Cor Unum
This October, missionaries gathered in Rome to celebrate their Jubilee. Sometimes we forget that we are Missionaries. What a loss when that happens. Yet this past year, several Oblates have stepped out of their comfort zones, offering themselves to strengthen missions most in need. As we approach the 200th anniversary of our pontifical approval, we may soon be present in three new countries: Ecuador, Mozambique, and Rodrigues Island. What a beautiful sign of hope!
Our whole Congregation exists for mission. For our Founder and his first companions, being missionaries meant more than preaching in the most abandoned places. It meant visiting the homes of those who never came to church. It meant not only going to distant lands but reaching those who had yet to hear the Good News. Inspired by their witness, let us reflect on and live out Constitution 5. Let us give our best to those on the margins, to those who challenge us most, to those whose lives cry out for the hope only Christ can give. With renewed zeal and generous hearts, may the Lord grant us a fresh awakening of our missionary vocation.
Luis Ignacio ROIS ALONSO, OMI
Superior General
