France. On May 25 we celebrated the ordination of one priest and two deacons in the church of the Sacré Coeur of Toulouse. Mons. Robert Le Gall was the ordaining bishop. Present were Claretians of the Delegation and others that came from different places, priests and seminarians from the Major Seminary of Toulouse, students of the Catholic Institute of Toulouse where we study French, many French and African people. The choir of more than 40 persons was composed of French and African people who sang French, African and Spanish songs.
At the end we had a typical Filipino and African meal as well as the folklore.
We congratulate our Claretian brothers who, in May 2025, were ordained to the priesthood and made their final profession in different Major Organisms of the Congregation. Priestly Ordinations Province of St. Thomas (India)May 5 – Paduva (India) – Ordained by Bishop...
Mannar, Sri Lanka. Eight Claretian deacons were ordained priests on May 22, 2025, at St. Sebastian’s Cathedral, Mannar, by Rt. Rev. Dr. Anthonippillai Gnanapragasam, Bishop of Mannar. Seven belong to the St. Joseph Vaz Independent Delegation (JVID), and one to...
Kerala, India. The St. Thomas Province of the Claretian Missionaries rejoiced in May 2025 as three deacons were ordained to the priesthood in grace-filled celebrations across Kerala. Dn. George (Tojit) Pallipurathu, CMF, was ordained on 5 May at St. Antony’s Church,...
