We wish to wish you a very happy Solemnity of St. Joseph, Foster Father of the Son of God and spouse of the Virgin Mary. “To other saints, Our Lord seems to have given power to succor us in some special necessity, but to this glorious saint (I know by my experience), he has given the power to help us in all things. Our Lord would have us understand that,…
Last month, our Religious Family held our annual March for Life & Winter Youth Festival at the Venerable Fulton Sheen Seminary. We had participants from all over the country including Florida, Chicago, Alaska, Massachusetts, Texas and many more places! March for Life The week began with the Vigil Mass for Life at the National Shrine of the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception on the evening of Thursday, January 23, 2025…
There are events in the life of an Institute that mark milestones in its history. This is the case of the consecration of the Shrine of the Baptism of the Lord in Al-Maghtas, Jordan, which took place on January 10, 2025 and whose pastoral administration was entrusted to the Institute of the Incarnate Word and the Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará in 2008. The consecration, which…
Entrusting the New Year to Mary! Public domain, wikicommons From all the Servidoras of our Province, we wish you a Happy New Year! The Church dedicates the first day of the year to Mary, Mother of God. By doing this, she indicates to us that Mary is the one who will lead us safely through the upcoming year. St. Bernard of Clairvaux, in a beautiful exhortation on the Names of…
Merry Christmas! The Nativity by Lorenzo Monaco, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY A Christmas Prayer from St. Bernard of Clairvaux Let Your goodness Lord appear to us, that we, made in your image, conform ourselves to it. In our own strength we cannot imitate Your majesty, power, and wonder nor is it fitting for us to try. But Your mercy reaches from the heavens through the clouds to the earth…
In the month of December, 14 of our novices received the holy habit for the first time. This is an occasion of great joy for our province and for our congregation! On December 6, 10 novices received the habit at the National Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC. A week later, on December 14, four contemplative novices were also invested in our contemplative monastery in Brooklyn, New York.…
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons “You are all beautiful, O Mary; in you there is no trace of original sin!” (from Morning Prayer for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception) Happy Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception from all the members of our province! Today is a special celebration for us – not only is the Immaculate Conception the patroness of the United States of America, she is…
“Praise be to God!”: First Vows, New Religious Names, Investiture of Cassock As a nation, we celebrate Thanksgiving in November, a time for every American heart to pause and remember to return thanks to our God for all the blessings He has bestowed on us. In the very heart of our nation’s capital towers the Washington Monument, an iconic symbol of the United States of America. How appropriate is the…
“To Adhere to the Word with all her Strength…” Final and Temporary Vows in our Province “When you shall see a soul leave all things to adhere to the Word with all her strength, live by Him, allow herself to be guided by Him, conceive what she should bring forth by Him; a soul, in short, who can say: for me to live is Christ, and to die is gain,…
On September 14 the Church celebrates the Feast of the Exultation of the Holy Cross. As we wear the Cross of Matará as part of our habit, this day is the proper and principal feast of our Institute. This year on the Feast of the Holy Cross, eight sisters of the Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará professed their final vows in Washington, DC. Sister Mary New…
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