Friday, August 28, 2015

Sacred Heart Ashram, Calicut

This is a new friary bought as a ready made house for the province. It is in the city and very convenient for the traveling friars. This friary is situated in a campus of CMI fathers where they have schools and colleges....we poor capuchins have nothing but our presence as simple and poor capuchin is well appreciated and accepted. There are people who frequent our friary for their spiritual need and the friars are very happy to serve them. There are two friars one is doing his diploma in Education. They also go around for the ministry to the sisters.

 It was Onam Celebration....around 100 people turned out .....all of them had brought along with them a dish prepared at home.....it was a community sharing of the food.....all smiles and joy around.....i spoke to them about responsible parenthood.....
Br. Thirsty celebrated his birthday and he was happy to have so many people to wish and pray for him....Chirsty has worked in Delhi for number of years and has been a custodian there for two terms....

 Friar is sweeting his mouth with a piece of cake.....

 The friary has just four rooms and no other space....they use their living room as the chapel for daily Mass....around 30 people attend the Mass,,,,,they are all government employees.....
 a young friar who is doing his diploma in education

Both of them live here....the place is good but the road leading to the friary is narrow....if you have a car.....you got to park far away and then walk out the distance.......the friars are only happy to walk or use their two wheeler......
 The friary is surrounded by all greenery.....there is a plot of land which is available for sale but the cost is very high.....the friars if they need and plan to do something for future.....will have to purchase....just a friary and no other ministry cannot be productive,.....


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