MISSIONARIES OF THE COMPASSIONATE HEART OF JESUS, Manila, Philippines
Though living separately, we have a dynamic formation of a religious community where we are united in Spirit, through prayers, meetings/conferences, the celebration of the sacraments, especially the Eucharist, and considers God as our Compassionate and Loving Father whom we believe in turn fashions our MCHJ community as His own
through His Incarnate Son Jesus who, because of His most compassionate heart, invites and calls everyone to live His Life in order that He may give it to the full (John 10:10). Through the inspiration and power of the Holy Spirit, through the maternal care and guidance of the Blessed Virgin Mary, through the example of the Blessed Thomas the Apostle whom we consider as the apostolic root of our priesthood, and through the leadership and protection of the Holy Mother the Church, this endeavor is being achieved by the praxis of Christian compassion and love (cf. Matt.5:3-11; Mtt.9:35-36) in the way we think, feel, pray, speak and act, especially in the celebration of the Eucharist or the sacraments. Through this imitation of Jesus or this following of Christ (Luke 6:35-36), we commit ourselves to the call of Christ (Mtt.28:19-20) to live, witness, preach, teach and share the Gospel and celebrate God’s Compassion, Love and Life as individuals, as a family and as a community of disciples, maximizing in service our God-given gifts, talents and charisms in order to build-up the Body of Christ (Eph.4:12) and attain deeper union and intimacy with God (cf.
