![June 23: Frederic Ozanam’s Wedding Anniversary](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/06/ozanam-timeline-facebook-1080x627.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
June 23: Frederic Ozanam’s Wedding Anniversary
One of the unique aspects of the Vincentian charism is the important participation of lay people in carrying out the work of getting to know and serving those who are poor and marginalized by society, face to face, out in the world where they live. This was built in...![Bulletin: Vincentian Family at the European Parliament June 28](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/06/facebook-ready-famvin-EU-1080x630.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Bulletin: Vincentian Family at the European Parliament June 28
The Press Office of the international religious family of St. Vincent de Paul is pleased to share this news of the continuing celebration of the 400th Anniversary of its founding. You can download a version in English, French or Spanish below. Antonio Tajani,...![Homeless Youth Will Soon Have a Place to Call Home](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/06/depaul-usa-lazare-house-facebook2-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Homeless Youth Will Soon Have a Place to Call Home
Depaul USA purchases Arsenal Street Buildings; Will Create St. Lazare House for Youth June 2, 2017 St. Louis, MO – June 2, 2017: Community stakeholders gathered at 2912 Arsenal Street on June 14, 2017, at 11:00 am to celebrate Depaul...![Meet Graciela Covarrubias: Vincentian in Action](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/06/covarrubias-mission-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Meet Graciela Covarrubias: Vincentian in Action
Graciela Covarrubias takes the Vincentian question, “What must be done?” to heart. When this third-year student observed her peers having trouble defining DePaul’s mission, she decided to take action. “Over time, I noticed that other students...![What does being a Vincentian mean to me? #IamVincent](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/06/being-a-vincentian-1080x630.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
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”](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/07/famvin-default-social-cell-1080x675.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
“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...![Child Labor](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/04/vincentian-family-UN-facebook.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Child Labor
Imagine a world free of child labor! The number of children worldwide caught up in child labor is astounding – 168 million. These numbers are not a reflection of the reality; those who work in the informal sectors like domestic work, agriculture or illegal...![Pope Francis Met Tomaž Mavrič, CM, Superior General](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/06/19260556_499126467086082_3927817107547928675_fb-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Pope Francis Met Tomaž Mavrič, CM, Superior General
On Monday, June 19, Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission and the Daughters of Charity, as well as President of the Executive Committee of the Vincentian Family, had a meeting with Pope Francis, in a private audience at the Vatican....![The Feast of the Holy Trinity: Come On In](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/02/mckenna-tom-reflections-featured-facebook-1.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
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...![The Intersection of Urgent Need and Lasting Impact](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/05/systemic-change-generic-facebook-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
The Intersection of Urgent Need and Lasting Impact
“The intersection of urgent need and lasting impact.” What a simple way of expressing where members of the Vincentian Family try to live.