Pastor's Corner, October 19, 2014

Dear Parishioners and Friends,

Today is World Mission Sunday. World Mission Sunday, organized by the Propagation of the Faith, is a day set aside for Catholics worldwide to recommit themselves to the Church’s missionary activity through prayer and sacrifice.

Pope Francis says, “‘The great danger in today’s world, pervaded as it is by consumerism, is the desolation and anguish born of a complacent yet covetous heart, the feverish pursuit of frivolous pleasures, and a blunted conscience’ (Evangelii Gaudium, 2). Humanity greatly needs to lay hold of the salvation brought by Christ. His disciples are those who allow themselves to be seized ever more by the love of Jesus and marked by the fire of passion for the Kingdom of God and the proclamation of the joy of the Gospel. All the Lord’s disciples are called to nurture the joy of evangelization” (Message for World Mission Day, 2014).

Through our prayer, sacrifice and charity, particularly through generous contributions of our wealth with those in need, we become true missionaries. As the Scriptures say, “God loves a cheerful giver” (2 Cor. 9: 7). We all want to be happy and one of the surest ways to be happy is to share with others.

In Christ,

Msgr. Baker