St. Joseph's Province

St. Joseph’s Province is one of the four Provinces of the Little Flower Congregation (CST Fathers), founded on 31 March 1931 at Mookkannur in the Ernakulam–Angamaly Archdiocese by Very Rev. Fr. Basilius Panat CST. Established on 19 March 1994, the Province has its headquarters at Choondy, Aluva. Guided by the charism, “Be Little and Serve the Little,” the Province serves through educational, pastoral, social, developmental, charitable, and missionary ministries. Its members work across the Archdioceses of Ernakulam–Angamaly and Changanassery, the Dioceses of Idukki, Kothamangalam, Irinjalakuda, and Thakalay, as well as in Papua New Guinea, Ireland, the USA, Germany, Rome, Belgium, Africa, Canada, and Nepal. Committed to prayer, rural development, and integral village upliftment, the Province promotes the holistic growth of all people without distinction of caste, creed, or colour. Today, the Province is blessed with 150 professed members.