Montfort Brothers of St. Gabriel, Ranchi Province, India
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to give liberty to the captives and comfort to brokenhearted”
Diamond, Golden and Silver Jubilee of Montfort Brothers - 2021
Montfort Brothers of St. Gabriel, Province of Ranchi celebrated
triplet jubilee of Brothers on 7th of November 2021. It was much
awaited and an eventful celebration of the province because of the prolonged
coronavirus lockdown and restrictions. Rejoice, Rejoice and render thanks to
God your Father for He had done marvelous things in your life.
On 7th of November 2021 was an auspicious day of the
Montfort Brothers and for the province of Ranchi, India. The atmosphere around
us was in a mood of jubilation and exultation, because we wanted to express our love and gratitude to our
Heavenly Father for His mercy and compassion. We are grateful to our blessed
Mother Mary and St. Montfort who accompany our Brothers. An important
aspect of the Religious life is the celebration of milestones, such as Diamond,
Golden and Silver jubilee of religious profession.
It is the time to remember and rejoice, rejuvenate and renew the commitment that has been such an important part of the life of the Brothers and the congregation. The Montfort family of Ranchi Province had chosen 7th of November 2021 to celebrate the gift of our Brothers, Diamond jubilee of Bro. Cyril Chettiath, Golden jubilee of Bro. Thomas Thanickan, Bro. Frederick, Bro. Jacob Pannickaran, Bro. Nichodemus and Silver jubilee of Bro. Sathish and Bro. Binoy.
We gathered at Montfort Niwas Kanke,
Ranchi to thank God and to our Brothers with sincere heart for sharing their
life with us and being part of our Montfort family. We are here to express our
love, appreciation and thanks to our dear Brothers for all that they have
accomplished in the vineyard of the Lord, in different places of our province
and to the people of varied cultures.
We assembled together to thank them for their contribution in
building God’s Kingdom and for the growth of Ranchi Province. We are here to
celebrate the unique way in which each one of them had been part of God’s plan
in the development of the Institutions and our own Province.
Yes, it’s indeed an occasion of great celebration…
It’s indeed a moment of grace…
It’s indeed a memorable day to cherish.
This special event has filled the atmosphere of this place with
gratitude, praise and thanksgiving to God the Almighty.
It has been God’s grace that has kept these Brothers going. Even
when they stumbled, they got up back more than once. They are grateful to be
alive and active today. Life has been full of
ups and downs but they are still standing. They have come a long way and the
journey continues. Happy Diamond, Golden and Silver jubilee to our dear Brothers.
These 60, 50 and 25 years of life has been full of
disappointments, mistakes, failures, experience, success, achievements and adventures.
It has been God all through and the Holy Spirit was guiding, all thanks to these
Brothers. It has been years of God’s faithfulness.
Life would have been meaningless without love from people. We
are grateful to God for everyone who has guided and shaped these Brothers what they
are today. As they celebrate their jubilee, we appreciate everyone and pray that
we would keep celebrating more years in the fullness of joy.
These Brothers are grateful to everyone who has contributed
immensely to their life’s journey. We pray this jubilee celebration restore all
glories and renew their strength to achieve much more. May all their heart’s
desires be fulfilled and may they continue to live in peace and joy to
celebrate all the days of their life.
Congratulations to you dear Brothers on your special day. You all are
living legends and we are glad to celebrate your jubilee with greatness and
blessings. Being alive isn’t enough, making others to see a reason to live
through our life is the most important. You all have been a source of hope and
inspiration to many young and old people.
As you all celebrate jubilee of God’s grace and faithfulness over
your life. We join you in your celebration my dear Brothers. May celebrations
never cease in your life.
As you all celebrate your jubilee, we take this opportunity to
thank God for how far He has led you, we thank God for opening the doors of
service to you all and for making it possible for you all to serve as many
people, as you all look back from where the journey began from, May our good
Lord Jesus give you new perspective so that you can creatively deliver for what
God called you to do, let God guide and help you to rise to greater heights.
May God bless you all with good health and long life. Congratulations!
Thank you.
Bro. Antony, Delhi.
e-mail: tonyindasg@gmail.com
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