On Sunday 1st of October, 242 faithful were enrolled as Knights in France, amongst them the national moderator himself, the prior of the priory and another priest.
The Militia Immaculatae (Traditional Observance) was introduced in France by the Capuchine Fathers of Morgon in 2002.
During 14 years they enrolled around 3000 knights, mostly amongst the members of the Third Order of Saint Francis. They also published 3 times per year a little bulletin called the “the Knight of the Immaculate Heart of Mary”. But this was the only link they had with the knights. Because their immense apostolate, lack of manpower and also because they have not the modern means of communication (telephone, fax, internet etc.), their apostolic field was very limited, and most of the faithful in France did not even know about the existence of the M.I.
Therefore, the General Superior decided to transfer the direction of the MI in France to the SSPX. The district superior appointed Fr. Guy Castelain as national moderator and decided that little by little in all priories, schools and chapels the MI should be introduced. He also invited the Director of the M.I., Fr. Stehlin, to help with the beginnings. Therefore he was assigned to visit the priory of Nantes from the 29th of September to the 1st of October. He first presented the essentials of the M.I. to the priests of the priory. All conferences and sermons during his stay were consecrated to inform the faithful about Fr. Maximilian Kolbe’s army. On Sunday 1st of October, solemnity of Our Lady of Rosary, 242 faithful were enrolled as Knights, amongst them the national moderator himself, the prior of the priory and another priest.
The following steps will be the publication of the French bulletin “Knight of the Immaculata” once every 2 months, a conference of Fr. Stehlin to all priors of the district of France in November and the first enrollments in the priories of BEAUMONT-PIED-DE-BOEUF, VANNES, and VERSAILLES.
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