If you are looking for a charitable cause to financially support, have you considered supporting a traditional seminarian? Our future Latin Mass priests offer some of the best hope for the Church in the next generation. The Angus Dei Council (#12361), Bronx, NY shared an appeal from a seminarian of the Fraternity of St. Peter, a Latin Mass society of priests.
Vivat Jesus!
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Fellow
Knights,
I hope you have all remained well despite the pandemonium surrounding the
pandemic. I have now completed my first year of seminary formation with the
Fraternity of St. Peter at Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary in Denton, Nebraska.
Despite the panic, I was able to continue and, eventually, complete my year of
studies and formation.
My seminary-brothers and I are quite well. My class started with 18 members; we
are still 18 strong. My class includes persons from Nigeria, Vietnam, England,
Mexico, and divers portions of the United States. Our first-year education
primarily consisted of Latin and music studies with a heavy emphasis on the
spiritual life and prayer. We worked frequently together and spent our
recreation as a class. We were equipped by the seminary to endure an
exceedingly difficult conclusion of the year. The corona virus made it that
most seminarians were sent home to conclude their year digitally. Nonetheless,
my class remain united and strong.
This year of hardship demonstrated to me the sacrifice required of a good and
holy priest. Just as the contemporary police officer, the priest must go out
into a world that despises his office and person to save the lives of those who
attack him. This is what Christ did; this is what His priests do. We can not
heal this world without the saving touch of Christ. We will never progress
without an explicit social recognition of the Incarnation, for through this the
world changed forever. Please pray for the Fraternity, as vocations continue to
rise. Next year’s class will consist of 23, bringing the seminarian total close
to 100 (not counting the European seminary with a similar number).
Once again, my formation is dependent upon your generosity. Please consider
tithing towards my tuition by going to my gofundme (https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-catholic-seminarian-pay-tuition)
or sending a check to me directly (*editors note: you can contact him via the website for his mailing address). All
donations are used towards my tuition and necessary expenditures (books,
materials, etc.). God reward you for your generosity.
In Christ,
~ Joseph M. Falciano
