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Vincentians are Happy Serving our Lord – Vincentians Work Hard with God
Vincentians are Happy Serving our Lord – Vincentians Work Hard with God – JOHN 12:44-50 – Charity and Love Prevail Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast Vincentians are Happy Serving our Lord The desire for happiness is, at its core, the desire for God....![European Parliament to Host Reception and Program Honoring the 400th Anniversary of the Spiritual Family of St. Vincent de Paul](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/05/ep-400_facebook-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
European Parliament to Host Reception and Program Honoring the 400th Anniversary of the Spiritual Family of St. Vincent de Paul
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. European Parliament to host reception and program honoring the 400th anniversary of the...![Vincentian Pilgrimage from Holland to Gannes](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/05/Gannes-church-5_jpg-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Vincentian Pilgrimage from Holland to Gannes
We share this chronicle on the peregrination made to Gannes by a group of members of the Vincentian Family of The Netherlands: There he stood, at the middle of the road, when I descended the bus near the church of Gannes, a little village, somewhat above Paris,...![May 21: St. Vincent de Paul Sends First Missionaries to Madagascar](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/05/st-vincent-madagascar-facebook-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
May 21: St. Vincent de Paul Sends First Missionaries to Madagascar
Today is the anniversary of the first missionaries to leave France for Madagascar, May 21, 1648. The voyage took about 7 months and obviously there were many dangers. Read more about the men who risked their lives to bring the light of the gospel to a faraway land,...![Vincentians of Wherever: My Vincentian Journey Towards Simplicity & Awareness](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/05/Journey-Towards-Simplicity-FB-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Vincentians of Wherever: My Vincentian Journey Towards Simplicity & Awareness
On the Medium Blog Meet me at the Mission, DePaul graduating student Cece Metzdorff writes, When did the word “simple” obtain a negative connotation? While the dictionary may define simple as “easy,” I would like to disagree. I think simplicity is hard....![New General Administrative Body for the Vincentian Congregation](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/05/sebastian-thundathikunnel-cm-facebook-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
New General Administrative Body for the Vincentian Congregation
Earlier in May, a new general administrative body was elected for the Vincentian Congregation. This clerical society, located in India, was based on the Common Rules of St. Vincent de Paul and on the model of the Congregation of the Mission. It comes under the...![Adaptation – The Genius of Vincent in Recognizing Lay Women](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/05/mission-facebook-1080x630.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Adaptation – The Genius of Vincent in Recognizing Lay Women
Over time these confraternities became the principal means through which de Paul engaged with devout Catholic women, who were excluded by their sex from expressing their faith through the functions of ordained ministry but aspired to find alternative means of doing so.
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The Fruits of the Holy Spirit and Vincentians’ Life
Christians are human beings of the Holy Spirit, but it is a lifelong process. In this process there are always temptations, inside and outside distracters that lead us astray, recession, and return to the “natural life without the Spirit” (Jude 1:19). We...![Forgiveness, Always In Community • A Weekly Reflection with Louise](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/10/reflexion-luisa-fb-eng.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Forgiveness, Always In Community • A Weekly Reflection with Louise
“I must tell you about another practice which our Most Honored Father strongly recommended to us at the last conference his Charity gave us. He told us that, as soon as we see that we have offended one or several of our sisters, we should immediately kneel and ask...![May 23: Feast of St. Joan Antida Thouret](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/05/joan-antida-thouret-feast-day-facebook-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)