Institute of The Incarnate Word - Third Order: Lay Communities

Third Order: Lay Communities

The third order of the Religious Family of the Incarnate Word is an association of the faithful whose members, while living in the world, desire to participate in the spirit of the Institute of the Incarnate Word. Its members have the universal objective of seeking the greater glory of God and salvation of souls, while working in the specific charism of the IVE - to inculturate the Gospel. The duties of the third order are 1) to make known the Gospel of Jesus Christ, 2) to work for the perfection of the temporal order, 3) to educate their children (if married) according to the teaching of the Church, and 4) to increase their own Christian formation by acquiring a deeper knowledge of Catholic Doctrine.