Hello all, Happy feast day to all born, baptized and married today Happy feast day to all Deacons, Seminarians, Priests, Bishops, Monks, Nuns, Religious Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus. Happy feast day to all named Vincent and parents of all named Vincent Happy feast day to all members of The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Happy feast day to all who by the grace of God are filled with the virtues of Charity and aid to the poor Happy feast day to all Clerics of the “Congregation of the Mission” (which is a Catholic Society of Catholic Priests commonly known as the Vincentians). Happy Feast day to all Clerics of the “Congregation of the Daughters of Charity” Happy feast day to all Catholic Missionaries Today September 27, marks the liturgical memorial of Saint Vincent de Paul He is popularly called the Apostle of the poor He is often known as “De Paul” De Paul, was born on the 24th of April 1581 in Pouy,Landes, Gascony, France, He was born into a family of peasant farmers. He was a Roman Catholic Priest dedicated to serving the poor. Catholic History tells us that Vincent had four brothers and two sisters. He began divinity studies in 1596 at the University of Toulouse He studied humanities in Dax, France with the Cordeliers and he graduated in theology at Toulouse. He was ordained a Priest in the year 1600 (at age 20) and he remained in Toulouse until he went to Marseille for an inheritance. In 1605, on his way back from Marseille, he was taken captive by Turkish pirates, who brought him to Tunis and sold him into slavery. After converting his owner to Christianity, Saint Vincent de Paul escaped in 1607. After returning to France, De Paul went to Rome. There he continued his studies until 1609, when he was sent back to France on a mission to King Henry IV of France He served as chaplain to Marguerite de Valois. For a while he was Parish Priest at Clichy, but from 1612 he began to serve the Gondi, an illustrious family. He was confessor and spiritual director to Mme de Gondi, and he began giving peasant missions on the estate with her aid. In 1622, De Paul was appointed chaplain to the galleys, and in this capacity he gave missions for the galley-slaves. In 1625 he founded the Congregation of the Mission, a Catholic society of missioning priests commonly known as the Vincentians. He directed the “Congregation of the Mission” to supervise the formation of priests and to give support to the poor. In 1633, with the help of Saint Louise de Marillac, Saint Vincent de Paul also founded the Congregation of the Daughters of Charity. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quotes of the Day: (words of Saint Vincent de Paul) However great the work that God may achieve by an individual, he must not indulge in self-satisfaction. He ought rather to be all the more humbled, seeing himself merely as a tool which God has made use of. - Saint Vincent de Paul ------------------------------------------- We must love our neighbor as being made in the image of God and as an object of His love. - Saint Vincent de Paul ---------------------------------------- The Church teaches us that mercy belongs to God. Let us implore Him to bestow on us the spirit of mercy and compassion, so that we are filled with it and may never lose it. Only consider how much we ourselves are in need of mercy. - Saint Vincent de Paul ----------------------------------------- Extend your mercy towards others, so that there can be no one in need whom you meet without helping. For what hope is there for us if God should withdraw His Mercy from us? - Saint Vincent de Paul ------------------------------------------ The most powerful weapon to conquer the devil is humility. For, as he does not know at all how to employ it, neither does he know how to defend himself from it. - Saint Vincent de Paul ---------------------------------------- Free your mind from all that troubles you; God will take care of things. You will be unable to make haste in this (choice) without, so to speak, grieving the heart of God, because he sees that you do not honor him sufficiently with holy trust. Trust in him, I beg you, and you will have the fulfillment of what your heart desires. - Saint Vincent de Paul -------------------------------------- It is our duty to prefer the service of the poor to everything else and to offer such service as quickly as possible. If a needy person requires medicine or other help during prayer time, do whatever has to be done with peace of mind. Offer the deed to God as your prayer…. Charity is certainly greater than any rule. Moreover, all rules must lead to charity. - Saint Vincent De Paul --------------------------------------- Human nature grows tired of always doing the same thing, and it is God’s will that this because of the opportunity of practicing two great virtues. The first is perseverance, which will bring us to our goal. The other is steadfastness, which overcomes the difficulties on the way. - Saint Vincent De Paul ----------------------------------- We should strive to keep our hearts open to the sufferings and wretchedness of other people, and pray continually that God may grant us that spirit of compassion which is truly the spirit of God. - Saint Vincent De Paul --------------------------------- Humility and charity are the two master-chords: one, the lowest; the other, the highest; all the others are dependent on them. Therefore it is necessary, above all, to maintain ourselves in these two virtues; for observe well that the preservation of the whole edifice depends on the foundation and the roof. -Saint Vincent De Paul --------------------------------- As it is most certain that the teaching of Christ cannot deceive, if we would walk securely, we ought to attach ourselves to it with greatest confidence and to profess openly that we live according to it, and not to the maxims of the world, which are all deceitful. This is the fundamental maxim of all Christian perfection. - Saint Vincent De Paul ---------------------------------- We have never so much cause for consolation, as when we find ourselves oppressed by sufferings and trials; for these make us like Christ our Lord, and this resemblance is the true mark of our predestination. - Saint Vincent De Paul ---------------------------------------- Perfection consists in one thing alone, which is doing the will of God. For, according to Our Lord’s words, it suffices for perfection to deny self, to take up the cross and to follow Him. Now who denies himself and takes up his cross and follows Christ better than he who seeks not to do his own will, but always that of God? Behold, now, how little is needed to become as Saint? Nothing more than to acquire the habit of willing, on every occasion, what God wills. - Saint Vincent de Paul ------------------------------------------- He who allows himself to be ruled or guided by the lower and animal part of his nature, deserves to be called a beast rather than a man. - Saint Vincent de Paul ------------------------------------------ Whoever wishes to make progress in perfection should use particular diligence in not allowing himself to be led away by his passions, which destroy with one hand the spiritual edifice which is rising by the labors of the other. But to succeed well in this, resistance should be begun while the passions are yet weak; for after they are thoroughly rooted and grown up, there is scarcely any remedy. - Saint Vincent de Paul ---------------------------------------- The first step to be taken by one who wishes to follow Christ is, according to Our Lord’s own words, that of renouncing himself – that is, his own senses, his own passions, his own will, his own judgement, and all the movements of nature, making to God a sacrifice of all these things, and of all their acts, which are surely sacrifices very acceptable to the Lord. And we must never grow weary of this; for if anyone having, so to speak, one foot already in Heaven, should abandon this exercise, when the time should come for him to put the other there, he would run much risk of being lost. - Saint Vincent de Paul ----------------------------------------- Even though the poor are often rough and unrefined, we must not judge them from external appearances nor from the mental gifts they seem to have received. On the contrary, if you consider the poor in the light of faith, then you will observe that they are taking the place of the Son of God who chose to be poor. Although in his passion he almost lost the appearance of a man and was considered a fool by the Gentiles and a stumbling block by the Jews, he showed them that his mission was to preach to the poor: He sent me to preach the good news to the poor. We also ought to have this same spirit and imitate Christ’s actions, that is, we must take care of the poor, console them, help them, support their cause. Since Christ willed to be born poor, he chose for himself disciples who were poor. He made himself the servant of the poor and shared their poverty. He went so far as to say that he would consider every deed which either helps or harms the poor as done for or against himself. Since God surely loves the poor, he also loves those who love the poor. For when one person holds another dear, he also includes in his affection anyone who loves or serves the one he loves. That is why we hope that God will love us for the sake of the poor. So when we visit the poor and needy, we try to understand the poor and weak. We sympathize with them so fully that we can echo Paul’s words: I have become all things to all men. Therefore, we must try to be stirred by our neighbors’ worries and distress. We must beg God to pour into our hearts sentiments of pity and compassion and to fill them again and again with these dispositions. It is our duty to prefer the service of the poor to everything else and to offer such service as quickly as possible. If a needy person requires medicine or other help during prayer time, do whatever has to be done with peace of mind. Offer the deed to God as your prayer. Do not become upset or feel guilty because you interrupted your prayer to serve the poor. God is not neglected if you leave him for such service. One of God’s works is merely interrupted so that another can be carried out. So when you leave prayer to serve some poor person, remember that this very service is performed for God. Charity is certainly greater than any rule. Moreover, all rules must lead to charity. Since she is a noble mistress, we must do whatever she commands. With renewed devotion, then, we must serve the poor, especially outcasts and beggars. They have been given to us as our masters and patrons. - Saint Vincent de Paul -------------------------------------------- Saint Vincent de Paul also fought against the Jansenist heresy. He was renowned for his compassion, humility and generosity He is venerated as a Saint in the Roman Catholic Church. He died on the 27th of September 1660 (aged 79) in Paris, France He was beatified and given the degree of heroic virtues on the 13th of August 1729, in Rome by Pope Benedict XIII (who was the 245th Servant of God since the pontificate of Saint Peter the Apostle) He was canonized and pronounced as Saint Vincent De Paul on the 16th of June 1737, in Rome by Pope Clement XII (who was the 246th Bishop of Rome since the pontificate of Saint Peter the Apostle) Saint Vincents body was exhumed in 1712, (53 years after his death). The written account of an eye witness states that ... the eyes and nose alone showed some decay. However, when the body was exhumed again during the canonization in 1737 it was then discovered to have decomposed due to an underground flood. His bones have been encased in a waxen figure which is displayed in a glass reliquary in the chapel of the headquarters of the Vincentian fathers in Paris. His heart is still incorrupt! His incorrupt heart is displayed in a reliquary in the chapel of the motherhouse of the Sisters of Charity in Paris In 1885, Saint Vincent De Paul was declared as the patron to the Sisters of Charity by Pope Leo XIII (who was the 256th Vicar of Christ since the pontificate of Saint Peter the Apostle) Saint Vincent De Paul is also patron to the Brothers of Charity. He is the patron saint of charities He is also the patron of horses and hospitals He is invoked against leprosy and lost articles He is the Patron Saint of Madagascar and prisoners He is also the Patron Saint of those who need spiritual help He is the Patron Saint of “Saint Vincent de Paul Societies” and the “Vincentian Service Corps” He is also the Patron saint of the “Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory “ He is the Patron Saint of volunteers -------------------------------------------- Pope Paul VI transferred the celebration of his memorial to the 27th of September, Saints Cosmas and Damian having been moved to 26th of September to make way for him, as he is now better known in the West. The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, is a charitable organization dedicated to the service of the poor. It was established by French students in 1833. The Society is today present in 132 countries. DePaul University takes its name from Vincent de Paul ---------------------------- The Society of Saint Vincent De Paul is a lay Catholic organization whose mission is: To live the Gospel message by serving Christ in the poor with love, respect, justice and joy. VALUES The Mission of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul implies that as Vincentians: • we must see Christ in anyone who suffers • we must come together as a family • we must have personal contact with the poor • we must help in all possible ways To Serve the Poor is to Serve Jesus -Saint Vincent de Paul -------------------------------------------------- Saint Vincent de Paul is listed among the incorruptibles! Other incorruptible saints are Saint John Vianney , Saint Rita of Cascia, Saint Bernadette, Saint Charbel, Saint Teresa Margaret of the Sacred Heart, , Saint Silvan, Saint Pio, Saint Veronica Giuliani, Saint Zita, Saint John Bosco, Pope Saint John XXIII and Pope Saint Pius IX....amongst others Saint Vincent’s bones and heart are perfectly incorrupt and have been placed inside a wax figure of his body. His relics can be seen in the Church of Saint Vincent de Paul in Paris. -------------------------------------------------- Prayer to Saint Vincent de Paul Dear Saint, the mere mention of your name suggests a litany of your virtues: humility, zeal, mercy, self-sacrifice. It also recalls your many foundations: Works of Mercy, Congregations, Societies. And the Church gratefully remembers your promotion of the priesthood. Inspire all Charitable Workers, especially those who minister to the poor - both the spiritually and the materially poor. Amen. --------------------------------------------------- Let us pray that by the works, spiritual direction, spiritual maturity, intercession and Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, we may in this group find the spiritual motivation to win our souls for God. Amen Summary and the life history and services of Saint Vincent de Paul can be viewed by clicking the image of the Saint in our groups photo section. Saint of the day would be communicated to you as promptly and consistently as humanly possible, by Gods grace. May we all in this group and beyond this group, Christians and non Christians alike, Catholics and non Catholics alike, be saved from the fires of hell and lifted up into heaven after our stay here on this exile. Amen May our Lord Jesus Christ, through the intercession and Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul and other Saints before and after him and through Gods Divine Mercy strengthen our souls, open out the way for us all, and above all, intoxicate us with HIS love. Amen May Christ make us into blazing fires to enkindle the earth with the heavenly fire HE brought us. Amen Jesus we love you, all we have is yours, yours we are and yours we want to be, please do with us whatever you will. Amen Jesus, Mary and Joseph, we give you our lives and our salvation. Amen. Jesus, Mary we love you, please save our souls. Amen Saint Vincent de Paul, pray for us. Amen
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