The new “House of Prayer” for November and December 2023 has been published. It contains the CJ and IBVM prayer intentions for the last two months of the year. Join us in our prayers and stay blessed! -> Read the House of prayer in different languages here
On the occasion of October 2023 as the month of mission, our communities around the world have embraced the title of Pope Francs’ message “Ardent hearts, feet on the way!” Mary Ward and Teresa Ball inspired and keep inspiring us with leir lives and words. We reflected on the words of Mary Ward: “Divine love
Sr Angela Nero is the last “Roman” Sister. She entered the Roman community, which was directly subordinate to the Generalate, 62 years ago and was present and active in the Roman house all these years. Now she is entering her well-deserved retirement and moved to Merano on 24 October. In Rome, this marks the end of the era
Like many believers at present, the Sisters in the Via Nomentana have organised a prayer for peace. Pope Francis has also called for 27 October to be a day of fasting, prayer and penance for peace. He also announced an interfaith prayer for peace for that day. We are happy to share one of the
In October, we have been happy to welcome and accomodate the members of the “SOFIA grant writing workshop 2023”. Besides the five-day workshop organized by SOFIA, the IBVM sisters and members of the Mary Ward family also had a briefing and a debriefing session before and after the workshop. Both these sessions were facilitated by
Mary Ward, the founder of our congregation, was born on a 23rd – 23 January 1585. So we have designated the 23rd of each month as a special day of remembrance for Mary Ward. Sisters of her Institute, companions and friends of Mary Ward worldwide unite on these days across all geographical boundaries in memory
This year, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the presence of Mary Ward women at the United nations. First, the IBVM NGO office in New York ensured the representation of Mary Ward women and their commitment to education, for women and girls, for justice and against hunger, exploitation and human trafficking. Since then, the office
6 October, in the Mary Ward Etxea community – San Sebastian Ana María, at 100 years of age, continues to be a testimony of how it is possible to be active in the Mission through prayer and the offering of all the aches and pains. At the same time she is grateful for the service
On October 18th, Sr. Adina Bălan CJ was one of the panellists at the event organised by the British Embassy to the Holy See and Talitha Kum Network to mark the European Day against Human Trafficking. Education to tackle modern slavery and empower survivors was the theme of the meeting. The panel focused on anti-trafficking
The sisters of the IBVM in the United States as well as members of the Mary Ward family have produced a video. They tell us about the process of Becoming One of CJ and IBVM. A fascinating inside.
Our sisters in Meran (South Tyrol) have been able to celebrate their 300th “birthday” this summer. For this occasion, they have produced an exceptional video. It shows the moving history of the foundation of the Institute in South Tyrol and gives a stunning inside in the life of the sisters today. We learn more about
Anna Stafford of the English Province (CJ), shared with us the following: “Recently I took Sr. Britta to visit Mary Ward places in East Yorkshire. To my surprise this notice has been placed outside Osgodby Manor where Mary Ward first heard the call to religious life. I spoke to the owner of the Manor, Peter
27-29 September 2023 We are very grateful to the general leadership team for organizing the online Extended Leadership Council Meeting. The facilitators, Fr. David McCallum SJ and Sandra Chaoul invited us “To Celebrate Our Call“ to Become a “Discerning Body in Service of Our CJ Mission and Charism”. It gave us a platform to share
