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Nine Days of Prayer and Reflection on Mission
Second Day: Mission is … Church The U.S. Bishops clearly stated that “to say Church is to say Mission.” On the day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit, who is Lord and Giver of life, enabled a small number of men and women to journey on the many roads of the world preaching and witnessing the Name of Jesus. They were soldiers, traders, slaves, housewives and preachers. St. Paul shared the power of that Spirit when he wrote: “I am ruined if I do not preach the Gospel.” (1Cor. 9:16) After the Apostles, others passed on the Good News: Sts. Cyrill and Methodius in Yugoslavia, St. Augustine in England, Frs. Kino and Junipero Serra in California, Bartholomew Las Casas in South America, Sr. Frances Cabrini in North America, St. Francis Xavier in India and Japan. Countless missionaries in all ways and walks of life have felt compelled to continue to tell the story of Jesus to the ends of the earth. Many have gone and given their lives for the sake of the Gospel in heroic witness. They are people like Srs. Ita Ford and Dorothy Hazel, Bishops Romero and James E. Walsh, Jean Donovan and Catina Gubert, and many others. It is our turn. The path is already there for us to follow. To say Church is to say… Reflect & Act
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