Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Our Friary is well known for the Novenas to St. Anthony. Every Tuesday there are four Masses and about 4 thousand people come for the novena and the Mass. For every Mass there is a person who sponsors buns to be distributed to the People. The novena and mass is well organized by the friars. The people who come here are very simple and devout people seeking the intercession of St. Anthony. This tradition is very old and the people know our friars as st, anthony’s friars. The people are generous towards our friars as they contribute rice and some few donations too. The friars see that the people who come here get good spiritual care. There are friars who sit for confession and spiritual direction…..a good apostolate done here.
I concelebrated mass as part our the conclusion of the canonical visitation….after the communion I spoke about being a saint and holy….all are called to same holiness but depends how we respond to the Gods word and call.
I am now leaving for another friary to continue my visitation. I am having good time as well as experience…..its a joy to listen to young and old friars…..

 A reader proclaiming the word of God...
 Friars listening attentively to the homily
 A large crowd of devotees

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