In a time of transition and uncertainty, The Decalogue of the Vincentian Jubilee reveals itself as a spiritual compass, capable of guiding every son and daughter of Saint Vincent de Paul towards an authentic rediscovery of their own charism. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, with the sensitivity of someone who knows the heart of the Congregation of the Mission intimately, accompanies us along ten paths of light to re-read history, live the grace of the present and open ourselves boldly to the future.
This is not simply a text celebrating the 400th anniversary of the Vincentian foundation: this book is an invitation to personal and community conversion, a call to return to the sources, to where the mission began: in the encounter between the love of God and the poverty of our brothers and sisters.
Mavrič reminds us that the jubilee is not a memory to be honoured, but a favourable time to be reborn, to let ourselves be shaped by the Spirit of the Lord who “sent us to evangelise the poor” (Lk 4:18). Each chapter – from grateful remembrance to being mystics of charity – is a concrete step, a vital exhortation, a breath of the Vincentian charism that becomes prayer, action and witness.
This book is not only for members of the Vincentian Family. It speaks to every man and woman who seeks an incarnate spirituality, who dreams of a Church that is poor for the poor, capable of bending down with tenderness and courage to the wounds of the world.
The Decalogue of the Vincentian Jubilee is a gentle fire: it illuminates, warms and purifies. It is a precious opportunity to regenerate our identity, to say yes – once again and with greater strength – to God’s call that sends us today, as yesterday, to walk with the poor, to share their hope, to be a sign of a charity that knows no sunset.
