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The Transfiguration and Consecrated Life

The Transfiguration (1518-20) by Raphael Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord Today the Church celebrates the Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord. In light of this particular mystery of Christ’s life, the Church emphasizes the significance of consecrated life. In addition, this celebration is of particular importance for our Religious Family of the Incarnate Word, as our Directory of Spirituality says: “The miracle of the transfiguration…reminds us of… 

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In memoriam: Fr. Edward John Francis Mullins, IVE (1948-2020)

Fr. Eddie – as we always called him – was an Irishman through and through. By the time of his death on July 6, 2020 in Maryland, he had come to be a professed religious, a priest, and a real man of prayer through and through as well.   As a priest of the Institute of the Incarnate Word (IVE), the male branch of our Religious Family, Fr. Eddie was… 

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And Jesus Passed by… Missionary Adventures in Guyana

And Jesus Passed by… Missionary Adventures in Guyana during ‘Unprecedented Times’ During this time of COVID-19, where there are many uncertainties and unknowns, we have tried to look beyond and continue doing the work of the Lord in His vineyard. Amidst the quiet, and stillness of these months of the virus, the Religious Family of the Incarnate Word in Charity, Guyana, has tried to continue to be an instrument for… 

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Feast of Corpus Christi: The Body and Blood of Christ

Today the Church all over the world celebrates the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ: Corpus Christi. We pray for the faithful, that they may soon have access to the Eucharist, for the Body and Blood of Our Lord “is the source and summit of the Christian life. The other sacraments, and indeed all ecclesiastical ministries and works of the apostolate, are bound up with the Eucharist and… 

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A New Foundation: A Tabernacle and Our Lady of Lujan in Dundalk, Maryland

Opening a New Convent in Dundalk, MD (Baltimore) This new foundation stands firm on the witness of the many Spouses of Christ who have served here before us. By the providence of God, our new mission allows a Tabernacle that had been empty to once again be filled. Jesus, truly present in the Blessed Sacrament, is now adored daily in the convent Chapel, and He is together with an image… 

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Contemplative Postulants Receive the Cross of Matará

On Wednesday, May 27, 2020, our first two postulants in the newly founded Contemplative Novitiate in Brooklyn, New York received the Cross of Matará. Our congregation has a Contemplative branch of cloistered nuns as well as active missionary sisters. This new house of formation gives women the possibility of beginning formation directly in the contemplative branch of our Institute.               Previous Next The Cross… 

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Virtual Come and See: June 19-21

Registration is now open for our upcoming “Virtual Come and See”! From June 19-21, 2020 our Juniorate House of Formation in Washington DC will be hosting a virtual discernment retreat.There will be several ZOOM session scheduled in which women who are discerning can learn more about the religious vocation as missionaries within our Religious Family of the Incarnate Word. The Zoom sessions will include topics such as: the missionary vocation,… 

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Five New Priests!

This past Saturday, May 23, 2020 five new IVE priests were ordained in our province. Bishop Michael W. Fisher, auxiliary bishop of Washington, ordained them in a private Mass at St. John Baptiste de la Salle Parish, home of the IVE Seminary. The new priests consecrate their priesthood to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. May they be conformed to the Heart of Christ! We ask you to join us in… 

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+ Fr. Jesús Morales, IVE: Returned to the Father’s House

Fr. Jesús Manuel Morales González, IVE died on May 19, 2020. He was ordained a missionary priest of the Institute of the Incarnate Word in 2012 and was the first IVE priest from Spain. We entrust his soul to the Blessed Virgin Mary, whose faithful son he was. Below is a letter written by Fr. José Vicchi, IVE, provincial superior in Spain. + FR. JESÚS MANUEL MORALES GONZÁLEZ, IVE Our… 

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St. John Paul the Great: “Titan that Bent the Course of History”

This Monday, May 18, 2020 is the centenary of the birth of Pope St. John Paul II, one of the greatest saints of our time and one of the most influential men of all time. (Read about John Paul II as the Spiritual Father of our Religious Family here). The Church, and indeed the world, owe much to this “prophet of immense visions”. He was a pope unlike any other… 

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