{"id":715,"date":"2015-01-20T21:28:38","date_gmt":"2015-01-21T02:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scarboromissions.ca\/?page_id=715"},"modified":"2015-01-20T21:43:18","modified_gmt":"2015-01-21T02:43:18","slug":"priest-missioners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.scarboromissions.ca\/about-us\/priest-missioners","title":{"rendered":"Priest Missioners"},"content":{"rendered":"
Christ calls all of his followers to be missionary. He chooses some to be missionary priests.<\/p>\n
The spirit of a Scarboro missionary priest flows from our response to the mandate of Jesus Christ entrusted to his disciples: “Go out into the whole world: proclaim the Good News to all creation.” (Mk 16:15)<\/i><\/p>\nCommitment to Christ<\/h2>\n
It’s a radical Gospel commitment, originating in Christ’s words to his disciples, “You did not choose me. No, I chose you; to go out and bear fruit, fruit that will last.” (Jn 15:16) Christ is the foundation and focus of our lives, our energy for mission.<\/p>\n
We offer our lives for the Reign of God, committed to the person, teaching and mission of Jesus Christ. Living this out takes us on an adventure for life beyond the familiar, to peoples and cultures of the world.<\/p>\n
Willingness to risk and to face the unknown are part of the life of a missionary priest…in the words of the Apostle Paul, “going as by faith and not by sight\u2014we are full of confidence.” (2 Cor 5:7)<\/p>\n
Scarboro priests serve the Word of God in ways suited to the uniqueness of the peoples to whom we go; through teaching, dialogue, prayer, celebration, and the witness of our person and lifestyle.<\/p>\n
Through the celebration of the Sacraments, especially the Eucharist, Scarboro priests\u2014together with the community, small or large\u2014worship and give thanks to God, who nourishes, forgives, heals, and renews us. We are those who have tasted the “goodness of the Lord” and are challenged to be active in sharing Christ’s mission.<\/p>\n
Through dialogue and friendship, Scarboro priests develop a deep respect for peoples of other religious traditions and cultures. We find ourselves at times like bridges between them and our culture and religious beliefs. We learn to witness humbly to Christ among them and discover the Spirit of God, mysteriously, wonderfully, at work.<\/p>\n
Over the years, our priests have found themselves called to be advocates for justice and peace among the poor and marginalized. We also witness to how the oppressed\u2014when brought together and guided by the ideals of the Gospel\u2014are able to employ their gifts for their own common good and for the future.<\/p>\n
Scarboro missioners see the urgency today of giving witness to the sacredness of the earth itself. We strive toward the ideal that invites all people to care for the God-given gifts of all creation, which sustain us.<\/p>\n