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The Intuition of St. Vincent
His openness to involving the laity in the charitable activity of the Church
For Vincent, the
Church continues
Christ.
The Church is Christ.
All persons, the
poor and the
rich, form the
Mystical Body of
Christ.
It is impossible
not to share,
St. Vincent
thinks and
says.
All the disciples of Jesus
Christ are bound by the same
baptism and if the rich do not
serve the poor, they are only
“Christians in name”.
A Vincentian
ministry is
typically one of
“compassion
and mercy”.
The power of this
ministry is found in
Matthew 25: “...Whatever
you did for one of these
least brothers of
mine, you did for me.”
The urgency of
charity pushes
Vincent to
organize and
diffuse it
throughout
the Kingdom.
Women, in particular,
were great
ambassadresses of
this charity because
of their availability,
know-how, sensitivity,
experience in caring
for the sick, and
capacity to give.
All of this drew
them closer to
the poor.
For it is
necessary to
give oneself,
to consecrate
oneself in
some way to
charity.
The verb most
often used by
St. Vincent is
“se donner”
(to give oneself).
It is the gift which
leads to service.
The priority of the members of
his institutions, including
priests, religious, and laity,
must be to serve.
All receive a mandate to be
representatives of the
goodness of God among
those who suffer.
Giving and service reach their
highest form in the Eucharist,
the ideal “center of devotion
and place of charity”…
… a place towards which we
must strive with all our might,
in keeping with our Baptism
We must die like Jesus Christ
to live in Jesus Christ.
Such is the burning
imperative of everyone, the
call to holiness to which
“all Christians are obligated”.
In Vincent’s way of
thinking, you didn’t
need a cloister to be
holy! Day after day, one
could sanctify oneself in
normal events and even
in mundane physical
labor or administration.
God Himself takes
care of the world
through His
Providence! Who
could not embrace
this way of living?
In addition to
charity and service,
St. Vincent’s other
main emphasis is
the Announcement
of Salvation.
It is a question of
saving humankind,
and especially the
poor.
Two adverbs repeatedly
drive this message home, in
the rules of his institutions:
“spiritually and corporally”.
We must, with all our
strength, struggle against
the miseries of poverty.
Yet it is no less urgent to
announce Jesus Christ.
The preaching of the
Gospel to the poor is the
obsession of St. Vincent. In
no way will he allow the
poor to miss salvation and
die of hunger.
His great plan is the
proclamation of the
Good News, as
Christ the
Evangelizer did, in
the synagogue of
Nazareth (Luke 4:18).
To catechize is the
responsibility of each lay
person. The idea is to do it
in a quite natural way
without being afraid to take
part in the lives of the
people.
It is necessary to spread the
Gospel and to tell people
that God loves them. Jesus
himself came “to set the
earth on fire and how I wish
it were already blazing”
(Luke 12:49)
This divine fire must set
ablaze and consume
everything.
A Vincentian maxim
recaptures all this in a
marvelous way: “It is not
enough to love God if my
neighbor doesn’t love him”.
That is why each
one of us is invited
to live love daily,
as a group, as a
community. To live
together, with one
heart and one
soul.
Witnessing is
more eloquent
than any
preaching!
It is “like the
unity of God”
in the Trinity.
Passion for
humankind,
passion for God.
Such is the mission
of the laity in the
time of St. Vincent
as well as in our
own time.
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“There is nothing more
consistent with the Gospel
than to amass insights and
strengths for one’s soul
through prayer, reading and
solitude, and then to go and
share this spiritual nourishment
with women and men…”
“
…It is to imitate the dove, which
digests half the food it has caught
and then, with its beak, nourishes
its little ones. That is how we
should do, that is how we must
witness to God, by our works, that
we love Him. All our work is in
action.”
- St. Vincent de Paul (XI,41).
Source:
"The Laity and M. Vincent," by J.-P. Renouard, C.M.
Vincentiana: Vol. 39 : No. 4 , Article 4.
Available at: https://via.library.depaul.edu/vincentiana/vol39/iss4/4

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The Intuition of St. Vincent

  • 1. The Intuition of St. Vincent His openness to involving the laity in the charitable activity of the Church
  • 2. For Vincent, the Church continues Christ.
  • 3. The Church is Christ.
  • 4. All persons, the poor and the rich, form the Mystical Body of Christ.
  • 5. It is impossible not to share, St. Vincent thinks and says.
  • 6. All the disciples of Jesus Christ are bound by the same baptism and if the rich do not serve the poor, they are only “Christians in name”.
  • 7. A Vincentian ministry is typically one of “compassion and mercy”.
  • 8. The power of this ministry is found in Matthew 25: “...Whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.”
  • 9. The urgency of charity pushes Vincent to organize and diffuse it throughout the Kingdom.
  • 10. Women, in particular, were great ambassadresses of this charity because of their availability, know-how, sensitivity, experience in caring for the sick, and capacity to give.
  • 11. All of this drew them closer to the poor.
  • 12. For it is necessary to give oneself, to consecrate oneself in some way to charity.
  • 13. The verb most often used by St. Vincent is “se donner” (to give oneself). It is the gift which leads to service.
  • 14. The priority of the members of his institutions, including priests, religious, and laity, must be to serve.
  • 15. All receive a mandate to be representatives of the goodness of God among those who suffer.
  • 16. Giving and service reach their highest form in the Eucharist, the ideal “center of devotion and place of charity”…
  • 17. … a place towards which we must strive with all our might, in keeping with our Baptism
  • 18. We must die like Jesus Christ to live in Jesus Christ.
  • 19. Such is the burning imperative of everyone, the call to holiness to which “all Christians are obligated”.
  • 20. In Vincent’s way of thinking, you didn’t need a cloister to be holy! Day after day, one could sanctify oneself in normal events and even in mundane physical labor or administration.
  • 21. God Himself takes care of the world through His Providence! Who could not embrace this way of living?
  • 22. In addition to charity and service, St. Vincent’s other main emphasis is the Announcement of Salvation.
  • 23. It is a question of saving humankind, and especially the poor.
  • 24. Two adverbs repeatedly drive this message home, in the rules of his institutions: “spiritually and corporally”.
  • 25. We must, with all our strength, struggle against the miseries of poverty. Yet it is no less urgent to announce Jesus Christ.
  • 26. The preaching of the Gospel to the poor is the obsession of St. Vincent. In no way will he allow the poor to miss salvation and die of hunger.
  • 27. His great plan is the proclamation of the Good News, as Christ the Evangelizer did, in the synagogue of Nazareth (Luke 4:18).
  • 28. To catechize is the responsibility of each lay person. The idea is to do it in a quite natural way without being afraid to take part in the lives of the people.
  • 29. It is necessary to spread the Gospel and to tell people that God loves them. Jesus himself came “to set the earth on fire and how I wish it were already blazing” (Luke 12:49)
  • 30. This divine fire must set ablaze and consume everything.
  • 31. A Vincentian maxim recaptures all this in a marvelous way: “It is not enough to love God if my neighbor doesn’t love him”.
  • 32. That is why each one of us is invited to live love daily, as a group, as a community. To live together, with one heart and one soul.
  • 33. Witnessing is more eloquent than any preaching! It is “like the unity of God” in the Trinity.
  • 34. Passion for humankind, passion for God. Such is the mission of the laity in the time of St. Vincent as well as in our own time. Photo: facebook/AIC International
  • 35. “There is nothing more consistent with the Gospel than to amass insights and strengths for one’s soul through prayer, reading and solitude, and then to go and share this spiritual nourishment with women and men…”
  • 36. “ …It is to imitate the dove, which digests half the food it has caught and then, with its beak, nourishes its little ones. That is how we should do, that is how we must witness to God, by our works, that we love Him. All our work is in action.” - St. Vincent de Paul (XI,41).
  • 37. Source: "The Laity and M. Vincent," by J.-P. Renouard, C.M. Vincentiana: Vol. 39 : No. 4 , Article 4. Available at: https://via.library.depaul.edu/vincentiana/vol39/iss4/4