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In 1889, mother and daughter — Stephanie and Jeanne Bigard — answered a desperate plea for help from the Missions. The French missionary bishop of Nagazaki, Japan, wrote to the two women asking for help to keep his seminary open because he had run out of the funds necessary to help educate these young men to serve their people as priests. The bishop just did not have the funds to train these young Japanese men whom, he judged, would make excellent priests.
The Bigards came to his assistance and started a small group for this purpose in their native Caen, France. From these humble beginnings emerged the Society of St. Peter Apostle. Within five years of sending their first donation to Japan, the Bigards, and those whom they enlisted to help, were sending funds to seminaries in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Korea and China.
The goal of the Society of St. Peter then and now has been to invite individuals to support the education of candidates for the Catholic priesthood in the Developing World and to support the formation of men and women candidates for the Religious life in the Missions.
In its first year, the Society of St. Peter Apostle sent help for some 2,700 seminarians in the Missions. Today, some 30,000 major seminarians, mostly in Africa and Asia, receive an annual subsidy of $700 per student. |
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Kindly Remember the Propagation of the Faith in your Will or Endowment |
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How wonderful it is to be able to say that you have helped a Priest or Religious Brother or Sister on their way to fulfilling response to God’s call to labor in His vineyard.
Young men and women in the Developing countries cannot afford to pay for lodgings and study materials necessary to achieve the goal of a Vocation.
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You can help them on this important apostolic journey by prayerful and financial support, given to them through the Society of St Peter Apostle.
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Extend your missionary work through these generous souls by standing beside them in their labors for God’s People in their countries of origin.
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Remember, God cannot be outdone in generosity.
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Imagine the blessings He will bestow upon you for your help in evangelizing the world!
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Thank you in His name
Fr. Saviano |
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