Fr. Sornam Varadharajan Croos OMI and Fr. Adaikalam Jesuraj Croos OMI from Thalvupadu were ordained on the 24th of April 2014. They were ordained priests together with two diocesan priests from Vankalai and one Claretian priest from Murunkan by Msgr. Rayappu Joseph D. Div., Bishop of Mannar. Thalvupadu is a small village near Mannar with about 350 Catholic families. The Oblates of Mary Immaculate are grateful to the parents and the faithful of Thalvupadu for nurturing the vocation of Fr. Varadharajan and Fr. Jesuraj with their devotion and example.
