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Verbum Dei
has had
a journey
of at least
46 years
Its founder:
Fr. Jaime Bonet
Verbum Dei
has had
a journey
of at least
46 years
Its founder:
Fr. Jaime Bonet
Verbum Dei Missionary Family Verbum Dei Missionary Family
Verbum Dei Missionary Family Verbum Dei Missionary Family
Verbum Dei Missionary Family Verbum Dei Missionary Family
Verbum Dei Missionary Family Verbum Dei Missionary Family
VDMFa - Who are you? VDMFa - Who are you?
• an institution of the Catholic Church an institution of the Catholic Church • at the service of the Word of God at the service of the Word of God
• Made up of the faithful who share theMade up of the faithful who share theVerbum Dei charism, its spirituality Verbum Dei charism, its spirituality and missionand mission
• gathers people and groups of all walks gathers people and groups of all walks of life, age, culture and social conditionof life, age, culture and social condition
IDENTITYIDENTITY
Fundamental equality that springs out from:
VDMFa - Who are you? VDMFa - Who are you?
IDENTITYIDENTITY
VDMFa - Who are you? VDMFa - Who are you?
IDENTITYIDENTITY
Non-Catholic and non-baptized people Non-Catholic and non-baptized people who want to share our spirituality and mission
are most welcome to journey with us
God calls in our charism presence of the Spirit
seeds of the Word welcome with affection respect
VDMFa - Who are you? VDMFa - Who are you?
IDENTITYIDENTITY
Non-Catholic and non-baptized people Non-Catholic and non-baptized people who want to share our spirituality and mission
are most welcome to journey with us
God calls in our charism presence of the Spirit
seeds of the Word welcome with affection respect
THE GROUPS WITHIN THE VDMFA:THE GROUPS WITHIN THE VDMFA:
– Fraternity– Lay Missionary– Diocesan priests
VDMFa - Who are you? VDMFa - Who are you?
IDENTITYIDENTITY
VDMFa - Who are you? VDMFa - Who are you?
WAYS OF BELONGING WAYS OF BELONGING TO THE FAMILYTO THE FAMILY
– InitiationInitiation– TemporalTemporal– PermanentPermanent
VDMFa - Who are you? VDMFa - Who are you?
VDMFa - Who are you? VDMFa - Who are you?
WHO BELONGS TO THE FAMILY?WHO BELONGS TO THE FAMILY?
– Personal prayer based on the Word Personal prayer based on the Word – Silent retreat a yearSilent retreat a year– Verbum Dei FormationVerbum Dei Formation– Social life of the FaMVDSocial life of the FaMVD– VD missionVD mission– Sacraments of the Eucharist and ReconciliationSacraments of the Eucharist and Reconciliation– Revision life and/or Spiritual accompanimentRevision life and/or Spiritual accompaniment– Economic help if possibleEconomic help if possible– Explicit commitment of belonging to the FaMVDExplicit commitment of belonging to the FaMVD
VDMFa - Who are you? VDMFa - Who are you?
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GOALGOAL
to live out and to spread the Kingdom of God to live out and to spread the Kingdom of God through through
prayerprayerwitness of life witness of life
ministry of the Word ministry of the Word forming apostles of Christ forming apostles of Christ
generating Christian communities who generating Christian communities who evangelize.evangelize.
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GOALGOAL
• CENTRING ITS LIFE ON THE WORD OF GOD:CENTRING ITS LIFE ON THE WORD OF GOD:
to pray with the Wordto pray with the Wordassimilating it until it becomes our own lifeassimilating it until it becomes our own life
transforming us in itselftransforming us in itself
and teaching others to live and do the sameand teaching others to live and do the same
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So...
FamilyFamily
+ Missionary + Missionary
+ Serving the Word of + Serving the Word of GodGod
= Verbum Dei Missionary = Verbum Dei Missionary Family Family
Verbum Dei Missionary Family Verbum Dei Missionary Family SPIRITUALITY:SPIRITUALITY:
– Guided by the SpiritGuided by the Spirit– Centred in Christ, Word of the FatherCentred in Christ, Word of the Father– Responding to God’s callResponding to God’s call– Baptismal consecrationBaptismal consecration– Different vocations one FamilyDifferent vocations one Family– Rooted in prayerRooted in prayer– A life of love A life of love – Missionary heartMissionary heart– To be in the world without being of the worldTo be in the world without being of the world– Yeast in the dough to create the KingdomYeast in the dough to create the Kingdom
SOURCESSOURCES of of SPIRITUALITY:SPIRITUALITY:Indwelling of the TrinityIndwelling of the TrinityEucharistEucharistMystical BodyMystical BodyMaryMary
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MISSIONMISSION– Faithful to dynamic of the Verbum Dei charismFaithful to dynamic of the Verbum Dei charism–Mission lived personally and in communityMission lived personally and in community– Inside and with the Church...Inside and with the Church...–With the urgent calling to evangelize the whole With the urgent calling to evangelize the whole
worldworld
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MISSIONMISSION– Present in the fabric of our society, transforming Present in the fabric of our society, transforming
the structures, building the Kingdom of Godthe structures, building the Kingdom of God– Different ministries at the service of the same Different ministries at the service of the same
mission, according to the calling, talents, creativity mission, according to the calling, talents, creativity and possibilities of each person, group and cultureand possibilities of each person, group and culture
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• Jesus’ loveJesus’ love• FormationFormation• GovernmentGovernment• AdministrationAdministration
Let us pray... now more than ever, for the Let us pray... now more than ever, for the Verbum Dei Missionary Family so that it Verbum Dei Missionary Family so that it may be to itself and to the world a living may be to itself and to the world a living and genuine image of the love of the and genuine image of the love of the Trinity, "having just but one heart and Trinity, "having just but one heart and one soul." one soul."
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May the Missionary Family be a faithful and May the Missionary Family be a faithful and enthusiastic reproduction of the self giving enthusiastic reproduction of the self giving of Jesus; loving as He loved us on the cross of Jesus; loving as He loved us on the cross and in the Eucharist; with a spontaneous and in the Eucharist; with a spontaneous and selfless spirit of service to all people, and selfless spirit of service to all people, our brothers and sisters under the our brothers and sisters under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. guidance of the Holy Spirit.
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Let us ask Mary, Mother of the Church and Let us ask Mary, Mother of the Church and of the Verbum Dei, to accompany us so of the Verbum Dei, to accompany us so that with humility and gratitude we might that with humility and gratitude we might share the responsibility in the task of share the responsibility in the task of living and announcing the Gospel. Under living and announcing the Gospel. Under the protection of S. Paul, apostle to the the protection of S. Paul, apostle to the Gentiles, we ask to be cause of renewed Gentiles, we ask to be cause of renewed hope, sharing the same spirit and the hope, sharing the same spirit and the same mission. Let it be.same mission. Let it be.
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Let us ask Mary, Mother of the Church and Let us ask Mary, Mother of the Church and of the Verbum Dei, to accompany us so of the Verbum Dei, to accompany us so that with humility and gratitude we might that with humility and gratitude we might share the responsibility in the task of share the responsibility in the task of living and announcing the Gospel. Under living and announcing the Gospel. Under the protection of S. Paul, apostle to the the protection of S. Paul, apostle to the Gentiles, we ask to be cause of renewed Gentiles, we ask to be cause of renewed hope, sharing the same spirit and the hope, sharing the same spirit and the same mission. Let it be.same mission. Let it be.
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