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![Participation and Collaboration in the AIC (Ladies of Charity)](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2020/08/aic-collaboration-reflection-featured.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Participation and Collaboration in the AIC (Ladies of Charity)
Presentation based on the AIC’s Reflection Paper “The First Rule (1617)”, Sixth Theme.
![On St. Louise de Marillac and Our Blessed Mother](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2020/08/da-vinci-virgin-mary-and-pelletier-st-louise.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
On St. Louise de Marillac and Our Blessed Mother
“Every aspect of Mary’s life became a subject of prayer for Louise.”
![“Be kind and love”– Blessed Rosalie Rendu](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2020/08/rosalie-and-ozanam.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
“Be kind and love”– Blessed Rosalie Rendu
“Be kind and love, for love is your first gift to the poor. They will appreciate your kindness and your love more than all else you can bring them.” – Blessed Rosalie
![Meekness](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2020/08/vincent-de-paul-with-children-detail-featured.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Meekness
The practical wisdom of St. Vincent with regard to meekness– a wisdom learned from Jesus Christ.
![Feast of Blessed Ceferino Giménez Malla (1861-1936)](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2020/08/ceferino-malla-paintings-and-photo-featured.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Feast of Blessed Ceferino Giménez Malla (1861-1936)
Roman Catholic catechist. Member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Activist for Spanish Romani causes. Patron saint of Romani people. Victim of the Spanish Republican militias during the Civil War.
![July 31, 1809: The Sisters of Charity at Emmitsburg Begin Living Their Rule](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2020/07/seton-with-conestoga-wagon-featured.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
July 31, 1809: The Sisters of Charity at Emmitsburg Begin Living Their Rule
The Sisters, family members, and students moved into the four-room, two-story stone farmhouse and began living their Provisional Rule on 31 July 1809, which is considered the founding of the Sisters of Charity.
![Devotion to St. Justin de Jacobis in Eritrea and Ethiopia](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2020/07/jacobis-map-of-abyssinia.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Devotion to St. Justin de Jacobis in Eritrea and Ethiopia
St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M. (feast day: July 30) faced and overcame many challenges and hardships. His humility, goodness, and charity inspired vocations to the priesthood and converted many others in 19th century Abyssinia.
![July 26: Arrival of Felix de Andreis, C.M., Joseph Rosati, C.M., and companions in the U.S.](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2020/07/de-andreis-america-featured.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
July 26: Arrival of Felix de Andreis, C.M., Joseph Rosati, C.M., and companions in the U.S.
They sailed to Baltimore, MD, primarily to establish a seminary in the Louisiana territory.
![Vows of St. Elizabeth Seton’s Founding Community (July 19, 1813)](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2020/07/seton-founding-community-july-19-1813-featured.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Vows of St. Elizabeth Seton’s Founding Community (July 19, 1813)
Under an adapted Rule of the French Daughters of Charity approved by Archbishop Carroll, a novitiate was completed, and seventeen women became the first vowed American Sisters of Charity July 19, 1813.
![July 18: First Apparition of Mary to St. Catherine Labouré](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2020/07/saint-alive-laboure-featured.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
July 18: First Apparition of Mary to St. Catherine Labouré
The Miraculous Medal Shrine in Philadelphia is proud to announce its Saint ALIVE program, in which St. Catherine Labouré comes to life, sharing the story of Mary and the Miraculous Medal.