6th February 1933 marked the arrival of the first SSpS to India with the mission of spreading love, compassion, peace and joy to all. Under the shadow of the world war II,despite the restrictions and drawbacks, the foundation laid by the hard work of the missionaries in the years prior to the World War II, and their indomitable missionary spirt moved them forward to set free the downtrodden, heal the sick, pastor the lost, to animate those in the periphery, to educate the illiterate, and to communicate the gospel values to people of good will.