FAMVIN: The International Vincentian Family

This YouTube video comes from the Philippines.

As we celebrate founding of the Congregation of the Mission let all the followers of Vincent take to heart his words to the Daughters of Charity…
“The Company is not now what it once was, nor is it what it will be.” Vincent, as St. Paul before him, could also say of himself, I am not [...]

The Australian CM website presents a painting of Vincent de Paul, against a background of stars, depicts him with three poor children.  It is in the possession of Greg Walsh CM (Australia) and is reproduced  courtesy of the St Vincent de Paul Image Archive (John Rybolt CM), DePaul University, Chicago IL.

St. Vincent de Paul was ordained a priest on September 23, 1600. In this year of the priest some might be interested in looking atthe study of St. Vincent’s idea of a priest. This is just one of the resources on the VinFormation pages devoted to Vincent as Priest.

“Vincent and Louise pursued with relentless passion a dream they believed in… a dream that was like a fire that consumed them. They dreamt of giving themselves completely to following Christ by evangelizing and serving the poor of their time. …
“Vincent and Louise, however, were not born with this dream. In fact they had [...]

We send you this communication to inform you that on the web page of the Vincentian Family it is now possible to access a section dedicated to the 350th anniversary of the deaths of Saint Vincent and Saint Louise.  Clicking on the website www.famvin.org you will see a window with the logo of the anniversary.  [...]

18-19 – First Apparition to St. Catherine Labouret 1830
19 – Vows pronouced for the first time by Elizabeth Ann Seton and 17 other Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph’s who adapted the vow formula of the Daughters of Charity. -1813

The international site of the Daughters of Charity features a letter from Louise herself reflecting on their recently completed General Assembly.

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, [...]