SG. Fr.Augustine John Ukken

Fr. Augustine John Ukken was born in Parappur in Thrissur district in December 19, 1880 as the second son of Punnaparambil Ukken Anthappanand Chalakal Annamma. He was ordained priest in December 21, 1907, by Dr Clements Pagany, the Canty Bishop.  

The Servant of God Augustine John Ukken (1880-1956), a pioneer of the apostolate of charity in Central Kerala in the beginning of the 20th century was a diocesan priest from the diocese of Trichur. He is the founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity in November 21, 1944 .

Canonization process His canonization process was started on November 30, 2007 and was declared as Servant of God by Metropolitan Archbishop of Thrissur Mar Andrews Thazhath at the Our Lady of Lourdes Metropolitan Cathedral on August 24, 2008.

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Apostle of Charity
Born	December 19, 1880 Parappur, Thrissur district, Kerala
Died	October 13, 1956(1956-10-13) (aged 75) Chovannoor, Thrissur district, Kerala
Servant of GOD	August 24, 2008 by Archbishop Andrews, Thazhath
Founder of	The Congregation of the Sisters of Charity (CSC) on 21st November 1944

SG. Sr. M. Celine Kannanaikal

Sr. M. Celine Kannanaikal was born on 13th Feb.1931, at Kundanoor in the Archdiocese of Thrissur. Porinchu Kannanaikal and Plamena Pulikottil were her parents. She was baptized on 23rd Feb. 1931 at Our Lady of Carmel Church Kundanoor.

After her school education, Celine completed her T.T.C and taught in St. Marys Holy Family Convent School, Ambakad and St. Thomas U.P School, Kurachund. With the help and guidance of Rev. Fr. Varghese Thayil, the parish priest, she entered the Ursuline convent in Kannur on 24th June 1954.

Sr. Celines love for the Crucified Lord was extraordinary. She wanted to live and to suffer for Jesus. The physical pains that the Almighty God, in His infinite wisdom permitted her to suffer were, indescribable.

Sr. Celine made her first profession on 20th June 1957. Being purified in the crucible of pain and suffering, the Lord found her fit for the mansions of heaven on 25th July 1957 at the age of 26. During her lifetime she was favored with ecstasies and visions of Our Lord and St. Theresa of the Child Jesus. On her profession day Jesus had told Sr. Celine that He would come soon to take her to her eternal home. She lived only 35 days after her profession.  ". When I reach heaven I will ask Jesus to heal the wounds in your hearts and to wipe away the tears from your eyes, was the promise made by Sr. Celine before her death and she is true to her word. She is proclaimed as SERVANT OF GOD on the 28th July 2007.

 

Born	13th Feb.1931, at Kundanoor in the Archdiocese of Thrissur
Died	25th July 1957 at the age of 26
Servant of GOD	28th of July 2007
Mortal remains In	Kannur

SG. Fr Antony Thachuparambil

Fr Antony Thachuparambil was born in December 3, 1894 in Chalakudy and ordained as a priest in 1924 after completing his education in St Joseph College, Tiruchirapalli and a seminary in Thrissur.

Fr Antony Thachuparambil had been the Vicar of the Chelakara Parish from 1930 to 1963 and had worked for the uplift of the area spiritually, socialy and educationally. He died on June 6,1963 and was cremated in the Chelakkara church. . He popularly known as ‘Missionary of Chelakkara’,

Thrissur Arch Bishop Mar Andrews Tazhathu declared late Father Antony Thachuparambil a 'Servant of God' according to the consent of Vatican at a devotional function held at the St Mary's Forane Church at Chelakkaara in Thrissur district  on June 9, 2009.

Fr. Antony Thachuparambil known as ‘Missionary of Chelakkara’
Born	December 3, 1894 in Chalakudy  Thrissur Archdiocese
Died	9th June1963
Servant of GOD	June 9, 2009 by Archbishop Andrews Thazhath
Mortal remains In	cremated in the Chelakkara church

SG. Fr. Theophane OFM CAP

Fr. Theophane was born on 20July1913 as the sixth child of George Itticheriah and Anna in the family of Koodalloor in Kodungalloor Kottappuram of Trichur district. His parents named him Michael (pet named 'Michaelooti').

George Itticheriah, a Marthomite turned Catholic, was popularly known as 'Kora Ashaan'. Michael had his schooling at the Govt. School of Kottappuram and at St. Albert's High School, Ernakulam. From there, in response to the call to priesthood, he joined the Diocesan Seminary of Verapoly. Soon he felt the throbs of his 'second call' in the hours of his spiritual reading and in the inspiring lives of two Capuchin friars, Fr. Guido and Fr. Urban (Later Bishops). He confided the matter to Fr. Joseph Attippetty, his spiritual director (later the Archbishop of Verapoly); and the permission was granted unanimously by his superiors.

The mortal remains of the Servant of God Father Theophane, are laid to rest in the chapel attached to Capuchin Ashram Ponnurunni. Thousands gather at his tomb to pray and to be consoled.  Etymologically 'Theophin' means the “Divine Manifestation. He revealed God in his words, deeds and thoughts to everyone he came across during his lifetime

Ever since the passing away of Fr. Theophane 1969, people used to gather and began to commemorate his death. The common banquet was organized by Fr. Theophane Smaraka Seva Samithi. In the course of time, it took the nature of a common holy feast. Thousands of people gather here for the grand Anniversary Feast. The Feast is celebrated on April 4th every year

 

Born	20 July 1913,  Kodungalloor  Kottappuram of Trichur district
Birth Name	Michael
Died	1969
Mortal remains In	chapel attached to Capuchin Ashram Ponnurunni

http://www.frtheophane.com/

SG. Msgr. Lawrence Puliyanath

Monsignor Lawrence Puliyanath was born on 8th August 1898, to the couple of Maria and Peter, of the Puliyanath family, in Mundamveli. He had his primary education at St.Louis School, Mundamveli in western Cochin, and, his High School education was at St.Joseph’s High school, Thriuchirappily, TamilNadu.

His Seminary life commenced from Alappuzha Seminary and continued, at the Kandy Papal Seminary in Cylon (Sri Lanka) from where he attained doctorate in both Philosophy, and, Theology. He was ordained priest on 3rd October 1926.

His Holiness Pious the XIIth   conferred on him “Domestic Prelete” on 7th March 1951. Thirty three years of his service was divided, as a professor of Philosophy in Alappuzha Seminary, as a Co-Vicar and later Forane Vicar in the parish of St. Lawrence Church, South Edakochi. Thus he served the society at large.

He was sick, and suffered great pain without minimum hesitation and offered it to God, for the poor. This great saintly soul left for his heavenly abode to his “Great love”, Jesus, on 20th of February 1961. To the tomb, where his mortal remains in Edakochi, Today, Edakochi St. Lawrence parish has been transformed into a “Pilgrim Center”.

Holiness Pious the XIIth   conferred on him “Domestic Prelete” On 7th March 1951
Born	8th August 1898 Mundamveli, Kochi, Kerala.
Died	1961 February 20
Servant of GOD	4th February 2011
Mortal remains In	Edakochi

SG. Sr. Rani Maria

On 1st May 1974 she committed herself to the service of God and humanity and took the name ‘Sr. Rani Maria’. Realizing her great missionary zeal she was sent to Bijnor mission in U.P. in 1976. She was first asked by her superiors to go to teach in a school. For seven years, Sr. Rani Maria had been a member of St. Mary’s convent, Bijnor. Feeling one with the poor she used to say “I will die for these poor”. Miles and miles she walked to meet villagers. Deeply convinced she used to say. “This is my vocation, to serve the poor and I will do this till the end of my life”. She was true to her words throughout her 21 years of committed life.

Then she concentrated her work on the Harijans and the illiterate who were the most exploited. At Odagady, many a time she had been threatened. Courageous as she was, she never got disappointed, instead this deepened her faith and strengthened her missionary zeal.

In 1992 Sr. Rani Maria arrived at Udainagar, Indore, M.P. after 16 years of dedicated missionary work with a reputation of being a very committed social worker, organizer and animator. With the arrival of Sr. Rani Maria, the missionary activities in Udainagar took a turn for the better, to an organized way of functioning. At Udainagar Sr. Rani Maria’s life time was short but busy.

The immediate reason for the cold blooded murder of Sr. Rani Maria was the way she helped a group of poor, litterate and ignorant Catholic villagers, when they had been arrested after a fight with a local mafia leader to seek justice in the Court of Low.

On 25th February 1995, when Sr. Rani Maria was on her way to Bhopal to go to Kerala, she was assaulted in a local bus while travelling from Udainagar to Indore. The bus was stopped when it reached a jungle area about 25 km. away from Udainagar; Sister was stabbed, dragged out of the bus and brutally stabbed to death killed by Samandar Singh.

After that, he converted to  Christianity and today he is a different man. He helps tribals and for him Sister Rani's family has become his own. "I regularly visit her tomb," he said. "For me, it is like a sanctuary of peace and strength." (ref: Catholic.org)

The Martyre of FCC - Franciscan Clarist Congregation
Birth Name	Marykunju
Born	29th January 1954 in the village Pulluvazhy, Ernakulam District
Died	25th February 1995
People Call her	“Rani [queen] of Udainagar.”

www.srranimaria.com/ 

SG. Fr. Joseph Vithayathil

Fr.Joseph Vithayathil was a Diocesan Priest, Spiritual director of Bl. Mariam Thresia and the co-founder of the Congregation of Holy family. Joseph was born on 23rd July 1865 as the second son of Lona and Thanda Vithayathil, a prominent family in the parish of Manabady, Puthenpally. He had two brothers Varkey and Paily and Two sisters Annam and Mariam            

 On 30th may 1881, at age of 15, he joined the seminary annexed to the Carmelite Monastery of Elthuruth and Began his Priestly training. Fr. Joseph Vithayathil was first appointed as assistant parish priest of Ollur on 23April 1894. Soon He was promoted as Vicar of Mukkatukkara.. The present Puthen chira parish church stands as a magnificient monument of his pastoral dedication and farsightedness. He has served this parish for Twenty years

From 1902 to 1926 Fr. Joseph Vithayathil was the spiritual Director of Bl. Mariam Thresia. Co- founder of the Congregation of Holy Family :- On 14th May 1914 with the co-operation and support of Rev.Fr. Joseph Vithayathil, Bl. Mariam thresia founded the congrgation of holyfamily. he took care of the congregation as St. joseph did at Nazareth. from the death of the holy Foundress in 1926 till the first General Council was formed in 1942, it was Rev. fr. Joseph Vithayathil who reared the infant congregation carefully and nurtured it properly.

Rev Fr, Joseph vithayathil was blessed with a long life of 99 years. on 8 June 1964 he was called to his eternal abode, in the same date of the death of Bl. Mariam Thresia, his spiritual daughter.

Co-founder of the Congregation of Holy family
Born	1865 July 23, Puthenpally, Ernakulam, Kerala
Died	1964 June 8
Servant of GOD	18th  May 2004
Feast	June 8