Sacrifice and Mercy

  Happy World Mission Sunday!! This past week we celebrated the life of St. Luke the Evangelist on October 18th. He is the author of the Gospel According to Luke and the Acts of the Apostles. This “beloved physician” (Colossians 4:14) made his first occupation to spread the gospel, serve all God’s children, and make disciples by sharing what was handed down to him. It is in his writing where we find the story of the two walking to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35). We LOVE this passage and its impact in our lives and our entire community with the Emmaus Retreats, based on this scripture passage.  You can imagine our excitement when we found that Emmaus was Pope Francis’s theme for this year’s World Mission Sunday -  Hearts on fire, feet on the move!  We want to share this message with you here:  https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/missions/documents/20230106-giornata-missionaria.html This message impacts ALL of us. Not just our family, not just those who give to this ministry, bu