*Updated on 1st May 2018
History of MCBS
The Birth of MCBS Congregation:
In the beginning of the twentieth century itself the Eucharistic-centered re-awakening in the life of the Church, initiated by the Holy Pope Pius X (1902-1914), had its impact on the Syro-Malabar Church. There was also a new missionary awareness and enthusiasm in this Apostolic Church. It was in this historical setting that the Missionary Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament (MCBS) was born.
God has been preparing two great men (mahatmas) in the persons of Father Mathew Alakalam and Father Joseph Paredom to take up this new charism in the Church, who in fulfilment of their life-long religious and missionary aspirations outlined a new way of religious life in the Church: the Missionary Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament.
In 1933, the jubilee year of the redemptive sacrifice of our Lord, on Sunday 7th May, the feast of St. Joseph’s patronage, in the mission church at Mallappally, Mar James Kalacherry, bishop of Changanacherry, established the Missionary Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament.
- 1969 May 27 Missionaries to Madhya Pradesh & Assam
- 1972 Aug. 21 Death of Fr. Joseph Paredom
- 1974 May 18 Blessing of Novitiate House, Kanjirapally
- 1977 June 09 Promulgation of the renewed Constitution
- 1977 Dec. 21 Death of Fr. Mathew Alakalam
- 1978 June 24 Shimoga Mission entrusted to MCBS
- 1978 July 03 Inauguration of Shimoga MCBS Mission
- 1981 Jan. 26 Blessing of Generlate, Chunangamvely
- 1983 May 07 Golden Jubilee of the Congregation
- 1997 May 21 First Provincial Synaxis
- 1997 May 28 Blessing of Novitiate House at Chempery
- 1997 Aug. 21 25th Death Anniversary of Fr. Paredom
- 1998 Oct. 29 Definitive Appribation for The Rule of Life
- 2002 Dec 21 25th Death Anniversary of Fr. Alakalam
- 2003 July 03 Silver Jubilee of Shimoga MCBS Mission
- 2004 July 07 Inauguration of Sanathana Theologate
- 2007 May 07 Inauguration of Platinum Jubilee Celebration
- 2007 July 28 Inauguration of Adilabad Mission
- 2007 Oct. 25 Consecration of Mar Joseph Arumachadath
- 2008 May 07 Conclusion of Platinum Jubilee Celebration
- 2009 Mar 01 Erection of Maharashtra Region
- 2009 May 12 The mortal remains of our venerable Founders were exumed and reburied temporarly at Athirampuzha
- 2009 June 01 MCBS Missionaries again to North East India
- 2010 Dec 10 Inauguration of African Mission
- 2011 Dec 11 Pastoral Ministry in Brasil Mission