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A 5-day Vincentian Retreat (PDF)
Congregation of the Mission
St. Vincent Gives Rules to the Congregation of the Mission: May 17, 1658
Read the account of the moving ceremony when St. Vincent distributed the Rules to his Congregation on May 17, 1658.
On February 12 We Celebrate the Feast of Blessed Ján Havlík
Ján Havlík was a Slovak seminarian who, despite communist persecution in Czechoslovakia, remained steadfast in his faith and endured imprisonment, torture, and forced labor in uranium mines. His martyrdom was recognized by the Church, and in 2024, he was beatified as a testament to resilience and fidelity to his religious vocation.
The Way of St. Vincent is Our Way – Part 6 of 6 (Presentation Mini-Series)
A series of reflections allows Saint Vincent to speak to his followers who must live in today’s world, attentive to the signs of the times. (Slide presentation format)
The Way of St. Vincent is Our Way – Part 5 of 6 (Presentation Mini-Series)
A series of reflections allows Saint Vincent to speak to his followers who must live in today’s world, attentive to the signs of the times. (Slide presentation format)
The Way of St. Vincent is Our Way – Part 4 of 6 (Presentation Mini-Series)
A series of reflections allows Saint Vincent to speak to his followers who must live in today’s world, attentive to the signs of the times. (Slide presentation format)
The Way of St. Vincent is Our Way – Part 3 of 6 (Presentation Mini-Series)
A series of reflections allows Saint Vincent to speak to his followers who must live in today’s world, attentive to the signs of the times. (Slide presentation format)
The Way of St. Vincent is Our Way – Part 2 of 6 (Presentation Mini-Series)
A series of reflections allows Saint Vincent to speak to his followers who must live in today’s world, attentive to the signs of the times. (Slide presentation format)
The Way of St. Vincent is Our Way – Part 1 of 6 (Presentation Mini-Series)
A series of reflections allows Saint Vincent to speak to his followers who must live in today’s world, attentive to the signs of the times. (Slide presentation format)
My Missionary Vocation: God’s Call That Transformed My Life
Testimony of Father Fernando Sánchez, Vincentian missionary priest, sharing his vocation journey, God’s love that shaped his life, and his service in the Congregation of the Mission of Saint Vincent de Paul.
September 11: St. John Gabriel Perboyre, C.M. – Early Years, Influence of Family and Friends
See a presentation that shows how Saint John Gabriel Perboyre was formed and influenced by his family and the people around him, and take a video tour of Perboyre’s birthplace in France, featuring interviews with the descendants of his family.
Congregation of the Mission Martyrs of the French Revolution (September 2)
Blessed Louis-Joseph François, Blessed Jean-Henri Gruyer, Blessed Pierre-René Rogue, Blessed Jean-Charles Caron, and Blessed Nicolas Colin were martyred along with many others during the French Revolution on September 2 and 3, 1792 after they refused to take an oath that would have placed them under the authority of the state.
Devotion to St. Justin de Jacobis in Eritrea and Ethiopia
St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M. (feast day: July 30) faced and overcame many challenges and hardships. His humility, goodness, and charity inspired vocations to the priesthood and converted many others in 19th century Abyssinia.