Dear Montfort Associates (MA)

“There is no love without forgiveness,
and there is no forgiveness without love”  
Bryant H. Mc. Gill

“Forgiveness brings joy where sorrow has produced sadness;
healing where sorrow has caused disease"  
Pope Francise

The above saying is self-explanatory in itself.  When you have no love, how can you forgive your brothers and sisters.  This is the hardest pill to swallow for the people of the world, but not our Christian brothers who believe in Christ Jesus.  He sets the example for all of us, when on the cross, has forgiven all those who tortured him and crucified him!

Welcome to all of us to our annual Meeting dated July 30, 2017 at the Provincial House, Soi Thong Loh.  It is a memorial day for all of us to get together to celebrate and commemorate the big event of the canonization of our blessed Founder, St. Louis Marie de Montfort, Which falls on the month of July 20, 1947 by Pope Pius XII

Last year, we celebrated the “TERCENTENARY” (1716-2016) of our Blessed Founder. All went well with our celebration. Does anyone of us recognize this year as a special Event or not?  Yes!  It is the 70th Anniversary of our Founder’s Canonization. ( 20 July 1947- 20 July 2017). Let us take this opportunity to invoke our Founder’s blessing.

St. Louis Marie de Montfort… a man who sought obscurity and nothingness, a man who seemed to ignore himself,  so completely was caught up in the Service of his Redeemer and his blessed Mother, and yet a man who despite himself was one of the most talked of, and most criticized priest of his day    “ …. Quoted by Rev. Edward Bolger, SMM.

Therefore, we beg our Founder to grant us, his rich blessing to all the Brothers of Saint Gabriel, and of course to each and every one of MA members.  It is chiefly in the power of God, the Almighty that we place our trust, and we know that our hope will not be confounded.  Oh! Saint Louis Marie de Montfort, we trust you by your intercession, lead the world to an ever greater love of the Blessed Mother and of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Once again, may our Blessed Founder, Saint Louis Marie de Montfort bless our MA members, and keep us always in the holy path of Jesus’ love until our death in Him and with Him. Amen!!

Yours in Xt. Jesus
Bosco Praphot Rak-Arom.
The MA President 2015-2017.