“As we say about some of the people in the Bible, so too we can say that Louise walked with God (Cf., Genesis 5:22).”
Feast Days
The Origin of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul: Bringing together two worlds that did not know each other
by Famvin Media Resources | September 6, 2020 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments
This was the crisis situation in which 7 young men stood up and decided “to go to the margins”. This is a dramatic, very moving and very topical story, with many parallels between that period and our own.
Visit to the Tomb of Frederic Ozanam (video)
by Famvin Media Resources | September 4, 2020 | Formation | 0 Comments
Visit the tomb of Frederic Ozanam in this video from VinFlix. Commentary by Fr. Joseph Agostino, C.M.
Blesseds of the Vincentian Family: Bl. Ghebre-Michael
by Famvin Media Resources | August 28, 2020 | Formation | 0 Comments
Blessed Ghebre-Michael (Feast day: August 30) was an associate of St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M. in Ethiopia.
Feast of Blessed Ceferino Giménez Malla (1861-1936)
by Famvin Media Resources | August 2, 2020 | Formation | 0 Comments
Roman Catholic catechist. Member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Activist for Spanish Romani causes. Patron saint of Romani people. Victim of the Spanish Republican militias during the Civil War.
St. Louise: In Her Own Words
by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 30, 2021 | Formation
Reading the letters of St. Louise helps us see her humanness, as opposed to thinking of her as some faraway Saint.
What does Blessed Rosalie Rendu teach us today?
by Famvin Media Resources | Feb 7, 2021 | Formation
Presentation adapted from an article by Fr. Jean-Pierre Renouard, C.M.
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.
August 30: Feast of Blessed Ghèbre-Michael
by Famvin Media Resources | Aug 25, 2017 | Formation
Please read and feel free to download and share this new presentation on Blessed Ghèbre-Michael of Ethiopia, whose feast day is coming up next week.
Blessed Ceferino Giménez Malla (August 2)
by Famvin Media Resources | Aug 4, 2017 | Formation
Blessed Ceferino Giménez Malla was a 20th century martyr from Spain who was beatified by Pope St. John Paul II. He is included among the Saints and Blesseds of the Vincentian Family because he was an active member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Learn more...
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.
Bishop Barron on Pier Giorgio Frassati
by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 2, 2017 | Formation
Listen as Bishop Robert Barron talks about how he was first introduced to the story of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati. Pier Giorgio loved the poor and was a member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
July 4: Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati
by Famvin Media Resources | Jun 30, 2017 | Formation
In celebration of the feast day of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati on July 4, take some quiet time to pray a special version of the Stations of the Resurrection, also known by the Latin name Via Lucis (Way of Light). Get to know Pier Giorgio through excerpts from his...
May 30: Feast of Bl. Marta Wiecka, D.C.
by Famvin Media Resources | May 26, 2017 | Formation
This week we highlight a member of the Vincentian Family, on the road to Sainthood. From the Daughters of Charity International website: For the Vincentian Family, each 30th of May is the Feast Day of Sr. Marta Wiecka, a Polish Daughter of Charity, whose life was...