This year, World Mission Sunday marks 100 years of Catholics around the world praying, sacrificing, and giving together for the mission of the Church. At all Masses on the weekend of October 17–18, we will join Catholics around the world in celebrating World Mission Sunday. we join the universal Church in celebrating the 100th World Mission Sunday, with this year’s theme chosen by Pope Leo XIV: “One in Christ, United in Mission.” Our prayers and gifts help sustain 1,130 mission dioceses throughout the world, supporting priests, religious sisters, seminarians, catechists, parishes, and communities where the Church is young, growing, poor, or persecuted. Funds also help build and maintain the churches, seminaries, convents, and pastoral centers where the Gospel is proclaimed and the Sacraments are celebrated. ❤️ This centennial has a special connection to Blessed Fulton J. Sheen. From 1950–1966, Sheen served as National Director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith and helped awaken generations of American Catholics to their responsibility for the Church’s worldwide mission. He called the missions his “greatest love.” As we celebrate World Mission Sunday just weeks after his beatification, may we carry forward that missionary heart through prayer, sacrifice, and generosity. A special collection will be taken at OLM for World Mission Sunday. Please prayerfully consider how you can help the Gospel reach communities throughout the world. 🎥 Watch the video to discover how our prayers and gifts become part of the Church’s mission across the globe. Learn more or give online through The Pontifical Mission Societies USA.
