FORMATION & FORMATION HOUSES
SFS
Seminary, the only minor seminary that the Province has in the two states of
Kerala and Karnataka is located at Ettumanoor, Kerala. It was founded in 1967
by Fr. George Vayalil of happy memory and he was appointed its first Rector.
The recruited students are given the initial training for their religious life
and priesthood here. The province whole-heartedly welcomes candidates from all
regions, language groups provided they have the required disposition to become a
Missionary of St. Francis De Sales. The goals of Minor Seminary formation are
to initiate the candidates into deep sacramental, Christian and spiritual life,
to inculcate missionary and religious spirit, a basic orientation towards
priesthood, familiarity with the Fransalian family and Salesian spirituality and
to develop an academic culture, sense of community and an interest in and love
for the mission of the Congregation.
With the intention of promoting and grooming native MSFS a formation house was established in Silang, Cavite in Philippines. There are already 15 candidates aspiring to become MSFS.
Sannidhi, the novitiate belonging to South West Province is situated
at K. Hemmanah
alli, Mysore. The novitiate which lasts for a full canonical year
is the most important stage of religious formation. Life in the novitiate is
concerned with the theoretical knowledge and practical living of religious
life. The different courses offered in the novitiate are directed towards life
as it is lived in the midst of existential challenges and social
responsibilities. Through regular personal prayer life, celebration of the
Eucharistic liturgy and interaction in the community, the novices acquire
certain degree of experiential knowledge of God.
Suvidya College, situated at Electronics City, Bangalore, is the Inter-Province Philosophate of the Congregation. All the five Indian provinces send their students to this Institute for their Philosophy and graduation. For more information on the institute you may log on to its website: www.suvidya.org
Vinayalaya is the Theology study house of the Province in Karnataka. The scholastics belonging to all the five Indian Provinces and some other religious congregations reside here and do their theological studies in St. Peter’s Pontifical Institute in Malleswaram. On Sundays the scholastics go to different parishes for pastoral ministry.
SFS
Vidhyashram is the Theology study house of the Province in Kerala. The
scholastics attend classes in St. Joseph’s
Pontifical Seminary, Mangalapuzha, Aluva. Those who are trained here have the
added advantage of studying and knowing deeper about the Oriental
Church and liturgy and the spiritual needs of Syro-Malabar Christians. Besides
the classes in the Pontifical Institute the scholastics follow in the house the
formation programme common to all scholasticates in the province. On Sundays
the scholastics render their services in the nearby parishes.
Tejas vidya Vihar is
the Mission Oriented Theological Institute of the South West Province begun from the academic year 2005-2006. Tejas is a
pioneering effort in the theological formation in India. It is a pioneering movement, a new way of theologizing, a new way
of looking at our faith and mission, a new way of being the Church. It has to
establish its credibility by the effectiveness of the programme it intends to
initiate. We envisage it as a venture of the MSFS and at the moment for
the South West Province.
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MSFS Mission in West-Central Africa established in 1999 has its Mission House at
Yaounde, Cameroon. The house also currently functions as the formation house
for our scholastics.
