St. Vincent and St. Louise speak to us in a brief quote for each day of Lent.
Lent
Lenten Examination of Conscience Based on the 5 Vincentian Virtues
Ask yourself the following questions, based on the five Vincentian Virtues of Humility, Simplicity, Meekness, Mortification, and Zeal.
Journey Through Lent With Saints Vincent and Louise (March 10)
St. Vincent and St. Louise speak to us in a brief quote for each day of Lent.
Lent with St. Vincent and St. Louise
The key to fruitful observance of the practices of Lent is to recognize their link to baptismal renewal. We are called not just to abstain from sin during Lent, but to true conversion of our hearts.
Questions and Answers about Lent and Lenten Practices
Only two weeks to go. Because you asked... Q. Why do we say that there are forty days of Lent? When you count all the days from Ash Wednesday through Holy Saturday, there are 46. A. It might be more accurate to say that there is the "forty day fast within Lent."...
Archive of Lenten Resources for Vincentians
If you’re looking for videos, PowerPoints, etc. you’ll find a small archive of Lenten resources on VinFormation.
A Lifetime of Waking Up
Lent is a time of waking up. Vincentian Lent is waking up using St. Vincent de Paul’s spiritual exercises of the the five virtues.
Vincentians Are About Belonging… And Tension
Heeding the call to conversion that translates into being servants of hospitality and communion and belonging brings with it tension. But this tension is part and parcel of the Gospel challenge to wake up to belonging. Let’s be the bridge to belonging.
9 ways to pray
"The biblical call to charity, justice and peace claims not only each believer, but each community." In 1994, the Catholic Bishops of the Unites States wrote, The parish is where the Church lives. Parishes are communities of faith, of action, and of hope. They are...
Lent 2017 – On Welcoming Those Who Are Poor
This little presentation is based on an excerpt of a past Lenten letter of Fr. Robert Maloney. It urges us to reconstruct our deepest selves as both a dwelling place for God and a refuge for the poor.
The Virtue of Mortification
In this presentation, learn why St. Vincent insisted on the necessity of mortification.
Pardon Your Servant
“Pardon your servant, Lord. Please send someone else,” (Exodus 4:13). Moses’s words at the burning bush have always resonated with me, in younger years before I appreciated the audacity of his request, I was struck by his humility and humanity. Moreover, I was...
