Aluva - The Rogate Ashram Community inaugurated the communitarian year of consecrated life. On the same occasion we have celebrated the birthday of our Major Superior, Fr. Shajan Pazhayil. The newly appointed delegation team of the Daughters of
Divine Zeal sisters joined the celebration. We have started the celebration with the solemn vespers presided over by fr. Shajan, He explained the message of the Pope for the year of consecrated life, in his reflection after the short Biblical reading. After the vespers, the community extended their birthday wishes to Fr. Shajan. We wished the newly appointed delegation team of the sisters, giving them flowers and expressing our best wishes for the animation of the delegation. At the end of the celebration, Fr. Shajan and Mother Teolinda officaily unveiled the logo for the year of consectrated life. The Major Superior lighted a candle and from that light everybody received the light and we professed an oath to live with conviction the Year of Consecrated Life.
Mananthavady - We the Rogate Bhavan Community Mananthavady officially inaugurated the 'year of consecrated life' during the celebration of Sunday evening prayer on 30th November in our chapel. the consecrated members of our community, Fr. Sabu, Fr. Samson and Bro. Anish lighted the candle. S.H sisters and our seminarians were present for the celebration.