Iconographer Mariola Bicho-Zajączkowska and Fr. Luigi Mezzadri, CM offer their reflections on her triptych icon of St. Vincent de Paul. See the video: English · Español
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and First Sisters of Charity Profess Vows (July 19, 1813)
Seventeen women became the first vowed American Sisters of Charity on July 19, 1813. Learn more in this presentation
July 18: First Apparition of Mary to St. Catherine Labouré
July 18 is the anniversary of the first apparition of Our Blessed Mother to St. Catherine Labouré. See a video from the YouTube channel of the Basilica Shrine of the Miraculous Medal.
The 5 Vincentian Virtues with Fr. Francisco Javier Álvarez, C.M.
Fr. Francisco Javier Álvarez CM, Vicar General, gives us this formation on the 5 virtues desired by Saint Vincent, necessary for the fraternal life of an apostolic community, but above all indispensable in following Jesus Christ the Evangelizer of the Poor even today. See the video series
Life of St. Francis Regis Clet, C.M. (Feast Day: July 9)
Know your Vincentian Saints: See a presentation (click here) about the life of St. Francis Regis Clet, then take a quiz (click here) to test your memory about him.
The Charity of Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati (Feast Day: July 4)
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati was a lover of the poor; a person who went out and befriended people in the peripheries. See a video and a presentation
Video from the Vincentian Marian Youth
The Association of the Children of Mary Immaculate, known today under various names as the Vincentian Marian Youth (VMY), Juventud Mariana Vicenciana (JMV) (Spain), Jeunesse Mariale (France), Association of Vincentian Louisian Family (Indonesia), Associazione Mariana (Italy), etc. is an international association of young people that began in 1830 when the Blessed Mother appeared to St. Catherine Labouré. Learn more
Perspective On the Origins of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul was born into a world in the throes of change. Paris at the time of the Industrial Revolution was an unhealthy and unsafe place for many. This was the crisis situation in which 7 young men stood up and decided “to go to the margins”. See the presentation
Frederic Ozanam and Collaboration
How Frederic Ozanam and his companions collaborated in founding the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. See the presentation
Mosaics of St. Vincent’s Life
The Seminary of Mary Immaculate in Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA, operated from 1939 until 1990 to form candidates for the Congregation of the Mission. In 1996 the property was sold to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, which converted it into a retreat center. In the foyer of the tower there, mosaics depict the life and works of St. Vincent de Paul. See these mosaics with an explanation of each panel