BLESSED NUNO SOCIETY, INC.
OUR HISTORY
BLESSED NUNO SOCIETY
FIRST 21 YEARS OF SERVICE

The Blessed Nuno Society began when a small group of
Americans gathered in Fatima, Portugal in 1985.  
Inspired by the words of a local priest, the Americans
began to form the Society under the direction of Bishop
Constantino Luna.  The Society was incorporated in the
United States the following year and is now
headquartered in, and affiliated with, the Catholic
Diocese of Duluth, Minnesota.

In addition to its diocesan members, the Society now
has enrolled men and women pledged to prayer from 34
of the United States, as well as from Europe, Africa,
Mexico, Australia, and Peru. The Society is recognized
as a tax-exempt organization under section 501 (c) (3)
of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code.

The Blessed Nuno Society is a mission society and
prayer apostolate officially recognized by the Catholic
Church as a diocesan Private Association of the
Christian Faithful.  Our primary emphasis has always
been the need for prayer.  

The Society gives funding preference to specific
projects which are unable or unlikely to get sufficient
help from the larger, well known relief organizations.  
Grants are awarded only after one or more member
volunteers visit the site. The Society normally works in
collaboration with local  organizations who know and
understand the local situation.

In the past, the Society has funded projects in Europe,
Central America, Africa, and North America.  Today,
project funding is exclusively focused on three regions:  
Mexico, the Caribbean, and the United States.
Our first Spiritual Director, Bishop
Constantino Luna, presenting the plan for
the Blessed Nuno Society to Pope John Paul
II
Bishop Constantino Luna, OFM, with some
of  the orphans at our former Guatemala
project
Society Secretary Andy Larson at our
first orphanage project in Fatima,
Portugal
Our former Mission Chair, John Larson,
receives the first orphans to arrive at
La Divina Providencia in Agua Prieta,
Sonora, Mexico, in October 1997
"The spiritual hunger in America is the most
serious hunger in the world, because it is the
poverty o f the soul." - Mother Teresa of Calcutta.
"Without you, our kids don't have a prayer"

Free will offerings to support our work are
most welcome. Contributions may be sent to:

BLESSED NUNO SOCIETY, INC.
P. O. Box 3484
Duluth, MN 55803