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Offline Ladislaus

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Re: Gregorian Mass Opportunity to Support Nigerian Mission
« Reply #10 on: June 23, 2025, 07:24:39 PM »
Just curious ... how much is Father asking for the Gregorian Masses?  I will give more than the ask, but I would like to know what he's asking.
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Offline Plenus Venter

Re: Gregorian Mass Opportunity to Support Nigerian Mission
« Reply #11 on: June 23, 2025, 10:08:35 PM »
Quote from: Ladislaus on June 23, 2025, 07:24:39 PM
Just curious ... how much is Father asking for the Gregorian Masses?  I will give more than the ask, but I would like to know what he's asking.
Father was asking for a loan of USD25000 in order to acquire the vacant land next door to the church construction site.

I told him that I thought the only way we could raise such a sum would be to have this appeal to find 25 faithful willing to give a stipend of USD1000 for a Gregorian Mass with the priests undertaking to offer them within a 2 year period. That would leave about half their Masses free to be offered for other intentions.

So that is the amount we are asking for this appeal. It could also be for three novenas plus three Masses if preferred to a Gregorian.

So far I have found 5 stipends here in Australia, so we are trying to find another 20.

Having said that, Fr Onuorah would be happy to accept your Mass intentions and whatever stipend you can afford. It doesn't have to fit neatly into this appeal!

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Offline Ladislaus

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Re: Gregorian Mass Opportunity to Support Nigerian Mission
« Reply #12 on: June 23, 2025, 11:43:33 PM »
Quote from: Plenus Venter on June 23, 2025, 10:08:35 PM
Father was asking for a loan of USD25000 in order to acquire the vacant land next door to the church construction site.

I told him that I thought the only way we could raise such a sum would be to have this appeal to find 25 faithful willing to give a stipend of USD1000 for a Gregorian Mass with the priests undertaking to offer them within a 2 year period. That would leave about half their Masses free to be offered for other intentions.

So that is the amount we are asking for this appeal. It could also be for three novenas plus three Masses if preferred to a Gregorian.

So far I have found 5 stipends here in Australia, so we are trying to find another 20.

Having said that, Fr Onuorah would be happy to accept your Mass intentions and whatever stipend you can afford. It doesn't have to fit neatly into this appeal!

Thank you.  So he's requesting (or, rather, suggesting) a stipend of $1000 for the Gregorian Masses  It's so difficult in the United States to find priests to offer Mass, so I'm surprised that more Catholics would not take advantage of the opportunity.  I did not see this appeal myself until this last bump, since I had been out of town for a couple weeks and not regularly looking at the forum.
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Offline Plenus Venter

Re: Gregorian Mass Opportunity to Support Nigerian Mission
« Reply #13 on: June 24, 2025, 04:07:42 AM »
Quote from: Ladislaus on June 23, 2025, 11:43:33 PM
Thank you.  So he's requesting (or, rather, suggesting) a stipend of $1000 for the Gregorian Masses  It's so difficult in the United States to find priests to offer Mass, so I'm surprised that more Catholics would not take advantage of the opportunity.  I did not see this appeal myself until this last bump, since I had been out of town for a couple weeks and not regularly looking at the forum.
Thanks Ladislaus. Yes, I really am very surprised too, it is such a wonderful opportunity for us. How often someone dies and it's impossible to find a priest who can accept a Gregorian, such a consolation especially when you lose someone really close to you. I really wish the priests and faithful in our Mass centres would get behind this, I'm sure we could easily raise the funds, and if we don't help the missions, who will?
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Offline Ladislaus

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Re: Gregorian Mass Opportunity to Support Nigerian Mission
« Reply #14 on: June 24, 2025, 09:40:18 AM »
Quote from: Plenus Venter on June 24, 2025, 04:07:42 AM
Thanks Ladislaus. Yes, I really am very surprised too, it is such a wonderful opportunity for us. How often someone dies and it's impossible to find a priest who can accept a Gregorian, such a consolation especially when you lose someone really close to you. I really wish the priests and faithful in our Mass centres would get behind this, I'm sure we could easily raise the funds, and if we don't help the missions, who will?

It's interesting that we still refer to them as "missions" ... when my feeling is that we're ALL missionary territory now given the crisis in the Church.
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