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...

DAGUPAN, Philippines – Pastoral Immersion is an important part of the Scholasticate formation and so the long vacation after the end of the school year is used for this purpose. This year, seven SMM scholastics were sent to Dagupan to help and experience the Montfortian mission.
The Basic Ecclesial Community (BEC) formation program in St. Louis-Marie de Montfort Chaplaincy began last year in collaboration with...

CEBU, Philippines - On August 6, 2017, the Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord, 51 participants coming from different parts of Cebu came to the Montfort Mission House at E. Apostol Street, Lower Calajo-an, Minglanilla, Cebu to start their TOTUS TUUS JOURNEY (TTJ)- a 33 days Preparation for Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary, according to St. Louis-Marie de Montfort. The Launching of the TTJ...

NEW MANILA, Philippines - The Montfort Philippine Delegation held its General Assembly on August 1-3, 2017 at the delegation house in New Manila, Quezon City, Philippines. The gathering which was attended by both the perpetually professed members and the scholastics highlighted the Acts of the General Chapter 2017 as its main topic. Fr. Richard J. Magararu, SMM Philippines Delegate Superior, facilitated...

QUEZON CITY, Philippines - The Philippine and African-Anglophone delegations of the Company of Mary celebrated the first religious profession of the five brothers: Harold Montoya, Jayson Estacion, Horrice Mkandawire, John-Michael Uy and Montfort Funsamtima. The ceremony was held at the Montfort Missionaries Center of Spirituality in South Triangle, Quezon City with the celebration of the Holy...