ROME, Italy - On April 17, 2012, the General Superior, Fr. Mark McDonald, with the consent of his Council, approved the admissions of the Brothers: Martin Sagayaraj Antonysamy, Robert Alexander, Sebastian Rayappan, Francis Babu Dharuman, Arun John Kumar Avvari, Anil Kumar Sangabathini, John Britto Arockiasamy to Perpetual Vows, in accordance with number 54 of our Constitutions. Congratulations to the members of the Union and the candidates.

ROME, Italy - On April 17, 2012, Fr. Mark McDonald, the Superior General, with the consent of his Council approved the admissions of the Brothers: Jayakumar Raju Pasala, Charly Mitta and Alexander Kulandai Samy to Ministry of Priesthood, in accordance with no. 91 of our Constitutions. Congratulations and best wishes to the confreres and the candidates.

The Audio CD –DIVYAKARUNYATHEERATHU- is an endeavor of Grace Valley Communications, Bangalore. It contains 14 Christian Malayalam devotional hymns which can be sung for the Holy Eucharistic Celebration and the Eucharistic Adoration. My charismatic retreat ministry has been a great blessing from the Lord since I began in 2004. The Lord provided me with a lot of opportunities to come in contact with many people from various walks of life. When I look back into the turbulent moments of my life where I was torn apart into bit and pieces, at least a few of them were very much concerned about me. They were like angels who taught me to abide by the love of the Lord once again. They stood beside me by giving me an opportunity to know the love of God through their kind words and deeds. They are indeed my first inspiration to work in the kingdom of God. I can never forget the support that I have received from Fr. Christy MSC and Fr. C. John MSC. Their inspiration and encouragement has been a great tool for the release of this CD. I also thank Fr. Julius Kumar MSC, My Superior and guide in all the good works that I do. All the songs speak about the unconditional love of God which caused him even to die for us and to become part and parcel of our lives through the Eucharist.

BANGALORE, India – CRI (Conference of Religious India) Mission Congress for religious priests was held under the title “Let Your light Shine brighter” at Dharmaram Pontifical College from April 17 to April 18, 2012. Through their reflections and testimonies, the resource personnel from different parts of India enlightened the participants on the importance of evangelization in India and on the necessity of all possible means including the modern media to infuse the digital generation with the Gospel values. Church by its very nature is missionary. Evangelization is an invitation to move forward from maintenance to mission, which means not to spend our time, energy and money on the already established church, but to go to the ends of the world to proclaim the Good News. Our aim is neither to make profit nor to achieve success, but to preach the Gospel to all cultures and to all peoples including the marginalized ones. It is Our Father’s mission entrusted to us by His Son and carried out by the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Mary Our Mother, the Star of New Evangelization will accompany us in Her Son’s mission. And St. Thomas, the father of our faith and St. Francis Xavier, the great missionary will intercede for us to continue the mission of Our Lord with great zeal.