Adoration
Monastery of the Sisters of Mount Tabor is a Contemplative community of the
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church. The late Archbishop Benedict Mar Gregorios had a
special interest in forming a community of contemplatives in the Malankara
Catholic Church. While His Beatitude the late Major Archbishop Moran Mor Cyril
Baselios Catholicos had taken much more interest in having a monastic life with
perpectual Adoration in Malankara atholic Church. Thus the Adoration Monastery
came into existence. The main charism of the sisters of Mount Tabor is to pray
for the reunion movement which will be fulfilled by the Adoration of the Holy
Eucharist. The Sisters take obligation to praying mainly for priests, religious
and the laity that is to say for the whole Catholic Church, above all for the
sanctification of all priests and religious.
Sr. Mary Veronica PCPA a
solemn professed Nun of the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration (a former member
of the Malankara Catholic Church) at her own risk left her motherhouse (the
Adoration Monastery of Kollam of the Latin Church) with a great desire of
starting a life of Adoration in a monastic community in the Eastern
Church.
With the help and support of His Grace Benedict Mar Gregorios,
the late Archbishop of Trivandrum started a monastic life in the Archdiocese of
Trivandrum on 18 March 1978 at Nedumangadu. At that time, there were only two
members, r. Mary Veronica and Sr. Mary Roselin. After some more members joined
them. A few months later the community was shifted to a rented house at
Chirattakonam, a village of Kottarakara. On the month of November 1980 they
allotted to them. There they lived a Semi-Cloistered Contemplative community
life according to the Constitution of the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration.
Later in a few more members joined the community.
By the help and the
support of the late Archbishop Cyril Mar Baselios started a strict monastic life
and the community got their constitutions approved by the Holy See on18 January
1998. A more suitable place for prayer and contemplation was given them and the
monastic life was established on 18 March 2001 at Thattathumala, Trivandrum. On
the following day, in the presence of many priests, religious and laity, His
Grace Cyril Mar Baselios inaugurated the Public adoration by exposing the Most
Blessed Sacrament in the monastery Chapel. From think forward the Blessed
Sacrament is exposed and the sisters are engaged mainly in adoration at all
times.
The first five sisters made their solemn Profession officially in
the presence of His Beatitude the late Major Archbishop Moran Mor Cyril Baselios
Catholicos on 22 March 2005.
There are seven sisters at present besides
a novice and a postulant. The religious constitutions are based on the
Franciscan Rules and they lead a life of prayer, penance and strict enclosure.
They spend their lives for the glory of God for the salvation and sanctification
of whole Church. Now the monastery is progressing by the love, blessings and
support of His Beatitude Moran Mor Baselios Cleemis Catholicos and all our
Bishops and Priests of the Malankara Catholic Church.