“… create a Family that looks to the past for inspiration, but is also eager to create a vibrant innovative collaborative future in the service of the most abandoned.” Fr. Robert Maloney
Congregation of the Mission
Louise de Marillac and the Priests of the Mission
Louise reflected on what she came to know about the early Congregation of the Mission and, as she liked to do with the...
Contribution of Bishop John Timon, C.M. to Early U.S. Church and Society
April 16 is the anniversary of the death of Bishop John Timon, C.M., the first provincial superior of the American...
New Congregation of the Mission Province in Vietnam
Members of the Congregation of Mission in Vietnam will have a happy reunion at the end of this lunar year. Vincentians will have a very special Tet holiday (lunar year festival), a memorable spring. This Vice-Province in Vietnam will become a new Province. Rev. Tomaž...
The Congregation of the Mission and Formation of the Clergy
In the early days, while St. Vincent and his confreres were giving themselves to the evangelization of the poor, they clearly saw that the effectiveness of their mission to the people could not be sustained unless they also provided for the formation of the clergy.
Resources for Feast Day of St. John Gabriel Perboyre, C.M.
September 11 is the feast day of St. John Gabriel Perboyre, C.M. Learn more about his life, his vocation and his martyrdom in this presentation and music video.
September 2: Five 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.
July 30: Feast of St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M.
Some Background on Christianity in Ethiopia and Eritrea Based on biblical references and traditional accounts, we can say that the Christian faith was introduced in the coastal areas of Eritrea during the first centuries of Christianity. From 1555 to 1632, many Jesuit...
July 9: Feast Day of St. Francis Regis Clet
A new presentation on the life of St. Francis Regis Clet, whose Feast Day is July 9.
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,...
Congregation of the Mission Celebrating 400, and 200, Years
Continuing our celebration of the anniversary of the origin of the Congregation of the Mission, January 25, 1617, here we're highlighting the 200th Anniversary of Vincentian service to the poor and marginalized in the United States. Earlier in 2016, we celebrated the...
January 25: The Congregation of the Mission Is Born
The origin of the Congregation of the Mission is inseparable from the personal vocation of Vincent de Paul. In January 1617 Vincent [...] was asked to go to Gannes, a village that was part of the de Gondi estate, in order to hear the confession of a dying man. He...
