370 years since Daughters of Charity made first vows

On feast of Annunciation, March 25, 1642, exactly 370 years ago, during the Mass for the day Louise de Marillac, Sr. Barbara Angebost and three other Sisters take their perpetual vows to give their whole life to service of poor. As a souvenir of Mother Louise consecration of her life into service of [...]

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Renewal of the vows of Daughters of Charity explained

On the Feast of the Annunciation, Daughters of Charity all over the world will renew their vows. This will not be simply a renewal of devotion, but, as their vows will have expired the night before, they will be free to choose to commit themselves to God by making them all over again, [...]

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Father Stanislav Zonták visits New England Province

Father Stanislav Zonták C.M., Assistant General, has come to New England Province with unofficial visit today. He will stay in St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish, Brooklyn, NY for the weekend and lead a session of ongoing formation on Vincentian character of the parish ministry for the Confreres of our Province at Depaul Provincial Residence, [...]

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Superior’s General Lenten Letter for your iPhone, iPad and mobiles

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, [...]

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Benedict XVI speaks on the 16th World Day of Consecrated Life

Thanks to Pope John Paul II who initiated observance of the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord as World Day for Consecrated Life. (In the United States, it is celebrated on Sunday after February 2). In his homily during the solemn Vespers in St. Paul’s Basilica in Rome, Holy Father, Benedict XVI [...]

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Advent Letter 2011 in various languages and file formats

Letter for Advent 2011 addressed to all members of the world-wide Vincentian Family by the Superior General is brought in eight different languages this year. Additionally, technology allowed us to give it to you in different file formats PDF,TXT, EPUB. We believe, this efforts will help spread Fr. Greg’s Advent reflection to more [...]

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Concern for the Fidelity to the Vincentian Vocation by Rev. Jaroslaw Lawrenz CM

Text of the presentation given by Rev. Jaroslaw Lawrenz CM, Assistant of the House at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Brooklyn on October 13, 2011, during the Heritage Pilgrimage of the Confreres from the Province to St. Louis, MO. The theme was ongoing formation (not available in English, yet) and directions for living Vincentian [...]

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Troska o wierność powołaniu wincentyńskiemu – ks. Jarosław Lawrenz CM

Podczas Pielgrzymki Dziedzictwa do St. Louis, Missouri, 13 października 2011 r. ks. Jarosław Lawrenz CM, Asystent Domu Zgromadzenia przy kościele św. Stanisława Kostki na Brooklynie przedstawił dwuczęściowy wykład na temat planu formacji ciągłej i kierunków realizacji powołania wincentyńskiego w Prowincji Nowej Anglii w oparciu o postanowienia XLI Konwentu Generalnego Zgromadzenia Misji w Paryżu [...]

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