To seek God alone.
The Institute Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará has both active missionaries and contemplative nuns.
“In likeness to the Word who chose to live in the silence of Nazareth for thirty years, some of our sisters consecrate themselves to Him in the contemplative state.”
— SSVM Directory of Spirituality, 93
Evangelization of the Culture
The members of the Contemplative Branches of our Religious Family are considered one of the keystones of the apostolic endeavor of our Institute. As such, they participate in our same spirit, as well as the proper and specific end of the Institute Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará.
By their life of prayer, penance and silence, they seek to prolong the Incarnation of Christ in the world through the evangelization of the culture.
“In the heart of the Church, I will be love.”
Magnets of God’s grace
— SSVM Monastic Rule, 134
For women interested in discerning the contemplative life within our Institute, there is the possibility of visiting our contemplative community, sharing in moments of prayer, work, and community life with the sisters. For more information contact:
Mother Mary Our Lady of the Nativity, SSVM
Director of Contemplative Vocations
E-mail: m.nativity@servidoras.org
Tel: (301) 627-5337
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