Slide presentation based on an article by Sr. Louise Sullivan, D.C.
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St. Francis Regis Clet as Seen in his Letters
Thomas Devitt, CM, presents excerpts from St. Francis Regis Clet’s letters from the period between 1812 and his execution in 1820.
July 9: St. Francis Regis Clet, C.M.
The author Thomas Davitt, C.M. suggests that although biographers and illustrators have tended to place all the emphasis on his martyrdom, Francis Clet was, before anything else, a confrere.
St. Louise Established Our Lady as the Mother of the Company of the Daughters of Charity
Faced with potential difficulties in obtaining Church approval of the Daughters of Charity, St. Louise undertakes a pilgrimage to Chartres to ask for the help of Our Lady.
“Be kind and love”– Blessed Rosalie Rendu
“Be kind and love, for love is your first gift to the poor. They will appreciate your kindness and your love more than all else you can bring them.” – Blessed Rosalie
Meekness
The practical wisdom of St. Vincent with regard to meekness– a wisdom learned from Jesus Christ.
July 31, 1809: The Sisters of Charity at Emmitsburg Begin Living Their Rule
The Sisters, family members, and students moved into the four-room, two-story stone farmhouse and began living their Provisional Rule on 31 July 1809, which is considered the founding of the Sisters of Charity.
Devotion to St. Justin de Jacobis in Eritrea and Ethiopia
St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M. (feast day: July 30) faced and overcame many challenges and hardships. His humility, goodness, and charity inspired vocations to the priesthood and converted many others in 19th century Abyssinia.
July 26: Arrival of Felix de Andreis, C.M., Joseph Rosati, C.M., and companions in the U.S.
They sailed to Baltimore, MD, primarily to establish a seminary in the Louisiana territory.
First Meeting of the Confraternity of Spanish-Speaking Vincentian Musicians
Is it possible that the world of poverty can be overcome through music? Is it possible to create a world in which all the members of the Vincentian Family sing praise to God?
Vows of St. Elizabeth Seton’s Founding Community (July 19, 1813)
Under an adapted Rule of the French Daughters of Charity approved by Archbishop Carroll, a novitiate was completed, and seventeen women became the first vowed American Sisters of Charity July 19, 1813.
July 9: Feast of St. Francis Regis Clet, C.M.
St. Francis Regis Clet, C.M., missionary to Wuhan, China, was canonized for his heroic witness of charity and faith.
