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Jesus washed the feet of His apostles and then He told them: “If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you”. The life of Helpers of Mount Rosary is characterized by this “washing of feet” that is service directed to the poor and the needy. In this manner we intend to go where Christ went and to do what he did. In our service, we show a preferential love for the poor and the voiceless because the Lord has identified Himself with them in a special way.

Nirmala Convent

Superior: Sr. Celestine D Souza

Situated in Marpady Village of Moodbidri Taluk, the Postulants and the Novices are trained to become HMR sisters in Nirmala. There are also a group of HMR sisters who are resource persons to train the Postulants and novices, as well as to organise monthly recollection and annual Retreat in Nirmala
Extraordinary meetings for the chapter of HMR sisters are conducted in Nirmala. Sisters give practical training for Postulants and novices, in paddy cultivation, coconut and areca cultivation, flori-culture as well as cultivation of cocoa and animal husbandry.

St. John’s Convent

Superior: Sr. Fatima Jyothi Serrao

Alangar – Kana Road, Alangar, Moodbidri taluk.
St. Johns convent houses the new recruits of HMR congregation. Initial training for spiritual and prayer life, introduction on HMR congregation, study of English language, music and dance, as well as agriculture is taught here.
The convent has enough land for paddy, coconut and areca plantation, vegetable growing, and a small rubber plantation for the maintenance of all the members. There is also a dairy program to provide needed milk for all the members of St. Johns convent

Christ The King Convent

Superior: Sr. Mable Pasanna

This convent is in the centre of Moodbidri taluk, in Marpady village. The convent is situated in the vicinity of Holy Rosary church Alangar. This church is a parish with nearly 750 catholic families.

The sisters serve in the parish in organising church liturgy, added with liturgical music, participating in parish council , small Christian community activity, conducting Altar boys sodality, as also Marian sodality and teaching catechism for children and young people.

The convent also has a 50 bedded hospital called Mount Rosary hospital Alangar, manned mostly by trained and qualified and experienced sister nurses, lab technicians, pharmacists, trained in scanning, Xray, OBG, trained in emergency etc. There are also five or six medical doctors, serving in the hospital and two HMR sisters are undergoing medical studies at St. John’s Bangalore

Sevanilaya Convent

Superior: Sr. Cynthia D Souza

Sevanilaya convent is in the parish of St. Sebastian, Bendur, Mangalore. It is mainly a home for senior citizens both men and women.

The HMR sisters serve in all pastoral activities of the parish, teaching catechism, helping in Sunday liturgy as well as, play music etc. The Sisters attend parish council meetings, vado group meetings, Small Christian community meetings, and they also do  visiting of families.

When HMR sisters have to go for academic studies, for paramedical studies or any other studies, to support their daily activities, they go to various schools and colleges for their learning , staying at Sevanilaya convent.

Christ King Convent, Manela

Superior: Sr. Saritha D Souza

This convent is situated on the border of Kerala State. It is next to Christ the King church, Manela. The main purpose of founding this convent is to serve pastoral activities of the parish, and assist in teaching catechism to children, conducting various meetings of Associations, small Christian community meetings, visiting families etc.

The Sisters are also teaching children of various communities, in LKG and UKG. For their maintenance the sisters have areca and coconut garden and also do jasmine cultivation.

There are two or three neighbouring parishes, where there are no sisters convents, HMR sisters go and help in those parishes, whenever possible, in liturgy, singing, teaching catechism etc

St. Johns Banglaore

Superior: Sr. Irene Menezes

St. Johns Medical College Hospital, Maria Hostel, Flat No. 5, Sarjapur Road, Bangalore

Was Started by HMR sisters in the very initial stages of the founding of St. John’s medical college, Bangalore. 

The then Director, who became auxiliary Bishop of Mumbai, Most. Rev. Perceival Fernandes, requested HMR sisters to give four members, to serve as staff at St. John’s. Even today, we have four sisters serving in different departments of St. John’s. Usually the HMR sisters have served in the linen department, in the dietary section, in the hospital section, in the billing section and also in the information desk.

Besides, there are two HMR sisters doing medical studies in the medical college.

The four sisters reside in the Maria Block and live their community life of prayer and other religious activities.

Immaculate Heart of Mary Convent

Superior: Sr. Juliana Pereira

Immaculate Heart of Mary convent, Nakre is in karkala taluk. The parish priest of Nakre invited 3 HMR sisters to help him in the pastoral duties of over 300 catholic families.

Nakre is to the east of Karkala Attur Church. The Catholic family of Nakre offered 2 acres of land as donations to the sisters for their maintenance. The two acres plot has enough water resources and about 300 areca trees and a dozen coconut trees which can maintain the living of 3 sisters.

The sisters are involved in pastoral activities of the parish, like teaching catechism and singing, helping in liturgical functions, taking care of church articles and decorations, visiting of families and conducting small Christian activities. The sisters also work in parish councils and the vado meetings and cooperate in all people development activities.

The parish has given one religious vocation, whose final profession took place on October 7 this year.

One HMR sister who is good in school teaching work in English medium is serving in Christ King English medium school, Karkala.

Morning Star Convent

Superior: Sr. Leena DCunha

Morning Star convent, Papermill Moodbidri.

Moring star convent is on Moodbidri-Bantwal Road at a distance of 3 km from Moodbidri city. There are 3 sisters over there serving in all parish activities, like catechism teaching, training young people in liturgical singing, conducting small Christian activities, and visiting of families.

The morning star convent has 6 acres plot for agriculture. They do rubber cultivation, and areca and coconut cultivation for their maintenance. They also have a small dairy to take care of milk needs of the community.

St. Victor Convent

Superior: Sr. Theresia

St Victors Convent Nellikar was founded to take care of poor children who were living very far from St Victors School Nellikar. In rainy season, the children could not come to school because the rivulets were full of water and there were no bridges to come across. From Monday till Saturday, the school children lived in a boarding maintained by HMR sisters. Food items were given by the parents of the children. Saturday evening the parents would come and would take their children back home after Saturday evening mass.

The sisters take care of liturgy, singing, teaching of catechism, conducting parish associations and above all visiting of families and participating in small Christian community activities.

Pallotti Shantidhama

Superior: Sr. Irene Crasta

This convent is situated in dornahalli, K. R. Nagar, Mysore. The Pallotine fathers have opened a home for the aged and destitute. The Sisters serve the destitute in spiritual ministry, in health ministry, in maintaining cleanliness and serving decent food needed for the growth and nutrition.
The sisters help in agriculture enterprises in the land surrounding Shanthidham convent. The sisters help in the preparation of liturgical celebration and in singing at the chapel of Pallotine convent.

Bala Yesu Nilaya

Superior: Sr. Suneetha DSouza

This is a convent situated in Moodalpalya village, Nagarabavi main road, Bangalore. There are three sisters living in the convent. One is a Lawyer, working for the oppressed to uphold their human rights. Another is teaching in the church school and the third one is doing pastoral duties.
All the three sisters serve in the parish church in the morning and full day on Sundays. They prepare a good liturgy, train liturgical singing, conduct meetings of different associations, and whenever possible visit families. They live in a house given by the Archdiocese of Bangalore for use.

Sunset Glow

Superior: Sr. Roopa Marina Rego

The convent of Sunset Glow was started three years ago. Two sisters are living there to take care of the Retired Archbishops of Bangalore in their evening days of life.
Not only do they take care of the cleanliness of the house, but also maintain the garden. All the health needs of the Prelates is taken care of, since there is an experienced sister in geriatrics to give a good care. Besides the sisters help other HMR sisters who go to Bangalore for one need or another, as they are well acquainted with helpful persons and officers in Bangalore.

Nithya Sahaya Mathe Convent

Superior: Sr. Prescilla DSouza

The diocese of Udupi has a church of very historic touch, in the village of Attur, Karkal Taluk. This church of St. Lawrence Attur has been declared as a Minor Basilica, four years ago. Many a pilgrims from Karnataka and elsewhere come to the shrine both to thank and worship the Lord, through the martyr St. Lawrence but also to place their petitions and needs of their families and friends.
HMR sisters guide these pilgrims for prayer, thanksgiving, offering of petitions etc. There are regular masses in the basilica. The HMR sisters help in for preparing a good liturgy, reading of the Word of God. Prayer and singing
Besides HMR sisters teach catechism to the children of the parish, visit families, and participate in Small Christian community activities. The pilgrims who come to St. Lawrence are not only Christians but also of other denomination especially of Hindus. The sisters take the opportunity to tell them that God loves all and He sent his son Jesus to take all of us to heaven.

Karunalaya Convent

Superior: Sr. Helen Lewis

This convent is situated in Fr. Mullers Charitable Institutions, Kankanady, Mangalore.
There are five HMR members in the convent. Some are serving in the hospital and others are studying.
The sisters serve in the linen department, dietary section, rehabilitation center, and clinical laboratory and nursing department of the hospital. One is doing her studies in Nursing.
According to the terms HMR sisters give service in Fr. Mullers chapel of prayer and worship and singing

Mount Rosary Convent

Superior: Sr. Celine Pereira

Two HMR sisters are doing mission work in distant Mizoram along with Carmelite fathers of the Calcutta province from 10 years.

The sisters serve in the Carmelite church, helping in Eucharistic worship, musical singing, teaching in the schools and doing other pastoral duties of Kulailong mission, under the diocese of Aizwal.

It’s a challenge for sisters and for the Carmelite fathers to work in a mission, where there are no human facilities. To purchase food stuff and other needed articles, the sisters have to travel by Jeep half a day through a rugged road between hills and dales.

It is the love of the Lord and Mizo people that has prompted Carmelite fathers and HMR sisters to work against all odds and serve the almighty father.

Herzjesus Kloster

Superior: Sr. Pramila Rodrigues

The Franciscan sisters of Austria have been managing their convent till the past 4 years. The sisters over there become seniors and they have no younger sisters to take care of their convent and their activities. Therefore they requested HMR sisters of Linz to arrange and give 2 sisters to work together with the Francisan sisters and then probably HMR sisters are to take over.

Two graduate sisters are presently working with the Francican sisters of Austria. The present activity of HMR sister is to prepare church articles, vestments, church linen and all that is needed for the eucharistic worship of all churches in the diocese of St Polten. The sisters have learned the German language and are able to converse with Austrian people to help in their spiritual needs and personal difficulties.

Helpers of Mount Rosary Linz

Superior: Sr. Monthi Sequeira

The Carmelite fathers of Austrian province invited 12 years ago four HMR sisters to work together with them in their Carmelite mission, Linz.

The mission activities of HMR sisters in Linz are the following.

• To help in pastoral activities in the Carmelite church, which consists of the cleanliness of church, helping in the singing of the divine office, eucharistic worship etc
• The Carmelite fathers conduct retreat house where HMR sisters help in conducting regular retreats for Austrian Catholics
• To take of the bazar of the Carmelites
• One HMR sister has studied nursing in one of the Austrian hospitals and is now working in the same hospital living in the Linz convent.
• Finally, to take care of dietic section of the monastery and the retreat house.

Shanthi Bhavan Home for the Aged, Kalyan, Maharashtra

Superior: Sr. Philomena

St. Vincent De Paul society, Mumbai visited Mount Rosary Institute, Alangar Moodbidri 10 years ago and saw for themselves how HMR sisters are taking care of destitute, sick patients and senior citizens of Mount Rosary ashram. Seeing the nursing care given by the sisters and counselling them, the members of SVP Mumbai invited 2 HMR sisters to come over to Kalyan and take care of their Home for Senior Citizens.

Two of our sisters are working in the senior citizens home in Kalyan for the past 10 years, not only managing the institutions, but also taking care of health needs of the inmates, and also food requirements.

The home has a chapel where all the 30 senior inmates join together in prayer and worship and a priest from a neighbouring parish comes and celebrates eucharist and give sacraments, whenever necessary.