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4-21-2022 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders 520 468 SVDP USA
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4-21-2022 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders

A priest, not a C.M., gave a homily, about service to others. Father’s final comments, “Remember the less fortunate, and when you see a needy person, look to see the face of Christ in their faces. In all we do, it is important to take care of the children and the elderly. That is what…

Serving in Hope Recognizes Divine Mercy Sunday 2130 2761 SVDP USA
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Serving in Hope Recognizes Divine Mercy Sunday

Our latest issue of Serving in Hope is out now! This new quarterly newsletter dedicated to sharing inspiring stories of the ways the Society is making a difference in the lives of those we serve. Whether you’re a donor, friend, or Vincentian, you further the charitable mission of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul with…

Daily Prayers April 11 – April 17 940 788 SVDP USA
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Daily Prayers April 11 – April 17

Monday, April 11: Lord, I place my trust in You In all things great and small Help me to know Your will And to do Your will Wherever You place me Amen Tuesday, April 12: You have known me always. You have given me my name. I love You, Lord Jesus. You have called me…

News Roundup April 9 – April 15 1200 1200 SVDP USA
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News Roundup April 9 – April 15

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 IRELAND: SVP Kerry urgently appealing for donations for Ukrainian families IRELAND: Kilkenny’s St Patrick’s Festival raises €20,000 for two local charities…

Contemplation – Christ in the Cellar 940 788 SVDP USA
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Contemplation – Christ in the Cellar

Born and baptized in 1786, it was under the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution that Bl. Rosalie Rendu’s earliest faith life was born and fed. Little Jeanne-Marie, called Marie by her family, learned from her parents a simple and generous manner. From the youngest age, following their example, she was known to be…

04-14-2022 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders 1367 1520 SVDP USA
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04-14-2022 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders

Dear Vincentian Friends, We Vincentians often say that we “see the face of Christ” in those we serve. Do we recognize the crucified people who surround us? Do we stand faithfully by them? How long and how far are we willing to accompany them? During Holy Week, the Gospel accounts of Christ’s suffering and death…

Contemplation – The Call to Imitation 940 788 SVDP USA
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Contemplation – The Call to Imitation

Imitation, it is said, is the sincerest form of flattery – a distinction that must be made, because flattery is by its nature insincere. We flatter in order to gain something for ourselves by playing upon another’s vanity. The things we say when flattering might or might not be true, but that isn’t really the…

News Roundup April 2- April 8 1200 1200 SVDP USA
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News Roundup April 2- April 8

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: How a million Australians could be lifted out of poverty through tweaks to tax AUSTRALIA: Vinnies awarded for overcoming pandemic…

Daily Prayers April 4 – April 8 940 788 SVDP USA
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Daily Prayers April 4 – April 8

Monday, April 4: Father in heaven, giver of all things By my faith and through my works I thank you every day Amen Tuesday, April 5: Alone in the darkness, Lord, hear my prayer. As one voice of many, Lord, hear my prayer. To seek out the lonely, Lord, see my prayer. To care for…

04/07/2022 – SVdP Disaster Services Corporation Update 940 788 SVDP USA
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04/07/2022 – SVdP Disaster Services Corporation Update

Besides responding to natural and manmade disasters, the role of SVdP’s Disaster Services Corporation is to educate SVdP Councils and Conferences about different types of severe weather. Be alert, so you can be prepared for spring storms! Tornado Watch A tornado watch means that tornadoes are possible in and near the watch area. Review and…

04-07-2022 A Letter From Our Servant Leader 1363 1363 SVDP USA
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04-07-2022 A Letter From Our Servant Leader

The establishment of the U.S. Census by our nation’s founders was a genius move. While originally designed to help apportion members of the National Congress, later Census tallies helped us all to know more about our growing country’s population, its shifts from one region to another, its ethnicities, and its economics over time. A lot…

Contemplation – The Robbers’ Victim 940 788 SVDP USA
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Contemplation – The Robbers’ Victim

In the Parable of the Good Samaritan, Christ tells of a man who stopped to care for a victim of a robbery who had been left naked and dying by the side of the road. Others had passed by, averting their eyes. Who, Christ asks us, was neighbor to the robbers’ victim? The one who…

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