THE ANNUAL ASSEMBLY OF ST. JOSEPH VAZ INDEPENDENT DELEGATION, SRI LANKA
“Let us remember the past with gratitude, live the present with enthusiasm, and look forward to the future with confidence.” - Pope John Paul II The Claretians of St. Joseph Vaz Independent Delegation celebrated their Annual Assembly of the Delegation that held from the 17th to 21st of July 2023, at St. Claret Seminary, … Continue reading "THE ANNUAL ASSEMBLY OF ST. JOSEPH VAZ INDEPENDENT DELEGATION, SRI LANKA"
PERPETUAL PROFESSION OF BRO. ALVEENAS ROJES CMF
“HERE I AM, LORD; FOR YOU CALLED ME. I COME TO DO YOUR WILL (1Sam 3:8. Ps 39: 8-9).” The Claretians in Sri Lanka witnessed the Perpetual Profession of Bro. Alveenas Rojes Cmf, that held on the 19th of July 2023, at St. Claret Seminary, Kattuwa, Negombo. Fr. J. M. Joseph Jeyaseelan, the Major Superior … Continue reading "PERPETUAL PROFESSION OF BRO. ALVEENAS ROJES CMF"
Priestly Ordination of Six Claretians
Priestly Ordinations – 2023 Six Claretian deacons of St. Joseph Vaz Independent Delegation – Sri Lanka were ordained as priests on the 20th of April 2023 at St. Sebastian’s Cathedral, Mannar, Sri Lanka. The six deacons who were ordained by the bishop of Mannar the Most Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Fernando are: Anthony Desmond Croos CMF, … Continue reading “Priestly Ordination of Six Claretians”
A NEW PRIEST TO ST. JOSEPH VAZ INDEPENDENT DELEGATION – SRI LANKA
Deacon Iresh Nimarshana Fernando, cmf was ordained a priest by Rt. Rev. Dr. Harold Anthony Perera, Bishop of Kurunegala on the 15th of April, 2021 at Sts. Peter and Paul church, Ragama (Colombo). Fr. Iresh Nimarshana, cmf offered his First Thanksgiving Mass on the 18th of April, Sunday at Christ the King church, Lenchiyawatta (Ragama). … Continue reading “A NEW PRIEST TO ST. JOSEPH VAZ INDEPENDENT DELEGATION – SRI LANKA”
The Inauguration of the First Delegation Assembly of the St. Joseph Vaz Independent Delegation – Sri Lanka.
The Inauguration of the First Delegation Assembly of the St. Joseph Vaz Independent Delegation – Sri Lanka. Joseph Vaz Independent Delegation holds its Delegation Assembly from 6th to 9th, April 2021 at St. Claret Seminary, Negombo. This is the first Assembly with all the members serving in the island since it became an independent delegation … Continue reading “The Inauguration of the First Delegation Assembly of the St. Joseph Vaz Independent Delegation – Sri Lanka.”
Gift of a New Priest to St. Joseph Vaz Independent Delegation
St. Joseph Vaz Independent Delegation – Sri Lanka has a new priest! Deacon Pakiyanathan Vinothan John was ordained on 7thof January 2020 in his home diocese, Mannar. Fr. Vinothan John was born in Mannar, (Northern Province of Sri Lanka) on 26th August 1985. After completing his primary, secondary and higher education at different schools in … Continue reading “Gift of a New Priest to St. Joseph Vaz Independent Delegation”
ASCLA – West Major Superiors Meet
The meeting of the ASCLA-West Major Superiors took place at the Provincial Curia of Chennai in Tambaram, India on the 12th and 13th of December 2019. The two-day meeting focused on matters related to formation(initial and ongoing), mission, community life, spirituality, etc. Time was allotted also to plan the closing celebration of the Golden Jubilee … Continue reading “ASCLA – West Major Superiors Meet”
Claret Nivas Celebrates 25 Years of Forming Missionaries
On November 6, 2019 Claretian Missionaries in Sri Lanka celebrated the 25th year anniversary of Claret Nivas the formation community in Kandy. It began with a solemn Eucharistic Celebration gracefully presided by Rev. Fr. Jeyaseelan, Cmf, the newly appointed Major Superior of the Independent Delegation of St. Joseph Vaz. The theme of the whole celebration … Continue reading “Claret Nivas Celebrates 25 Years of Forming Missionaries”
Approval and Inauguration of St. Joseph Vaz Independent Delegation of Claretian Missionaries in Sri Lanka
The General Council of the Congregation of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Claretian Missionaries) in their recent meeting has decided and approved the creation of New Independent Delegation of Sri Lanka on October 24, on the feast day of St. Anthony Mary Claret, the Founder. The new Delegation is named as St. … Continue reading “Approval and Inauguration of St. Joseph Vaz Independent Delegation of Claretian Missionaries in Sri Lanka”
Blessing and the Opening of the Administrative building and the Publication in Sri Lanka
On the 30th of January, 2019 the Sri Lankan Delegation experienced a historical event as the Delegation blessed and opened St. CLARET CENTER which will house as their Administrative building (curia) and the Publication. His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, the Arch Bishop of Colombo Diocese Blessed and opened the house and the Chapel. Speaking at … Continue reading “Blessing and the Opening of the Administrative building and the Publication in Sri Lanka”
