They're off and running. Almost 10,000 Vincentians are gathered in Rome for three days of joy, prayer, formation and...
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Live broadcasting during Symposium, Oct 14 and 15
During the Symposium we all will be united in prayer; fortunately, we also will be “connected” through the mass media...
Father Tomaž Mavrič, CM, Embraces the Vincentian Family in the World
Father Tomaž Mavrič, CM, Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission and the Daughters of Charity, “embraces”...
The Sandals of Charity • A Video from Fr. Tomaz Mavrič
In a series of three videos, Fr Tomaz Mavrič, CM invites us to focus our reflection on three objects that belonged to St. Vincent de Paul: his cape, his hat and his shoes. Today we present the third: his sandals. These relics are an example of Saint Vincent de Paul's...
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...
Prayer for the Jubilee Year of the 400th Anniversary of the Vincentian Charism
The Interprovincial Commission of the Congregation of the Mission in Spain, appointed by the Provincials to prepare the 400th anniversary of the Vincentian charism, offers us a prayer so that we can use it both personally and in groups, on the occasion of the...
An Historic Encounter: the Commissions of the Vincentian Family Meet in Rome
"An historic encounter:" that's what it was called by Joe Agostino C.M. (the Vincentian Family Office Coordinator) and Aidan Rooney CM (Coordinator of .famvin, the web and social media services of the Family), the two organizers of the meeting. And it was "in fact 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...
Wrap Yourself with Vincent’s Cape • A Video from Fr. Tomaz Mavrič
In a series of three videos, Fr Tomaz Mavrič, CM invites us to focus our reflection on three objects that belonged to St. Vincent de Paul: his cape, his hat and his shoes. Today we present the second: his cape. Relics are not "magic" objects ... it would be...
Message of the Superior General, Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, at the beginning of the 400th Anniversary of the Vincentian Charism
On the occasion of 25 January, the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, a key date in Vincentian history in which we recall the events happened in the village of Folleville 400 years ago, Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission and of...
On Route to the Poor • A Video from Fr. Tomaz Mavrič
In a series of three videos, Fr Tomaz Mavrič, CM invites us to focus our reflection on three objects that belonged to St. Vincent de Paul: his cape, his hat and his shoes. Today we present the first: his hat. These relics are objects that evoke the life of Vincent de...
A Day of Recollection with the Vincentian Family in Ethiopia
“As we Gather as members of the Vincentian Family to begin our celebrations for the 400th Anniversary of the birth of the Vincentian Charism, it’s a good idea if remind ourselves of St. Vincent’s life, of the important and life-changing events that occurred...
