The Vincentian Charism or the Vincentian Way...

...is a spirituality of mutual sharing with those living in poverty, named for St. Vincent de Paul, a French priest who lived and worked in Paris in the 17th century. 

St. Vincent was an ordinary man whose life is marked by a profound conversion which brought him to see the inherent dignity of every human person and to work tirelessly to assist the poorest in society and to inspire others to do the same.

Today the “Vincentian Family” has presence on all five continents, thus fulfilling this wish of St. Vincent:  “It is not enough for me to love God if my neighbor does not love him as well. 

The Vincentian Family includes a community of priests - the Congregation of the Mission, known in the United States as “Vincentians,” which numbers 3,600 members working in 86 countries; a community of religious women - the Daughters of Charity, which numbers 13, 000, serving in 96 countries of the world. At the present, Sister Trang Truong, a Daughters of Charity works in the parish.

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, a lay society founded in 1835 by Frederic Ozanam, has 875,000 members in 130 countries, including ten members of St. Jude Parish.

Finally, more than 500 congregations or communities, most of them congregations of women, declare themselves followers of St. Vincent or under his patronage. 

To read more about St. Vincent, his work, his inspiration, and the Congregation of the Mission, follow these links:  http://famvin.org/wiki/Vincent_de_Paul 
http://www.vincentian.org 

To learn more about the Daughters of Charity follow this link: https://www.daughtersofcharity.com/

To learn more about the St. Vincent de Paul Society follow this link:  http://www.svdpusa.org/