WHO ARE WE?
Under the guidance of Perth Archbishop Barry James Hickey, the Missionaries of the Gospel (MG’s) were officially established on 23rd June 2007. At this time two young women were accepted as postulants. A week later they left Perth to complete the first part of their formation in Poland.
God willing, in time, the community will consist of sisters (John Paul II Sisters), Brothers, Priests and lay men and women. The community is contemplative-active in nature and its members strive to follow Christ in the footsteps of John Paul II.
The community hopes to help men and women encounter Christ and live the Gospel. John Paul II taught us that God can not be known as an object is known, because he is a person and as a person, he can only be known in a reciprocal relation of self-giving. In order for this meeting and process of self-giving to take place for each of person on a deep level, the community hopes to overcome the obstacles in all our hearts that prevent us from experiencing God.
The MG’s believe that the Holy Spirit inspired John Paul II with a new way of helping people in this process. His method involved a manner, language and presence that does not just speak the words of the Gospel but actually presents Christ to the other person. It includes first loving the other person and affirming their dignity. One of the other aspects of this way of being is to present the Good News with words that relate to the person’s lived experience.
Even after an initial experience of God, we struggle to live the message of Christ without personal support, formation and an experience of community. So providing these will be an important part of the community’s apostolate.
The Holy Spirit is now slowly rising up a family of Consecrated and Lay men and women to strive to dedicate their lives to this special mission. Perhaps he is calling you too?
A Weekday In The Life Of An MG Postulant
(a sister in her 1st year of formation)
| 5:15- 6:30 | Silent prayer, Office of Readings, Spiritual reading, Morning Prayer |
| 7:00 | Mass |
| Breakfast | |
| 9:00 | First Class |
| 10:15 | Break |
| 10:30 | Second Class |
| 12:00 | Angelus, examination of conscience, Midday prayer |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| Personal time | |
| 3:00 | Divine Mercy Chaplet |
| 3:30 | Exercise |
| 5:00 | Hour of Exposition with Evening prayer and Scriptural Reading |
| 6:15 | Dinner |
| 7:00-8:15 | Recreation |
| 8:30 | Night prayer |
| 9:00 | Great Silence |
The Rosary and other community prayers are also said throughout the day, and on Fridays we pray the Stations of the Cross and attend confession on Saturdays.