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| Fr. Vincent Mwakhwawa, ECM National Director of PMC |
The National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies in Malawi (PMS), an arm of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM), Fr. Vincent Mwakhwawa has expressed the need for Catholic Christians to embrace the spirit of sharing with the needy.
Fr. Mwankhwawa was speaking at Saint Montfort, Catholic Institute (CI) in the Archdiocese of Blantyre when he presided over the Mission Sunday Mass Celebration.
During his homily, Fr. Mwakhwawa, said there are a lot of needy people elsewhere who needs material and spiritual support from Catholic faithful including those from Malawi.
“You know there are people out there who are suffering a lot and we need to play a role by helping them. Some are suffering as a result of wars and some in different ways so let us share a little something that we have,” said Fr. Mwakhwawa.
He asked faithful in the country to contribute money generously for the urgent missionary work of the Church in the world as another way of advancing the evangelization work.
In the Mission Sunday Message of 2014 the Holy Father, Pope Francis says: “God loves a cheerful giver’ (2 Cor 9:7). World Mission Day is also an occasion to rekindle the desire and the moral obligation to take joyful part in the mission ad gentes. A monetary contribution on the part of individuals is the sign of a self-offering, first to the Lord and then to others; in this way material offerings can become means for the evangelization of humanity built on love.”
Fr. Mwakhwawa explained to the congregation that all the collections for the day are sent to the Holy Father in Rome where he disburses them to needy countries.
Source: Prince Henderson, ECM Communications Officer