Vincentian Priests and Brothers

Vatican Press Office has announced today, April 6, recent episcopal appointments made by the Pope Benedict XVI: new Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, and four Bishops: in diocese of La Plata (Argentina), Chittagong (Bangladesh), Cincinnati (USA) and Alotau-Sideia, Papua New Guinea, which Fr. Rolando Santos CM, Visitor of the Province of Philippines of the [...]

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Vincentian Fathers Institute of Theology (ITKM) at Stradom House in Krakow was established in 1910 after the diocesan seminary was moved to their own premises. In 2010 the Institute which didn’t stop activity even during the World War II (moved to other House) celebrates its centenary. Main events will take place on Friday, November [...]

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In the period of nine years from 1651 to 1660 Vincent de Paul sent about 120 letters to Confreres in Warsaw. This number of correspondence is saved in the Provincial Archive in the Library of the Stradom House in Krakow. Some of the letters are handwritten by Vincent himself. Some, especially those from last years [...]

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At 4:45 a.m., September 27, 1660 in his room in Maison St. Lazare, Paris, France Monsieur Vincent de Paul died peacefully. Priest, founder and first Superior General of the Congregation of the Priests of the Mission. It is 350 years since that moment today. Have a look at how historians report on that day:  

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Jubilee Year of 350th Anniversary of  the death of St. Vincent de Paul anf St. Louise de Marillac is coming to an end. Celebrations in Poland begun in September 2009 in St. Vincent de Paul Basilica in Bydgoszcz, in the church which was built to commemorate 300th foundation annniversary of  the Congregation of the Mission. [...]

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On Friday, April 16, the body of Mr.  Ryszard Kaczorowski,  last President-in-exile  of  the Republic of Poland and scout Scoutmaster of  Republic will be moved from Belvedere Palace along streets of Warsaw to Basilica of Holy Cross in Warsaw for funeral and mourning ceremonies.  Coffin, covered with the color of  President of  Poland and Commander-in-Chief [...]

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On April 5, 1970 Archbishop of Krakow, Cardinal Karol Wojtyla (pope John Paul II) ordained Fr. Albin MALYSIAK CM a bishop. Pope Paul VI nominated him a titular bishop of Beatia and auxiliary bishop of Krakow on January 14, 1970. For many years of his service he was Vicar General and supervised departments of [...]

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2010 was proclaimed Chopin Year in Poland to commemorate 200th birthday anniversary of Frederic Chopin, most famous Polish composer and one of the biggest in the world.  He was born on February 22, 1810 (some sources say it was on March 1) in Zelazowa Wola near Warsaw. On eve of the birthday anniversary solemn Thanksgiving [...]

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On September 9, 1939, the 9th day since III Reich invasion on Poland, Province of Poland of the Congregation of the Mission suffered first sacrifices. In Bydgoszcz, in a round-up organized as part of repressions after so called “bloody Sunday” two confreres from Vincentian House in the parish of St. Vincent de Paul in Bydgoszcz [...]

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At the begining of September lateral chapels in the Seminary Church of Conversion of St. Paul at Stradom in Krakow were reopened after several weeks long renovation. Chapels of Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (to left from main entrance) and Our Lady of Czestochowa (to right from entrance) are now opened for worshipers. From this [...]

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65 years ago, at 5 p.m. on August 1, 1944 the Uprising broke out in Warsaw, capital of Poland. It was the biggest military operation against Nazi aggressors during WWII undertaken and lead by underground army. For 63 long days people of  Warsaw struggled for freedom and liberation of their country.  Struggled to protect human [...]

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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 [...]