Celebration for the Feast of St. Joseph in Washington, DC Today, Solemnity of St. Joseph, we celebrate the 36th Anniversary of our congregation, Institute Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará, female branch of the Religious Family of the Incarnate Word. On March 19, 1988 we were founded, taking St. Joseph as our special father and protector. We read from the foundational decree of that day: Our only…
Our Constitutions tell us that our holy habit “should be as our very own skin” (Const, 154). For us as religious, the reception of the habit is a solemn and significant moment marking the commitment of consecrated life in a very visible way. This, together with the receiving of a new name which happens sometime before, shows to the world that the religious is not his own but belongs to…
As a young man marries a virgin,your Builder shall mary you;and as a bridegroom rejoices in his brideso shall your God rejoice in you. — Isaiah 62:5 First Profession and Final Profession of Vows This month our province has had the joy of welcoming two novices who professed their first temporary vows, and seven sisters who professed their perpetual vows. And in the coming weeks more sisters from our province…
This September, by the grace of God, nine sisters who received their formation in our province professed their perpetual vows by which they have given themselves completely to Christ and His Church forever. Seven sisters professed vows in the United States, one in Italy and one in Luxembourg. On September 12, at the St. Edith Stein Monastery in Brooklyn, NY: Sr. Mary of the Holy Face (contemplative)Mother Mary of the…
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