colour Offset Printing Machineimported from Europe, Autoprint Single Colour Offset Printing Machine,Packing machine, Thread Sewing Machine and Pinning Machine.

The whole project was sponsored by "Italian Bishop's Conference",Italy. My special appreciation and thanks to Rev. Fr. N. RaviprasanthMSFS, for bringing the project into realisation. I also thank Very Rev. Fr.P. Chinnappa Reddy and all of you my dear confreres for yourencouragement and constant support towards SFS Printing School.

- Fr. N. Balaraju MSFSManager,

SFS Printing School

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SAIM Forum Meeting

The Social Apostolates and Innovative Ministries (SAIM) Forum of theProvince gathered for the meeting on the afternoon, 9th August, 2019 atour Provincialate, Stella Maris, under the leadership of Fr. MariadasSesetti , our Councillor in Charge of SAIM. A dozen confreres participatedin the meeting chaired by Rev. Fr. Chinnappa Reddy our Provincial,who cheered the members for their involvement, enthusiasm andexhorted that our discipleship of Jesus consisted in being like Him whowas innovative in presenting the message of the Kingdom. The membersshared their joys and sorrows in their struggle to stay relevant with theirministries through the member units. The Forum appreciated andthanked Fr. Prashanth and Fransalian Sevakendhra for beinginstrumental in procuring new equipment that strengthens the servicesof SFS Press. The forum congratulated Fr. Jacob Reddy, also electedas the Secretary of the forum, for being appointed as the Director of thePrison Ministry Cell of the Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam. Theparticipants were informed of the various ministries being animated bythe members like the Sea Farers Chaplaincy that is being shoulderedby Fr. Joseph Kondala. Implementing the General Chapter 2019 PolicyStatement, the forum is informed of the appointments of Fr. Inna Reddyand Fr. Francis Stephen as the Directors of Friends of Fransalians inAP and Telangana respectively; Fr. Jaddu Joseph and Fr. Bala JojiNagothu as the Directors of the Youth Ministry in A.P and Telanganarespectively. Fr. Mariadas shared the information from the Cause ofthe Founder Team (CFT) meetings and requested the members toparticipate actively in the initiatives of the CFT and to take into thecommunities the recommendations of the CFT especially in honoringthe Founder by observing the Month of September as the month ofMermier and to spread the prayer for his Cannonization. The prayercards once again will be supplied to all the parishes and communitiesin Telugu and English. The forum appreciated the New TestamentCourse for the laity, an initiative by the Innovative Ministries andrequested the provincial administration, to involve some more confreresin the SAIM after Education and Training. The Youtube need to beharnessed in the spread of the Gospel and our Spirituality. It alsosuggested to initiate a legal cell in the province.

Fr. Mariadas Sesetti

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Prison Ministry Sunday and Independence Dayin the Central Prison, visakhapatnam

There was a double celebration of Prison Ministry Sunday andIndependence Day on August 11 in the Central Prison by the PMI VizagUnit under the guidance of Rev. Fr. Yannam Jacob Reddy and Sr. MaryJames, the Coordinator and Asst. Coordinator respectively. There were 49members who visited the prison on the day. The programs started at 11o’clock in the morning. The chief guest for the celebration was Mr.Irphan,the deputy superintendent of the central prison. The students from St.Joseph’s community college gave wonderful performances of dances onpatriotism and a beautiful skit in order to make the prisoners happy. Rev.Fr. Yannam Jacob Reddy gave a speech by explaining about the purposeof Prison Ministry that it is to have good relationship with the inmates andthe Prison Authorities. He said that the main motto of PMI is to reform,release, rehabilitate and redeem the prisoners. He also spoke abouthumanness and divinity within us. He said that anger and cruelty within uscause damage to our lives so we have to overcome these negative qualitiesin order to be better person in the society. Mr. Irphan gave an inspiringspeech, he said that we must become better human beings in the society.We concluded the programs with national anthem followed by thedistribution of puffs to all the prisoners and the authorities. The transportationis arranged by St Aloysius High School by providing the bus for the safetraveling. Thanks to Mr. Rahul, the Superin-tendent for permitting us to havethe celebrations with the inmates. A special thanks to all the members ofthe PMI and St. Josephs Community College.

Reported by Fr.Yannam Jacob Reddy

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Marriage Preparation Course at MSFS Dhyanashram

Marriage preparation course was conducted at MSFS Dhyanashramon August 10th (2nd Saturday) 2019. The programme began with theregistration at 8.30 a.m. Altogether 30 candidates participated. The firstsession began with the Hymn of Praise, welcoming words, openingprayer, scripture reading and the lighting of the lamp followed by theIntroductory talk by Fr. Francis Stephen. The second session is all aboutthe General Perspective of marriage and marriage as a sacrament byRev. Dr. Victor Babu. In the third session, V.R.A. Rajan presented abeautiful power point presentation depicting marriage as a relationshipand its implications in the modern world. In the fourth session Rev. Fr.Velangani Rao MSFS gave lecture on marriage and the canon law. Inthis session he explained about the marriage and the teachings of thechurch about marriage ...etc followed by lunch. In the afternoon the 5thsession is taken by Dr. Jayaraju who enlightened the would be coupleabout biological, psychological, sexual, social, moral and medicalaspects in marriage. The 6th session is all about marriage & Civil lawby Mrs. Jaya (Advocate). 7th session is about interpersonal relationship,skills of parenting by Fr. Francis Stephen. The presentation of thecertificates was done by Frs. Jacob Reddy and Francis Stephen, thepresent and former directors of MSFS Dhyanashram. The programmewas concluded by a hymn to Our Lady. Thanks to all the parish priestsand everyone who have cooperated for the success of the programme.

Reported by Fr.Yannam Jacob Reddy

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Teachers Counselling Course

A seminar was organized for all the teachers of the MSFS Schools ofA.P. in Visakhapatnam at Dhyanashram on 13th and 14th of August andfor the Telangana Region in Secunderabad at St.Ann’s Generalate on16th and 17th of August. The resource person for the seminar was Rev.Fr. Dr. Philip Thomas MSFS of the North East Province. This seminarwas mainly conducted to acquaint the teachers to counseling skills, bea facilitator to the children to solve their problem and thereby provideacademic enrichment. We thank Very Rev. Fr. Chinnappa Reddy, MSFS,Provincial of Visakhapatnam Province for initiating this programme. Wethank Rev. Fr. G. Sandeep Reddy, Councillor in-charge for organizingthis programme and we also thank Rev. Fr. J. L. Ravi Kumar, Secretaryfor the arrangements and the hospitality provided to us.

Reported by Fr. J.L. Ravi Kumar

Information:

Annual Retreat begins on 30th Sep. 2019 at 10.30 a. m. and ends on 4th

Oct. 2019 at 1 p.m.

Diamond Jubilee of Fr. Joseph Pulickal and Golden Jubilee of Fr. PhilipParackal will be celebrated on 4th October 2019 at 5 p. m. at SFS School,Seethammadhara. I request all those who are attending the retreat toparticipate in the Jubilee celebrations.

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Superiors are requested to conduct 3 days novena before 15th

September, the feast of Our Lady of Compassion and 9 days novenabefore 30th September, the Founder’s Day.

An Ongoing Formation Programme is organized for the priests who areordained between 2005 to 2014 on 11 – 12 October 2019.

Rev. Fr. Yves Carron, the Assistant Superior General will be visitingour province from 22nd Nov to 3rd Dec 2019

Fr. Shanthaiah Marneni is appointed as the parish priest of St. Patrick’sChurch, Kilmore, Melbourne, Australia.

Fr. B. Thambi Raj will be attending the Salesian Programme at Annecy(SPA).

Fr. M. Francis Xavier will be leaving to Canada for Pastoral Ministry on24th Sept. 2019. We wish him all the best.

Fr. Mendam Baskhar, Fr. Noble and Fr. Dhana Raj will be on holidaysin India. We wish them happy holidays.

Tentative Programme:

12th Sep. to 7th Oct. 2019 Indonesia and PNG

Let us pray for the departed:Mr. Augustine Kodigandla, aged 68, the cousin brother of Fr. JulianKodigandla passed away on 27th July 2019.

Mr. Sebastian, aged 68, the father of Fr. Arockia Manoharan passedaway on 29th July 2019.

Mr. Thomas Kottam, aged 82, the brother of Fr. George Kottam passedaway on 20th August 2019.

May their souls rest in Peace.

Yours fraternally in Christ,

Fr. P. Chinnappa Reddy msfs Provincial Superior

SALESIAN THOUGHTLove stirs us to contemplation and contemplation prompts us tolive for, it is love that leads the intellect to contemplate and thewill to union... - SFS

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