Fr. Cierpka honoured

November 21, 2014News

During the Annual Retreat, in November 2014, the Oblates honored Fr. Andrew Cierpka OMI (1905-1982) and Fr Josef Mathuni OMI (1921-2010). Both of them had been main players in establishing Gnanodhayam. Fr. Cierpka with much foresight had purchased 34 acres of land at Keeri, Mannar, in the name of the Oblates. Subsequently Fr. Mathuni had organized most of the funding for the construction of Gnanodhayam. Today Gnanodhayam serves not only Oblate activities (Pre-novitiate, retreats, meetings, etc.) but is also used by the laity and non Oblates to conduct educational and religious programs.

It was pointed out that Fr. Emmanual Jesuthasam OMI, who is very much associated with Gnanodhayam, both in setting up the infrastructure as well as in conducting religious classes, was baptized by Fr. Cierpka in Point Pedro. Fr. Jusuthasan will be celebrating Fifty years of his priesthood in December 2014.

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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.