SSVM HISTORY
On March 19th, 1988, Feast of St. Joseph, Fr. Carlos Miguel Buela founded the Sister Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará, female branch of the Religious Family of the Incarnate Word, in San Rafael, Argentina. We are a religious community of Diocesan Right and together with the IVE we are comprised of Sisters, Priest, Brothers and Third Order members. The two religious Institutes share the same charism, have twin constitutions and both include active and contemplative branches. The sisters now numbers over 1,250 members present in over 35 countries around the world. Aware of the Father’s cal and the prompting of the Holy Spirit, we the Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará, want to follow Christ, the chaste, poor, and obedient One. We want to take on His mind and His way of life. By imitating Mary of Nazareth, the exemplar of every religious woman, we desire to signs of God’s tender love towards the human race and to be witnesses to the mystery of the Church, who is Virgin, Bride and Mother.
We ask you to pray for our young Religious Family that our only interest may be to have life in Christ Jesus.
About SSVM Asia
Institute Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará is a women religious community of Diocesan Right.
We belong to the Religious Family of the Incarnate Word working under our Charism of supreme docility to the Holy Spirit and according to the Virgin Mary, so to make Jesus Christ the Lord of all human dimensions, even in the most difficult situations and under the most adverse conditions. Our specific goal is to inculturate the Gospel.
Our mission in Asia started in Taiwan since 1996, with later establishment in the Philippines and Hong Kong. Our Province is named “Our Lady Mother of God, Empress of China.
Currently we have more 1,200 members, missioning in 91 Diocese, across 5 Continents in 36 countries.