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![Feast of the Immaculate Conception](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/12/our-lady-miraculous-medal-featured.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
The medal now known as the Miraculous Medal was originally called the Medal of the Immaculate Conception.
![December 8: First Association of Ladies of Charity in the U.S.](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/12/loc-usa-harkins-vincent-st-vincent-st-louis.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
December 8: First Association of Ladies of Charity in the U.S.
December 8 is the anniversary of the first association of Ladies of Charity in the United States, in St. Louis, Missouri. See a presentation about their first President, Catherine Harkins.
![The Solitude of St. Catherine Labouré (Presentation)](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/11/St.-Catherine-laboure-chapelet.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
The Solitude of St. Catherine Labouré (Presentation)
The mission that the Blessed Mother gave St. Catherine Labouré had her leave the solitude that fostered her asceticism, at certain critical moments in her life, in order to bring Marian devotion to the Church.
![St. Agostina Pietrantoni: “Charity to the point of heroism”](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/11/nov-13-st-agostina-facebook.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
St. Agostina Pietrantoni: “Charity to the point of heroism”
Learn about the life of St. Agostina Pietrantoni whose feast day was celebrated this week.
![Nov. 9: Beatification of Sr. Rosalie Rendu, D.C.](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/11/rosalie-rendu-beatification.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Nov. 9: Beatification of Sr. Rosalie Rendu, D.C.
Nov. 9 is the anniversary of the beatification of Sr. Rosalie Rendu, D.C. 16 years ago. Here is a brief account of the events of Nov. 9, 2003 and a video about Blessed Rosalie.
![Vincentian tools that we like to call “virtues”](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/11/key-treasure-hunt.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Vincentian tools that we like to call “virtues”
In a classic article from the Vincentian Heritage Journal archives, Fr. Aidan Rooney, C.M. describes “a treasure hunt for Vincentian Mission Values”.
![November 6: Vincentian Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War (CM, DC, AMM and Children of Mary (VMY))](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/11/spanish-martyrs-featured.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
November 6: Vincentian Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War (CM, DC, AMM and Children of Mary (VMY))
Honoring the Vincentian Family Blesseds martyred in the anti-clerical violence that took place during the Spanish Civil War (1936-39). Feast Day: Nov. 6
![What do you love about being a Sister of Charity?](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/10/sc-leavenworth-featured-videos.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
What do you love about being a Sister of Charity?
Here are some videos from a series called “Why I love the SCLs” (Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth).
![October 27: Sisters of Charity Federation of North America #UnstoppableCharity](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/10/unstoppable-charity-featured.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
October 27: Sisters of Charity Federation of North America #UnstoppableCharity
A video to watch in celebration of the anniversary of the Establishment of the Sisters of Charity Federation of North America.
![Elizabeth Ann Seton: American Saint](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/10/seton-odonnell-featured.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Elizabeth Ann Seton: American Saint
From DePaul University, a video Q&A session by the author Catherine O’Donnell who has written the first biography of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in over 65 years.