Agenzia Fides REPORT - “Communion with one heart and spirit” was the theme of the missiological session and pilgrimage promoted by the Pontifical Missionary Union of Poland, which took place on 4 and 5 December at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Jasna Góra. According to information received by Fides, the missiological session and prayer Vigil was attended by about 300 people including priests, men and women religious and laity, under the guidance of Fr Tomasz Atlas, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Poland.
During the missiological session, the participants reflected on various topics: the relevance of the challenges posed by the encyclical “Redemptoris Missio” in the life of all called to serve the Gospel; communion as the key mission of the Church; the congregations of women religious in missionary service; the Pontifical Mission Societies in the messages of Pope Benedict XVI; and the current challenges of missionary cooperation.
During the Holy Mass celebrated in the Chapel of the Madonna in Jasna Gora, Fr Tomasz Atlas particularly invited the congregation to pray for new missionaries and stressed the importance of voluntary mission. According to Fr Atlas “the current way of life marked by consumerism does not help young people make the decision to go on a mission.” The Pontifical Missionary Union was approved in Poland in 1924, in Czestochowa.
During the missiological session, the participants reflected on various topics: the relevance of the challenges posed by the encyclical “Redemptoris Missio” in the life of all called to serve the Gospel; communion as the key mission of the Church; the congregations of women religious in missionary service; the Pontifical Mission Societies in the messages of Pope Benedict XVI; and the current challenges of missionary cooperation.
During the Holy Mass celebrated in the Chapel of the Madonna in Jasna Gora, Fr Tomasz Atlas particularly invited the congregation to pray for new missionaries and stressed the importance of voluntary mission. According to Fr Atlas “the current way of life marked by consumerism does not help young people make the decision to go on a mission.” The Pontifical Missionary Union was approved in Poland in 1924, in Czestochowa.
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