by Communication Cont | Oct 2, 2020 | Vincentian Saints
Antony Frederic Ozanam, with a group of seven friends, founded the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, chosen as his patron under the influence of Sister Rosalie Rendu, Daughter of Charity, who would accompany them in their first steps in the visit to the poor in...
by Communication Cont | Oct 2, 2020 | Vincentian Saints
For Ghebre-Mikael, a martyr in search for the truth, knowledge of the various theological factions was insufficient. He wanted the truth handed down in the Scriptures, expressed by the Fathers of the Church, formulated in the early Councils of the Church and to which...
by Communication Cont | Oct 2, 2020 | Vincentian Saints
Of the many sons of Vincent de Paul who have been exemplary in their vocation and evangelizers of the poor, some have been put forward for us to admire and take as a role model. Justin de Jacobis – the great apostle of the Abyssinian people (known today as the people...
by Communication Cont | Oct 2, 2020 | Vincentian Saints
A short sentence in the book of Ecclesiastes (Qoheleth) (4:12), taken by Francis Regis Clet to encourage his missionary confreres to a profound experience of fraternity and as a support in their mission, can also be used as a synthesis of his life: A three-ply cord is... by Communication Cont | Oct 2, 2020 | Vincentian Saints
Pier Giorgio Frassati was a young a member of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul. He died at the age of 24 having contracted a serious illness while serving poor persons. 1901, 6 April Born Turin 1918 joined the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul 1922 relinquished...
by Communication Cont | Oct 2, 2020 | Vincentian Saints
Sister Marta Wiecka was only thirty years old when she died. But in that short time she achieved great sanctity. Her whole life as a Daughter of Charity was dedicated to God, serving the sick and suffering, in a Vincentian spirit of humility, simplicity and charity....
