To them goes our grateful remembrance, accompanied by our prayer. Still today numerous men and women with their dedication and their sacrifice are for us eloquent manifestations of God's love. From them we receive the faith and we, in turn, are urged on to be announcers and witnesses of the Mystery. The Church therefore cannot forgo her missionary activity among the peoples of the world. This is an invitation to all, it is an urgent call that deserves an immediate and generous answer.
Mission demands prayer and concrete commitment.
Many are the needs for a capillary diffusion of the Gospel. May this anniversary be then an opportune occasion to reflect on the need for greater, common effort to promote the missionary spirit and collect the necessary material aid which missionaries need. To set out from him above all in a daily commitment to holiness, with an attitude of prayer and listening to his word. Set out from Christ, you who have forgiven and been forgiven. Set out from Christ, you who have known pain and suffering.