lay vocation and mission prayer reflection

Vocation and Mission of the Lay Faithful

In the prayers he offered every morning to the Lord at the offering of the chalice, his first thought was of the branch of Cooperators.

The charism given to

us by God is for the

Church and for all the

People of God.

Participation in Christ’s saving work is not reserved for certain Christians with special

education or training. It is the call to all of us through the sacraments of initiation.

Pauline laity are recognized as full sharers in the responsibility for the Pauline mission..

As did Paul before him, Blessed Alberione never worked alone. He never saw the work as his.

He formed his collaborators by offering them the opportunity and the means to be apostles.

The lay faithful have the primary responsibility for the transformation of the world, their specific vocation by reason of their baptism and confirmation.

pauline cooperators

They are the primary evangelizers of today’s culture.

Understanding the mission of lay Christians in the Church and in the world is found in context of the Church as communion.

CF Christifideles Laici, # 18

Each vocation expresses the wealth and the dimensions of the mystery of Christ and his body, one from many parts.

The common root of all the People of God is the baptism that calls all to …

…holiness, communion and mission according to our state in life.

“I am one who saw and my testimony is true.”

“I pass on to you that which I have seen and heard.”