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Winter Youth Fest and March for Life 2024

This January, as always, our Religious Family participated in the National March for Life in Washington DC. And, as always, it was followed by our Winter Youth Festival that takes place at our Seminary each year. On Thursday January 25, we kicked off our annual March for Life-Winter Youth Festival event by attending the Vigil Mass for Life at the National Shrine of the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. With… 

Merry Christmas!

Adoration of the Shepherds, Rembrandt (1646) More than 2000 years ago, the Christ Child came to a world full of darkness and sin in order to bring light, peace and salvation to all who would receive Him. His dwelling was humble and his companions were poor, but He was welcomed by those who were simple and in need of His Divine Assistance. St. Alphonsus Ligouri tells us that the greatest… 

Investiture of Habit: “A Silent but Eloquent Testimony”

19 Novices Receive the Holy Habit In the first few days of December, 19 of our Servidora novices received the holy habit.  Four of our contemplative novices received it on December 4th at the Precious Blood Monastery in Brooklyn, NY and 15 of our active novices were invested on December 6th at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC. Our Constitutions reminds us that: “The religious of our… 

Remembering the Souls of our Religious Family: Sister María del Santo Niño

November begins with the celebration of the triumph of the saints, those who victoriously participate in the reign of Christ in heaven. The following day we commemorate all the faithful departed, those who struggled here on earth and whom we hope will also share in Christ’s heavenly Kingdom. The last Sunday of the month is Feast of Christ the King, the Eternal King of Glory who reigns over all creation.… 

Eight Sisters Profess First Vows

“Come, Spouse of Christ, Receive the Crown the Lord has prepared for you from all Eternity” These past weeks, our Religious Family had the joy of celebrating the first profession of vows for eight sisters in our province.  There were two celebrations, one in the contemplative monastery in New York and one in Washington, DC. Brooklyn, NY – Profession of vows in the Contemplative Monastery On October 7, Feast of… 

Eight Sisters Profess Final Vows in Our Province

Total Surrender As religious, “we surrender ourselves totally to the service of God… through the fulfilling of the three vows of poverty, chastity and obedience, driven by charity” (Constitutions, 48). Our constitutions outline the characteristics of the profession of the religious vows, by which we are Spouses of Christ: First, it is the “most perfect expression [of the baptismal promises] for the person who thus surrenders himself to God fulfills… 

IVE Meeting 2023

According to our Constitutions, the specific end of our small religious family is “to extend the Incarnation to all men, in the whole man, and in all of the manifestations of man”; and to this end, we are called to “commit all our strength” (Constitutions, 5). This is a multi-faceted enterprise that requires the collaboration of all the members of our religious family: both male and female branches, active and contemplative… 

The Feast of Our Lady of Lujan & the Death of our Founder

Our founder, Father Carlos Miguel Buela, IVE, was the first Son of Our Lady of Lujan in our Religious Family. As a young seminarian, he asked for many priestly and religious vocations from her hands. Thanks to him, Our Lady of Lujan is our special Mother and Patroness, officially named by the Holy See in 2011. Father Carlos Miguel Buela, Son of Our Lady of Lujan April 4, 1941 –… 

Ite ad Joseph! 35th Anniversary of the Servidoras

Today, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Foster-Father of the Son of God. Also today, on the Feast of our great Patriarch, we celebrate the 35th Anniversary of our Institute Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara, founded on March 19, 1988 (Solemnity of St. Joseph). This video shares the story, the spirit and the joy of our 35… 

An Opportunity for Lenten Almsgiving: Earthquake Victims in Syria and Turkey

Once again, we find ourselves beginning the liturgical season of Lent. There is an ancient practice in Rome called the Roman Lenten Stations, and one of the prayers beautifully expresses the purpose of this time: “Lent comes providentially to reawaken us, to shake us from our spiritual torpor…” The Church exhorts us to practice prayer, fasting and almsgiving during these 40 days. Everything within the Lenten Liturgies points us to… 

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