(ANS – São Paulo) – On 18 April 2026, the Association of Mary Help of Christians (ADMA) celebrated its 157th anniversary, having strengthened devotion to Mary Help of Christians, over the years, through the Salesian experience and charism within communities. Throughout the Salesian Province of São Paulo Brazil (BSP), local ADMA groups came together to mark the occasion, with moments of spirituality, attendance at Holy Masses, times of prayer, novenas, adoration, and also concrete works of charity towards those most in need. Each group, in its own way, expressed love and gratitude to Mary Help of Christians, renewing its commitment to the mission of being a living presence of Salesian spirituality amongst the people of God. In São Paulo, ADMA currently has 846 members and 161 aspirants, living signs of an association that continues to grow, renew itself and attract new hearts to the experience of faith and devotion to Mary Help of Christians.