“The “sign” is in fact the humility of God, the humility of God taken to the extreme; it is the love with which, that night, he assumed our frailty, our suffering, our anxieties, our desires and our limitations. The message that everyone was expecting, that everyone was searching for in the depths of their souls, […]
Saturday, December 12 marked the date for the Opening of the Holy Door in Aleppo, Syria. His Excellency Bishop George Abu Khazen, bishop of the Latin Vicariate for Syria, who resides in Aleppo, presided over the ceremony in St. Francis Church in Azizie. Together with him where bishops from the other Catholic Rites. During the […]
“The habit is the means to constantly remind yourself of your commitment which contrasts with the spirit of the world” (Saint John Paul II) OnDecember 7, 2014, six novices of the Institute Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará, received the religious habit with which they express their desire to live in total […]
The seventh video in the series, Vita Consecrata – 7 of 10 – The Vows and Community Life, highlights passages from #91 of Vita Consecrata. SSVMUSA (www.ssvmusa.org) presents a ten-part series of short videos highlighting selections from Vita Consecrata, Pope John Paul II’s 1996 Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation “On the Consecrated Life and its Mission in […]
On November 23, a new foundation of the Servidoras was opened in the city of Córdoba, Spain. This new community of the SSVM will work together with the apostolate carried out in the Diocesan Retreat Center of St. Anthony. The sisters in this community are: Maria Mater Intemerata Herculano Cordeiro and María de Luján Pedernera. […]
On October 20th, Sr. Sponsa Verbi and Sr Boni Remedii left Vanimo, Papua (PNG) for a short visit to Moi Idam, in the bush. The purpose of the trip was to have a catechetical conference for teachers and to run a medical clinic. It took a full day to arrive: 6 hours driving and 5 […]
https://youtu.be/-UAfra7LpVs The sixth video in the series, Vita Consecrata – 6 of 10 – What is the Vow of Obedience?, highlights passages from #91 of Vita Consecrata. SSVMUSA (www.ssvmusa.org) presents a ten-part series of short videos highlighting selections from Vita Consecrata, Pope John Paul II’s 1996 Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation “On the Consecrated Life and its […]
The fifth video in the series, Vita Consecrata – 5 of 10 – What is the Vow of Poverty?, highlights passages from #89 of Vita Consecrata. SSVMUSA (www.ssvmusa.org) presents a ten-part series of short videos highlighting selections from Vita Consecrata, Pope John Paul II’s 1996 Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation “On the Consecrated Life and its Mission […]
(Photogallery) With the motto “Laudato Si” Sisters Maria Madre Celestial and Maria Czestochowa participated in a pilgrimage to Assisi guided by Archbishop Jean-Claude Hollerich and in which 80 people participated including youth and leaders. St. Francis came from a wealthy family- his father sold fabric- and lived a carefree childhood and youth, cultivating ideas of […]
The fourth video in the series, Vita Consecrata – 4 of 10 – What is the Vow of Chastity?, highlights passages from #88 of Vita Consecrata. SSVMUSA (www.ssvmusa.org) presents a ten-part series of short videos highlighting selections from Vita Consecrata, Pope John Paul II’s 1996 Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation “On the Consecrated Life and its Mission […]