Holiness and "God alone!
St. Joseph Allamano had a high concept of mission. His was not philanthropy, volunteering, occasional commitment… Since the mission is linked to the saving action of God, the values of the “spirit” were considered by him to be of fundamental importance. He always demanded the best from his missionaries, especially in this field. Holiness was a condition for mission: “first saints, then missionaries”.
“Some believe that being a missionary consists entirely in preaching, running, baptizing, saving souls; No, no! This is only the secondary aim: we sanctify ourselves first and then others. The more holy one is, the more souls he will save” (IMC Conf., Vol. 3, p. 258).
Invocations
O Father, source of all good, pour out your Spirit upon us,
- to advance on the path of missionary holiness, according to the charism of St. Joseph Allamano.
Enlighten our minds
- so that we may know how to discern the ways of the Spirit that lead to the new man, attentive to the signs of the times and ready to answer in love.
May burn within us the fire of mission to be carried out in every part of the world,
- with the proclamation of the Gospel and the bread of charity.
Make us poor, humble and chaste, witnesses of hope and consolation,
- caring servants of the brothers and sisters we meet on our journey.
Let us pray:
O Father, who in St. Joseph Allamano
aroused an ardent desire to cooperate
in your universal plan of salvation,
grant us to grow in the same zeal and spirit of holiness,
even to the point of giving our lives
for our brothers and sisters.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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It is very encouraging to santify ourselves through our dairy work.by offering it to the lord