Javier F. Chento
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![Lenten Letter 2018 from Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, to the Vincentian Family](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/02/201711carta-cuaresma-2018-mavric.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Lenten Letter 2018 from Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, to the Vincentian Family
In the Lenten letter of this year, Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, 24th successor of St. Vincent, invites us to reflect on the Virgin Mary in the Vincentian tradition, as one of the pillars in the spirituality of St. Vincent of Paul. You can read it below. At the end of the...
![The International Vincentian Youth Encounter Will Host 1,000 Participants](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/02/201802logo-EIJV-2019.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
The International Vincentian Youth Encounter Will Host 1,000 Participants
We have received new information from the organization of the International Meeting of Vincentian Youth (IMVY), which will take place in Panama, from January 18 to 21, 2019, in preparation for the World Youth Day. The motto of the IMVY will be: "The joy of being a...
![Vincentian Seminars. “I was a Stranger and You Welcomed Me”](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/02/201802sardenya.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Vincentian Seminars. “I was a Stranger and You Welcomed Me”
Father Tomaž Mavrič, CM, was elected Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission in 2016 and his schedule has been filled not only with visits to the various provinces of the Congregation of the Mission and the Company of the Daughters of Charity but also with...
![A Daughter of Charity Dead and Two Injured in a Car Accident in Tanzania (Africa)](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/02/201802accidente-hc-tanzania-2.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
A Daughter of Charity Dead and Two Injured in a Car Accident in Tanzania (Africa)
Sad news: three Tanzanian sisters have had a car accident: Sister Barbra, American, has died in the accident; Sr. Rufina, from Madagascar, has suffered a severe blow and is hospitalized; and Sr. Estela — who had pronounced her first vows on December 26, 2017 — is also...
![Circular Letter of the 16th President General of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/02/Circular-Letter-of-the-16th-President-General.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Circular Letter of the 16th President General of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
We are very much pleased to present to you the Annual Circular Letter of Bro. Renato Lima de Oliveira, the 16th President General of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul. The publication of the Circular Letter is a tradition in the SSVP, which allows the President...
![Infographic Based on the Letter of Father Tomaž Mavrič, C.M. at the Closing of the 400th Anniversary](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/01/Info400EN.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Infographic Based on the Letter of Father Tomaž Mavrič, C.M. at the Closing of the 400th Anniversary
The following infographic presents in visual form the key points of the Superior General’s recent letter “On the Threshold of the Fifth Century of the Vincentian Charism." The letter marks the closing of the 400th anniversary of the birth of the Vincentian Charism....
![Elena Grazini, New Manager for the Press Office of the Vincentian Family](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/01/201801grazini1.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Elena Grazini, New Manager for the Press Office of the Vincentian Family
Beginning on February 1, 2018, Italian Elena Grazini will be responsible for the press office of the Vincentian Family. Elena, a journalist with a multi-year specialization in the management of press offices and, in particular, those in the ecclesial field, will be...
![2nd SSVP Youth International Meeting, June 2018 in Spain](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/01/youth-ssvp.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
2nd SSVP Youth International Meeting, June 2018 in Spain
General theme of the meeting: Young Vincentians as leaders of the present and the future of the SSVP. Bible reflection: "You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last." (John 15, 16) An important part...
![The Vincentians at the UN on January 29th and 31st](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/01/CSocD56Banner-web.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
The Vincentians at the UN on January 29th and 31st
In the framework of the fifty-sixth session of the Commission for Social Development, entitled “Strategies for eradicating poverty to achieve sustainable development for all,” which will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from January 29 to...
![New Communication about the Festival and Contest “Finding Vince 400”](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/11/Eng-fv400-flyer.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
New Communication about the Festival and Contest “Finding Vince 400”
As we already reported last December, the Vincentian Family has announced a film festival and an arts contest entitled "Finding Vince 400." Below we offer important information regarding this event, which will take place in Rome, from October 18 to 21. “Finding Vince...