Tomaž Mavrič, CM
Advent Letter 2023 by Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM
by Tomaž Mavrič, CM | November 30, 2023 | Formation, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
Advent gives us the opportunity to strengthen the foundations of our lives by revitalizing these two daily moments of grace, or to start making them, from this Advent on, a way toward seeing the face of Jesus clearly “here and now” and in its fullness for all eternity!
Prayers and Readings for the Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Miraculous Medal
by Vincentian Family Office | November 23, 2023 | Formation | 1 Comment
The following is the liturgical script for the celebration of the feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Miraculous Medal.
Vincentian Family Statement on the Crisis in the Middle East
by Vincentian Family Office | November 21, 2023 | Featured, News, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
Engage in a Synodal Process with the Entire Vincentian Family
by Vincentian Family Office | October 6, 2023 | Famvin 2024, News, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
We will ask that the synodal processes be completed and returned to the Vincentian Family Office by 24 November 2023.
![Vincentian Family in Italy: Conference on Louise’s Enlightenment](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2023/12/famvin-it-lumiere-2023-fb.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Vincentian Family in Italy: Conference on Louise’s Enlightenment
by Vincentian Family Office | Dec 21, 2023 | News
On December 2, at the Casa Immacolata of the Daughters of Charity in Rome, there was a Conference on the Enlightenment: “Four Hundred Years after the Enlightenment Experience of St. Louise de Marillac 1623-2023.”
![Odair Miguel, priest of the Congregation of the Mission in Brazil, ordained bishop on December 8th](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2023/12/cerimonia-fb.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Odair Miguel, priest of the Congregation of the Mission in Brazil, ordained bishop on December 8th
by Vincentian Family Office | Dec 19, 2023 | News
The Vincentian missionary, Odair Miguel Gonsalves dos Santos, CM., was ordained bishop in his hometown of Irati, Paraná (Brazil), in the parish church of St. Michael.
![10,000 People Housed through Vincentian Family Global Campaign to End Homelessness](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2023/12/Mosambique.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
10,000 People Housed through Vincentian Family Global Campaign to End Homelessness
by Vincentian Family Office | Dec 17, 2023 | News
Thanks to the unity and commitment of the Vincentian Family, 102 varied projects around the world have emerged to serve different people experiencing homelessness and lacking a safe place to call home.
XXII AIC International Assembly – Rome 2023
by Vincentian Family Office | Jan 16, 2023 | International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, News
The next International Assembly of the International Association of Charities (AIC) will be held in Frascati, near Rome, Italy, from March 21 to 24, 2023, with the theme: “Citizens of the world, walking united in hope.”
The General Council is Updating its Data on the St. Vincent de Paul Society’s Presence Around the World
by Vincentian Family Office | Jan 16, 2023 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The full list of “Vincentian territories” has been drawn up with great care, based on the latest information provided by our 12 Territorial vice-Presidents on the situation of our organisation on the ground.
Typhoon-resistant Houses and Repair Kits: an Update on the Vincentian Response in the Philippines
by Vincentian Family Office | Jan 15, 2023 | News
Thanks to your generous donations (a total of $ 118,236.27) the FHA was able to provide funds for 100 house repair kits and the construction of 13 typhoon-resistant houses.
New Year’s Message From Depaul’s CEO Matthew Carter
by Matthew Carter | Jan 9, 2023 | Conflict in Ukraine, News
My first visit to Ukraine will stay with me forever. In times of crisis, it is always incredible to witness how communities and individuals come together to play such a pivotal part in helping those around them.
100 years of the presence of the Congregation of the Mission in India
by Santiago Azcárate Gorri, C.M. | Jan 9, 2023 | Congregation of the Mission, News
Visitors of Spain had been invited to travel to India to celebrate the centenary of the arrival of the first missionaries of the Congregation from Spain.
Ukraine: a Mission of Peace and Charity
by Renato Lima de Oliveira | Jan 7, 2023 | Conflict in Ukraine, News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
On 7 and 8 December, on neutral ground (Hungary), the Council General International received a delegation of four Ukrainian SSVP ladies. As the airspace is blocked because of the war, there are no flights in the Ukraine, so the delegation travelled by train and car to meet us.
Building 75 Homes in India
by Vincentian Family Office | Jan 6, 2023 | News
As we look at our world, we know we must continue to exist for the people for whom Jesus existed and for those he served in his day: the outcasts, the women, the sinners, and those living on the edges of society.
Members of the Socieity of Saint Vincent de Parul, throughout Brazil, participate in the beatification of Isabel Cristina
by Vincentian Family Office | Jan 2, 2023 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
On December 10, 2022, Isabel Crstina, “the Vincentian flower” was beatified in the Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Piedad [the Shrine of Our Lady of Piety] in Barbacena.
Diaries of a Vincentian: Brazil
by Cleonice Regina Claudino, DC | Jan 1, 2023 | News
The 13 Houses project is much more than the provision of a house; it is giving someone a space in which they can feel like a child of God, a human being and a citizen who has the right to a place to call home.