FAMVIN: The International Vincentian Family

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 .

MONSIEUR VINCENT: Lionsgate is re-releasing one of the 45 films chosen by the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Social Communications for its list of “Vatican Best Films” . This stunning 1947 classic film tells of the life and work of St. Vincent de Paul. It received an Honorary Academy Award in 1949. (French, with English subtitles.)

On the feast of Vincent Google allows us to see what the blogs are saying about Vincent. Happy Feast day reading. (Note that you can set up your own search for Vincent with a simple click at the bottom of the page linked above.)

Some new resources for the feast of St. Vincent… most notably vinformation, a site still in development and dedicated to the idea that learning about Vincent and his charism can be fun. The Vincentian Encyclopedia has added a great deal of other material.

The contributing editor of the Orangeville Citizen in Ontario, Canada this week ran a column determined, he said, by the date of publication: September 27. He offers a brief meditation on the life of Vincent. Read it here.