RECEIVERS OF GOD’S GRACES A Meditation by Father Arturo Chagala, Parochial Administrator of St. Michael's Parish Evangelization is at the heart of the Universal Church. This mission of the Church to evangelize can be made visible in a concrete way through the Parish level. Saint Michael Church envisions this missionary identity by helping both parishioners, non- parishioners and non- churched people to deepen and rediscover the love of God through a Christian formation based on the richness of Baptism.
For five Sundays during the Easter time we evangelized, at the Parish level, in Norris Square Park by announcing the “Good News” of Christianity. Many people were touched by the witness of some members of the Parish who courageously shared their faith experience as to how God saved them from their sins and the current stream of secularization in a society that progressively denies God. The celebration was preceded by a small procession around the park. It was performed in a joyful environment where kids, young and adults could praise God by singing bible songs. Miracles were the result of this mission outside the Church building to reach the far away. A man just walking by at the time of the mission was touched
by the Gospel as he was facing the temptation of commiting suicide and alcohol problems. Another man received encouragement through the Gospel as he suffered the sad situation of a process of divorce. Married couples strengthened their relationship to Christ as they approached the Sacrament of reconciliation. This is just to mention few of the many miracles God worked in this mission.
FATHER CHAGALA DURING MASS AT ST. MICHAEL'S CHURCH.
As a follow up of this mission, we invited everyone to continue listening to the “Good News” by joining a series of talks held in La Salle Academy. The aim was to introduce the people into a way of looking at Scriptures in a more lively experience. This is an answer to the thirst that many of our Catholics live. The less we experience the Scriptures in a personal relationship, the more our relationship to Christ lacks.