Anecdotes

Anecdotes of the Vincentian Family: The hive and the bee

by | September 2, 2023 | Formation | 0 Comments

"The Hive" is the name with which Don Santiago Masarnau — first president of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Spain — baptized the headquarters of the National Council, for their hard work and gentleness. This name reminds me of a publication that Frederic...
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Anecdotes of the Vincentian Family: Frederic Ozanam and beer

by | August 26, 2023 | Formation | 0 Comments

Frederic always had pretty poor health. At age 7, he fell ill with typhus. For fifteen days, he was plunged into a deep sleep. The fifteenth day — as it is said in his biography by Mrg. Baunard — he awoke and asked for beer! Ozanam heard from his parents that they...
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Anecdotes of the Vincentian Family: The Original Service of Frederic to the Poor

by | August 19, 2023 | Formation | 0 Comments

At first, the original members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul were organized so that each one was in charge of a family to help. Frederic Ozanam was entrusted with a family of a mother, who worked ceaselessly, with five children, and a father who, as she told...
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Anecdotes of the Vincentian Family: The Virgin of the Miraculous Medal and Our Lady of Lourdes

by | August 12, 2023 | Formation | 0 Comments

The Virgin appeared to Sister Catherine Laboure three times; the first time in 1830. Almost no one knew who the seer was until the death of Sister Catherine: only her confessor knew, who was collecting testimony. The Miraculous Medal was originally called the "Medal...
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