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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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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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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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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Our Badge of Honor: to Belong to the Church Cf. Directory of Spirituality, 227 In one of its first paragraphs, our Constitutions declare that “We want to always be rooted in Jesus Christ, […], for no one can lay any other foundation[1] than Christ, the Rock[2]. We want to love and serve Jesus Christ –
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“To persevere in this purpose until death” Constitutions, 1 “The vocation, like faith itself, is a treasure that we carry in earthen vessels[1]; therefore, we must safeguard it, as we safeguard the most precious things, so that no one robs us of this treasure, and so it does not lose its beauty with the
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“Have faith in your priesthood” Saint John Paul II “During […] five-hundred-year cycles”, Archbishop Fulton Sheen said, “the Church was attacked in different ways. During the first cycle of five centuries, the Church had to combat heresies centering around the Historical Christ: His Person, His Nature, Intellect and Will. In the second cycle it was
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“Fully live the Christian and priestly kingship and lordship” Constitutions, 214 “We want to form priestly souls of priests who are not ‘tributaries,’[1]”[2] our proper law declares with all firmness and clarity. What does it mean to be a tributary? Our documents also explain this: “Tributary […] is the one who recognizes the lordship that
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“The unconditionals of God”[1] Formula for the monthly renewal of vows “The soul that has attachment to anything…, will not attain to the liberty of divine union,”[2] wrote Saint John of the Cross. And what he wrote, he practiced, and he tried hard to instill it in souls. Because this is the vocation of
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