About
St. Vincent de Paul Society
The
Society of St. Vincent de Paul offers tangible assistance to those in need on
a person-to-person basis. It is this personalized involvement that makes the
work of the Society unique. This aid may take the form of intervention, consultation,
or often through direct dollar or in-kind service. An essential precept of the
Society's work is to provide help while conscientiously maintaining the confidentiality
and dignity of those who are served. The Society recognizes that it must assume,
also, a role of advocacy for those who are defenseless or voiceless. Some 12
million persons are helped annually by Vincentians in the United States.
Core Values
The Society
of St. Vincent de Paul adheres to a group of core values; these principles
are central to its creed and ministry:
- the dignity of the human
person
- identifcation of Jesus with
the poor
- the preferential option
of the poor
- Jesus is the Evangelizer
and Servant of the poor
- growth in intimacy with
Jesus is a life-long process
- poverty of spirit is the
primary beatitude
- the Society is concerned
with charity and justice
- prayer is essential; personal
and communal
- the virtue of humility;
personal and corporate
- the virtue of charity; personal
and corporate
- the virtue of simplicity;
personal and corporate
- Divine Providence
- Friendship
- Solidarity
- Community
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St. Austin Catholic Parish
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