ROME, Italy – On Monday afternoon, June 8, 2026, the Superior General of the Society of Mary, Father Yoseph Putra Dwi Darma WATUN, SMM, delivered the opening address of the European Assembly (EurHope26), held in Rome at the Passionist House in Piazza dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo. This four-day assembly brings together the youngest confreres and superiors from the seven European entities of Belgium, France, ....
ROME, Italy - The sessions on Total Consecration according to St. Louis-Marie de Montfort came to a fitting conclusion on this day (5 June 2026). Fr. Hugh Gillespie SMM continued to guide the participants into the depth and richness of Montfortian spirituality by explaining the four great prepositions that characterize the life of one who has made Total Consecration: through Mary, with Mary, in Mary, and for Mary....
ROME, Italy – The General audience on Wednesday, June 3, 2026 was an opportunity for the Montfortian Family to meet Pope Leo XIV, who, in his brief greeting, encouraged them “to be a sign of hope for all those who thirst for God, his truth and his peace.”...
TAMATAVE, Madagascar – On Monday, May 25, in memory of Mary, Mother of the Church, members of the Mary Queen of Hearts Association of Tamatave, from the three Montfortian parishes, bore witness to their faith as baptized Christians. Twenty-seven members renewed their Consecration to Jesus through Mary, one member made first consecration, and six new members were formally received....
ROME, Italy - “Well begun is half done.” With renewed enthusiasm and spiritual eagerness, the participants of FIM 2026 began their classes on the spiritual classic True Devotion to Mary by Saint Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort. Fr. Alexander SWAMY SMM introduced the resource person, Fr. Hugh GILLESPIE SMM from the United States, warmly welcoming him to the formation program....
ROME, Italy - On the fourth day of FIM 2026, Sr. Marie Reine DW continued her enlightening sessions on The Love of Eternal Wisdom. Building upon the previous day’s reflections, she introduced the participants to the “Seven Pillars of Wisdom” and highlighted how these foundational elements are beautifully hidden within the spiritual richness of St. Montfort’s work....
ZAGREB, Croatia - Saturday, May 16, 2026, Bishop Ivo MARTINOVIĆ of Požega presided over the Eucharistic celebration in the Church of St. Valentine in the Parish of St. Nicholas the Bishop in Pleternica, during which he ordained Mario CEROVAC SMM to the priesthood....
PONTCHÂTEAU, France - On Tuesday, May 19, 2026, twenty-two confreres of the Montfortian Vice-Province of France gathered in Pontchâteau for an intercommunity meeting centered on the theme of moving from "I" to "We," a focus already underway since the beginning of the year. After the invocation of the Holy Spirit and the reading of the Word, Father Santino BREMBILLA SMM reminded everyone, drawing from the ....