Year 2022
- March 2022: In the feast of the Annunciation of Blessed Virgin Mary (March 25, 2022), the new Knights of the Immaculate were received at the Chapel of the Child Jesus and Saint-Joseph in Sydney. Before the reception of the Knights of the Immaculata, Father Mark Stafki gave a short conference on the essence and the goal of the M.I. with 47 new members, and then, the number of Knights of the Immaculate in Australia has increased to almost 1000 .
YEAR 2019
- On the 2nd of February 2019, in the Rockdale Chapel, Father Benjamin Campbell enrolled 18 Knights into the Militia Immaculatæ.
YEAR 2018
- November 2018: On the evening of Tuesday, the 27th of November 2018, 46 men, women and children presented themselves as candidates to join the ranks of the Militia Immaculatæ. The ceremony of enrolment took place at the Church of the Child Jesus & St. Joseph in Rockdale, NSW. The ceremony was officiated by Fr. Benjamin Campbell. To know more… [1]
- May 2018: Four new members of the M.I. were enrolled on the 13th of May at Holy Cross Seminary, two seminarians and two brother postulants.
- March 2018: Father Stehlin enrolled more than 110 new knights from Tynong after a day of recollection in the school. To know more… [2]
- January 2018: Since having the great pleasure of the Reverend Father Karl Stehlin’s visit to Australia in 2016, the membership for the Militia Immaculatae introduced in this district has grown close to 700 members.
- In Tynong, two M.I. corners have been set up to display and distribute the much needed materials for a greater devotion to Our Lady and the advancement and guidance of the spiritual life provided by Kolbe Publications. One corner has been set up at Saint Thomas Aquinas College and the other is set up at Corpus Christi Church. To read more… [3]
YEAR 2017
- On the weekend of the 7th to the 9th of July, Fr. Paul Robinson left a Latin final examination behind at Holy Cross Seminary in order to travel to Mackay, in Queensland, Australia. While
there, he preached a Fatima mission, which included one conference on Friday, three on Saturday, and one on Sunday. At the conclusion of the mission, 25 new members were enrolled in the M.I., 11 of whom share Fr. Robinson’s last name! To read more about it [4] - Since having the joy of the Reverend Father Karl Stehlin’s visit to Australia on the dates embracing the Feast of the Assumption 2016, the membership for the Militia Immaculata introduced in this district has grown to 600 knights.
YEAR 2016
Father Director of the Militia Immaculate went to Australia to preach retreats about Our Lady. On Saturday (20th August) at the Priory of Corpus Christi at Tynong, Reverend Father Stehlin
gave two conferences about Our Lady, St. Maximilian Kolbe and the Militia Immaculatæ. The next day (August, 21) saw the enrolment ceremony after the first Mass. Father Stehlin enrolled more than 100 new Knights for the Militia Immaculatae. On August 22, on the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Reverend Father Stehlin enrolled almost 200 new Knights at the St. Thomas Aquinas school in Tynong. During this day Fr. Stehlin also enrolled 16 new Knights at the Holy Cross Seminary at Goulburn; To know more about it… [5]
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