Blessed Marta Wiecka: A Life Given in Service to the Sick and the Poor
On the occasion of the liturgical memorial of Blessed Marta Wiecka, celebrated on May 30, Fr. Serhiy Pavlish, C.M., General Postulator of the Congregation of the Mission, offers a reflection on the message that Blessed Marta continues to convey today through her life: a radiant witness of faith, mercy, and active charity, lived in service […]
Ján Havlík – As on a mission
Ján Havlík, beatified on 31 August in Šaštin, Slovakia, the servant of God Ján Havlík, seminarian of the Congregation of the Mission, recognised as a martyr of the faith.
Blessed Rafael Lluch Garin
“Don’t cry, Mum; I want you to be happy, because your son is very happy. I will give my life for our God. I’ll wait for you in Heaven.”
Life of H.B. Stéphanos II Ghattas, C.M.
“I tried with all my strength to love and serve everyone, without distinction: bishops, priests, religious men and women, and the faithful,” states the late Patriarch Emeritus of Alexandria of the Copts, His Beatitude Stéphanos II Ghattas, in his will.
Sister Teresa TAMBELLI, FdC
A new Venerable among the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul
All Saints’ Day: the feast of the Beatitudes that smells of charity (a Vincentian perspective)
On 1 November, the Church celebrates the ‘immense multitude’ that no one can count: not only the saints on the altars, but also the discreet holiness of those who, day after day, allow themselves to be moulded by the Gospel. From a Vincentian perspective, this feast is the day of the Beatitudes lived: holiness not […]
Father Amado García Sánchez, C.M., martyr of charity and hope
On 24 October, the Vincentian Family remembers Father Amado García Sánchez, martyr of Gijón, an example of faith, courage and charity until the end. A missionary among the poor and spiritual guide to young people, he chose to remain with his confreres during the time of persecution. His life is an invitation to live the […]
Father Giovanni Battista Manzella – missionary of joy and charity
On 23 October, the Vincentian Family remembers Father Giovanni Battista Manzella, the “trumpeter of Christ”, apostle of charity in Sardinia. A tireless missionary, he preached with simplicity and joy, founding works of faith and service to the poor. He had a humble heart, inflamed with love for God and for the least among us.
Father José María Fernández Sánchez, C.M., witness of faith and hope
On 23 October, the Vincentian Family remembers Fr. José María Fernández Sánchez, missionary and martyr of the faith. A teacher, formator and man of prayer, he faced persecution with serenity and trust in God. His life is a hymn to hope and evangelical fidelity to the end.
Father Felice De Andreis and Rafael Lluch Garín: two paths, one love for Christ
On 15 October, the Vincentian Family celebrates two luminous figures: Fr. Felice De Andreis, missionary and founder, and Rafael Lluch Garín, young martyr. Separated by more than a century and oceans of distance, they share the same source: the Gospel lived to the point of total self-giving.
