Vincentian Family Office
A Time to Die and a Time to Rise from the Dead
March and April will be marked by the celebrations of Lent, Holy Week and Easter. We frequently relate the time of Holy Week and Easter to a time for vacations, delicious meals and desserts.
Invitation to pray for peace on Ash Wednesday
Fr. Tomaž Mavrič invites the International Vincentian Family to join with Pope Francis and all people of good will in prayer for peace in the Ukraine on Ash Wednesday, March 2, 2022.
Ukraine: the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and the Vincentian Family Standing Together for Peace
On February 24th, the Vincentian Family published a Statement on the current situation which is sadly unfolding in Eastern Europe.
Blessed Trinity Missionary Institute: Connect and Learn
A very gifted member of the Missionary Cenacle Apostolate, Dr. Margaret Healy, following the inspirations of Fr. Thomas Judge, CM, set on the path to create the Blessed Trinity Missionary Institute, a secular institute composed of vowed laity. It was formally...
Enlarge the Space in the Vincentian Tent!
Collaboration in the Vincentian Family by Eli Chaves Dos Santos, C.M. This year’s theme for the Vincentian Family is collaboration. Our conviction is that collaboration among the various branches of the Vincentian Family is necessary for the qualitative and...
VFCAP USA Launch in Philadelphia
The Vincentian Family Collaborative Action Program (VFCAP) launched for the first time in the United States on January 28 at the Mother Boniface Spirituality Center in Philadelphia, PA[1. The Mother Boniface Center is a work of the Missionary Servants of the Most...
Connect and Learn: Sisters of the Sacramental Heart of Jesus
The Sisters of the Sacramental Heart of Jesus was founded in Zacatecas, Mexico by San José María Robles Hurtado (1888-1927), a martyr of the persecution of the Mexican Church. His charisma is "Extending the Kingdom of Love of the Heart of Jesus in the Eucharist."...
Unaffiliated Lay Vincentians: Challenges, Trends, and Opportunities
What are Unaffiliated Lay Vincentians? Considering the declining membership in many branches of the Vincentian Family in the United States, how will the Vincentian mission continue in the twenty-first century? In 2005, Rev. Edward R. Udovic, C.M., Senior Executive for...
Serve: Vincentian Collaboration in Madagascar
In Madagascar, the Vincentian Family has been running for some 20 years now, encouraged by Congregation of the Mission from the start. All branches meet 4 times per year, and at the moment are striving to concretize at all levels, Father Gregory Gay’s words last May,...
Connect and Learn: Brothers of Charity
The Brothers of Charity were founded in 1807 at Ghent, Belgium, by Pierre Joseph Triest (1760-1836) for nursing and education. This priest founded four congregation to aid the poor in the spirit of Saint Vincent de Paul, the patron of this institute. Triest himself...
Connect and Learn: Congregation of Sisters of Mercy of St. Vincent de Paul
The Congregation of Sisters of Mercy of St. Vincent de Paul was founded in Ukraine (in the Byzantine rite) by Metropolitan Andrew Sheptytsky on June 8, 1926 as eastern branch of the Congregation of Sisters of Mercy of St. Vincent, originated in Deinze, Belgium in...
Connect and Learn: Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul of Satu-Mare
They were founded 1842 by Bishop John Ham (1781-1804) in Satu-Mare (Szatmar, then Austria-Hungary, now Romania) for diverse apostolic and charitable services because of his concern for the poor, the sick, the neglected, and the education of youth. He sent some...