

History of the Verbum Dei Community and Our Founder
Verbum Dei Missionary Fraternity was founded by Fr. Jaime Bonet in 1963, in Mallorca, Spain. When Fr. Jaime was 14 years old, in a personal experience of dialogue with the crucified Christ, he felt the call to make God’s love known to all people.
This personal experience became the heart of his vocation and the seed of the future foundation of “Verbum Dei”. He devoted himself intensely to preaching from a prayerful lifestyle which encouraged others to follow Jesus and to proclaim Him. His apostolic activity brought about different groups. In this context, some young women expressed to Fr. Jaime the desire to consecrate themselves to God in this mission.