The international website of the Congregation of the MIssion is offering a new novena in preparation for the feast of St. Vincent.
In many parts of the world, people are preparing for the feast with a variety of celebrations and commemorative events. The international website of the Congregation of the Mission is publishing texts of a newly developed novena in multiple languages. Each day they offer an image to reflect on and a set of novena prayers.
The following link will provide access to the English novena as they are posted. The Spanish language version can be accessed via this link. Additional language versions can be located via this link.
A group of priests, seminarians and lay people from the Province of Colombia contributed to this project and Association Corazón de Paúl coordinated it. We thank Felipe Saavedra, students of Villa Paúl major Seminary, Colombia, and translators: Charlie Plock, C.M., English, Fr. Dario Ragona, C.M., Sister Lucia Campanelli, D.C., Sister Gabriella Panebianco, D.C., Italian, and Emilie Vas, French for their commitment and work.
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