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A network of friends, inspired by Gospel values, growing in holiness, and building a more just world through personal relationships with and service to people in need.

Inspired by Gospel values, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, a Catholic lay organization, leads women and men to join together to grow spiritually by offering person-to person service to those who are needy and suffering in the tradition of its founder, Blesses Frédéric Ozanam, and patron, St. Vincent de Paul.

As a reflection of the whole family of God, members, who are known as Vincentians, are drawn from every ethnic and cultural background, age group, and economic level.  Vincentians are united in an international society of charity by their spirit of poverty, humility and sharing, which is nourished by prayer and reflection, mutually supportive gatherings and adherence to a basic Rule.

Organized locally, Vincentians witness God's love by embracing all works of charity and justice.  The Society collaborates with other people of good will in relieving need and addressing its causes, making no distinction in those served because, in them, Vincentians see the face of Christ.

The vision of Blesses Frédéric Ozanam was: "To establish a network of charity and social justice to encircle the world."

• Holiness of Life - Growth in intimacy with Jesus is a life-long process. Prayer is essential, personal, and communal.
• Service of the Poor - The dignity of the human person. The preferential option for the poor.  The identification of Jesus with the poor.
• Humility - The virtue of humility, personal, and corporate.  Poverty in spirit is the primary Beatitude.
• Charity - The Society is concerned with charity and justice. The virtue of charity within and outside the Society, Solidarity.
• Community of Faith - Friendship. Community.

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is composed of women and men who seek their personal holiness through works of charity.  In this essential way, the Society differs from charitable associations or agencies whose principal objective is not the spiritual advancement of their members but the doing of good for someone else. 

As a reflection of the whole family of God, members, who are known as Vincentians, are drawn from every ethnic and cultural background, age group, and economic level.  Vincentians are united in an international society of charity by their spirit of poverty, humility and sharing, which is nourished by prayer and reflection, mutually supportive gatherings and adherence to a basic Rule.

Organized locally, Vincentians witness God's love by embracing all works of charity and justice.  The Society collaborates with other people of good will in relieving need and addressing its causes, making no distinction in those served because, in them, Vincentians see the face of Christ.

The Mission Statement is clear: Vincentian ministry is a means for acquiring holiness.  The ministry of a Vincentian to those and with those who stand in need is the powerful means that affects holiness of life for the individual Vincentian.  Vatican II states that the principal means of holiness for bishops and priests is their ministry.  This applies to the laity also, because, in attending to the needy and suffering, a Vincentian is ministering to Jesus Christ himself.