WHO ARE SISTERS OF MARY IMMACULATE?
Origin
Our Institute of the Catechist Sisters of Mary Immaculate Help of Christians, commonly known as the Sisters of Mary Immaculate (SMI) was founded on 12 December ,1948 in Krishnagar, by Bishop Louis LaRavoire Morrow, SDB, the fourth Bishop of Krishnagar, West Bengal, India.
Aim
The aim of our Institute is the holistic development of family: its spiritual, moral, social and material welfare, especially of women, girls and children by making them aware of God’s unconditional love and tender care of them. This is realized by sharing with them our own deep intimacy and personal experience of God, through our various ministries, in imitation of Jesus who went about doing good to all: healing, teaching and always proclaiming the Good News that he came to lead everyone to God, our Father. Thus we live and share our motto, To love God and help others to love God.
Bishop Morrow, whom we fondly call Father Bishop, upon taking charge of his diocese of Krishnagar in 1939, realised the great need of educated women religious to reach out to the families to uplift them and to draw them closer to the true God.
"We are not going to just wait for the people to come to us, but we shall go to the people, into the villages, towns and into their homes", he said.
Province of Kolkata
A little about our founding and team
Canonical Erection
31 January 1990
The province of Calcutta was inaugurated on 27 February 1990 at Sisters of Mary Immaculate, Nati House, 15 Gurusaday Road, Calcutta 700019 as the Provincial House. At the time of erection there were 18 communities with 222 members, in the States of West Bengal, Bihar, Assam, Madhya Pradesh and Meghalaya.
Sr. Gemma Marutholil was appointed as its first provincial superior.
List of Provincial Superiors
1990 - Present
Sr. Gemma Marutholil
(Pictured above)
(11 Feb. 1990 - 24 May 1996)
Sr. Celia Punnathanathu
(24 May 1996 - 24 May 2002)
Sr. Melanie Vadakemury
(24 May 2002 - 24 May 2008)
Sr. Lorraine Varakukalail
(24 May 2008 - 24 May 2014 )
Sr. Little Flower Payappilly
(24 May 2014 - 24 May 2020)
Present Team
24 May 2020 - Present
Sr. Reena Joseph Njarakulath
- Provincial Superior
Councillors:
Srs. Lidwin Rodrigues,
Sr. Sabina Thelekatt and Lincy Manjaprakaren
SMI Facts
The Three Stripes:
Our religious habit - the sari. It is the sign of our consecration and belonging to the institute. Mother Teresa adopted our sari for her MC congregation, too!
Our Blessed Mother, Mary Immaculate is the titular patroness of our Institute. Other patrons are St. Joseph, St. Therese of the Child Jesus and St. John Bosco.
Our congregation was founded on 12 December 1948, by REVEREND LOUIS LARAVOIRE MORROW, fondly called the 'Texas Bishop' of Krishnagar.
Contact us
Provincial House
15 Gurusaday Rd, Kolkata - 700 019
West Bengal. India.
Phone: +91 33 22872662
email: kolprosupsmi@gmail.com
(Provincial Superior)
email: kolprosecsmi@gmail.com (Secretary)
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