Saturday, July 5, 2014

Vidivelli ( Morning Star) Friary

We drove down from Madras to this place called Krishnagri. It takes about 4 hours from Madras. The roads are fantastic and you can drive with an ease. This place is about 90 Km from Bangalore and is accessible from any part of Tamilnadu. It is in extreme north of Tamilnadu.
The fraternity is called Morning star and indeed it is. Its surrounded by green trees and close to the highway. The Capuchins were given this place with a small parish which is taken away by the Bishop last year. The province has a friary and a animation center with 22 rooms. Br. John Antony has already conducted two courses and he has planned many regular courses. This center is already affiliated to one University in Canada as well as in Tamilnadu to.. 
In this fraternity there 3 friars and a post novice. Their primary work is to run the animation center and help out in the pastoral activities in the vicinities. Its a marvelous places with good climate. Its place surrounded by hills so the climate is very good.
I met the friars individually and in the evening conducted an hour of adoration. I spoke to them on the various aspects of our capuchin Identity and Brotherhood!
Tomorrow morning i conclude with an eucharist followed by a local chapter.
It was an honor to be Br. John antony and all the brothers. Let us pray that this center becomes popular and that many may profit from the expertise of the Friars. Br. Tamil who is just returned from Canada with his Masters, is very efficient and proficient too!



 The Refectory of the animation center and the long corridor!

 Br. John Antony explaining me the running and working of the center
 Beautiful surrounding and the property is being show to me
 The entrance of the Center
 The side views of the center

 John Antony a big promoter of psychology and counseling
 The surrounding is getting cleaned up for the program



 This center was blessed and inaugurated by Br. Anil as a General councilor


 The church surrounded by Coconut palms
 A property of the province about one Kilometer away


 It is a coconut garden and mango trees
 A tourist place and a big dam





 The friars of the fraternity and the provincial secretaries


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