India

Joseph Roche
#20(8) Porchezhian Street
Ullagaram, Nanganallur
Chennai 600 061
Tamil Nadu
India
Tel: 044 2224 0160

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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Dear Patti Melvin,

Greetings from peace and love from All Saints Mission, Rongara, India!

I am Fr. Joseph Onelil, the parish priest of All Saints Mission, Rongara under the diocese of Tura, Meghalaya, INDIA. Fr. Jojo Ancheril introduced you to me and the ministry you undertake to spred the devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Our parish is the remotest parish of the diocese of Tura. There are about 6840 Catholics under the parish and there is good scope of many more people coming over to Catholicism. All the parishnors are tribals belonging to Garo tribe. The faith in these parts of the country is comparitively new but people manifest great religious fervour. there is a strong presence of other denominations too.

The faithful of the parish have great devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Even though we are often belittled by other denominations for our devotion to the Blessed Mother, we are unpreturbed. We proudly manifest our filial devotion to her.

We have a strong "Marian Sodality Group" the members of which involve in a big way to promote the Marian Devotion. We have regular Rosary for which many faithful gather and specially on Saturdays Marian Sodality members gather to pray Rosary.

Praying Rosary has become an integral part of the family prayer of the people. People celebrate with great enthusiasm all the Feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary. We conduct Marian Processions, Bible Rosary (Solemn Rosary with readings from the Bible), group rosaries, neighbourhoo rosaries etc.

As I said before, it is a very secluded area surrounded by thick jungles. The Parish area lies on the international border of India and Bangladesh. Religious articles are not available in our locality. We have to procure them from very far areas. The items like rosaries are really costly here. As these tribal people are really poor, many of them cannot afford to purchase them. And also we do not have much literature on Marian devotions. therefore, on behalf of the parishnors of All Saints Mission, Rongara i request you to kindly send us Rosaries and literature on Marian devotion which could be distributed freely for the people here.

May God bless you and the Mother intercede for you always!

Hope to hear from you,

Yours in the Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary,

Fr. Joseph Onelil
All Saints Mission
Meghalaya
India

Monday, March 2, 2009
May JESUS & MARY live in us

Dear Patti

Thanks a million for the News letter, prayer leafs, Medals, and the three bottles of holy oil and the Miraculous cods of our Patron Saint. I am happy to know a big box of holy articles is on the Way. I have names of some more members to be enrolled in the Universal Living Rosary Association of Saint Philomena (ULRA). As I have to attend a seminar on religious life I will be away for a period of three week. I will be writing to you and to Joseph Roche as soon as I am back. Please keep me in your valuable prayers. I assure you my prayers and sacrifices for all the members of ULRA family.

Thanking you

Sr. Zita Stella K.S
St. Joseph's convent
Kerala
India

Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Dear and Loving Sr. Patti,

Today(20th)we received two boxes of Rosaries, Dedicated Decades magazines, Calendars, Mother of Souls in Distress (single Sheets), the same in flyers, Pax Tecum Filumena Booklets, Cord, St. Philomena Medals. Decade Appeal Cards and Gift First Holy Communion Cross 12 Boxes and radium rosaries with mms.

I am extremely thankful to you Sister for all these Sacramentals for Universal Living Rosary Association of Saint Philomena (ULRA) promotion and for sharing auring All India Promoters' Conference in February This years.

With prayers, love and regards
Kjroche
India