St Joseph’s province of CST Fathers is one among the four Provinces of the Little Flower Congregation which has its origin on 31st March 1931 at Mookkannur, in Ernakulam – Angamaly Archdiocese. Very Rev. Fr. Basilius Panat CST is the Founder of the Congregation. The St. Joseph’s Province was erected on March 19, 1994. The Provincial house is located in Aluva, Choondy, under the Jurisdiction of Ernakulam- Angamaly Arch Diocese. Our members are mainly involved in apostolic and social activities in southern and central parts of Kerala, comprising of Changanassery and Eranakulam Archdioceses and Idukki, Kothamangalam, Irinjalakuda, Thakala Dioceses. Our members are engaged in study, apostolic, social, and missionary activities in Papua New Guinea, Ireland, the USA, Germany, Rome, Belgium, Africa, Canada, and Nepal. We have our fellow priests minister to people of a variety of cultures in various Dioceses of India and abroad. The St. Joseph’s province serves through institutions dedicated to the service of real human needs and the proclamation of God’s love to the poor and needy. As envisioned by our founder and rooted in the Charism of “Be Little and Serve the Little”. We avail ourselves in integral village upliftment activities.
The Province has chosen the path of prayer and rural development works to witness to the love of God and aims at the integral growth of all people without distinction of caste, colour, or creed through educational, social, pastoral, evangelical, developmental, and charitable activities as per the needs of the time. At present, there are 150 professed members in the province.