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“Come and See” Discernment Retreat: December 2-4, 2022

Our Juniorate House of Formation in Washington DC is hosting a discernment retreat December 2-4, 2022.  This retreat is for young women (18-35) who are interested in learning more about the religious vocation as missionaries within our Religious Family of the Incarnate Word.  The weekend will include talks on our charism, history, missionary life, our Marian spirituality and our contemplative branch, as well as meals and recreation with the sisters.… 

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“Come and See” the Life of a Contemplative Servidora

Registration is open! Within our congregation we have both active missionaries and contemplative nuns. Our contemplative sisters live a simple and hidden life in the cloister, but they are “the vanguard of all the apostolic works of the Institute, since with their prayer life and penance they obtain from the Lord the necessary graces for salvation of many souls” (SSVM Directory of Spirituality, 93). Our Contemplative House of Prayer in Brooklyn, NY will… 

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“Come and See” and the Spiritual Exercises: April 2022

This April we have an opportunity for those who are discerning a call to the religious life, and more specifically, to our religious Institute. Taking time to visit a religious congregation in order to “Come and See” how their spirituality and charism is lived out in daily and communal life can be a helpful step in discernment. Below are listed some events for getting to know our community better and… 

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“Come and See” the Life of a Contemplative Servidora

Registration is open! Within our congregation we have both active missionaries and contemplative nuns. Our contemplative sisters live a simple and hidden life in the cloister, but they are “the vanguard of all the apostolic works of the Institute, since with their prayer life and penance they obtain from the Lord the necessary graces for salvation of many souls” (SSVM Directory of Spirituality, 93). Our Contemplative House of Prayer in Brooklyn, NY will… 

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Come and See: November 19-21, 2021

This November we have an opportunity for those who are discerning a call to the religious life, and more specifically, to our religious Institute. Taking time to visit a religious congregation in order to “Come and See” how their spirituality and charism is lived out in daily and communal life can be a helpful step in discernment. Below are listed some events for getting to know our community better and… 

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“Master, where are you staying?”

“Master, where are you staying?” — “Come and see.” – Matthew 1:38 This July we have various opportunities for those who are discerning a call to the religious life, and more specifically, to our religious Institute. Taking time to visit a religious congregation in order to “Come and See” how their spirituality and charism is lived out in daily and communal life can be a helpful step in discernment.  Below… 

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“Come and See” the Life of a Servidora

Registration is open! Register Our Juniorate House of Formation in Washington DC will soon be hosting two discernment retreats: February 26-28, 2021 and March 26-28, 2021. Those joining have the option of participating virtually or in person. These Come and See Retreats will consist of several sessions in which women who are discerning can learn more about the religious vocation as missionaries within our Religious Family of the Incarnate Word.… 

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IVE Seminary Come and See 2021

“He called to him those whom he desired; and they came to him” (Mark 3:13). God calls many souls to the priesthood. And some of those that He calls, He also calls to the religious life. Men who are interested in discerning a vocation as a religious of the Institute of the Incarnate Word (the male branch of our Religious Family) are invited to the February 6, 2021 Online Come… 

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Virtual Come & See Retreats: February and March 2021

Registration is now open! Register Our Juniorate House of Formation in Washington DC will soon be hosting two virtual discernment retreats: February 26-28, 2021 and March 26-28, 2021. These Come and See Retreats will consist of several ZOOM sessions in which women who are discerning can learn more about the religious vocation as missionaries within our Religious Family of the Incarnate Word. Topics include: the missionary vocation, the history of… 

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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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