August 30 is the Feast Day of Blessed Ghebre-Michael, and September 2 is the memorial of the Congregation of the Mission’s Martyrs of the French Revolution.
Vincentian Family Blesseds
Daughters of Charity, Blessed Martyrs of Arras
by Famvin Media Resources | June 25, 2021 | Formation | 0 Comments
What does Blessed Rosalie Rendu teach us today?
by Famvin Media Resources | February 7, 2021 | Formation | 0 Comments
Presentation adapted from an article by Fr. Jean-Pierre Renouard, C.M.
February 7: Feast Day of Blessed Sister Rosalie Rendu
by Javier F. Chento | February 7, 2021 | Formation | 0 Comments
Blessed Rosalie Rendu: Martyr of Charity
by Famvin Media Resources | February 5, 2021 | Formation | 0 Comments
By her life, her works, her spirituality, she embodied the vision of a “martyr of charity” painted by Saint Vincent de Paul.
Blessed Ceferino Giménez Malla (1861-1936), Member of Society of St. Vincent de Paul
by Famvin Media Resources | Aug 1, 2021 | Formation
Member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, martyr, patron saint of Romani people.
The Charity of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati (Feast Day: July 4)
by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 2, 2021 | Formation
A video and some notes on charity written by Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, who was a conference member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul at the time of his death on July 4, 1925 at the age of 24.
September 2: Congregation of the Mission Martyrs of the French Revolution
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 1, 2019 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation
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.
Blessed Ghèbre-Michael: Amazing Faith, Courage, and Love
by Famvin Media Resources | Aug 30, 2019 | Formation
An intense hatred for the Catholic Church prevailed in Ethiopia during the lifetime of Blessed Ghèbre-Michael.
August 2: Blessed Ceferino Giménez Malla
by Famvin Media Resources | Aug 2, 2019 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation
Known as “El Pelé,” Bl. Ceferino gave his life to defend a priest during the Spanish Civil War.
Videos for Feast Day of Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati
by Famvin Media Resources | Jun 30, 2019 | Formation
“Blessed Pier Giorgio had no formula for charity other than putting the needs of his neighbor first.” – from frassatiusa.org
July 4: Feast of Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati
by Famvin Media Resources | Jun 28, 2019 | Formation
Watch this fantastic video by Frassati USA and get to know this Vincentian Family Blessed who teaches us that holiness is possible for everyone!
Blessed Marta Wiecka, D.C.
by Famvin Media Resources | May 31, 2019 | Formation
May 30 is the feast day of Blessed Marta Wiecka, D.C., a Polish Daughter of Charity who lived at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.
May 25, 1802: Blessed Rosalie Rendu Enters the Daughters of Charity in Paris
by Famvin Media Resources | May 26, 2019 | Formation
Blessed Rosalie Rendu was only 15 years old when she became a Daughter of Charity. For the next 54 years she dedicated herself to serving the poor in the Mouffetard, the most deprived district of Paris.
Life of Blessed Nemesia Valle
by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 26, 2019 | Formation
Sr. Némésia Valle (Sisters of St. Joan Antida) was beatified on this date in 2004 by Pope St. John Paul II.
Blessed Marguerite Rutan, D.C.: died April 9, 1794
by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 7, 2019 | Formation
Blessed Marguerite Rutan was a Daughter of Charity who was martyred during the French Revolution.