Southern Vincentian Priests & Brothers
Beginning in Louisiana in the mid-1800s, Vincentian missioners have evangelized in Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and a variety of other countries such as Guatemala and Cuba.
“We should assist the poor in every way and do it both by ourselves and by enlisting the help of others. To do this is to preach the gospel by word and by work"
—St. Vincent de Paul
"The spirit of the Congregation is a participation in the spirit of Christ himself, as proposed by St. Vincent: "He sent me to preach the good news to the poor" (Lk 4:18). Hence, "Jesus Christ is the rule of the Mission" and shall be considered as the center of its life and activity" (Constitutions 5)