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BRAINTREE When the Archdiocese of Boston was in its infancy, it was one of the first beneficiaries of the newly formed Society for the Propagation of the Faith. Now, Boston is a center of missionary activity, providing spiritual and financial support for missions around the world.
LOWELL Maureen Heil had two questions for those gathered at St. Michael Church in Lowell for Mass on World Mission Sunday, Oct. 23. First, she asked all missionaries present to raise their hands. Then, she invited all baptized people to raise their hands, revealing that the previous question had been a trick.
WORD ALIVE
It happened in China a few years before the Communists expelled the missionaries. A foreign missionary came upon an old woman by the wayside, deserted, cold and hungry.
“Why do you bother about me?” The old lady whispered feebly when the priest tried to help her as best as he could. “