Let the image and the text sink in, and take root. These images might surprise you into prayer at various points in your day.

The originality of Saint Vincent’s version of Christianity

Affective identification. Before all else. Vincent suffered with the poor that he encountered; the poor who did not know where to go nor what to do, who were suffering, who were increasing by the number each day, “they are my burden and pain.” This terrible cry reveals to us the secret of the heart of Vincent de Paul.

Source: The religious experience of Saint Vincent de Paul by José María Román, C.M. • Third Asian Vincentian Institute (Mother House, Paris, September-December 2006).

This is another image in our series of "Praying Our Heritage."

For the more visually oriented among us, you don’t have to wait for the weekly image on Tuesday. You can browse for yourself. You can even search for images related to key words. Visit and search VinFormation’s database of prayer images.

We hope you enjoy these time-release prayer capsules!

We would also welcome you sharing with all of us images that inspired you to prayer.