FAMVIN: The International Vincentian Family

As a result of IRCHSS funding for the project Vincent de Paul: An Icon in the Making, a one year position for a postdoctoral scholar is available at NUI Galway.  The purpose of the project is to deepen historical understanding of the character and evolution of early modern catholicism through study of the values and [...]

The website of the Vincentian Family dedicated to the 350th anniversary of the deaths of Saint Vincent and Saint Louise is now available with documents and information of events, celebrations and planned initiatives for the occasion of the anniversary. It can be accessed directly at  http://famvin.org/anniversary/ which opens to links for English, Spanish, French, Italian, [...]

The Heritage Commission has chosen to reach each individual member of the Vincentian Family, in preference to sponsoring an international symposium. There will be twelve short reflections (one for each month of the jubilee year) that will be available through the internet, accompanied by guidelines and suggestions for use. This process will rely heavily on [...]

In view of the celebration of the 350th anniversary of the deaths of St. Louise and St. Vincent in 2010, the international leaders of the Vincentian Family named a Projects Committee to develop a specific initiative in favor of the poorest of the poor that would involve all the branches of the Family. They asked [...]

The date of the celebration in Rome at the Basilica of St. Peter is set for Saturday 25 September 2010 at 5:00 pm, to accommodate  the best participation of the pilgrims.  Cardinal Franc Rodi will preside at the concelebrated Eucharist: the Holy Father will send a letter to all the Vincentian Family on the occasion [...]

St. Vincent gloried in the title “Servants of the Poor” as occasional famvin poster Susan Stabile reminds readers of her personal blog Creo en Dios. In these times of economic crisis she very simply connects the dots between Jesus, Vincent, the social teching of the Curch  and John Paul II.

Julio Castellanos, President of Vincentian Family in El Salvador has posted two  YouTube videos from the birthplace of St. Vincent in France. They do not require understanding Spanish but for those who do understand Spanish there are many other Vincentian videos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOKesxVDVhY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSIR9kn-FM0

As the Congregation of the Mission celebrate its Foundation Anniversary, let us remember our founder St. Vincent de Paul with our works and life with the poor. Dandy Labitag has put together another video on GodTube.

Here are some selections on gratitude from our Vincentian heritage….

This Icon of St Vincent de Paul sees Vincent meeting the Beggar-Christ who shares with Vincent his meal of bread. The icon was written by Rita Magris in 2006, and shows the saint of charity being graced with charity himself.The icon can be found in St Joseph’s Church Malvern, and is reproduced on the Australian [...]

Abelly’s classic biography of Vincent, published just 4 years after his death, is among the treasures being made available in easily accessible fashion in the reference shelf of the Vincentian Encyclopedia. It has the advantage of being written by a man who knew Vincent personally and could draw on contacts with others who had known [...]

The planning committee for the preparation of celebrations on the occasion of the 350th anniversary of the deaths of Vincent and Louise make the following suggestions…

The Superior General has written about the plans to celebrate the 350th anniversary (2010) of the death of St. Vincent de Paul and of St. Louise de Marillac.

To find out visit John Rybolt’s amazing  reconstruction of Vincent’s daily activities  as recorded in his correspondence. Among the insights… Vincent wrote most of his letters on Fridays.

Major renovations launched at the birthplace of St. Vincent. Tom Krafinski, CM provides us with an unofficial translation from the French  famvin.org site .