MISSION STATEMENT & PRAYERS
THE BLESSED NUNO SOCIETY, INC.
P.O. BOX 3484
DULUTH, MN 55803
P.O. BOX 3484
DULUTH, MN 55803
OUR MISSION STATEMENT:
* To promote activities intended to foster the individual
sanctification, apostolic formation, and spiritual welfare of our
members
* To operate and maintain projects and facilities, and to assist
programs or preemptive projects that provide education,
counseling, medical care, nutrition, clothing, or shelter for
populations of minors who, for the most part, live in settings
which do not include the presence of natural or adoptive parents.
* To promote prayer for orphaned children, an increased devotion
to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and a greater knowledge and
awareness of the life and religious ideals of our patron, Blessed
Nuno of St. Mary.
* To promote activities intended to foster the individual
sanctification, apostolic formation, and spiritual welfare of our
members
* To operate and maintain projects and facilities, and to assist
programs or preemptive projects that provide education,
counseling, medical care, nutrition, clothing, or shelter for
populations of minors who, for the most part, live in settings
which do not include the presence of natural or adoptive parents.
* To promote prayer for orphaned children, an increased devotion
to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and a greater knowledge and
awareness of the life and religious ideals of our patron, Blessed
Nuno of St. Mary.
PRAYER INTENTIONS:
January: Those in danger of abortion, "the orphans of the womb"
February: The successful completion of our new orphanage, Mary Queen of Angels
March: Our members who experience loss, illness, or inner turmoil this year
April: The canonization of our patron, Blessed Nuno of St. Mary
May: Missions and missioners throughout the Church
June: Safety and humane treatment of migrants along our borders
July: The priest and deacon members of the Blessed Nuno Society
August: The youth and staff at Bread of Life Community in St. Vincent
September: Adequate clothing and supplies for the orphans we serve
October: The Spiritual and physical well-being of minors at CRREDA #8
November: The souls of the deceased members of the Blessed Nuno Society
December: The children and staff at Casa Hogar Pepito in Agua Prieta
January: Those in danger of abortion, "the orphans of the womb"
February: The successful completion of our new orphanage, Mary Queen of Angels
March: Our members who experience loss, illness, or inner turmoil this year
April: The canonization of our patron, Blessed Nuno of St. Mary
May: Missions and missioners throughout the Church
June: Safety and humane treatment of migrants along our borders
July: The priest and deacon members of the Blessed Nuno Society
August: The youth and staff at Bread of Life Community in St. Vincent
September: Adequate clothing and supplies for the orphans we serve
October: The Spiritual and physical well-being of minors at CRREDA #8
November: The souls of the deceased members of the Blessed Nuno Society
December: The children and staff at Casa Hogar Pepito in Agua Prieta
THE BLESSED NUNO SOCIETY HAS SEVERAL ANNUAL
EVENTS INCLUDING:
* Respect Life Mass (January 21, 2008)
* Mass for Members (April 1, 2008)
* Mass for deceased members (November 6, 2008)
* Mass for priest and deacon members (July 16, 2008)
* Directors' Rosary for the orphans (May 14, 2008)
* Annual Dinner and Membership Meeting (November 6, 2008)
EVENTS INCLUDING:
* Respect Life Mass (January 21, 2008)
* Mass for Members (April 1, 2008)
* Mass for deceased members (November 6, 2008)
* Mass for priest and deacon members (July 16, 2008)
* Directors' Rosary for the orphans (May 14, 2008)
* Annual Dinner and Membership Meeting (November 6, 2008)
SOCIETY PRAYER
O God, Who enabled Blessed Nuno to fight the good fight
and to win renown for his victory over self and the world,
grant the we, Your servants, may overcome the desire of earthly
pleasures and rejoice eternally in the heavenly homeland.
Through Christ Our Lord. Amen
With Ecclesiastical Approval
+ Roger L. Schwietz, OMI
Bishop of Duluth
April 22, 1996
O God, Who enabled Blessed Nuno to fight the good fight
and to win renown for his victory over self and the world,
grant the we, Your servants, may overcome the desire of earthly
pleasures and rejoice eternally in the heavenly homeland.
Through Christ Our Lord. Amen
With Ecclesiastical Approval
+ Roger L. Schwietz, OMI
Bishop of Duluth
April 22, 1996
"It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you can
live as you wish." - Mother Teresa of Calcutta
live as you wish." - Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Eating coconuts at Bread of Life
in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Society President, Deacon Roger Birkland
with some of the children at Casa Pepito in
Mexico
with some of the children at Casa Pepito in
Mexico
Father James Crossman breaking
ground at the site of the new Mary Queen
of Angels House shelter for children in
Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico.
ground at the site of the new Mary Queen
of Angels House shelter for children in
Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico.
Our Executive Director, Tim Heinan, assists
construction workers mix soil and ash which
was taken from the grave of Blessed Nuno in
Lisbon, Portugal, and brought to Agua Prieta,
Sonora, Mexico to be added into the mortar
used during the construction of Mary Queen of
Angels orphanage.
construction workers mix soil and ash which
was taken from the grave of Blessed Nuno in
Lisbon, Portugal, and brought to Agua Prieta,
Sonora, Mexico to be added into the mortar
used during the construction of Mary Queen of
Angels orphanage.
The Blessed Nuno Society serves orphaned,
homeless, and abandoned children without
regard to creed, race, color, or gender. Your
prayers, membership, and contributions help
us break the cycle of poverty.
homeless, and abandoned children without
regard to creed, race, color, or gender. Your
prayers, membership, and contributions help
us break the cycle of poverty.
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