Saint
Saint Vincent de Paul
- Country / origin
- France
- Life
- 1581–1660
- Feast
- 27 September
Awaiting theological review
Who was this?
A French priest who organised charity for the poor, founded the Congregation of the Mission and, with Saint Louise de Marillac, the Daughters of Charity.
Patron of
- works of charity
- the poor
- volunteers
When to ask for intercession
- social work
- volunteering
- poverty
- charitable organisations
A short prayer
Saint Vincent de Paul, teach me to love God by serving those who most need it.
Written for Lumen as a simple personal prayer of intercession — not a liturgical text.
What are you living through today?
- Poverty and volunteering
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