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Anniversary of St. Vincent de Paul’s Sending the First Missionaries to Madagascar

by Famvin Media Resources | May 22, 2026 | Formation, Media | 0 Comments

Yesterday was the anniversary of the first missionaries to leave France for Madagascar, May 21, 1648. The voyage took about 7 months and there were many dangers. Read more about the men who risked their lives to bring the light of the gospel to a faraway land, and...

The Five Vincentian Virtues With Fr. Francisco Javier Álvarez, CM (video series)

by Famvin Media Resources | January 23, 2026 | Formation, Media | 0 Comments

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

by Famvin Media Resources | September 12, 2025 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation, Media | 0 Comments

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

by Famvin Media Resources | July 25, 2025 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation, Media | 0 Comments

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)

by Famvin Media Resources | Jan 24, 2025 | 400th anniversary Jubilee, Congregation of the Mission, Formation, Media

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

by Tomasz Zieliński | Jan 3, 2025 | Congregation of the Mission, News, Vincentian Family

Few hours before the New Year tragic news arrived from Kraków, Poland. On the evening of December 31, provided with...

Three Invitations of Blessed Marcantonio Durando, C.M. to the Vincentian Family

by Famvin Media Resources | Dec 6, 2024 | Formation, Media

The feast day of Blessed Marcantionio Durando, C.M. is December 10. He has three invitations to us as a Vincentian Family today.

The Road To Calvary: Lent 2024 With The God Minute

by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 1, 2024 | Formation, Media, Vincentian Family

“We invite you to walk with us together along our Road to Calvary these next 40 days.” – Fr. Ron Hoye, C.M.

To the Members of the Congregation of the Mission, As Their 400th Anniversary Approaches

by .famvin | Jan 25, 2024 | Congregation of the Mission, News

Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, C.M. announces a time of preparation for the 400th Anniversary of the Congregation of the Mission in 2025.

First Known Published Account of the Congregation of the Mission

by Famvin Media Resources | Jan 19, 2024 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation, Media

This brief history of the Congregation of the Mission by an anonymous author is the first known published account (1656).

Cultural Diversity in One Faith: St. Mary’s Parish, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA

by Famvin Media Resources | Jan 14, 2024 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation, Media

Two videos about St. Mary’s Catholic Parish, located in Greensboro, NC and served by the Vincentian Family.

Illustrations in the Common Rules of the Congregation of the Mission

by Famvin Media Resources | Jan 12, 2024 | Formation

Father John Rybolt, C.M. describes and analyzes the two engravings in the original edition of the Common Rules of the Congregation of the Mission.

When God Gave You Children With Special Needs (Bhakti Luhur Foundation, Indonesia)

by Famvin Media Resources | Aug 6, 2023 | Media, Other Branches

Bhakti Luhur is a Vincentian foundation in Indonesia that pays special attention to people with disabilities who are poor, neglected and marginalized.

Video on St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M. (Feast Day: July 30)

by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 28, 2023 | Formation, Media

St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M. promoted indigenous clergy in Eritrea and Ethiopia.

Louise de Marillac and the Early Congregation of the Mission

by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 23, 2023 | Formation, Media

The relationship and collaboration between St. Louise, the Daughters of Charity, the Ladies of Charity, St. Vincent, and the Congregation of the Mission were precursors of today’s Vincentian Family.

Saint Francis Régis Clet: The Missionary Who Was Strangled Three Times

by .famvin | Jul 8, 2023 | Formation

Among the Missionaries of the Congregation of the Mission, there is a martyr who cried tears of joy when he was sent to China and when he was imprisoned there.

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