Institute of the Incarnate Word
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The Institute of the Incarnate Word, also called the "IVE" from the is a Roman Catholic religious institute founded in Argentina
on March 25, 1984.
The 'Institute of the Incarnate Word was founded by the Father Carlos Miguel Buela in San Rafael, Argentina, with approval from Bishop of San Rafael Leon Kruk. The IVE has grown very quickly, and currently has about 325 priests and 400 seminarians and novices in 35 countries. The IVE also has a contemplative branch, which was founded in 1988, and a female contemplative branch, the Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará (Spanish: Servidoras del Seńor y de la Virgen de Matará), which has also grown extremely quickly—there are currently over 850 sisters working in 25 countries. The two branches (the IVE and SSVM) are canonically independent, but share twin constitutions—both were raised to diocesan right in March 2004 by Bishop Andrea María Erba of Velletri-Segni in Italy, where the IVE is currently based. These two branches (the IVE and the SSVM), together with the Third Order (which is composed of laymen—both single, married and consecrated), constitute the Religious Family of the Incarnate Word. The Servants of the Lord and of the Virgin of Matara, at the Monastery of St. Edith Stein (in the Flatlands, Brooklyn
), made the stoles that the priests will wear for hearing confessions at the 2011 World Youth Day
in Madrid, Spain.
The charism of the IVE is the “evangelization of the culture,” and so their activities are wide in scope—they work in parishes, run orphanages and schools, teach in seminaries, and work on various intellectual apostolates. They are currently working in 30 countries around the world, in places as disparate as the United States, Iceland, the Sudan, Peru, Chile, British Guyana and Holland.
In addition to the three vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, members of the IVE religious family make a fourth vow of Consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary according to Louis de Montfort
.
The seminary for the Institute of the Incarnate Word in the United States, the Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen House of Formation, was started in 1998 and is located near Washington, D.C.
, in Chillum, Maryland
.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
on March 25, 1984.
The 'Institute of the Incarnate Word was founded by the Father Carlos Miguel Buela in San Rafael, Argentina, with approval from Bishop of San Rafael Leon Kruk. The IVE has grown very quickly, and currently has about 325 priests and 400 seminarians and novices in 35 countries. The IVE also has a contemplative branch, which was founded in 1988, and a female contemplative branch, the Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará (Spanish: Servidoras del Seńor y de la Virgen de Matará), which has also grown extremely quickly—there are currently over 850 sisters working in 25 countries. The two branches (the IVE and SSVM) are canonically independent, but share twin constitutions—both were raised to diocesan right in March 2004 by Bishop Andrea María Erba of Velletri-Segni in Italy, where the IVE is currently based. These two branches (the IVE and the SSVM), together with the Third Order (which is composed of laymen—both single, married and consecrated), constitute the Religious Family of the Incarnate Word. The Servants of the Lord and of the Virgin of Matara, at the Monastery of St. Edith Stein (in the Flatlands, Brooklyn
Flatlands, Brooklyn
Flatlands is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The area is part of Brooklyn Community Board 18.One of the original five Dutch towns on Long Island , this neighborhood was originally known as Nieuw Amersfoort, after the Dutch city of Amersfoort, but the name was changed to...
), made the stoles that the priests will wear for hearing confessions at the 2011 World Youth Day
World Youth Day
World Youth Day is a youth-oriented Catholic Church event. While the event itself celebrates the Catholic faith, the invitation to attend extends to all youth, regardless of religious convictions....
in Madrid, Spain.
The charism of the IVE is the “evangelization of the culture,” and so their activities are wide in scope—they work in parishes, run orphanages and schools, teach in seminaries, and work on various intellectual apostolates. They are currently working in 30 countries around the world, in places as disparate as the United States, Iceland, the Sudan, Peru, Chile, British Guyana and Holland.
In addition to the three vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, members of the IVE religious family make a fourth vow of Consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary according to Louis de Montfort
Louis de Montfort
St. Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort was canonized in 1947. He was a French priest and known in his time as a preacher and author, whose books, still widely read, have influenced a number of popes....
.
The seminary for the Institute of the Incarnate Word in the United States, the Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen House of Formation, was started in 1998 and is located near Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, in Chillum, Maryland
Chillum, Maryland
Chillum is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 34,252 at the 2000 census...
.
External links
- IVE America
- Vocations portal (english)
- IVE Main Homepage-Italian
- IVE Italy
- Vocations portal (italian)
- IVE Argentina
- Vocations portal (spanish)
- IVE France
- IVE Russia (russian,english)