Please click the link below to watch the speech of Fr Antonio Porcellato, SMA, Superior General of the Society of African Missions (SMA Fathers). https://youtu.be/HWNyO783dwM

Over the past few months, during the COVID-19 pandemic, a song called Jerusalema produced by South African DJ Master KG has trended like wildfire on social media (more than 200 million views). Fellow Africans from Angola danced to it in a video, which is now known as #JerusalemaDance. Later it resulted in a #JerusalemaDanceChallenge on […]

It is with immense joy and thanksgiving to our Lord Jesus that we announce the safe release of our confrère Fr. Luigi Maccalli, SMA. Fr. Macalli was abducted in September 17th 2018 while serving in Niger. He was released October 8th 2020 along with 3 other people who were also in captivity. Thank you for […]

My dear friends of the SMA, Blessings and every good wish to you! Our SMA Mission in the work of primary evangelization is to bring others to Jesus in a “hands on” manner. It involves direct interaction with people. It is widely known that we thrive on this interaction – it is also known that […]

Dear friends of the SMA, It is with great joy that we share this historical moment in the life of the SMA Family with you. The Founders Day Mass celebrated here at St. Anthony’s Chapel marked the Church’s official recognition of our founder Bishop Melchior de Marion Brésillac as “Venerable” on the road to canonization. […]

by MM Del Rosario What Is Simbang Gabi? Simbang Gabi (which means Midnight Mass) is a Filipino Christmas tradition. It is a series of nine dawn masses on the days leading up to Christmas. It begins on December 16 and ends at midnight on the 24th of December, when a midnight mass is held, known […]

at the Funeral Mass of Fr. Daniel Lynch, S.M.A. By Stephen Price It is an honor to say a few words about Fr. Dan, my friend, coworker and mentor.  He and I worked together as part of an S.M.A. team in Maryland for 26 years. We also lived in community together all that time. I […]

Reverend Daniel James Lynch, S.M.A. was born on November 18, 1948 in Bridgeport, CT., the son of the late Daniel Robert and Ann Evanick Lynch. He became a member of the Society of African Missions in May 11, 1973 and was ordained to the priesthood in September 1, 1973, in the SMA Provincial Headquarters, in […]