SVDP 101 – # 4

The Vincentian Family Today
The amazing growth of the Vincentian Family is due to the attractiveness of the charisms of St. Vincent de Paul, St. Louise de Marillac, Blessed Frederic Ozanam, and Blessed Rosalie Rendu, whose spirit and spirtuality appeal to the human heart.
> The International Association of Charities (AIC) or Ladies of Charity consists [...]

A Prayer to see Jesus in Others

Being a Council Vincentian volunteer is not always easy. God doesn’t promise that our outreach will be a smooth ride every time out. When you encounter a difficult situation, please remember the following prayer:
Oh Lord,
Help me to remember that is not
the irritating neighbor I aid,
the lonely traveller on the bus I listen to,
the sad child [...]

This Week’s Vincentian Reflection …

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT
March 29, 2009
Gospel: (John 12:20-33)
Jesus answered them, “Amen, Amen, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit…Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there also will my [...]

This Week’s Vincentian Reflection

FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT
March 22, 2009
Gospel: (John 3:14-21)
Jesus said to Nicodemus: “Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have life.”  For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone [...]

Vincentian Reflection: Feast of St. Louise de Marillac

FEAST OF ST. LOUISE DE MARILLAC
March 15
Gospel:  (Matthew 25: 31-46)
The King will say to those on his right hand, “ Come, you whom my Father has blessed,
take for your heritage the kingdom prepared for you since the foundation of the world.  For I was hungry, and you gave me food; I was thirsty and you [...]

This Week’s Vincentian Reflection …

SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT
March 8, 2009
Gospel: (Mark 9:2-10)
Jesus took Peter, James and John and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white…Then Elijah appeared to them along with Moses, and they were conversing with Jesus.  Then Peter said to Jesus in reply, [...]

This Week’s Vincentian Reflection …

FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT
March 1, 2009
Gospel: (Mark 1:12-15)
The Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert, and he remained in the desert for forty days, tempted by Satan.  He was among wild beasts, and the angels ministered to him.  After John had been arrested, Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God: “This is the [...]

This week’s Vincentian Reflection …

SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
February 22, 2009
Gospel: (Mark 2: 1-12)
When Jesus returned to Capernaum…they came bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. Unable to get near Jesus because of the crowd, they opened up the roof and they let down the mat on which the paralytic was lying.  When Jesus saw their faith, [...]

This Week’s Vincentian Reflection …

SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
February 15, 2009
Gospel: (Mark 1: 40-45)
A leper came to Jesus and kneeling down begged him and said, “If you wish, you can make me clean.”  Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand, touched him, and said to him, “I will do it.  Be made clean.”  The leprosy left him immediately, [...]

Friday’s SVDP Trivia Question …

13.  According to you, how important is the creation of a personal relationship between the volunteer and the disadvantaged person?
Answer below:
This is an essential aspect since it puts the SVDP in a different place of the charitable scenery, be it religious or not. To gain the friendship of the person we are in charge of [...]