The Fraternity Verbum Spei
« For to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people. »
(1 Tim 4:10)
Who are we?
The apparitions of the Virgin Mary in 1531 paved the way for the conversion of the American continent in an age of great change. The Fraternity Verbum Spei desires, following the teaching of the Virgin Mary, to continue the work of the evangelization of the contemporary world, stricken by a lack of Hope and a loss of the meaning of life.
“The Fraternity Verbum Spei was founded on February 2, 2012, on the hill of Tepeyac, at the feet of Our Lady of Guadalupe, in order to work at the service of a new awakening of Hope in the Church of today and in the heart of every person of goodwill.” (Constitutions of the Fraternity)
“We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.” (Heb 6)
“What the Church proclaims to the world is the Logos of Hope; in order to be able to live fully each moment, men and women need ‘the great hope’ which is ‘the God who possesses a human face and who has loved us to the end.” (Benedict XVI, Verbum Domini, §91)
What is our life?
“In every age there have been men and women who, obedient to the Father’s call and to the prompting of the Spirit, have chosen this special way of following Christ, in order to devote themselves to him with an ‘undivided’ heart (cf. 1 Cor 7:34). Like the Apostles, they too have left everything behind in order to be with Christ and to put themselves, as he did, at the service of God and their brothers and sisters. In this way, through the many charisms of spiritual and apostolic life bestowed on them by the Holy Spirit, they have helped to make the mystery and mission of the Church shine forth, and in doing so have contributed to the renewal of society.” (Saint John Paul II, Vita Consecrata, §1)
“As an expression of pure love which is worth more than any work, the contemplative life generates an extraordinary apostolic and missionary effectiveness.” (Saint John Paul II, Vita Consecrata, §59)
“Within the consecrated life itself there is a need for a renewed and loving commitment to the intellectual life, and for dedication to study as a means of integral formation, which is extraordinarily timely, in the face of present-day cultural diversity.” (Vita Consecrata, §98)
“By charity, we know that we have crossed over from death to life. Furthermore, the unity of the brethren is a visible pledge that Christ will return and a source of great apostolic energy.” (Vatican II, Perfectae caritatis, §15)
“In your heart you know that it is not the same to live without him; what you have come to realize, what has helped you to live and given you hope, is what you also need to communicate to others.” (Francis, Evangelii Gaudium, §121)