{"id":2464,"date":"2019-09-09T21:45:07","date_gmt":"2019-09-09T21:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.karongadiocese.org\/?p=2464"},"modified":"2019-09-09T21:45:07","modified_gmt":"2019-09-09T21:45:07","slug":"ad-gentes-missionaries-return-from-their-third-missionary-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karongadiocese.org\/index.php\/ad-gentes-missionaries-return-from-their-third-missionary-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Ad Gentes Missionaries Return From Their Fourth Missionary Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Moses\nRaymond Kamanga<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reliving the Pauline missionary experience of planting and nurturing Christian communities to ‘the ends of the world’ Ad Gentes Missionaries, who have returned from their Fourth, Missionary Journey met at St Mary’s Parish to report on what the Lord has accomplished through them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The review and planning meeting was graced by the Vicar General of the Diocese of Karonga Monsignor Denis Chitete and the National PMS Director Father Vincent Mwakhwawa. Like the 72 that Jesus sent out two by two, though they did not perform spectacular signs, their journey is equally fruitful though not a walk-over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One of the Missionaries to Tcharo (Seminarian Mwamulima) reporting on their mission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Of the many experiences, one breath\ntaking include forming stable communities of converts most of whom are children\nexpressing how hard it is to convert adults. Reacting to this, the Vicar\nGeneral of the Diocese of Karonga Monsignor Denis Chitete, said establishing a\nChurch is not a one-day thing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDo not be let down by the adults\u2019 slow pace to embrace the faith. Your joy should be in the increased number of children who come to Church because that\u2019s the future Church.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fr Mwakhwawa (near), Monsignor Chitete (middle) and Fr Joseph Sikwese (far) listening to presentation during the review and planning meeting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In a separate interview, Monsignor Chitete\nexpressed a word of gratitude for the missionary task which the Ad Gentes\nMissionaries have accomplished so far in preparation of the commemoration of\nthe Extraordinary Missionary Month in October this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are short of words to God for\nwhat He has allowed us to achieve from the time we inaugurated the year of\nMissio Ad Gentes in February this year. We are happy with the increase in\nnumber of new converts, most of whom are children, and the increase in number\nof lapse Christians that have been reached so far. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let this be a commitment of each\nand every Catholic Christian to take part in this as a way of fulfilling their\nbaptismal promises they made with the Lord. Salvation has to be shared with others;\nit is not an individual affair,\u201d concluded the Vicar General.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his remarks, the National PMS\nDirector, who came to grace the third reporting session, applauded the Diocese\nof Karonga for taking this unique approach in preparation for the Extraordinary\nMissionary Month. approach in preparation for the commemorate the Missio Ad\nGentes month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMany Dioceses in the country have\ntaken different approaches on the same but Karonga\u2019s approach is very unique\nand bold. Sending Lay Christians to evangelise to fellow Christians sounds\nimpossible yet very possible when commitment is applied,\u201d said Fr. Mwakhwawa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier this year, the Diocese of\nKaronga commissioned 13 lay people (later 8 more joined) as Ad Gentes\nMissionaries to hard-to-reach places of Ngana, Lutushu, Ntchechenali, Chenga,\nMlowo and Tcharo just to meant a few. In this mission, all seminarians and\nDeacons of the Diocese were added to the battalion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pope Francis declared October, 2019\nas Extraordinary Missionary Month, to commemorate 100 years since Pope Benedict\nXV\u2019s Apostolic Letter, Maximum Illud, on the propagation of faith throughout\nthe world. The letter renewed the Church\u2019s commitment to missionary work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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