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Spiritual Reflections at, TX US - Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word!
Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word!
My name is Sister Mary Carmel Smith, a Sister of Charity of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas. Following is a short summary about my Congregation.
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word...
Our Congregation, founded in 1869 from the Cloistered Order of the Incarnate Word in Lyons, France, by Bishop Claude Dubuis, is an Apostolic Religious Congregation dedicated to Jesus, the Incarnate Word. As Sisters of CHARITY, we serve the spiritual and corporal needs of our neighbor through the ministries of evangelization, education, healthcare and human services of all kinds, in the United States, Mexico, Peru, Guatemala and Africa.
RELIGIOUS PROFESSION FOR THE CONSECRATED LIFE:
As Religious Sisters, we dedicate our lives to the Incarnate Word through the profession of the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience and live out our consecration according to the charism and spirituality of the Incarnation. As the Incarnate Word "became flesh and lived among us", so we endeavor to make the love of the Incarnate Word real and tangible in today's world. We honor Jesus in a special way by promoting the human dignity of his people in all walks of life.
THE INCARNATE WORD ASSOCIATES:
Lay persons interested in the spirituality and mission of the Congregation are invited to become part of the Associate Form of Commitment and to become a vital part of Congregational life, according to their particular lifestyle.
THE INCARNATE WORD MISSIONARIES:
Persons interested in short term commitments to serve on our mission sites in the United States, Mexico, Peru or Africa are invited to become part of the Missionary Form of Commitment within the Congregation. More Information: visit our website at: www.amormeus.org
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PRAYING THE ANGELUS DAILY...
The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary. And she conceived by the the Holy Spirit. Hail Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it done unto me according to your word. Hail Mary....
AND THE WORD BECAME FLESH...
In the beginning was the Word: the Word was with God and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things came into being, not one thing came into being except through him. What has come into being in him was life, life that was the light of all; and the light ...
VENERABLE JEANNE DE MATEL, Foundress of the Order of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament, Lyons, France
"By their fruits, you shall know them": Extending the Incarnation in the World for 400 Years It was Roanne, France in 1625 when Jeanne left her aristocratic ancestral home and together with two companions, opened her first community house to begin the foundation of the Order of the Incarnate Word. Without delay, Jeanne undertook some of the kitchen work when she was visited by the Incarnate Word ...
BISHOP CLAUDE M. DUBUIS, Founder of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word
The story begins in the aftermath of the Civil War in 1866 Galveston. Smallpox, diphtheria, yellow fever, mosquitoes, heat, rattlesnakes and storms were some of the challenges that faced the struggling population. That year, three French nuns, strangers in a strange land, answered the call of the Bishop of ...