On December 2nd, 2020, the Vincentian Family Executive Committee (VFEC) approved a motion fully endorsing the cause of canonization of Bl. Antoine-Frédéric Ozanam.
Frederic Ozanam
Les Miserables – Vincentian Influences and Reflections
Les Miserables strikes a chord in Vincentians when they hear… To love another person is to see the face of God. Victor Hugo admired Vincent de Paul. He based the character of the Bishop on Vincent de Paul.
Bl. Frédéric Ozanam’s Canonization Process Takes a Step Forward
On September 24th, the Feast of Our Lady of Ransom, the local phase (where a local diocese directs the process) of the inquiry on the alleged miracle ascribed to Bl. Antoine-Frédéric Ozanam was concluded after conducting a thorough 11-month investigation.
Rosalie Rendu – Walk with us
Hear the cries of our Vincentian youth – “Walk with us as we deepen our faith.” Rosalie Rendu, DC certainly did as she responded to Frederic and his college companions.
Frederic Ozanam – “Pay it Forward”
” Emmanuel and Sr. Rosalie BELIEVED, GUIDED and ENCOURAGED me to serve the poor. I encourage you to do the same with youth and young adults in your parish.” The more I learn of Frederick the more I realize he also challenges me to “pay it forward”!
Memories of a Saint – Ron Ramson CM
Not many people can say that they have met a saint. For those who have, the experience profoundly impacts their lives.
Frederic Ozanam Stories
Frederic Ozanam Stories collected by Sr. Claire Sweeney D.C. found on the website of the Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice.
Do you know poor people? Christ?
"The great tragedy of the church is not that rich Christians do not care about the poor but that rich Christians do not know the poor." — Shane Claiborne Paraphrasing Roman 10:14 How can we encounter Christ in the poor if we do not know them? Vincent certainly...
“Sell your desk!” – Francis, the Vincentian
Pope Francis told the Archbishop in charge of the Vatican’s charity, “Don’t wait for people to come ringing. You need to go out and look for the poor.'”
John Paul II, John XXIII – Vincentian trivia
John Paul II – member of the Vincent dePaul Society, beatified Ozanam; John XXIII cure a Daughter of Charity
Frederic Ozanam – Systemic Thinking and Change
The National Office of the SVDP draws attention to an excerpt of National Board of Director's Stategic Goal Leader 4, Ray Sickinger's contribution to the publication Vincentian Heritage: FREDERIC OZANAM: SYSTEMIC THINKING AND SYSTEMIC CHANGE A number of biographies...
Vincent’s birthday April 24 and more…
April 24, marks the birthday of St. Vincent de Paul. April 23, marks the anniversary of the foundation of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and birthday of Blessed Frédéric Ozanam.
