See a presentation that shows how Saint John Gabriel Perboyre was formed and influenced by his family and the people around him, and take a video tour of Perboyre’s birthplace in France, featuring interviews with the descendants of his family.
Vincentian Family Saints
This week: Feast of St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M. (July 30)
by Famvin Media Resources | August 2, 2024 | Formation | 0 Comments
Beginning around 1840, St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M., began providing spiritual assistance to the people of what is today the countries of Eritrea and Ethiopia,, and the people welcomed him and his guidance.
July 30: St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M.
by Famvin Media Resources | July 30, 2024 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation | 0 Comments
St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M. was the great apostle to the Abyssinian people (today, the people of Eritrea and Ethiopia).
July 9: St. Francis Regis Clet
by Famvin Media Resources | July 5, 2024 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation | 0 Comments
The following presentation is from a Homily of Superior General Robert P. Maloney, C.M. at the Prayer Vigil for the Canonization of Francis Regis Clet. Rome, 30 September 2000.
St. Agostina Pietrantoni: seeing God in the suffering faces of the sick
by Famvin Media Resources | November 10, 2023 | Formation | 1 Comment
Learn about the life of St. Agostina Pietrantoni, Sister of Charity of St. Jeanne Antida Thouret and patron saint of nurses, whose feast day is November 13.
Life of St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M.
by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 30, 2021 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation
A brief presentation of the biography of St. Justin de Jacobis.
5 Faces of Justin de Jacobis
by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 25, 2021 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation
Feast Day: July 30 Long after Justin’s death, Cardinal Massaia, who had ordained him, stated: After 35 years I can...
St. Louise de Marillac: The mountain of stones and the diamond
by Famvin Media Resources | May 3, 2019 | Formation
New presentation traces the journey of St. Louise from a world of suffering to a new life of creative boldness and leadership.
July 30: Feast of St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M.
by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 27, 2018 | Formation
St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M. was an Italian Vincentian ahead of his time in his promotion of indigenous clergy in Eritrea and Ethiopia.
July 9: Feast of St. Francis Regis Clet, C.M.
by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 6, 2018 | Formation
Videos narrated in English and Mandarin on the life of St. Francis Regis Clet.
St. Joan Antide Thouret: May 23
by Famvin Media Resources | May 20, 2018 | Formation
Learn about this Vincentian Family Saint, whose Feast Day is coming up this Wednesday.
Feast Day of St. Gianna Beretta Molla
by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 27, 2018 | Formation
St. Gianna Beretta Molla (1922-1962) is considered to be part of the Vincentian Family because in her younger years she served as a member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
Feast Day of St. Agostina Pietrantoni
by Famvin Media Resources | Nov 12, 2017 | Formation
Learn about St. Agostina Pietrantoni, a Vincentian Family Saint whose feast day is November 13.
All (Vincentian) Saints
by Famvin Media Resources | Nov 3, 2017 | Formation
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…
Resources for Feast Day of St. John Gabriel Perboyre, C.M.
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 10, 2017 | Formation
September 11 is the feast day of St. John Gabriel Perboyre, C.M. Learn more about his life, his vocation and his martyrdom in this presentation and music video.
July 30: Feast of St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M.
by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 28, 2017 | Formation
Some Background on Christianity in Ethiopia and Eritrea Based on biblical references and traditional accounts, we can say that the Christian faith was introduced in the coastal areas of Eritrea during the first centuries of Christianity. From 1555 to 1632, many Jesuit...