“Year of Faith” leads to “Formation Fridays”
As the Year of Faith draws to an end we at FamVin/VinFormation end our monthly series of reflections “Year of Faith” and begin a new weekly series “Formation Fridays”. The Year of Faith was a call to deepen our faith and engage in...
Pray tiny bit more in the Year of Faith
Physician – “Working Mom” – Saint Gianna Beretta Molla
She wanted to be a missionary in Brazil, but this member of the Society of Vincent de Paul found sanctity as a physician and “working Mom”. Continuing our Vincentian Year of Faith Series we feature the heroic modern saint, St. Gianna Beretta...
Door of Faith: St. Agostina Pietrantoni
St. Agostina is an inspiring example of the Vincentian blend of contemplation and action. She had a great devotion to the Mother of God, and her favorite prayer was the Rosary. She served the sick at Santo Spirito Hospital, saying: “We will lie down for such a long time after death that it is worthwhile to keep standing while we are alive. Let us work now; one day we will rest.”