Vincentian Reflection: FEAST OF BLESSED FREDERIC OZANAM

September 9
Gospel: (Luke 10: 25-37)
“And who is my neighbor? Jesus replied: “There was a man going down from Jerusalem
to Jericho who fell in with robbers. They stripped him, beat him, and then went off
leaving him half-dead. A priest happened to be going down the same road; he saw him
but continued on. [...]

SVDP 101 — # 3

Growth in the 19th and 20th Century
After St. Vincent, the Vincentian Family continued to grow, the Daughters of Charity becoming the largest community of religious women in the Church. In 1830, in the Chapel of the Motherhouse of the Daughters of Charity in Paris, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to Sister Catherine Laboure, a novice [...]

Feast of Sister Rosalie Rendu …

FEAST OF SISTER ROSALIE RENDU, DC
 February 7
Gospel: (John 15: 9-17)
Jesus said to his disciples: “As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you.  Live on in my love. You will live in my love if you keep my commandments, even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and live in his love.   All [...]

Frequently Asked Question for Friday …

Q.  How did the Society get started?
A.  Frédéric Ozanam left his home in Lyon, France, in the autumn of 1831, for Paris.  He registered in the School of Law at the Sorbonne, University of Paris.
Frédéric collaborated with Mr. Emmanuel Bailly, editor of the Tribune Catholique, in reviving a student organization which had been suspended during [...]

Wednesday’s SVDP Trivia …

6.  Does your faith grow at the service of the poor?
Answer below:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
In principle, the experience of the fellow members show that the answer is rather positive: Vincentians are called to be saints! (Rule, § 2.2.)
The Church has recognised the holiness of one of our founders, Frédéric Ozanam (1813-1853). This holiness did not become apparent through [...]

Frequently Asked Questions

Q.  What is the vision of the Society?
A.  Like that of its founder, Frédéric Ozanam, the vision of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul “is to embrace the world in a network of charity.”

Vincentian Reflection … Feast of the Immaculate Conception

FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
December 8
Gospel: (Luke 1:26-38)
The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary.  And he said to her, “Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you…Do [...]