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A 5-day Vincentian Retreat (PDF)
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The Five Vincentian Virtues With Fr. Francisco Javier Álvarez, CM (video series)
January 25 is the anniversary of the sermon at Folleville, celebrated as the Foundation of the Congregation of the Mission. In a series of videos, Fr. Francisco Javier Álvarez CM, former Vicar General, teaches us about the 5 virtues desired by 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.
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.
Congregation of the Mission: Finding Christ in the Poor (video)
This year we celebrate the 400th anniversary of the founding of the Congregation of the Mission. This video explains the Mission and is an invitation to come and follow Christ in the poor.
National Moderator of the Vincentian Family in Poland dies unexpectedly on New Year’s Eve
Few hours before the New Year tragic news arrived from Kraków, Poland. On the evening of December 31, provided with the Holy Sacraments, died in the hospital Fr. JERZY GÓRNY, C.M., National Moderator of the Vincentian Family in Poland, lecturer in spirituality and...
Three Invitations of Blessed Marcantonio Durando, C.M. to the Vincentian Family
The feast day of Blessed Marcantionio Durando, C.M. is December 10. He has three invitations to us as a Vincentian Family today.
Feast of St. John Gabriel Perboyre, C.M.
Watch a video about St. John Gabriel Perboyre (Feast: September 11).
September 2: Vincentian Martyrs of the French Revolution
Blessed Louis-Joseph François, C.M., one of five blessed C.M. martyrs of the French Revolution, was a zealous defender of the Catholic Church.
This week: Feast of St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M. (July 30)
Beginning around 1840, St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M., began providing spiritual assistance to the people of what is today the countries of Eritrea and Ethiopia,, and the people welcomed him and his guidance.
July 30: St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M.
St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M. was the great apostle to the Abyssinian people (today, the people of Eritrea and Ethiopia).
Remembering Venerable Felix De Andreis, C.M.
The Association of the Miraculous Medal of Perryville, Missouri published an article entitled “Remembering Venerable Felix De Andreis, C.M., First Superior of the Congregation of the Mission in the United States” in their Spring Bulletin 2024.
John Joseph Lynch C.M., First Archbishop of Toronto
Learn about Archbishop John Joseph Lynch, C.M., who died on May 12, 1888.