Institute of the
Incarnate Word
To work so that Jesus Christ will be the Lord of all that is truly human
“We aspire to form priests according to
the Heart of Christ, for the Catholic
Church: priests who are spiritually
nourished by the Word of God, who
are at the service of their neighbor, in
solidarity with all those in need,
advocates of the laity, possessing a
great capacity for dialogue, without
any identity crisis, who are eager for
ongoing formation, who abandon
themselves to Providence, who love
the Catholic liturgy, They are ‘rich in the spirit’
Constitutions 231
Our "non-negotiable" elements
The Religious Family of the Incarnate Word
Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará
The feminine branch of the Religious Family of the Incarnate Word
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The Institute's Coat of Arms and Its Meaning
The Blood of Christ shed for
our redemption.
Symbol of the purity
of all the works done
for God alone
Represents the kingship of Christ
Our devotion to the
Virgin Mary, her maternal
protection, her presence
in our lives and apostolic works
Our mission is to preach:
“They will have the two-edged
sword of the Word of God in
their mouths.”
The initials of "Verbum Caro Factum Est"
(the Word became flesh), because we are
the Religious Family of the Incarnate Word
The three evangelical counsels
we profess at our consecration
(vows of poverty,
chastity and obedience)
Signifies our fourth vow of
consecration to
the Virgin Mary in
maternal slavery of love
