Assisi Sisters nof Mary Immaculate nm is a Franciscan Congregation of the Syro Malabar Church founded by very Rev. Msgr. Joseph K.W. Thomas on 2nd April 1949.

The Sisters are exhorted to follow the Seraphic Father St. Francis, contemplating and living like Jesus who emptied Himself through the incarnation and death on the cross.  This enab;les sisters to care console and ;;heal ;the needy as Jesus did and to help them experience the saving love of our Heavenly Father.

The Congregation was raised to Pontifical Right on 28th April 1986.  In 1987 two Provinces were formed.  The Provinciallate of the north-Sacred Heart province is at Nagpur and of the St.Joseph province of the south is at Ernakulam.  Father Founder Msgr Joseph K.W. Thomas went for his eternal reward on 12th December 1991.

Assisi St. Francis Generalate, Greengardens, Chertala P.O., Alapuzha Dt. Kerala 688 524, TEL: 0478-2812698, 2812830 Cand 66, Nov 28, Pro 663

S.H. Provincialate, 94, P.K. Salve Road, Mohan Nagar, Nagpur, M.S.440 001.  TEL: 0712-2535684 Cand 48, Nov 21, Pro 310

St.Joseph’s Provincialate: Golden Street, Vaduthala P.O., Kochi, Kerala 682 023.  T/Fax: 0484-2393228 E-mail: asmiekm@vsnl.net Cand 26, Nov 10 Peo 295

To follow the poor, humble Jesus and radiate His Compassionate Love in joyful service to the sick, the needy, the poor and the rejected of the society, specially the leprosy stricken brethren.

Awareness programme for AIDS patients and Aged Home for the poor.  Medical – General hospital, Leprosy hospital, dispensaries and mobile clinics.  Educational-school for the deaf and blind mentally retarded, primary School, nurseries and an English medium school Social: Rural development programmes.  Others –Direct Evangelization.