Rosary Procession

Hail Mary, full of grace! Commemorating the feast of Our Lady of Rosary brought in repels of joy to the novitiate community. 

We had a devotional celebration of the feast with the entire community of Mount St Joseph. The novices enlightened the celebration by praying to Our Lady through a reflective Rosary. 

The reflection revolved around the theme ‘Synodality.’ An ornate car was prepared for Our Lady which went around the house.

We prayed fervently through the intercession of Our Lady to bless all of us and the entire world during this Synodal year.

How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity! (psalm 133)

Novices sojourned at FISI (Franciscan institution of Spirituality, India) from October 10-14, 2022 to have a diligent study on the book of Psalms. Fr Salvador Fernandes, OFM Cap, the Director of FISI, welcomed us with winsome smile and love. The two-fold goal of the course was developing love towards Psalms and psycho-sexual integration. Franciscan charism was in action for couple of days. 

The movie on the life of St Francis of Assisi stimulated the novices to build the church in this contemporary world. Breviary was an apple of the eye which helped the novices to pray better with psalms. Novices savored the taste of the liturgy of the hour and began to love it. On October 14, we meticulously planned for recreation where everyone danced and enjoyed. 

The novices from SMMI congregation and the religious sisters who were doing their course on Franciscan spirituality accompanied us during the study of Psalms and doubled our joy.