Mission Office - Archdiocese of St. Louis

The Mission Office of the Archdiocese of St. Louis is entrusted with world missionary animation and formation, encouraging the faithful in prayer and sacrifice.

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GO AND INVITE EVERYONE TO THE BANQUET this World Mission Sunday, October 20th!

On World Mission Sunday, we are reminded of the universal call of our Baptism to be Christ’s witnesses to the world. Learn more and support the over 1,100 mission dioceses at https://t.co/zNMBDQIuFo!

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Still a few days remaining in #MissionMonth!
#ICYMI Listen or read the World Mission Sunday homily from @FrRogerLandry, incoming National Director of @TPMS_USA given at @StPatsNYC!

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"The Lord is asking us to be great, to be ambitious in the right way, in inviting everyone to the feast by our prayers, by our own missionary apostolate, and by helping make possible the Church’s faithfully fulfilling Jesus’ mandate to go and teach all nations. May each of us respond to that holy calling and blessed task!"

In celebration of #WorldMissionSunday, incoming National Director of TPMS @FrRogerLandry gave the homily at the Sunday mass celebrated by @CardinalDolan in St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York.

Read and listen to his full homily here: https://t.co/m5iNWZN3yK

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VATICAN - New Encyclical by Pope Francis: “Dilexit nos” and Mission: Vatican City - "Dilexit nos". He loved us. Pope Francis’ Encyclical, published today, follows the golden thread of devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in order to enter into the… https://t.co/tH5M6niSsU

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Novena w/ Cardinal Tagle leading up to #WorldMissionSunday now on @HallowApp! Don't have Hallow? @archstl just announced that it has partnered with Hallow to offer a premium one-year Hallow subscription for just $1! Get started at https://t.co/77oB2jnXMz @TPMS_USA

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Check out Archbishop Rozanski's column this week about World Mission Sunday! @archstl @StLouisReview
https://t.co/1IiOy2khal

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Special #WorldMissionSunday message from Fr. Nowak, "The need is greater than ever before for intense prayer and material support for the Church in areas of first evangelization and young churches." https://t.co/RYHsE2jaNk

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Happy Mission Month and feast day of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, the Patroness of Missions and Missionaries!

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"But in reality the Church is much bigger, much bigger than Rome and Europe, much bigger! And also - if I may say so - much more alive, in these countries! Churches that do not engage in proselytism, but grow through 'attraction', as Benedict XVI wisely said," the Pope said.

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VATICAN/GENERAL AUDIENCE - Pope Francis: When it comes to the Church, we are still too Western: Vatican City - "The first reflection that comes to mind after this journey is that we are still too Eurocentric or, as they say, 'Western' in relation to the… https://t.co/YpcvIiksmD

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Do you not know that the runners in the stadium all run in the race, but only one wins the prize?
Run so as to win.

1 Cor 9:24
#DailyReadings

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EXCLUSIVE: Father Landry Shares ‘Beautiful News’ About His Major New Role| National Catholic Register https://t.co/0mwJTT8Cen

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Welcome @FrRogerLandry!

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We are excited to announce that Father Roger J. Landry has been appointed as the new National Director of The Pontifical Mission Societies, starting January 2025!
Read more: https://t.co/Q8p35cVK3z
#tpms #eucharisticrevival

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After arriving in Jakarta, Pope Francis privately met with refugees taken in by the Jesuit Refugee Service, orphaned children raised by Dominican nuns, as well as elderly, homeless, and refugees accompanied by the Indonesian Community of Sant'Egidio #PopeinIndonesia #PopeinAsia

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ASIA/INDONESIA - Amazing history of Catholic Missions in the Indonesian Archipelago: Jakarta - In the history of the mission of the Catholic Church in Indonesia, for two centuries there was no Catholic priest or missionary on the thousands of islands of… https://t.co/XcMlDgg9vb

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Therefore, neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who causes the growth. He who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive wages in proportion to his labor. For we are God’s co-workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.

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Around 4 MILLION participated in celebrations commemorating the feast day of the Ugandan Martyrs on Monday, June 3rd!! This year marked 60 years since Pope St. Paul VI canonized the Ugandan Martyrs, including St. Charles Lwanga.

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AFRICA/UGANDA - Commemoration of the Ugandan Martyrs: about four million faithful participate in the celebrations: Kampala - About 4 million faithful participated yesterday, June 3, in the Uganda Martyrs Catholic Shrine Basilica in Namugongo, in the… https://t.co/ohMpYdPrmR

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Did you know that you can request priests in mission dioceses to celebrate Masses for your intentions? For many priests in mission dioceses, Mass offerings are a substantial means of day-by-day support for their ministry and the people they serve!
➡️ https://t.co/io6jEv6iFT

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"Christian mission is not about transmitting some abstract truth or religious conviction, but, first and foremost, is for enabling those we meet to have a fundamental experience of God’s love."

Pope Francis to participants of the General Assembly Pontifical Mission Societies

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Today, the Annual General Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies began! Please pray for all participating.

Archbishop Nappa, President of the Pontifical Mission Societies, addressed the assembly, "We are not simple wage earners, we are workers in the Lord's vineyard."

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Yesterday, Pope Francis addressed the Conference taking place in Rome dedicated to the 100th Anniversary of the Concilium Sinense, so far the only Council of the Chinese Catholic Church: https://t.co/oBbsJ5hILW

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Yesterday, the Missionary Childhood Association celebrated 181 years! 🎉
Sr. Roberta, Secretary General in Rome, shared a special message with children on this joyous occasion, which happened to coincide with Pentecost this year: