About Bhakti Bhavan

2,060 Km south of New Delhi in the silicon city of Bangalore is situated Bhakti Bhavan (translated as “House of Devotion”). Bhakti Bhavan was established as the Minor Seminary for Bangalore Archdiocese in the year 1989 by the then Archbishop The Most Rev. Dr. Alphonsus Mathias.

Bhakti Bhavan is about 300 metres away from the National Biblical Catechetical Liturgical Centre (NBCLC) in what is popularly known as the “Vatican area of Bangalore” owing to the number of religious houses in the vicinity.

The Bhakti Bhavan premises was formerly known as “Sudeep Training Institute” where religious sisters from various congregations were doing short liturgy and theological courses.

PURPOSE FOR ESTABLISHING BHAKTI BHAVAN

Hiterto, prior to 1989 all students aspiring to become priests in the Archdiocese of Bangalore had to be sent to Mysore Regional Minor Seminary (about 140 km from Bangalore) for their minor seminary trainings. Later, a small minor seminary exclusively for Bangalore candidates was started in Catholic Centre, with less facility. In the following year, Sudeep Training Institute (actually started for sisters)was transformed and re-christened as “Bhakti Bhavan” by the then Archbishop Most Rev. Dr. Alphonsus Mathias.

Bhakti Bhavan has a Director, Vice- Rector, a Spiritual Director and a Animator and three teachers to prepare young men for priesthood.

BHAKTI BHAVAN'S ANTHEM (in D Major)

How Lovely is our life together in the LORD
We will stand for LOVE and TRUTH
We will sing our Praise to God on High
We will walk with MARY, Lord,
On the path that You have shown (2)

Bhakti Bhavan(3) is where we are formed
Banglore Diocese (3) is where we will work
Lord, be on our side, MARY, be our Guide (2)

We’ll walk the path of Faith and Toil all our Life
We will work for Unity
We will change the world with LOVE alone
We will trust in CHRIST above
All the days of our Life (2)