There are Four Pontifical Mission Societies

The Four Pontifical Mission Societies

PMS is like one big Tree with four branches therefore PMS is always plural. The four Pontifical Mission Societies are:

1.Pontifical Society of the Missionary Childhood (POSI,MCA)

2.Pontifical Society For the Propagation of Faith (POPF)

3.Pontifical Society of St. Peter the Apostle (POSPA , Vocations)

4.The Pontifical Missionary Union (PMU)

The Governance of these four societies was transferred to Rome to become works of the Apostolic see, itself, thus with the title ‘pontifical’ and entrusted to Dicastery for Evangelization (Propagation of Faith), which directs and coordinates missionary work and missionary cooperation throughout the world.  However, although they are societies of the Pope, they belong to the all the Bishops and to the entire people of God.  They are woven into the very fabric of the Universal Church.

PONTIFICAL MISSION SOCIETY FOR
THE PROPAGATION OF FAITH (POPF)

Founded by Saint

MARIE-PAULINE JARICOT in 1822

Its Aims are to:-

• maintain the Spirit of Pentecost in the Church, which made the Apostles Missionaries
• Live the Universal Mission of Redemption in union with Christ “As the Father has sent me, even so I send you” (John 20:21)
• Participate in the proclamation of the Gospel.

P.O.P.F SUBSIDIES

P.O.P.F SUBSIDIES can be grouped into 2, the ordinary and extra-ordinary.

ORDINARY

• Assist Bishops in the everyday running of the Diocese
• Catechesis Programs

EXTRA ORDINARY (4 projects Per Diocese P/A)

• Building and renovation of churches, presbyteries, convents, and pastoral centers etc.
• Supporting Communications through SIGNIS / Diocesan and National
• Funding other PMS Societies Programs (POSPA and PMU)

PONTIFICAL SOCIETY OF
ST. PETER THE APOSTLE (POSPA)

Founded by Venerable Jeanne Bigard in 1889

AIMS

• Insistent recommendation on the formation and education of local Priests and Religious
• Contribution with Prayer and economic aid to the growth of the local clergy & of local Religious communities
• Particular concern for the missionary formation of young people, with a view to increasing the number if vocations to priestly and religious life.
• Greater involvement of the Catholic Laity, not only with the contribution of aid, but also through their personal commitment of missionary activity

POSPA SUBSIDIES, Vocations Sunday Collections.

Categories

ORDINARY

• Maintenance of individual seminarians and formators (Chishawasha, Mazowe and Diocesan Minor Seminaries)
• Novices

EXTRA ORDINARY

• Building and Renovations, of Seminaries and Noviciates
• Providing Scholarships for Individual Seminarians, priests and religious
• Other Structures, Programs and Projects formation houses/seminaries

PONTIFICAL MISSIONARY UNION (OF PRIESTS AND RELIGIOUS) (PMU)

Founded by Fr. Paulo Manna 1916

Aims are to: –

• Promote Missionary consciousness among Seminarians, Priests and Religious
• Animate all animators of the People of God for the mission by promoting the other PMS
• Foster Christian Unity
• Put all the Church “in the state of mission”

PMU is a young society and not active in many countries, including Zimbabwe.  This will lead to promotion of associations of the seasons, in their dioceses, ZADC, NICOP

Day of Consecrated life 

Role of Animators  in the PMS Campaigns, collections and missionary formation

THE PONTIFICAL SOCIETY OF THE MISSIONARY CHILDHOOD (MCA /POSI).

Founded by Bishop Charles DE Forbin-Janson in 1843

The Old Motto is “Children Helping Children”

New Motto

“CHILDREN HELPING CHILDREN,

CHILDREN PRAYING FOR CHILDREN,

CHILDREN EVANGELIZING CHILDREN”

Aims

To awaken children’s missionary awareness

Formation of missionary children through schools, parishes and Pedagogical- Catechistical Program.

MCA SUBSIDIES come in two categories, ordinary and extra-ordinary.

ORDINARY

• Activities of the Diocesan MCA
• For the maintenance of the PMS office & activities

EXTRA ORDINARY (10 projects Per Diocese P/A)

• Building and Renovations, of Sunday School Halls, Nurseries and Primary schools
• Children’s Health Programs, Structures, equi
• pment and Nutrition etc.
• Children’s Catechetical and Formation materials

EDUCATION and FORMATION  2023

Introduce PMS Founders and Foundress,

Run a Animation of PMS Animators (APA), Animation of Animators, (program)

Engage in intensive missionary animation to all the People of God.

ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE

Improve PMS Organisational Structures at National and Diocesan levels and to define Deanery, Parish, and Institutional structures.

Increase Consultative & Collaborative Networking.

PROJECTS

Increase Contributions to the Universal Solidarity Fund

Improve and increase the quality and quantity of projects applications and reports.