Tuesday, May 12, 2015

ST. PADRE PIO FRIARY AND SHRINE, WAYANAD, KERALA

 From Kannur to Wayanad is about 3 hours drive by car....we left this morning at 7am and reached at 10am.....this is God's own land...it is beautiful hill station.....everywhere you see coconut and rubber plantation....all green ....God has blessed Kerala with nature......
 our friary and the church dedicated to Padre Pio....its declared shrine in the diocese...many people come here....this morning 10 brothers will make their simple profession and 4 of them will make solemn vows.....the church which is already beautiful is beautified by decorations....
 Friary has about 3 acres of land....coconut and Banana plantation

 One of the friars welcoming the parents of the brothers......explaining the ceremony of profession....
This church has got the relics of some of our Capuchin saints whose pictures you can see them above....

 procession with parents, friends and friars....lovely and beautiful nature is the witness ....

Many sisters participated in the profession ceremony...

 Wow....it looks great....looks like Assisi in India....if Our Founder and Father Francis would be here today...he would take violin and sing songs of praise in honor of creation and creator....
 Provincial Santhos along with Br. Sebastian, Rector of the Theology house...process to the Altar
 Parents and friends all join in procession to thank the Lord for the gift of 14 brothers for the Province of Pavanatma....it is growing very fast with good quality vocations....let us praise and thank the Lord for the gift of vocations here in India
 On we go to Jerusalem....the city of the house of God.....pilgrims we seek the Lord....
 Friars are the witnessing the profession....
 Jack fruit...it is a season....there is aroma of the ripened jack fruits....they are very sweet....i ate some but got to be careful.....
 Indian and not cultivate chilis is unthinkable....these are very spicy ones....
They are ready and ripened ....

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