Mission Response of University saints
Lawas, Ma. Chrystelle G. MW 7:30-9:00AM July 7, 2014
The University Saints: San Carlos Borromeo
St. Arnold Janssen
St. Joseph Freinademetz
Portfolio Task No.1
I. Identify the mission response of the university saints to their realities of their time.
a.) San Carlos Borromeo
St. Charles took over the Archdiocese of Milan, he immediately sought to better catechize the faithful, many of whom had no understanding of their faith.
He established the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD), equipping 3,000 catechists with a sold faith formation; they were able to instruct an estimated 40,000 children in their Sunday schools. He instituted radical reforms when he finally did arrive at Trent (which had been without a resident bishop for eighty years) in 1556,despite great opposition, with such effectiveness that it became a model see.
b.) St. Arnold Janssen
In 1874, he began to publish The Little Messenger of the Sacred Heart, a popular monthly magazine which shared news of missionary activities and encouraged German Catholics to do more to support the missions.
In 1875, he founded the Society of the Divine Word in a mission house in Steyl, Holland. This society was designed to provide priests and lay brothers for the missions.
He also founded the Servant Sisters of the Holy Ghost for the missions in 1889.
c.) St. Joseph Freinademetz
He was ordained a priest on July 25, 1875, and assigned to the community of Saint Martin very near his own home, where he soon won the hearts of the people.
He is Pioneer of the Divine Word Missionaries in China.
Joseph Freinademetz became a missionary not in Steyl, but rather in China – and the process was very personal and at times painful.
II. What mission concerns and responses of the university saints do you see as connection to your own views and spirituality?
St. Charles had a deep spiritual life, and from that flowed a joy that was contagious. That joy was the basis for people’s trust in
The University Saints: San Carlos Borromeo
St. Arnold Janssen
St. Joseph Freinademetz
Portfolio Task No.1
I. Identify the mission response of the university saints to their realities of their time.
a.) San Carlos Borromeo
St. Charles took over the Archdiocese of Milan, he immediately sought to better catechize the faithful, many of whom had no understanding of their faith.
He established the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD), equipping 3,000 catechists with a sold faith formation; they were able to instruct an estimated 40,000 children in their Sunday schools. He instituted radical reforms when he finally did arrive at Trent (which had been without a resident bishop for eighty years) in 1556,despite great opposition, with such effectiveness that it became a model see.
b.) St. Arnold Janssen
In 1874, he began to publish The Little Messenger of the Sacred Heart, a popular monthly magazine which shared news of missionary activities and encouraged German Catholics to do more to support the missions.
In 1875, he founded the Society of the Divine Word in a mission house in Steyl, Holland. This society was designed to provide priests and lay brothers for the missions.
He also founded the Servant Sisters of the Holy Ghost for the missions in 1889.
c.) St. Joseph Freinademetz
He was ordained a priest on July 25, 1875, and assigned to the community of Saint Martin very near his own home, where he soon won the hearts of the people.
He is Pioneer of the Divine Word Missionaries in China.
Joseph Freinademetz became a missionary not in Steyl, but rather in China – and the process was very personal and at times painful.
II. What mission concerns and responses of the university saints do you see as connection to your own views and spirituality?
St. Charles had a deep spiritual life, and from that flowed a joy that was contagious. That joy was the basis for people’s trust in