This Sunday, October 18, Catholic churches all around the world celebrate World Mission Day, (WMD). This year, the Holy Father based his message for WMD on a theme taken from the book of Isaiah: ‘Here I am, send me”. In our present reality of the Covid-19 pandemic, he says, people experience fear, disorientation and fragility, but he also sees it as an opportunity for mission, for sharing, for service, and intercessory prayer. Our personal vocation comes from the fact that we are sons and daughters of God in the family of the Church, called to continue the mission of Jesus in our time and place, through our witness of faith and the proclamation of the Gospel, so that through us God may continue to manifest his love for others. Our personal relationship of love with Jesus allows us to listen to the call of mission in our daily lives, in our own particular circumstances. We are challenged by the poverty of those who die alone, the abandoned, those who have lost their jobs and income, the homeless and those who lack food. In prayer we listen to God’s question: “Whom shall I send?” Hopefully, we can all generously respond: Here I am, send me!”. (Is 6:8). For the full article please click on the following: Mission Sunday Reflection 18 October 2020