FAMVIN: The International Vincentian Family

The Associaltion of the Miraculous Medal website has an extensive photo gallery of their recent celebraation.n the weekend of August 21-22, 2010. They gathered to pray, work, and celebrate the 350th anniversary of the deaths of Saint Vincent and Saint Louise. By all acounts Fr. Greg Gay’s homily was truly inspirational. (Famvin has been given a copy of the video and hope tos make it availabe by this weekend)

Get online fast! The International Vincentian Family is offering to match the first $25,000 in scholarships that online donors give to Frederic Ozanam School, which is run by the Daughters of Charity in Haiti. A $100 scholarship will cover tuition, school supplies and a uniform for one student for one year. The goal is to [...]

On September 14, Fr. Edward Udovic, C.M. will also be interviewed on This is the Day. Fr. Udovic will discuss the documentary, “Vincent De Paul: Charity’s Saint” which he wrote and produced at dePaul University. (Trailer of the documentary) The documentary “Vincent De Paul: Charity’s Saint” will air on CatholicTV during the week of September 27th. St. Vincent De Paul died on September 27th, 1660. The documentary will air at the following times. Monday 11:00PM Wednesday 2:00 PM Friday 12:00 PM and Sunday 2:00 AM

View this engaging new video invitation to World Youth Day Madrid 2011

This video, VIEWED BY 10 MILLION people, certainly puts what happens to us in perspective. And as the website says “attitude is altitude” “People are my passion” says Nick Vujijc who was born without arms or legs.

Ghebre-Michael was a disciple of Justin de Jacobis for many years, and eventually decided, with Justin’s consent, to become a Vincentian. A date was fixed for him to begin his internal seminary but when the fixed day arrived he was under arrest, and he died before he could carry out his intention. In a letter to the Superior General, Jean-Baptiste Etienne, Justin explained all this but said that he called Ghebre-Michael a Vincentian “because in his heart he already belonged to the Congregation”.