“My theme for this Lenten reflection centers on reconciliation, peace, and humility, which I chose after insights I gained in pastoral visits I made to apostolates of the Daughters of Charity in South Korea, Nagasaki, Japan, and Mauritania and Tunisia, Africa.” writes Rev. Gregory Gay, C.M., Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission in his Lenten Letter to the Vincentian Family worldwide.
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January 25, Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul, Apostle marks the anniversary of the Founding of the Congregation of the Mission by St. Vincent de Paul. Actually, it wasn’t legally founded on that day. This took place seven years later on April 17, 1625. But Saint Vincent himself points the day, when he gave a sermon in Folleville on importance of general confession to local peasants was the beginning of the Little Company, as he always called his community. Response to his teaching was so enormous, that priests from other parishes had to come and help him hearing the confession. 
Texts of the Liturgy of the Hours and Roman Missal for the Feast of Conversion of Saint Paul, Apostle – Anniversary of the Founding of the COngregation of the Mission – proper of the Congregation of the Mission. The presentation included alternative texts for the Office of Readings. 
“The participants in the AMM General Assembly formulated the enclosed ‘Lines of Action’ which I ask you to reflect on during this Advent season”, writes Fr. Gregory Gay, C.M., Direcotr General of the Association of the Miraculous Medal in the Circular addressed to worldwide Vincentian Family.
