Jesus entrusts his mission to human beings, but in and through them the Holy Spirit remains the principal agent for the accomplishment of this work. From the early church onward (cf. Acts 10, 15, 16:6ff.), the Spirit's action is especially at work in the mission ad gentes, working not only in the apostles but also in those who heard them.

Commentary:
Sent Forth "to the ends of the Internet world"

The forum of the physical world that the present missionaries brave their way through today has now a strong support of communications through the instrumentality of the Internet. As more and more Catholics use the Internet as part of their being Catholic, then more and more of them will certaily respond to the call to witness to their faith in Christ Jesus to whomever they interact with in the Internet. And since the Internet is a network of computers all linked together from different parts of the world, then for certain, anything that is inputted through one personal computer or notebook can be disseminated well "to the ends of the Internet world". And if that input is the Gospel message of Christ, then for certain it will be like an apostolic preaching in the manner of Peter after the Pentecost experience - a preaching with much power inspired by the Holy Spirit and one that converted 3,000 people that very day! But a question arises in this regard. If the Holy Spirit is the principal agent of mission in the physical world, where the mission is done and performed through interpersonal interaction, can such missionary condition also apply to the electronically-mediated interaction among people in the Internet?

The answer to the question posed above can elicit a simple response. Catholic Internet Mission is but an extension, and one of the extensions, of the mission 'ad gentes'. The Holy Spirit is also the principal agent that accomplishes this work in the Internet. However, the Holy Spirit is received through the living, liturgical celebration of the Sacraments. A person who uses the Internet for Catholic Internet Mission has the Holy Spirit already in him through that living contact he has with the sacraments. If people receive his messages over the Internet, it will only be a reminder to them of the presence of the Holy Spirit in their own selves through their own living contact with the sacraments of their local parish. In short and for simplicity's sake, the Holy Spirit cannot be channeled through an electronically-mediated language. As the person who receives the Gospel is inspired by the message on-screen, that inspiration comes from the Holy Spirit that already indwells within him and makes His presence all the more felt depending on that person's response to God's saving love and mercy that moment.

All of this analysis done refers to a theology of grace that is always placed within the context of living human contact and interpersonal interaction. The grace of God is always channeled through a person - the person of Christ Jesus who was incarnated as man so that many people may receive Him personally in their lives. The grace of God can never be channeled electronically. However, the message on the computer's monitor screen can elicit a response of faith, hope and love from the viewer which will heighten and intensify and make him more aware of the God's presence in himself and can be received more regularly as he frequents constantly the sacramental celebrations of the Eucharist.