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CV NEWS FEED // A Catholic society St. Vincent de Paul founded in 1625 that is dedicated to evangelizing the poor is celebrating its 400th anniversary in a five-day commemoration that will conclude May 1 in a solemn Mass at the Church of Saint-Eustache in Paris.
According to an April 2 press release, the Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians) was founded to serve and evangelize the most vulnerable and to form priests dedicated to charity and justice. During the quadricentennial, the Vincentians will reaffirm their commitment to upholding this vision of St. Vincent de Paul.
The anniversary will commence April 27 with an initial gathering of cardinals and bishops of the Congregation of the Mission. The release stated that more than 150 representatives of the Congregation will then take part in a preparatory Triduum of prayer and pilgrimage at the Maison Mère of the Vincentian Missionaries, the Congregation’s Mother House, beginning April 28.
The Mass on May 1 will honor St. Vincent de Paul’s spiritual legacy and the Congregation’s fervent devotion to service and evangelization. The release stated that Bishop Emmanuel Tois, the auxiliary bishop of Paris, will be celebrating the Mass, and it will be livestreamed on the Congregation’s YouTube channel.
The Congregation of the Mission has various ministry initiatives, including the Famvin Homeless Alliance, a project combating homelessness, and the “13 Houses” campaign, that are rooted in the same spirit that compelled St. Vincent to serve the poor, the release said.
According to its website, the Congregation of the Mission is a “Society of Apostolic Life” cultivating the values St. Vincent de Paul encouraged: humility, simplicity, meekness, mortification, and zeal.
