Special Collection for World Mission Sunday

Next Sunday, October 18, is World Mission Sunday! Next week every parish across the globe joins together for the only worldwide collection mandated by Canon Law—World Mission Sunday. Your generosity supports the Pope’s missions in more than 1,124 territories where the Church is young or struggling.

This year’s theme— “Missionaries of Hope Among the Peoples”—is a call to embody the love of God, poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit (cf. Rom 5:5). Your offering provides hope where despair too often dominates—through the building of churches, formation of seminarians and religious sisters, healthcare clinics, and Catholic schools. Thank you for responding with faith, love, and generosity. As Pope Francis told us, “Each of us is a mission on this earth” (Evangelii Gaudium, 273). Together, we share in that mission by ensuring that no one is excluded from the invitation to encounter Christ.