Message of the Superior General for the Feast of St. Vincent de Paul 2018

As usual at this time of the year, Father Tomaž Mavrič, CM, Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission addresses the Vincentian Family on the occasion of the feast of St. Vincent de Paul, celebrated on September 27. This year he invites us to deepen our knowledge of the saints, blesseds and servants of God [...]

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Message of the Superior General for the Feast of Saint Vincent de Paul

“Why and how can I describe Saint Vincent as a Mystic of Charity?” – Superior General, Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, C.M.  asks members of the Congregation of the Mission in his first message for the feast of St. Vincent de Paul 

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The letter to Vincentian Family on celebrating New Evangelization

As we are closing to the feast of St. Vincent the Paul Superior General, Fr. Gregory Gay, C.M. addresses Worldwide Vincentian Family in special Circular Letter,”I write to inform you that we have decided to dedicate this coming year to the ‘New Evangelization’ (…) focusing on three key areas of fidelity in [...]

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380 years in service of the Poor

On this day, November 29, 380 years ago in 1633 in the house of Mademoiselle Le Gras – Louise de Marillac – near Saint-Nicolas du Chardonnet church at Rue des Fosses-Saint-Victor the Daughters of Charity, the Little Company of the servants of the poor and sick was born. No special act of foundation [...]

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Prayer for St. Vincent de Paul

September 27 is the death  anniversary of Saint Vincent de Paul, patron saint of all charitable works, founder of the Congregation of the Mission, co-founder of the  Company of the Daughters of Charity, spiritual inspiration for millions who want to see Christ in the face of the Poor.  Here is the text of the Collect [...]

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Superior General invites Vincentian Family to reflect on FAITH

Fr. Gregory Gay CM, Superior General of  the Congregation of the Mission and  spiritual leader of worldwide Vincentian Family  addresses its member with his invitation to reflect on Faith as the motive for feast of St. Vincent de Paul celebrations this year.  He says, “each year at the time of [...]

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Congregation of the Mission is 395 years old today

Since almost 400 years, the Feast of Conversion of St. Paul marks the milestone of the Congregation of the Priests of the Mission, which is known as Congregation of the Mission now, in English speaking world commonly known as Vincentians. On January 25, 1617 Vincent de Paul, a young priest, chaplain of the [...]

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27 September 1660 – Saint Vincent de Paul dies

350 years ago today, September 27, 1660 at 4:45 a.m., after long time illness Monsieur Vincent de Paul died peacefully in his room in Maison St. Lazare, Paris, France. He was a priest, reformer of the Church, founder and first Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission, Father [...]

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