The Society of the Divine Word is the world’s largest Roman Catholic order of missionary priests and brothers.
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In a video message for the 100th World Mission Sunday, Pope Leo XIV thanks the faithful for their prayers and support, recalling how they helped nurture his vocation and sustain his missionary work in Peru.
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In a video message for the 100th World Mission Sunday on October 18, Pope Leo XIV urges every Christian to listen to the Holy Spirit and proclaim the Gospel to bring "everyone everywhere into a communion of faith in Christ."
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Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Rosary: on this day the protection of the Holy Mother of God is invoked through the prayer of the rosary, the garland of Mary, so as to encourage meditation on the mysteries of Christ under the guidance of her who shared in a singular way in the Incarnation, Passion, and Resurrection of the Son of God.
Our Lady of the Rosary, pray for us!
“If God calls, God will provide.”
~Father Thong Dinh Tran
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“Life is not always the same. Each season teaches me something.”
~Father Pedro Saveia SVD
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“While in cross-cultural training in Chad, I was challenged by the experience of being a white male from the global north. I was challenged by material poverty. I saw the struggle of local Chadians."
~Father Brian Junkes SVD
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“My sense of justice grew stronger. Law became a passion. The desire to become a priest was a way to combine the two worlds—to save lives and serve justice.”
~ Father Arnold Formbi SVD
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“I have a cousin who is a diocesan priest. My auntie often spoke about missionary life and what it means. I give thanks and praise to God for their guidance....”
~Father Marc Declama SVD
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“I’m learning to be more myself and who God wants me to be.” ~Father Ryan Agbim SVD
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The food pantries in our parishes in West Virginia, Chicago and Memphis are needed now more than ever. Thank you for your generous support!
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This month's prayer intention is that everyone might have food. Take a moment, pray with the Pope: popesprayer.va
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During his General Audience this morning on the feast day of Our Lady of Fatima, Pope Leo XIV highlighted how the Blessed Virgin Mary is a model, member and mother of the ecclesial community and how she teaches all the faithful to love and serve the Church.
“'This cup is the new covenant in my blood.
Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.'"
1 Corinthians 11:26
(Painting: Altarpiece of the Holy Sacrament by Dieric Bouts, Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons)
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At his first Chrism Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Holy Thursday morning, Pope Leo XIV blessed and consecrated the sacred oils used throughout the Church’s sacramental life. During the rite, he added balsam to the chrism—symbolizing the “aroma of Christ”—and breathed over the oil, recalling the gift of the Holy Spirit. The chrism will be used in Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Orders in the Diocese of Rome.
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Let us begin the Easter Triduum by asking the Lord for the grace to understand and live the profound mystery of His love and sacrifice. 🙏 ❤️
Holy Thursday is the "gateway" to the Easter Triduum, that is, it is the "beginning" of the most important period of Holy Week, where we commemorate the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of our Lord. Today's passage is from the Gospel of John 13: 1-15.
What do we remember on Holy Thursday?
1. The Last Supper: This is the day when Jesus celebrated the Last Supper with His apostles and instituted two sacraments for the salvation of humanity: the Eucharist and the Priesthood.
2. Washing of the feet: During the Mass, the priest washes the feet of 12 people in allusion to the 12 apostles at the Last Supper.
3. "A new commandment": On that day, Jesus washes the feet of the apostles, becoming a paradigm, model, and measure of love through service, and then tells them: "I give you a new commandment: that you love one another: as I have loved you, so you must love one another" (Jn 13, 35).
4. Visiting the 7 churches: From Holy Thursday to Good Friday, Catholics practice this devotion to accompany Jesus, present in the Tabernacles of the churches, on the night He was arrested.
In each Church, we thank Jesus Christ for the Eucharist and the priesthood, and we accompany Him in His sufferings from the Garden of Gethsemane to His burial.
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I give you a new commandment, says the Lord:
love one another as I have loved you.
John 13:34
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