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Paghayo With Young People As Concrete Sign of Hope of The Mission

The document discusses Saint Guido Maria Conforti's inspiration from Saint Francis Xavier and Saint Theresa of Lisieux in combining apostolic zeal and contemplative spirit. It also discusses Pope Francis' 2017 World Mission Sunday message emphasizing the role of young people as hope for the mission. Engaging with young people concretely is seen as a sign of hope for continuing the mission.

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Paghayo With Young People As Concrete Sign of Hope of The Mission

The document discusses Saint Guido Maria Conforti's inspiration from Saint Francis Xavier and Saint Theresa of Lisieux in combining apostolic zeal and contemplative spirit. It also discusses Pope Francis' 2017 World Mission Sunday message emphasizing the role of young people as hope for the mission. Engaging with young people concretely is seen as a sign of hope for continuing the mission.

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Paghayo with young people as concrete sign of hope of the Mission

October 23 is the 6th anniversary of the canonization of our Founder Saint Guido Maria

Conforti whose the Patron of the Missions, St Francis Xavier and the Patroness of the Missions,

St Theresa of Lisieux, played a central influence in the Missionary heart of St G.M. Conforti. In

addition to the Christocentric dimension, Conforti considered these two great models as the

model of holiness so that he Combined the apostolic Zeal of St Francis Xavier and the

contemplative spirit of St Theresa of the child Jesus. In a homely dedicated to St Theresa, in

1923, Conforti said: Theresa was nor an apostle, but perhaps few apostles have glorified God as

she did. It is not always a zealous word that conquers souls for god. Good example, prayer and

penance were the expressions of her zeal and apostolate , these were her simple and sublime

glorifications

As the World Mission Sunday enables the missionary heart of Catholics to respond in prayer and

action to the pressing needs of the world. In the message of pope Francis for World Mission

Sunday 2017 has emphasized on the mission at the heart of the Christian faith and underline that

the young people are the hope of Mission. How beautiful it is to see that young people are

street preachers, joyfully bringing Jesus to every street, every town square and every corner of

earth! This call of the pope has been concretized in

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