The Voluntas Dei Institute accepts clerics as members: priests, celibate or married permanent deacons. They are servants of the mission of Jesus Christ and take part in the mission of the Church as ordained ministers.
The Institute also welcomes as members: celibate laymen and candidates to ordained ministries, having chosen celibacy in light of the Kingdom. They put their life at the service of the mission of Jesus Christ in the Church within the world.
Young members in training, Roseau, Haiti.
The call of God is recognized
by those to whom are given
the aptitudes to live it.
The Institute also accepts as associate members, Catholic couples sacramentally married. They commit themselves to work at the mission of Jesus Christ in the Church and in the world, to live the evangelical counsels according to their state of life, to participate in the team life of the Institute, and to be Christian witnesses within their family and professional surroundings.
All who come to the Voluntas Dei Institute, recognize the special graces of which they benefit:
- a baptismal commitment that calls for living one's Christian life to the fullest;
- a meaningful spirituality expressed in the spirituality of the 5-5-5;
- a spiritual, dynamic and stimulating fellowship where they can share their faith and their daily life experiences.
Voluntas Dei team members, Dominican Republic.
How to join
First, it is quite evident that one must feel an interior call to consecrate oneself to God, to have a quest for God. Then, it is necessary to have a firm desire to follow in the footsteps of Jesus. Finally, there must be the willingness to commit oneself to His mission.
If this is the case, potential members may seek to know more on the Voluntas Dei Institute. To gain an insight into the spirit and the spirituality of the Institute, they can consult a number of the works of Father Louis-Marie Parent, O.M.I., such as, In The Footsteps Of Jesus, The Present Moment, and In Intimacy With Jesus.
Moreover, a member of the Institute can also invite interested persons to attend a number of team meetings. They can then experience the fellowship that exists among members and how the spirituality of the Institute, so simple yet so profound, can lead to the Gospel.
Will the Lord help these guests discern a vocation to follow Him with us? Will He make them hear His call to become new leaven in the dough where daily life unfolds?
He who knows each of us so well knows definitely how to call His friends in a special way. Will the Yes of the Virgin Mary inspire the generosity of their heart?
... JUST COME AND SEE!
WELCOME!
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