Vincentian Priests and Brothers

Wednesday, July 14 was National Holiday in France. For General Assembly participants this day was marked by Vincentian Family festivity. In the morning representatives of the JMV and SSVP gave their speeches. In the afternoon, at 5:00 PM special Eucharist celebration was held in the chapel of St. Vincent de Paul at Maison Mere. It [...]

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Cardinal Franc Rodé CM, Prefect of the Congregation for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life is among those who addressed participants of the Assembly. He did it in special letter of June 30. One can think his message  sounds like admonition. The other one will say it is careful, direct and [...]

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“The thoughts and prayers of the entire Vincentian Family will be focusing on Paris… where you, as Successor of St. Vincent, will preside over  proceedings and deliberations…” , writes Most Rev. Richard McCullen CM (Province of Ireland), 21st Superior General in 1980 - 1992, to Most Rev. Gregory Gay CM, the present Successor of St. [...]

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“On the occasion of the 41st General Assembly of the Congregation of the Mission His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI sends his cordial greetings to all the participants, assuring them of his fervent prayer that their efforts will contribute to a renewal of the annunciation of the Gospel to the poorest people…” reads the message addressed [...]

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FAMVIN.ORG has published Letter for Lent 2010 addressed by Superior General, Fr. Gregory Gay CM. In this letter we can read: “… Let us reflect this Lenten season on the fragility of Jesus Christ and on our own fragility to see it not as a limitation but rather as a means of building a new [...]

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