{"id":26231,"date":"2023-12-13T20:46:15","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T01:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/?p=26231"},"modified":"2024-02-05T15:18:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T20:18:36","slug":"investiture-of-habit-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/index.php\/2023\/12\/13\/investiture-of-habit-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Investiture of Habit: \u201cA Silent but Eloquent Testimony\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"26231\" class=\"elementor elementor-26231\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56094c4e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56094c4e\" 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-31d9e02b\" data-id=\"31d9e02b\" 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-4aca0c00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4aca0c00\" 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<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ssvm-investiture-2023-03.jpeg?fit=1024%2C461&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26235\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ssvm-investiture-2023-03.jpeg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ssvm-investiture-2023-03.jpeg?resize=300%2C135&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ssvm-investiture-2023-03.jpeg?resize=800%2C360&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ssvm-investiture-2023-03.jpeg?resize=768%2C346&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79fca418 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79fca418\" 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-5a89de24\" data-id=\"5a89de24\" 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-1d3317ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d3317ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">19 Novices Receive the Holy Habit\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84f4cac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84f4cac\" 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>In the first few days of December, 19 of our <em>Servidora<\/em> novices received <a href=\"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/index.php\/about-us\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the holy habit<\/a>.\u00a0 Four of our <a href=\"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/index.php\/contemplative-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contemplative<\/a> novices received it on December 4<sup>th<\/sup> at the Precious Blood Monastery in Brooklyn, NY and 15 of our active novices were invested on December 6<sup>th<\/sup> at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC.<\/p><p>Our <em>Constitutions <\/em>reminds us that:<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">\u201cThe religious of our Institute must wear the Holy Habit, which is a sign of their consecration and a witness to their poverty&#8230;Let us love the habit, which should be like our very skin\u201d (154).<\/p><p>In the same number, quoting St. John Paul II, it continues:<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">\u201cIt is the means to remind yourselves constantly of your commitment which contrasts strongly with the spirit of the world; it is a silent but eloquent testimony; it is a sign that our secularized world needs to find on its way\u201d (1978, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/john-paul-ii\/en\/speeches\/1978\/documents\/hf_jp-ii_spe_19781116_superiore-generali.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Speech to the International Union of General Superiors<\/em><\/a>).<\/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-afdbc5e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"afdbc5e\" 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-e80b6ac\" data-id=\"e80b6ac\" 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-145cba3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"145cba3\" 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\/2023\/12\/ssvm-investiture-2023-04.jpg?ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"ssvm-investiture-2023-04\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjYyNTMsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zc3ZtdXNhLm9yZ1wvMXMyczN2NW02XC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8xMlwvc3N2bS1pbnZlc3RpdHVyZS0yMDIzLTA0LmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ssvm-investiture-2023-04.jpg?fit=800%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26253\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ssvm-investiture-2023-04.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ssvm-investiture-2023-04.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ssvm-investiture-2023-04.jpg?resize=768%2C512&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\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-4b5c5ce\" data-id=\"4b5c5ce\" 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-9da31ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9da31ae\" 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\/2023\/12\/ssvm-investiture-2023-01.jpeg?ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"ssvm-investiture-2023-01\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjYyMzMsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zc3ZtdXNhLm9yZ1wvMXMyczN2NW02XC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8xMlwvc3N2bS1pbnZlc3RpdHVyZS0yMDIzLTAxLmpwZWcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ssvm-investiture-2023-01.jpeg?fit=800%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26233\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ssvm-investiture-2023-01.jpeg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ssvm-investiture-2023-01.jpeg?resize=300%2C135&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ssvm-investiture-2023-01.jpeg?resize=800%2C360&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ssvm-investiture-2023-01.jpeg?resize=768%2C346&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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-090fb5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"090fb5b\" 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\/2023\/12\/ssvm-investiture-2023-05.jpg?ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"ssvm-investiture-2023-05\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjYyNTQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zc3ZtdXNhLm9yZ1wvMXMyczN2NW02XC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8xMlwvc3N2bS1pbnZlc3RpdHVyZS0yMDIzLTA1LmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/ssvm-investiture-2023-05-qgs4u1ttnqqwhe6g7g3ng4aqpksgiciyhshd7u1iy6.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"ssvm-investiture-2023-05\" alt=\"ssvm-investiture-2023-05\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\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-c5f3618 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5f3618\" 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>These 19 novices were recently given their new religious names:<\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>Mary Missionary of the Cross<\/li><li>Mar\u00eda Espejo de Pureza (<em>Mirror of Purity<\/em>)<\/li><li>Mar\u00eda Madre Pur\u00edsima (Mother Most Pure)<\/li><li>Mary Queen of All Hearts<\/li><li>Mary Mother of Fair Love<\/li><li>Mar\u00eda Virgen Triunfante (<em>Triumphant Virgin<\/em>)<\/li><li>Mary Mother of Perseverance<\/li><li>Mary Vessel of Honor<\/li><li>Mary Rose of Purity<\/li><li>Mary Virgin of Sorrows<\/li><li>Mar\u00eda Eco Fiel de Dios (<em>Faithful Echo of God<\/em>)<\/li><li>Maria Lucerna Veniae (<em>Lamp of Pardon<\/em>)<\/li><li>Mar\u00eda de Coraz\u00f3n D\u00f3cil (<em>Docile Heart<\/em>)<\/li><li>Mary Tender Mother<\/li><li>Mary Joy of the Angels<\/li><li>Marie M\u00e8re du Perp\u00e9tuel Secours (<em>Mother of Perpetual Help<\/em>)<\/li><li>Mar\u00eda Madre de la Precios\u00edsima Sangre (<em>Mother of the Most Precious Blood<\/em>)<\/li><li>Maria Sacratissimi Cordis Iesu (<em>Mary of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus<\/em>)<\/li><li>Mary Blessed Mother<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\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-6f9ba365 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f9ba365\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Brothers in the Incarnate Word: First Vows, Investiture of Cassock &amp; Final Vows<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f2d9ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f2d9ea\" 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>In addition to these joyous ceremonies, in recent weeks our brothers in the <a href=\"https:\/\/iveamerica.org\/\">Institute of the Incarnate Word<\/a> in Washington, DC also had much to celebrate.<\/p><p>On November 22, five IVE seminarians professed their first temporary vows of chastity, poverty, obedience and Marian slavery. This Mass was celebrated at the <a href=\"https:\/\/ivepriest.org\/seminary\/\">Ven. Fulton Sheen Seminary<\/a>.<\/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-2e061d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e061d7\" 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<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/ive-first-vows-2023-qgs4ijazbvlionhuejttm1eaewnviw729n8kil50f8.png?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"ive-first-vows-2023\" alt=\"ive-first-vows-2023\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\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-288e62a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"288e62a\" 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>A few days later, November 25, 19 <a href=\"https:\/\/ivepriest.org\/novitiate\/\">IVE novices<\/a> were invested with the cassock in a solemn Mass at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception.<\/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-86ad48e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"86ad48e\" 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-4045733\" data-id=\"4045733\" 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-59a6168 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"59a6168\" 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\/2023\/12\/ive-investiture-2023-01.jpg?ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IVE investiture 2023\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjYyNDYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zc3ZtdXNhLm9yZ1wvMXMyczN2NW02XC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8xMlwvaXZlLWludmVzdGl0dXJlLTIwMjMtMDEuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ive-investiture-2023-01.jpg?fit=533%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26246\" alt=\"\" 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Lord, we entrust all the vocations of our Religious Family to the Immaculate Conception, our mother and patroness, the Woman who waits and who conquers through her Divine Son.<\/span><br><\/p>\n<p>Immaculate Conception,<em> pray for us!<\/em><\/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-2b5ccac8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2b5ccac8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>19 Novices Receive the Holy Habit In the first few days of December, 19 of our Servidora novices received the holy habit.\u00a0 Four of our 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