The Put out into the deep[1] pronounced by the Incarnate Word on the shores of the lake of Gennesaret and whose echo mystically resounds since then, has been embraced through the span of the centuries by countless souls who, taking the demands of the Gospel seriously, are prepared to die, like the grain of wheat, […]
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Apostolic Creativity “One cannot be an apostle without being creative; and without being creative, one cannot be a missionary.”[1] Hence, for us who confess to be “essentially missionaries,”[2] one of the non-negotiable elements adjoined to the charism of the Institute is precisely apostolic creativity. It is an element that follows from the very mandate
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The Works of Mercy In a society in which science and technology advance at dizzying speeds, and notwithstanding the social and industrial development that permeates large sectors of society, there still remain poverty, pain, sickness, physical and moral suffering, lack of meaning, and loneliness, thus begetting new poor people; the whole Institute, as another
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A Providential Vision of Life In a world that is anxious about surrounding itself with human securities, that strives to flee from suffering and only pursues pleasures, that explores the sciences because of the promise that they will guarantee it a tomorrow, that conceives of life and of happiness itself as the product of
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A Serious Spirituality Our spirituality is profoundly marked by all the aspects of the mystery of the Incarnation,[1] to the point that we could say that our spirituality is that of the “Ave Maria,” that of the “Angelus” and that of the hymn of kenosis,[2] that of the “Magnificat” and that of the “Gloria.”[3]
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A Marked Eucharistic Devotion Because the specific end of our Religious Family is the evangelization of the culture, that is, to work to transfigure it into Christ[1] and for Christ,[2] and because we are convinced that “our feeble breath is only fertile and irresistible when it communes with the Wind of Pentecost,”[3] we members
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To the Parish Priests of the IVE Number 169 of the Constitutions reads, “The Institute of the Incarnate Word will take on the works of apostolate most conducive to the inculturization of the Gospel”. For this reason, “In response to Bishops’ requests, the Institute can accept requests to help parishes, preferably in missionary areas or
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The grace of combat No enemies[1] You have no enemies, you say? Alas! my friend, the boast is poor; He who has mingled in the fray Of duty, that the brave endure, Must have made foes! If you have none, Small is the work that you have done. You’ve hit no traitor on the
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This coming May 8th, the Church throughout the world will celebrate the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, which will happily coincide with the beautiful feast of our Most Holy Mother, the Virgin of Lujan as well as the 5th anniversary of our offering of the golden rose “as a perpetual testimony of our love
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When ‘the Church’ Lets Us Down Every now and then, people find counterfeit money, yet no one would ever say that the American dollar isn’t worth anything. Astronomers have discovered spots on the sun; nevertheless, we have never heard anyone deny that the sun is the light that illumines the world. And yet, we know
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