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St. Vincent de Paul

He grew up amidst the hard life of those around him. When still a child his duty was to guard the few sheep his father possessed. Vincent loved the poor; gave them the few belongings at his disposal, and even his clothes. He was not only kind but prayerful. When twelve years of age, his father place him at school with the Franciscans in Dax. The boy studied so diligently that in four years’ time he became tutor to the children of a prominent lawyer. Shortly thereafter he entered the University of Saragossa, Spain, but did not remain long there on account of the disputes on “grace”. Vincent returned to France and resumed his studies with distinction at Toulouse.

Sold Into Slavery

In 1600 he was ordained a Priest. Soon thereafter he was captured by three Turkish pirates and carried into Barbary and sold into slavery. Finally, he converted his renegade master, and escaped with him to France, where his apostolic work brought innumerable souls back to God. Appointed Chaplain-general of the galleys of France, he was able through his tender charity to bring hope into the prisons where despair had hitherto reigned.

At night he went through the streets of Paris seeking the children who were left there to die. Rarely has one man undertaken as much as St. Vincent did; rarely has anyone accomplished as much. He was not only the savior of the poor, but also of the rich, for he taught them to perform works of mercy. The Societies of Charity of pious ladies which he had founded in so many parts of France to nurse the sick-poor grew and prospered under the devoted direction of a widow, Madame Le Gras. But it soon became evident that something more stable and more firmly constituted was needed to carry on the work.

Establishing the Sisters of Charity

In 1634, under the guidance of Madame Le Gras these charitable ladies were formed into a religious community, known as the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, under the spiritual direction of his own Congregation of the Mission, or Lazarists. The Sisters wear the white cornette or head-dress, and are serving in every country of the world. The sanctification of the clergy

The Society of St. Vincent, the Lazarists, and 35,000 Sisters of Charity, still comfort the afflicted with the charity of St. Vincent de Paul. After receiving the Last Sacraments, while seated on a chair, for he was too weak to be moved to his bed, St. Vincent died in the house of St. Lazare on September 27, 1660. The French Revolutionists sacked the house and shrine of the Saint, but respected his remains. A new shrine is now in the beautiful chapel of the Lazarists in the Rue de Sevres at Paris.
St. Vincent de Paul Rosary
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