This Lent – Stations of the Cross for Vincentians, in a mobile-phone-friendly format. Go to bitly.com/vstations. For easy access, you can save the link as a bookmark on your phone’s home screen.
February 18: Feast of St. Francis Regis Clet
The story of a Vincentian missioner who left his “comfort zone” to do God’s will, relocating to China where priests were desperately needed. Though he constantly struggled to learn the local language, he once wrote that “It’s much better for them to have me, ignorant and all as I am, than to have no priest.” See the presentation here.
February 7: Feast of Blessed Rosalie Rendu, DC
Be inspired by the vocation story of Blessed Rosalie Rendu. Her early years reveal the sometimes forgotten human person behind all the great works and charitable foundations. See how this mountain girl won the hearts of many with her common sense and people skills. To see the new presentation, click here.
February 1: Feast of Martyrs of Angers
A new presentation about two Daughters of Charity who were arrested and martyred by a firing squad along with 97 others on February 1, 1794 during the Reign of Terror in France.
Special Presentation: De Paul Centre in Kenya
In collaboration with their brothers and sisters of several other branches of the Vincentian Family, the Congregation of the Mission has been accompanying the poor in Kenya for over 20 years now. The road of this mission has taken many turns. We invite you to journey to Kenya with the missioners in our multimedia story — an integration of text, audio, and photography.
New Video for Feast of St. Elizabeth Seton
To celebrate the feast day of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, we present a new YouTube video. The text in the video is made up of excerpts from the article “Harvesting Wisdom: Theological Abundance in St. Elizabeth Seton’s Story” by Regina Bechtle, SC. Feel free to display this video at a small gathering or meeting, or share the link on social media.
Best of the Year 2013
In 2013, thousands of you accessed many new resources for “Learning To Serve” the poor and marginalized. Here are some highlights– be sure to visit those you may have missed: click here for a list of our favorites
Coming in 2014: Famvin eBook Club
In 2014 we’ll be starting a once-a-month eBook series: “Faith of Our Founders”. The series was conceived as a follow-up to the Year of Faith and will focus on the faith and spirituality of St. Vincent de Paul and St. Louise de Marillac. The first issue (free download, .epub or .mobi format) will be available in January 2014.
December 8: Vincentian Family Celebrates the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
On the feast of the Immaculate Conception, December 8 the Vincentian Family also celebrates these occasions that add to the joy and depth of the day: the canonical establishment of the Confraternity of Charity in 1617, one of the four major feasts chosen by the Society of St. Vincent DePaul in 1834, and, on or near Dec. 8, The Sisters of Charity make an annual devotional renewal of their vows. For more details and a YouTube video, click here.
Advent Resources, November Feast Days
Four presentations from Fr. Robert Maloney, CM on Advent Mary, Advent Joesph, Advent John the Baptist, and Advent Isaiah.
For her feast day on November 28, a new presentation on The Solitude of St. Catherine Labouré.
For a new video celebrating the Founding of the Company of the Daughters of Charity on November 29, 1633, click here.
For a feature on the Feast of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal on November 27, highlighting the Mary’s Miraculous Medal Family Facebook page, click here.