FATIMA, Portugal - On the 21st and 22nd of October 2023, the Montfortian Marian Days returned with the theme: “With Mary on the path to the New Evangelization”. Organized by the Montfort Missionaries, namely Fathers Carlos VIEIRA, SMM, Luís OLIVEIRA, SMM and Amílcar TAVARES, SMM, the event took place at the Concepcion’s Sisters of Fátima to know, share and live the Marian spirituality of Saint Louis-Marie de Montfort...
On 25 September 2023, Father Yoseph Putra Dwi Darma WATUN, SMM, Superior General of the Company of Mary (Montfort Missionaries), with the consent of his Council has appointed Father Luigi GRITTI, SMM, as the Contact Person for the Protection of minors and vulnerable persons of the Congregation...
On 25 September 2023, Father Yoseph Putra Dwi Darma WATUN, SMM, Superior General of the Company of Mary (Montfort Missionaries), with the consent of his Council has appointed Father Arnold SUHARDI, SMM, as the Contact Person for the Lay Associates of the Congregation...
On 25 September 2023, Father Yoseph Putra Dwi Darma WATUN, SMM, Superior General of the Company of Mary (Montfort Missionaries), with the consent of his Council has appointed Father Luigi GRITTI, SMM, as the new Procurator General of the Congregation...
MARILLAIS, France - A good start for the (pastoral) year that has just begun! The four international Montfortian communities of France met at Marillais, where, in 430, Our Lady appeared to the bishop Saint Maurille and who wanted the feast of her birth to be established and celebrated. There, these “true children of Mary” (PM 11) gathered together on October 30, 2023, to receive and reflect on the Acts of the 38th General Chapter. Thus, the place is more than symbolic.
ROME - On 15th October 2023, a thanksgiving celebration was held for the newly elected Superior General of the Company of Mary, Fr. Yoseph Putra Dwi Darma WATUN, SMM. It was held at the Montfort Missionaries Generalate Grotto in collaboration with the Filipino Community and the Indonesian Group in Rome.
ROME, Italy - During the celebration of his 50th anniversary of religious profession which was celebrated in the Church of S. Maria delle Grazie alle Fornaci in Rome on October 19, 2023, Fr. Pier Luigi NAVA, SMM delivered the homily in the presence of the Prefect of the Dicastery for Consecrated Life and numerous colleagues...
MONTFORT-SUR-MEU, France - The influence of the spirituality of Father de Montfort and that of the Montfort missionaries in Montfort-sur-Meu experienced its golden age during the long years of presence of the novices at the birthplace. All of a sudden, Covid forced their departure. The birthplace tried to maintain its activities and continued to be a place of presence, visit and prayer. All of these are in perfect harmony with the life of the Saint Louis-Marie Parish in Brocéliande...