About Us
About Us
The Society of St Vincent de Paul is an international Catholic lay organisation inspired by the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Vincentians work to promote human dignity and justice through personal contact with those in need.
Principles and TraditionThe Society of St Vincent de Paul is an international fraternal organisation of lay people who practise Christianity by helping those in need on a person to person basis.
Catholic in character it is open to all who wish to live their faith by loving their neighbours in the persons of the needy.
It is our mission to make our Centres of Charity a working model of a Vincentian famiily; bringing together those in need, those who assist them and those who donate goods and ensuring that through the love and friendship offered, our centres reflect the spirit and image of the Society of St Vincent de Paul.
Official 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.