Pope’s message for World Mission Day.

(March 25, 2010) The key mission of the Church is the construction of ecclesial communion, Pope Benedict XVI says in his message for World Mission Day to be observed on October 24. The Papal message released by the Vatican on Thursday says World Mission Day offers to diocesan and parish communities, institutes of consecrated life and to all people of God, the opportunity to renew their commitment to proclaim the Gospel. Christians, says the message, must learn to offer signs of hope and create universal brotherhood. In today’s multiethnic society, Christians must undertake efforts to make the planet a home for all peoples.
The Pope’s message urges the faithful to make the face of Jesus shine in every corner of the world, before the generations of the new millennium, but especially among young people. It calls for missionary cooperation among all the churches to promote the Gospel in the heart of every person, and people of every race, culture and nationality. It says we must all feel protagonists of the Church to proclaim the Gospel and transform the world in keeping with Jesus’ commandment of love.
In conclusion, Pope Benedict’s message for World Mission Day, calls on everyone, despite economic difficulties, to help the Pontifical Mission Societies that work in remote corners of the world and support the young churches, to enable them to train seminarians and catechists. The Pope ends his message for World Mission Day, expressing his gratitude to all missionaries testifying in distant lands amid difficulties, and often with their lives.