 St.
Vincent was endowed with the gift of prophecy. In
anticipation of the Catholic Action movement that
would come more than 100 years later, he founded the
Union of Catholic Apostolate in 1835. This is an organization
of sisters, brothers, priests and laity.
Together
they, we, are to participate in the mission of the
Church through prayer, acts of charity, conversion
and social justice. The charism that he fostered was
and still is today -
“Spread the Gospel message by any and all means!”
This means that
if you are given the gift of teaching, then teach
and spread the Gospel message. If your gift is for
healing then heal with the infinite love of God. No
matter what your gifts are you are expected to use
those gifts to spread the Gospel message to everyone
with whom you come in contact. This is what is expected
of every Pallottine whether consecrated or lay member.
St. Vincent died in Rome on January 22, 1850. He was
canonized on Jan. 20, 1963. His feastday is
celebrated January 22.
All the actions of my life, even the most necessary and trifling ones, must be ruled by love in order to aspire to the infinite love.
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