{"id":813,"date":"2025-07-01T13:41:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T12:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cpps.pt\/?page_id=813"},"modified":"2025-07-08T23:16:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T22:16:44","slug":"quem-somos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cpps.pt\/en\/quem-somos\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\r\n
\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

\r\n Mission<\/span>\r\n <\/h2>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\r\n
\r\n
\r\n
\r\n
\r\n
\r\n
\r\n\r\n\t

Character
Missionary<\/h3>
<\/i><\/div>
Following the example of St. Gaspar, we have a missionary character, we are available for popular missions for the renewal of the Church.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/div><\/div>
\r\n
\r\n\r\n\t

We walked from
Holding Hands<\/h3>
<\/i><\/div>
We walk with diverse groups of people, Christians who deepen their spiritual life, children, young people, adults, the sick and the elderly, as well as various ecclesial movements.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/div><\/div>
\r\n
\r\n\r\n\t

Pamper and
Streamline<\/h3>
<\/i><\/div>
We are animators\/drivers of several parishes in Portugal, Spain and Guinea-Bissau<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/div><\/div>
\r\n
\r\n\r\n\t

Ministry of
Listening<\/h3>
<\/i><\/div>
We develop the ministry of listening<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/div><\/div>
\r\n
\r\n\r\n\t

Ours
Houses<\/h3>
<\/i><\/div>
Our homes are open to welcome individuals or groups for moments of \u201cinteriority\u201d or retreat.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/div><\/div>
\r\n
\r\n\r\n\t

We take
the Good News<\/h3>
<\/i><\/div>
We continue to bring the Good News into people's lives and into different environments through the ministry of the word.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/div><\/div> <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div> \r\n
<\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\r\n
\r\n \r\n \r\n
We exist<\/span><\/div> \r\n \r\n

\r\n To ????<\/strong> and we continue to grow<\/span>\r\n <\/h2>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\r\n
\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

\r\n CHARISMA<\/span>\r\n <\/h2>\r\n \r\n
The Missionaries of the Most Precious Blood are a Society of Apostolic Life, made up of priests, brothers, and lay people. We live marked by the spirituality of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus, sharing our lives with our brothers and sisters in the communities where we live, and serving the church in the various missions to which we are called.<\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\r\n
\r\n \r\n \r\n
Founder<\/span><\/div> \r\n \r\n

\r\n St. Gaspar del B\u00fafalo<\/span>\r\n <\/h2>\r\n \r\n
St. Gaspar del B\u00fafalo is the founder of the Congregation of the Missionaries of the Most Precious Blood. He was born in Rome on January 6, 1786.<\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGraced by St. Francis Xavier\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIn his first year of life, he was blessed with a cure from an eye disease, through the intercession of St. Francis Xavier.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

While still young, he mingled with the merchants who traveled to Rome to sell their products and challenged them to convert and adhere to Christ, who shed his blood for the redemption of humanity.<\/p>

He founded the Confraternity of the Most Precious Blood, whose centerpiece is a relic containing a drop of Jesus' blood splashed from the cross onto the garment of the soldier who pierced him with the lance. But Rome had other structures where the poor and the sick gathered, and St. Gaspar del B\u00fafalo, still in his early youth, felt called to this and dedicated his time to them.<\/p>

He gave his life to Christ crucified in his priestly ordination on July 31, 1808.
Troubled times arose for society and the Church in Italy with the Napoleonic invasion. Like other members of the Church, he was forced to swear an oath of allegiance to the emperor, responding on three different occasions: "I don't want to, I can't, I mustn't." This steadfastness cost him four years of exile.<\/p>

After pacification, the dire consequences remained in society and the Church. St. Gaspar gathered a group of priests and dedicated himself to popular missions, beginning to develop the dream of having a congregation with "a thousand tongues" to bring the redeeming blood to the people.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
The Congregation officially established itself on August 15, 1815, in Giano, Italy, but it was only later, in 1954, that St. Gaspar del B\u00fafalo was declared a saint by the Church. We can appreciate his boldness and courage in his dedication to the "pastoral care of thieves," well-organized groups in the Lazio region who engaged in violent robberies, even killing and displaying the corpses for public display. S. Gaspar joins these groups and is responsible for their conversion and peaceful social integration.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\r\n
\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

\r\n SPIRITUALITY<\/span>\r\n <\/h2>\r\n \r\n
The spirituality that sustains the Missionaries of the Most Precious Blood is centered on the Blood of Christ: blood of life and redemption, \u201cthe price of our salvation\u201d; blood shed today for so many innocent victims; blood that \u201ccries out\u201d from the wounded and mistreated earth.

\nJesus continues today to shed his blood out of total love for humanity.<\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n
\n Do it here
your donation\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCollaborate with us, we will be grateful for your help.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWould you like to make a donation?\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\n Make a Donation\n<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\r\n
\r\n \r\n
\r\n \r\n <\/i>\r\n <\/span>\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n
Top-level company<\/span><\/div> \r\n \r\n

\r\n Providing innovative solutions for ideas<\/span>\r\n <\/h2>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\r\n
\r\n \r\n \r\n
Ours<\/span><\/div> \r\n \r\n

\r\n MISSION<\/span>\r\n <\/h2>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\r\n
\r\n
\r\n
\r\n
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\r\n\r\n\r\n
<\/i><\/span><\/span>

Following the example of St. Gaspar, we have a missionary character<\/span><\/h4>
We are available for popular missions for the renewal of the Church<\/div><\/div>
\"Seguindo<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\r\n\r\n\r\n
<\/i><\/span><\/span>

We walk with different groups of people<\/span><\/h4>
Christians who deepen their spiritual life, children, young people, adults, the sick and the elderly, as well as various ecclesial movements.<\/div><\/div>
\"Caminhamos<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\r\n\r\n\r\n
<\/i><\/span><\/span>

We are animators and dynamizers<\/span><\/h4>
From various parishes in Portugal, Spain and Guinea-Bissau<\/div><\/div>
\"Somos<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\r\n\r\n\r\n
<\/i><\/span><\/span>

Ministry of Listening<\/span><\/h4>
We develop the ministry of listening<\/div><\/div>
\"Minist\u00e9rio<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\r\n\r\n\r\n
<\/i><\/span><\/span>

Our Homes<\/span><\/h4>
Our homes are open to individuals or groups for moments of \u201cinteriority\u201d or retreat.<\/div><\/div>
\"As<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div> \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div> \r\n
<\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\r\n
\r\n