Dear Fathers and Brothers, We are proudly celebrating the 195th Anniversary of the approval of the Constitutions and Rules of our Congregation on the 17th of February. (This year the date falls on the Ash Wednesday; we have anticipated the celebration for the 16th of February) I remain along with the same feeling of St. … Read moreANNIVERSARY OF THE PAPAL APPROBATION OF THE CONGREGATION 16-02-2021
Rev. Fr. Francis Liguori Nicholas Croos, OMI has been appointed the Provincial Treasurer for a first term. Fr. F.L.N. Croos had been serving as Parish Priests in the dioceses of Jaffna and Mannar for thirty one years. He Completed the Licentiate in Missiology at Gregorian University and was teaching Missiology, Ecumenism and Homiletics at St. … Read moreNew Provincial Treasurer
Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Godfrey Joel, OMI, Rev. Fr. A. Francis Loshington, OMI, Rev. Fr. Saveri Jeyarajan Coonghe, OMI, Rev. Fr. Alfred Vijayakamalan Alfred, OMI, and Rev. Fr. James Alphonse Alphen Seger, OMI have been appointed by the Superior General to be the Councillors to work with Very Rev. Fr. Eugene Benedict, OMI, the Provincial Superior … Read moreNew Councillors
Very Rev. Fr. Eugene Benedict, OMI was elected as the Provincial Superior of the Oblate Province of Jaffna, on the 15th of May, 2020 by Most Rev. Fr. Louis Lougen, OMI, the Superior General and was installed on the 5th of October, 2020 at the Chapel of Thodarpaham, the Provincialate. As he assumes his office … Read moreThe Installation of the New Provincial
Late Bishop Victor Gnanapragasam, OMI A Tribute to the late His Excellency Rt. Rev. Dr. Victor Gnanapiragasam, OMI, who is a long-time colleague, companion and friend of S.M. Selvaratnam, OMI “From the age of twelve until we got ordained to the priesthood on Dec. 26, 1966, Victor and I grew together, studied together, played together, … Read moreLux Aeterna