Španělský kněz pomáhá více než 1200 lidem najít partnera pomocí WhatsApppřeloženo

Spanish priest Father Fernando Cuevas has helped 1,280 single people find a spouse and get married over the past 15 years using WhatsApp and a simple questionnaire.

“There are many people longing for true and everlasting love in Christ,” he told ACI Prensa, the Spanish-language sister service of EWTN News.

Now over 70, the priest, who is from the island of Ibiza and is a member of Opus Dei, acknowledges that this providential pastoral work has transformed his ministry: “This has totally changed my life,” he said.

In addition to serving as chaplain for two schools near Valencia and two youth clubs, for the past 15 years he has been receiving dozens of requests from single Catholics — “on a normal day, 60 WhatsApp messages” — at the number +34 609 765 284.

Navzdory naprostému objemu řekl, že k tomu přistupuje s velkým klidem: „Nenechám se přemoci,“ řekl.

„Dva požadavky, které jsem stanovil, jsou, aby jim bylo více než 25 let a aby se v neděli účastnili mše,“ vysvětlil. From there, he asks about their age, their level of church involvement, and where they live, cross-referencing the information whenever possible.

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