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Dear Friends,I am Fr. Jeyaseelan Sengolraj from India. You can address me friendly Fr. Jey. I was born in Karankadu from southern state of Tamilnadu in India. Karankadu is more than years old parish founded by a Portuguese Father Gabriel nathar. Three fourth of land is surrounded by Bay of Bengal. All people living here are only Catholics. SS Francis Xavier and John De Britto had done their missionary work of spreading the Gospel here.
My parents are Late Sengolraj and Arputhaseeli. I am from the family of nine having only five brothers and three sisters. All have got married and settled there and I am the youngest one in my family being consecrated to God. Our family profession is fishing in the deep sea. I used to go along with my dad for fishing in the mid night and come back around 7am and rush to school.
However, one day while returning from fishing I saw my mom waiting for me holding a letter in the seashore. I was so excited to read that letter. It was written there “Come and follow me, Jesus says, I will make you fishers of men.” (Mtt 4:19). Since then, I left everything and joined the seminary and was ordained as a priest in 2008 for the archdiocese of Delhi, northern part of India.
Though I belong to southern part of India and my mother tongue is Tamil, I went to northern part of India and learnt Hindi and other local dialects in order to preach the Gospel of Jesus. Now I can speak Tamil, Hindi, English and other local dialects as well.
Having worked in the northern part of India for 12 years I wanted to come to America to expose myself and to have a different dimension of pastoral ministry. I was an associate pastor in St. Francis & Clare, Greenwood and Martinsville, for a year and then in St. Louis Church- Batesville, St. Anthony Church- Morris and Immaculate conception Church- Millhousen as an associate and a Sacramental Minister for a year. Now I am really thrilled to be here and seeking your prayers and blessings. “We ascend high only when Jesus takes us there.” Amen.
God bless you all Fr. Jey
My parents are Late Sengolraj and Arputhaseeli. I am from the family of nine having only five brothers and three sisters. All have got married and settled there and I am the youngest one in my family being consecrated to God. Our family profession is fishing in the deep sea. I used to go along with my dad for fishing in the mid night and come back around 7am and rush to school.
However, one day while returning from fishing I saw my mom waiting for me holding a letter in the seashore. I was so excited to read that letter. It was written there “Come and follow me, Jesus says, I will make you fishers of men.” (Mtt 4:19). Since then, I left everything and joined the seminary and was ordained as a priest in 2008 for the archdiocese of Delhi, northern part of India.
Though I belong to southern part of India and my mother tongue is Tamil, I went to northern part of India and learnt Hindi and other local dialects in order to preach the Gospel of Jesus. Now I can speak Tamil, Hindi, English and other local dialects as well.
Having worked in the northern part of India for 12 years I wanted to come to America to expose myself and to have a different dimension of pastoral ministry. I was an associate pastor in St. Francis & Clare, Greenwood and Martinsville, for a year and then in St. Louis Church- Batesville, St. Anthony Church- Morris and Immaculate conception Church- Millhousen as an associate and a Sacramental Minister for a year. Now I am really thrilled to be here and seeking your prayers and blessings. “We ascend high only when Jesus takes us there.” Amen.
God bless you all Fr. Jey