On the occasion of the Extraordinary Mission Month convened by Pope Francis for October 2019, the Archdiocese of Mexico proposed that all parishes join in this initiative through a “megamission” to meet the people most in need of joy and hope in this great city.
In the Rectory of Our Lady of the Rosary, directed by Pablo Cirujeda, of the Community of Saint Paul, all parish groups participated with a weekend dedicated to the sick and the elderly confined to their homes by their chronic conditions. As many as seventy children of the children’s catechesis program, their catechists and parents, as well as other pastoral agents—members of the liturgy team, family ministries and other parishioners—set out to walk the streets of the neighborhoods that are form the parish territory, visiting about forty people who received, with some surprise, the fact that the parish community was approaching their particular situation to listen and accompany them, and in some cases assist in their needs, such as cleaning the house or getting warm clothes.
As a result of this initiative we will assume the commitment to continue visiting those people who have requested it, to offer them company, bring them communion, and give them the opportunity to continue being part of the parish despite the limitations imposed by their diseases .
We all enjoyed this weekend of parish mission, but especially the youngest along with the oldest, discovering a way to be together despite their differences and the distance between generations.
