Verbum Dei Missionary Fraternity

The Verbum Dei Missionary Fraternity ("Fraternidad Misionera Verbum Dei" in the original Spanish) is a Roman Catholic contemplative-active missionary community. It was founded on January 17, 1963, in Majorca, Spain by Jaime Bonet. [cite web
url= http://www.catholicweekly.com.au/01/nov/11/27.html
accessdate= 2007-11-27
title= Inspirations: A suitcase of prayer and love of Jesus
date= 11 November 2001
publisher= The Catholic Weekly - Sydney] It is a pontifically approved Institute of Consecrated Life, having been approved by Pope John Paul II on the April 15, 2000. Fact|date=December 2007 According to the Constitutions endorsed on that date their mission is to announce the Word of God and to propagate the Kingdom of God through prayer, the ministry of the Word, and the testimony of evangelical life.Fact|date=December 2007 Its name, "Verbum Dei", is Latin for "Word of God".

Verbum Dei says it is dedicated to evangelisation by means of contemplation, witness of life, and apostolic ministry. The community consists of consecrated religious women, consecrated religious men (brothers & priests), and associated married couples.

It is an international community present in countries such as the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Russia, Cameroon, the Philippines, and Taiwan across five continents and extends to and embraces people of all states and areas of life: single, married, old and young, students, and people of different backgrounds and occupations.

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External links

* [http://www.fmverbumdei.com] Verbum Dei International
* [http://www.zenit.org/article-18760?l=english] Pope Encourages Missionary Fraternity
* [http://www.zenit.org/article-19055?l=english] ZENIT Interview With the New President of Verbum Dei
* [http://www.zenit.org/article-16157?l=english] ZENIT Verbum Dei Founder turns 80
* [http://www.zenit.org/article-7817?l=english] Missionary Families to Be Focus of Symposium