The Secular Institute of Schoenstatt Fathers was canonically erected in Germany on 18 July in the year 1965. It was granted the pontifical approbation on June 24, 1988 and its Constitutions were approved by the Holy See, on 22 February 1994. As a part of its expansion policy and in the interest of spreading the message of covenant culture, the Secular Institute of Schoenstatt Fathers began to spread its wings to India, recruit new members from India, and establish houses in different parts of South India. The Secular Institute of Schoenstatt Fathers registered a tremendous development with regard to the number of members who committed themselves to follow the path of consecrated life upholding the three Evangelical Counsels namely Chastity, Poverty and Obedience. Through the letter dated 17 June 2015, the General Council announced the erection of new Region called Mother Thrice Admirable Region. All the priests and the members of the Secular Institute of Schoenstatt Fathers who originated from Tamil Nadu became the part of Mother Thrice Admirable (MTA) Region.