Provincial Fraternity and Post Novitiate House now AAA center

This is the Provincial House along with a parish and school. There are five friars including the Provincial Minister. This friary is one of the busiest and lot of ministry and apostolate. On 7^th evening with adoration I began the visitation. Br. Anand who is not staying in the fraternity but member of the fraternity joined us for the visitation. All the brothers were personally interviewed the next whole day. In the afternoon we had a community dialogue followed by the Eucharistic celebration. With a fraternal Lunch the visitation came to end. Br. John A, the procurator and one of the councilors reached me to the next friary called Anbagam.

 The school building and school buses

 The Provincial and the fraternity.....friar without habit is Anand who practices aurvedic medicines

 I was taken by a tri-rickshaw to near by Franciscan sisters formation house. They 37 young candidates for various stages of formation. I celebrated Mass and preached a homily for them on a Franciscan theme.

 The candidates along with their director and other community members

The post novitiate house which is now used is AAA center. One friar looks after the center. He has been organizing programs for addicts who come from different villages and also religions. They are treated here for 3 weeks with counseling and medication. The friar himself was an alcoholic and for last some years he has been healed. He now shares his experience with other men who willing come to get healed.

 A brother who looks after coconut garden which is around 10 acres of land.....

 These men are all married with families. Some of them are coming from good families too. One is an ex-airforce man and other one is a business man....but all need treatment in order give up drinking.

 This is an young priest who too was an addict, belonging to a local congregation. He has given up and now helping the capuchins to run the institute for AAA

 This is our gardener who does not drink but through his songs and dances he convinces the addict to give up the drinks. He is amazing with his voice and dances....mind blowing messages through action songs

 I spoke to them about self-respect and del-confidence. I also taught them a group song which they picked up very fast

The youngest one is only 19 years old and he has been drinking for last five years. He is a good barber. He gave me haircut and dyed my hair too...He is fantastic with his skills....