Missionaries:
Giants of faith and hope for many
The works of missionaries are an expression of Christ’s love for those who most need help. To carry the Word of God is to carry eternal life.
In many parts of the world, religious and missionaries are the ones who sustain the most vulnerable communities by bringing primarily the love of God, but also humanitarian assistance and aid and social development. The missionaries need our donations and prayers. With your collaboration, lives will be saved, the most needy will be cared for and God’s mercy will reach the most inhospitable places on the planet.
One out of every three baptisms in the world is celebrated in Mission territories.
There are 1,109 mission territories. They extend across Africa, Asia, the islands of Oceania, and the Americas. Mission territories make up 37% of the universal Church and represent one-third of the Catholic Church. Approximately 44% of the Church’s social and educational work is carried out in mission territories. About 45.70% of humanity lives in mission territories.
A priest in the Missions serves more than twice the number of people as a priest in the Universal Church.
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NUESTRA MISIÓN
A través de proyectos, ACN apoya a la Iglesia en su servicio de oración y acción, a cientos de millones de personas; proporcionando no solo una respuesta oportuna a las necesidades urgentes, sino también un signo de solidaridad con nuestros hermanos y hermanas que sufren en Cristo.
Means of transportation
A motorcycle, a boat, a bicycle, even a donkey, sometimes become indispensable means to bring the Word of God to the most remote places. Future priests need vehicles for their pastoral work from the seminary: visiting the sick, caring for families without resources, caring for the elderly who live alone, teaching catechism, among others.
Training and sustainment
Every vocation must be carefully cared for, especially in the most disadvantaged countries. This involves meeting the costs of housing and living expenses during their stay in the seminary; providing scholarships and formation aids; supporting instructors and financing courses and spiritual retreats for their spiritual formation and pastoral commitment.
Construction
Future priests must have decent facilities and living conditions for their academic and spiritual formation. Seminaries have to face the reconstruction and maintenance of their buildings and the fitting out of rooms, which always implies a high cost that the center cannot afford.
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«I invite you all, together with ACN, to do a work of mercy in every part of the world.»
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