8 April 2023: Temporary Profession of four Novices at Rosa Mystica Novitiate, Kinnikambla belonging to Mangalore and Southern Province took place with great solemnity on the 18 April 2023. The Eucharistic celebration was officiated by Rev Fr Daniel Veigas OP, the Episcopal Vicar for Religious of Mangalore Diocese, along with ten other concelebrants.
Sr Cicilia Mendonca the Provincial Superior of Mangalore Province accepted the vows of Sr Amitha D’Souza, Sr Devi Priya, Sr Sukanaya Konda and Sr Tima Das in the name of Church for the Congregation of the Sisters of the Little Flower of Bethany. Sr Judy Varghese the Provincial Superior of Southern Province, accompnied by Sr Sujaya the Provincial Councillor was present on the joyful occasion. The parents of the Novices hailing from Mangalore, Kerala and Andra Pradesh were delighted to witness the sacred event of the Religious consecration of their daughters.
A short programme was organized after the Mass to felicitate the newly professed Sisters. The newly professed gratefully acknowledged the loving accompaniment of Sr Rose Celine the Superior General, the Provincial Superiors of Mangalore and Southern Provinces, Sr Preethi Prathima, the Novice Directress, Sr Lilitta, the Assistant Directress, her assistants, and their parents all through the period of their formation.
Sr Preethi Prathima BS
Novice Directress