“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations”. (Mt 28:9)
To make the Eucharistic Lord more visible in the land Odisha through our lives and apostolate, SABS sisters committed themselves to intense work in this mission.
Odisha is the state which stands first in poverty in India. In a place where developmental activities were very low, our sisters of Kothamangalam province accepted the invitation of Rev. Fr. Mathew Onattu CM and started a house at Rayagada in 1971. Knowing that development of a community is possible only through education, sisters started their mission work by teaching moral and intellectual subjects in schools.
Malaria being very prominent, health care was also given importance by starting health centres, which are even now seen as refuge centres by the poor of the place. Many cures are reported both by intake of medicine and by Divine intervention as a result of prayer.
In 1986, the mission areas of Punjab and Orissa together were declared as Jai Rani region, of which Sr. Jose Mary was the first regional superior. In the year of 1998, when Jai Rani was raised as a vice-province, Mother Elizabeth Pattaparambil was elected as the provincial superior.
In 2003, the vice-province was divided into provinces – Jai Rani province, Punjab and Deepthi province, Odisha. Mother Eymard was elected as the first Provincial Superior. Mother Mary Jose was the second Provincial Superior At present, under the able leadership of Mother Jessy madathil , the province has 17 convents spread in 6 dioceses.
