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The Provincial Chapter of the Netherlands, held on 7 November 2017,
in the presence of Father Luiz Augusto Stefani, Superior General,
has elected Father Petrus Jozef DENNEMAN (Peter DENNEMAN) as Superior of the Province of Netherlands.
His Councillors are: Father Simon Gerardus KUIJTEN, Brother Jan Gerardus Baptist LATHOUWERS.
ROME, Italy - The Month of the Holy Rosary was celebrated at the Montfort Missionaries Generalate Grotto by the daily praying of the holy rosary. Every night, at 8:30pm, for the whole month of October, the people, mostly...
On 23 October 2017, Father Luiz Augusto STEFANI, Superior General of the Missionaries of the Company of Mary, with the consent of his Council, has named, Father Georges MADORE

as Councilor and Vicar of the Vice-Province of Canada.
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.
On 12 October 2017, Father Luiz Augusto Stefani, Superior General, after having consulted his Council and Father Mario Belotti, Provincial Superior of Italy, named Father Francesco Ferrari as Superior of the community at the General House in Rome. He was born on 5 October 1970, made his first religious profession on 2 October 1994 and was ordained priest on 24 April 1999.
On 6 October 2017, Father Luiz Augusto Stefani, Superior General, with the consent of his Council, designated Father Wismick Jean Charles as Vicar General of the Missionaries of the Company of Mary (Montfortians). He was born on 29 November 1963, made his first religious profession on 8 September 1990 and was ordained priest on 15 January 1995.
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-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"...
We met Bishop Gilles Côté, during his recent visit to Rome and we asked him a few questions. Bishop Gilles is from the Province of Canada and has been a missionary in PNG for over 40 years.
What brought you to Rome this time of the year?
I came to Rome to attend the Anglophone Conference for the Safeguarding of Children. We were 114 participants from 14 countries...
ROME - In December 2016 the project concerning the archives of the General Administration has started. Noortje Lambrichts, an archivist of KADOC, the Documentation and Research Center for Religion, Culture and Society of KU Leuven (http://kadoc.kuleuven.be/english), has been assigned to the project, which is centered around two main parts...
ROME, Italy - The confreres of the Italian Province of the Company of Mary, gathered for the provincial chapter at the Curia Generalizia on January 3 to 7, 2017, and have elected Rev. Fr. Mario Belotti as their new Provincial superior on Friday, January 6, 2017, the feast day of the Epiphany of the Lord. Fr. Mario Belotti was born on January 26, 1948 at Grumello del Monte, Bergamo, Italy. He made his first vows on...
Vatican City - On September 21, 2016 during a public audience, Fr Santino Brembilla, Sr Louise Madore and Bro John Kallarackal had the opportunity to greet Pope Francis as part of the Tercentenary Celebration of the death of St Louis Marie de Montfort. On that occasion our three general superiors...
In an international community, humor can lead to unexpected discoveries. Meals are often the occasion for sharing the richness of one another’s culture. Personally, in our international community in Rome, I appreciate the manner in which the confreres speak of their native countries, their customs and...
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