called to be pure and poor and to
contemplate, Witness, and proclaim
the Word Incarnate for the Kingdom
of God"
Daughters of Mary
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About
CONGREGATION OF THE DAUGHTERS OF MARY (DM)
Congregation of the Daughters of Mary (DM) is a missionary congregation of Pontifical Right according to canon law CEO can.505(2). It is founded by Monsignor Joseph Kuzhinjalil, a priest of the Archdiocese of Changanassery, Kerala in the Syro- Malankara Catholic Church during the early days of the re-union movement in 1938 at Marthandam, Kanyakumari District to proclaim the good news among the non-Christians and to work for the Christian unity as well as to announce the gospel of Christ to the end of the world. Rev. Mother Mary Kallarackal is the co-foundress of the Congregation.
MISSION
Our mission is to prepare the hearts of people to accept Jesus as Lord and Saviour and to welcome non-catholic brethren into full communion.
Our mission is lived and expressed in a diversity of apostolates among the marginalized poor especially to women and children through home visits; parish and faith formation; education, health care, and social welfare activities.
VISION
The vision of the Congregation is that the people of God are led to the Kingdom of God through ever greater unity and freedom, characteristic of the Children of God.
CHARISM
Every member of the Congregation is called to, “be pure and poor, contemplate, witness, and proclaim the Word Incarnate for the Kingdom of God”.
HISTORY OF
DAUGHTERS OF MARY (DM)
Congregation of the Daughters of Mary (DM) is a missionary congregation of Pontifical Right and founded onMay 8, 1938 by late Monsignor Joseph
Kuzhinjalil, a priest of the Archdiocese of Changanassery, Kerala in the
Syro- Malankara Catholic Church during the early days of the reunion
movement at Marthandam, Kanyakumari District.
PRESENCE IN INDIA AND ABROAD
This congregation has grown and extended itself widely to out of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Being impressed by the great opportunity offered for evangelization in North India, with the help of CST fathers, we extended our missionary service in North India too. The first mission in this region taken up was in Muktsar, Punjab in 1975. In 1994 a new mission station was opened in Billawar at Jammu & Srinagar Diocese. In 2005 Punjab Region was raised to the status of Province and spread around the Jalandhar Diocese.
In 1981 the Missionaries of the Daughters of Mary landed in Durgapur at Maharashtra and established its Mission stations in Chanda, Pune & Nagpur Dioceses.
Congregation of the Daughters of Mary (DM) is a missionary congregation of Pontifical Right according to canon law CEO can.505(2).