Constitutions and Statutes - The Mill Hill Missionaries

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C7In evangelisation, our preference is for pioneeringwork: to open up new fields, to respond boldly tofresh needs and face unfamiliar challenges.C8 We approach people of different races andreligions, seeking, in a spirit of dialogue, to listen tothe Spirit speaking in their cultures and traditions.We do this within the context of the Local Church,under the leadership of the Ordinary, striving tobuild up the Christian community as a signpost of theKingdom, and helping it to realise its missionarycalling.C9C10C11D12We are conscious of a special obligation to serve thepeople with whom we have worked in the past andwith whom we have established firm ties. However,as missionaries, we always remain ready to moveto where the need is greater.We strive to evaluate our work from time to time interms of the Gospel and our apostolic mission, and, indialogue with the local church and others, seek tomake it more effective. In a spirit of service we areready, according to local need, to accept positions ofresponsibility and to withdraw from them, so as tofacilitate the passing on of leadership to the localChurch.We are also present as missionaries in our churches oforigin, carrying out our missionary apostolate there invarious ways.It does not fall within the scope of the Society to havelong-term parish commitments except when this isthought to be essential to the furthering of the proper2
aim of the Society. However, when parishcommitments are arranged, preference is given toparishes with a missionary character or with apoorer population.C13 Members who are sick or retired continue toparticipate in the mission of the Society byfollowing its way of life, sharing its missionaryconcern, and offering their prayers and sacrifices forthe good of all.Part II: Our Way of LifeC14 Our apostolic mission determines our spirituality.Through our apostolic zeal, our prayer, our faithfuldedication to given tasks, our readiness for steady andhard work as missionaries, we strive to become likeChrist, growing in holiness and fervour of spirit.Through the Missionary Oath we dedicate ourselvesfor life, to be available for the work of the Societyand its mission. (Cf. Prologue – Our Identity)C15C16In view of our life-long dedication to missionaryservice, we commit ourselves to live in chastity andcelibacy, for the sake of God's kingdom. We alsocommit ourselves to observe the Society’s Code ofConduct.Our Founder was deeply convinced that the spirit andpractice of evangelical poverty is the foundation of theapostolic life. Our work for the Society and mission isgiven freely, and any money or recompense for ourwork belongs to the apostolate of the Society.C17 Our missionary vocation brings us together as one3
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