KHUSHI KHUSI KA DIN HAI / 98 YEARS OF FOUNDATION DAY / SRA SISTERS

Описание: Sisters of the Preriton ki rani
The Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of the Queen of the Apostles is an Apostolic Religious Congregation of pontifical right, widely known as SRA- Congregatio Missionalis Sororum Reginae Apostolorum. It was canonically established on 1st July 1923 in Vienna.The congregation has over 955 members (as of January 2019 ) rendering services in seven provinces, one delegation and one mission keeping alive the spirit of the founder and committed to the cause of the marginalized women and children.

Fr. Antonius Maria Bodewig The founder of SRA was a German a Jesuit missionary in India. While working in Pune mission he recognized an extra-ordinary impulse to dedicate his life and found a large missionary society for the evangelization of India. After long years of prayer, discernment he left the Society of Jesus and returned to Cologne where he laid foundation for the missionary Society of the Immaculate Conception. He had to face many oppositions and difficulties and like a grain of wheat he underwent the loss of life to find new life. His followers held on to his vision and charism. The voice of Fr. Bodewig resounded in the hearts of Fr. Paul Sonntag, Mother Xaveria Blas and other brothers and sisters and they courageously continued their efforts to revive the missionary society and finally on 1st July 1923, the Societas Missionalis Sororum Reginae Apostolorum, SRA was canonically approved.

The Vision and dreams of our founder Fr. Antonius Maria Bodewig and the co-founders 'to bring the Good News of the Compassionate love of God' and to bring about integrated development to the people of India liberating them from the bondages of poverty, injustice and all kinds of oppression is being realized by every SRA. Through various ministries - proclamation of the Word of God, pastoral ministry, education, developmental work, Healing and health ministry the members reach out to the people irrespective of caste, creed and race to seven countries- Austria, Germany, Italy, Slovakia, India, Philippines and Uganda.


In 1955 the then Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Ranchi, Most Rev. Pius Kerketta, invited Mother Mercedes to open a convent at Mahugaon which is 95 km away from Ranchi.

Thus the Sisters of the Queen of the Apostles first came to Chhotanagpur at Mahugaon in 1956.

Sr. Carissima, Justina, Hermengild, and Phillipine were the pioneers. They involved themselves in the ministry of teaching, healing, and caring of abandoned children while coping with the scarcity of resources. Through astute planning and practical managerial skills they laid a solid foundation of the great mission works in Chotanagpur.


The Ranchi Province was established in the year 1993 with 17 communities. The sisters here render service in pastoral ministry, developmental work, health care, mainstream of schools, schools for the visually challenged, deaf and dumb, hostels for the marginalized students and health care centers for the benefit of the most impoverished communities particularly in the tribal areas.
Ranchi Province consists mainly of the tribal states as of Jharkhand, Orissa, Chhattisgarh and M.P along with Bihar.
The SRA Sisters of Ranchi Province are working mainly among the tribal population and the scheduled caste communities and are committed to the development of these poor, vulnerable and the marginalized.