The Congregation of the Rosarians
General Administration
General Administration
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Fr. Justin Raj CR
Prior General -
Fr. Sahayadasan S. CR
Vicar General -
Fr. Mathew Pazhukkathara CR
Second Councilor -
Bro. John Lakra CR
Third Councilor -
Fr. Mariapragasam CR
Fourth Councilor -
Fr. A. Lawrence CR
Bursar General
Prior General
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Biography
Fr. Sellathurai Justin Raj CR
He was born on 22.12.1966 in Mannar, Sri Lanka. He joined the Congregation of the Rosarians at Arul Ashram in May 1983. Completed O.L and A. L at St. Patrick’s Jaffna in 1985.
He was ordained in 8th May 1996.
1996 – 1997 he was assisting in Vavuniya for the establishment of Rosary Ashram at Mathuvaitha Kulam, Vavuniya.
He severed in different capacities, as Formator, Superior, Prior, Regional Councillor and Vicar General.
In 1997-1998 he severed as Master for the Juniors at Hulgasena, Hunwella. In the year 1998 – 2002 the First Superior and Formator at the Rosarian Scholasticate, at Ampitiya, Kandy.
Severed as Regional Councillor [2000- 2002, 2005- 2006 & 2009-2012].
In 2002- 2004 he did his Higher Studies in Licentiate in Spiritual Theology [ S.T.L] at ANGELICVM, Pontifical universita S. Thomaso D’Aquino, Rome.
Prior 2009-2012 at Japamala Rajini Sevana, Kochikade. In 2012 he was Elected as the First General Councillor & Vicar General, also served as Formation in-charge for the Congregation from 2012- 2018.
In 2018 he was elected as Prior General to lead the Congregation of the Rosarian for the term of six years. In the year of the Lord 2021, he has completed 25th year of his Ordination.
Vicar General
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Biography
Date of Birth – 17-07-1979
Parish – St. Thomas Forane Church, Thoothoor
Diocese – Trivandrum Latin Archdiocese
Date of Joining – 18.06.1996
First Vows – 26.04.2000
Final Vows – 21.04.2005
Ordination – 02.05.2009
Qualification – B.A. English Literature
Master of Theology Students – 2012 – 2015
Sub – Prior of Rosarian Training Centre – 2013 – 2015
Secretary of the Formation Commission – 2012 – 2015
Prior of Sirumalar Ashram, Mullipatty – 2015 2018
Vicar General – 13.05.2018
In Charge of Formation Commission – June 2018
Second Councilor
- hallo@elementskit.com
- +(426) 762 884 33
Biography
Date of Birth – 01.03.1960
Diocese – Diocese of Palakkad, Syro Malabar Church
Date of Joining – 01.05.1985
First Vows – 07.10.1987
Final Vows – – 07.10.1993
Ordination – 27.11.1997
Served as Superior/Prior in the following Ashram:
2000 – 2002 he served as Prior Mala Maria Ashram, Bihar – Sasaram
2002 – 2006 Prior, Sanjo Ashram, Dhanora, Madhya Pradesh
2004 – 2006 Prior, Devamadha Ashram, Pariyaram, Kerala
2007 – Psychology & Counselling Course – Diploma, Pune, Maharashtra – 6 months
2008 – 2010 Prior, Maria Basti Ashram, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal
2010 – 2012 Superior, Rosarian Generalate, Bangalore
2012 – 2014 MTh in Spiritual Theology at St. Peters & IIS Bangalore
2015 – 2018 Superior, Mariajali Ashram, Kutra, Orissa
2018 – 2024 Elected as General Councilor
Third Councilor
- hallo@elementskit.com
- +(426) 762 884 33
Biography
Date of Birth – 26.01.1978
Parish – Chainpur
Diocese – Gumla
Date of Joining – 25.02.1998
First Vows – 18.04.2001
Final Vows – – 17.04.2006
2009 – 2012 He served as sub- prior at Rosarian Ashram, Maria Nasti
2012 Elected for General Chapter member
2012 – 2018 Elected as General Councilor
05. 2018 – Re-elected again General Councilor
Fourth Councilor
- hallo@elementskit.com
- +(426) 762 884 33
Biography
Date of Birth – 15.05.1974
Qualification – I.T.I. Electrical
Parish – St. John De Britto Church, Kalladipatty
Diocese – Madurai Archdiocese
First Vows – 07.10.2002
Final Vows – – 21.04.2007
June 2018 – September 2018 sub – prior of Mangalamatha Ashram, Needamangalam
19.09.2018 – Appointed General Councilor
15.05.2019 – Vocation Promoter for Tamil Nadu
Bursar General
- hallo@elementskit.com
- +(426) 762 884 33
Biography
Date of Birth – 01.06.1981
Qualification – +2, BPH, BTH
Parish – St. John’s Church, Uthumalai
Diocese – Palayamkottai
First Vows – 08.04.2002
Final Vows – 21.04.2007
Ordination – 07.05.2011
2012 July onwards General Bursar
PRIOR GENERAL
![Prior-General_C Prior-General_C](https://rosariancr.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Prior-General_C.png)
- jnraj22@gmail.com
- +(91) 7259329394
Biography
Fr. Sellathurai Justin Raj CR
He was born on 22.12.1966 in Mannar, Sri Lanka. He joined the Congregation of the Rosarians at Arul Ashram in May 1983. Completed O.L and A. L at St. Patrick’s Jaffna in 1985.
He was ordained in 8th May 1996.
1996 – 1997 he was assisting in Vavuniya for the establishment of Rosary Ashram at Mathuvaitha Kulam, Vavuniya.
He severed in different capacities, as Formator, Superior, Prior, Regional Councillor and Vicar General.
In 1997-1998 he severed as Master for the Juniors at Hulgasena, Hunwella. In the year 1998 – 2002 the First Superior and Formator at the Rosarian Scholasticate, at Ampitiya, Kandy.
Severed as Regional Councillor [2000- 2002, 2005- 2006 & 2009-2012].
In 2002- 2004 he did his Higher Studies in Licentiate in Spiritual Theology [ S.T.L] at ANGELICVM, Pontifical universita S. Thomaso D’Aquino, Rome.
Prior 2009-2012 at Japamala Rajini Sevana, Kochikade. In 2012 he was Elected as the First General Councillor & Vicar General, also served as Formation in-charge for the Congregation from 2012- 2018.
In 2018 he was elected as Prior General to lead the Congregation of the Rosarian for the term of six years. In the year of the Lord 2021, he has completed 25th year of his Ordination.
VICAR GENERAL
![Sahayadasan Sahayadasan](https://rosariancr.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Sahayadasan.png)
- frsms@gmail.com
- +(91) 59785568
Biography
Date of Birth: 17-07-1979
Parish: St. Thomas Forane Church, Thoothoor
Diocese: Trivandrum Latin Archdiocese
Date of Joining: 18.06.1996
First Vows: 26.04.2000
Final Vows: 21.04.2005
Ordination: 02.05.2009
Qualification: B.A. English Literature
Master of Theology Students: 2012 – 2015
Sub–Prior of Rosarian Training Centre: 2013 – 2015
Secretary of the Formation Commission: 2012 – 2015
Prior of Sirumalar Ashram, Mullipatty: 2015 2018
Vicar General: 13.05.2018
In Charge of Formation Commission: June 2018
Second Councilor
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- hallo@elementskit.com
- +(426) 762 884 33
Biography
Date of Birth: 01.03.1960
Diocese: Diocese of Palakkad, Syro Malabar Church
Date of Joining: 01.05.1985
First Vows: 07.10.1987
Final Vows: 07.10.1993
Ordination: 27.11.1997
Served as Superior/Prior in the following Ashram:
2000 – 2002: he served as Prior Mala Maria Ashram, Bihar – Sasaram
2002 – 2006: Prior, Sanjo Ashram, Dhanora, Madhya Pradesh
2004 – 2006: Prior, Devamadha Ashram, Pariyaram, Kerala
2007: Psychology & Counselling Course – Diploma, Pune, Maharashtra – 6 months
2008 – 2010: Prior, Maria Basti Ashram, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal
2010 – 2012: Superior, Rosarian Generalate, Bangalore
2012 – 2014: MTh in Spiritual Theology at St. Peters & IIS Bangalore
2015 – 2018: Superior, Mariajali Ashram, Kutra, Orissa
2018 – 2024: Elected as General Councilor
Third Councilor
![John-Lakra John-Lakra](https://rosariancr.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/John-Lakra.png)
- hallo@elementskit.com
- +(426) 762 884 33
Biography
Date of Birth: 26.01.1978
Parish: Chainpur
Diocese: Gumla
Date of Joining: 25.02.1998
First Vows: 18.04.2001
Final Vows: 17.04.2006
2009 – 2012: He served as sub- prior at Rosarian Ashram, Maria Nasti
2012: Elected for General Chapter member
2012 – 2018: Elected as General Councilor
05. 2018: Re-elected again General Councilor
Fourth Councilor
![Maria Maria](https://rosariancr.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Maria.png)
- hallo@elementskit.com
- +(426) 762 884 33
Biography
Date of Birth: 15.05.1974
Qualification: I.T.I. Electrical
Parish: St. John De Britto Church, Kalladipatty
Diocese: Madurai Archdiocese
First Vows: 07.10.2002
Final Vows: 21.04.2007
June 2018: September 2018 sub – prior of Mangalamatha Ashram, Needamangalam
19.09.2018: Appointed General Councilor
15.05.2019: Vocation Promoter for Tamil Nadu
Bursar General
![Lawrence Lawrence](https://rosariancr.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Lawrence.png)
- hallo@elementskit.com
- +(426) 762 884 33
Biography
Date of Birth: 01.06.1981
Qualification: +2, BPH, BTH
Parish: St. John’s Church, Uthumalai
Diocese: Palayamkottai
First Vows: 08.04.2002
Final Vows: 21.04.2007
Ordination: 07.05.2011
2012 July onwards General Bursar
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General Administration
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The Ones Who Guided Our Province
BISHOP J.A. GUYOMAR
It was a response to an invitation by the supreme head of the Church himself that the Congregation of the Rosarians came into being. Pope Pius XI in his encyclical, “Rerum Ecclesiae” written in the year 1926, emphasized the urgent need of the contemplative way of life for the Church, exhorting especially the Bishops of mission territories to promote indigenous forms of contemplative life as an efficacious means for the advancement of the faith. It may be recalled that what was then proclaimed by Pope Pius XI, known as the Pope of the Missions, was unanimously ratified four decades later by the world body of Bishops assembled in the council of Vatican II, when they declared in their decree on the Missions, “worthy of special mention are the various projects aimed at helping the contemplative life take root… For the contemplative life belongs to the fullness of the Church’s presence and should therefore be everywhere established.”
Providentially, the Pope’s message fell in one case at least on really fertile soil. Bishop J.A. Guyomar of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, while going through the Pope’s encyclical, thought immediately of his close friend Fr. B.A. Thomas O.M.I., a sickly but holy and zealous priest of his diocese, who he knew had been nurturing for years the idea of monasticism a much needed factor for the wellbeing and progress of the Church in India and Sri Lanka. The Bishop without hesitation asked Fr. Thomas to have the Holy Father’s wish realized in his diocese. An abandoned presbytery in the village of Tholagatty, not far from Jaffna was allotted to him for this purpose. There, on 2nd February, 1928 together with six young men of the working class, Fr. Thomas started the congregation of the Rosarians.
FR. VILLAVARA SINGAM O.M.I
The communities, which were erected by Fr. Thomas was economically in poor condition. It depended on the assistance on the diocese. The diocesan council accused bishop Guyomar for spending lot of money on Rosarians. They said that either they have to stand on their own leg or to be closed down. Therefore, they decided to send a person who can make the community stable.
The Bishop came to the community and announced, “I appoint Fr. Villavara Singam as the acting Superior. After the arrival of your permanent superior, Fr. Singham will be assistant to him; he will be Bursar and will be in-charge of all distribution of labour. The superior will only look after the spiritual welfare of the Congregation. Though the congregation is in existence for about nine years it is still unable to live on its own income. Therefore this additional appointment has been found necessary to improve its present condition, especially its material side.”
Fr. Singam set about in full swing. He had all the friars’ behind him. They vowed to go to any extent of hardships and labour to prove themselves self-sufficient. But those were hard days. Work-prayer this seemed the purpose of dawn. Rest was a bare minimum.
Tholagatty soon became productive. Hosts were prepared and supplied to various parishes. Candles were manufactured in large bulks and sent to the Madhu Shrine to meet its ever-increasing demand. Fruit juices were prepared, bottled and sold. The baking department became full- fledged. Adding to the substantial production and remunerative sales, the harvest that year was abundant. A well was dug and soon the yields were doubled and trebled. Cabbage, lettuce, chilies stood as a witness to “the sweat and blood of the friars”. Tobacco cultivation brought in lucrative sums. The markets of Jaffna were flooded with vegetables from Tholagatty; the vegetables also found their way to the seminary and Bishop’s house.
The diocesan committee checked into the accounts of the Tholagatty monastery; they were impressed by the progress and were convinced that the monastery was economically viable. The committee gave its report that the Rosarians were self-supportive and hence had qualified themselves for official sanction. The friars received the glad tidings with jubilation and exploded into a joyful “Magnificat’