MARIA KRIPALAYA CONVENT
The Present Community Members
Our Founder Fr. Didaco Bessi
The Servant of God Fr. Didaco Bessi a Tertiary Dominican, Parish priest of Iolo ( Italy ) on 8th September 1895 founded the Congregation of Dominicans of Santa Maria of the Rosary, for parish apostolate, human and religious education of children and of youth, spiritual assistance to the sick and the dying. In the year 1977 our Congregation extended the mission to India. The ever cherished dream of our Congregation to cross the barriers and to reach out to the new horizons came true in the year 1990 with the opening of a novitiate house in Karnataka state, the third community in India.
Starting of every mission is a vision, a difficult task, a crucial decision to be made, a complete trust in the Lord...
Sr. Mary Arakkaparambil, with two other sisters and five novices started our community in Surathkal. For two years we stayed in a rented house.
Laying the Foundation Stone on 28th of October 1991
The Dominican sisters of Santa Maria of the Rosary were blessed to have a piece of Land in Pakshikere in the parish of St. Jude. The foundation stone was blessed by His Lordship Rt. Rev. Dr. Basil D’ Souza the bishop of Mangalore in the presence of Rev. Mother Paola Collotto, Mother General, of Dominican sisters of Santa Maria of the Rosary and Rev. Fr. Raymond Moras, the parish priest of St. Jude Church Pakshikere.
Inauguration of the House, 26th November 1992
On Nov. 26th 1992 in the outskirts of the city of Mangalore in a small village called Pakshikere, which is endowed with the natural beauty, the community of Maria Kripalaya was blessed by His Lordship. Rt. Rev. Dr. Basil D’ Souza in the presence of Mother Paola Collotto, Mother General and the Rev. Fr. Mores, parish priest of St. Jude Church, well wishers and people of Pakshikere.
Blessing of the Chapel, 5th January 1998
God has his own time and planning for everything. It was after five years later the blessing of the chapel held. The chapel was blessed by His Lordship Rt. Rev. Dr. Aloysius Paul D’souza, Bishop of Mangalore, in the presence of Mother Domenica Farinaccio Superior General, Rev. Fr. Basil Vas, the parish priest of St. Jude Church Pakshikere, well wishers and people of Pakshikere.
Present Sisters from Karnataka and Kerala
Present Novices from Orissa, Thamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala.
Postulants from Karnataka, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh
COMMUNITY AND MISSION
Living in true communion with the Lord Jesus Christ, the sisters carry out their apostolic life which leads to witness, His true Love in the daily life. So we realize that there is a close link between community and mission. Though our house is mainly meant for the formation of the novices and the juniors who are frequenting the college, we do under take the following mission.
The community of Maria Kripalaya has taken up parish apostolate.
• Teaching catechism,
• Animation of Altar boys and girls.
• Attending Basic Christian family unit meeting,
• Sacristy work – mending of Church linen and altar decoration on Sundays and other special occasion.
• The family visit without any distinction of cast, creed, language and culture, the recitation of Rosary, which we do on every Sunday, is a visible sign of the expression of the love of God.
From the year 2000-2007 some of our sisters namely
Sr. Juliet Nedumparambil, Sr. Annie Charanghat Sr. Mariamma Ignesappa and Sr. Rose Mary Koran rendered their selfless service in RUSEMP.
For five years two of our sisters were going to Mukka to teach in the Holy Spirit School in the primary section. We gave up this mission when a new Congregation started a community in Mukka parish.
Laying the foundation stone for Karuna Matheya Sadhana( Home for the aged & hostel for economically backward girls )on 22nd Feb. 2002 and Inauguration was on 15th January 2007
Following the spirit of our founder we wish to give material, moral and spiritual support to the orphans. A few years back we started orphanage for the girls from the poor families. They were staying with us in the same building. Later by the providence of God we constructed a house for them. Last five years we are having 15 to 25 girls every year. At present we take care 15 girls irrespective of the religion and support them in their education.
The Present Hostel girls in Karuna Matheia Sadhana
Karuna Matheia Sadhana( Home for the aged & hostel for economically backward girls )
• Taking into consideration the need and the signs of the time we do have undertaken the mission of taking care of the aged people from this year onwards.
Bessi village”, a living memory of our founder
Our house in Pakshikere though it is a formation houses it always tried to read the signs of the time and reach out to the needs of the people. Besides reaching out to the orphans, our Congregation wished to shelter the homeless in this village of Pakshikere. The foundation stone was laid on 30th Nov. 2005 by His Lordship. Rt. Rev. Simon Gastoni the Bishop of Prato, in the presence of Mother Domenica, Mother Paola and Fr. Alban the Parish priest of St. Jude’s Church Pakshikere. Ten houses are being built for the poor.
Houses under construction for the poor people
Our Address
“Maria Kripalaya “
Via Haliangadi- Pakshikere
Thokur .P.O
Mangalore -574146
Karnataka State- India
Tel: 0824-2282446
E-mail –
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St. Dominic
Founder of the Dominican Order
INTRODUCTION;
St. Dominic also known as Dominic of Osma, often called Dominic de Guzman and Domingo Felix de Guzman (1170 – August 6, 1221) was the founder of the Friars Preachers, popularly called the Dominicans or Order of Preachers (OP), a Catholic religious order. Dominic is the patron saint of astronomers.
Childhood: Dominic was born in Caleruega, halfway between Osma and Aranda de Duero in Old Castile, Spain in the year 1170. His parents were Felix and Juana. . The story is told that before his birth his mother dreamed that a dog leapt from her womb carrying a torch in its mouth, and "seemed to set the earth on fire. Dominic was brought up by his parents and a maternal uncle who was an archbishop.
Education and Early Career: Dominic was educated in the schools of Palencia, afterwards a university, where he devoted six years to the arts and four to theology. In 1191, when Spain was desolated by a terrible famine, Dominic was just finishing his theological studies. He gave away his money and sold his clothes, his furniture and even his precious manuscripts, that he might relieve distress. When his companions expressed astonishment that he should sell his books, Dominic replied: "Would you have me study off these dead skins, when men are dying of hunger?”
Foundation of the Dominicans: Throughout his life, Dominic is said to have zealously practiced rigorous self-denial. He abstained from meat and observed stated fasts and periods of silence. He selected the worst
accommodations and the meanest clothes, and never allowed himself the luxury of a bed. When traveling, he beguiled the journey with spiritual instruction and prayers. As soon as he passed the limits of towns and villages, he took off his shoes, and, however sharp the stones or thorns, he trudged on his way barefooted. Rain and other discomforts elicited from his lips nothing but praises to God. Dominic gathered a number of men who remained faithful to the vision of active witness to the Albigensians as well as a way of preaching which combined intellectual rigour with a popular and approachable style. In 1215, Dominic established himself, with six followers, in a house given by Pierre Seila, a rich resident of Toulouse. He subjected himself and his companions to the monastic rules of prayer and penance;
Dominican Order).http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Dominic - cite_note-8#cite_note-8 This organization has as its motto "to praise, to bless, to preach" (Latin: Laudare, benedicere, praedicare), taken from the Preface of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Roman Missal.
Death came at the age of fifty-one and found him exhausted with the austerities and labors of his eventful career. He had reached the convent of St Nicholas at Bologna, Italy,. He died at noon on 6 August, 1221.
