Through Missio and the Red Box, you are building the Church of tomorrow by training and sustaining Sisters and Priests in mission dioceses around the world.
In 2024, you helped train 1,751 seminarians for the priesthood! India is just one of the many countries where your generosity ensures the Catholic Church can continue to be a beacon of hope. Fr Mareddy, the Rector of St John’s Regional Seminary in Hyderabad, shares:
‘Priests and the Religious play a very important role in contributing to education, healthcare and social services. They run many schools and colleges and provide good education. They also run hospitals, homes for elderly and for disabled people, leprosy homes, AIDS rehabilitation centres and addiction centres.’
Seminarians training to become Catholic priests are taught ‘spiritual, intellectual, human and pastoral formation. They are given special attention to face challenges, according to the situations in the region.’
Message from a seminarian
Br Joseph, one of the students training for the priesthood and currently being sponsored through Missio, wanted to share this message with you:
‘God’s wonderful works are done through many souls to reach the people who are in need, spiritually and financially, and I am really happy to be the beneficiary of your support. I am ever grateful to you for your generosity in sharing your resources for my priestly formation in St John’s Regional Seminary, Hyderabad. I am thankful for your prayers on my way to sacred priesthood.’
You are part of a global mission to bring God’s love to all people
Every year, the global Missio network supports the training of over 23,000 future Priests and 8,000 Religious Sisters by providing young churches in developing countries with funding to train their own future Church leaders.
Today, local Priests and Sisters are building our vibrant Catholic Church of tomorrow; ensuring that the gift of faith is passed on to future generations worldwide.Â
Through your prayers and donations, you are answering God’s call to mission and ensuring the training of tomorrow’s leaders of our Church. Missio continues the work of the Society of St Peter the Apostle (SPA), founded in 1889.
Thanks to the hope you bring through donations and sponsorship, Missio can ensure vocations in mission countries are never turned away because of a lack of support.Â
How to get involved
There are three main ways you can support vocations through Missio.Â
- You can donate to train Priests and Sisters – click here and select ‘training Priests and Sisters’ to donate.Â
- You can sponsor a seminarian at one of our partner seminaries through their last 4 years of study. Click here to find out more>>
- You, your family, school or parish can fundraise to sponsor a seminarian. Click here to find out how>>