BANGALORE, India - The Vice Province of India is delighted to announce that four of our brothers have begun their preparation for the perpetual profession. The program commenced with an inaugural Mass on Sunday, 27th October 2024, celebrated by Fr. Sebastian RAJ, SMM, the Provincial of the Vice Province of India...
QUEZON CITY, Philippines – On October 21, 2024, in a momentous assembly, the Montfort Missionaries ushered in a new era with the official installation of the Philippine Delegation Council. The ceremony was presided over by Fr. Yoseph Putra Dwi Darma WATUN, SMM, Superior General of the Montfort Missionaries, who personally traveled to the Philippines to oversee the installation, accompanied by Fr. Prem KUMAR, SMM, General Councilor for Asia and Oceania...
DAGUPAN CITY, Philippines - The newly constructed Church of St. Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort was officially blessed in a solemn ceremony presided over by the Superior General of the Montfort Missionaries, Fr. Yoseph Putra Dwi Darma WATUN, SMM, with Fr. Prem KUMAR, SMM, Assistant General and the Montfort Missionaries in the Philippines as concelebrants. The event drew a large gathering of parishioners, local officials, and benefactors, marking a significant milestone for the community...
ROME, Italy - “Great are the work of the Lord; they are pondered by all who delight in them” Psalms 111:2. It was the day that three newly elected General Administrations, Priests of the Company of Mary, Brothers of Saint Gabriel and Daughters of Wisdom met on 11th October 2024 in the General house of the Montfort Missionaries in Rome...
LEUVEN, Belgium - With the Mass on September 8 which was celebrated in the great Church of Saint Peter and was followed by the renewal of the baptismal promises of all the participants, the confreres of the community of Kessel-Lo launched the initiative “On the road with Montfort”. Its aim is to create a movement that can reach young students and interest them in our Montfortian spirituality from the region of Leuven...
FATIMA, Portugal - The Marian Days with Montfort were held once again on October 26th and 27th, with the theme “The Virgin Mary, praying woman”. The meeting that was organized by the Montfort Missionaries, under the responsibility of SMM Fathers Carlos VIEIRA, Luís OLIVEIRA and Luís FERREIRA, was held in Fátima...
On 10 October 2024, Father Yoseph Putra Dwi Darma WATUN, SMM, Superior General, with the consent of his Council, has appointed Father Federick Bonifacio YUMANG , SMM, as Superior of the General Delegation of Philippines for a mandate of three years.
GENK, Belgium - We take pride in what our confreres have accomplished in the Diocese of Hasselt. We are well known for our popular mission preaching, moving from parish to parish. We share a close bond with this diocese, as many of our confreres have collaborated with the local church, serving as parish priests in numerous parishes...