BAY SHORE, USA - On 30th April, 2026, members of the Vice Province of USA gathered in Bay Shore for an assembly. Since the property is being sold, this was a great opportunity to celebrate the presence of the SMM on the property and express gratitude to God for all who taught, grew and shared in the mission within Bay Shore, New York area for 100 years (from 1926-2026)....

LEUVEN, Belgium - Visitors to St Quentin’s Church in Leuven will find a painting depicting the annual pilgrimage to Our Lady of Neerwaver (Basse-Wavre), established following the end of a severe plague epidemic in 1652. Jan Buyckx, the parish priest at the time who organised the pilgrimage and donated this painting, is also depicted....

SCHIMMERT, the Netherlands - The presence of a shepherd often brings more than just a formal visit—it brings renewed spirit, encouragement, and new hope. This is what we have experienced as a small Montfortian community in the Netherlands in recent times. After the passing of Father Peter DENEMAN, SMM, who served for a long time as our Provincial Superior and who died on September 28, 2025, we felt a deep sense of loss. Yet, as in every journey of faith, God does not leave us to walk alone...

SCHIMMERT, The Netherlands - During the recent Lent, the young confreres organised weekly meetings under the theme “Journeying together towards Easter”. There were six meetings, each held on a Thursday or Friday evening. The Lectio Divina focused each time on the Gospel for the coming Sunday, from the first Sunday of Lent through to Palm Sunday....

BANDUNG, Indonesia - That Saturday afternoon in Bandung seemed to hold a story that was not merely unfolding but also pulsing within the heart. Exactly on April 25, 2026, the atmosphere at the Chapel of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Boromeus became a space of encounter that was quiet yet full of meaning. It was not merely a Mass, but simultaneously a spiritual journey reaching its climax...

MORAMANGA – MANGARIVOTR, Madagascar - April 20, 2026; the Christian community of Mangarivotra experienced a historic moment this Sunday with the solemn inauguration of the Blessed Botovasoa and Saint Joseph Church, under the care of the Montfortians, whose parish priest is Father Pierre Adolphe RAKOTO, SMM; Father Bruno Randrianasolo KIKY, SMM, is the Vicar....

Montfort Scholasticate of Gitega, BURUNDI - On Sunday, February 8, 2026, the 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Liturgical Year A, the Church in Burundi celebrated the Presentation of the Lord, which, since February 2, 1997, has been instituted as the World Day for Consecrated Life by Pope Saint John Paul II...

MARILLAIS, France - On February 17, 2026, the confreres of the communities of the Vice-Province of France met in Marillais for the first step in the process initiated following the Assembly of November 2025....