Emphasis Preaching Journal
The late Archbishop of San...
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The late Archbishop of San Salvador, Oscar Romero, concerning the church and its mission once wrote:
"Receive the Holy Spirit."
Christ himself explains: "As my father sent me, I send you."
He means that the church is born with this breath of
his and the mission that the church will bear to the world for all times will be that of Christ dead and risen.
The church celebrates its liturgy and preaches its word only for this: to save from sin,
to save from slaveries,
to overthrow idolatries,
"Receive the Holy Spirit."
Christ himself explains: "As my father sent me, I send you."
He means that the church is born with this breath of
his and the mission that the church will bear to the world for all times will be that of Christ dead and risen.
The church celebrates its liturgy and preaches its word only for this: to save from sin,
to save from slaveries,
to overthrow idolatries,
