Birthday Celebrations of CGI include Mass prayer

On 21^st July, 2020, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SSVP) celebrates the 181^st anniversary of the Council General International (CGI), at a time of great concern for all mankind due to the new Coronavirus pandemic. The birth date of the Council General is on July 21^st, 1839. The first official meeting of the new Council was held on December 27^th, 1840. The term “Council General” was already used in the Rule of 1839.

To mark this historic occasion, a prayer has been written for use in every parish worldwide, where a Vincentian Conference is present. For more information, go to https://www.ssvpglobal.org/the-ssvp-celebrates-the-cgis-181st-anniversary/