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Theme for annual Vincentian Day of Prayer
"... today we are happy to send you the letter for the celebration of Saint Vincent Feast." The text and a suggested prayer follow below. 2008 Vincentian Day of Prayer (pdf format) Rome, July 18, 2008 Anniversary of the first apparition of the Our Lady to St....
St. Vincent’s College picks new President
St. Vincent's College, Bridgeport, founded as a school of nursing in 1905 by the Daughters of Charity, will welcome Martha Shouldis as its third president next week reports the Connecticut Post. St. Vincent's College became a college in 1991. Currently 3 Daughters...
Report from Vincentian youth group in Australia
Opening Mass Reflection by Amy Furman, St. John's University July 15, 2008 - Sydney Today we journeyed from our hotel to Barangaroo, the site for World Youth Day 2008's Opening Mass. The journey was a little long, but we, the Brooklyn Diocese group of...
Report from Vincentian Lay missionaries in Ethiopia
Alica Robey, one of the Vincentian Lay Missionaries, and I wrote this together. It is not a very happy post, but not everything is happy. She is the Christ The other day, four of the missionaries went out for a walk on a characteristically beautiful afternoon in...
Body of Bl. Frassati (SVDP) brought to World Youth Day
The remains of Pier Giorgio Frassati <http://www.bettnet.com/frassati/> (1901-25), the Turinese youth beatified in 1990 <http://www.bettnet.com/frassati/fr-homily.html> provided the setting for a vigil service at World Youth Day. Whispers in the Loggia...
St. Vincent de Paul Society international solidarity
SSVP Australia quickly and generously responded by sending the financial assistance of AU$12,500 for the victims. See letter from Philippine National Resident. From the .pdf document on the July 15 lead story on the international site of the Society... Typhoon Frank ...
Schedule of Vincentian events at World Youth Day
The St. Vincent de Paul Society website has a listing and descrition of the 8 major Vincentian-related events over the next few days at WYD.
Vinnies World Youth Day Justice concert – 150,000 to attend
The St Vincent de Paul Society is gearing up to host a social justice themed concert, Vinnies World Youth 4 Justice on July 17th 2008 from 6pm, following the official arrival of Pope Benedict XVI to Barangaroo, Sydney. In what promises to be one of the largest...
Claim of miracle for Venerable Felix de Andreis CM
St.Robert Bellarmine blog posts notice of a claim for a mircle to support the processes of beatification of Felix de Andreis, CM. If anyone has more information on this please leave a comment by clicking the Comment link on this post.
Video from WYD-FAMVIN 2008
YouTube hosts a video from a Mass at Bethurst, Australia celelbrated on July 11 as part of the Vincentian gathering in Australia.
