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Vol. 4 No. 2 June 2017

Zero to Hero!

Zero being the least and the lowest number of the numerical chart got into the habit of complaining that he

does not get any important treatment from his own siblings (1-9) and others. He complained that everybody treats him just as a zero having no value or importance. One day he met with a Sage and poured out his heart sharing his sorrows, disappointments and frustrations. This Sage listened to his complaints and told

him, “the truth is that everyone is valuable and precious but that value is understood depending on the way we look at ourselves. Zero, you are not just a zero having no value; but you have your own value. It all depends where you stand and how you look at yourself. When you are on the left side of any of your sib-

lings you have less value; but when you move to the right side of any of your siblings your value is much more than anyone of your siblings.” This insight was an epiphany moment for Zero to become a Hero throughout the rest of his life.

Zero has a message for you and me today in our current life situations. We too are sometimes like Zero, lost in our own disappointments, failures and frustrations and tend to become “complaint boxes,” not realizing

our real worth, value and esteem. We need a Sage on a daily basis to make us understand our own worth and value so that we can appreciate and experience the brighter side of the very gift of life. This Sage can

walk into our lives in the form of Our Lord, Scripture, a good friend, a good family member, a good book, a positive personal awakening experience, etc. without the formal title of a Sage.

The beauty and success of our personal lives depend on what side we want to be; the right side or the left side of our lives. Zero was just a zero when he was on the left side, but when he moved to the right side he became a Hero and his value and worth multiplied several times. It is the case with you and I in our daily

lives. When we are on the right side of Our Lord, the right side of the Church, the right side of the family, the right side of our own siblings we who feel as if we are just Zeroes will be transformed into Heroes.

It is a process, a personal journey that takes time, effort, commitment, courage and conviction. It is easier said than done. Let us pray for grace, faith and strength so that we can make this journey from the left side

to the right side of our lives so that we can be transformed and become Heroes.

Each one of us as Fransalian Priests is called to be a Hero for the Lord and His people on a daily basis both in faith and action by our commitment and sacrifices. It is through this process that we become true Fransalian Heroes of our time. May God Bless all of us in

this personal journey from Zero to Hero!

Fr. Tomy Puliyanampattayil, MSFS Chief Editor

Updates on the USA Vice Province!

Purchase of Property:

The USA Vice Province has just purchased another piece of property of 6.20 acres with a house just adjacent

to the existing property where the Provincial House operates. Now we have a total of 13 acres of land as a

single piece of property for our future use. My thanks and appreciation to the Atlanta Fransalian Community

for all their interest and initiatives. Thank you very much and May God Bless You!

New Arrivals to the USA Vice Province on a long term basis:

Fr. Lazar Arul Sundaram and Fr. Lopez Sahaya Basker from South East India Province has joined the USA

Vice Province on a long term basis and they are assigned to the Diocese of Kalamazoo, MI. Congratulations

and prayerful wishes as they begin their pastoral ministry in the United States. Please keep them in your

prayers.

Fr. Arul Sundaram Lazar, Parochial Vicar St. Joseph Parish

211 Church Street, St. Joseph, MI 49085, USA

Office: 269 983 1575; Cell : 269 501 7324

Email: [email protected]

Fr. Sahaya Basker Lopez, Parochial Vicar St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church

1150 W. Centre Ave, Portage, MI 49024, USA

Office: 269 327 5165 Cell: 269 501 7409

Email: [email protected]

Fr. Noble from Vizag Province, Fr. Jesu Raja from Pune Province and Fr. Panki Raj from Southwest Prov-

ince will also be joining the USA Vice Province on a long term basis in the near future.

New Parish for the USA Vice Province: Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Atlanta Archdiocese

has given a parish on a long term basis to the USA Vice Province. The name of the parish is St. Margue-

rite d’Youville Catholic Church located at 85 Gloster Rd. NW, Lawrenceville, GA 30044. This is a par-

ish of 850 registered families where Fr. Joe Mendez, MSFS is currently serving as the Associate Pastor.

It is 12 miles away from the Provincial House.

“What we need in life is a cup of understanding, a barrel of love and an ocean of patience.” St. Francis de Sales

.

New Offers: Bishops from the Dioceses of Kalamazoo, Michigan; Nashville, Tennessee; and Toledo,

Ohio; are willing to give parishes to the USA Vice Province on a long term basis and establish Fransalian

Communities for the pastoral care of the faithful in their dioceses. We have initiated the process and if God

willing we will be able to begin our communities in the near future.

Establishment of the Mission Office in Atlanta: The new Mission Office for the USA Vice Province

is established in Atlanta, Georgia and Fr. Joseph Mullakkara will be the Director and Deacon John Puetz

of the Atlanta Archdiocese will be the Associate Director. The Office will begin to function from July

1st of this year in the same facility where the Provincial House functions.

Confreres returning to their Mother Provinces

The following confreres are returning to their Mother Provinces: Fr. Anthony Bonela, Fr. Johnbritto Chin-

nappa and Fr. Kurian Kollapallil returning in the month of July 2017 and Fr. Binu Edathumparambil return-

ing in the month of September. On behalf of the USA Vice Province and all the confreres in the United

States, I would like to thank every one of them for their presence, ministry and various types of contributions

in building up the Fransalian Family in the United States. I wish them God’s Blessings along with peace and

joy in the new assignments that they will take up in their Mother Provinces. May God bless you Fathers!

Some recent decisions of the USA Vice Provincial Council

Establishing a Local Superiors Forum and creating a manual for better functioning.

Establishing a Pastoral Forum and creating a manual based on “Pillars of Salesians Spirituality” for the

pastoral care of the parishes entrusted to the Fransalians.

Starting a new publication called, “Fransalian Connect,” (oriented towards the laity connecting all the

Fransalian Parishes in the United States) in the near future.

Creating new brochures for Vocation promotion and Mission Appeal

50 years of age is the cut off age for those seeking to join the USA Vice Province on a Long Term basis.

American Accent Training and some basic courses in Spanish is made mandatory for those seeking to

work in the United States.

News from the Vice Provincial I am relocating!

I am relocating to the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Georgia after 14 years of pastoral ministry in the Diocese of Nashville, Tennessee. I was functioning as the Pastor of St. Joseph Church and School, Mission Director of the St. Teresa of Calcutta Syro Malabar Mission in Nashville, TN and the Vice Provincial of the USA Vice- Province. I will be serving from July 1st as Pastor of St. Marguerite d’Youville Parish in Lawrenceville, Georgia which is given to the Fransalians on a long term basis by the Archdiocese of Atlanta. The parish has an associate priest to assist me in the pastoral ministry.

The address and phone number of the church where I will be residing at is: St. Marguerite d’Youville Church 85 Gloster Rd NW Lawrenceville, GA 30044 Office Phone: (770) 381-7337

The address and phone number of the Provincial’s Office: MSFS Provincial House 3887 Rosebud Road Loganville, GA 30052-4656 Office Phone: 470-268-4069.

Jubilarians of 2017

Fr. Mathew Thayil is celebrating his 50th Anniversary of his Priestly Ordination and Fr. Mariadas Seset-

ti is celebrating his 25th Anniversary of his Priestly Ordination. We will celebrate this occasion of joy

and jubilation as a community when we get together for the retreat in the last week of August.

Profile of Fr. Mathew Thayil….. Golden Jubilarian!

For Fr. Mathew Thayil, MSFS 56 years of Religious life and 50 years of priestly ministry can be summarized in two maxims of our heavenly Patron St. Francis de Sales. “Ask for

nothing, refuse nothing” and “Bloom where you are planted” As a new priest he was asked to continue studies. He had a short experience of vocational teaching. This was followed by helping in the formation house as Minister, Vice Rector and Rector of the

Study House. He was given the opportunity of being a chaplain of a cloistered communi-ty of contemplative nuns. This was followed by a course of counseling as well as a mini “Sadhana.” He com-pleted a Bachelor of Education which was followed by a teaching opportunity in four different schools in Nagpur, New Delhi and Goa until his retirement from a Hindi Medium School of the Archdiocese of Nag-

pur. During this period he was a Teacher, Supervisor, Manager, Vice Principal and Principal of Secondary and Higher Secondary schools. He was also given opportunities to be a Provincial Councilor and Bursar of undivided Maharashtra Goa Province and then of Nagpur.

Fr. Mathew has been blessed with opportunities of serving in Parishes belonging to different dioceses in In-

dia and in the USA. He wishes to express his gratitude to all his confreres, Superiors and Bishops who have helped and trusted him with various ministries such as caring for boys and young men in boarding school, college hostel, Seminaries, Spirituality Center and finally now all age groups in Parishes in the United States

of America for the past ten years.

Profile of Fr. Mariadas Sesetti…….. Silver Jubilarian!

Deo Gratius! It is the silver Jubilee year of Fr. Mariadas Sesetti’s Sacerdotal Ordination.

He was baptized on August 1, 1963, at Gnanapuram, Visakhapatnam, AP-India. After

hearing the whispers of God, to be a missionary religious, discerning religious mission-

ary vocation with the guidance of Rev. Fr. Mathew Alapatt, MSFS, Fr. Mariadas Sesetti,

entered St. John’s Minor Seminary (1980-1982), completed minor seminary at Fransali-

an Vidya Jyothy (1983), both in Nidadavole and professed religious vows to be a member of the Congrega-

tion of the Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales, MSFS (1984) after the novitiate at Salesianum, Visakhapat-

nam. He was introduced to Philosophical studies in Suvidya (1985-1988) and studied Theology (1989-1992),

in Jnana Deepa Vidhya Peet, Pune, with a period of pastoral experience at Tanuku. He was ordained on No-

vember 4, 1992. He has spent the past 24 years in the Parishes and Schools, at Palasa - Tekkalipatnam mis-

sion (1992-1997), at Shanthinagar, Secunderabad (1997-2004), Parchur (2004-2007), Sabbatical (2008),

Korutla (2009-2012) and at Leawood and Onaga, Kansas, USA(2013-2017). Fr. Mariadas states that the Ho-

ly Eucharist has inspired him to model himself after the example of Jesus. He states that his past experiences

serving as a priest has been a great experience of being available to God and his people through the congre-

gation. As he reflects on the thought of God reaching out to His people with compassion and care through

his priesthood. He gives thanks to God for this great blessing and for His mercy.

Hearty congratulations & prayerful wishes to the Jubilarians!

From the Fransalian Family

Most Reverend David R. Choby Bishop of the Diocese of Nashville, Tennessee

Passed away while in office!

Most Reverend David R. Choby Bishop of Nashville died on Saturday June 3, 2017. He was in the hospital

undergoing treatment for almost 4 months. He was a very special person with special caliber and qualities.

He was also a friend of the Fransalians and had a great appreciation for the mission and ministry of the

Fransalians. The Fransalians lost a good Bishop, a good friend and a good mentor. He was born and raised

in Nashville, Tennessee and became the second person to become Bishop in the same Diocese. He was the

11th Bishop of Nashville and served for 11 years and made substantial contributions to the Diocese of

Nashville. He was 70 years old. He is the second Bishop to die while in the office in Nashville Diocese.

May his soul rest in peace.

Bishop David Choby at St. Joseph Church attending a

function with Fr. Tomy Joseph, MSFS -

Pastor & Fr. Ben Butler - Associate Pastor

Bishop David Choby at St. Teresa of Calcutta Syro Malabar Church in Nash-

ville, Tennessee for the Feast Celebration with Fr. Tomy Joseph, MSFS - Mis-

sion Director & Fr. Sunny Joseph - A visiting Priest

May

his soul

rest in peace

What is a Religious Vocation?

The Challenges we face in promoting Vocations to the USA Vice Province.

A religious vocation is a special grace that God gives to certain persons, calling them to a life of the evangelical counsels. A religious vocation is a grace and is, therefore, a gift and an opportunity that must be freely responded to so that the grace will grow and be-come effective. We speak about promoting religious vocations for the USA Vice Prov-ince. Actually, it is God, who enlightens and promotes Vocations or they don't exist. We can only discover what God has given and then foster a vocation that is presumably there. But how do you discover a true vocation? The expression "true vocation" is not casual. It is critically im-

portant in an age when so many once-promising vocations seem to have been lost, especially in the western

countries.

What are some typical features of a true vocation to the religious life?

There are three important factors that contribute to these:

(1) A strong faith in the Catholic Church and her teaching, shown by a firm loyalty to the Vicar of Christ;

(2) A love of prayer, at least the capacity for developing a desire for prayer; and

(3) A readiness to give oneself to a life of sacrifice in the footsteps of Jesus Christ.

Though vocations to religious life in America is declining, I think, we need to move forward positively, be-

cause the future of religious life is very promising. However, the promise depends on certain premises, of

which the first and most important is that God has given not just the initial call, but the assurance of a life-

time of His supernatural grace to those who want to serve Him in the religious life. As Fransalians, we need

to pray ardently and to look for prospective candidates in our own parishes. Finally, our personal conversa-

tion with the candidates will ultimately convince them to join our Religious Order.

Fr. John Peter Arul, MSFS

Two priests decided to go to Hawaii for a vacation…………..

They want to make this a real vacation by not wearing anything that would identify them as priests.

When the plane landed they headed for a store and bought some outrageous shorts, shirts, sandals and sun-

glasses. The next morning they went to the beach dressed in their tourist garb. They were sitting on the

beach chairs, enjoying a drink, when a gorgeous blonde in a bikini came walking towards them. They

couldn't help but stare. The blonde smiled and said “Good Morning, Father, Good Morning, Father,” nod-

ding and addressing each of them. They were both stunned. How in the world did she know they were

priests?

So the next day, they returned to the store and bought even more outrageous outfits. In their new attire, they

settled down in their chairs to enjoy the sunshine. Later, the same gorgeous blonde, wearing a different

bikini, came walking toward them. Again she nodded at each of them, saying, “Good morning, Father, Good

morning Father.” One priest couldn't stand it any longer and said, “Just a minute, young lady.” “Yes,

Father?” “We are priests but I have to know, how in the world do you know we are priests?” She replied,

“Father, it's me, Sister Susana!”

Everyone needs a break!

History of Fransalian Community in Tennessee!

The Fransalian Ministry in the State of Tennessee began in the year 2001 with a single

priest, Fr. Davis Chackleckel, MSFS in the Diocese of Nashville. He was appointed as

the administrator of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Dover and then he was made

pastor and stayed there until 2006. Fr. Tomy Puliyanampattayil, MSFS joined the Dio-

cese in the year 2003 and was appointed as an Associate Pastor of Our Lady of the Lake Church in Hender-

sonville. Fr. Arulappa Luckas, MSFS, joined the Diocese in the year 2004 and was appointed as an Associ-

ate Pastor of St. John Vianney Church in Gallatin. Fr. Davis after 6 years in the year 2006 was transferred

and assigned as the Pastor of St. Catherine Church in Columbia, where he still continues to function as the

Pastor.

Fr. Tomy after a little over 2 1/2 years was transferred and assigned as the Pastor of Sacred Heart Church

and School in Loretto and St. Joseph Church in St. Joseph in the year 2006. Fr. Luckas took the place of Fr.

Tomy as an Associate Pastor at Our Lady of the Lake in the same year. After 5 years Fr. Tomy was trans-

ferred and appointed as the Pastor of St. Joseph Church and School in Madison where he is currently func-

tioning as the Pastor. He is also functioning as the Mission Director of St. Teresa of Calcutta Syro Malabar

Church in Nashville apart from being the Vice Provincial of the USA Vice Province. Fr. Luckas took over

as the Pastor of Sacred Heart and St. Joseph Parishes replacing Fr. Tomy and he still continues to function

as the Pastor.

Fr. Joseph Kuzhupil arrived to Alexin Healthcare Facility at Signal Mountain as the Chaplin in the year

2005 and stayed until 2010. He was transferred and assigned as the Pastor of St. Augustine Church Signal

Mountain, Chattanooga in the Diocese of Knoxville, Tennessee. Fr. Augustine Mannaparmpil was appoint-

ed as the Chaplin of the same facility from 2010 to 2016. He left the facility for pastoral ministry in the Di-

ocese of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Fr. Jacob Dio arrived to the Diocese of Nashville as an Interim Priest in the month of June 2008 and re-

turned to India after 6 months. He came back to the USA to work in September 2009 and was assigned as an

Associate Pastor of St. Rose of Lima Church in Murfreesboro. He was transferred and assigned as the Pas-

tor of St. Luke Church in Smyrna where he is currently functioning.

The Fransalian Community meets regularly every other month and also meets for any special occasions as

and when needed. There are 5 members currently in the Tennessee Community working in 2 Dioceses of

Nashville and Knoxville. They are: Davis Chackleckel, Jacob Dio, Joseph Kuzhupil, Luckas Arulappa and

Tomy Puliyanampattayil.

Fr. Jacob Dio, MSFS

St. Francis de Sales

“Humility repulses Satan and preserves us in the

gifts and graces of the Holy Spirit. For this

Reason all the Saints and especially the King of

Saints and His Mother, ever honored and

cherished this virtue above all others.”

St. Francis de Sales

Congratulations to Fr. Luke Kalarickal!

Fr. Luke Kalarickal has completed his Doctorate in Ministry program from Barry University. The

graduation took place on May 6, 2017. The thesis presented was titled "Alcoholism, Recovery Pro-

cess and Ministerial Accompaniment: A Hermeneutic of the Twelve Steps in Relation to Virtue Ethics

and Imago Dei,” with a concentration on Healthcare Ethics with moral perspective. Congratulations

to Fr. Luke on his great achievement! Hats off to you Fr. Luke, it is a mile marker in your life!

THE WORLD CANNOT BE FIXED WITHOUT JESUS. We all need Jesus!

A pastor was struggling to prepare his sermon and didn't want to be disturbed by his five year old daughter, so he removed a map of the world from his study, tore it into pieces and gave it to his daughter to assemble with the promise that he would answer all her questions and play with her when she was done. He knew she would never be able to fix it. To his amazement, in less than five minutes, she returned to him in his study with the map in perfect shape, every continent and every country in its place. The surprised father asked, ''Honey, you don't know anything about geography, so how did you fix the world so easily and quickly? The five year old girl smiled sweetly and replied, ''The picture of JESUS was at the back of the map and I knew that if I have JESUS in the right place, the whole world would be in per-fect shape.'' That was just the right inspiration he needed for his sermon. He thanked his daughter and prepared a pow-erful sermon on the subject – “Fix your world by placing JESUS at the right place.” Just place JESUS in his rightful place and your life will be in order.

Dear confreres and friends,

I would like to thank you all for all what you have been to me for the last eleven

years. We journeyed together in faith, in times of sorrow and in times of joy. We

supported each other to share our worries and to double our joys. Although mov-

ing to a new place is not so pleasant, I hope your prayers and support will give me courage.

Moving from India to Africa and then from Africa to U.S was a challenge, which is often referred to as

a “culture shock.” When I visited our bishop he asked me about the cultural shocks I faced and how I

adjusted to them.

Moving to the United States can be a very stressful experience. Everything is unfamiliar; from the

weather, landscape and language to food, fashion, values, and customs. Africans are known for their

“ujamaa” (brotherhood) spirit. Even a guest coming to someone’s family is a common event for the

whole village. He or she is a guest for all; whereas in the United States even the immediate neighbor’s

death will be known only through the obituary column in the newspaper. American culture is more in-

dividualistic opposed to the “brotherhood” of Africa.

“It takes a village to raise a child” this proverb is absolutely true in African culture. Children learn the

traditions and values from the elders and through the rituals and practices of the community. Culture is

the sum total of the beliefs, attitudes, customs that distinguishes one group from the other. So just in

comparing one area alone I cannot say that is the difference between this culture and that. There is a

difference in the way Americans worship and Africans worship, though worship is offered to the same

God. Here in the states we have expensive instruments and well paid musicians, but in Africa their

hand made musical instruments, loud and fearless (fear of being imperfect) singing and dancing makes

worship lively and spontaneous.

“Why do you want to go back to work in Africa after ten years? You have well accommodated and

assimilated to the ministry environment in the United States. Will it not be hard for you to begin

again in a new setting?” These are the questions I was recently asked by one of our confreres. I re-

sponded by saying, “Getting out of our comfort zones always offers new challenges, growth and ex-

periences.”

I take with me all the good experiences, customs and practices. I do appreciate those who helped me to

expand my perspectives about life and culture, those who loved and appreciated, and those who bore

with me and were gracious to me. I leave behind all the unpleasant experiences and self-limiting be-

liefs and leap into the future with a firm hold in His hands.

Fr. Kurian Kollapallil MSFS.

The founder of the Jesuits and man known as Ig-

natius of Loyola was born Inigo Lopez de Loyola

in Loiola, Spain. His last name, "Loyola" was

taken from the village of his birth. He was the

youngest of thirteen children and his mother died

when he was just seven. He was raised by Maria

de Garin, who was the wife of a blacksmith. At

the age of 18 he became a soldier. Seeking wider

acclaim, he began referring to himself as Ignati-

us.

In 1521, while on his way to military fame and

fortune his legs were shattered during a military

battle. During his recovery, Ignatius began to

read whatever books he could find. Most of the

books he obtained were about the lives of the

saints and Christ. One story in particular influ-

enced him, "De Vita Christi" (The life of Christ).

The story offers commentary on the life of Christ

and suggested a spiritual exercise that required

visualizing oneself in the presence of Christ dur-

ing the episodes of His life. The book would in-

spire Ignatius' own spiritual exercises.

By the spring of 1522, Ignatius had recovered

enough to leave bed. On March 25, 1522, he en-

tered the Benedictine monastery, Santa Maria de

Montserrat. Before an image of the Black Ma-

donna, he laid down his military garments. He

gave his other clothes away to a poor man. He

then walked to a hospital in the town of Manresa.

In exchange for a place to live, he performed

work around the hospital. He begged for his

food. When he was not working or begging, he

would go into a cave and practice spiritual exer-

cises.

As Ignatius began to grow in his prayer and con-

templative life he began to understand himself

better. He started to understand God's plan for

him and began recording his thoughts and experi-

ences in a journal. This journal would later be

published as “The Spiritual Exercises.”

Those exercises remain invaluable today and are

still widely practiced by religious and laity alike.

In 1534, at the age of 43, he and 6 others vowed to

live in poverty and chastity and to go to the Holy

Land. If this became possible, they vowed to offer

themselves to the apostolic service of the pope.

Four years later the new Society of Jesus was ap-

proved by Paul III and Ignatius was elected to

serve as the first general.

Ignatius centered his spiritual life on the essential

foundations of Christianity – the Trinity, Christ

and the Eucharist. His spirituality is best ex-

pressed in the Jesuit motto, ad majorem Dei glori-

am – “For the greater glory of God.” He died in

1556.

Ignatian spirituality is grounded in the conviction

that God is active in our world. Ignatian spirituality

is not merely an inward journey, much less a self-

absorbed one. It aims to bring people closer to God

and more deeply into the world with gratitude, pas-

sion, and humility not away from it. Ignatius

called on the Jesuits to be "contemplatives in ac-

tion."

St. Ignatius prayer for penitents:

“Receive, Lord, all my liberty, my memory, my un-

derstanding and my whole will. You have given

me all that I have, all that I am, and I surrender all

to your divine will, that you dispose of me. Give

me only your love and your grace. With this I am

rich enough, and I have no more to ask.”

Saint of the Quarter Saint Ignatius of Loyola Feast Day: July 31

1491-1556

The Spiritual Sword-Champions of Rosary, Series

The Spiritual Sword-Champions of Rosary, Series

Pope St. Pius V was one of the greatest papal champions of the Rosary. He au-thored two extraordinary documents on the rosary, promoted rosary devotions to stop Islam invasion and established a liturgical feast in honor of the Rosary. In Consueverunt Romani Pontifices, a papal bull issued on September 17th, 1569 on the rosary, Pope Pius V instituted the essence of the rosary's present configura-tion. In this document, he clarifies the two essential elements of the Rosary namely, vocal prayer and mental prayer and confirmed the indulgences which his predecessors had granted to those who pray the Rosary. In response to the threat of invasion from the Ottoman Turks, Pope Pius V formed a Holy League, an

army to beat back the forces, the enemies of the Church. As a part of his efforts to defeat the Muslim

invasion, he started a Rosary Campaign, leading a rosary procession in Rome asking Christians

throughout the world to pray the rosary for victory. His prayers and prayers of all the faithful were

heard and the power of the rosary was revealed.

The Muslim forces were defeated at the Battle of

Lepanto, and their further advancement into Europe

was stopped. Even before the news had reached

Rome that the Muslims had been defeated, Pope Pi-

us V had already received a vision in which he saw

Our Lady and knew with certainty that the battle had

been won. In gratitude for the great Victory and fully convinced that the victory had come through the

rosary campaign, he promulgated his second rosary document, Salvatoris Domini, on March 15, 1572,

in which he declared that a feast of the “Our Lady of the Holy Rosary” be celebrated every year on

October 7 as a commemoration of Victory.

Pope St. Pius V is also credited for standardization of Liturgy, revision of The Divine Office and mak-

ing the complete version of Hail Mary prayer as a universal norm. He also supported St. Charles Bor-

romeo’s efforts to champion the rosary against the protestants and his defense of Catholicism by em-

phasizing the necessary role of the Virgin Mary in the life of Christ and the Church. It is Pope Pius V

who set a precedent for all his successors to wear a white cassock as part of their papal attire.

Today, the Catholic faith is taunted and ridiculed by secular forces. The culture of death is laying its

icy hands to devour the culture of life taught, practiced and promoted by the Church. The evil forces

seem invincible; influencing all arenas of life. Sin against life, family and marriage values have de-

clined. The message of Blessed Mother 100 years ago to the 3 shepherded children at Fatima is still

relevant, “Pray the Rosary for the conversion of sinners and salvation of souls”.

“By the rosary the darkness of heresy has been dispelled and the light of the Catholic faith shines out

in all its brilliancy”. St. Pope Pius V

Fr. Anthony Swamy, MSFS

to be continued……………

This Quarterly Newsletter is a project of the Fransalians of USA Vice Province

sharing their News and Views of life in the United States.

Chief Editor: Fr. Tomy Puliyanampattayil MSFS, Associate Editors: Fr. Antony Swamy MSFS, Fr. John Peter Arul

MSFS, Fr. Mathew Thayil MSFS, Fr. Mariadas Sesetti MSFS.

Published by Fransalian Publications USA at

MSFS Vice Provincial House, 3887 Rosebud Road, Loganville, Atlanta, GA 30052-4656 USA,

Phone: 615 -860-5029, 615- 860 –5027

Please send your articles, write ups and pictures for publishing with your personal picture to Fr. Tomy at

[email protected]

This Newsletter contains general information and meant for private circulation. Please visit the following

Websites to learn more about Fransalians: www.fransaliantimesusa.org; www.fransaliansusa.com;

www.wellspringcommunity.net; www.msfstoday.org

Inauguration of De Sales and Mermier Resource Center-Hyderabad-India!

The Congregation of the Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales has began a new ministry by blessing the De

Sales and Mermier Resource Center in Hyderabad, India on May 17, 2017.

New Provincials

Fr. Jayaseelan Selvaraj Fr. Mathew Thazhathukunnel Provincial Elect of Pune Province Provincial Elect of East Africa Province

Rev. Thomson Micheal Arethadathu

Provincial of the Brazil Province - Appointed for a second term