5 September 2024: Fr Jose Maria Ezpeleta, the Vicar General and General Councilor of Formation, arrived in India on September 4th in the evening. Fr Robin, Fr James and Fr Danish received him at the airport and fetched him to the RA Community, Aluva, where his stay is arranged. The community received him warmly giving him a bouquet by Fr Varghese PG, the Vicar Provincial of QP.
Fr Jomari has come to animate the ongoing programme of the confreres in the Quasi Province. The ongoing programme is scheduled in two groups from September 5 to 7 and 9 to 11 at HOPE intercessory prayer house, of Divine retreat Centre, at Kariyad, Angamaly. Fr Jomari will meet all the formators and formees. He will also visit formation houses and then on 19th September he will return back.
First session of the Ongoing Formation started today morning with the celebration of Mass celebrated by Fr Jose Maria (Jomari). Here are some pictures of them attached. His entire programme also is attached here with.
Visit of Fr Jose Maria Ezpeleta, RCJ
General Councillor- Formation
September 04, 2024 to September 19, 2024
STQP India
| DATE | TIMING | PROGRAMME | VENUE |
| Sept. 04 Wednesday | 03.35 pm | Arrival @ CIAL Rest | Stay @ RA Community (RAC) |
| Sept.05-07 Thurs-Sat | 5th 10.00 am till 7th 01.00 pm | Permanent Formation Grp. 1 | @HOPE Kariyad 7th Stay @ RAC |
| Sept 08 Sunday | @ 11.00 am | Meeting with QP Council | @ Provincial House Stay @ RAC |
| Sept 09-11 Mon-Wed | 9th 10.00 am till 11th 01.00 pm | Permanent Formation Grp. 2 | @HOPE Kariyad 11th Stay @ RAC |
| Sept 11 Wed | From 2.30 pm on | Meeting Religious Brothers (Phil+Theo) @ Rogate Ashram | @ Rogate Ashram Stay @ RAC |
| Sept 11Wed | In the Evening | To Mananthavady | Travel Bus/Car |
| Sept 12-13 Thurs-Fri | From Morning on | Meeting Formators&Seminarians at Rogate Bhavan | @ Rogate Bhavan |
| Sept 14 Sat | In the Morning | Visit to Dam Site & Meenangady | Lunch @ Meenangady |
| Sept 14 Sat | In the Evening | To Aluva | Stay @ RAC |
| Sept 15 Sun | 15th @ 9.am till 12.30 | Meeting Seminarians @ Rogate Ashram | @ Rogate Ashram Stay @ RAC |
| Sept 16 Mon | From Morning on | ONAM @ Rogate Ashram- Free Day | Stay @ RAC |
| Sept 17 Tue | 17th @ 10 am on | Rogate Ashram Formators’ Meeting | @ Rogate Ashram Stay @ RAC |
| Sept 17 Tues | @ 9 pm | Online Encounter with Brothers Studying outside Kerala | @ Rogate Ashram Stay @ RAC |
| Sept 18 Wed | From Morning on | Visit to Aimury & DDZ sisters | Stay @ RAC |
| Sept 19 Thur | @ 01.30 pm | Departure to CIAL- Flight at 04.40pm |
