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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“We need a great devotion to the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ: ‘Everything is in the Passion. It is there where one learns the knowledge of the saints’[1]”[2], our proper law indicates this. It also gives us the noble note: “We should not want to know anything except Jesus Christ and him crucified[3]”[4], since
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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“The irreplaceable importance of a life of prayer” Cf. Constitutions, 40 The Directory of Spirituality, quoting Saint John of the Cross, says: “Let those, then, who are singularly active, who think they can win the world with their preaching and exterior works, observe here that they would profit the Church and please God much more,
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Rome, July 31st, 2016 18th Sunday in the Ordinary Time Dear Fathers, Brothers, and Friends: Between the 13th of May and the 13th of October in 1917 the six apparitions at Fatima – with their message of repentance, comfort, warning, and singular protection – took place. In May of next year, we will celebrate the
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