World Youth Day 2011

Register today (ages 16 to 35) to join the Religious Family of the Incarnate Word on our WYD 2011 Pilgrimage, which will include visits to Fatima, Lourdes, Santiago de Compostela (among other pilgrimage sites) on our way to Madrid for WYD!

Celebrating the Gift of Spiritual Maternity

Especially during the Month of May, the Month of Mary, we wish to highlight the call to share in the work of praying and sacrificing for souls following the example of our Mother, the Virgin Mary...

St. Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort (1673 – 1716): Loving Slave of Jesus in Mary

St. Louis de Montfort's example and spirituality has deeply marked our Religious Family as seen in our Fourth Vow of Marian Slavery according to his method...

Year for Priests: June 19, 2009 - June 11, 2010

The Year for Priests is not for priests alone - it is also an opportunity for consecrated and lay faithful to deepen their own spiritual lives through a renewed appreciation for the ministerial priesthood and a dedication to pray for the priests who bring them the salvific sacraments.

Saint Joseph, Guardian of the Mystery of the Incarnation

Our religious Institute was founded on March 19, 1988...We attribute to St. Joseph's intercession the donation of a farm to be our first convent. This article is offered in his honor and in thanksgiving for the many graces we continue to receive through his intercession.

Walking with Christ: Lent 2010

The season of Lent lasts 40 days, symbolically representing the 40 days that Jesus fasted and was tempted in the desert prior to the beginning of His active ministry. Lent is a time of conversion and repentence, in which we can make greater efforts to renew our faith and life of prayer in order to strengthen our relationship with Christ Crucified.

Spiritual Reading

Our founder, Fr. Carlos Miguel Buela, has compiled a list of recommended books to serve as a guide for reading. The list is foundational though not exhaustive, and as much for use during Spiritual Exercises as for the personal formation of Christians. Books in print which are available in English are listed together with their publishing information.

Pilgrimage Sites in the United States

"Pilgrimages evoke our earthly journey toward heaven and are traditionally very special occasions for renewal in prayer. For pilgrims seeking living water, shrines are special places for living the forms of Christian prayer 'in Church'" (CCC 2691).