Rogacionistas

What Rogacionistas does

The Província Rogacionista São Lucas, operating commercially as 'Rogacionistas', is a Catholic religious congregation that constitutes the Latin American provincial jurisdiction of the international Rogationist Congregation of the Heart of Jesus. Founded globally in 1897 in Messina, Italy by Saint Annibale Maria Di Francia around the Gospel mandate 'Rogate ergo Dominum messis' (Mt 9:38) — prayer for vocations — the Province was established to serve Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay, with its provincial headquarters at Av. Santa Marina, 534 in the Água Branca district of São Paulo. The Province operates through a network of parishes, sanctuaries (including the Santuário Santo Aníbal in Passos, MG), schools, social assistance centers, and youth formation programs serving underprivileged communities and Catholic youth in vocational discernment.

The Province's service portfolio spans publications (Revista Rogate vocational animation magazine), devotional resources (Terço Vocacional, Nossas Devoções), a digital content library (downloadable books, documents, music, liturgical texts including the Liturgy of the Hours of the Rogate Family), a video content catalog, and the broader Rede Rogacionista network covering social assistance, education, and evangelization. Technology is limited to standard CMS-driven websites (rogacionistas.org.br and rogate.org.br), WhatsApp pastoral contact, and YouTube hosting for events. The Province operates within the worldwide 'Família do Rogate' — which includes the Rogationist Fathers, the Daughters of Divine Zeal, and lay members coordinated from the General Curia in Rome — and is governed by Superior Provincial Pe. Geraldo Tadeu Furtado, RCJ under the global Superior General Pe. Bruno Rampazzo, RCJ.

There is no commercial revenue model. All operations are funded through donations from the faithful, charitable contributions, and support from church institutions, with 11 reported employees supporting a broader religious community that delivers the Province's works. This is a donation-funded nonprofit religious mission; it is not a venture-backable commercial entity and generates no commercial revenue, ARR, or GMV.

Name

Rogacionistas

Legal name

Província Rogacionista São Lucas

Website

https://rogacionistas.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1897

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Rogacionistas (Província Rogacionista São Lucas) is a Catholic religious congregation headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, operating parishes, schools, and social assistance centers across Latin America to promote priestly vocations and serve underprivileged communities through the Rogate charism.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Religious Organizations (813110)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Religious Orders & Monastic Communities (Monasteries, Convents) (BPAGAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Devotional & Prayer Publishing (Devotionals, Prayer Books, Meditation Guides) (MPAJAHAB), Denominational & Community Periodicals (Church Magazines, Diocesan/Temple Newsletters) (MPAJAHAI)

Keywords

• Vocational ministry services
• Religious education programs
• Catholic parish operations
• Social assistance services
• Spiritual formation programs

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The organization operates primarily through donations from faithful, charitable contributions, and support from church institutions. Religious orders typically rely on voluntary donations, tithes, and contributions from parishioners and benefactors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Rogacionistas of the Heart of Jesus (São Lucas Province) is a Catholic religious congregation that operates parishes, schools, and social centers across Latin America. It delivers pastoral care, Catholic education, vocational promotion through prayer for priestly and religious vocations, social assistance to the poor and marginalized, and evangelization. The congregation also publishes the magazine Revista Rogate and maintains digital resources including videos, downloadable content, and devotions.

Product overview

The Rogationist Province of São Lucas operates as a Catholic religious congregation offering a portfolio of spiritual, educational, and social services. The primary offerings include the Revista Rogate (vocational animation magazine), Terço Vocacional (vocational rosary prayers), a digital content library with downloadable books/documents/music, video content gallery, and the Rede Rogacionista network of social assistance and educational services. These products serve the religious community's mission of prayer for vocations (Rogate) and evangelization across Latin America.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Revista Rogate A Catholic magazine published by the Rogacionistas for evangelization and formation of Catholic faithful, featuring articles on spirituality, vocations, and the congregation's mission.
• Pastoral and Parochial Services Catholic pastoral care delivered through parishes and sanctuaries, including Mass, sacraments, spiritual direction, and community ministry for Catholic faithful across the São Lucas Province.
• Catholic Education Services Catholic primary and secondary education provided through Rogationist schools, integrating faith formation with academic instruction for students across Latin America.
• Social Assistance Programs Social services and charitable works targeting underprivileged children, youth, and families across Latin America, including community support and aid programs.
• Vocational Promotion Services Prayer and ministry dedicated to promoting vocations to the Catholic priesthood and religious life, including the Terço Vocacional (vocational rosary) and youth outreach programs.
• Digital Resources and Devotions Online Catholic content including downloadable books, music, videos, and devotional prayers (such as Nossas Devoções) accessible via the congregation's website.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Filhas do Divino Zelo (FDZ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Daughters of Divine Zeal are the women's branch of the Rogationist family, founded alongside the Rogationist Fathers by Santo Aníbal Maria Di Francia. Together they form the 'Família do Rogate' (Rogate Family), sharing the charism of prayer for vocations and serving the Church through complementary missions of formation and social assistance.
• Rogationist General Curia (RCJ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe General Curia in Rome serves as the global headquarters of the entire Rogationist Congregation, coordinating activities across all provinces, quasi-provinces, and delegations worldwide including Province São Lucas in Brazil.
• Instituto de Pastoral Vocacional (IPV)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Institute of Vocational Pastoral is referenced as a partner in producing devotional materials and the 'Diário Vocacional Caminhos' used in vocational prayer and formation programs.
• Centro Salesiano UNISAL – Pio XIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost venue for the Conference of Superiors of Circumscriptions, demonstrating collaboration within the Catholic salesian educational network for religious formation events.
• Centro Rogate do BrasilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Rogate Center of Brazil is a key organizational unit that coordinates vocational animation activities, publishes the Rogate Magazine, and organizes events such as the annual Rogate Encounter for youth and formation agents.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Catholic University publishers (e.g., Loyola Press, Paulinas): Paulinas and similar Catholic publishers produce devotional and vocational literature in Portuguese/Spanish that competes with the Rogationists' devotional publications and Terço Vocacional. They are adjacent ecosystem participants in religious content publishing rather than religious orders.
• Pontifical Society for Vocations: The Vatican's Pontifical Society for Vocations coordinates the global World Day of Prayer for Vocations referenced in the Province's news. It is an institutional/adjacent peer in the vocational-animation space rather than a competing order.

Direct peers

• Daughters of Divine Zeal (FDZ): The FDZ are the women's branch of the Rogationist family, founded together with the Rogationist Fathers by Santo Aníbal Maria Di Francia. They share the same Rogate charism, complementary formation and social-assistance missions, and are explicitly listed as a core strategic partner of the Province.

Broad incumbents

• Order of Preachers (Dominicans): The Dominicans are a major Catholic religious order with strong preaching, education, and formation missions worldwide, including Latin America. They overlap with the Rogationists in vocational animation, parishes, and publishing activities.
• Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans): The Spiritans are a Catholic missionary congregation serving poor and marginalized communities worldwide with strong presence in Brazil, Africa, and the Philippines. They share the religious-congregation model and a focus on serving underprivileged populations.
• Society of Jesus (Jesuits): The Jesuits are the largest Catholic religious order of priests and brothers, with deep presence in education, formation, and parishes across Latin America. They are a broad-incumbent peer sharing the Catholic religious-congregation model and operating schools, universities, and parishes in overlapping geographies.
• Salesians of Don Bosco: The Salesians are a much larger Catholic religious congregation with a parallel mission of youth formation, vocational guidance, and schools (including the UNISAL host venue used by Rogacionistas). They operate across Latin America and globally, making them the closest broad-incumbent peer in youth and education ministry.
• Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans): The Franciscans are one of the largest Catholic religious orders with centuries-old presence across Latin America, operating parishes, schools, and social works. They are a broad-incumbent peer in the religious-orders space with comparable mission breadth.
• Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians / Lazarists): The Vincentians are a Catholic religious congregation focused on popular missions, formation, and service to the poor, with strong Latin American presence. They share the model of Catholic religious congregations running formation and social-assistance programs.

Emerging players

• Consolata Missionaries: The Consolata Missionaries are a smaller Catholic missionary congregation with presence in Latin America (notably Brazil) focused on evangelization and service to marginalized communities. They are an emerging/smaller peer sharing the religious-congregation model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

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