EVENTS
Micaelas
care Home -Inaguration
Silver
Jubilee Velsao
Feast Days Of Maria
Micaela
Final professions of Srs.
Ankita and Phulmony
Internation womens
day
Silver years as Religious Adorers
Celebrating 25 years of silver years in the service
of God
“I have called you and you are
mine”
4th June was an auspicious day in the life of
Sr. Sunita Haruk and for the Mumbai province to celebrate
the silver years spent faithfully in serving God in the
Sisters Adorers congregation specially in the province of
Mumbai. The thanksgiving Eucharistic celebration was
presided over by Fr. Victor the parish priest of St.
VinceentPallotti church. Sr. Sunita was surrounded by the
sisters from different communities to express “Thank you”
for years of selfless service and to express love.
Who
is Sr. Sunita Haruk?
Sr. Sunita Haruk hails from State of Maharashtra, city of
Mumbai and district of Bhayander, Uttan. She is a daughter
of Mr. Izak and Mrs. Theresa. In June 1998, she decided to
join the congregation of Sisters adorers. On 26/07/1999
she entered in the Postulancy. And 4/6/2002, she made her
first profession in Goa Nuvem. She took her final vows on
15th June 2008.
A
journey from 2002 to 2026
Last 25 years from her first appointment till now, Sr.
Sunita has rendered her service many communities.
She has been an instrument to change the lives of
many young girls. She got the opportunity to work with
young girls in Remand home, Chembur, working with NGO like
Prerana, Jyothikalash, international Justice Mission and
Navjeevan. She educated herself while being with various
cases which come across. She used this rich experience
while being with young girls.
Sr. Sunita’s presence was felt by the young girls. She
would embrace them lovingly and caringly. Her motherly
nature attracted young girls to be surrounded around her.
Her approach, way of solving problems, dealing with issues
brought home appreciation and praise from the government
authorities.
Sr. Sunita’s kind and gentle nature with the young girls
and sisters in the communities and province at large has
made way to freedom to express their needs, problems,
issues, joys, sorrows and happiness freely.
In her Journey, she served six years in Thivim community
as a superior: caring for sisters and children at care.
Presently, she is in Mumbai residence community. Almost
6years, she is working in Holy Spirit hospital, Mumbai as
a Nurse. Her dedicated and loving service is highly
appreciated in the amidst of her colleagues at workplace
and in the community at large. She is truly a reflection
of St. Maria Micaela who lived only for God and girls. Her
vast experience in Adorers Mission reflects the core
mission and love for the of Micaela.
What is a Silver jubilee?
A silver jubilee of a religious
sister built on the Evangelical counsels and commitment
can center on the 3 vows: Poverty, Chastity, and Obedience
and over the years they have been shaping the life of Sr.
Sunita.
Golden years 50 years of
Religious life
“50 Years of service, one heart of worship”
3rd
July 2026, was an auspicious and joyful day to raise our
voices to God almighty in gratitude and thanksgiving for
the very precious gift of Sr. Mary Michael whose golden
years we celebrated. Fifty years ago, she said “YES” to
God in a radical way. Today, that “YES” continues to bear
fruit in hundreds of lives she has touched over the long
50 years.
The around communities gathered together in the
name of the Church, Congregation, Mumbai province and
residence community to join their grateful voices in
signing praises to God almighty in celebrating Meaningful
Eucharistic celebration presided over by Fr. Victor, Fr.
Florence and Dn. Ivan. It was indeed a great day to thank
God for the long golden years and remembering blessings
and graces he has been showing upon Sr. Mary Michael till
the date.
Who is Sr. Mary Michael?
Sr. Mary Michael hails from State of Kerala, Plassanal.
She is a daughter of Mr. Varkey and Mrs. Mariyam. On 3
July 1971, she decided to join the congregation of Sisters
adorers. On 03/07/197, she made her first profession in
Puri house a state of Orissa. She took her final vows on
08/12/1984 in community of Muniguda.
A
Life Rooted in Faith
Sr. Mary Michael’s faith journey began in 1984 in the
community of Sukanatha, Dharigabadi, Pentacotta, Chembur,
Kollam, Trivandrum, Davangere, Nichinola and Mumbai
Residence. As she moved around these communities over the
years she had been an instrument to touch many lives of
young girls. She was closely associatedwith God and these
girls. She was Provincial councilor for 6 years. As a
Nurse, she worked 12 years in the hospital in Kerala.
During these years of nursing service, she has touched the
lives many people who were in distress, sick, devastated,
torn out due to poverty and family violence she was a
spark light shining brightly in their lives bringing hope
and becoming a source for them to see God working through
her.
Her kind and gentle approach made a way of freedom for the
young and people around her to come to her at time of the
day. Her availability for the needs of the other was
outstanding gesture in her time of working era.
These golden years she lived witnessing life. She lived
her Holiness in daily fidelity. Her 50 years points out
the beauty of consecrated life: to be totally God’s and
therefore totally for others.
These 50 years, Sr. Mary Michael walked into the
footprints of St. Maria Micaela in continuing the legacy
left by her to love and serve God and these girls. Through
her till today, Sr. Mary Michael continues her journey of
faith in closely collaborating in the Adorers Mission of
Adoration and Liberation.
“Well done, good and faithful servant
”
…We thank God for the gift of Sr. Mary Michael and pray
for her golden years ahead continue to shine with wisdom,
peace and joy.
Micaela's care Home Inauguration
On 22nd November 2025, the
Adorers family celebrated a remarkable and auspicious day.
On this day, the new Micaela's Care Home—built for our
elderly sisters—was inaugurated by His Grace Archbishop
John Rodrigues and our Mother General, Sister Pilar Casas,
together with General Councillor Sr. Lissy Thuruthikara,
in the presence priests, our sisters, friends and
benefactors.
We highly appreciate the initial hardwork taken by Sr.
Lissy Thuruthikara to get all possible permission from the
Municipality to lay the first foundation stone. We also
note to thank all those who helped to get this permission.
After much planning and hard work, it was a joyful moment
to finally witness the completion of this house. We are
deeply grateful for all the support and assistance we
received throughout this project, especially to our
Provincial, Sr. Rincy Sebastien, and her team for their
guidance, leadership, and dedication in bringing this
dream to fulfillment.
To mark this special occasion, the solemn Eucharistic
celebration was presided over by His Grace Archbishop John
Rodrigues and Parish fathers, priest friends were
concelebrant followed by a short felicitation ceremony to
honour the special individuals who worked tirelessly on
this project and supported our Congregation. After the
felicitation, we shared a sumptuous meal together. Indeed,
it was a joyful day in the history of Mumbai province.
SISTERS ADORERS, VELSAO. 2000-2025
On 6th
November 2025 was the joyful day to celebrate the silver
Jubilee of the existence of
Sisters Adorers at Velsao-Goa.
Jubilee is an occasion to look back the unique grace
filled life of a person, to reflect with gratitude on the
great things the Almighty has done to the sisters,
formees, children, laities and all those who pass through
in this community. The morning air was filled with
invigorating freshness as we geared up to witness a grand
silver Jubilee celebration of our community,
for gratitude is thankfulness
counting Gods’ blessings and acknowledging everything that
is received
We express our profound gratitude
to God, who has been a close friend to everyone, the years
of committed services in this community. Eucharistic
celebration, presided over by His Grace Most Rev His
Eminence, Filipe Neri Cardinal Ferrao celebrated the
thanksgiving Eucharistic in Our Lady of Assumption church,
Velsao along with Fr. Joaquim the Episcopal Vicar for the
Religious in Goa and with the parish priest and few more
priests. Many religious sisters and invitees along with
the benefactors, well-wishers, parishioners and our
sisters from different communities and ex-girls of Velsao
were present for the mass. He focused on thanksgiving and
recalling the marvels of God was the highlight of the day.
All are highly appreciated for their dedicated life and
readiness to carry on the services with untiring
enthusiasm. Rabindranath Tagore says: “I was not aware of
the moment when I first crossed the threshold of this
life. When in the morning I looked upon the light I felt
in a moment that I was no stranger in this world that the
inscrutable without name and form,
had taken me in its
arms in the form of my mother”. We are the bright stars of
God’s love. The unique characteristic of the stars those
are not self-centered rather take the light from the moon
and shine in the dark. We too are like the stars that have
received life from God and living in this world. Stars are
the sign of hope and life in the dark night.
Navajyothi Rehabilitation Centre,
Velsao Sisters Adorers. Over the past twenty five years we
have been taking care of the children who are victims of
broken, abused, marginalized, and poor and from the broken
families, orphaned and abandoned by their parents, and
from the street. They come from surrounding villages we
give free care, counseling, tutoring and mentoring. And
our center is a refuge for them. During these twenty five
years we have admitted over 150 children in our center.
They are given education. Vocational training, opportunity
for personality development, better health conditions, and
medical care. We offer healing processes by counseling,
group dynamics and personal accompaniment. We help them to
avail the government schemes. We have settled them in
marriage around 15 girls when they are of age. Beside
these we had reach out program at Baina. We had tuition
center, tailoring courses, SHG groups’ as well family
visit. We also have admitted children who are at risk and
single mothers’ in different boarding’s and also in our
center
Presently we are working the
migrants. We have started a tailoring center for them also
parishioners’ who are poor. We too have occasional
gatherings like women’s day celebrations, Christmas
celebration and classes on awareness program on health and
hygiene and moral values. We do visit their families and
do the needful. One of the achievements was that one of
our girls achieved 2nd rank in PG in Political science in
Goa University, and she is teaching in a school. Three
girls have completed Nursing and working in a hospital and
four girls were graduated. Many of our girls have
completed vocational training and they are working in
different places.
As part of our thanksgiving to
Him, we, as a Community, have decided to hold a Perpetual
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, beginning from 4th
November 2025 at 9 AM to 9 PM. Many parishioners in wado
base and the local sisters spent time with the Lord.
Soon after the mass there was
refreshment and felicitation. There were few programs
conducted by the girls and women from our center and a
Mando about our Mother foundress in Konkani sang by one of
our ex girls daughter Mrs. Evol. His eminence Filipe Neri
Cardinal Ferrao spoke on quoting the experience shared by
Mother Terese regarding the vocation mentioning how a drop
of water can make an ocean. The same way starting from one
person from a family can work by adding the parents the
whole family and to the neighbors and to the village and
to the whole world can work together in the vineyard of
God. Our Vice Provincial Sr. Yogini and parish priest and
ex parish priest as well as Mr. Antone Barretto who
belongs to the Barretto family who gave the land gave few
words of appreciation. Mrs. Marylee one of the laities
shared her experiences working with us. Another laity Mrs.
Clara was the MC of the program. At the end of the program
Sr. Elsy thanked everyone for their participation and
contribution. Also expressed the gratitude, towards the
sisters, formees and the girls who passed through in this
community and for their dedicated services and
contribution for the growth of the community and its work.
The program ended with delicious meal.
As we look back on the journey, we
are reminded of the countless acts of kindness, the quiet
moments of prayer, and the unwavering commitment shown
throughout the years. May this Silver Jubilee be a
reminder of God's unwavering love and grace, which have
guided us on this path St. Paul’s letter to Romance
ch5.words 5 Says “Hope does not Disappoint us "Let us look
forward to the next 25 years with the same hope,
determination, and passion that have defined us.
Feast of St. Maria Micaela
On 25th August, the entire
congregation joined together along with the universal
church to celebrate the death anniversary of St. Maria
Micaela, a lover of Jesus in the Eucharist and in Blessed
Sacrament.
She established in the universal Church the congregation
of sisters Adorers, handmaids of the Blessed Sacrament and
of Charity with its double edged spirituality of Adoration
and Liberation of women marginalized. She embraced the
heavenly bliss on 25th August 1860. From then, onwards her
followers have continued to walk on her footsteps and
blessed Charism.
In preparation for this auspicious day, all sisters in the
congregation joined together to Adore the Lord in the
Blessed Sacrament. Some Communities had 40 hours adoration
and some according to plight of the community. Communities
who celebrated the feast ended the adoration with solemn
Holy Eucharistic celebration with Laity, benefactors and
friends.. It was a joyful and memorable day to sing a loud
the praises of Yahweh for the gift of St. Maria Micaela.
Final Profession
15th
August 2025, was an auspicious day dawn in Mumbai province
as two of our Sisters Phulmani Majhi and Ankita Marvi
chose to continue to Walk on the footsteps of Jesus
forever with their Final YES.
Sr. Phulmani Majhi hails from
Odisha, a village called Mandelia. She was born to Mr.
Stansilas and Mr. Salomi on 8th December 1991 in
Rantapali. She is from Diocese of Rourkela. And belong to
Holy family Church Rantapali. She joined the Congregation
of sisters Adorers on 15th June 2012.
Sr. Ankita Marvi hails from
Maharashtra, Mumbai, a village called Bhayandar, Uttan.
She was born to Mr. Boitur and Mrs. Lucy Marvi in
Bhayandar on 11th December 1997. She is from Archdiocese
of Mumbai and belong to Our Lady of Sea Parish, Uttan. She
joined the Congregation of Sisters Adorers in year 24th
June 2016.
“The Lord has done wonderful
things for us. Great and amazing are the deeds of the
Lord” Like Mary who raised her song of praise, our beloved
sisters Phulmani Majhi and Ankita Bointur Marvi were in
praises of Yahweh for His steadfast love and faithfulness.
As they said their Perpetual YES in the presence of our
Superior General Sr. Pilar Casas Navarro, Vicar General
Sr. Rosaura Patiño Pava and Sr. Rincy Sebastian the
Provincial Superior of Mumbai Province. His Lordship
Dominic Savio Fernandes presided over the Holy Eucharist.
The theme, “ Anchored in Christ to be beacons of hope”
resonated in the sacred sanctuary of Vincent Pallotti
church on 15th August 2025. Sisters, inmates, Neighbours,
benefactors blessed the finally professed with their
presence and prayers. A joyous program and agape added joy
and vigour to the celebration. Indeed it is a moment of
grace and blessings for Mumbai Province and the
Congregation to have two valiant and cheerful young
anchors in Christ. May St. Maria Micaela our Foundress
accompany them to be beacons of hope in this world
specially to the marginalised girls and women.
Welcome of Mother general and Asst. General
On the midnight of the 14th,
our community was blessed with the arrival of our beloved
Mother General. A group of sisters joyfully welcomed her
at the airport with a bouquet of fresh flowers, expressing
our love and reverence. Upon reaching the convent, she was
given a traditional welcome with aarti and a garland. This
was followed by the lighting of the samai (ceremonial
lamp), invoking God’s presence and blessings upon her
visit. A short prayer of blessing was then offered, and
together we sang a hymn of praise and thanksgiving. Her
gracious presence filled our hearts with deep joy and
renewed zeal to live our consecrated life with greater
commitment.
On the same day, we also had the privilege of receiving
our Assistant General. She too was warmly welcomed with
flowers upon her arrival. A simple yet heartfelt reception
was prepared in her honor, and the community gathered to
extend our love and gratitude. Her presence brought
encouragement and inspiration to us, and we looked forward
to the enriching moments of her visit.
Both visits were truly moments of blessing for our
community, filling us with gratitude to God for the gift
of their presence and guidance.
Silver years
in Religious Life
Name: Sr. Rincy Sebastian
Place of Birth:
Payyavor, Vembua, Kannur District, Kerala
Family: Born into a loving Catholic
family with five siblings, the fourth child.
Parents Name: Sebastian Ellil and Mary
Ellil.
Religious Life
Year of Joining: 1996
Place of Entrance: Nuvem, Goa Candidate ship
1997 - Postulancy in Puri
1998-2000: Novitiate in Nuvem
First Profession: 15th June 2000, Nuvem
Final Profession: 29th May 2006, Mumbai
Education and Formation
Master’s in Social Work (MSW): Mahatma Gandhi University,
Kerala
Theological Studies: Mater Dei Institute, Goa
Communities Served
Provincial House-Mumbai,Mumbai
Residence,Chembur,Tivim,Nachinola,Changanacherry,Moothakara
and Nuvem
Key Responsibilities Held*
Animator of the community
Assistant Superior
Economer
Sacristan
Incharge of apostolic activities in the community
Coordinator of project of Caritas Goa
Provincial councillor
Directress of Juniors
Novice Mistress
Pastoral works and Social Worker
Sr. Kanakalatha Singh
On 17th June 2025 was an
auspicious day in the life of Sr. Kanakalatha Singh as she
completed 25 years of religious life with commitment,
dedication and faithfulness in our congregation. And also
a day of celebrating the gift of life; a birthday of Sr.
Kanakalatha Singh!
Sr. Lissy the superior of Velsao community along with her
team members with deep Joy and happiness celebrated the
Jubilee. The Parish Priest was the principal celebrant of
the Jubilee mass. He spoke on consecrated and community
life in way that lead everyone to God to strengthen
eachother walk towards him.
The sisters from Goa and Karnataka region along with some
friends from Velsao witness the Faithfulness! The
celebration ended with delicious meal and togetherness!
Feast of St. Joseph- Patron of Mumbai Province
On the 19th of March, the
Mumbai region communities (Residence, Chembur and
Provincial house) celebrated the feast of St. Joseph the
patron of our Mumbai Province in the Provincial house in
the presence of our Provincial, Councilars and the sisters
from all three communities. We had the Solemn Eucharistic
Mass dedicated to our entire province and all its
intentions. It was a great joy to each one of us to honour
our patron Saint who continues to lead and guide our
province silently as he was in doing the Will of God. He
teaches us to be the same in living our commitment and
doing His Will in faith and trust in God the provider and
protector.
We seek the blessings of our Almighty God on our entire
Adorers family through the intercession of St. Joseph our
patron to pray for us and inspire us to be the true
witnesses of God.
St. Joseph Pray for us!
