Feast Days
Feast Day of St. Agostina Pietrantoni, Sister of Charity of Saint Joan Antida Thouret
by Famvin Media Resources | November 13, 2020 | Formation | 0 Comments
“Let us work now; one day we will rest.”
Vincentian Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War: Meaning For Our Own Era
by Famvin Media Resources | November 6, 2020 | Formation | 1 Comment
Honoring the Vincentian Family Blesseds martyred in the anti-clerical violence that took place during the Spanish Civil War (1936-39). Feast Day: Nov. 6
Vincent’s Values: A Spiritual Perspective (Video)
by Famvin Media Resources | September 25, 2020 | Formation | 2 Comments
St. Vincent de Paul’s ministry emerged from a set of values deeply rooted in his Christocentric faith and the person of Jesus Christ, the Evangelizer of the Poor. From an essay by Rev. Edward Udovic, C.M., Ph.D.
September 11: Feast Day of St. John Gabriel Perboyre, C.M.
by Famvin Media Resources | September 11, 2020 | Formation | 1 Comment
A presentation about St. John Gabriel Perboyre, C.M.
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Vincentian Footprints in China
by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 9, 2021 | Formation
Presentation based on an article by Anthony E. Clark, Ph.D. for the Vincentian Heritage Journal. [slideshare...
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St. Francis Regis Clet – Feast Day: July 9
by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 4, 2021 | Formation
Learn about St. Francis Regis Clet, C.M. and his Vincentian mission in China around the turn of the 18th-19th centuries, in this presentation.
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The Charity of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati (Feast Day: July 4)
by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 2, 2021 | Formation
A video and some notes on charity written by Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, who was a conference member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul at the time of his death on July 4, 1925 at the age of 24.
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...
May 23: Feast of St. Joan Antida Thouret
by Famvin Media Resources | May 19, 2017 | Formation
At 22, Joan Antida Thouret left her home and joined the Daughters of Charity. This life is an exile– a desert we must cross to reach our only true homeland which is heaven. – Saint Joan Antida Thouret https://youtu.be/rNIVuqOgZ8g In 1793, when the French Revolution...