Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará
The Sisters of the Foyer
Religious Family of the Incarnate Word
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A life given to God, at the service of young people.
The Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará (SSVM) are a religious congregation of the Religious Family of the Incarnate Word, founded in Argentina in 1988. Their charism: to prolong the Incarnation of the Word in all the manifestations of man, by evangelising culture.
In Switzerland, the sisters live in two communities: one apostolic, at the Foyer Bon Accueil in Lausanne; the other contemplative, in Schwyz.
Our communities in Switzerland
Two communities of the same congregation, in the Religious Family of the Incarnate Word: the sisters of the Foyer, in Lausanne, and the contemplative sisters, in Schwyz.
Apostolic community
“Notre-Dame de Lausanne” community
Foyer Bon Accueil, student residence
Avenue de Rumine 32
1005 Lausanne
Contemplative community
“San Pedro de Verona” community
At the monastery of St. Peter am Bach, with the Dominican Sisters
Strehlgasse 18
6430 Schwyz
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The contemplative community of Schwyz
“San Pedro de Verona” community
In silence and prayer, the contemplative sisters offer their lives for the Church and for the whole religious family. They are welcomed at the monastery of St. Peter am Bach, with the Dominican Sisters, at the foot of the Mythen, in Schwyz.
Strehlgasse 18 · 6430 Schwyz
mon.sanpedrodeverona@servidoras.org
The sisters’ life
The priests of our religious family
The Institute of the Incarnate Word (IVE)
The Institute of the Incarnate Word is the male branch of our religious family: a Catholic religious institute whose members are priests, seminarians and religious brothers.
Founded in Argentina on 25 March 1984, the feast of the Annunciation, it was canonically erected in 2004 in the diocese of Velletri-Segni, in Italy. Its priests are now present on all five continents, in 93 ecclesiastical jurisdictions in 44 countries, often in mission lands where the Church needs them most.
Priests and sisters share the same charism: to prolong the Incarnation of the Word in all the manifestations of man, that is, to evangelise culture. Their spirituality is centred entirely on the mystery of the Incarnation, following the example of the Incarnate Word and his Mother. To the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience they add a fourth vow of slavery of love to Mary, according to Saint Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort.
Their missions
- Parishes and missions, notably in the Middle East, Asia, Africa and the Americas.
- Spiritual Exercises following the method of Saint Ignatius of Loyola.
- Popular missions, to proclaim the Gospel to those who have drifted away from it.
- Education and formation of young people, teaching in schools and seminaries.
- Works of mercy and presence in the media.
- Contemplative life: some members live as monks, in prayer and silence.
Together with the Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará and the lay members of the Third Order, the IVE priests form one religious family: the Religious Family of the Incarnate Word.
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