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- IN AN ERA OF CHANGE
was founded in 1875 in the Netherlands by Saint Arnold Janssen who was also the founder of the Mission Congregation of the Servants of the Holy Spirit. A native of Germany, Arnold Janssen was canonized on 5 October 2003 by Pope John Paul II. The Society now has some 6,000 members who are active in over 82 countries across the globe and are readily identified by their SVD title, indicating their affiliation with the Societas Verbi Divini, the Latin name of the Society. Their commitment to academic excellence is reflected in the Christian ideals embodied in their religious constitutions:
THE SOCIETY OF THE DIVINE WORD
Our presence in an educational institution is intended to make it a place of evangelization where the word of God can be heard and its liberating power experienced in one’s personal and social life. Such evangelization develops a sense of the universality of the Church and her mission to the world. To this end we work with the larger educational community: teachers, students and their families. Our educational institutions are open to the poor. We must take into account the existing conditions in any given country when deciding to what extent and in what manner we should be involved in the apostolate of education. (const. 109. 3)
Saint Arnold Janssen Founder, Society of the Divine Word
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