Thomasine Research Center
TRC is situated at Deepti Mount, Melampara, near Bharananganam in Kottayam District of Kerala, India. Deepti Mount is the Headquarters of the Missionary Society of St Thomas the Apostle (MST). Thomasine Research Center is an initiative of the Missionary Society of St Thomas aimed at developing a Thomasine Spirituality for the Syro-Malabar Church and diffusing a Thomasine way of life in all strata of Church life. St Thomas the Apostle, the founder of the Church in India, was an apostle who had adopted a unique style in following Jesus. The Church he established in India has been a receptacle of his unique personality..
Missionary Society of St Thomas the Apostle (MST)
The Missionary Society of St Thomas the Apostle (MST) is a missionary venture of the Syro-Malabar Church. MST is a Society of Apostolic Life with an exclusively missionary charism, whose sole goal is to spread the Kingdom of God through witness and apostolic involvement. Drawing spiritual enthusiasm from St Thomas the Apostle of India and her patron, MST is committed to take up missionary responsibilities anywhere in the world through collective apostolate. Established in Kerala it does not seek to establish itself in Kerala, but aims to work only in mission regions. It was begun with just 18 diocesan priests who took promise..
St Thomas the Apostle and the founder of the Church in India bequeathed to us a unique way of following Jesus which was the quint-essence of his spirituality. Our forefathers lived this way of life fruitfully and…
Rev. Fr. James
Kurukilamkatt MST
News & Events
Missionary Society of Thomas the Apostle (MST) elected new administrative team
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Read moreTRC – An initiative of MST
TRC aims at furthering our knowledge about the Apostle and disseminating it in all areas of Church life. To achieve this aim, it will facilitate researches on the life, spirituality and mission of St Thomas and the early St Thomas Christians. The center will plan out programs to reach out to every Syro-Malabar parish to educate the faithful in history and spirituality of the Church. It will also chalk out programs to make the Church more missionary oriented. TRC will form a group of retreat preachers who will guide Thomasine mission retreats in the parishes and religious Institutes. It will also conduct guided pilgrimages (Thomasine pilgrimages) to ancient centers of Syrian Christian patrimony. Pilgrimages and mission tours will be conducted to various mission centers.
