{"id":31047,"date":"2018-10-09T09:31:29","date_gmt":"2018-10-09T09:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/?p=31047"},"modified":"2018-10-09T09:31:29","modified_gmt":"2018-10-09T09:31:29","slug":"lets-secure-our-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2018\/10\/09\/lets-secure-our-future\/","title":{"rendered":"LET\u2019S SECURE OUR FUTURE"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>LET\u2019S SECURE OUR FUTURE<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Gospel says that \u2018Jesus went about all the cities and villages\u2026 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, \u201cThe harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest\u201d\u2019 (Mt 9:35-38).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our world is thirsting for witnesses, for those who will pass on the faith in word and deed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thanks to the generosity of our benefactors, we are able to provide support to young men and women as they study and train to become future leaders of the Church and walk the path of God.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In terms of statistics for the Catholic Church, Africa is something of a record holder \u2013 with one in every nine priests, one in every four seminarians and one in every six lay Catholics in the world coming from this continent! Many of the seminaries are bursting at the seams, and \u2013 in contrast to other parts of the world \u2013 the number of priests is actually growing year on year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">However, in the Republic of the Congo \u2013 also known as Congo Brazzaville \u2013 the Catholic faith is only now experiencing a somewhat slow revival, owing to the fact that from 1969 to 1991 the country was under a doctrinaire communist regime and the Church suffered widespread repression and reprisals. Today approximately one-third of the country\u2018s 5 million inhabitants are Catholics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">But despite the decades of oppression \u2013 and despite the fact that the priests in this country often have to live and work in conditions of extreme poverty and in many cases minister to vast territories \u2013 vocations are still plentiful. In the country\u2018s only major seminary, situated in the capital Brazzaville, 83 young men are currently training for the priesthood. Last year 6 new priests were ordained and 11 seminarians were ordained to the diaconate and themselves now look forward to ordination as priests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In order to ensure that these future priests receive a sound and solid formation, ACN is once again supporting the Brazzaville seminary, as it has done in previous years. Your gift will help our seminarians complete their education and become missionaries who go to parts of the world where they are most needed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We are deeply grateful for your support.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>ACN Malta<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LET\u2019S SECURE OUR FUTURE The Gospel says that \u2018Jesus went about all the cities and villages\u2026 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 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