It was 7 in the morning on November 15, 1953, when the first three Missionaries of the Immaculate arrived in what was then Pakistan, later Bangladesh, to open a new missionary presence.
Sr. Annunciata, sr. Giuditta and sr. Germana were welcomed by His Eminence Monsignor Giuseppe Obert, Bishop of Dinajpur.
The three missionaries wrote that day:“We are happy, now we are finally here…”
Milan, early 1960es. Waiting for the departure towards their missions, some sisters are sowing and embroidering for the vestments or in order to earn something to help the financial situation of the house. Other sisters are doing sing practice for the liturgy. &nbs...
How do you see your journey of 25 years? The group was given a paper with two photos and a question. The first photo was taken 25 years back on their First profession day which was held on 16 July 1995, at Amalapuram and the second photo was taken on 9 November 2019, the day they begun their preparations at Nirmala Niketan, Vijayawada. The question they were to reflect was: How do you see your Jou...
19 December 2021- the day of my Perpetual Profession to be stamped forever and ever in my memory. To be the eternal spouse of Christ and to be the permanent member of MSI family were the apparent peculiarities of this day. The celebration was simple and sober, organised in my home town parish at Budoya in the diocese of Alotau. Sisters and candidates from Watuluma and Alotau, along with my friends...
With suitcases as ‘migrants’, on 11.9.1968 sr. Maddalena Pirodda and Sr. Theresa Pathickal (the first Indian MSI destined to the mission outside her country) arrive in Hong Kong. The photo below shows them still in the airport, where the Canossian Sisters would come to pick them up and by whom they would be given hospitality for the first months waiting to start their own communities a...
In the prison of Bragança Paulista, in the state of San Paolo, a group of prisoners prepared for the Sunday liturgy.
Visit of Dom Pedro Zilli, Bishop of the Diocese of Bafatà, to our satellite community of Cafal. It is now closed and is entrusted to the care of the Oblate Fathers.
What a long awaited and beautiful day in the life of a religious – perpetual profession day – which translates “wedding day” with none other than our Lord and Redeemer, Jesus Christ! The psalm 45 says: “Radiant they shall enter the palace of the king.” And before that: “the king shall desire your beauty”; “the king will fall in love with your beauty”! The psalmist is talki...
On the 15th of August 2018 Sr. Cicilia, sr. Happy and sr. Merina made their first profession of vows in Mirpur Parish, Dhaka. Mons. Shorot Francis Gomes, auxiliary Bishop in Dhaka, presided over the celebration.
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