FMA Shillong || Daughter of Mary Help of Christian

Our Father and Founder

At the age of nine little John Bosco was given a mission in a vision.

Mother And Co-Foundress

Mary Mazzarello was born on May 9, 1837 in a little white cottage in Mornese, Italy.

The Pioneers

Sr. Maria Bricarello was the first missionary Daughter of Mary Help of Christians from the N.E. to return to the Father’s house

25

Feb

2020
World Feast of Gratitude 2020

Mother’s feast of Gratitude – Rome 26 April 2020 Your life is a tree that bears fruit. Thank you, Mother! ENG-Riflessione Salmo 1-Grazie-Mondiale-2020 ENG-Letter- Fe
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13

Feb

2020
Logo for the 150th Anniversary of the Foundation of the FMA Institute

The choice of the Logo of the 150th Anniversary of the Foundation of the FMA Institute (1872-2022) is made known. Rome (Italy). Mary walks in this house: is the slogan proposed for the Celebrations o
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11

Nov

2019
Cardinal Charles Bo visits Auxilium Shillong

11 November 2019 saw Auxilium Girls’ Higher Secondary School campus colourfully decked to give a fitting welcome to Cardinal Charles Bo, SDB. DD Archbishop of Rangon, Myanmar. The Cardinal is also t
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30

Oct

2019
Rector Major amidst the Salesian Sisters of Shillong Province

30 October 2019 marked the maiden visit of Fr. Ángel Fernández Artime, Rector Major of the Salesian Congregation, the 10th Successor of Don Bosco, to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Shillong Province.
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24

Oct

2019
Highlights of the Provincial Chapter XII

The 12th Provincial Chapter of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Shillong Province was held from 21-24 October 2019 at FMA Outreach, Lurshai – Lumshyiap, Shillong. 69 members took part in it which consis
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Strenna

Strenna 2020

STRENNA 2020 «Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven» (Mt 6,10) “GOOD CHRISTIANS AND UPRIGHT CITIZENS” Note: While I was presenting the commentary to the Strenna 2019 in Turin Valdocco to the Salesian Family, some were already asking for the draft of the Strenna 2020, so that they could have it for the beginning of the educative pastoral year in some parts of the world. I do this with joy, while insisting that this is only an outline, a draft with the essential points that I will develop when I prepare a meditated, interiorize

Superior General

Mother Yvonne Reungoat (2008)Mother Yvonne Reungoat has been a member of the General Chapter for 12 years (1996-2008) and since 2002 she has given her service as Vicar General and also as the person directly responsible for the four large international communities in Rome. During this time she was the closest collaborator to the Superior General, Mother Antonia Colombo and she shared with her the government of the Institute and the processes inherent to religious life and to education undertake

22 April,2020

Retreat III : 15-22 April 2020 [Perpetually Professed Sisters]

9 May,2020

Retreat IV : 2-9 May 2020 [Provincial Council and Animators]

10 July,2020

Retreat V : 2-10 July 2020 [Temporary Professed Sisters]

29 July,2020

Retreat VI : 22-29 July 2020 [Novices]

Provincials

Sr. Catherine Mania

1953-1959 and 1970-1974

Sr. Cesira Gallina

1960 - 1964

Sr. Theresa Merlo

1965-1969

Sr.Virginia Marchetti

1975-1981

Sr. Marie Vazhapilly

1981 - 1988

Sr. Philomena Prabalanathan

1988 - 1994

Sr. Ivy D'Souza

1994 - 2000

Sr. Phyllis Bamon

2000 - 2006

Sr. Rosa Pyngrope

2006 - 2012

Sr. Isabella Suja

2012 - 2018

Sr. Elizabeth George

2018 - till date

Birthday Celebrants

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Our History

St. John Bosco founded our Institute on August 5, 1872

Through a gift of the Holy Spirit and the direct intervention of Mary, St. John Bosco founded our Institute on August 5, 1872 as a response of salvation to the profound hopes of young girls.

He endowed it with a spiritual heritage that had its inspiration in the charity of Christ the Good Shepherd, and the maternal solicitude of Mary gave witness to a “LOVE THAT ENCOUNTERS CHRIST IN THE YOUNG”and imparted to it a strong missionary impulse.

1877 saw the first expansion of the Sisters work outside Europe and India welcomed the first Sisters in 1922.

14,116 Daughters of Mary Help of Christians or as more popularly known, Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco’s continue to be the perpetual and living monument of Don Bosco’s gratitude to the Mother of God, the Help of Christians, to whom we own all that we have and are. She is the Mother, Teacher and Guide, always and forever the same..