The Congregation of the Sons of the Immaculate Conception was founded in Rome on Sept. 8th, 1857 by the Blessed Luigi Maria Monti. After several years of struggle and turmoil it was granted full autonomy and recognition by the Holy See on November 30th, 1878. These initial years served as a time of preparation which strengthened the character of the community and witnessed the holiness of its founder. The community of Brothers was called upon to devote its life and mission to medical and to the assistance of the youth. Blessed Luigi Monti, who because of his tireless and charitable dedication to the ministry was lovingly known to his confreres and to all who loved him as “Father Luigi”, encouraged the Brothers to assist the sick and to be for them “consoling angels sent by God and His Immaculate Mother to comfort them, to alleviate their pain and to help them in their needs”.
Because of his love for the orphans whom he assisted, he encouraged the Brothers to treat them as sons and to love them with “paternal compassion”. Blessed Luigi held firm to the conviction that the children in his care should be guarded as “precious holy treasures” and should be loved as “the apple of our eye”, for the love of Jesus Christ.
Blessed Luigi Monti was a man of faith. He received strength from the many hours spent in prayer and the deep love he nurtured for Mary Immaculate, whom he called his Mother and the Mother and Patroness of the Institute. The love for the virgin constituted for him a sure point of reference in the misfortunes that continuously appeared in his path. He tirelessly encouraged his brothers to take recourse to prayer, insisting that through prayer we come to the perfect knowledge of ourselves, we see clearly the path to follow and we welcome the favors which God bestows upon us
Blessed Luigi Monti died on October 1st, 1900, in a state of sanctity and surrounded by the religious brothers and the many orphans for whom he had become a caring and loving father. This was written of him shortly after his death: “God welcomed into His peace His faithful servant, who now receives the reward for the love he practiced with admirable goodness, that same goodness of the saints”.
The vocation of caring for the sick and for the youth continues to be the charism of the Congregation, leading the Brothers to various countries and continents, bringing to all the healing love of Jesus. In a spirit of selflessness and Christian dedication, all members of the Congregation, brothers, priests, doctors, pharmacists, teachers, lab technicians and nurses, are encouraged to continue their spiritual and professional development in order to carry out their duties with full commitment and competence. Their missionary zeal has led them to various parts of the world, offering spiritual and material assistance as a sign of hope to those in need.
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