THAILAND
25th Anniversary of Foundation

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The Daughters of St. Paul in Bangkok, Thailand are a special presence for the Pauline mission in this part of the world. The foundation is the fruit of the Missionary Project of the FSPs realized in 1994 on the occasion of the centenary of the birth of Maestra Thecla.

The Lord opened the way to the establishment of this community through the late Bishop George Yod Phimphisan, who at that time was president of the Episcopal Conference of Thailand and chairman of the diocesian Catholic Social Communications Center. He invited the Daughters of St. Paul to bring their mission in his country and to help in the management of the Communications Center.

Thus, on 21 April 1994, one Japanese and two Filipino FSPs–Srs. Yoko Abe, Juliet Narisma and Clothilde de las Llagas–arrived in the Kingdom of Thailand, a predominantly Buddhist country, to start a new community and spread the Gospel via the social communications media. The sisters enthusiastically immersed themselves in the study of the Thai language, while at the same time carrying out the Pauline apostolate. In April of this year, the community celebrated its 25th anniversary of foundation with joy and gratitude.

To commemorate this event, the sisters made a pilgrimage to the significant places of their presence in Thailand, visiting various religious communities and individuals who had warmly welcomed them and contributed to promoting the Pauline apostolate in this beautiful country. They also organized book displays in the parishes, accompanied by presentations of our Institute and its mission.

Our sisters have many reasons to praise and thank the Lord, one of the most important being the celebration of the perpetual professions of our first Thailandese FSPs in this 25th year of foundation. In fact, on 15 June 2019, in Bangkok, Sr. Athitaya Jamoo and Sr. Parichat Jullmonthon will pronounce their yes forever among the Daughters of Saint Paul. This important event is the crowning point of the community’s faith, toil and sacrifices, especially those of its pioneer members.

The missionary and vocational journey of the FSPs in this “land of smiles” continues with St. Paul as an inspiration and model of faith in Jesus Christ: “I know the one in whom I have believed, and I am confident that he is able to guard what has been entrusted to me until that day” (2 Tm. 1:12).

See the brochure: THAILAND: 25th Anniversary of Foundation