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.
Congregation of the Mission
Saint Francis Régis Clet: The Missionary Who Was Strangled Three Times
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.
Ladies of Charity Distribute Food to the Street Dwellers of Quezon City
The Ladies of Charity of Santuario de San Vicente de Paúl Parish & Shrine of the Poor distributed food packs to the street dwellers in Quezon City, April 15, 2023.
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 important events of her life, she put her reflections into writing. The relationship and collaboration between St. Louise, the Daughters of Charity,...
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 province of the Congregation of the Mission and one of the giants of the early U.S. Catholic Church. He established and/or encouraged many charitable...
Ready and Able: A Vincentian Story
This documentary follows two newly ordained Vincentian Catholic priests during their first year of ministry.
Lent: Preparing to Celebrate Easter
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
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
As part of a lecture given at the Centre International de Formation (CIF), Father John E. Rybolt, C.M. outlines the history of the apostolic activity of the Congregation of the Mission. Thank you to DePaul University for posting the Selected Works of Fr. Rybolt...
Congregation of the Mission: A video by Father Luigi Mezzadri, C.M.
In this video Father Luigi Mezzadri, CM, Vincentian historian, recounts the context surrounding the life of St. Vincent de Paul and his inspiration to establish the Congregation of the Mission.
The Congregation of the Mission’s Ministry to Form the Clergy
St. Vincent soon realized that the fruit of the popular missions would quickly vanish unless there were good priests to continue conducting them; so, he makes seminary work a part of the purpose of his Congregation.
Finding Folleville
On January 25 we commemorate a transformative moment in the life of St. Vincent. Inspired by this, may we each “find our own Folleville”.
