“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…
“Come, Spouse of Christ, Receive the Crown the Lord has prepared for you from all Eternity” These past weeks, our Religious Family had the joy of celebrating the first profession of vows for eight sisters in our province. There were two celebrations, one in the contemplative monastery in New York and one in Washington, DC. Brooklyn, NY – Profession of vows in the Contemplative Monastery On October 7, Feast of…
Total Surrender As religious, “we surrender ourselves totally to the service of God… through the fulfilling of the three vows of poverty, chastity and obedience, driven by charity” (Constitutions, 48). Our constitutions outline the characteristics of the profession of the religious vows, by which we are Spouses of Christ: First, it is the “most perfect expression [of the baptismal promises] for the person who thus surrenders himself to God fulfills…
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…
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.…
11 New Brides of Christ On the Feast of All Saints, 11 Servidoras became new Brides of Christ, professing their first temporary vows of chastity, poverty, obedience and Marian slavery. By these vows, they commit themselves to live:“chaste, for the sake of the Kingdom of heaven, poor, manifesting that God is the only true wealth for man, and obedient, even to death on the cross, in order to follow the…
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…
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…
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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