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August 2: Blessed Ceferino Giménez Malla
Blessed Ceferino was a member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Spain. Because he is considered the patron of the Rom and Sinti peoples, his biography appears on the website of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People.
July 31: Sisters of Charity of Saint Joseph’s at Emmitsburg, MD
Multimedia resources to celebrate the anniversary of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton’s foundation of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Joseph’s on July 31.
July 30: Feast of St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M.
St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M. was an Italian Vincentian ahead of his time in his promotion of indigenous clergy in Eritrea and Ethiopia.
Education: Central to the Vincentian Mission
There is a fascinating article, The Core Values of Vincentian Education by Louise Sullivan D.C., whose premise is that education was central to the Vincentian mission of evangelization of and service to the poor and as such had values unique to it. Sr. Louise's...
This Week on the Vincentian Family Calendar
July 18 and July 19 are two dates to remember, in the history of the Vincentian Family.
July 16, 1900: First Sisters of St. Martha Arrived in Antigonish
Learn a bit about the Sisters of St. Martha, then and now, in this brief article and video.
St. Francis Regis Clet, C.M., Martyr
Saint Francis Regis Clet, C.M. (Feast Day: July 9) went to China as a missionary in 1791.
July 9: Feast of St. Francis Regis Clet, C.M.
Videos narrated in English and Mandarin on the life of St. Francis Regis Clet.
Pier Giorgio Frassati and Social Justice
Listen as Bishop Robert Barron talks about social justice, the Church, and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati (who was a member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul).