FeastDay SAINT VINCENT PALLOTTI Priest January 22 Born in Rome in 1795, Saint Vincent became a priest and dedicated himself completely to God and the care of souls. He dreamed of gaining for Christ all non-Catholics, especially the Mohammedans. Thus he inaugurated a revolutionary progrma which envisaged the collaboration of the laity in the apostolate of the clergy. But Saint Vincent was also well aware of the many deprivations in the natural sphere that hindered the spread of the Faith. He thus obtained and spent huge sums for the poor and underprivileged. He founded guilds for workers, africultural schools, loan associations, orphanages and homes for girls~all of which made him the pioneer and precursor of Catholic Action. His greatest legacy was the congregation which he founded for urban mission work, known as the Society for Catholic Action. This indefatigable laborer for Christ died in 1850 from a severe cold which he most likely caught on a rainy night after giving his cloak to a beggar. He was canonized in 1963 by Pope John XXIII. PRAYER God, You taught Your Church to observe all the heavenly commandments in the love of God and neighbor. Help us to practice works of charity in imitation of Your Priest Saint Vincent and merit to be numbered among the blessed in Your Kingdom. AMEN.†
Posted on: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 02:03:26 +0000
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