Very Rev. Fr. M. Paul Natchethiram OMI, the Provincial of Jaffna Province, completes his 60th diamond birthday today. Fr. Paul has been serving in God’s vineyard for more than 33 years as Priest, Religious and an Oblate. He hails from a Catholic Village Urumpirai and has received his primary Catholic formation in his own soil. Becoming a catholic Priest in the Congregation of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate in 1980, he served in the same congregation, as Preacher, Parish Priest, Superior of the Formation houses and Provincial Superior at present. He has earned his theological degree in Rome. The Oblate Family wishes him a good health in mind and body and to give a fruitful service in the congregation many more years to come.
Father singare was born on 2nd July 1920 at madhalegal. He was from the perishop Saint Thomas madhale in the dioces of jaffna. His parents were bastyam pillai Singh rare and rosama Sandhya pillai he was the elders in the family among four siblings to boys and two girls he had his primary education at Saint Thomas school at madhaghal and his secondary education both at Saint Patrick's college from 1934 to 1936 and at Saint Henry's college atullai from 1970 to 1940 his family was very religious in nature and all his brothers and sisters were strictly formed by the apparents to be pious and will disciplined.
Marudhasan Bose desirers of dedicating his whole life to serve God and his people by becoming an oblite religious priest from his early age he was attack by father is Peter or your mind the recommending oblite and by father beard who was the Paris priest.