“As visualized by St. Vincent, the Vincentian retreat ministry was to be aimed at renewing the lives of the people in a deep and living experience of the Sacraments of the Church. The seven Sacraments are holy means through which the saving power of God is bestowed upon everyone. It is through the powerof the anointing of the Holy Spirit that the Sacraments become effective signs of salvation.””The Vincentian Congregation, patterned on the Society of Priests founded by St. Vincent-de-Paul “Congregation of the Mission” in Paris, was started in India in 1904. As members increased in number, a priest, Fr. Ibiliseta Fernando CM, by name, of the “Congregation of the Mission” was called from Spain in 1950 to train the Indian Vincentians to conduct the Popular Mission Retreats exactly in their original spirit and form.” For more background visit http://www.drcm.org/hist01.htm
‘Divine Retreat Center’ Vincentian Congregation (VC) in India
by Beth | Feb 24, 2004 | Vincentian Family
