Father Rooney extends the Sunday Scriptures for Vincentians. This week: Will people clearly find the Vincentian charism in us, in our organizations?

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Father Rooney extends the Sunday Scriptures for Vincentians. This week: Will people clearly find the Vincentian charism in us, in our organizations?

Short video “Mary is the Bridge” celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, coming up on November 27.

After Elizabeth’s father’s death, the young couple moved into a house at 8 State Street (1801-1803). Today, a Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton is located there, at the southern tip of Manhattan.

Father Rooney extends the Sunday Scriptures for Vincentians. This week: while we focus on the poor, let’s also make peace with our fellow Vincentians.

“Let us work now; one day we will rest.” – St. Agostina Pietrantoni

The Bayley summer estate on Staten Island provided more than escape from city life— it became a spiritual retreat where Elizabeth found solace in prayer and nature, especially during times of loss.

Father Rooney extends the Sunday Scriptures for Vincentians. This week: humbly acknowledging our weakness/spiritual poverty while allowing God to use us as true servants of the poor.

Every November 6, the Church commemorates the saints martyred in the anti-clerical violence that took place during the Spanish Civil War (1936-39). A number of them were from the Vincentian Family.

In addition to his residence in the city, Elizabeth’s husband William Seton acquired, in 1784, a property which at that time was a country place several miles from the heart of New York. He called it Craigdon.

Father Rooney extends the Sunday Scriptures for Vincentians. This week: preparing ourselves spiritually to be in contact with the poor.