MALAWI: On Worldwide Rosary Prayer for 1 Million Children, PMS Urges Children to be Missionaries
Demetria Banda
The National Director of the Pontifical Missionary Societies (PMS) in Malawi, Rev. Fr. Vincent Mwakhwawa has encouraged children to become evangelists to fellow children in the world. He made this call on Saturday, 17th October 2020, during the Rosary prayers for one million children in the world which was observed at Guillime Parish – Mchinji in the Archdiocese of Lilongwe.
According to the PMS National Director, Fr. Mwakhwawa, the day was organized to bring the children together and celebrate their calling as evangelists to fellow children and pray for peace and unity in the world. He also said that children are encouraged as they learn from each other.
“The Rosary prayers for one million children in the world is an initiative that helps children to gather and pray for peace and unity in the whole world. It also helps the children to grow with the understanding that they need peace in their own heart and unite with others in the world”, said Fr. Mwakhwawa.
Fr. Mwakhwawa also called upon parents to encourage their children to take prayer life seriously and spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He said parents need to teach children to be missionaries, serve the Church and deepen their prayer life.
“I encourage all parents to realize that children are a gift from God given to the world and to the Church. We are supposed to raise them up according to God’s will. Parents have the duty and obligation to be first evangelists to their children. They must also teach them to pray for fellow children, parents and the Church,” added Fr. Mwakhwawa.
One of the children, who participated in the rosary prayers, Pemphero Lungu, encouraged her fellow children to always dedicate themselves to missionary activities.
“I encourage fellow children to always pray for peace and unity in our families and the whole world,” said Lungu.
Lungu also advised parents who don’t allow their children to go to church and pray together with their friends to start allowing them.
One million children prayed the Rosary for peace – peace among countries, in families, in their hearts, in schools, hospitals, orphanages, parishes and communities.
