On the occasion of the 43rd General Assembly a video presenting the history and ministries of the New England Province was prepared for the delegates. Now, you can watch the video, too. However take into consideration some information in the presentation can be outdated as the retrial was produced in early 2022. To learn [...]]]>

On the occasion of the 43rd General Assembly a video presenting the history and ministries of the New England Province was prepared for the delegates. Now, you can watch the video, too.
However take into consideration some information in the presentation can be outdated as the retrial was produced in early 2022. To learn of current assignments and whereabouts of pour member please visit the page: “WHERE WE ARE”

Rome, 14 June 2016

Dear Confreres,

May the grace of Jesus Christ [...]]]> Superior General, Father Gregory Gay CM has just announced the official website and social networks where you can follow the General Assembly of the Congregation of the Mission starting June 27 in Chicago, IL.

Rome, 14 June 2016

Dear Confreres,

May the grace of Jesus Christ accompany us during this final stage of preparation for the XLII General Assembly, which will take place in Chicago (the United States) from 27 June – 15 July 2016.

There have been many preparations and there are great expectations as we gather together to celebrate this event. In fact, this will be the first time that a General Assembly is held outside of Europe and, during this gathering, we will elect a new Superior General who will serve the Congregation during the next six years.

In this context, communication will play an important role especially in light of the recent development of technology and the multiple modalities that can provide us with immediate information. The Office of Communications at the Curia has formulated a Communication Plan so that all the themes and work of the Assembly can be assessed by the confreres.

This Communication Plan involves the use of digital media and the social networks. Each one of those various forms of communication has its own public, its own language. Therefore, it is important to be mindful of these differences in order to make known the information with regard to the assembly.

Below you fill find a list of the different sites that the confreres can utilize in order to be touch with what occurs during the Assembly. We encourage you to make yourselves familiar with these various sites so that, together, all of us might experience the joy of this event.

Visit the official site of the Assembly on this link.

http://ag2016.cmglobal.org/

You can follow the Assembly at the following social media channels:

Let us continue to pray for the success of our next General Assembly.

Your brother in Saint Vincent,

G. Gregory Gay, CM
Superior General

Artykuł jest również dostępny po polsku tutaj:

Witryna internetowa oraz media społecznościowe podczas Konwentu Generalnego Zgromadzenia Misji

“Greetings from Via della  Conzilliazione, the street that leads us to the St. Peter’s Square” says Fr. Gregory Gay, Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission beginning his traditional Christmas message addressed to all the Vincentian Family in the world. Watch the video or read transcription of the message below.

Nagranie i transkrypcję przemówienia w wersji polskiej
można obejrzeć na stronie Famvin.org

Good evening my brothers and sisters of the Vincentian Family.

And greetings from via reconziliazione, the street that leads us to the St. Peter’s Square as you can see in the background.
Greetings once again, as I was here earlier this year when we opened our Year of Collaboration.

This time I’ve been distant from St. Peter’s Square because of the high security that’s around the vatican at this time. And it’s a bit later at night. I wanna do this in an environment of the coolness of the night,
a night especially when we wanna remember the night when Jesus came among us,to bring us peace,to bring us love,to bring us harmony,to bring us all good things.

We live in a world full of contrasts in these days. And because of the terrorists activities created much fear among the people.People almost paralyzed in not wanting to know what to do. Even creating senses of hope, that world can be a better place to live. And so, we live in this contrast times, and we have the different attitude as Christians.

And attitude that’s not filled with hate, not filled with disgust. But and attitude of peace, love, justice, harmony. And we have to live with the contrasts that surround us. Just by my side, here in front of some other major buildings in the Vatican, there are people sleeping; outside, in a cold.

Later on, when we finish this video we’ll go back home. We have a warm bed to be in it, to sleep comfortably. Yet don’t be here throughout the night living even in fear, sense of insecurity for their own lives.

But, we have to live with that reality. We have to also let it touch our hearts and see what we can do together with our Lords and Masters, the Poor. To change this reality we have to be able to be a people of hope a people of love
people of happiness people of joy.

That’s the message I wanna share with all the Vincentian Family as I celebrate with you my last Christmas as Superior General. Let it be the time when we can work together always as brothers and sisters doing the best we can to make this world a better place especially together with our lords and masters, the Poor.

May God in his goodness in this holy season of Advent and Christmas bring you much joy , peace and happiness not only to your families but to your communities, to your different Associations and movements, but also together with Lords and master, the Poor.

May God give us the health and the strength we need to continue to be firm in our sharing God’s love with all.

So, have a good one, and hopefully, we’ll all meet again in peace and love.

The video was produced by Mr. Arturo Asensio Moruno from Spain, author of the logo design. He is also created the beautiful [...]]]> Fr. Joseph Agostino CM, head of the General Assembly Preparation Committee invites to watch the short video presenting the logo of the Assembly taking place at DePaul University in Chicago in 2016

The video was produced by Mr. Arturo Asensio Moruno from Spain, author of the logo design. He is also created the beautiful images which the video contains. The Committee thanks him for all that he has done on their behalf. And they thank Fr. Joaquin Gonzalez Hernando CM for his assistance with this project, too. Arturo Asencio has developed a video with regard to the logo, a video that creates, visually and symbolically, an environment for this important event.

Fr. Celestino Fernández CM from the Province of Madrid explains in the CMGlobal.org post the meaning of the logo and the video:

“The video begins with the presentation of an original symbol: the famous sculpture of the Indo-British artist, Anish Kapoor, popularly known as “The Bean” because of its likeness to that vegetable (the proper name of that work is art is “The Cloud Gate”. This sculpture is the centerpiece of the AT&T Plaza at the Millennium Park in Chicago (the United States). The video begins with this symbol because it is there in Chicago that the General Assembly of the Congregation of the Mission is to be held.

The video then examines the hand that holds the flame of evangelization with a sphere of the world and the face of Vincent de Paul … the hand appears to turn this sphere around as though in search for a relentless, pressing and growing interrelationship.

The video also wants to present the steps, the urgency, and the haste that is needed in bringing good news to the poor. At the same time we see a series of phrases in English, French and Spanish … phrases that remind us of the date, the venue, and the theme of General Assembly and also remind us of the anniversary that will take place in in 2017, namely, the 400th anniversary of the Vincentian charism.

The artist wanted to depict the feet of the evangelizer which ought to be in constant motion … thus giving life to the words of Saint Vincent when he stated, we are to run to the spiritual needs of our neighbor as if we were running to a fire (CCD:XI:25) and also giving life to Pope Francis’ words when he calls us to be a Church that goes forth, a missionary Church (Evangelii Gaudium, #20)

The last part of the video is something like the grand finale of a great performance. From the midst of the logo for the General Assembly emerges the figure of Vincent de Paul, which seems to become enlarged as if he were attempting to get closer and closer to this present time and to this present world of ours. This is a presentation of the figure of St. Vincent de Paul holding the Gospel in his hand (a painting that was done by Arturo Asensio and that is displaying in the common room of the Provincial House of Madrid). This figure is accompanied by some phrases alluding to the theme of the urgency of evangelization, and driven by music that becomes quieter as the image of Vincent becomes larger. These contrasts should become obvious to the eye of the beholder.

The final image of the video is charged with great symbolic meaning: a close-up of the face of Vicente de Paul who is gazing at us intently … questioning us and inviting us. In summary, the video is very well done technically and very symbolic and suggestive artistically. The best way to appreciate what is being said is for each one to view this video carefully … and so we leave you with this material to view, to contemplate, to reflect on and to draw your own conclusions.”

Go to learn more about the Logo: 2016 General Assembly Logo Unveiled