Mathew Vattamattam

Claretian Celebration of the Jubilee 2025: Message of Father General

As the Church continues the Jubilee celebration that began last year, on the occasion of the Feast of the Chair of Peter, Fr. Mathew Vattamattam, CMF, Superior General, invites the entire Congrégation to embrace this time of grace as a moment of spiritual renewal,...

“Embrace Christ as “the door” to God’s love”: Message of Father General on Christmas

Rome, Italy. The Superior General's Christmas message for 2024 encourages the congregation to approach Christmas as pilgrims of hope and to enter the jubilee year 2025 through Christ. ​ He reflects on the significance of jubilees in the Church's history, emphasizing...

A Call to Renew Our Missionary Spirit: Message Of The Superior General on the Feast of Saint Anthony Mary Claret

Rome, Italy: The Superior General writes to the Congregation with joy as they approach the feast of Saint Anthony Mary Claret on October 24, marking the closing of the Jubilee Year for the 175th anniversary of Claret’s presence in the Canary Islands. He urges...

Message of the Superior General on the Feast of the Foundation of our Congregation

Dear Claretians and brothers and sisters of the Claretian family, On this day as we conclude the jubilee of 175 years of the Foundation of our “querida Congregación,” my thoughts go to a Seminary room of the Diocese of Vic on July 16th in the year 1849. In that room,...