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The Founding of a Group of Women to Serve in the Hotel Dieu Hospital of Paris and for Other Works of Charity in Paris and Elsewhere The many ills in this valley of tears forces … Read More

The Establishment of the Hospitals in Paris and Marseilles for the Galley Slaves Monsieur Vincent’s pity for the poor galley slaves had its origin in his own experience, as we have described earlier. The charity … Read More

Spiritual Conferences for Clergy Spiritual conferences have ever been in vogue in the Church, especially for those who want to progress in virtue. The fathers of the desert regarded them as an excellent means for … Read More

Spiritual Retreats for Various Groups of People A prophet of old said that the land was desolate because no one had reflected and meditated in his heart. Exterior things preoccupy us, and we allow our … Read More

The Ordination Retreats for the Benefit of Those Wishing to Receive Holy Orders Saint Paul’s advice to the bishop Saint Timothy, not to impose his hands lightly on those seeking to receive holy orders, is … Read More

I Vincent de Paul was rooted in the country, and early in life he had every intention of staying fixed there. If he ventured beyond that setting after ordination it was to find clerical advancement, … Read More

The Establishment of the Daughters of Charity, Servants of the Sick Poor If it be true, as the prophet says, that abyss calls to abyss, we can say even more truly that blessing attracts blessing, … Read More

Account of the Great Good Accomplished in the Church by the Founding of the Congregation of the Mission, of which Monsieur Vincent Was the Prime Mover; First, the Establishment of the Confraternity of Charity for … Read More

The Establishment of the Priests of the Congregation of the Mission at Saint Lazare This mystic Jerusalem began little by little to develop into a new city, built from living stones shaped by the practice … Read More

While working through Vincent’s letters, first when I was reading them in sequence and later when involved in their translation, I was often struck by the detailed information he gives about travel arrangements, either for … Read More