Deacon Ryan Nguyen recounts how, on the night before his crucifixion, Christ prayed for joy.
Reflections
When Did We See You…
The article and photo are by Sister Susan Smolinsky, a Sister of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Halifax. She serves as a county jail chaplain in New York.
Lenten Video Series, Day 7: Sacré-Cœur
Sister Cora Caeli, S.V. introduces us to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
For the Feast of Saint Peter, Apostle • A Weekly Reflection with Louise
Saint Louise de Marillac wrote to St. Vincent: "If your Charity heard Our Lord say what He seems to me to have said to you, in the person of Saint Peter, I hope it was that He wanted to build this Company on your Charity" (L. 199). She encouraged the Daughters of...
What does being a Vincentian mean to me? #IamVincent
When I first signed up to be a Vincentian Volunteer, I must confess that I did not completely understand what it meant to be a Vincentian. I knew that it had to do with St. Vincent de Paul who spent his life serving the poor and less fortunate, and that was enough...
“It is So Difficult to Start from Scratch in Another Country”
"I was a stranger and you welcomed me": this is the motto that guides us Vincentians during this year in which we celebrate the 400th anniversary of the charism. The story that we are now introducing became viral only a month ago: a boy from a secondary school in the...
The Feast of the Holy Trinity: Come On In
“Come on In” (Ex 34, 2 Cor 13, John 3:16) The Feast of the Holy Trinity is an especially daunting one for the preacher. How even to touch on it, this Mystery of mysteries? A tentative step is by way of the imagination, and so I ask you to put yourself imaginatively...
See the Master, and you see the Father
Jesus alone makes us see the Father fully. We can see the Father fully, even here below, through his only Son. He is in the bosom of the Father there above. That is because the only Son has become flesh and dwelt among us in Jesus. He is the same as the one who is...
Step by Step – Prayer Rejuvenates Us
Step by Step – Prayer Rejuvenates Us - God Watches Over us - Land of the Living - John 16:20-23 Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast Step by Step Almighty, eternal, just, and merciful God, grant us in our misery that we may do for your sake alone what we know you want us...
We Are Living the Times of the Holy Spirit • A Weekly Reflection with Louise
"Souls that are truly poor and desirous of serving God should place their trust in the coming of the Holy Spirit within them believing that, finding no resistance in them, He will give them the disposition necessary to accomplish the holy will of God which should be...
Reconnecting with Myself Through Vincent de Paul’s Footsteps #IamVincent
My Origins I was born and raised in Chicago, but grew up in a traditional Mexican Catholic household. By traditional I mean that my family and I would go to church every Sunday morning and have breakfast together afterwards. Another thing was that I was never allowed...
A Swish of Silk – St. Catherine Labouré
Context Catherine Laboure is, in my mind, the forgotten Vincentian figure. This saint lived in 19th century France. When Catherine was only 9 years old, her mother died. To help cope, young Catherine took a picture of the Blessed Virgin Mary off of her wall,...
