Blessed Rosalie Rendu, D.C. was able to remain calm and unshakeable as she organized relief services for her neighbors struck down by disease.
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First Known Published Account of the Congregation of the Mission
This brief history of the Congregation of the Mission by an anonymous author is the first known published account (1656).
Blessed Anna Maria Janer Anglarill (January 11)
This week we celebrate Blessed Anna Maria Janer Anglarill who established the Sisters of the Holy Family of Urgell, a branch of the Vincentian Family.
Frederic Ozanam’s Tactical Wisdom For Today’s Society
Excerpts from an article by Fr. Thomas McKenna, C.M. in which he examines Frédéric Ozanam’s conception of how a religious tradition should engage its surrounding society.
Congregation of the Mission Martyrs of the French Revolution (September 2)
Blessed Louis-Joseph François, Blessed Jean-Henri Gruyer, Blessed Pierre-René Rogue, Blessed Jean-Charles Caron, and Blessed Nicolas Colin were martyred along with many others during the French Revolution on September 2 and 3, 1792 after they refused to take an oath that would have placed them under the authority of the state.
Marian Spirituality and the Vincentian Charism
With the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary approaching, please enjoy this presentation based on the articles Marian Spirituality and the Vincentian Charism by Corpus Delgado, C.M., and The Blessed Virgin Mary in the Spiritual Experience of Saint...
Treasured Friendships in the Life of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Elizabeth’s friendships energized her and helped to make her the person she was.
Five Faces of Justin De Jacobis
If I had to pick a single Daughter of Charity to present to the sisters as a model, I would pick Rosalie Rendu. If I had to pick a single missionary to present to the confreres, I would pick Justin de Jacobis.
Louise de Marillac and the Early Congregation of the Mission
The relationship and collaboration between St. Louise, the Daughters of Charity, the Ladies of Charity, St. Vincent, and the Congregation of the Mission were precursors of today’s Vincentian Family.
Love: The Driving Force of St. Louise de Marillac’s Life
Slide presentation based on an article by Sr. Louise Sullivan, D.C.
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.
