There was a time, not so long ago, when a woman, full of enthusiasm and vocation for the weakest children of society, gave her life to educate a great generation of young people who, thanks to her, found the strength to change their lives.
Vincentian Family Blesseds
Memorial of Blessed Lindalva Justo, Daughter of Charity (Video)
A Mass that was streamed live on Apr 9, 2021 from the martyrdom chapel located at the Dom Pedro II Shelter in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
Vincentian Feast Days This Week
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.
May 30: Blessed Marta Anna Wiecka, DC
Watch a video about Blessed Marta Anna Wiecka, a Daughter of Charity who served the sick with great devotion.
Blessed Miriam Teresa Demjanovich, SC
In this video, Fr. Louis Scurti interviews Sr. Diane Collesano, SC, on the life of Blessed Miriam Teresa Demjanovich, SC, beatified on Oct. 4, 2014.
Bl. Pierre-René Rogue, C.M., Martyr of the French Revolution
Tomorrow marks the anniversary of the death of Pierre-René Rogue, the third beatified confrere of the Revolution.
Stories of Blessed Rosalie Rendu
We celebrated the Feast Day of Blessed Rosalie Rendu earlier this week; now read these stories through the eyes of Sr. Frances Ryan, D.C. from an article in the Vincentian Heritage Journal. (SlideShare presentation)
Anniversary of the Beatification of Giuseppina Nicoli, DC
[Her] kaleidoscope of apostolic works, which brought so much spiritual and material benefit to many, is an example of the great things God can do in those who are entirely dedicated to Him.
This Week: Feast of the Daughters of Charity Martyrs of Angers
On the eve of the French Revolution Sisters Anne-Marie Vaillot and Odile Baumgarten were among the thirty-five Daughters who performed the mainly simple, repetitive, and obscure tasks for the poor sick at the hospital of Saint-Jean.
Life of Blessed Lindalva Justo de Oliveira, D.C.
The story of the life, vocation, and martyrdom of Sister Lindalva Justo de Oliveira, Daughter of Charity, of Brazil who died in 1993. Feast Day: January 7.
Feast Day of Blessed Marcantonio Durando, C.M.
Read about Bl. Marcantonio Durando, C.M. and the Mercy Units, a small network of help centers to which people living in poverty could freely come, knowing that they would be welcomed and assisted.
All (Vincentian) Saints
In celebration of All Saints Day this week, let’s look at our Vincentian Saints and Blesseds. There are ten Vincentian Family Saints: six women, four men…
