Meanwhile, Down In Paraguay

PARAGUAY: Help train 72 priests of tomorrow

The diocese of Ciudad del Este, near Paraguay’s borders with Argentina and Brazil, has a flourishing Faith community, but a glaring shortage of priests to serve the 800,000 souls who live there. Of the 76 priests serving this massive flock, just 16 are diocesan priests. But Bishop Rogelio Livieres Plano has now opened a diocesan seminary, temporarily housed in a retreat centre. Some 72 students have undergone a rigorous, year-long selection process and are now being trained under the watchful eye of the dedicated and highly experienced academic staff. But, with almost half the population living below the poverty line, the diocese is reliant on outside help to subsidise what local funding it can get. Aid to the Church in Need has promised the bishop $30,800 ($405.27 per seminarian!) to train these young priests of tomorrow. Now we are turning to you, our generous benefactors. Please quote the reference “233-02-70″

Donations could be made to
Aid to the Church in Need (US OFFICE)
RE: Code: 135-01-11
725 Leonard Street
PO Box 220384
Brooklyn, NY 11222

800-628-6333
info@acnusa.org

Prayers accepted via all the usual routes. Ss. Roch Gonzalez, Aiphonsus Rodriguez, and Juan de Castilo, the Martyrs of Paraguay, may be especially interested.

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