Mission Awareness
Our Mission Secretary is Fr. Pat Byrne SVD. The office seeks to understand different aspects and the true nature of
IBP Photo Gallery
“The language of Love is the only language everybody understands”. – St Joseph Freinademetz
Fr Vinsensius Mbu’i SVD
Fr Vinsen came from a small village on a small island in Indonesia, the first of three children born to
JPIC: The Great Challenge of This Time
Having visited two refugee camps in Vienna last year and now preparing liturgies for the coming Holy Week, I would
Tapping From the Real Source of Wisdom
In the olden days, young men and women used to hear words of wisdom from the elderly at what is
The New Provincial – Fr Timothy Lehane SVD
Fr Timothy Lehane SVD is the new Provincial of the Society of the Divine Word Missionaries in the Irish –
Communion with The Divine Word
As members of the Society of Divine Word we consider it our duty to proclaim the word of God to
Charism
God’s loving grace has gathered us from various peoples and continents into a religious missionary community dedicated to the Divine
Evangelical Counsel
We follow the Lord on the path of the evangelical counsels and bind ourselves to his person and his service
Missionary Work
We work first and foremost where the gospel has not been preached at all or only insufficiently and where the
Openness to the Signs of the Times
(…) We try to insert ourselves into the actual situation of those among whom we work. With open mind and
