“The Permanent Section (International General Council, Society of Saint Vincent de Paul) at their meeting on 16 & 17 June 2012 in Bangkok, Thailand have approved the new Canonization Prayer for Blessed Frederic Ozanam composed by the Commission for the cause of Canonization (CGI SSVP) chaired by Amin A. de Tarrazi, the former [...]
Most Rev. Gregory Gay, Superior General of the Congregation of Mission delivers his annual Letter to the Vincentian Family on celebrating the feast of our Holy Founder. This year he invites us to to broaden our Vincentian Collaboration under theme: Collaboration and Evangelization, and as a slogan: “Let us work together to share [...]
In his latest Circular Father Gregory Gay CM, Superior General writes: “I write to introduce and enclose the annual letter from Fr. Robert P. Maloney, C.M., on behalf of the Commission for Promoting Systemic Change announcing grants totalling $100,000 (USD). These funds, made possible for the fifth consecutive year through a generous grant [...]
“We live in a world filled with restlessness. Life’s demands often come upon us at a fast and furious pace. Living with the realities of war, poverty, terrorism, political unrest, economic and ecological disasters, we are a people wearied by life” says Fr. Gregory Gay CM, Superior Generalin his reflection addressed to all [...]
Number regular users of portable devices, smartphones, tablets and ebook readers is growing rapidly. Responding to this interest once again we “went mobile” and are offering you this year’s Lenten Letter of the Superior General, all eight language versions, in ePub format suitable for iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry or eBook reader. We believe, [...]
It is a sign of times, that Superior’s General message for Advent or Lent is published in many languages giving more people an opportunity to reflect and respond to the words of St. Vincent’s successor. The table below invites you to view the Lenten Letter in one of these languages: English, Polish, Spanish, [...]
In October every year Superior General addresses his Mission Appeal to all members of the Congregation of the Mission. “My brothers, we once again are in the month of October, the time when traditionally the Superior General makes an appeal to missionaries throughout the world in order to respond to the needs of [...]
World Mission Sunday helps to remind us that poor people in our midst are neither forgotten nor unimportant. It is one day each year (one before lat Sunday of October) when the whole Catholic world unites in supporting missionaries in their distant ministries. The missionaries’ concern for the poorest in society is [...]
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