Congregation of the Mission
Ready and Able: A Vincentian Story
by Vincentian Family Office | February 20, 2021 | Formation | 1 Comment
This documentary follows two newly ordained Vincentian Catholic priests during their first year of ministry.
Lent: Preparing to Celebrate Easter
by Famvin Media Resources | February 19, 2021 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation | 0 Comments
In this Coffee Break, Fr. Bob Gielow, CM, talks about some reasons to “celebrate”, and offers some practical suggestions for Lent.
January 25th, a Pivotal Date for the Vincentian Family and the Congregation of the Mission
by Vincentian Family Office | January 25, 2021 | Formation | 0 Comments
On January 25th, the feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul, we celebrate the foundation of the Congregation of the Mission.
The Original Apostolates of the Congregation of the Mission
by Famvin Media Resources | January 24, 2021 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation | 2 Comments
Saint John Gabriel Perboyre: formative years
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 10, 2021 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation
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.
Vincentian Feast Days This Week
by Famvin Media Resources | Aug 29, 2021 | Formation
August 30 is the Feast Day of Blessed Ghebre-Michael, and September 2 is the memorial of the Congregation of the Mission’s Martyrs of the French Revolution.
Life of St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M.
by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 30, 2021 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation
A brief presentation of the biography of St. Justin de Jacobis.
New Congregation of the Mission Province in Vietnam
by Minh Trieu C.M | Jan 26, 2018 | News
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
by Famvin Media Resources | Jan 19, 2018 | Formation
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.
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 10, 2017 | Formation
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
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 1, 2017 | Formation
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.
by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 28, 2017 | Formation
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
by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 7, 2017 | Formation
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
by Famvin Media Resources | May 21, 2017 | Formation
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
by Famvin Media Resources | Jan 22, 2017 | Formation
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
by Famvin Media Resources | Jan 20, 2017 | Formation
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...