This study on the parish missions of the Congregation of the Mission in Galicia in the years 1867-1918 is based on two mission books covering the years 1867-1906 and 1911-1926 and mission reports published in the Annals of the Kraków Both Congregations of Saints. Vincent de Paul. During the period in question, members of the Congregation carried out 421 missions in 313 parishes, most of them in the country. Remote towns were also favorite destinations for missionary activities. Their impact on parishioners depended mainly on attendance and the length of the mission trip (on average, it lasted eight days). Parish missions were both a religious and social event. At the time, they were one of the few large-scale information channels on which the Church could rely. Missions also served to promote new forms of religious life or to establish religious associations and brotherhoods. Mission reports do not provide a complete picture of all aspects of life in Galicia. They mainly concern religious problems, national minorities and campaigns against alcoholism. However, a modern reader can find many fascinating facts about the life of Galicia in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Their documentary value is significant because they contain the fruits of observations and reflections of priests who were perfectly familiar with the conditions in Galicia and were genuinely interested in helping the inhabitants of the province deal with the problems that tormented them.
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