Fr. Rooney reveals the way Vincent prayed, through Vincent’s own words. This week: for mortification.
St. Vincent de Paul
A Vincentian Minute: Praying with Vincent On Evangelization
Fr. Rooney reveals the way Vincent prayed, through Vincent’s own words. This week: What do I need to evangelize?
A Vincentian Minute: Praying with Vincent About Obedience, Part 2
Fr. Rooney reveals the way Vincent prayed, through Vincent’s own words. This week: more on obedience.
St. Vincent de Paul and the Rights of the Poor
In his time and place St. Vincent helped many basic human rights to become recognized as obvious and evident.
St. Catherine Labouré and St. Vincent de Paul
Presentation about the special connection between St. Catherine and St. Vincent de Paul.
New Video: Saint Vincent, Priest of Charity at the Service of the Poor
Video based on an article by Alvaro Quevedo Patarroyo, C.M.: “Saint Vincent, Priest of Charity at the Service of the Poor: Caring for Spiritual and Temporal Needs.”
St. Vincent and the Congregation of the Mission 1625-1660
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.
June 16: Anniversary of the Canonization of St. Vincent de Paul
Vincent de Paul’s canonization process was initiated by the Congregation of the Mission 37 years after his death.
Reconstruction of the Face of Saint Vincent de Paul
The reconstructed image of the face of Saint Vincent de Paul, in 3D, was presented to the public on February 13 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Penha, in Crato-CE (Brazil). The idea arose in 2015 and, the following year, experts in medicine, technology and dentistry...
“Leaving God For God”
We, as members of the Vincentian Family, know that on more than one occasion Saint Vincent spoke about leaving God in order to find God.
The Vincentian Family Celebrates the Feast of St. Vincent de Paul
On September 27, feast of St. Vincent de Paul, the various branches of the Vincentian Family Worldwide prepare in many ways the celebration of this important date.
St. Vincent’s Spiritual Way: the Process of Discernment in Daily Life
Fr. Hugh O’Donnell defines discernment as a process by which the Spirit calls us to use our freedom to act in a certain way. He defines it as “a choice, not between good and evil, but between two or more goods.”
