{"id":12889,"date":"2025-06-14T09:58:55","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T07:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/osb.org\/?p=12889"},"modified":"2025-06-17T09:59:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T07:59:07","slug":"father-thomas-thekkumthottam-osb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/osb.org\/it\/2025\/06\/14\/father-thomas-thekkumthottam-osb\/","title":{"rendered":"Father Thomas Thekkumthottam OSB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right:10%;--awb-padding-left:10%;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1144px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fr. Thomas Thekkumthottam, OSB, was called to his eternal reward in the early hours of June 14, 2025. Born in 1948, Fr. Thomas devoted his entire life to God and the Church. He made his religious profession in 1970, and was ordained a priest in 1977. A beloved spiritual father, gifted retreat master, talented artist, and inspiring teacher, Fr. Thomas touched countless lives with his profound humility, joyful spirit, and wise counsel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His community, while deeply mourning this unexpected loss, also celebrate the remarkable legacy of faith, compassion, and creativity that Fr. Thomas leaves behind\u2014one that will continue to inspire for years to come.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, the community of Kumily, is especially grateful to God for the time Fr. Thomas spent with them during the early days of their monastic foundation. His prayerful presence and generous service laid down spiritual roots that continue to nourish their journey. His contribution remains a cherished part of their history and community memory.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-margin-top:15px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1144px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-custom fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-span-yes fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_accent_color:#ffffff;--button_accent_hover_color:#ffffff;--button_border_hover_color:#ffffff;--button_gradient_top_color:#1f7aa7;--button_gradient_bottom_color:#1f7aa7;--button_gradient_top_color_hover:#72cee0;--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:#72cee0;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1neJhhyM5er7CCuW1EtCPew8B3OTPQ6tu\/view?usp=sharing\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Obituary pdf |EN|<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:1%;width:100%;\"><\/div><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-custom fusion-button-default button-2 fusion-button-span-yes fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_accent_color:#ffffff;--button_accent_hover_color:#ffffff;--button_border_hover_color:#ffffff;--button_gradient_top_color:#1f7aa7;--button_gradient_bottom_color:#1f7aa7;--button_gradient_top_color_hover:#72cee0;--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:#72cee0;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.osbsilvmakkiyad.org\/index.html\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">St. Joseph&#8217;s Monastery (Makkiyad) web site |EN| <\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St. Joseph&#8217;s Monastery<br \/>\nMakkiyad, India<br \/>\n14 June 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":12890,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[148],"tags":[151],"class_list":["post-12889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-obituaries_25","tag-obituaries_2025"],"cc_featured_image_caption":{"caption_text":"","source_text":"","source_url":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/osb.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/osb.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/osb.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osb.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osb.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12889"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/osb.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12889\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osb.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/osb.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osb.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osb.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}