Let us work with a new love in service of the poor, looking for the most destitute and abandoned among them. Let us recognize that before God they are our Lords and masters, and we are unworthy to render them our small services.
–St. Vincent de Paul (SV XI, 393)
The Congregation of the Mission, often known as Vincentian Fathers and Brothers or Lazarists, is a community of Roman Catholic priests and brothers founded by St. Vincent de Paul in 1625 for the evangelization of the poor and the formation of the clergy. Vincentian priests and brothers total over 4000 worldwide and serve in 86 countries.
Five Faces of Vincent
Fr. Robert Maloney helps us to understand St. Vincent de Paul by presenting different aspects of Vincent's life and ministry. Each view is one of the Five Faces of Vincent in this presentation.
North American Provinces
Click on the image to view this 2 minute video invitation to minister to those who are abandoned and live in poverty with the priests of the Congregation of the Mission in the three provinces of the United States.
