Information service of the Pontifical Mission Societies since 1927
Yangon (Agenzia Fides) – The evangelization of Myanmar continues forward with the example of Saint Paul, especially through the Congregation of the “Brothers and Sisters Missionaries of Saint Paul,” an institute of diocesan right with masculine and feminine branches that has begun various initiatives in the country, for the celebration of the Year of Saint Paul.
As Fides was told by Archbishop Charles Maung Bo of Yangon, “the Year of Saint Paul in Myanmar is an opportunity for us to grow in tighter communion with the Universal Church and to do missions. We are accompanying the faithful in the reading and meditation of the texts of St. Paul and in the Archdiocese of Yangon, we are living 2009 as the “Year of the Word of God.” The Archbishop founded the Congregation himself in 1990. Today, the religious continue to spread the charism of Saint Paul throughout the diocese, with a tireless spirit of evangelization.
The feminine branch, that of the Missionary Sisters of Saint Paul today have 80 professed sisters and 12 novices. The religious carry out apostolate with the poor and refugees, in remote areas, working in child care, education, and pastoral work in parishes.
The sisters feel “called to be missionaries of Saint Paul” in a country that continues to be affected by the violence and poverty that greatly affects women and children.
The sisters care for families living in misery or destroyed by the abuse and violence from the war, running homes for orphans as well. The sisters comment: “In spite of the difficulties and desolation that we see each day, our faith in God gives us the strength and hope to continue forward in our mission, giving all we have of ourselves, just like the Apostle Paul.” (PA) (Agenzia Fides 9/2/2008)
