In a world marked by war and division, the Easter Message 2026 of the Superior General, Fr. Mathew Vattamattam, CMF,...
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A Message of Hope and Renewal from the Superior General on the Feast of St. Anthony Mary Claret
On the occasion of the Feast of St. Anthony Mary Claret, Fr. Mathew Vattamattam, CMF, Superior General, shares an...
Claretians Urged to Embrace Pilgrim Identity on 176th Foundation Anniversary: Message from the Superior General
Marking the 176th anniversary of the Claretian Congregation, Superior General Fr. Mathew Vattamattam, CMF, delivered a...
Celebremos a proximidade
Meus queridos irmãos, querida Família Claretiana e amigos: O Natal de 2020 encontra-nos a todos submetidos a várias...
Let us celebrate proximity
My beloved brothers, dear Claretian Family, and friends, The Christmas of 2020 greets us in a special way with many...
Witness of Communion
Dear Brothers, “You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a...
Feast Day Wishes on the Feast of Saint Anthony Mary Claret
Dear brothers, 150 years ago, our beloved father and Founder of our charismatic family, St. Anthony Mary Claret, was...
Unity and Diversity within Communities
Dear brothers, we start with a passage from the Bible: John 17. "Holy Father, keep them in thy name, which thou hast...
Message for the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary – 20 June 2020
Dear brothers, I wish you all a joyful feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, which we shall celebrate this year with...
Announcement of the Celebration of the XXVI General Chapter
Dear brothers, On this feast of Pentecost, we have begun the remote preparation for the forthcoming XXVI General...
Welcoming the “New Normal” Life with Covid-19 Around Us
Dear brothers, Greetings of the Easter season! After nearly three months of getting used to both the fight against the...
Easter Online Claretian Family Gathering
Mexico City, Mexico. An Easter online Claretian Family gathering, mainly from the Americas, took place on Easter...
Easter 2020
Dear brothers and sisters of the Claretian family, I have no words to express what has been going on in me at this...
Letter to the Congregation from Father General (04-02-2020)
Dear brothers, Most of our brothers are in “lockdown” situation in most of the countries, collaborating with civil...
On the Feast of St. Joseph, Copatron of the Congregation
Dear Brothers, Fraternal Greetings from Rome. Today is the solemnity of St. Joseph, the patron of the General Curia,...
Message from Father General Amidst the COVID-19 Outbreak
Dear brothers, Fraternal Greetings. Thank you for being united with us in prayers and fraternal communion. COVID-19...
Memory of the Claretian Martyrs – 1 February 2020
Dear brothers, In the year of the 150th anniversary of the Pascua of Saint Anthony Mary Claret, the memory of the...
Final Address of Father General During the Recently Concluded Meeting of the General Government and Major Superiors Encounter in Chile
Dear brothers, We have been journeying together for the last one week exploring in a context of prayer, reflection,...
Opening Address of Father General During the Meeting of the General Government with the Major Superiors of the Congregation in Chile
Dear brothers, It is going to be five years in a few months since we celebrated the XXV General Chapter in August-...
Off We Go to the Amazon!
Iquitos, Peru. Msgr. Javier Travieso, CMF, Vicar Apostolic of San José del Amazonas, Peru, has been requesting the...
Feast of St. Anthony Mary Claret
Message 24th October 2019 Dear brothers, In this extraordinary Missionary month of October, we enter the 150th year of...
Birthday Greetings to Father General
Birthday Greetings to Father General on his 60th birthday. We thank the Lord for your gift of life and for dedicating...
Animating Northeast India Independent Delegation
Shillong, India. Superior General, Fr. Mathew Vattamattam, CMF, visited Northeast India Independent Delegation on July...
Inauguration of Golden Jubilee of Claretian Presence in India
Bengaluru, India: The Golden Jubilee Year of Claretian presence in India was inaugurated in Bengaluru on July 15,...
Message on the Foundation Day July 16, 2019
July 16 brings alive in us the seminary room in Vic in 1849 where our Founder and his five companions gathered in...
Easter Message April 2019
Dear Brothers, Wish you the joy of Easter, the assurance from God that Jesus’ manner of living and loving is the way,...
Christmas Message 2018
At Christmas, I stand in bewilderment before the nativity scene. Here is the design of God for humanity to enter into...
A Visit to Mother Trinidad de la Santa Madre Iglesia
Rome, Italy. Father General, Mathew Vattamattam, CMF, recounts his experience on his visit to Mother Trinidad de la...
Fr. Mathew Vattamattam, CMF, Elected Member of the Union of Superiors General (USG) Executive Council
Ariccia, Italy. Father General, Mathew Vattamatam, CMF, was elected Member of the Executive Council of the Union of...
Recent Visit of Father General to Venezuela
Caracas, Venezuela. On the 20th of September 2018, Father General, Mathew Vattamattam, CMF visited and had a meeting...
Foundation Day 2018 – Message of Father General
Every year July 16 invites us to tune ourselves to the foundational inspiration that gave birth to the Congregation in...
Love Overcomes All
Beijing, China. As part of the cooperation with Verbiest Foundation, the General Superior of the Claretian...
Message for the Solemnity of the Heart of Mary
Dear brothers: We are sons of the heart – of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. As Claretian missionaries, we are born of...
Called to Live the Spirit of the Founder and the Martyrs (Message for the Feast of the Founder 2017)
The feast of our Founding Father this year is impregnated with special joy by the grace of the beatification of our...
Remembering the Martyrs Today
FR. PHILLIP BRAVO CMF, A MISSIONARY IN AN UNBELIEVABLE PERIPHERY OF HUMAN SUFFERING On 13th August we fix our gaze on...
First Message of Fr Mathew Vattamattam as Superior General
Preparing the “Charitas Christi” Cycle for The Forge
Rome. From the 3 – 7th of March the commission on the “Forge in Our Daily Life” project met. The members are Fathers:...