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08-25-2022 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders 1368 1387 SVDP USA

08-25-2022 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders

It’s easier to see when someone else does it. Let’s call this the Annual Backpack Explosion. Every year at this time, schoolchildren are given the opportunity to pick up a free backpack, often stuffed with free pencils, crayons, pads of papers, and other school supplies. They can go with their parents to a convention center,…

Contemplation — Independent of My Will 940 788 SVDP USA

Contemplation — Independent of My Will

St. Vincent taught that we are called to submit entirely to God’s will; indeed, to make His will our own. Even when we seek to discern the best way to help each neighbor, we are called to fulfill God’s will – to make our feeble human judgment His instrument in that particular circumstance. Sometimes it…

Daily Prayers August 15 – August 19 940 788 SVDP USA

Daily Prayers August 15 – August 19

Monday, August 15 Holy Mary, Mother of God Pray for me That I may follow your example Of humility, obedience, and faith Following God’s will And fulfilling His plan Amen Tuesday, August 16 Lord Jesus, empty me Make me last Take away my pride Any gifts you leave me with My talents, myself, my time,…

SVdP News Roundup August 13 – August 19 1200 1200 SVDP USA

SVdP News Roundup August 13 – August 19

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: Wagga residents brave the cold for the NSW Vinnies Community Sleepout AUSTRALIA: Dig deep to help Vinnies work its wonders…

First Winner of Alice Garvey Excellence in Youth Award Announced 640 320 SVDP USA

First Winner of Alice Garvey Excellence in Youth Award Announced

This year, the National Youth Committee hosted a Society-wide search for young people doing amazing work in their community. Vincentians from around the Country nominated youth from their Councils for the new Alice Garvey Excellence in Youth Award which will be presented at the National Assembly in Baltimore. The committee would now like to spotlight…

08-18-2022 A Letter From Our Servant Leader 1363 1363 SVDP USA

08-18-2022 A Letter From Our Servant Leader

When we retire, or ultimately when God call us home, we think about what we accomplished. We also think about what we have left behind for others who follow behind us. Did we destroy things in our wake, do little or nothing, or leave a foundation of strength for others to continue to build upon?…

Contemplation — A Very Mysterious, Excellent Way 940 788 SVDP USA

Contemplation — A Very Mysterious, Excellent Way

During its first two decades, within the short lifetime of Bl. Frédéric, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul expanded rapidly, with Conferences established across France, throughout Europe, and even around the globe in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Only four years after the founding, Frédéric remarked that “our little Society of St. Vincent…

SVdP News Roundup August 6 – August 12 1200 1200 SVDP USA

SVdP News Roundup August 6 – August 12

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: Local Community Gardens Receive New Grant Funding AUSTRALIA: High-rise homes for those in need in Footscray IRELAND: €1.5 million funding…

Daily Prayers August 8 – August 12 940 788 SVDP USA

Daily Prayers August 8 – August 12

Monday, August 8 Lord by Your grace And the light of the dawn I am given to see a new day Help me to live it With faith, hope, and love Help me to follow Your way. Amen Tuesday, August 9 I love You, Father, With the heart of a child, I trust in You…

Next Nominee for Youth Award Announced 2560 1280 SVDP USA

Next Nominee for Youth Award Announced

This year, the National Youth Committee hosted a Society-wide search for young people doing amazing work in their community. Vincentians from around the country nominated youth from their Councils for the new Alice Garvey Excellence in Youth Award which will be presented at the National Assembly in Baltimore. “As a committee, we were blown away…

08-11-2022 A Letter From Our Servant Leader 1367 1520 SVDP USA

08-11-2022 A Letter From Our Servant Leader

Dear Vincentian Friends, Have you read any good books this summer? I just finished reading the newly published biography of Amélie Ozanam. It won’t make the list of New York Times bestsellers or any list of great summer reads, but I found it compelling. Amélie, as most of us know, was the wife of our…

Celebrating International SSVP Women’s Day 1200 628 SVDP USA

Celebrating International SSVP Women’s Day

On August 14, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul celebrates International SSVP Women’s Day. The date was chosen in honor of Amelie Ozanam’s birthday, and has been expanded to reflect the history and heritage of women who have served in the Society across the world. The first recorded “Women’s Society of St Vincent de…

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