Father José María Román, C.M. explains why Saint Vincent de Paul is to be considered a key figure in the history of the holiness of the Church. (Part 3 of 3)
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Saint John Gabriel Perboyre: formative years
See a presentation that shows how Saint John Gabriel Perboyre was formed and influenced by his family and the people around him, and take a video tour of Perboyre’s birthplace in France, featuring interviews with the descendants of his family.
St. Louise’s Notes on the Ladies of Charity
A presentation based on some notes written about the early Ladies of Charity by St. Louise de Marillac.
May 30: Feast of Bl. Marta Wiecka, D.C.
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 21: St. Vincent de Paul Sends First Missionaries to Madagascar
Today is the anniversary of the first missionaries to leave France for Madagascar, May 21, 1648. The voyage took about 7 months and obviously there were many dangers. Read more about the men who risked their lives to bring the light of the gospel to a faraway land,...
Celebrating Mother’s Day With St. Elizabeth and St. Louise
St. Elizabeth and St. Louise are women who knew... the happiness and struggles of marriage, the joys and concerns of motherhood, the challenges of parenting alone... and the love of a generous God in whose Providence they put all their trust. Read more in the...
Love Was the Driving Force of St. Louise de Marillac’s Life
"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...
Feast of St. Gianna Beretta Molla
It was during medical school that Gianna became an active member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
April 23: Anniversary of the Foundation of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Shortly after Frederic Ozanam's death, Pope Pius IX addressed a delegation of four hundred members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul who had been sent to Rome: "My children, you are crusaders of Christ in a world which will listen no longer to sermons, nor heed...
Frederic Ozanam’s Birthday: April 23
Sunday is the birthday of Frederic Ozanam, the founder of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Paris of the early 19th century was in the grip of great upheavals.
Anniversary of the Death of Blessed Marguerite Rutan, D.C.
Brief SlideShare presentation of the life of Blessed Marguerite Rutan, Daughter of Charity, martyr of the French Revolution.
The Prophetic Dimension of the Vincentian Charism • Part 8 • Vincent and Louise – A Lived and Living Vision #famvin400
This is the eighth and last of a series of formation packages meant for individual or group study based upon “The Prophetic Dimension of the Vincentian Charism in light of the Social Doctrine of the Church” by Sr. María Pilar López. As noted earlier, "These...
