NEWS AND ARTICLES

The story of M. Ignacia and the development of the beaterio into a congregation is a story of finding God through experiences of growth, conflict and ambiguities. Present day men and women, young or old, can draw inspiration and strength from M. Ignacia’s example of life of faith and witness. Her spirituality is still relevant to our times. Read more.

M. Ignacia resigned from the governance of the house and lived as an ordinary member until her death on September 10, 1748. She must have reached this decision through a painful process of discernment. Her companions might have urged her to continue in office until her death. Read more.

The mystery of God’s loving call and our humble response has always been unfolding gradually yet surprisingly leading us time and again to ever new and creative ways of spreading and nurturing the Christian faith. Read more.

Prophecy and mysticism sound familiar. But the feeling of strangeness bordering on unease tends to creep in at the thought of appropriating both words at the same time to the experience of Ignacia del Espiritu Santo. Read more.

The year 2014 will be etched in the memory of the Catholic faithful as the year when two popes were canonized, Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII. For us who belong and are in any way connected to the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary, the year 2014 has another special significance. Read more.

For many decades, a circular garden fronting the Generalate and Our Lady of the Assumption Chapel existed, with pathways leading to the main areas within the Motherhouse Complex. Read more.

Today we are gathered in a Eucharistic celebration in this old Church of the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Binondo where a man older than Ignacia was baptized some 60 years before she was christened. Read more.

A dream long cherished deep in the hearts of the Religious of the Virgin Mary is the reacquisition of the original site of the Beaterio de la Compañia in Intramuros. Read more.

I am very happy to be with you this afternoon to remember a great woman and her role in education in the Philippines. M. Ignacia del Espiritu Santo is often ignored in history books and if ever she was mentioned, she was known primarily as the foundress of a religious community of native women, the Beaterio de la Compañia de Jesus. Read more.