23/12/2025
Dear brothers, sisters and friends:
This Christmas, we give thanks to God for the gift of walking together as one Conference, moving through the world in friendship and fraternity, which inspires us to serve with an open heart.
Inspired by Federico Ozanam, precursor of the Social Doctrine of the Church and the best interpreter of the teachings of St. Vincent de Paul for the laity, we remember that charity is not only an act of assistance, but a profound expression of social justice, dignity and Christian love.
On behalf of the International General Council, I wish you that the light of the Child Jesus may illuminate your life and that of your family and friends, on the path of Truth.
May divine grace accompany you and may you find peace in the greatest gift of all: the unconditional love of God. May the Child Jesus, who is born anew in our hearts, strengthen our faith and the bonds that unite us as a Vincentian community.
May this Christmas fill us with peace, hope and renewed impetus to build a more just, supportive and fraternal world, because our embrace renews the world!
Merry Christmas and a happy New Year 2026!
