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“What a Friend We Have in Jesus”: Songs for Young Hearts on a Journey of Hope
“What a Friend We Have in Jesus” is more than music. It is friendship turned into melody, prayer set to rhythm, and mission given a voice. Through these songs, young people are invited not only to listen—but to walk with Jesus and become witnesses of His hope in today’s world.
Praying for Our Common Home: A Global Vincentian Family Vigil for a Future Beyond Fossil Fuels
The Vincentian Family invites people worldwide to join a global Zoom vigil on April 24 as the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels begins in Santa Marta, Colombia. This prayer gathering supports global leaders working toward a just ecological transition rooted in faith and solidarity.
Songs for a Vincentian Youth Mass
“Hearts on Fire”, by Javier F. Chento, is a new album with 18 songs for Mass created for the youth of the Vincentian Family, blending faith, joy, and mission.
Issue #8 of FamVin News is Here!
The Vincentian Family Communications Commission has released the eighth issue of the bulletin “FamVin News”. Click to see It! ☝️
Songs with a Vincentian Flavor: “On this Night, Love Comes to the Poor”
Want to learn a new Christmas carol with a Vincentian flavor? Hop in! On a cold night, Christ is born in a humble manger as angels sing and shepherds rush to meet Him. We Vincentians follow His light into the streets, bringing warmth and hope to the poor, and in every act of love, He is born anew among us.
Songs with a Vincentian Flavor: “We are the Present and the Future”
Young people today live with sharp awareness: they see inequality firsthand, they feel the weight of exclusion, and they refuse to settle for a future shaped by indifference. Yet what rises from the song is not despair, but a fierce, hopeful energy—a conviction that compassion still changes things, that love remains a revolutionary force.
Advent Letter 2025 by Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM
Advent is a call to wait for the Lord through concrete charity. We meet Christ in the poor and let prayer, service, and fraternity awaken a “mysticism of open eyes.” The Vincentian Family is urged to renew zeal, unite charity with justice, restore dignity to the poor, and recognize Jesus present in their faces.
Songs with a Vincentian Flavor: “Mary, Faithful Witness”
In a world marked by anxiety, confusion, and isolation, Mary is a quiet, steady presence who strengthens weary hearts. Her gentle companionship invites trust, slow healing, and renewed purpose. Through her tender guidance, fear softens, resilience grows, and fragmented lives rediscover compassion and hope.
A Day to Remember: The Vincentian Family Marks a Decade of Global Mission
The Vincentian Family gathered in Philadelphia on Nov. 22, 2025, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Vincentian Family Office and honor Fr. Joe Agostino, C.M. After shared reflections and a solemn Eucharist on Christ the King, Sr. Ellen Marie Hagar, D.C., was introduced as the new director.
Pilgrims of Prophetic Hope: Rekindling the Vincentian Mission for Today
This week marks one year since the most recent Vincentian Family Convocation in Rome. The Vincentian Family Office invites you to “Keep the Fire Burning and to walk as a Pilgrim of Hope” in this final reflection of a three-part series written by Father Memo Campuzano, C.M.
Open-Eyed Contemplation: Reclaiming a Spirituality That Transforms
The Vincentian Family offers us the second article in a three-part series written by Father Memo Campuzano, C.M. following the Convocation of the Vincentian Family in Rome. Father Memo challenges all of us, both individually and communally, to allow the living fire of our Vincentian charism to transform our individual contemplation, our common discernment, and our courageous service to others
