The last days of the month of November are truly “Vincentian:” they have a distinctly Vincentian character, because the Vincentian Family celebrates for at least three well-known days. The first day is November 27. We celebrate with great joy and solemnity...
In 1617, St Vincent de Paul was asked by one of his benefactors, “what must be done?” 400 years later, this question is the driving force behind Famvin Homeless Alliance (FHA) 13 Houses Campaign, a global initiative drawing its inspiration from the work of St Vincent...
“God is with the simple and humble; He assists them, blesses their work, blesses their undertakings. Quoi! Are we to believe that God will help a person who’s trying to ruin himself? That He’ll help a man ruin himself, as do those who preach other than humbly...
Ozanam studied Law by his father. He did not like law studies but, to please his father, he received his doctorate. What he really liked were Letters. Federic practiced Law in Lyon for a short period of time. He wrote in one of his letters: In this profession, your...
The apparitions of Mary to St. Catherine Labouré had an important place at a time when the Vincentian Family was beginning to be renewed after having been dispersed, and, to a large extent, wiped out by the French Revolution. In 1830, the Daughters of Charity and the...
