Member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, martyr, patron saint of Romani people.
Feast Days
Seton Shrine Celebrates the 200th Anniversary of Mother Seton
by .famvin | January 1, 2021 | Daughters of Charity, Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
The Seton Shrine in Emmitsburg, Maryland is celebrating the 200th Anniversary of Mother Seton’s death with a special website and other initiatives.
Five Themes in the Life of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
by Famvin Media Resources | January 1, 2021 | Formation | 0 Comments
The author, Maryanna Coyle, S.C., identifies five qualities of Elizabeth’s formation and shows how they influenced her life and thought.
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
Life of St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M.
by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 30, 2021 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation
A brief presentation of the biography of St. Justin de Jacobis.
5 Faces of Justin de Jacobis
by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 25, 2021 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation
Feast Day: July 30 Long after Justin’s death, Cardinal Massaia, who had ordained him, stated: After 35 years I can...
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...
Love Was the Driving Force of St. Louise de Marillac’s Life
by Famvin Media Resources | May 7, 2017 | Formation
"Anxiety over her son was the last major obstacle to the tranquility she needed to begin the Company. By 1633, she could devote herself to the spiritual formation of the Daughters and to foster the love they had for each other, which in turn was to be motivated by the...
May 9: Feast of St. Louise de Marillac
by Famvin Media Resources | May 5, 2017 | Formation
As St. Louise’s feast day approaches, we would like to highlight a series of three videos in which Sr. Louise Sullivan, DC talks with Sr. Elisabeth Charpy, DC about St. Louise’s life and works.
Feast of St. Francis Regis Clet: February 18
by Famvin Media Resources | Feb 17, 2017 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation
Tomorrow is the feast day of one of our Vincentian Saints, Saint Francis Regis Clet, C.M. He was canonized by Pope Saint John Paul II in 2000. Fr. Robert Maloney, C.M., writes: His friends described him as filled with tenderness and compassion. He lived a long, full...
Feast of Blessed Rosalie Rendu, D.C.
by Famvin Media Resources | Feb 5, 2017 | Daughters of Charity, Formation
February 7 is the feast day of Blessed Rosalie Rendu, D.C., whose humble example and message continue to reverberate in the minds and hearts of the Vincentian Family today.