Fr. John Prager, CM. for many years taught a course Vincent for novices in English and Spanish. This is the 1995 edition of his notes.The full text can be found at http://www.famvin.org/cm/founder/charism/P-index.html
VINCENTIAN STUDIES COURSE
BOQUERON, CHIRIQUI, PANA
JOHN P. PRAGER, C.M. 1995
INTRODUCTION
DEDICATIONIntroduction
for the Teacher
Introduction
to the CourseI. THE HISTORIC VINCENT
A.
THE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS
SITUATION OF SEVENTEENTH CENTURY FRANCE1. THE INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL SCENE
2. THE DOMESTIC POLTICAL SCENE
3. THE SOCIO-CULTURAL SITUATION
4. THE ECONOMY
5. THE RELIGIOUS SITUATIONB.
THE LIFE OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL1. THE BIRTH AND YOUTH
2. SLAVERY
3. THE CONVERSION
4. THE SPIRITUAL MASTERS
a. PIERRE DE BERULLE
b. FRANCIS DE SALES
c. BENEDICT OF CANFELDII.
THE MYTHIC VINCENT:SPIRIT AND CHARISMA. FOUNDATIONS OF VINCENTIAN SPIRITUALITY: GOD, THE
WORLD AND THE HUMAN PERSONC. THE MISSIONARY DIMNSION OF THE CHARISM
D. THREE INCARNATIONS OF THE CHARISM
1. The Congregation of the Mission
2. The Confraternities of Charity
3.
The Daughters of CharityA. St. Louise de Marillac
B. The Foundation
C.
The Relationship with the CM
III. THE WORKS AND ACTIVITIES OF ST. VINCENT1. Popular Missions
2. Service to the Clergy
3. Foreign Missions
4. Italy
5. Ireland, England Scotland
6. Poland
7. North Africa
8. Aid to the War-ravaged Provincess
9. Aid to the Sick/Hospitals
10. The Galley Slaves
11. Education/ Catechesis
12. Orphans & Foundlings
13. The Elderly
14. Jansenism
15. St. Vincent & PoliticsIV. THE CONSTITUTIONS: CODIFYING THE CHARISM
1. THE
COMMON RULES
2. THE
HISTORY OF THE CONSTITUTIONS
3. THE
CONSTITUTIONS: VOCATION
4. THE
CONSTITUTIONS: APOSTOLIC ACTIVITY
5.
THE CONSTITUTIONS: COMMUNITY LIFE
6. THE
CONSTITUTIONS: PRAYER
7.
THE CONSTITUTIONS: THE MEMBERS
8.
THE CONSTITUTIONS: GOVERNMENTV. THE EVANGELICAL COUNSELS & THE VINCENTIAN VOWS
1.
HISTORY OF THE VOWS IN THE CM
2. THE
CANONICAL ASPECTS OF THE VINCENTIAN VOW OF POVERTY
3. THE
VOWS & EVANGELICAL COUNSELS FROM A VINCENTIAN PERSPECTIVEVI. THE
FIVE VIRTUESTHE CHARACTERISTIC VIRTUE OF THE CM
VII. HISTORY OF THE CM & THE DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY
1. INTRO.
TO THE HISTORY OF THE CM
2. HISTORY
OF THE CM (1625-1789)
3. THE
CRISIS: THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
4.
FROM THE 2ND FOUNDATION UNTIL TODAY(1843-)
5. THE
EASTERN PROVINCE
6. THE
MISSION IN PANAMA
7. HISTORY
OF THE DAUGHTERS OF CHARITYVIII. THE
SAINTS & BLESSEDS OF THE VINCENTIAN FAMILYA. THE SAINTS AND BLESSEDS
B. OTHER
NOTABLE MEMBERS OF THE VINCENTIAN
FAMILY1. ST. VINCENT AND THE SCRIPTURES
2. ST. VINCENT & MARIAN DEVOTION
3. THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL
4. THE GREEN & RED SCAPULARS
5. ST. VINCENT IN ART & CINEMAX. ST.
LOUISE DE MARILLAC & THE DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY:
A BIBLIOGRAPHYI. ST. LOUISE DE MARILLAC
A. BIOGRAPHY
B. SPIRITUALITY
C. FRIENDSHIP WITH ST. VINCENT
D. WORKSII. THE DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY
A. GENERAL WORKS
1. VOCATION
2. APOSTOLATE
3. HISTORYB. SPIRITUALITY
1. GENERAL WORKS
2. VOWSC. CONSTITUTIONS
1. GENERAL WORKS
2. THE COMMON RULES
3. COMMUNITY LIFE
4. GOVERNMENT & STRUCTURESAPPENDICES
1. THE
VOCATION OF THE CM
2. HISTORY
OF THE CM
3. HISTORY
OF THE DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY
4. QUESTIONS
FOR REFLECTION
MAPS
I. EUROPE (17th CENTURY)
II. FRANCE (17th CENTURY)
III. FRANCE( PLACES IMPORTANT IN VINCENT’S LIFE)
IV. PARIS (17th CENTURY)
V. THE UNITED STATES(CM PROVINCES)
VI. PANAMA