On Sunday, October 20, 2024, the Church throughout the world observes World Mission Sunday (WMS). This year the theme “Go and Invite Everyone to the Banquet,” serves as a reminder that we disciples of Christ are to actively invite and encourage others to participate in the great work of evangelization.
Based on the Gospel parable of the Wedding Banquet (Matthew 22:1-14) Catholics worldwide are asked to recommit themselves as missionaries, through prayer, participation in the Eucharist and by supporting the charitable needs of more than 1,150 mission dioceses and countless other missions in Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Pacific Islands and the Middle East.
Your generous gifts, coupled with your prayers, support priests, religious, and lay pastoral leaders half a world away. Each day, on your behalf, they invite the poor and vulnerable to hear and live Christ’s Gospel of life and love. Their witness to Christ brings practical help and God’s love where people face food uncertainty and violence, or where local clergy and their parishioners face persecution and martyrdom. This is our opportunity to help extend the Kingdom of God on earth and to help in the work of offering salvation to those who are beginning to hear and live the Gospel.
As your partner in helping “Invite Everyone to the Banquet,” I thank you for all you do for the missionary work of the Church – every October on World Mission Sunday and everyday throughout the year.
In Christ Jesus Our Lord, Reverend John G. Hillier, PhD
For more information about Catholic Missionaries, or how to help the Mission Church, call or write us: Pontifical Mission Societies, P.O. Box 191, Metuchen, N.J. 08840 (732) 243-4580 [email protected]