Sr. Silvan Lobo, a pioneer missionary in PNG with Mr. Michael and Mrs. Francil, near Alotau Cathedral. Mrs. Francil was assisting sr. Silvana in the HIV/AIDS Central Programme.
After the first profession, the first group of Papuan Missionaries of the Immaculate went from Watuluma to Alotau, to the delegation house.
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.
The Pre novitiate community: Nirmala Jyothi Niwas, Siliguri share with us the journey of the 30 members which begun as INFANT MISSIONARIES and today is called YOUNG MISSIONARIES.
With hearts full of love and gratitude to God, we the Province of Siliguri solemnly celebrated the perpetual commitment of our sisters Mary Srani Lakra and Monica Bhengra, on 22 April at 10.30, in Vimala Niketan, Siliguri . Tempestuous weather was a prelude which indeed led us to intense prayer prior to the celebration of the Holy Eucharist. Called to be the light to the nation, the would-be final...
We are in Gudivada, the first community of the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate opened in India in 1948, which over the years has grown in number of sisters, nationality (in 1954 it accepts the first vocations from India) and of activities: such as a clinic, an equipped hospital and a school that serve the whole surrounding area. So, in 1967, sr. Edvige Zanfrini – above – while visits a pa...
Gudivada School (India) 1968 R.C.M. School Gudivada (Roman Catholic Mission School, can be read on the board). The school of reeds and straw is very dark. So, sr. Serena takes class in the courtyard under the neem tree. We can see the presence of small girls (and not only boys!) in between the school benches.
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...
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