Prayerful Greetings.

We are the Discalced Carmelites Religious Friars, Nuns and Laity of St.Francis Xavier Mission Province, Andhra Pradesh, India.
From the inception of the mission in the year 1971 we the Carmelite Missionaries have been rendering our pastoral, socio-educational, medical services in the Church as well as the society both in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
At present we are spread out in 10 dioceses out of 13 dioceses in both the states responding to the needs of the people and providing better living facilities through our Prayer and Ministry.

Welcome and join us to serve the people in our mission province.

Thank you,
Rev. Fr Amruth OCD,
Provincial Superior

Provincial & Provincial council 2023-2026

Heartfelt Gratitude to all

SILVER JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS - ST. TERESA'S EM/TM SCHOOL, SARAPAKA

The Fraternal Visit of Rev Fr. Pius James D'Souza , Definitor General to the Province

Annual Retreat - Provincilate

Carmelite Spirituality in the light of Interior Castle of St. Teresa of Avila

Wishing God's Blessings for Great Missionaries in their future Ministry

Rev Fr. Mathew Ponvelil OCD and Rev Fr. Benedict Kandathiparambil OCD, who tirelessly served Andhra Mission for past 3 decades returned to the Mother Province to render their services there. Wishing God's blessing and Thanking for their relentless service, the Holy Eucharist is celebrated on 22nd July, 2022 at the Provincialate.

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Renovation of the Houses

The OCD Service Society which takes care of Karunambika Lean Life Centre (KLLC), leprosorium ensuring that the houses of the families are repaired and renovated for their wellbeing.

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50 Glorious Years (1971-2021)

The 2021 is a special year, as we celebrate the 50 years of our missionary entry into the Telugu states. The Discalced Carmelites Of Manjummel Province, Kerala accepted and entered into mission land In 1971...

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"Vademecum" Synod on synodality

The Kothagudem Deanery in Khammam diocese is pleased to organize a seminar, Fr. Philip Karuvely OCD, the Dean of Deanery has convened and invited the 18 parishes that come under kothagudem deanery.

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Quotes

“There has come upon me a very strong determination not to offend God, not even venially; for I would die a thousand deaths rather than to offend Him knowingly.”....... St.Teresa of Avila

“Faith does not quench desire, but inflames it.”......
St.Thomas Aquinas

Order of the Discalced Carmelites

We, the Order of the Discalced Carmelites, embrace the religious life in friendship and service of Jesus Christ, in imitation of and under the patronage of the Virgin Mary, whose life of faith, simplicity and intimate union with Jesus and his mission, constitute for us the interior model. Our vocation aspires to union with God by the way of contemplation and apostolic zeal indissolubly united, and to the formation of a fraternal community as a sign of communion in the world. Prayer, which is a life of prayer and a prayer of life, is nourished by listening to the Word of God and the liturgy and with “the joys and hopes, sorrows and anxieties” of the Church and of humanity. It is a way of life of faith, hope and love. Ours is a religious family in the church that prays and teaches others how to pray. This is what our Foundress St. Teresa of Jesus has done through her life and writings. She is the fountain of our Spiritual Charism.

CARMEL IN TELANGANA & ANDHRA PRADESH A HISTORICAL SKETCH

Part I Efforts towards the Establishment of the Church (1971-1988)

The Carmelite life is a call to contemplative life of prayer and at the same time it is a call to intensive evangelization as be- queathed by St. Teresa of Avila, the reformer par excellence of the Carmelite Order.
Pope Paul VI in his discourse to the members of the O.C.D. General Chapter said, “Whenever the need of the Church demands the Discalced Carmelites should be ready to be parish priests where they have been contemplative monks in monasteries.”

Part II Efforts towards the Expansion of the Order (1988-2009)

After 15 years of untiring efforts towards the evangeliza- tion and establishment of the parishes and Christian communities, the missionaries started thinking about the expansion of the Order in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

FORMATION OF HOUSES

  • Aspirancy - At Kanuru, in the Diocese of Vijayawada.
  • Postulancy - At Choutuppal, in the Diocese of Nalgonda.
  • Novitiate - At Tenali, in the Diocese of Guntur.
  • Philosophate & Theologate- At Janampeta, in the Dio.

    • Part III Efforts towards the Creation of a New Province (2009-2011)

    These three years in the history of our mission assume greater significance as they were years of transition from an indefinitive nature of the mission. The triennium had its objectives clear to shape the commissariat into a full-fledged province.

  • Establishment of all the Formation Houses in Andhra.
  • Defining The Membership.
  • Erection Of The New Province.

    • Part IV Province in its Upward Journey (2011-2015)

    During this triennium new houses were erected as the Non-erected monasteries of the province namely at Choutuppal (San Juan Vidhya Niketan, 2013), Sarapaka (St. Theresa’s Monastery, 2013) & Srikakulam (St. Therese of Child Jesus Monastery, 2013). With this erection, the province has 10 Erected Monasteries and 3 Non- Erected Monasteries.
    Whatever we are today, thanks to the tireless, selfless, cou- rageous and hardworking great missionaries from the Manjummel Province.

    OCD Spiritual Patrimony

    St. Teresa Of Jesus

    St. John Of The Cross

    St. Theresa Of Child Jesus

    KARUNAMBIKA LEAN LIFE CENTER:

    Among the many works of Charity rendered by our missionaries to widows, orphans, the homeless, the sick and the old people, the work done among the lepers deserve special mention. The social and charitable work had done by our missionaries have already attracted the attention of the government authorities. In 1975, the District Collector already ad- dressed a letter to Fr. Bernadine saying “As you are in touch with many of the social service organizations, I shall be glad if you could see that something is done to the poor victimized (Leprosy patients)
    Carmelite Directory of Telangana - Andhra Pradesh 2020 - 2023 persons” ( P.V.R.K. Prasad, District Collector, Khammam D.O. No 344HKNS LUC,1975, dated 5-10-1975). Know More...

    SOCIAL WELFARE ACTIVITIES

    As the people in this mission field were from socially and economically backward, Social welfare and development was a part of missionaries’ evangelization effort.So, the missionaries have been with the people in their struggle for survival and subsistence.
    Following figures will explain our involvement in the social welfare of the people in the mission:

    EDUCATIONAL FIELD

    Since educational facilities were lack- ing in most of the villages the missionaries started to bring the des- titute children from different villages to their parish head quarters and provided them with all facilities.

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    MEDICAL FIELD

    Medical facilities are either totally absent or insufficient in the mission area. Complying with the appeal of the missionaries, in 1975 Misereor has sanctioned three dispensaries and three con- vents.

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    CHARITABLE FIELD

    The social and charitable work had done by our missionaries have already attracted the attention of the government authorities. In 1975, the District Collector already addressed a letter to Fr. Bernadine saying...

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    ECONOMIC FIELD

    Right from the beginning the missionaries have undertaken numerous welfare projects. The establishments of a women welfare centre at Choutuppal in 2003 and at Kalluru in 2009 demonstrate our involvement..

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