At The Society for the Propagation of the Faith, we believe there
is a better, more faith filled way to bring happiness to our loved ones as we
celebrate the real meaning of Christmas: we can give the gift of hope to those
who live in mission countries.
This year, please consider making an offering for our
Christmas Mass and Enrollment cards. Both
are a great way to tell your friends, family, and the world that you love them and your Catholic faith. The offerings
collected from our individual Mass cards are sent to priests in the missions
who depend on these donations for their daily support – they receive no salary
for their ministry.
Our Enrollment cards provide a yearlong membership in The
Society for the Propagation of the Faith. Members receive the spiritual
benefits of being remembered in 15,000 Masses said every year by mission
priests and a daily Mass said at the Vatican. By choosing to support the
missions this Christmas, your gift helps untold numbers of people. Most
obviously, our Mass and Enrollment cards benefit the intentions of the recipient.
Your gift also makes it possible for the Good News of Jesus Christ to be spread
in places like the new country of South Sudan.
After many years of civil war in the Sudan, a tenuous peace
has been achieved as the country has divided.
Catholics are determined to live their faith, no matter the
difficulties. In the Archdiocese of
Juba, one parish community cannot return to their church – the grounds are
littered with unexploded land mines.
They will celebrate Christmas in an old cotton factory with only two
brick walls, the others are made of thatch.
But celebrate they will! Their Young Adult leadership meets weekly to
prepare for the holidays and beyond – faith formation of their youth is a
priority. Though they have no classrooms
per se, they meet under trees, sitting on the old spools from the cotton
factory to listen to the Good News.
To order your Christmas Mass and Enrollment cards - or any of our other Mass and enrollment cards - and give
the gift of hope to the missions, go to our website, www.propfaithboston.org,
call 617-542-1776, or email us at [email protected]
-Maureen Crowley Heil
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