On 20th June, 2018 eight of our novices made their First Profession here at Mt. St. Joseph, Kotagiri. Six of the newly professed belong to the Province of Bangalore while two of them belong to the Vice Province of St. Gerard Majella. They are Br. Albert Ebin from Kochi, Br. Charles from Kollegal, Br. Camil Dung Dung from Odisha, Br. Deepak from Jharkhand, Br. John from Thalavady, Br. Prasanta from West Bengal, Br. Vernon from Mumbai and Br. Nishit from Mangalore.
The Major Superiors of both the Province of Bangalore and Vice Province of St. Gerard Majella - Rev. Fr. Arulanandam and Rev. Fr. Ivel, participated and received the newly professed into the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer. A good number of confreres from other Redemptorist communities, the religious from various communities in Kotagiri, the Parish clergy and some of lay people attended the ceremony.
Strong in faith, rejoicing in hope, burning with charity, on fire with zeal, in humility of heart and persevering in prayer, Redemptorists as apostolic men and genuine disciples of Saint Alphonsus follow Christ the Redeemer with hearts full of joy