Scripture and the Mission

The National Office of the Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States (New York) recently launched two new websites: http://www.missioninscripture.org/ offers reflection on Sunday readings in light of our vocation to evangelize; http://www.preachingmission.org/ with homily suggestions for the same Sunday readings with an evangelization theme.  Commentary for the coming Sunday is posted on both websites the preceding Monday. There are also mission-based insights on both websites for non-Sunday Liturgical celebrations, such as, for the feast days of St. Thérèse of Lisieux (October 1) and St. Francis Xavier (December 3), and Christmas. The websites have a direct link to related Scripture passages from the “readings” page of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ website http://www.usccb.org/.