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The long-awaited formees’ gathering took place on January 11, 2014. This year, as in the past, besides the theologians at Mt. St. Alphonsus, the sisters of Mother of Perpetual Succour and the English learners (including three form Thailand) at Sadupadesa Vidyalaya along with the college going students from Sadupadesa Vidyalaya participated in the gathering.

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Keeping to the age-old tradition started by our Irish confreres of the past, the Redemptorist theology students staged a three-act play for the benefactors, religious formees and the general public on the 23^rd, 26^th, 27^th, 28^th and 29^th of December 2013. It is an opportunity to celebrate the Christmas season with the wider community and spreading the joy of the season.

     Church of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, Madurai, has a new website. News about the parish, their pius associations and their activities are beautifully displayed on the website. We wish all the best to the parishioners and the parish clergy. Log on to www.cssrchurchmadurai.in.

WATER-BORDER SAFETY OF FISHER PEOPLE

All over the World Fisher people are facing grave problems due to alleged violations of Water Borders between countries. It is very common in Europe, the Gulf Countries, African & South American Countries. Nowhere in the world are borders clearly earmarked.  While there are legal EEZ’s (Exclusive Economic Zones) of 200 nautical miles; there are several countries that do not possess a distance of 400 NM between them. E.G. between India and Sri Lanka.

The Golden Jubilee of Ordination of Fr. Eric Rodrigues, C.Ss.R was celebrated on 16^th August 18, 2013 at Mt. St. Alphonsus in Bangalore. A good number of Redemptorists were present for the grand celebration. The celebration began with the Solemn Eucharist in which a meaningful homily on priesthood was preached by Fr. Xavier Sanjivi, C.Ss.R. Then Fr. Eric was felicitated by Frs. Francis pinto, Juventius Andrade (the Consultor General and a Silver Jubilarian), Ivel Mendonha and Fr. Arulanandam (the Provincial of Bangalore Province).

The Redemptorist of the Province of Bangalore gathered together for their annual retreat from the 12th to 15th of August 2013 at Nava Spoorthi Kendra (NSK), Bangalore. The retreat was preached by Rev. Fr. Julian Saldanha S.J. from Mumbai. It was a time of prayer, reflection and spiritual revival for the participants. 

 

The first day of the month of August is a very joyful day for the Redemptorists all over the world, because it marks the feast of St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, the Zealous Doctor of the Church, the Patron Saint of Confessors and Moral theologians, a Bishop and above all the Founder of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer. It may seem impossible for a man to achieve all these titles in one lifetime but St. Alphonsus made it possible.

 Fr.Kenneth Britto (1933-2013), a Redemptorist Priest, was born in Madras (called ‘Chennai’ today) and completed his college studies in Loyola College, Chennai. He joined the Redemptorists, when Fr. Matthew Hickey, an Irish Redemptorist, was the Vice-Provincial in Bangalore. Later he finished his doctorate in ascetical theology and was a professor of Spiritual theology at Mt. St. Alphonsus in Bangalore. He preached many missions in English and Tamil both in India and elsewhere, being a zealous Redemptorist missionary. As a channel of God’s unconditional love, he was a confessor and a spiritual director to many who were either lay or religious.

On the 8th of June 2013, three Redemptorist Students, Bro. J. Gerald Anand, C.Ss.R., Bro. R. Louis Raj, C.Ss.R., Bro. S. Antony Charles, C.Ss.R. made their Perpetual Profession during the Holy Eucharist at Holy Ghost Church. Rev. Fr. Arulanandam, C.Ss.R., the Provincial Superior of the Province of Bangalore received their final Vows, and welcomed them as perpetual members of the Congregation.