JORNALEROS MINISTRY
¡Jóvenes Imitando a Jesús, Haciendo Caridad, Cambiando el Mundo!
Young People Witnessing Christ Through Acts of Charity! Living the Jornalero Spirituality!
Who Are We?
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Jornaleros Ministry is an Apostolate of social entrepreneurship that promotes the call to be Msissionary Disciples, living the Catholic Social Doctrine through acts of charity performed by youth and young adults.
Our mission statement is: "Learning empathy, helping others, growing in love. Sharing your faith.".
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Alejandro Barraza
President and Founder
Currently, I'm the coordinator of Pastoral Juvenil Hispana for the Diocese of Sacramento, CA. I have been serving our young people several times as a parish director, diocesan coordinator, and a nacional leader for the past twentyseven years.
I have also participated of the Congar Institute as a speaker on subjects related to Youth Ministry and Pastoral Juvenil e Hispana. During this year of pandemic, I have been training parish leaders on the great opportunity of adapting our ministries to serve in the digital continent after developing several programs for the ministry.
Why the Word "Jornaleros"?
In Spanish, a person who gets paid on a daily basis at the end of the day for their work is called a Jornalero. It is usually used to describe the work that is done by field workers or those that work in the construction field.
Jornaleros Ministry invite all Young Adults to embrace a Spirituality of Jornalero, each day we are invited to respond to our call to be Missionary Disciples. Every day we must do our part to build the Kingdom of God through acts of charity. We take our Lord Jesus Christ as our example, Mary as our protector, and our patron saints as our friends along the way.
Let us go out into the world and make God's love known to all those we meet. Living the Eucharist, Reflecting on the Word of God, praying for the Holy Father and his intentions and asking for our ecclesial and civil leaders we can be agents of change in our communities every day.
