{"id":2769,"date":"2024-01-08T17:26:26","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T17:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.catholicfoundationsema.org\/?page_id=2769"},"modified":"2024-11-18T13:27:35","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T13:27:35","slug":"shepherds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.catholicfoundationsema.org\/es\/shepherds\/","title":{"rendered":"Serving the Shepherds Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fallriverdiocese.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/01\/Serving-the-Shepherds.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2770\" width=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fallriverdiocese.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/01\/Serving-the-Shepherds.jpg 718w, https:\/\/www.fallriverdiocese.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/01\/Serving-the-Shepherds-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>We work and pray together for a successful future for the Diocese of Fall River. The promotion of vocations, the formation of future priests, and the support and ongoing care for all our priests are essential to help us remain strong. To help meet these needs, the&nbsp;<strong><em>Serving the Shepherds Fund<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;was created to care for our seminarians, our active priests, and our retired priests in the diocese.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Gifts to the&nbsp;<strong><em>Serving the Shepherds Fund&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>will be used for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Supporting the Cardinal Medeiros Residence, home to nearly 25 of our retired priests;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Providing for health and wellness to retired priests and contributing to the clergy pension fund;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Offering tuition, room, board, and medical insurance for our seminarians;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Helping the Office for Vocations guide men as they discern their unique calling; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Funding the Clergy Support Office, which supports priests by offering diverse services and programming for all stages of the priesthood.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Each year, diocesan collections to support these initiatives cover less than a quarter of their combined costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our priests, past and present, have been there for our own milestones, administering every Sacrament. We celebrate many of our happiest moments with them and cry with them through the pain of loss. Our faith and relationship with God are nourished through their ministry, helping us grow and impact who we are. Priests have made a lifelong commitment, which is not just a job; it is a life. These holy men carry a tremendous responsibility as our spiritual shepherds, serving Christ, the Church, and our community. But priests are also trusted friends and extended members of our own families. Please consider helping sustain them in the work that God has called them to do through your prayers, kindness, and generosity at every stage of their journey. Thank you for your support!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-25\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.givecentral.org\/fallriver-serving-the-shepherds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MAKE A GIFT<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n <iframe title=\"Serving the Shepherds\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1030460149?h=d00d4fecab&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Prayer of St. John Vianney for Priests<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">God, please give to your Church today<br>many more priests after your own heart.<br>May they be worthy representatives of Christ the Good Shepherd.<br>May they wholeheartedly devote themselves to prayer and penance;<br>be examples of humility and poverty;<br>shining models of holiness;<br>tireless and powerful preachers of the Word of God;<br>zealous dispensers of your grace in the sacraments.<br>May their loving devotion to your Son Jesus in the Eucharist<br>and to Mary his Mother be the twin fountains of fruitfulness for their ministry.<br><strong>St. John Vianney, Patron of Priests<br>Pray for the Priests of Fall River<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery 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The promotion of vocations, the formation of future priests, and the support and ongoing care for all our priests are essential to help us remain strong. 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