The Words of the Blessed Virgin Mary Sisters

About this place

The Yongin community of the Sisters of the Annunciation of the Divine Word is a place in the Diocese of Suwon where religious community life, formation, and retreat ministry come together. The official Catholic Directory of Korea registers the location as the congregation’s “Yongin Branch / Yongin Formation House,” and separately lists the Youngbo Retreat House, operated by the same congregation, at the same address. The site is therefore better understood not merely as a single chapel, but as a center where the sisters’ religious life, formation of new members, and ministry of retreat and prayer are combined.

The two functions identified in the official directory—“formation house” and “retreat house”—show the character of the place more concretely. Religious formation is the process through which members prepare for and grow in consecrated life, while a retreat house provides a setting where people can step away from ordinary routines and concentrate on prayer and reflection. The site is therefore better understood not as a territorial parish, but as a religious institute’s apostolic space supporting community life and formation while providing retreatants with an environment for prayer.