Our founder, Blessed Frederic Ozanam, taught that we should see the face of Christ in those we serve. When they call, we answer. When they are in need, we help . . . not because they are “deserving” but, because they are suffering.



Today, we continue to be guided by the words of Pope Leo XIV

“Having an experience with God brings you far beyond yourself and includes that dimension of what I would call human solidarity. An authentic experience of happiness has to include other people and has to include being concerned about other people and those elements express an important part of the Gospel message.



It’s not just about each of us and our experience of God either. You might have people say, ‘Oh, I have an experience of God and I don’t need to do anything else’. Well, then that’s probably not an authentic experience of God, because as we know from the gospels and as we know from the apostolic letters….

If you love God, then you also need to be showing it by loving your neighbor, and that the two go hand in hand.”

And that experience can be a wonderful tool to bring an ‘experience of Christ’ in their lives.”

Interview posted by Catholic News Services 2025

Come experience Christ in your life. Be a Vincentian.