TAMATAVE, Madagascar – In the Vice-province of Madagascar, the beginning of the year marked the World Day for Consecrated Life by the Perpetual Profession of Bro. Joseph Victor RATAFITANIAINA, SMM on February 2, 2024, in the parish EKAR Sacré Cœur Tanambao V Toamasina. Father Bruno RANDRIANASOLO KIKY, SMM, Superior of the Vice-province of Madagascar, presided over the Mass and received the brother's vows. It was a day of grace for the entity in which several confreres from each community came to honor and celebrate the occasion...
KIUNGA, Papua New Guinea - Consecration is a wonderful and exciting journey. It begins with the thirty-three days of silence, prayer, and reflections. Four Montfort Fathers journeyed and helped three novices in deepening their knowledge of the World, the Self, Mary and of Jesus. As it was stressed by many people and even the Delegation Superior, Fr. Aloisius BANGGUR, SMM: “It will be history in the Company of Mary in Daru-Kiunga diocese that after sixty-five years of its mission and first of its kind, Montfort Novices will be consecrating themselves in the Montfortian way”...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - At the invitation of the Montfort Province of Haiti, under the aegis of the Apostolic Nuncio, His Excellency Monsignor Francisco Escalante MOLINA, took place at “Saint Louis Roi de France” Parish in Port-au-Prince – after the Eucharistic celebration of 10:00 a.m. - the inauguration of the new buildings of the Center for Evangelization, Spirituality and Mental Health (CESSA),....
The Provincial Chapter of Colombia, held on 25 January 2024 in Choachí - Cundinamarca, Colombia, in the presence of Father Yoseph Putra Dwi Darma WATUN, SMM, Superior General, has elected Fr. Jaime Oved CABREJO RUÍZ, SMM as Superior of the Province of Colombia for a mandate of six years....
SCHIMMERT, Netherlands - One of the interesting things that Saint Montfort teaches his followers is the spirit of willingness to work and be sent anywhere under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. This applies to all Montfortians: young and old, sick and healthy, wherever and whenever. In light of this spirituality, we witnessed the move of 5 confreres from Schimmert to Vroenhof on Wednesday, January 17, 2023. This move was not because of work, but to strengthen community life in Vroenhof. With the arrival of 5 brothers from Schimmert, the members of the Vroenhof community has increased...
TAMATAVE, Madagascar - This Monday, January 22, 2024, Fr. Pietro (Pierino) LIMONTA, SMM, celebrated his 75th birthday. Just like the diamond must be cut through a specific process to acquire the brilliance and shape that charms the sight. So, too, the life of a consecrated person is shaped gradually with the wear and tear of years and through a continual process of apostolic dedication and interior life...
LIMA, Peru - The Montfort Missionaries of the Peru-Brazil Delegation had their annual retreat from January 9 to 12, 2024, in the Retreat House of “San Martin de Porres”, known as the “Foyer de Charité”. The delegation had the grace to have the presence of the Superior General, Fr. Yoseph Putra Dwi Darma WATUN, SMM, together with Fr. Marco PASINATO, SMM, the Vicar General, and Fr. Jesús Leopoldo CUCHO PUCHURI, SMM, the General Councilor who is responsible for Latin America, Mexico, and Haiti...
MONTFORT-SUR-MEU, France - “God loves singing, angels sing, and by singing, we are like them.” “God wants his servants to sing and be merry” “to sing in the heavens above”, said Father de Montfort. If he lived in our time, he would undoubtedly have caused a sensation. In his time, he knew how to make the most of the jewels that are hymns. “How many souls have been led and brought back to Our Lord, thanks to these rhymed and melodic instructions,” said Louis Cardinal Dubois...