SECTION THREE: The Care and Impartiality with Which Monsieur Vincent Acted Concerning Ecclesiastical Benefices Since Cardinal Mazarin had been appointed by the queen as the head of the Council for Ecclesiastical Affairs, he gave as … Read More
The Life of Vincent de Paul (Abelly): Book II, Chapter XIII, Section II
SECTION TWO: Rules for Awarding Benefices, Adopted on the Recommendation of Monsieur Vincent After being appointed to the council in the way we have described, Monsieur Vincent felt the first order of business ought to … Read More
The Life of Vincent de Paul (Abelly): Book II, Chapter XIII, Section I
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Monsieur Vincent’s Service to the King in the Council of His Majesty and Elsewhere During the Time of the Queen Mother’s Regency We could well include among the great accomplishments of Monsieur Vincent … Read More
The Life of Vincent de Paul (Abelly): Book II, Chapter XII
CHAPTER TWELVE: The Efforts of Monsieur Vincent to Combat the Errors of Jansenism In imitation of the patriarch Job, this humble and faithful servant of God could say about the errors which have troubled the … Read More
The Life of Vincent de Paul (Abelly): Book II, Chapter XI, Section III
SECTION THREE: The Remarkable Effects of the Help Given to the Provinces of Picardy and Champagne After seeing the extreme misery of these two provinces and the deplorable state to which the people had been … Read More
The Life of Vincent de Paul (Abelly): Book II, Chapter XI, Section II
SECTION TWO: Help Given to the Provinces of Picardy and Champagne In 1650, by a secret judgment of God, the scourge of war which for many years had afflicted the greater part of Europe began … Read More
The Life of Vincent de Paul (Abelly): Book II, Chapter XI, Section I
CHAPTER ELEVEN: The Help Given by Monsieur Vincent to Different Provinces Devastated by Wars SECTION ONE: Help Given to Lorraine We can say without exaggeration that we will see in this and in the following … Read More
The Life of Vincent de Paul (Abelly): Book II, Chapter X
CHAPTER TEN: The Assemblies of the Ladies of Charity of Paris We have already spoken enough in Book One of the origins and progress of this devout assembly of Ladies of Charity of Paris. They … Read More
The Life of Vincent de Paul (Abelly): Book II, Chapter IX
CHAPTER NINE: The Founding of the Daughters of Charity, Servants of the Sick Poor We will not repeat here what has already been said in Book One about the origins of the Daughters of Charity, … Read More
The Life of Vincent de Paul (Abelly): Book II, Chapter VIII
CHAPTER EIGHT: The Confraternities of Charity in the Parishes Among the signs our Lord gave of his divine mission and his role as messiah and redeemer of the world, when the holy precursor John the … Read More