Piarist Fathers Province of United States and Puerto Rico

Mission Appeal:

The Piarist Fathers are a pontifical religious order of priests and brothers. All of our members profess the usual vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. We also profess a special fourth vow to educate the young, particularly the poor.

In our Province of the United States and Puerto Rico, we have 52 members. We work in the Archdioceses of Havana, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Quetzaltenango, San Juan and Washington and in the Dioceses of Lexington, Ponce and Tabasco. In these locations, we generally minister in schools and parishes.

Our mission work includes Cuba (1 parish, 1 chapel and 1 socio-educational center), Guatemala (1 parish, 32 chapels and 3 schools), Mexico (2 chapels), Adjuntas, PR (1 parish, 9 chapels and 1 school), Lexington, KY (1 school) and San Juan, PR (1 parish and 1 school). Each of our mission sites are located in impoverished areas.

We distribute any funds, which we receive from MCP, to our six missions. The needs in each mission vary. Generally, they include but are not limited to: evangelization, food, education of youth, occupational skills training, construction projects (schools, churches and latrines), professional preparation of teachers, basic needs (toiletries, medicine), youth ministry (Calasanz Movement), scholarship and tuition assistance, vocations promotion and sacramental ministry in the remote regions of our missions.