Blessed Marta Anna Wiecka bravely served the sick.
Vincentian Family Blesseds
Blessed Rosalie Rendu: Heroine at the Bedside of Cholera Victims
Blessed Rosalie Rendu, D.C. was able to control her emotions and remain calm and unshakeable as she organized relief services for her “beloved poor” struck down by disease.
“Song on the Scaffold” of Bl. Pierre René Rogue, C.M.
Story of the “Song on the Scaffold” of Blessed Pierre René Rogue, C.M., martyr of the French Revolution.
Blessed Fredrick Ozanam “I am a Father!”
“After so many favors that were set down in my vocation in this world, a new blessing has come to me, to know the greatest joy probably it is possible to experience here below: I am a father!” –Blessed Frédéric Ozanam, in a letter to his friend Theophile Foisset, July...
“Reading” an Ozanam icon – Sr. Kieran Kneaves
Sr. Kieran Kneaves, DC, “reads” an icon of Frederic Ozanam in his academic robes making a home visit.
Frederick Ozanam – “The Book of the Sick”
The original work is an assemblage of passages from scriptures that he read with his wife, Amelie. It was at her suggestion that he collected them into a manuscript.
“What is your Church doing now?” Frederic Ozanam’s response
“What is your Church doing now for those who are poor?” Frederic Ozanam and the Society of St. Vincent dePaul has been answering that question for almost 200 years.
Resources for the Feast of Bl. Frederic Ozanam (Sept. 9)
The VinFormation project of FamVin has posted a series of resources for the Feast of Bl. Frederic Ozanam (Sept. 9)
Ozanam – Pioneer and Prophet
In “Pioneer and Prophet: Frédéric Ozanam’s Influence on Modern Catholic Social Theory” Dr. Thomas O’Brien writes “…this article is going to focus on two facets of Ozanam’s thought that will either directly influence, or indirectly prefigure seismic shifts in the way the Catholic Church thinks about itself and the social, political, and economic worlds it inhabits….
Memories of a Saint – Ron Ramson CM
Not many people can say that they have met a saint. For those who have, the experience profoundly impacts their lives.
Frederic Ozanam Stories
Frederic Ozanam Stories collected by Sr. Claire Sweeney D.C. found on the website of the Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice.
Vincentian Pilgrimage to grave of Daughter of Charity
Over 500 pilgrims travelled from different corners of Ukraine to the grave of Blessed Sister Marta Wiecka, DC. The 5th pilgrimage of the Vincentian Family to Sniatyn, took place on May 10-11, 2014marking the five years since she was beatified. On Saturday...
