Charism:
To live in Jesus, the Father’s one Word, and to empty ourselves, out of love, that we may become dwelling places of the Word, and so cultivate God’s life in souls.
To live in Jesus, the Father’s One Word…
“To live in Jesus, the Father’s One Word, is to live in the Trinity, to live in Love” (Const. 12). Begun at baptism, a sister seeks to give herself totally, in every aspect of her being, to Jesus the Divine Word. Daily she seeks to let Him live in her, receiving Him in Sacred Scripture, the Eucharist, finding Him in the present moment, in her sisters, in all whom Jesus sends her. Everything draws her to Him, invites her to give herself to Him. She desires that the Father may look at her and behold His Beloved Son.
…and to empty ourselves out of love…
A Missionary of the Word desires to be totally given to the One who has totally given Himself to her, to love without measure, without calculation, to love with Christ’s own love for His Father. The vows of poverty, chastity and obedience give form to this desire, uniting her heart to the heart of her Crucified Spouse. As Jesus loved “to the end” those the Father gave Him, so too a Missionary of the Word seeks not only to give, but to empty herself, out of love for her Divine Spouse and for souls.
…that we may become dwelling places of the Word…
“It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.”
We desire that Jesus may continue to live His life in us, He is the one who reveals and draws all souls to the Father: reconciling, healing, restoring, and giving life. We desire, therefore, to become a haven, a holy dwelling place of God on earth, another little tabernacle in the flesh, that He may live and radiate His life, His being, His Love in and though us.”
-Constitutions, par 26
…and so cultivate God’s life in souls.”
“By this is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples” (2 Cor 9:7). Missionaries of the Word strive daily for a deepened conversion to their Beloved. From this daily encounter with the infinite Mercy and Love, they seek to cultivate God’s life in another. Their apostolates are simple, relational, often more hidden. With our Lady we seek to help souls rejoice in being in our Lord’s presence, and abandon themselves to Him who is all Goodness and Love.
“To live in Jesus, the Father’s One Word, is to look upon the face of Jesus in Sacred Scripture and to see the Heart of God, who longs to reveal Himself…”
-MW Constitutions