Milestones

SL.No:

Date/Year

Milestones

1

June 24,1938

Opening of the first house at Mylacomb in the Arch-diocese of Ernakulam, now Kothamangalam Diocese

April 15, 1941

Vestition of first 15 members & First Profession of  first 12 members

March 7, 1944

Final Profession of first 12 members.

 

Oct.17, 1942

Establishment of S.H Convent at Ayavana

 

5

Aug.15, 1947

Establishment of S.H Convent at Muthalakodam

 

6

July13, 1950

Establishment of S.H Convent at Nakapuzha

Nov.18,1956

Consecration of Mar Mathew Poothanamuzhi, First Bishop of Kothamangalam

 8

1956

First common election

9

Jan10, 1957

Establishment of Kothamangalam Dioceses

10 

Jan 10,1957

The S.H. Convents in the Arch-diocese of Ernakulam came under Kothamangalam Diocese.

11 

1959

Second common election

12 

Sept.20, 1960

Establishment of S.H Convent at Kothamangalam

13

1962

Third  common election

14 

Nov.4, 1963

Death of  Mgr. Francis Thekkekara, Director of Jyothi Province.

15 

1965

Fourth  common election

16

1968

Fifth common election

17 

1971

Sixth  common election

18 

June 14, 1973

The first mission station under the Kothamangalam Province is opened in the Diocese of Satna (M.P).

19 

1974

Seventh  common election
                                

20 

Aug 15, 1974

Unification and election of the first Superior General and General Council. S.H. Convent is temporarily accepted as S.H. Generalate .

21 

March 11, 1976

Raising the congregation into pontifical right by a decree from Rome.
The constitution got approved.

22 

July 16, 1976

Declaration of the four provinces Pala, Chaganacherry, Kothamangalam and Malabar

23 

Oct.6-7, 1976

First Provincial Synaxis  and election of  Jyothi Province

24 

Nov 13, 1976

First General Synaxis and General Election at S.H. Generalate Kuruvinal.

25 

Nov.30, 1979

 Second  Provincial Synaxis and  election  of  Jyothi Province

26

June 26, 1981

Shifting and declaration of S.H. Generelate at Kottayam.

27 

Sept.26-27, 1982

Third  Provincial Synaxis  and  election of  Jyothi Province

28

Nov 12-14, 1982

Second General Synaxis and General Election at S.H. Generalate at Kottayam

29

April 13-14, 1984

Provincial Synaxis for selection of members to the constitution chapter.

30 

Oct.11, 1984

Establishment of  Novitiate House at Kothamangalam

31 

Jan 1, 1985

Inauguration of the Platinum Jubilee of the Congregation of Pala Provincial House

32 

May 23, 1985

50th Death Anniversary of the Founder.

33 

Dec.13-15, 1985

Fourth  Provincial Synaxis  and election of  Jyothi Province

34

Jan 28, 1986

Final approval of the revised constitution.

35

Oct.8-9, 1988

Fifth  Provincial Synaxis and election of  Jyothi Province

36 

May5, 1988

Golden jubilee of  Kothamangalam Province

37 

Sept 21, 198

Blessing of the prayer house at Kattappana by Mar. George Punnakottil, Bishop of  Kothamangalam.

38 

Nov 11-13, 1988

Third General Synaxis and Election.

39

Nov.12,1989

Rev.Fr.Mathew Kadalikkattil, the Founder raised to the status of Servant of God.

40 

April 14,1991

Erection of Delhi region under Jyothi Province, Kothamangalam.

41 

Dec.13-15, 1991

Sixth  Provincial Synaxis and election of  Jyothi Province

42 

April 22-23, 1992

2nd  session of  sixth  Provincial Synaxis

43 

Nov.16-19, 1994

4th General Synaxis and Election.

44 

Oct.7-9, 1994

Seventh  Provincial Synaxis and  election of  Jyothi Province

45 

Dec.15-19, 1994

2nd  session of  seventh  Provincial Synaxis

46 

Feb.8-11, 1995

3rd  session of  seventh  Provincial Synaxis

47

Feb.2, 1995

Second Session of the General Synaxis.

48

Feb.2, 1995

Erection of Jeeva Jyothi Vice-Province, Delhi.

49 

June 1, 1995

1 year prayer at S.H. Sakshatkara Kattappana started.

50 

Sept. 14, 1995

Inauguration and blessing of the common Juniorate house at Bangalore, S.H Shanti Dham Convent.

51 

Jan 29, 1997

Revised constitution got approved.

52 

24-25-1997

The celebration of the 125th birth day of our Founder Father at the Generalate

53 

Dec.12-15, 1997

Eighth  Provincial Synaxis and  election of  Jyothi Province

54 

Jan29-Feb.1, 1998

2nd  session of  eighth  Provincial Synaxis

55 

Oct.2-4, 2000

Ninth  Provincial Synaxis and  election of  Jyothi Province

56 

Dec.13-16, 2000

2nd  session of  ninth Provincial Synaxis

57 

Feb.8-11, 2001

3rd   session of  ninth  Provincial Synaxis

58 

March 30-31, 2001

4th   session of  ninth  Provincial Synaxis

59 

Oct. 7, 2000

Declaration of the Jeeva Jyothi Province, Delhi.

60 

Nov. 13, 2000

5th General Synaxis and election.

61

Dec.13-16, 2000

Provincial Synaxis and election ( Delhi)

62 

May 15, 2002

Inauguration of the Museum and office of the Servant of God Father Mathew Kadalikkattil at Pala.

63 

Aug.15, 2003

Erection of the Navajyothi Vice-Province Idukki.

64 

Dec.13-16, 2003

Tenth  Provincial Synaxis and  election of  Jyothi Province

65

Feb28-March 2, 2004

2nd  session of  tenth  Provincial Synaxis

66 

Aug.15, 2005

Promulgation of the S.H.C Formation Manuel.

67 

May 3, 2006

Purchase of the Plot of Land at Edappady, the Birth Place of our Founder Venerable Fr. Mathew Kadalikkattil.

68 

Nov.10, 2006

6th General Synaxis and election.

69

Sept.29 - Oct.1, 2006

Eleventh  Provincial Synaxis  and  election of  Jyothi Province

70 

Jan.10-13, 2007

2nd  session of  eleventh  Provincial Synaxis

71 

Feb.16-19, 2007

3rd   session of  eleventh  Provincial Synaxis

72 

June 8-9, 2007

4th   session of  eleventh  Provincial Synaxis

73 

Jan.26,  2007

Declaration of Nava Jyothi Province Idukki

74 

Sept.30, 2007

2 months Spritual Animation Course (S.A.C) First Batch started at Generalate, for those within 10 years of Final Profession.

75 

June 3, 2008

The final approval of Re-revised Constitution form the Holy See.

76 

Oct.16, 2009

Blessing and Inauguration of S.H Prayer House at Edappady.

77 

Dec.12-15, 2009

Twelth  Provincial Synaxis  and  election of  Jyothi Province

78 

Jan.30-Feb.1, 2010

2nd  session of  twelth  Provincial Synaxis

79 

Jan.1, 2010

Inauguration of Centenary Year at S.H. Prayer House Edappady and commencement of perpetual Adoration.

80 

June 1, 2010

Shifting of 1 year Prayer from Kattappana Prayer House to Edappady, Our Founder Father's Birth place. 1 month prayer of Jubilarians restarted at Kattappana.

81 

Nov.6, 2010

Centenary Celebrations in Jyothi Province at Mailacombu

82 

Dec.29,30, 2010

Conclusion of Centenary Celebrations.

83 

June 27, 2011

Holly Father Benedict XVI signed the Decree of raising Servant of God Fr. Mathew Kadalikkattil to the state of 'Venerable'.

84 

Nov.10, 2012

7th General Synaxis and election.

85 

Aug.31-Sept.2, 2012

Thirteenth  Provincial Synaxis  and  election of  Jyothi Province

86

Dec.26 -29, 2012

2nd  session of  thirteenth  Provincial Synaxis

87 

Feb.14 -17, 2013

3rd   session of  thirteenth  Provincial Synaxis

88 

June 23-24,2013

Platinum Jubilee of Jyothi Province

89 

Nov.4, 2013

50th Death Anniversary of  Mgr.Francis Thekkekara, Director Jyothi Province, Kothamangalam