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…
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…
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…
Our Religious family in the Province of the Immaculate Conception has much to give thanks for in these first days of November! First Vows in Washington, DC In Washington DC, 11 sisters professed their first vows, promising to live “chaste for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven; poor, manifesting that God is man’s only real treasure; and obedient, even to death on the cross, in order to follow the…
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…
We ask you to join us today as we celebrate the Solemnity of Good Saint Joseph. Our Institute Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará was founded on his feast in 1988 in San Rafael, Argentina. We give great thanks for his many blessings that he has poured out on our Religious Family in these 32 years. Virtually join the Servidoras around the world as they celebrate this feast…
We would like to invite you to join the sisters in praying the Holy Rosary, which will be live streamed from our convent in Washington, DC everyday at 7:00 PM (EST). We pray for the Church, the world and all those affected by the Coronavirus Pandemic.
We-we are pro-life! We-we are pro-life! These were the sounds of our group of more than 300 youth who joined our religious family for the March for Life in Washington DC on January 24th. Marching for Life These youth came from our various parishes throughout the country, including Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia, Mankato, MN, Avondale, PA, Wauchula, FL and New Bedford, MA, as well as many local youth and…
Spiritual Exercises for Men and Women [In English] Registration for the upcoming spiritual exercises is open for the retreat being held February 15th-18th in the DC area. The Spiritual Exercise retreat is a silent retreat which was developed by St. Ignatius of Loyola to help people center their lives on the Will of God, and to provide an opportunity to hear God speaking in the silence of their hearts. There…
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