Focus 2009
MSMHC - ING01-03-2009
| Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of Christians (MSMHC) | ||
| Religious Congregation of Pontifical Right | ||
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| Founder: | Stephen Ferrando SDB, the Bishop of Shillong |
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| Founded on: | October 24, 1942 | |
| Founded at: | Guwahati Assam, India | |
| Date admitted to SF: | 1986 | |
| Mother General: | Sr. Mary Thadavanal (untill to 2012) | |
| Members: | 964 Professed Sisters | |
| Presence: | 4 countries, 5 provinces, 163 houses | |
| India : Dibrugarh, Tezpur, Shillong, Kolkata and Bangalore | ||
| Italy, USA, Africa | ||
| Goal: | ||
| The promotion of the glory of God and establishment of his kingdom, which is achieved through personal holiness of life, mutual up-bringing for the integral growth of every member and their commitment to missionary evangelization. The primary and essential element of the charism of the Congregation is missionary evangelization, which affects all the aspects of apostolic undertakings. It is expressed in the motto: “Go to the whole world and proclaim the Good News.” The Congregation is fully involved in the mission of the Church, which is “missionary by its nature.” |
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| Mission Activity: | ||
| Missionary apostolate, evangelization and catechetical instruction, especially of women folk and children in the villages. Schools, boarding houses, oratories, dispensaries, mobile clinics, homes for the aged, orphans and street children, vocational training centers and schools for the disabled, rehabilitation of HIV/ AIDS patients and organizing the domestic workers |
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| Brief Story: | ||
| 24-10-1942 : | Founded | |
| 21-03-1977 : | Institute of Pontifical Right | |
| 1986 : | Official recognition as a member of the Salesian Family | |
| 13-08-2006 : | The diocesan process for the canonization of Arcbishop Stephen Ferrando sdb closed | |
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| Address of the Generalate: | Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of Christians Little Flower Convent Hatigaon Dispur 781006 GUWAHATI Assam India |
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| elephone: | 0091-361-2226820/2263631 | |
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| Email: | mthadavanal@yahoo.com | |