MALAWI - The long-awaited visit by Fr. General finally became a reality on 16th October 2021. After a pleasant day with him in the company of Fr. Felix Phiri, SMM, Fr. Arnold Suhardi, SMM and Fr. Jacob Otieno, SMM, we started parking early in the evening in preparation for our flight to Malawi early morning next day, 17th October 2021...

QUEZON CITY, Philippines - The Montfort Missionaries Philippine Delegation celebrated in a very special way the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary last December 8, 2021, with the Perpetual Profession of Bro. Ronald B. Baruela, SMM and Bro. Lester C. Bonete, SMM...

QUEZON CITY, Philippines – In this season of Advent, the Association of Mary, Queen of All Hearts (AMQAH), together with Montfort Missionaries, spearheaded a recollection with the theme, A Recollection of Mary "Living out the Vision of the Synodal Church: Journeying in communion from darkness to light” last December 4, 2021...

CEBU CITY, Philippines - On September 1, 2021, Br. Ronald B. Baruela, SMM and Br. Lester C. Bonete, SMM, started their three-month Preparation for the Perpetual Profession program facilitated by Rev. Fr. Paul Arnel Lucero, SMM. It was held at the Montfort Mission House in Lower Calajo-an, Cebu City...

ROME, Italy- Saturday, 27th November 2021, on the eve of the First Sunday of Advent, the Generalate community in Rome launched the Continental Mission Year 2022 Asia and Oceania...

DAGUPAN CITY, PANGASINAN, Philippines - On the Feast of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, the consecration of the first batch of the Totus Tuus Journey took place in St. Louis-Marie Grignon de Montfort Parish in Dagupan City, Pangasinan. The event, amidst the restrictions of covid-19 and with all the preparations made, was...

On 12 November 2021, Father Luiz Augusto STEFANI, Superior General, with the consent of his Council, has appointed Father Norwyn Villaruz BAYDO as Superior of the General Delegation of the Philippines for a second mandate of three years...

The Provincial Chapter of Haiti, held on 18 November 2021 in Port-au-Prince, in the presence of Father Luiz Augusto STEFANI, Superior General, has re-elected Father Jean Jacques SAINT-LOUIS as Superior of the Province of Haiti for a mandate of three years...

On 12 November 2021, Father Luiz Augusto Stefani, Superior General, with the consent of his Council, has reappointed Father Jos VAN DEN BERGH as Superior of the General Delegation of Belgium for a mandate of three years...

PONTCHÂTEAU, France - An article from the French review “Famille Chrétienne” n. 2280 (author Olivia de Fournas) presents how the Sycamore house located at the Calvary of Pontchâteau, allows psychologically injured people to live in a family and spiritual environment...

On 11 November 2021, Father Luiz Augusto Stefani, Superior General, with the consent of his Council, has appointed Father Bruno RANDRIANASOLO KIKY as Superior of the Vice-Province of Madagascar for a second mandate of three years...

Dear brother: I thank you for your kind letter of August 10, in which you informed me of the death of Father Olivier Maire, as well as of the consternation it caused for the whole Company of Mary and for the parents of the religious. I beg you to convey to them all my closeness and my prayer for the soul of Father Olivier. I pray to the Lord that by appearing before the Tribunal of God, as this ancient prayer of the Society says, he will be welcomed into the loving arms of the Sweet Mother of mercy, as the faithful servant who gave his life in service of the last...

SINTANG, Indonesia - It has been more than two weeks that the town of Sintang in Indonesia is still flooded. The pathetic situation has been going on since October 21, 2021. So far, the water level has shown no sign of receding, on the contrary, it is rising. Indeed, in the first week, the water level was not too high as to deter residents from working and doing several activities. But, over the past week or so, the water level has risen in some places. Particularly on the banks of the Kapuas River, the water depth is about 1-3 meters. According to people here, these are the worst flash floods seen in Sintang...

SCHIMMERT, Netherlands - After the Requiem celebration on Saturday, November 6, 2021, four new menhirs were blessed at the monastery cemetery 'Op de Bies' in Schimmert by Father Peter Denneman, SMM. The 1st menhir commemorates the Daughters of Wisdom, buried throughout the world. On the 2nd and 3rd menhirs, the names of the confreres buried in Oirschot are written. The 4th menhir shows the names of the confreres reburied from Voorschoten...

PONTCHÂTEAU, France - The bicentenary of the rebuilding of the Calvary of Pontchâteau and of the chapel at the foot of Calvary offered the pilgrims, who gathered on Sunday, September 26, 2021, the opportunity to appreciate the work carried out and the new initiatives of the site...