Special Birthdays December 15 Jos van Dinther (75) - Accra 25 Yohanes Krismanto (50) - Talca-SanAntonio January 2024 6 Nicholas Yangtibr (85) - Wa-St Louis Community 8 Kees Gordijn (80) - Maastricht, Prins Bisschopsingel 10 GodwinKuu-ireme (50) - Nandom-Mt Sion Community 14 Frans Turkenburg (90) - Maastricht-Bernardus 24 Michael Poedyartana (85) - Jakarta-Haji Nawi 28 Ivo Heatubun (75) - Limbe-Mary View

TEMPORARY PROFESSED WEEKEND SESSION. VENUE: ST. LOUIS COMMUNITY, WA. DATE: 16-17TH NOVEMBER, 2023. This encounter is the second in a series of the Temporary Professed Weekend sessions held in the year, 2023. The encounter forms part of efforts aimed at meeting the ongoing formation needs and requirements of the Temporary Professed Brothers in the Province. Above all, the session provides a suitable platform and affords the young brothers the opportunity to bond and share their joys and challenges, helping to inspire ....

Dear Brothers, It is our sad duty to inform you about the passing away of Bro. Ignatius Ngadiso in Indonesia on November 25th, 2023. BROTHER IGNATIUS NGADISO FIC He was born on May 15, 1948 in Blumbingan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. He made his first profession of religious vows in our Congregation on December 8, 1973 and his final profession on December 7, 1980. At the age of 75 years he passed away on November 25, 2023 in Wisma Bernardus community ....

BROTHERS OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (BROTHERS FIC-GHANA PROVINCE) PROVINCIAL DAY/FAMILY FEAST CELEBRATION, 21ST NOVEMBER, 2023. VENUE: IN-SERVICE TRAINING CENTER, WA. THEME: “DEEPENING OUR RELIGIOUS IDENTITY AS BROTHERS FIC IN THE 21ST CENTURY.” On this day, 21st November, 2023, Brothers FIC-Ghana Province, on the feast of the presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, patroness of our congregation, marked its annual family feast on the above theme.  It was a daylong celebration characterized by series of events that culminated into a ....

Dear Brothers, It is our sad duty to inform you about the passing away of Bro. Hans van Leeuwen, who died on November 21, 2023. The mourning card reads as follows:   " Congregation of the Brothers of the Immaculate Conception of Mary          “We are still soul-bound with you from whom we say goodbye”                                                                          H. Stufkens     It is with sadness that we have to inform you of the sudden death of    BROTHER HANS VAN LEEUWEN Henricus Wilhelmus Maria   Brother Hans was born ....

ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO PARTICIPANTS OF A MEETING FOR FORMATORS OF CONSECRATED MEN AND WOMEN SPONSORED BY THE CONGREGATION FOR INSTITUTES OF CONSECRATED LIFE AND SOCIETIES OF APOSTOLIC LIFE     Dear Brothers and Sisters, Good morning, [The Cardinal Prefect] told me how many of you there are, and I said: “But with the shortage of vocations there are more formators than candidates!”. This is a problem! We need to ask the Lord to do everything possible ....

Foundation Day 21 November 2023 - Homily (By: Bro. Wim Swuste)   "We know ourselves called to unity and fraternal communion so as to proclaim Christ to each other and to all people. We are focused on the happiness of fellow human beings; first and foremost on the happiness of those with whom we form a community.      We call one another 'brother' and try to live up to this word in the life of our ....

CONGREGATION BROTHERS OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION (FIC)  70 YEARS OF MISSION IN CHILE   WORKING FOR QUALITY EVANGELIZATION AND INTEGRAL EDUCATION  FOR CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS       THE FOUNDERS It all started with Monsignor Luis Rutten, a Dutch priest, who in 1840 felt a strong call to offer his life and put all his assets at the service of the Christian education and formation of the poor and abandoned youth of his city: Maastricht.   For him, the primary task was to bring ....