Vincentian Priests and Brothers

Holy Trinity Sunday, June 19, 2011 was a great feast in the city of Dax in is South Western France. A martyr of French Revolution, first Superioress and Director of the city hospital, Sister Marguerite Rutan, Daughter of Charity guillotined on April 7, 1794 was beatified. The solemn ceremony begun minutes after 3:00 PM (1300GMT) [...]

Tags: beatification, D.C., Dax, events, heritage, liturgy, M.Rutan, Saints and Blessed, Superior General, Superioress General, Vincentian Family

Daughters of Charity from the Province of Warsaw continue their prepartions to celebrate 300th anniversary of erecting autonomous Province of the Comapny in Poland in 2012. This weekend, for the second time, they organize the three day workshops on Vincentian charism and spirituality. The event known as VINCENTIAN LABORATORY is taking place in Provincial House [...]

Tags: announcements, charism, D.C., events, Goclowski, heritage, jubilee, Poland, Vincentian Family, Warsaw, Zakreta

In Poland 350th Anniversary Year was initiated in St. Vincent de Paul Basilica in Bydgoszcz on September 27, last year. Its culmination was scheduled in the Holy Cross Basilica in Warsaw during the weekend of their parish feast (the Exaltation of the Cross).  The celebrations came along with the annual Vincentian Family gathering and peregrination [...]

Tags: 350 Anniversary, C.M., D.C., events, heritage, history, Holy Cross, jubilee, Poland, Seminary, Vincentian Family, Warsaw

When the election of the Vicar General was completed before noon on July 9, the Chronicler of the Assembly, Fr. Celestino Fernández asked new elected Vicar General, Fr. Javier Álvarez a couple of questions. Personally, they two are very good friends from the Province of Madrid. Read the answers given by new Vicar General:

Tags: assembly, C.M., CM Paris 10, D.C., Maison Mere

First week of General Assembly is over. Usually the beginings are the most difficult and the most unpredictable parts of  such important gatherings.  Everything must be  set up and most important reports of past years are coming in the first days, too.  We invite you to take short look at remarkable moments of this first [...]

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Tuesday, June 29.   Superioress General of Comapany of Daughters of Charity Sister Evelyne Franc is the special guest to the Assembly General. Her role is double - as  Mother General, guest and Mother General as host.  Namely, General Assembly proceedings are held in the Aula Magna, the modern assembly room of the Motherhouse of [...]

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Sixth day of Superior’s General visit to Poland was dedicated to Daughters of Charity from Province of Warsaw. Most of the day Fr. Greg spent in the Provincial House at Tamka Street and two different works of the Province - Nursing House for elderly women at Solec Street, Warsaw and Special Education Center and Kindergarten [...]

Tags: D.C., Poland, Superior General, Warsaw

Sunday, November 1, Solemnity of All Saints was the second day of Superior’s General, Fr. Gregory Gay CM visit in Poland. Visit to cemetery was very important event in the agenda. According to Polish tradition people visit cemeteries and graves fo their relatives and friends, decorated with beautiful flowers and lots of candle lights. Fr. [...]

Tags: C.M., D.C., Krakow, Poland, Superior General

Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission, Fr. Gregory Gay CM, arrived with twelve day visit to Poland from October 31 to November 11. We are very happy and enjoyed, that his trip to Province of Poland and all three Provinces of Daughters of Charity is spanned between two very important moments for us, [...]

On Saturday, May 24, 2008, in Lviv, Ukraine, Sr. Marta Anna WIECKA DC, from Province of Krakow of Daughters of Charity was beatified during special celebration. To celebrate the first anniversary Daughters of Charity prepared an all night vigil service at Jasna Góra Shrine in Czestochowa.  An Eucharist celebrated by Msgr Mieczysław Mokrzycki, Latin Metropolitan [...]

8th General Assembly of the Company of Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, titled “Prophecy and Hope, Now and Everywhere”,  has begun on Monday, May 18, 2009 in the Mother House at 140 Rue du Bac in Paris. The Meeting taking part in every sixth year will be finished on June 13.  Up [...]