Bengaluru, India.  Institute of Consecrated Life – Sanyasa held its twenty-second Convocation ceremony on March 20, 2024. The event was graced by Rev. Dr. Charles Leon, executive secretary to the CCBI (Conference of Catholic Bishops of India) Commission for vocations, seminaries, clergy, and religious. 

At the Convocation, three licentiate students who have completed all the requirements for the award of the degree were felicitated. Twelve students received diploma in theology of consecrated life. Twenty-three students who completed the three-month intensive preparatory for perpetual profession received their certificates. Sr. Rose Beena, SCSM was awarded the newly instituted Smt. V. Esther Stanley Merit Award for the topper in diploma in theology of consecrated life. The award was instituted by Ms. Beulah Vennela, a rehabilitation psychologist, in honor of her mother who was a teacher, activist, and practicing catholic.

In his convocation address, Dr. Charles Leon reminded the graduates to honor the essentials of consecrated life and be a spiritual therapy for the world, echoing the invitation of Vita Consecrata, no. 87.  ICLS Director, Fr. Paulson Veliyannoor, CMF administered the oath of graduation to the class of 2024.

Source: Fr. Paulson Veliyannoor, CMF, Sanyasa (ICLS), Bangalore