In Vincent’s time, the poor were largely neglected, illiterate, and spiritually ignorant. The clergy were sadly inadequate. St. Vincent founded the Congregation of the Mission to preach to the country poor and to help reform the clergy.
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“Walking With Vincent” with Fr. Patrick J. Griffin, CM
As we approach St. Vincent’s Feast Day on September 27, let’s visit with Fr. Griffin some of the places in France where St. Vincent lived and ministered.
September 11: Feast of St. John Gabriel Perboyre, C.M.
On the feast day of St. John Gabriel Perboyre, C.M., we offer this brief presentation based on an article that...
December 10: Feast Day of Bl. Marcantonio Durando, C.M.
This week we celebrate the feast day of Blessed Marcantonio Durando, C.M., who became known as the “St. Vincent of Italy”.
December 8: First Association of Ladies of Charity in the U.S.
December 8 is the anniversary of the first association of Ladies of Charity in the United States, in St. Louis, Missouri. See a presentation about their first President, Catherine Harkins.
The Solitude of St. Catherine Labouré (Presentation)
The mission that the Blessed Mother gave St. Catherine Labouré had her leave the solitude that fostered her asceticism, at certain critical moments in her life, in order to bring Marian devotion to the Church.
St. Agostina Pietrantoni: “Charity to the point of heroism”
Learn about the life of St. Agostina Pietrantoni whose feast day was celebrated this week.
Vincentian tools that we like to call “virtues”
In a classic article from the Vincentian Heritage Journal archives, Fr. Aidan Rooney, C.M. describes “a treasure hunt for Vincentian Mission Values”.
November 6: Vincentian Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War (CM, DC, AMM and Children of Mary (VMY))
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
Sts. Vincent and Louise: Brought Together According to God’s Plan
On that day in May of 1629, neither Vincent nor Louise was aware of just how far that journey of service leadership would take her nor of its ramifications for the Church and for the service of generations of persons in need.
St. Louise de Marillac: Her Life As Parable
What lessons can be learned by observing key points in the life of St. Louise de Marillac? SlideShare presentation with Bible references.
St. Vincent de Paul: Journey To Freedom
SlideShare presentation: by the time of the founding of the Congregation of the Mission, St. Vincent was a completely free man, fully given over to the will of God.
