Wednesday, July 14 was National Holiday in France. For General Assembly participants this day was marked by Vincentian Family festivity. In the morning representatives of the JMV and SSVP gave their speeches. In the afternoon, at 5:00 PM special Eucharist celebration was held in the chapel of St. Vincent de Paul at Maison [...]
Cardinal Franc Rodé CM, Prefect of the Congregation for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life is among those who addressed participants of the Assembly. He did it in special letter of June 30. One can think his message sounds like admonition. The other one will say it is careful, [...]
“The thoughts and prayers of the entire Vincentian Family will be focusing on Paris… where you, as Successor of St. Vincent, will preside over proceedings and deliberations…” , writes Most Rev. Richard McCullen CM (Province of Ireland), 21st Superior General in 1980 – 1992, to Most Rev. Gregory Gay CM, the present Successor [...]
“On the occasion of the 41st General Assembly of the Congregation of the Mission His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI sends his cordial greetings to all the participants, assuring them of his fervent prayer that their efforts will contribute to a renewal of the annunciation of the Gospel to the poorest people…” reads the [...]
Here is the letter from the Visitor of the Province of New England, Very Rev. A. Rafal Kopystynski CM regarding his request for giving visions for the future of the Community which was stated in the previous letter of January 11, 2010. 23 of 27 Confreres responded. Read about results.
Easter edition of PATRON, the weekly bulletin of St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY brings us the letter sent to Fr. Jaroslaw Lawrenz CM, days before Easter from Sr. Lila COCHLA, D.C. from Province of Krakow who is working in Haiti for couple of years. After vacation in Poland she returned to [...]
Przełożony Generalny Zgromadzenia Misji, ks. G. Gregory Gay CM, jak co roku CM, adresuje do wszystkich członków Rodziny Wincentyńskiej list na Wielki Post. W 2010 roku, roku jubileuszowym 350 Rocznicy śmierci świętych Założycieli słowa Ojca Generała rozwijają i podbudowują myśli umieszczone w miesięcznym rozważaniu rocznicowym przeznaczonym na luty Chrystus przyszedł zmienić [...]
Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission Most Rev. G. Gregory Gay CM has addressed the Letter for Lent 2010. In this letter we can read: “… Let us reflect this Lenten season on the fragility of Jesus Christ and on our own fragility to see it not as a limitation but [...]