In the Archdiocese of Castries, vocations ministry is a priority. We recognize that every Catholic is responsible for its promotion.
In fidelity to its mission to evangelize, the Church commits itself to bringing all peoples to the fullness of life..
Recognizing that we are all called to be stewards of God’s gifts, faithful to and thankful for the greatest treasure.
Archbishop Rivas was born in the village of La Pastora, Arouca, Trinidad, on June 7, 1946. He is the son of the late Sabina and Placido Rivas, and has one sister and five brothers. Having completed his secondary studies in the Dominican College of Holy Cross, Arima, he entered the novitiate of the Irish Province of the Dominican Order in Cork, Ireland.
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The Church recognizes, with deep concern, the plight of Christian families around the world where marriage and family life are constantly under threat and their values undermined. The Church reaffirms its teachings on the sacredness of marriage, the family as a sanctuary of life and the cradle for transmitting the faith, and for the education and upbringing of children.
Affirming a renewed commitment to our Baptism through a life of discipleship and mission, and grateful for the gift of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Church in a New Pentecost.
He who walking on the sea could calm the bitter waves, who gives life to the dying seeds of the earth; he who was able to loose the mortal chains of death, and after three days' darkness could bring again to the upper world the brother for his sister Martha: he, I believe, will make Damasus rise again from the dust.
- St. Damasus
