BHAVAN, India - The Montfort Lay Associates gathered on Sunday, 23 March 2025, at Maria Bhavan for their annual Lenten Retreat. The half-day retreat was animated by Fr. Alexander SWAMY NATHAN, SMM, the National Director of Mary Queen of All Hearts, India...

SHANTHINAGAR, India - The Immaculate Conception Church at Shanthinagar tribal mission celebrated its Silver Jubilee on 17-01-2025, marking 25 years of devotion, faith, and community service. The oldest mission of Montfort Fathers of Indian vice-province over the period of 35-years contributed a substantial service in the formation of the faithful...

SHANTHINAGAR, India - Health is wealth is the slogan of the land. By the grace of God and the intercession of St. Louis De Montfort, Shanthinagar parish was fortunate to organize a Free Medical Camp in the campus embarking the words of Pope Francis “Hope doesn’t disappoint” looking towards Christ the true healer....

BANGALORE, India -The perpetual profession of vows, also known as making final vows, is the final stage inn joining a religious congregation. The four brothers namely, Abhilash MARIYAPPA, Amit DUNG DUNG, John Jacquet VINCENT and Daniel Selvakumar SEKAR made their perpetual profession of their religious vows in the Congregation of the Company of Mary, on the Birthday of our Founder St. Louis Marie de Montfort 31st ...

BANGALORE, India - Indian vice-province witnessed the diaconate ordination of four Brothers namely, Abhilash MARIYAPPA, Amit Dung DUNG, John Jacquet VINCENT and Daniel Selvakumar SEKAR, on 1 February 2025...

BENGALURU, India - On February 11, 2024, the youth wing of the Legion of Mary consecrated themselves entirely to Jesus through Mary, following the method of St. Louis de Montfort. The consecration ceremony took place in the historic and sacred setting of St. Mary’s Basilica, Bengaluru, India, making the occasion even more meaningful...

TAMIL NADU, India - The Montfort Lay Associates of S. Pudur Parish, Tamil Nadu, India, held their regular meeting on November 24, 2024. The session commenced with a prayer led by Rev. Fr. Selvakumar, SMM, the parish priest. Following this, Ms. Malini PERIYANAYAGAM, the President of the Montfort Lay Associates, extended a warm welcome to the gathering and introduced the new members to the group...

BANGALORE, India - The Montfort Marian Centre, under the direction of Fr. Alexander, SMM, organized the second International Montfortian Marian Congress (IMMC) in Bangalore, India on October 26, 2024. The congress saw the participation of over 230 attendees and featured seven insightful presentations by eminent theologians, mariologists, and scholars, centered on the theme, “Mary of the People and Ecology: An Ecological Reading of Marian Apparitions...

BANGALORE, India - The Vice Province of India is delighted to announce that four of our brothers have begun their preparation for the perpetual profession. The program commenced with an inaugural Mass on Sunday, 27th October 2024, celebrated by Fr. Sebastian RAJ, SMM, the Provincial of the Vice Province of India...

ADARSH BHAVAN, India - The first bursars meeting of the academic year 2024-25 for the Montfort Fathers Society was held on September 18th at Adarsh Bhavan. This significant gathering, animated by Fr. Nashwin ARUL, SMM, the Provincial Bursar, brought together 13 confreres, including all the local administrators from various communities.

BANGALORE, India - A half-day retreat, in celebration of the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, was organized on 15 September 2024 by the Marian Centre for the Montfort Associates at Maria Bhavan, Bangalore, India.

BANGALORE, India - The Marian Centre of the Vice Province of India organized a summer course on Mary in the Scriptures from June 1-6, 2024, in Bangalore, India. The resource person for the course was Fr. Alexander SWAMY NATHAN, SMM, the newly appointed director of the Marian Centre, marking his first activity since taking on the role. Eight scholastics, who are theology students (First Cycle) in Eluru, India, participated in this annual program...

KANATHI, India - On 30th of May 2024 at Sneha Bhavan, the young pre-novices, after a sufficient period of preparation and formation, made their entry into the novitiate. Fr. Sebastian RAJ, SMM, the Superior of the Vice-province of India accepted their consent to follow Christ radically in the footsteps of St. Montfort through an intense period of formation in the novitiate...

BANGALORE, India - Montfortian Formation Session led by Fr. Marco PASINATO, SMM in the Vice Province of India: A Focus on Formators. In the wake of the Golden Jubilee celebration and ordination in India, Fr. Marco PASINATO, SMM initiated an exclusive two-day session on the Ratio II document. This distinctive gathering exclusively included superiors and administrators within the Montfortian formation house...

BANGALORE, India - As we stand at the pinnacle of 50 years of unwavering service, dedication, and commitment, we, the Society of Montfort Missionaries in the Vice Province of India find ourselves immersed in a profound journey of self-discovery and spiritual renewal. The celebration of this momentous milestone has been more than just a festivity; it has been a deeply personal and reflective experience...

BANGALORE, India - On the auspicious day of November 26th in Maria Bhavan, our Scholasticate community, a sacred ceremony unfolded as Deacons Peter ANTHONY, SMM and Martin SELVANAYAGAM, SMM were ordained to priesthood in the presence of a devout congregation consisting of 60 priests, religious brothers and sisters, laity, families of the ordinandi, and Montfortian friends. This momentous event holds special significance as the newly ordained deacons are bestowed as a gift upon the vice-province of India in commemoration of its Golden Jubilee...