AMERICA/HONDURAS - Father Cardenas on the Bishops' Conference's “Somos Misión” message: missionary work must become a permanent activity for every parish, movement, and ecclesial group

Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) – “The Lord never tires of going out into the streets and seeking more missionary disciples who are ready to boldly proclaim the faith,” states a message from the Honduran Bishops' Conference, published on February 4, 2026. This is emphasized by Father Bernardino Lazo Cardenas, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Honduras, who, a few days after the publication of the Honduran Bishops' Conference's “Somos Misión” message, commented on several passages of the document in an interview with Fides.
“The bishops,” reports Father Cardenas, “express their great hope in this new impulse of the Holy Spirit, who urges us to unite our best intentions for the proclamation of the Gospel in Honduras… because in building up the Kingdom of God, the participation and joint commitment of all are essential (cf. Matthew 20:1–16). This parable gives rise to the phrase so often expressed in our circles: ‘The last shall be first.’” This underscores that in this Church, in the new beginning to which we belong, we are all involved in and important in reaching those far away and ensuring that “every baptized person, every community, and every parish becomes more missionary.”
The entire message of the Honduran bishops is framed within the context of the National Sending Forth to the Holy Mission, celebrated on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Suyapa, with the motto “For a Synodal and Missionary Church in Honduras.”
This first sending forth marked the beginning of a series of celebrations at the diocesan and parish levels that will give way to a missionary journey centered on the proclamation of the Gospel, prayer, and experiences of encounter with God and with our brothers and sisters. This journey will culminate, in each diocese, on the Solemnity of Christ the King of the Universe, Sunday, November 22, 2026.
“The Catholic Church has always been missionary. In our country, there have always been missionaries and missions. Therefore, the highest goal of this nationwide mission is that missionary work becomes the permanent task of every parish, every pastoral group, and every movement,” explains Father Cardenas.
“Although technological progress and scientific revolutions have brought many improvements in many areas of human life,” the priest emphasizes, “they have not satisfied the longing for meaning that every person feels and seeks daily. For this reason, missionary work remains relevant and is urgently needed to make Jesus and his Good News present in all parts of our world.” (EG) (Agenzia Fides, 15/2/2026)

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