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FAVILA: A Living Community of the Vincentian Charism

All that is living shows visible signs of activity. It breathes. It takes in nourishment. It grows. It animates others with its beauty. It experiences injury and absorbs the pain of others, but its deep roots in the elements of God’s creation allow it to survive.

Famvin – Continental Gatherings: Our Pilgrimage Together!

This gathering in Lima is the first of several continental encounters that will mark our path in the coming months: in June, in Nairobi for the first gathering of the Vincentian Family in Africa and Madagascar; in October, in Indonesia for the first gathering of FAMVIN in the Asia-Pacific region; and finally, in April 2027, in Rome for the first gathering of the European FAMVIN.

The Digital Continent Awaits Us: Global Vincentian Digital Gathering

Can you imagine Saint Vincent de Paul with a smartphone in his hand? Surely his charity would already be creating networks all over the world!

“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.

Songs with a Vincentian Flavor: “On this Night, Love Comes to the Poor”

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”

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 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.

Open-Eyed Contemplation: Reclaiming a Spirituality That Transforms

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

International Contest of Young Vincentian Storytellers

International Contest of Young Vincentian Storytellers

The Vincentian Family Office celebrates its 10th anniversary with the International Vincentian Youth Video Contest: “Saints Alive Today!”. Young Vincentians worldwide are invited to create 3–5 min videos showing how a Vincentian Saint or Blessed inspires today’s world. There will be prizes! Share your voice, your creativity, your mission!

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