Ugandan Martyrs Choir |
Cape Verdean Choir |
Lithuanian Folk Choir |
The
Book of the Gospel was sung and danced in by members of the Kenyan
Community.
Students from the
Confirmation class at St. Peter’s in South Boston, accompanied by their pastor, Fr. Steve Zukas, dressed in their ethnic
Lithuanian costumes and served as our greeters. Readings and prayers were
proclaimed in Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish, Lithuanian, African Krio, American
Samoan, Luganda and English.
Principal celebrant of the World Mission Sunday
liturgy was Bishop Robert Hennessey, a member of the Missionary Society of
Saint James the Apostle. Bishop Hennessey was joined by fifteen concelebrating
priests representing missionary groups and dioceses from all over the world.
The homily was delivered by Father Patrick Byrne, SVD, who labored
for many years in Ecuador; not only as a missionary, but later as National
Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in that country. In addition, he worked for ten years as
Secretary General for the Missionary Childhood (formerly Holy Childhood)
Association at the Holy See. Presently
Father Byrne serves the Divine Word Missionary community as Provincial for Ireland
and Great Britain.
We were pleased to honor in a special way this year the
centennial of the founding of the Maryknoll Sisters. Like the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, the
Sisters had their origins in the Archdiocese of Boston under the leadership of
Father James Anthony Walsh and Mother Mary Joseph Rogers. It was wonderful to have representatives from
the Maryknoll community to celebrate with us.
Congratulations to them on this milestone in their service of spreading
the Gospel.
We will be continuing our observance of October as Mission
Month with our first annual Mission
Education Day on October 30th at the Cathedral. Students from Catholic schools and parish
programs of Religious Education will gather with Cardinal Sean for Mass and a
day of enrichment focusing on the contribution that our students can make to
the missionary activity of the Church.
We are grateful that Father Pat Byrne, along with Sr. Lisa Valentini,
MSC, will be able to spend this day with us as well and look forward to making
this a yearly event for our students.
-Rev. Rodney J. Copp, JCL
-Rev. Rodney J. Copp, JCL
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