VINCENTIAN STUDIES COURSE

BOQUERON, CHIRIQUI, PANA

JOHN P. PRAGER, C.M. 1995

1. INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF THE C.M.

GOAL: Understand the ways in which the C.M. has been faithful or unfaithful to its charism in different moments of its history.

NOTE: It's important not to reduce the history of the C.M. to a series of unconnected events, anecdotes, famous persons and institutions. All of these things serve to fill out the broader picture of how the charism was incarnated.
The basic schema for this section comes from:

Cada, L. and others, Shaping the Coming Age of Religious Life, (N.Y.: Seabury/Crossroads, l979), cap. 2-4.

READINGS FOR THE TEACHER:

Acta Apostolica in Favorem Congregationis Missionis, (Paris: l876).

Allou, A., "Précis de l'histoire de la C.M., despuis sa Fondation en 1625 jusq' à la Mort de M. Etienne en 1874," Annales de la C.M. 89-91 (l924-l926).

 Baylach, J.O., "Assemblées Généraux et Sexennales," Vincentiana 24 (l980), p. 184-191.

 --, "supérieurs Généraux," Vincentiana 24 (l980), p. 399- 407.

 --, "Evolution Numerique des Membres de la C.M.," Vincentiana 33 (l989), p. 326.

 Chalumeau, R., "Les Assemblées Générales," Vincentiana 28 (l984), p. 743-750.

 Coste, P., La Congrégation de la Mission dite St. Lazare,
(Paris: l927).

 Gonthier, J., "Ephéméridés Vincentiennes," Annales de la C.M. 122 (l957).

 Herrera, J., Historia de la C.M., (Madrid: l949).

 Louwyck, A., Ephémérides Historiques de la C.M. et F.C., (Paris: l914).

 Mémoires de la C.M.,(Paris:l863-1912), XI vols. Mezzadri, L. & J.M. Román, Historia de la C.M., vol 1: Desde la Fundación Hasta el fin del Siglo XVII(1625-1697), (Madrid: Milagrosa, l992). Four more volumes projected.

 Notices sur les Prêtres, Clercs et Frère Défunts de la C.M., (Paris 1881- ).(Some Volumes are in English).

 Poole, S., A History of the C.M.:1625-1843,(L.A.:l973).

 --, "Major Developments in the History of the C.M.," Vincentiana 28 (l984), p. 717-742.

 Recueil des Principales Circulaires des Supérieurs Généraux de la C.M., (Paris: 1877-1878), 3 vols.

 Repetoire Historique de la C.M., (Paris:l900).

 Robert, E., "Histoire de la C.M.," Annales de la C.M. 90- 111 (l926-1946).

 Román,J.M.,"Historia de la C.M.: Ensayo de Sistemización" Vincentiana 31 (l987), p. 878-884.

 Van Winsen, G., Panorama des Missions Vincentiennes, (Rome:l976).

 NOTE: Annales de la Congrégation de la Mission et Filles de la Charité (1834-1963) and Vincentiana (l956- ) contain many letters, reports, documents and articles on the history of the C.M.

 

Some provinces have done histories. Many of the provincial bulletins and regional magazines contain valuable information as well.
 
 

Give out the copies of Appendix 2: Steps in the Development of a Community/ The C.M.: A Vitality Curve.

Explain the schema. History never quite fits a model.However this does provide a useful tool for understanding our history in terms of the charism.