Our Lady of Guadalupe: Patroness of the Unborn

"Let not your heart be disturbed… Am I not here, who am your Mother? Are you not under my protection? Am I not your health? Are you not happily within my fold? What else do you wish? Do not grieve nor be disturbed by anything.” (Our Lady of Guadalupe to Juan Diego, 1531)

As we near the March for Life, Monday, January 23, 2012, let us unite in prayer through the intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Unborn.

Celebrating Our Lady in Avondale, PA
We also wish to honor her, by posting news of the large-scale celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe last month in our mission in Avondale, PA in the new parish of St. Rocco, Archdiocese of Philadelphia....<more>

Let All the Nations Adore You!

In the fullness of time God sent forth His Son that all peoples might be saved through Christ. The Messianic Savior promised to the Jews was also destined to be the light and salvation of the Gentiles. It is this mystery that we celebrate at Epiphany, how the Father, who had previously spoken only to the Chosen People of Israel, now invites the whole world to come see His face and know His tender love in the person of the Divine Infant.In the Three Wise Men we see the most fitting response to such generosity from God: they obey the beckoning of the star and undertake an arduous journey in order to adore the King of Creation and to offer Him gifts in gratitude....<more>

Merry Christmas!

From all the sisters of the Province of the Immaculate Conception, we wish you a very merry Christmas and a blessed New Year.

"The world being unworthy to receive the Son of God directly from the hands of the Father, He gave His Son to Mary for the world to receive Him from her." (St. Augustine)

Each Christmas in the Juniorate House of Studies we dress Baby Jesus in a particular country's traditional clothing, offering prayers and sacrifices for that country throughout the project. This year we offered our special intention for the country of Egypt, especially for all the persecuted Christians, asking God that He may bring peace this Christmas. Baby Jesus is dressed in the liturgical clothing of a Coptic Rite priest.

Learn more about the Eastern Rite members of our Religious Family in Ukraine and in Egypt (Byzantine and Coptic Rites), watch the 20 minute video: The Catholic Oriental Rite Houses of the Institute of the Incarnate Word.

Fall News from St. Paul's
Catch up with what has been going on in Harlem, New York! These two short news articles give some details about two big events that our sisters have been involved in this year: The Annual Catechetical Forum and the Family Day.

The Annual Catechetical Forum for the Archdiocese of New York was held on October 22, at the Cardinal Spellman High School in the Bronx. The theme of this year’s Forum was, “Do this in memory of me.”...<more>

Feast of the Immaculate Conception
On the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception the Church celebrates the singular grace bestowed upon Mary that from the first moment of her conception she was preserved free from all taint of Original Sin. The feast of the Immaculate Conception is of particular importance to our Province and to the United States of America, both of which are under the patronage of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception...<more>

Longtime Missionary of Our Province Goes to Papua New Guinea

Sister Rosa Mistica served as a missionary for many years in our Province—in New York, Pennsylvania, Guyana and most recently Toronto, Canada—before being sent to the mission in Papua New Guinea this fall...<more>

New Video About Our Religious Family in Papua

See this beautiful and stirring new video made by the IVE Fathers about the mission in Papua New Guinea: IVE in Papua (17 min) [English][Spanish]