Franciscan Clarist Congregation Superior General, Portiuncula, FCC Generalate Asokapurain P.O, Aiwva - 683 101, ‘Emakulam (Dt) Kerala, India ‘Ph: 0484-2838588,2837317 (Per) email fegeneralate@gmail.com Peace & Joy Prot. No.. Date: Prot No.394/2019 5 August 2019 To, Rev. Sr. Lucy Kalapura FCC FC Convent Vimala House Karakkamala P.O. Wayanad (Dt.) Mananthavady; Kerala 670645. Sub: Intimation of Your Dismissal from the Franciscan Clarist ‘Congregation. | Re 1. Decree of Dismissal Dated 11 May 2019. 2. Confirmation by the Apostolic See of the Decree of Dismissal. 3. Communication from the Nuntiature in Delhi. Dear Lucy Kalapura, | am writing this letter to intimate you, as per CCEO e. 501, that you are hereby dismissed from the Franciscan Clarist Congregation. Please find the decree of dismissal dated 11 May 2019. Please remember that you were given the required canonical warnings as per CCEO c. 500, 29-4. However, you did not show the needed remorse and you failed to give satisfactory explanation for your lifestyle in violation of the proper law of the FCC. The General Council held on 11 May 2019 unanimously voted to dismiss you from the FCC and approved the decree of dismissal which you will receive with this letter. This decree, together with the whole ACTA, Was sent to the Congregation for the Oriental Churches in Vatican through the Nuntiature in New Delhi as per CCEO e. $00, §4, and today we received the communication from the Apostolic Ses that the decree of dismissal got the needed confirmation as per the request. Please find enclosed the copies of the decree of confirmation and the covering letter from the nuntiature in your regard: Please find below the English translation ofthe relevant part ofthe letter of confirmation from Vatican: “Very Reverend Mother Ann Joseph, Superior General of the Franciscun Clarist Congregation, on . 11 May 2019, has petitioned to the Apostolic See, according to the narm of can. $00, §4, the confirmation of the decree of dismissal for Lucy Kalapura, professed of perpetual vows, who had been dismissed due to the reasons explained ‘The Congregation forthe Oriental Churches, by virue ofthe faculty given to it by the Supreme Pontiff Pope Francis, having considered everything seriously, has granted the confirmation, as per the request s0 that the same professed one remains freed from her religious profession and other bligations and separated from her Religious Congregation, and to be considered dismissed from her religious life, and tobe considered as @ simple layperson, the other things tobe done what are to be done according to the law.” Page 1inst thi :O c. 501, §2), within ten days from the day You are ened w make evouseagsins tis deere (f, CCEO c 50, §2). within te Some ny on wth oy se commu ronal Chen, te dee of ta ni ne nipaaiie ‘effect, In case, you accept this decree of dismissal ites any Feeure, 8 Fe canon law and as per the decree of confirmation, you will be freed om d Cobeagtion at you a chastity, poverty and obedience that you have taken in the Franciscan C’ ri ng tion ar you wl have no more rights and duties in the Franciscan Clarist Congregation ar! hene®. ioe present community within ten days from the reception of this communication, your religious habit to the superior of your local community. In ease, you want to make recourse to the Apostolic Se, you may do it, either by writing direct 10 the Prefect of the Oriental Congregation, or through the good offices of the Apost hors a Delhi. You may even send your recourse to me and I am only prepared to transmit it to the Apo: through the Apostolic Nunitsture in New Delhi. Please find the addresses of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches and the Apostolic Nuntiature below: |. His Eminence Leonardo Cardinal Sandri Prefect, Congregation for the Oriental Churches Via dellaConciliazione 34, 00193 Roma, ITALY. His Excelleney Most Rev. GiambattistaDiquattro, Apostolic Nuntiature, 50 C, Niti Marg, Chanakyapuri New Delhi 110021. You are hereby requested to acknowledge the receipt of this letter and the enclosed (1) decree of dismissal, (2) copy of the confirmation of the decree of dismissal from Vatican and (3) copy of the letter from the Apostolic Nuntiature by writing the following on the copy of the decree of dismissal: Thereby acknowledge that I have received confirmation from the Congregation for the letter from the Apostolic Nuntiature in New General of FCC dated 5 August 2019, on presence of Rev. Sisters (1)... (I) the dectee of dismissal and (2) a copy of the Oriental Churches in Vatican and (3) a copy of the Delhi and (4) the letter of Sr. Ann Joseph, Mother date, at —- time, from Rev. Sr, Provincial, in the +. and (2) ‘ Thanking you for your understanding and expecting your co-operation and invoking upon you the abundance of the gifts of the Holy Spirit, Yours in Our Lord, ‘Ann Joseph red i Superior General ‘tanciscan Clarist Congregation Porlunculs Asolapse Aluva - 683 101, Kerala,tndia Si Page2