Synopsis
At the heart of the Second Vincentian Family Gathering in Rome, held from November 14 to 17, 2024, was a stirring visual journey entitled Faces of Charity. The video, featuring stories from eleven different initiatives around the world, offered a moving testament to the vitality and diversity of the Vincentian charism in action today.
What united these stories—told in local languages from Belgium to Brazil, from Indonesia to the United States—was a single question echoing the spirit of St. Vincent de Paul: What more can we do for those living in poverty? From simple acts of neighborly hospitality to long-term structures for education and advocacy, each project answered with its own creative fidelity.
Faces of Charity reminded the Gathering participants that the Vincentian Family is not just a global network—it is a living body of hope. In each of these faces, we see a spark of the fire that St. Vincent lit centuries ago—still burning, still moving, still transforming lives.
In addition to the video, we are also including below several links to the full script of Faces of Charity, translated into various languages. These texts offer a valuable resource for prayer, formation, and deeper engagement within Vincentian communities around the world.
- Click here to download the full script in English.
- Pulse aquí para descargar el texto completo en español.
- Clique aqui para fazer o download do texto completo em português.
- Cliquez ici pour télécharger le texte intégral en français.
- Klicken Sie hier, um den vollständigen Text auf Deutsch herunterzuladen.
- Clicca qui per scaricare il testo completo in italiano.
- Klik hier om de volledige tekst te downloaden.
- 点击此处下载中文全文。