Pray and offer sufferings for the missions during October, Pope urges (Vatican Press Office (Italian))

“In this month of October, the Church exhorts us to pray for the missions and to accept Christ’s invitation to be his active collaborators,” Pope Francis said at the conclusion of his October 20 general audience, in remarks that were not included in the Vatican’s English translation. “Give to the Lord your generous availability, and offer your sufferings so that the salvific plan of the heavenly Father may be fulfilled.”