The shortage of vocations: when there is a lack of workers and faithfulness grows
When there is a shortage of workers, the mission does not stop: it is purified and returns to the essentials. St Vincent teaches us that true fruitfulness comes from faithfulness, not from numbers.
Holy Thursday with St Vincent: the Eucharist becomes service to the poor
On Holy Thursday, the Church contemplates Christ giving himself in the Eucharist and bending down to serve. Following the example of Saint Vincent, this mystery becomes a concrete call to charity towards the poor.
The invisible poor: St Vincent’s gaze, which does not stop at those who knock
St Vincent and the invisible poor: a profound reflection on charity that does not stop at those who ask for help. Discover how to recognise and reach out to the hidden poor in today’s world
The poor children of Saint Vincent: when charity is measured in milk, clothes and tears
There are passages in the letters of Saint Vincent de Paul and Saint Louise de Marillac that leave no room for spiritual or vague interpretations. They are harsh, concrete, almost raw passages, because they describe poverty in its most fragile and defenceless form: that of abandoned children.
Renewal of the Vows of the Daughters of Charity: Moving from a life in community to a life in communion. The Letter to Philemon
Striking a balance between practical organisation and spiritual depth, the letters of Saint Vincent de Paul reveal a mission that takes shape in everyday life. A hands-on form of holiness, built on decisions, relationships and tireless care for others.
When the poor evangelise the Church
Among slaves, the sick, and the forgotten poor, Saint Vincent discovers a surprising truth: the poor do not only receive the Gospel. Often it is they, with their hidden faith, who evangelise the Church.
The poor, the heart of the mission: Saint Vincent’s view of the world
When reading the letters and stories related to the work of St. Vincent de Paul, it quickly becomes clear that the word ‘poor’ does not refer to a marginal category of Christian life for him. The poor are the centre, the point from which to interpret the mission of the Church and the actions of […]
“Signs of Hope for the Poor”: a Vincentian booklet that puts the Jubilee “in your hands”
The Congregation of the Mission announces the release of the new book by Fr. Salvatore Farì CM, Signs of Hope for the Poor, already available on Amazon in four languages. A lively and profound text for the Vincentian Family: Christian hope, concrete charity, and service to the poor, in dialogue with the journey towards the […]
Ash Wednesday: ‘today and forever’ with profound humility
Ash Wednesday not only inaugurates a liturgical season: it opens a decisive passage, a return to the essential. The ashes on our foreheads bring us back to the truth: we are fragile, not self-sufficient, in need of salvation. And this very truth, if accepted in the Spirit, becomes a grace: it frees us from presumption […]
Lent Cycle A
A Lenten journey from the desert to glory: Cycle A accompanies catechumens and communities on a decidedly Easter-oriented path. Water, light and new life (the Samaritan woman, the man born blind, Lazarus) become concrete questions about pain, faith and the ‘last place,’ experienced with Christ
