HOW WHYWHOM - A MAGAZINE EDITED BY THE WORLD MISSION AID SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE FAITH - May-June 1955 - Vol. XXXII No. 3

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A bi-monthly religious mission magazine issue (May–June 1955, Vol. XXXII, No. 3) presents editorials on love, self-denial, and redirecting “the my” toward “thee” through Christ. It appeals for sacrifices to support the Holy Father and missionaries, emphasizing that love motivates giving and service to the poor and suffering. The issue highlights mission impact across Africa with enrollment, treatments, and examples from regions such as Portuguese Africa and Belgian Congo.

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Editorial

Love and the displacement of ego

Giving to support missions

Mission impact in Africa

Portuguese Africa

Belgian Congo

4 May ● June 1955Mfost Rererend BisloDFultonJ.Sheen,Editor HOW WHYWHOM A MAGAZINE EDITED BY THE WORLDMISSION AIDSOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE FAITH EDITOR THE MOST REV.BISHOP FULTON J.SHEEN366 Fifth Ave.,New York 1,N.Y. Your sacrifices for the Holy Father's mis-sions can alwoys be sent to your own DiocesonDirector.If you do not know his nome,sendyour socrifices directly to the notionol office.Your diocese will be credited in either cose MISSION,May-June,1955.Vol.XXXII.No.3.·Published bi-monthly.Publi-cotion Office 10 Ferry Street,Concord,N.H.Business and Genera!Offices at366 Fifth Avenue,New York i,N.Y.Entered as second class matter at the PostOffice,Concord,N.H.,under the Act of March 3,1879.Acceptances for malingat speclal rate of postage provided for in Section 34.40,Act offebruary 28,1925,authorized April 12,1951.Subscription $1.00 per year.Published and copy-righ 1955 by The Society for the Propagation of the Faith, editorial The evil of egotism and selfishness is not thatone attributes dignity and worth to self;eachof us has value because we are created byLove and redeemed by Love crucified.HenceOur Lord said:"Love your neighbor asyourself.” The falsity of egotism then is not in ascribingsignificance to self,but in unjustly denying it toothers.An egotist puts himself at the center ofthe circle and relegates all others to thecircumference. others. My night for movies,comes ahead of thatstarving Indian mother;my cocktail comes be-fore that Chinese refugee in Hong Kong;mycigarette is more important than that neededaltar in Burma. The purpose of MISSION is to afflict thecomfortable,and to make comfortable theafflicted.To make up for displaced persons editorial continued we want to displace egos.If MISSION can getyou,once a week,to give someone else thecenter,it can not only help the underprivileged,but it can also make you happy. me Now what produces this displacement ofself,this giving our throne to another,thissurrendering of the "my"for the sake of"Thee?"Love!Love seeks not its own,but theother for Christ's sake.Through love we cometo understand the value of another,particu-larly the poor,because we see Christ in them. Why did Magdalen break her vessel ofperfume over the feet of Our Lord if she didnot love Him and His forgiveness more thanher precious vessel?Why did Judas considerMagdalen's sacrifice a "waste”if it was notbecause he loved his purse more than hisLord? We leave it to human agencies to ask youfor "money,"or a "gift"or a "litle some-thing."We are doing the Lord's work;we are aiding the Holy Father and his 100,000 mis-sionaries who are sacrificing themselves tosave pagan souls.We want everything asso-ciated with the missions to be love.We wantthe Japanese to love God;we want the mis-sionaries in Chinese prisons to love Christ untodeath if need be;we want our office,our dailyroutine to be done out of love for the Church,the Bride of Christ;and we want you to loveOur Redeemer and poor suffering humanitythat you will deny yourself some little luxury,or necessity,or cut into your capital and sendit to us saying:"I give this in the name of Jesusand Mary in reparation for my sins and be-cause I know I cannot be loved by God unlessI love those whom he loved." GOD LOVE YOUto S.M. "I am enclosing S10which I received for myseventh birthday.It wasmeant for my first haircut and permanent,butI think those starvingchildren need the moneymuch more,so I willremain in pig-tailsuntil next year." WHOMHELP What the Society for the Propagation of the Faith means to the sick, poor and destitute of AFRICA Missionary Personnel Enrollment in our Schools Lay Teachers_ Hospitals and Dispensaries Free Annual Treatments Leprosaria Leper Treatments Orphanages Orphan Children Cared for Aged People cared for. 26,557 2,201,000 119,675 1,835 29,360,000 130 21,820 507 …………16,975 2,410 Moslem women are forbiddenby their religion to be see

FAQs

What is the editorial’s main message about egotism and love?

Egotism fails by denying others the value that love gives. The editorial argues that dignity comes from being created by Love and redeemed by Love, and urges loving one’s neighbor.

What does the magazine ask readers to do?

Readers are asked to send sacrifices or gifts to support the Holy Father and the missionaries, with giving framed as an act of love in Jesus and Mary’s name.

How does the issue describe the mission work in Africa?

It lists areas of impact such as schools, hospitals and dispensaries, free annual treatments, leprosaria and leper treatments, orphanages, and care for aged people, illustrated with regional examples from Portuguese Africa and Belgian Congo.

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