PNL 02/2011
April 06, 2011
Dear Confreres
My recent visits to our parishes and communities, and the meetings with members individually and in communities, have helped me to gain a new and different perspective. It has given me a better understanding of the life and situations where our members live and work. Let me take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you for the warm welcome you accorded me. I acknowledge and appreciate your kind hospitality, sense of openness, spirit of hope and generosity of heart.
While on the one hand, I see tremendous growth taking place in our province, thanks to the selfless and dedicated service of the members, on the other hand, there are things that need our attention. In the areas of inter personal relationships, understanding one another as members of the same family, achieving financial self sufficiency and taking ourselves a step closer to God through our prayer life and other spiritual exercises, there is more to be desired. This is the ground reality. Let us be open to the fact and accept it, and move ahead with courage and hope, so that we can bring about a change, a transformation. Let God be our guiding force.
These days you will receive your sanctioned budgets. The sanctioned budget should not be something that makes us happy or sad. It has nothing to do with us being happy or sad, but should move us to take responsibility into our hands and do what we must, in the interest of the community and society. Sometimes we are led to believe that for any progress, any developmental work or initiative to be carried out successfully, we need the extra finance; for we think that without money we can do nothing. Can we not look at it in a different way, that with our efforts and God’s blessings, we can do everything? That could be the start of a new beginning.
In a few days from now we will celebrate Easter. “Victory through the Cross” is what this feast is all about. We have our share of struggles and suffering, but that need not be the end of everything; there is more to look forward to – new life and new hope! Christ through his suffering and death brings us this new life. May he help us transform our hopeless situations into hope-filled ones.
Wish you all a very Happy Easter!
Fr. Pedro Camilo Simoes, SAC
Provincial
12. Our Immediate Concerns
i. Re-organizing ourselves and setting our priorities right.
There is a strongly-felt need to reorganize ourselves (personally and as a community), and set our priorities right. Losing sight of the goals of our priestly ministry or undertaking our ministry without a proper focus could be a terrible waste of energy and effort. We need to step back a little, evaluate our priorities and our commitment to God and our vocation. When it comes to personal initiatives we need to remain within the network; it is important not to lose the connection - with God, the Society and one another.
ii. Building up unity.
The realization that we, as Pallottines, are all part of the same family should not be lost. We may come from different backgrounds, cultures and language groups, but as Pallottines and members of the A.B.V.M. province, we share one identity, one culture, the same charism and speak one language – the language of love. All of us should strive to build up this unity.
iii. Recommitting ourselves.
As we work towards establishing this oneness, we need to recommit ourselves as brothers and priests, to Jesus Christ, who is our model. In this endeavour our commitment to personal prayer, our participation in retreats and recollections, will take on an added significance.
iv. Greater efficacy in our Apostolate.
Our commitment will lead us to bring about greater efficacy in our apostolate. We need not worry about expanding our apostolate too much; consolidation is perhaps the need of the hour.
There are specific areas where greater efficacy is needed; Vocation Promotion is one of those. Good selection of candidates, who will be our future members, is everyone’s responsibility. Let us do our best to contribute towards this end.
v. Self-Sufficiency
Finally, financial self-sufficiency, and becoming economically more self-reliant, is something we must continually work towards. Financial support from abroad is no longer what it used to be. Therefore we need to build up a strong financial base locally, and take advantage of funding that may be available for particular programs and/or developmental works. Building up a network of local benefactors, and looking beyond the ordinary means of support to our work and activities, are some of the ways to reach this goal of self – sufficiency. May the love of Christ, which urges us on, motivate us in all that we do.
13. Appointment
Fr. Walter Tuscano, SAC : Secretary to the Provincial. (With effect from April 20, 2011)
14. Priestly Ordinations
This year nine Deacons will be ordained priests in their respective dioceses/parishes. The dates of their ordinations are as follows:
01. Rev. Joji Babu Tuneti April 25, 2011 Amaravati
02. Rev. Laban Nanduri April 25, 2011 Amaravati
03. Rev. Illango Joseph Anthony May 01, 2011 Manamadurai
04. Rev. John Prakash Pereira May 05, 2011 Mangalore
05. Rev. Naveen Prakash D'Souza May 05, 2011 Mangalore
06. Rev. Ignatius Justin Diraviyam May 10, 2011 Chennai
07. Rev. Kuyili Abraham Durai May 10, 2011 Chennai
08. Rev. Manuel Fernandes May 10, 2011 Karwar
09. Rev. Jose Domingo Carvalho May 12, 2011 Lotoulim
We congratulate them and wish them all the very best for their future ministry!
15. Promotion of Students to the Next Stages of Formation
The Provincial Council in its meeting held from March 23 - 25, 2011 at Millennium High School, Warangal, evaluated the reports of our students in different stages of formation. The following students are promoted to the next stage of formation respectively.
i. Final Consecration
Prakash Dias
ii. Diaconate Ordination
George Edwin
iii. Final Consecration and Diaconate Ordination
01. Anthony Viyagappan
02. Ashok Mascarenhas
03. Brijil Lawrence
04. David Lawrence
05. Francis Mariadas
06. JayaRajan JesuRajan
07. Jayaraju Guntaka
08. Savari Muttu Rayar
09. Lourdu Swamy S.
The Final Consecration of these confreres will be held on May 31, 2010 at Pallotti Home, Chicalim, Goa. Rev. Fr. Francis Sahaya Rajan, SAC, the First Consultor, will receive their consecration. Members, who are proposed for the order of Diaconate, will be ordained Deacons on June 29, 2011, at Prabodhana, Mysore. The proposal of these candidates for final consecration and diaconate is subject to the approval of the Rector General. If any confrere has any objection to the proposal of these students for the above mentioned purpose, kindly bring it to the notice of the Provincial Administration before April 20, 2011.
iv. Sixth Renewal
1. Antony Fernandes
2. Ashley Vinod D. Vincent
3. Avinash Mascarenhas
4. Bala Gilbert
5. John Joseph Anthonyswamy
6. Joswalt Rodrigues
7. Milton Pathroe
8. Prakash D’Souza
9. Praveen Sorlies
10. Santhosh Lopes
v. Fifth Renewal
1. Christopher Selvaraj
2. Christopher Columbus
3. Francis Rosary Pradeep
4. Joseph P.J.
5. Lawrence Mascarenhas
6. Marvin Paul Frank
7. Sunil Baptist Miranda
8. N. Anthony Santha Sunder
9. Stanislaus J.
10. Maria James
11. Thomas Miranda
12. Wilson Clywet Lobo
13. Yetukuri Inyasi Showri Raju
vi. Fourth Renewal
1. Vijay Kumar Virupana
2. Mareedu Vijay Raj
3. G. Satish Kumar
4. J. Jerry
5. S. Christu Amal Raj
6. D. Zephyrin Kirubagar
7. Aroon Jabadayan
vii. Third Renewal
1. Joel Vas
2. Joseph Sampath Kumar
3. Melwyn Menezes
4. William Richard D’Cunha
5. Jason Donald D’Souza
6. Andrew Roshan Alva
7. Michael Remigius
8. John Paul Raj. C.
9. Sahaya Robin Ramesh
10. M. Bala Joseph
11. Mennekanti Sagar
12. Balaraj S.
13. Sahaya Pehin R.
14. Rajesh Kumar Jesu Raj
15. A James Selvan
16. Anthony Franklin
viii. Second Renewal
1. Balraj Francis
2. Innaiah Burri
3. Jegan Chinnapan
4. Jerry D’Costa
5. Jesuraj Sagayaraj
6. Jeya Gnana Sounder M.
7. Jouston Simoes
8. M. David Amal Raj
9. Maria Coin
10. Roshan John Lopes
11. Joseph Kakada
12. Thomas Andrews John
13. Udumala Marreddy
14. Walter Sequeira
15. Yeruva Jeevan Reddy
16. James Amritharaj
17. V. Casmir Martin
18. J. Johny Prabhu
ix. First Renewal
1. Bernard Fernandes
2. Carlos Luis
3. Ravi Kumar
4. Avinash Francis
5. Gundumendu Thambi
6. Nanduri Bartholomew
7. Marian Emmanuel Joseph
8. Solomon Raja
9. Sahaya Arul
10. Veevin Richard
11. A. Leo Nelson
12. Deiva Singh Charles Ilavarason
13. Johnson Pradeep
14. Philip Raj
x. First Consecration
1. Jackson Francis P. J.
2. Manuel Rangel
3. Arun Rayappa Reddy
4. J. A. Maria Prabhakaran
5. G. Alex Arvin
6. D. Antony Anand Raj
7. S. Sahaya Edison
8. J. Manoj
9. Peter K.
10. Arogya Das J.
11. K. Sandeep
12. J. Yacobu
13. K. Sudeep
14. M. Ignatius Maria Jayanth
The First Consecration will be held on May 31, 2011 at St. Jude’s Parish, Steel Plant, Salem. Fr. Ralph Besterwitch, SAC, will receive the consecration.
xi. Preparatory Formation, Second Year
1. A. Arul Vijay
2. J. Anthony Nickson
3. Pravith Alphonsa
4. Jeevan Kishore
5. Bala Prasad
6. Bibin Gnanabranam
7. Brightlin Aloysius
8. J. Jones
9. A. Maria Sebestian Ashok
10. Vincent Selvam
11. Edwin Fernandes
12. Lodovica Godinho
xii. Preparatory Formation, First Year
1. K. Vijay Kumar
2. J M. Francis
3. V. Thambi
4. P. Joseph Thambi Christu Raj
5. Ajesh Grey
6. B. Cresencis
7. M Michael Antony Diwan
8. S. Inico Ignasirag
9. Karmel Paul Raj
10. Lawrence
11. R. Saju
12. Telphine Paul
13. Kavin Rodrigues
14. Franky Gonsalves
15. Agnel Salu Lopes
16. Retreats for Students in Formation, Preparing for the Consecration/Renewals
1. Final Consecration: Pallotti Home, Chicalim, May 24 - 31, 2011.
2. I and II Year Philosophy Students: Pradeepa, Assagao, June 04- 09, 2011.
3. First Consecration: Pallottiyagam, Salem, May 24-30, 2011.
4. Novicies: Pallotti Jyothi Niwas, Chandor, June 09 - 15, 2011.
17. Dates of arrival for Scholastics at the Respective Institutions for the Academic year 2010 – 2011
Pallotti Jyothi Niwas, Goa (Novitiate) June 01, 2011
Anbaham, Chennai June 19, 2011
Pradeepa, Pallotti Institute of Philosophy & Religion June 03, 2011
Prabodhana, (Theologate) Mysore June 16, 2011
Pallottiyagam, Salem June 15, 2011
18. Places of the Consecration/Renewal of Consecration
1. Prabodhana, MYSORE
1. Joseph Sampath Kumar (Third Renewal)
2. Avinash Francis (First Renewal)
3. Ravi Kumar (First Renewal)
4. Jesuraj Sagayaraj (Second Renewal)
5. Balraj Francis (Second Renewal)
6. Ashley Vinod (Sixth Renewal)
7. Joswalt Rodrigues (Sixth Renewal)
8. Milton Pathrose (Sixth Renewal)
9. Prakash D’Souza (Sixth Renewal)
10. Pravin Sorlies (Sixth Renewal)
11. Santhosh Lopes (Sixth Renewal)
12. Sunil Baptist Miranda (Fifth Renewal)
2. Pradeepa, ASSAGAO
1. M. Bala Joseph (Third Renewal)
2. Rajesh Kumar Jesuraj (Third Renewal)
3. Vijay Kumar Virupana (Fourth Renewal)
4. Carlos Luis (First Renewal)
5. Bernard Fernandes (First Renewal)
6. Jerry D'Costa (Second Renewal)
7. Jouston Simoes (Second Renewal)
8. Avinash (Sixth Renewal)
3. Our Lady of Valankanni Church, FARLA
- Joel Vas (Third Renewal)
- Melwyn Menezes (Third Renewal)
- William R. D’Cunha (Third Renewal)
- Jason Donald D’Souza (Third Renewal)
5. Andrew Roshan Alva (Third Renewal)
6. Walter Sequeira (Second Renewal)
7. Wilson Clywet Lobo (Fifth Renewal)
4. St. Jude’s Church, SALEM
- John Paul Raj. C. (Third Renewal)
2. Balaraj S. (Third Renewal)
3. Aroon Jaibadayan (Fourth Renewal)
4. J. Jerry (Fourth Renewal)
5. S. Christu Amal Raj (Fourth Renewal)
6. D. Zephyrin Kirubagar (Fourth Renewal)
7. Jegan Chinnappan (Second Renewal)
8. John Joseph (Sixth Renewal)
9. Stanislaus J. (Fifth Renewal)
5. St. Augustine’s Church, KULASEKHARAM
- Sahaya Robin Ramesh (Third Renewal)
2. Sahaya Pehin R. (Third Renewal)
3. Casimir Martin (Second Renewal)
4. Francis Rosary Pradeep (Fifth Renewal)
5. Maria James (Fifth Renewal)
6. Pallotti Illam, MADURAI
1. Deiva Singh I. (First Renewal)
2. Bala Gilbert (Sixth Renewal)
3. Michael Remigius (Third Renewal)
4. James Amirtharaj (Second Renewal)
5. Christopher Selvaraj (Fifth Renewal)
7. Pallotti Vidyanam, VIJAYAWADA
1. Mareedu Vijay Raj (Fourth Renewal)
2. Nanduri Bartholomeo (First Renewal)
3. Udumala Marreddy (Second Renewal)
4. Innaiah Burri (Second Renewal)
5. Yeruva Jeevan Reddy (Second Renewal)
6. Gundumendu Thambi (First Renewal)
7. Christopher Columbus (Fifth Renewal)
8. Antony Santha S. N. (Fifth Renewal)
9. Yetukuri Inyasi Raju (Fifth Renewal)
8. Anbaham, CHENNAI
1. Antony Franklin B. (Third Renewal)
2. G. Satish Kumar (Fourth Renewal)
3. Leo Nelson (First Renewal)
4. Solomon Raja (First Renewal)
5. Sahaya Arul (First Renewal)
6. Philip Raj (First Renewal)
7. Johnson Pradeep (First Renewal)
8. Thomas Andrews John (Second Renewal)
9. David Amal Raj (Second Renewal)
10. Veevin Richard (First Renewal)
9. St. Anthony’s Church, MUDFORT
1. Mennekanti Sagar (Third Renewal)
2. Marian Emmanuel Joseph (First Renewal)
10. Our Lady of Grace Church, MEENACHIPURAM
1. Maria Coin (Second Renewal)
2. Jeya Gnana Soundar (Second Renewal)
11. Pallotti Nivasam, WARANGAL
1. Joseph Panakkal (Fifth Renewal)
2. Johney Prabu Josebalan (Second Renewal)
3. Thomas Miranda (Fifth Renewal)
12. St. Vincent Pallotti Church, KUMTA
1. Roshan John Lopes (Second Renewal)
2. Antony Fernandes (Sixth Renewal)
13. St. Vincent Pallotti Church, MAROL
1. Lawrence Mascarenhas (Fifth Renewal)
2. Marvin Paul Frank (Fifth Renewal)
14. St. Michael’s Church, KALAIKULAM
1. James Selvan (Third Renewal)
15. St. Francis Xavier’s Church, GOLLAPROLU
1. Joseph Kakada (Second Renewal)