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.
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
At Giordano, the beginning of the mission: the Baptism of the Lord and our consecration
On Sunday, 11 January, we celebrate the Baptism of the Lord: at the Jordan, Jesus enters our history and inaugurates his mission. The heavens open, the Spirit descends, the Father proclaims him his beloved Son: the Trinity reveals itself in meekness. Read the article and renew your baptismal grace to serve and evangelise the poor […]
Epiphany of the Lord: the light that brings peoples together and opens the way to Mission
On the solemnity of the Epiphany, the Church contemplates the mystery of Christ who reveals himself: not to a religious elite, not to one people alone, but to all peoples. The Gospel passage about the Magi (Mt 2:1-12) is both a narrative and a prophecy: it recounts a real journey and, at the same time, […]
Discover the Heart of the Durando Institute in Vietnam
We invite you to explore, through this video, the life of the Durando Institute, the formation home for seminarians of the Congregation of the Mission in Vietnam.
When God becomes poor: Christmas in Vincentian terms
When God becomes poor, the nativity scene becomes a ‘key to life’: this is Christmas according to Saint Vincent de Paul. From the manger we learn humility and service, recognising Christ in the marginalised and the ‘discarded’. An invitation to the Vincentian Family: to transform poverty into hope, with fraternity and shared charity.
Saint Vincent, son of a poor farmer – at the school of Christmas
Saint Vincent, son of a poor farmer, guides us to the school of the nativity scene and evangelical poverty. In the Child of Bethlehem, we discover a Church that chooses simplicity, close to the poor and the peripheries. A Christmas meditation to recognise our fragility as the place where God begins his mission anew.
Saint Vincent and the poverty of the clergy: a poor Church for the poor
St Vincent de Paul did not only look at the poor “outside”, but also at the hidden poverty of priests and wounded dioceses. In this article, we discover how, in his thinking, caring for the clergy becomes an act of justice towards the poorest people. A timely reflection for the Congregation of the Mission and […]
Immaculate Virgin Mary
On 8 December, we contemplate the Immaculate Conception: in Mary, God’s love conquers all sin and opens the way to hope. The liturgical journey of the feast reveals the face of a poor and humble woman, chosen to live among the least. In the heart of Advent, let us allow ourselves to be guided by […]
