A MESSAGE FROM BISHOP DAVID M. O’CONNELL, C.M., FOR WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR CONSECRATED LIFE, FEB. 2, 2025.
People will occasionally ask me what the letters “CM” mean after my name. As a member of a religious community in the Church, I am identified as belonging to that religious community by its initials. “CM” designates membership in the Congregation of the Mission, more popularly known as “the Vincentians.”
We are a Society of Apostolic Life founded by St. Vincent de Paul in Paris, France, over 400 years ago. Our charism is to find and serve Christ present in the poor by preaching the Gospel to them.
Read the full text of Bishop O'Connell's message HERE.