Today the Missionary Community of St. Paul the Apostle and Mary Mother of the Church (MCSPA) are celebrating their feast day in their different missions around the world.

One of the most important parts of our charism is to be missionaries in the style of St. Paul.

Paul was a very versatile Apostle. He was advanced for his time. We could also say that he was a radical man, since he went from doing bad to being a herald if Christ spreading the good news.

He had so much Apostolic zeal moving from place to place, empty or full stomach, free or imprisoned, happy or beaten up. He was encountering and inspiring communities as well as men, women, and also couples, to leave everything behind and transform their lives for Christ. He was a totally committed man and he persevered until the end.

Our lives are so short and there is so much to do, that we need not to waste time and energy in useless things, but to live our lives for Christ as St. Paul did.

There is much we need to learn about Paul and reflect upon. On his feast we invite everyone to read his letters, deepen our knowledge about him and pray for the grace of God to transform our hearts for Christ, in the style of St. Paul.

Fr. Angel Valdivia