Society of St. Vincent dePaul at Holy Eucharist Parish at 344 Kresson Road, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 US - Learn more About Us
Learn more About Us
This page outlines the history of our society and the mission statement of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
Who WE Are?
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is an international lay Catholic charitable organization present in 142 countries of the world. It is composed of ordinary men and women, 700,000 strong, who do incredible things not for themselves but for others. Frederic Ozanam and six friends from the University ...
Mission Statement
Members of the Society of St.Vincent de Paul (or "Vincentians" ) are men and women who strive to grow spiritually by offering person-to-person service to individuals in need. We are young and old. Our members come in every shade of skin color. Some of us are wealthy, some are financially poor, but ...
Society of St. Vincent de Paul History
Our International Beginnings Paris, France Frédéric Ozanam left his home in Lyon, France, in the autumn of 1831, for Paris. He registered in the School of Law at the Sorbonne, University of Paris. Frédéric collaborated with Mr. Emmanuel Bailly, editor of the Tribune Catholique, in reviving ...
THE GREATEST COMMANDMENTS & THE BEATITUDES
"Teacher,which commandment in the law is the greatest?" He said to him, "You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and first commandment. The second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. The whole law of ...