Daily Prayers May 9 – May 13
Monday, May 9 Beloved St. Louise, motherless child, Your own trials led you to your vocation Pray for us that the Lord may lead us To follow your example, To…
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2-10-2022 A Letter From Our Servant Leaders
From FAMVIN: We are pleased to announce that this year’s Circular Letter, written by the President General International, has been published. The work of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul,…
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Contemplation – For Love Alone
In describing the Vincentian Vocation, our Rule says that our “ideal is to help relieve suffering for love alone.” [Rule, Part I, 2.2] Many, if not most Vincentians are first…
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Contemplation – The Best Way to Help
“In appearing again before you after the great events that have taken place,” Frédéric said in a classroom lecture in 1848, “I am happy to say that, looking back over…
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Daily Prayers Week of January 17
Tuesday, January 18 Heavenly Father, still my thoughts Fill my mind with You Lord Jesus feed my soul It hungers for Your word Holy Spirit, come to me, Light my…
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A Letter From Our Servant Leaders 1-6-2022
Dear Vincentian Friends, Happy New Year! The month of January is named after the Roman god Janus, who is depicted as having two faces; one looks forward and the other…
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Contemplation – The Primitive Spirit
”Ozanam is no longer with us to remind us of our primitive spirit,” remarked President-General Adolphe Baudon after Frédéric’s death in 1853. [Baunard, 407] Indeed, from the Society’s earliest days,…
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11-24-2021 A Letter From Our Servant Leader
Dear Vincentian Friends, Last week I had the privilege of being with Vincentian leaders from all over the United States to attend the Invitation for Renewal leadership-formation program in St.…
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Contemplation – Trust to God for the Rest
If we truly trust in providence, truly abandon ourselves to the will of God, does that mean we are called to simply let things happen? On the contrary, Frédéric taught,…
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Contemplation – The Measure By Which We Measure
In serving the neighbor, we are reminded by the Rule [Part I, 1.9] that we do not judge them, but seek instead to understand them as we would a brother…
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