Octubre Misionero: Misión, Memoria y Diversidad Cultural

The Catholic Church observes Missionary October to renew awareness of its mission to all peoples, languages, and cultures. Father Omer Giraldo, a Javerian Missionary of Yarumal, noted that the month serves to remind the faithful that the Church was born to proclaim the Gospel to the ends of the earth.

During this month, the Church prays for those who answer the specific call to live their Christian vocation beyond their own geographic and cultural borders. Father Giraldo identified this as a distinct vocation within the broader Christian life. This missionary community in Colombia was founded through the work of Bishop Miguel Ángel Builes, who served as the bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos from 1924 to 1971.