This past May 13, 2016 the sisters in Jordan received three buses full of Iraqis families. They came with Sr. Carmela (Dorotea) and Fr. Mario. It was a real feast for the families. They participated in the Holy Mass, games, talks, and a festive lunch. We give thanks to God for this grace to have […]
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 […]
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 […]
(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 […]
“Brethren, do not be weary in doing good” (2 Thess 3:13) Handing on the Catholic Faith In the Shadow of a Glacier From our mission in Stykkishólmur (The Religious Family of the Incarnate Word, IVE), we have been entrusted with the task of handing down the teachings of the apostles to the children of the […]
On January 22 marked the 42nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that made abortion legal throughout the United States of America. Since that tragic decision, more than 56 million children’s lives have been lost to abortion, not to mention the countless mothers and fathers who suffer their absence. Delivering the Homily at […]
The sisters of Papua New Guinea welcome our General Superior, Mother María de Anima Christi. Pray for her safe and fruitful trip.
Dear Religious Family, With great enthusiasm we would like to announce the opening of the new mission of the SSVM in Mexico! On Sunday September 21, M. Mater Mundi Quizhpe Cuenca and Sr. Maria Virgen de Anáhuac Parra Fierro, accompanied by Sr. Maria del Tránsito de la Virgen Avellaneda-Cabanillas and M Maria de la Revelación […]