Dearest Friends,

Our Church constantly needs to send priests for continuing formation and specialized studies at the best Catholic Universities in Rome — close to the Holy Father physically, spiritually, and doctrinally.

They reside at the Pontificio Collegio Filippino (Pontifical Filipino College). After 2-4 years for a Licentiate or Doctorate degree, they return to their home dioceses to take charge of seminaries and other ministries.

We invite you to partner with us, to cover their annual board and lodging (around $15,000), health insurance ($200), residence permit ($200), bus pass ($300), tuition fees ($5,000), and books and pocket money ($4,000).  Excess funds will be reserved for the diocese's next student at the Collegio within five years, or after that, for the Collegio's general needs.

Please feel free to forward these links to relatives and friends, as well as via social media, perhaps with a personalized message of yours. For this undertaking to be sustainable, a monthly donation would be most appreciated: the amount could be more or less whatever your salary for one hour is. This way you do volunteer "work from home" and help the Collegio one hour each month.

Needless to say, a most precious contribution is the little prayer that you say each day for our priests. Thank you very much for helping our diocese back home. Rest assured of our prayers too. With every best wish, I remain,

Sincerely yours in Christ,

Fr. Gregory Ramon D. GASTON, SThD, DComm

Rector

Pontificio Collegio Filippino, Rome

p.s.

* Friends of the Collegio is a 501c3 organization (EIN 47-4473775), so donations are tax deductible in the US, with tax receipt immediately emailed to you (if none arrives in a few minutes, please check your email's spam folder).

* For those who wish to confirm the authenticity of this fundraising campaign, kindly send me a message from the email form of Collegio Filippino's official website, at pcfroma.org.

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