SAINT LAURENT-SUR-SÈVRE, France - "O admirable Mother, present me to thy dear Son as His eternal slave, so that as He has redeemed me by thee, by thee He may receive me." This is only a small piece of the long prayer of...

It is with great joy that we announce the members of the General Council...

On Sunday, July 29, 2018, St. Anne welcomed the participants of the 36th Montfortian March (Montfort sur Meu – St. Anne d'Auray) from 10 different countries. In a week, they walked 120 km, in the footsteps of Father Gabriel...

At the Provincial Chapter of France held in Saint Laurent-sur-Sèvre,
from October 23 to 27, 2017,
Father Olivier MAIRE...

On 12 October 2017, Father Luiz Augusto Stefani, Superior General, after having consulted his Council, the local community and Father Olivier Maire, Provincial Superior of France, named Father Pierre Bonhommeau as Superior of the International Community at Saint Laurent-sur-Sèvre in France. He was born on 20 June 1937, made his first religious profession on 15 September 1958 and was ordained priest on 20 February 1966.

The General Council, taking time to relax after a day's work, has responded to the invitation of Joseph and Françoise, members of the stewardship team of the Montfortian Walk. During the meal, they shared with us their enthusiasm of contributing to the success of an initiative that is becoming more and more in line with the new evangelisation "à la Montfort." The evening was a time of friendliness to...

On 2 October 2017, in the afternoon, the General Council visited the international community of the Brothers of Saint Gabriel at Saint Laurent-Sur-Sèvre and had interaction with them. Each member of the community shared with us his commitment in the mission of the Brothers at Saint Laurent.

ST. LAURENT-SUR-SÈVRE, France - On 2 October 2017, Fr. Luiz Augusto Stefani, the Superior General, with his Council, presided at the Eucharist in the big chapel of the Mother House of the Daughters of Wisdom at St. Laurent-Sur-Sèvre. It was for the first time that the General Council of the Missionaries of the Company of Mary celebrated mass in the presence of the General Council of the Daughters of...

SAINT LAURENT-SUR-SÈVRE, France - Tuesday, October 3, 2017 is a special day for us, members of the General Council of the Company of Mary (Montfort Missionaries). You know that we are holding a meeting of the Council in Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre.
Now, in the morning, we are honored to welcome the Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Poitiers, Father Jean-Paul Russeil. He is a former...

SAINT LAURENT-SUR-SEVRE, France - After two days of retreat, a day of awareness of the economic reality of the congregation, it was the beginning of an internal journey, through an integration training, of all the members of the general administration, over two days, on September 27 and 28...

SAINT LAURENT-SUR-SÈVRE, France - The members of the new General Administration (2017-2023) of the Company of Mary have just finished the two-days retreat (24-25 September) preached by Father Paulin Ramanandraibe, Rector of the Basilica of Saint Louis de Montfort in Saint Laurent-sur-Sèvre.
The general theme - proposed by Father General, Luiz Augusto Stefani - of these days of reflection is "Authority, Governance and Service"...

SAINT LAURENT-SUR-SÈVRE, France - The International Community in Saint Laurent-sur-Sèvre has again organized another series of sessions on Preparation for Perpetual Profession (PPP). The sessions started on August 13, 2017 and will end on October 28, 2017. This is the fourth time that this community conducted this kind of sessions.
This time, twelve confrères from three entities – India, African Francophone Delegation and African Anglophone Delegation - benefit from...

SAINT LAURENT-SUR-SÈVRE, France - The Montfortian International Formation or, in French, Formation Internationale Montfortaine (FIM), a French-language formation program, is being held at Saint Laurent-sur-Sèvre. It takes place from June 30 to August 6, 2017 and has three important goals: (1) to prepare resource persons, (2) to share Montfortian spirituality and (3) to experience a spirit of family and...

SAINT LAURENT-SUR-SÈVRE, France - Who would dare to pretend to possess the spirit of fraternity if one refused to meet his brothers? The desire to meet others is something quite natural. It is therefore not surprising that, from June 30 to July 2, 2017, the national meeting of the Montfortian Marian Fraternity or – in French - Fraternité Mariale Montfortaine (FMM) was held at Saint Laurent-sur-Sèvre. The participants...

Sunday, 20 December, Monsignor Alain Castet, bishop of the diocese of Luçon, presided the official opening of the Holy Door at the basilica, thus inaugurating the Year of Mercy in the diocese. A large crowd participated in the procession which started at the 'cours du bûcher ' a large garden near...