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What keeps What keeps your heart your heart
afire? Christ in afire? Christ in your life!your life!
Fr. Gerry KellyClaudia Pieske
Jeanne M. Harper
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Serving in Hope Serving in Hope The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is an
international Catholic organization of lay persons founded in 1833 by Frederic Ozanam and his companions. Placed under the patronage of St. Vincent de Paul, the Society derives its inspiration from his thinking and work. It seeks, in a spirit of justice and charity and by person-to-person involvement of its members, to help those who are suffering. Rule Chapter I.1
ANGELS can fly….ANGELS can fly….
Because they take themselves LIGHTLY!
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Serving the poor is anServing the poor is an
opportunity to encounter
the suffering Christ – to see his face in them
– to make the love of God a reality in their lives
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Seeing the miraculous in Seeing the miraculous in details of everyday life…details of everyday life…Source: Gary Eckstein, Community Care Resources, Inc. v4, p 5Source: Gary Eckstein, Community Care Resources, Inc. v4, p 5
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Vincentians seek their holiness in the service of the poor
- the poor are our reason for
existence!
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SPIES+F Affects of SPIES+F Affects of Stress and Change: Stress and Change:
mind, body & spiritmind, body & spirit
SocialPhysicalIntellectualEmotionalSpiritualFinancial
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The Fire and the Light of The Fire and the Light of St. Vincent’s and Blessed St. Vincent’s and Blessed Frederic’s charism is lived Frederic’s charism is lived
on in our actions – by on in our actions – by serving the poor person-serving the poor person-
to-person showing to-person showing respect for the dignity and respect for the dignity and integrity of the poor as we integrity of the poor as we
serve in charity and serve in charity and justice.justice.
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Ways of inspiring Ways of inspiring ourselves to be all that ourselves to be all that the father asks of us…the father asks of us…
Fast, Eat, Sleep & Live healthyRetreats, daily mass, sacramentsMusicMeditationPrayerful readingsConference mtgsOther….
Bl. Frederic’s Bl. Frederic’s deepest deepest
desire to set desire to set his heart afire his heart afire
was towas to“Embrace the “Embrace the whole world whole world in a network in a network of charity”of charity”
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EXPERIENCEEXPERIENCE: “It is necessary : “It is necessary to give oneself to God…in order to give oneself to God…in order
to serve the poor” SVdPto serve the poor” SVdP
“We must begin by establishing the kingdom of God in OURSELVES and ONLY then in others..tend to our interior life..if we fail to do that, we miss everything!” SVdP
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FaithFaith: Fire in our Hearts: Fire in our Hearts
Comes from loving openly the Christ in others so that it can take hold in own heart!
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Without the detachment and Without the detachment and humility which empties us of humility which empties us of
SelfSelf
We cannot truly live in Christ nor can Christ act in us. It is in the empty of self that Christ not only dwells, but acts and bears fruit!
Practical WisdomThree
Precepts:
Purity of intention and Purity of intention and singleness of purposesingleness of purposePurity of intention and Purity of intention and singleness of purposesingleness of purpose
It is not enough for me to love God, if my neighbor does not love God.It is not enough for me to love God, if my neighbor does not love God.
Action – firm and invariable concerning the goal, gentle and flexible concerning the means
Action – firm and invariable concerning the goal, gentle and flexible concerning the means
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Spirit and Spirit and Mystery of CharityMystery of Charity
Let us be committed and keep our hands to the plow.
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Firm but flexibleFull of vital energyStrong and rich by open desire
for communion with allLet sunlight of divine kindness
melt the steel plated armour of self-love
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The poor will The poor will disturb our disturb our
consciences…consciences…It is THEY who It is THEY who can light a fire can light a fire which does not which does not
go out!go out!
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Our doctrine is…Our doctrine is… Our doctrine is…Our doctrine is…
silently offering
the Bread of the poor
Blessed FredericBlessed FredericBlessed FredericBlessed Frederic
Sons and daughters of St Vincent de Paul,
let us learn of him to forget ourselves, to devote ourselves to the service of God
and the good of men. Let us learn of him
that holy preference which shows most love to those who
suffer most.
On your Vincentian Journey to
Holiness be an
“Evangelizer of the poor” – be about
bringing the Good news to the poor
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Let us pray together:Let us pray together:How blest are the poor in spirit; the reign of
God is theirs.Blest too are the sorrowing; they shall be
consoled.Blest are the lowly; they shall inherit the land.Blest are they who hunger and thirst for
holiness; they shall have their fill.Blest are they who show mercy; mercy shall be
theirs.Blest are the single-hearted for they shall see
God.
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Blest too the peacemakers; they shall be called children of God.
Blest are those persecuted for holiness sake; the reign of God is theirs.
Blest are you when they insult you and persecute you and utter every kind of slander against you because of me.
Be glad and rejoice, for your reward is great in heaven; they persecuted the prophets before you in the very same way.
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Thank you!