Feast of Saint Vincent de Paul - Sept 27
St Vincent de Paul (1580 – September 27, 1660)
St. Vincent de Paul was born at Pouy, France on April 24, 1581. He was ordained a priest on September 23, 1600. Vincent devoted himself entirely to the alleviation of the sufferings of the poor, and to that purpose established the Confraternities of Charity, later known as the Ladies of Charity, in 1617. In 1625 he founded the Congregation of the Mission, his community of priests and brothers. With Louise de Marillac, he co-founded the Daughters of Charity in 1633. Vincent died in Paris on September 27, 1660 and was canonized in 1737. Pope Leo XIII declared him patron saint of all works of charity.
Reflection
The Church is for all God’s children, rich and poor, peasants and scholars, the sophisticated and the simple. But obviously the greatest concern of the Church must be for those who need the most help—those made helpless by sickness, poverty, ignorance, or cruelty. Vincent de Paul is a particularly appropriate patron for all Christians today, when hunger has become starvation, and the high living of the rich stands in more and more glaring contrast to the physical and moral degradation in which many of God’s children are forced to live.
source: https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-vincent-de-paul/
THIS WEEKEND: 2020 VIRTUAL Friends of the Poor® Walk/Run
Join Us
In raising money for those in need
This year, St. Vincent de Paul's annual Friends of the Poor® Walk/Run is VIRTUAL, meaning you can walk in your neighborhood, park, ride your horse, bicycle, use your treadmill or just donate! Be creative! Decorate those strollers, cars and bikes! Create your own parade, practicing safe social distancing.
Then, post pictures of your virtual event to Social Media and include the hashtag #NTFOP2020 (North Texas Friends of the Poor 2020) and include @svdpfrisco in your Tweet or FaceBook post.
Your efforts will benefit those living in poverty served by St. Vincent de Paul. To register or donate go to https://www.fopwalk.org/event/2517
No matter how you choose to join us, your efforts will raise awareness and create a kinder, more compassionate world.
2020 VIRTUAL Friends of the Poor® Walk/Run
This year, our annual Friends of the Poor® Walk/Run is VIRTUAL, meaning you can walk in your neighborhood, park, ride your horse, bicycle, use your treadmill or just donate! Be creative! Decorate those strollers, cars and bikes! Create your own parade, practicing safe social distancing.
Then, post pictures of your virtual event to Social Media and include the hashtag #NTFOP2020 (North Texas Friends of the Poor 2020) and include @svdpfrisco in your Tweet or FaceBook Post
Your efforts will benefit those living in poverty served by St. Vincent de Paul. To register or donate go to https://www.svdpfrisco.org/walk2020
No matter how you choose to join us, your efforts will raise awareness and create a kinder, more compassionate world.
Blessed Frederic Ozanam
Blessed Frederic Ozanam was schooled in law, literature and philosophy and taught at the universities in Lyon and Paris. Challenged by a detractor of the faith to demonstrate the good he was doing socially in France, Frederic and six companions founded the Society of St. Vincent de Paul on April 23, 1833. On June 23, 1841 Frederic married Amelie Soulacroix, and their only child, Marie, was born in 1845. He succumbed to ill health and died on September 8, 1853. Pope John Paul II beatified Frederic Ozanam in Paris on August 22, 1997.