The years after the two World Wars are marked with cultural changes accompanied by new patterns of social life which influenced the world of spirituality. The intensification of the spirit of individualism that grew in the 1960’s arrived in Zimbabwe with other faces. There emerged a society in which the poor and the disadvantaged had to serve the rich at little cost and at the degradation of human dignity. There was a spirit of confusion between the role of the state and Christian identity, no peace, oppression and inferiority complex among races, inequality in the distribution of resources and access to services, suffering, violence and denial of the other’s culture.  All this gave birth to a master-servant relationship. The banishing of Catholic schools and the administration of the schools by the state changed the catechetical activities in school curricula. This resulted in the shortage of catechists for there was a shift from catechesis being done at school to catechesis being given voluntary catechists. Voluntary catechists required payment which the local people could not afford.

As renewal in Mutare diocese was in the form of development of local people by the building of new structures for education and health, for liturgical worship there arose another problem, that of the shortage of personnel. Schools did not have enough teachers, there was shortage of nurses in hospitals and Christians and catechumenates had few catechists or no catechists.

It is in this historical situation that Bishop Lamont felt the need of deepening and concretizing Christian spirituality. There was need for a spirituality issued from the heart, a spirituality of contemplation in action, of service, a witnessing spirituality that gave testimony. The concrete ways of expressing this spirituality were full involvement in catechetical work, education, women empowerment, provision of health services and facilities. With the concrete needs that were around him Bishop Lamont responded with a spirit of love and humble service for the poor, a spirit of obedience to the Will of God  and a spirit of faithfulness to his conscience and passion for justice. With most missionaries being deported back it was an opportune time for Bishop Lamont to bring his long life dream to reality. With the help of the Holy Spirit the Sisters by him founded played a pivotal role in the area of evangelization during the liberation struggle.

  At the example of Mary Mother and Teacher of community life centered on the Eucharist there was need for prophetic witnesses who would testify the presence of God among his people. In this situation the congregation of the HLMC was founded. The founder Bishop Lamont wanted African Sisters in his diocese of Mutare, who will be testimonies of the Lord with the aim that each member should glorify God and sanctify themselves in poverty, chastity, and obedience devoting themselves to teaching, nursing and any other apostolate for the benefit of the church’s mission.