What started as a mission to nourish the body, has turned into a mission of nourishing the soul to bring peace and prayer to the people of Ukraine. Goya arrived in Poland to distribute more than 15,000 rosaries that were donated by Americans from around the country for Ukraine relief.
A hand-written letter with a request for rosaries from the Dominican priests in Ukraine was sent just as the Goya team arrived in Poland with the 15,000 rosaries; 7,500 rosaries were delivered into Ukraine.
The Goya team was led to go to the Ukraine border in Hrebenne by the Dominican priests and Our Lady of Mercy Sisters to the Knights of Columbus Mercy Hut Welcome Center, where a temporary chapel has been set up to distribute the rosaries.
On March 18, the third phase of Goya’s humanitarian and now spiritual mission brought the Goya team to Częstochowa, the spiritual capital of Poland, where a globally televised Holy Mass was celebrated by Archbishop of Częstochowa Waclaw Depo at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Częstochowa. The Archbishop joined the Vatican and Pope Francis’ call for prayer and world peace.
Is your specialty foods company involved in sending Ukraine relief? Please email Gourmet News Senior Editor A.J. Flick, aj_f@oser.com, and let us know!