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10-13-2022 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders 1367 1520 SVDP USA

10-13-2022 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders

Dear Vincentian Friends, Looking at the history of our Society, it is clear that the providence of God has given us the leadership we have needed at every point along our path so far. This month President Renato Lima de Oliveira declared the International Year of Jules Gossin, to honor the second President General of…

Contemplation — Breathe Deeply 940 788 SVDP USA

Contemplation — Breathe Deeply

The word “spirit” has its roots in the Latin verb spīrāre, meaning “to breathe.” If we think, then, of the Holy Spirit as the breath of God, it seems easier to open ourselves to that spirit, to the wind upon the waters, and the breath of life. When we feel ourselves filled and moved by…

SVdP News Roundup October 1 – October 7 1200 1200 SVDP USA

SVdP News Roundup October 1 – October 7

With 100,000 Vincentians across the United States and nearly 800,000 around the world, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul provides person-to-person service to those who are needy and suffering. Read some of their stories here: INTERNATIONAL AUSTRALIA: Health cost of homelessness: case for supported housing IRELAND: In pictures: Mayor’s reception for St Vincent de Paul conferences NATIONAL…

The Week in Prayers: October 3 – October 7 940 788 SVDP USA

The Week in Prayers: October 3 – October 7

Monday, October 3 Lord, I have seen You In the ones who stop, The ones who serve, The ones who show mercy. With Your help I will go and do likewise. Amen Tuesday, October 4 Lord, strengthen me in conviction. Grant me the vision to see You In the poor, the suffering, and the deprived.…

10-06-2022 A Letter From Our Servant Leader 1363 1363 SVDP USA

10-06-2022 A Letter From Our Servant Leader

It is often said that history is written by the winners. For example, if our country’s Revolutionary War had been won by the British, our Founding Fathers would have been largely forgotten traitors and Benedict Arnold might be remembered today as a protector of the Empire. Perspectives are largely formed through the prisms of those…

Contemplation: Falling Forward 940 788 SVDP USA
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Contemplation: Falling Forward

There is a commonly used exercise in corporate training events called a “trust fall.” In it, one person stands with his back to the others, with arms crossed and eyes closed, then simply falls backward from a platform, trusting his team members to catch him. The point is not to overcome a fear of falling,…

A Week in Prayers: September 26 – 30 940 788 SVDP USA
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A Week in Prayers: September 26 – 30

Monday, September 26 Lord, I thank You For the gifts You have given me For all that I have And all that I am Given to be shared Amen Tuesday, September 27 Pray for us, St Vincent de Paul That we may love God as You did With the strength of our arms And the…

09-29-22 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders 720 720 SVDP USA
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09-29-22 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders

Dear Vincentian Friends, It is the time of the year when hurricanes make headlines as they leave suffering and damage in their wake. I ask you, your Conference, and your Council to consider contributing generously this month to our National Council Annual Disaster Appeal. This is the best and most effective way to get disaster…

Contemplation: Our Inheritance and Legacy 940 788 SVDP USA
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Contemplation: Our Inheritance and Legacy

In studying our own genealogy, we first catalog the names and dates and places of our ancestors. Our understanding and our love for them truly comes alive, though, when we find photographs, objects they owned, and best of all, words that they wrote. In a similar way, the portraits, relics, and words of our Vincentian…

A Week in Prayers September 19 – September 23 940 788 SVDP USA
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A Week in Prayers September 19 – September 23

Monday, September 19 Who do You say that I am, Lord? A servant, a neighbor, a friend? Have I stopped for the victims At the side of the road? Have I offered food to the hungry? Have I offered Your love With the works of my hands? Have I comforted all those in sorrow? Have…

SVdP News Roundup September 17 – September 23 1200 1200 SVDP USA
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SVdP News Roundup September 17 – September 23

With 100,000 Vincentians across the United States and nearly 800,000 around the world, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul provides person-to-person service to those who are needy and suffering. Read some of their stories here: INTERNATIONAL AUSTRALIA: 8 billion containers turn from trash to treasure IRELAND: Castlebar SVP launches education and training bursary UNITED KINGDOM: Anti-poverty organisations…

09-22-2022 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders 400 400 SVDP USA
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09-22-2022 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders

Editor’s note: The following is a shortened version of the letter from Rev. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission and leader of our Vincentian Family. Links to the compete letter in multiple languages are found later in this edition of the E-Gazette. To the members of the Vincentian Family throughout…

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