{"id":23476,"date":"2022-03-23T17:35:52","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T21:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/?p=23476"},"modified":"2022-04-22T21:50:35","modified_gmt":"2022-04-23T01:50:35","slug":"come-and-see-april-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/index.php\/2022\/03\/23\/come-and-see-april-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Come and See&#8221; and the Spiritual Exercises: April 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23476\" class=\"elementor elementor-23476\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a4ef1da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a4ef1da\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4210ba9\" data-id=\"4210ba9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1188b1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1188b1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>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 &#8220;Come and See&#8221; how their spirituality and charism is lived out in daily and communal life can be a helpful step in discernment.\u00a0<\/p><p>Below are listed some events for getting to know our community better and for seeking God&#8217;s will, including a Come and See retreat and the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1d1cdc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b1d1cdc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5837d5f\" data-id=\"5837d5f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a239f49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a239f49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Come-and-See-April_web.jpg?ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Come and See April_web\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjM0MzIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zc3ZtdXNhLm9yZ1wvMXMyczN2NW02XC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wM1wvQ29tZS1hbmQtU2VlLUFwcmlsX3dlYi5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Come-and-See-April_web.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23432\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Come-and-See-April_web.jpg?w=1067&amp;ssl=1 1067w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Come-and-See-April_web.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Come-and-See-April_web.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Come-and-See-April_web.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e68120 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e68120\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For more information and to register, contact:<br \/>Sr. Lilium or Sr. Victory\u00a0\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"mailto:jun.ihm@servidoras.org\">jun.ihm@servidoras.org<\/a>\u00a0or (202) 543-1179<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4103917\" data-id=\"4103917\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3ea680 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3ea680\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0Come &amp; See: April 8-10, 2022 | Washington, DC<\/h4><p style=\"text-align: left;\">This retreat is for young women (18-35) who are interested in learning more about the religious vocation as active missionaries within our Religious Family of the Incarnate Word.\u00a0 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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one&#8217;s life on what is most important (the glory and service of God) and to provide an opportunity to hear God speaking in the silence of one&#8217;s heart.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\">St. John Paul II spoke of the Spiritual Exercises saying that \u201cthe Christian is aided by the strong dynamism of the Exercises to enter into the ambit of the thoughts of God, of His plans in order to trust in Him, who is Truth and Love, and thus to make decisions committed to the following of Christ, considering clearly his gifts and his own responsibilities.\u201d<\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\">For more information and to register, contact:<br \/>Sr. Lilium or Sr. Victory\u00a0\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"mailto:jun.ihm@servidoras.org\">jun.ihm@servidoras.org<\/a>\u00a0or (202) 543-1179<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9306395 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9306395\" 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