Let’s celebrate World Mission Month!
This October, Catholic Mission and the broader Catholic community will come together to celebrate World Mission Month, guided by the theme “Missionaries of Hope Among All Peoples.”
Together, we have the power to create change and build a more just world for people everywhere. By supporting missionaries in their work, we can create life-changing opportunities for countless children, families, and communities worldwide. Join us in making a difference for our sisters and brothers. Visit https://www.catholicmission.org.au/worldmissionmonth for more information.
DAILY QUOTES FOR THE WEEK:
Monday, October 6: “The cooperation of the faithful is an essential factor in the conversion of non-believers.” La conversione del mondo infedele, Milan 1920, p. 200
Tuesday, October 7: “War establishes a clear distinction between those at the front and those behind the lines: we also adopt this terminology because it is a practical and clear distinction. What do those behind the lines do for the fighting soldiers? They talk about them, and in terms full of admiration! And do Christians talk about missionaries? Do they feel sympathy and admiration for them? People pray for soldiers and send them many things. Do you pray for Christ’s soldiers, for missionaries, that the Lord may give them strength, courage, patience, and all the graces necessary for the faithful fulfillment of their difficult mission? And what do Christians send to the poor missionaries of the cross?” “Propaganda Missionaria”, July 1918, p. 1
Wednesday, October 8: “The Pope, the Bishops, etc., are the Pastors, the rulers, the teachers of the Church, but they alone are not the entire Church. Church is the Greek word meaning assembly. The Church is the union of all the faithful; it is all of Christianity with its Pastors. You say rightly that the Pope and the Bishops have received the mission to convert the world. This is true, but even more true than saying that the general in chief and the general staff of a nation are those whose mission is to lead the battle for the conquest of a country. But just as generals alone without soldiers cannot conquer any country, so the rulers of the Church. Without the cooperation of the faithful, they cannot win the whole world for Jesus Christ.” La conversione del mondo infedele, Milan, 1920, p. 201
Thursday, October 9: “It is an indisputable truth that the faithful have an important, indeed necessary, role in the apostolate of the Church, so much so that without their great, active, and continuous cooperation, the efforts and zeal of the Bishops and Missionaries will be of little avail.” La conversione del mondo infedele, Milan 1920, p. 203
Friday, October 10: “Cooperating in the apostolate of the Church is a very strict obligation for Catholics, it is an imperious duty.” La conversione del mondo infedele, Milan, 1920, p. 207
Saturday, October 11: “Now I say to those who cannot go as missionaries: if your India is here, may the Lord bless you! But bear in mind that you also have duties towards that India over there and towards all the countries of the non-believers in general.” Operarii autem pauci!, Milan 1960, p. 262
Sunday, October 12: “The cooperation [in missionary work] required is not simply a ‘good job’ that can or cannot be done. It is the duty of every baptized person. I fedeli per gli infedeli, Milan 1909, p. 25