IWA remembers IWBS foundress during campus-wide Mass

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Incarnate Word Academy commemorated the anniversary of the death of Venerable Jeanne Chézard de Matel, the foundress of the Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament (IWBS), during a campus-wide Mass on Sept. 12.

The campus-wide Mass was celebrated in the school’s Mother Patricia Gunning Gymnasium. 

Vn. Jeanne Chézard de Matel was born in Roanne, France, on Nov. 6, 1596, and died Sept. 11, 1670. She responded to God’s call in 1625 to establish the Order of the Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament, who founded Incarnate Word Academy.

When asked why this Mass is important, Director of Campus Ministry Ashley Cartwright said, “Campus-Wide Mass allows our campus to worship together as one Academy. After a few years of separation, we have learned to appreciate the privilege of being together.”