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SPIRITUALITY
- VISION & VALUES
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 What is
spirituality?
It is a way of
seeing:
Life - Creation - Events - People
As Christians our
spirituality is rooted in the person of Jesus Christ - but within the
Christian Family different groups highlight different aspects of Jesus'
personality or the Gospel values he preached in their own unique way.
Here are a few well know spiritualities: Carmelite,
Ignatian, Benedictine, Dominican,
Franciscan and Vincentian.
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VINCENTIAN
SPIRITUALITY
Vincent de Paul was a French priest who worked among the poor and marginalised
of France in the 17th century. His spirituality was deeply rooted in the the
mystery of the Incarnation. From his ordination as a young man to his death at
the age of 79 his spiritual journey was a developmental, unfolding, mysterious
recognising that Christ
is present in the Person of the Poor. "God with skin" - that is
Incarnational Theology. For Vincent de Paul every encounter between himself and
a person in need was a mutual encounter with Christ.
Over the
centuries Vincentian spirituality has been lived and developed by other family
"heroes" such as Louise de Marillac, Frederic Ozanam, Catherine
Laboure, Rosalie Rendu, Jeanne Antide, Canon Trieste and many others. You can
read about this in our HERITAGE section.
CORE VALUES
For those who belong to the Vincentian
Family there are a number of core values which lie at the heart of ministering
to another person who is in need:
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Respect
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Non-judgmental
approach
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Holistic
support and care
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Quality
service
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Honesty,
integrity, transparency
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Advocacy
for those in poverty
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LOVE as primary motivation
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Service supported
by prayer
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PRAYER
OF THE VINCENTIAN FAMILY
Lord Jesus, you who willed to become poor, give us eyes and a heart directed
toward the poor; help us to recognize you in them – in their thirst, their
hunger, their loneliness, and their misfortune. Enkindle within our Vincentian
Family unity, simplicity, humility, and the fire of love that burned in St.
Vincent de Paul. Strengthen us, so that, faithful to
the practice of these virtues, we may contemplate you and serve you in the
person of the poor, and may one day be united with you and them in your Kingdom.
Amen.
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