The second day of the General Assembly of the perpetually professed religious was a fruitful and enriching experience for the Quasi Province of India. We have began the day with the lauds and started the input session at 9:00 am. Fr. Jose Kuriyedath CMI, was our resource person. A Carmelite priest, former general councillor for 'education and communication media'. He has enlightened us about the importance and value of Education in the present Indian context. Based on the reflection, we have underlined the need to start an education apostolate for the Rogationists in India. The Major Superior, Fr. Shajan in his intervention explained the plan and projects of the QP for the next three years. He has emphasised the need to start a concrete educative apostolic presence in the same compound of Rogate Ashram. After serious discussions and dialogue all the members of the assembly expressed their appreciation for the initiative and detailed plan and study about the school proposal. The different areas of apostolate were discussed and we have foreseen the future growth of the QP in India. Considering the growing number of young religious, we have discussed the plan of "Mission India Project", in view of the possible mission opening in India and abroad. We have wished the Major Superior for his successful completion of the mandate and celebrated together the Holy Eucharist for the intention of the Major Superior. The general assembly was concluded with a dinner party together at Angamaly.

















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The Rogationist St. Thomas Quasi Province, India started their General Assembly on November 17, 2014, after a year of animation of the present provincial team. Today at 06:00 pm, the auxiliary bishop of Ernakulam -Angamaly, Bp. Sebastain Adayantharath presided over the opening Holy Eucharist. After the mass, the bishop met with the members of the assembly and enlightened the perpetually professed religious about the God experience that we need to have in the society today. He exhorted the members to be the a true prophetic sign in our religious witnessing. Everybody enjoyed the table fellowship and the bishop wished a fruitful encounter and gave his fatherly blessing. 





















Dearest, With joy and gratitude to the Lord the St. Thomas Quasi Province India cordially invites you to the Priestly Ordination of our Three Deacons, Dn James Plathottathil RCJ, Dn Joseph (Dileep) Karukallappallil RC, Dn. Vial Kooran Mannelikudy RCJ – Rev. Fr. Shajan Pazhayil RCJ Major Superior St. Thomas Quasi-Province India
Sucat, Paranaque City (07 November 2014) – The St. Matthew Province is happy to receive the gift of diaconate of three perpetually professed Brothers Ryan Jimenez, Joel Ricafranca, and Wilford Urmaza in a concelebrated Holy Mass at the Holy Spirit Chapel, Father Di Francia Center of Studies, Sucat, Paranaque City on November 8, 2014 at 4:00pm.

November 06, 2014:-The STQP, India, gathered together at Rogate Ashram to thank the Lord for the 25 years of religious profession of the first two Indian priests, Fr. Joseph and Fr. Devassy and to wish the new missionaries to Sri Lanka, Fr. Varghese and Fr. Deleep. We had a thanksgiving con celebrated Holy Eucharist at 06:00 pm in the Rogate Ashram Chapel. Fr. Shajan shared during the homily about the importance of this 25 years of religious consecration and the mission opening, he invited all the religious students to prepare well to continue the mission that we begin now in Sri Lanka. On November 07, they start their missionary initiation in the diocese of Ratnapura, Sri Lanka. Fr. Shajan, the Major Superior will accompany them. Fathers and brothers from the different communities represented in the celebration.










