pet, 24. svibnja 2019. 07:45
In the parish of St. Luke in Novi Grad, on May 22nd, Spring gathering of the Sarajevo Deanery was held. After the Mass, a lecture on missions was held by Msgr. Luka Tunjić.
At the beginning of the Holy Mass, the 10 priests that were present were welcomed by the host, parish priest rev. Željko Vlajić.
During the Mass celebration, the General Vicar of the Archdiocese of Vrhbosna and the National Director of the Papal Mission works of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Msgr. Luka Tunjić, spoke about Croatian missionaries in the world, 80 of them, and pointed out that the missionary activity of the Church in Croatia is extremely alive.
After the Eucharistic Celebration, there was a working part in the premises of the parish of St. Luke which was moderated by the dean, venerable Mato Majić, the Cathedral parish priest.

After praying and reading of the written records from the Autumn 2018. gathering, Msgr. Tunjić handed out to the present, materials on the Papal Missionary Works and briefly presented them.
He then spoke about the structure of PMW’s National Administration in BiH, which has been in this form for 18 years already.
He also talked about the importance of Pope Benedict XV's letter Maximum Illud. He pointed out that it is a fundamental missionary document that points to the universality of the mission, the protagonist, how and whom to help and how the help should go.
He noted that the sacredness of life is particularly emphasized as the main attribute of missionaries. He emphasized that the letter states that the mission must be assisted in three ways: in prayer, in people, ie. missionaries who will proclaim the Good News and material, all through the Papal Missionary Work.
Then there was a brief discussion and review of the events in the deanery, especially the organization of the parish patron celebrations.
The meeting was finished with the prayer and the lunch that was organized by the parish priest rev. Vlajić.