World Mission Sunday

On World Mission Sunday, the second to last Sunday in October every year, every Catholic parish in the world is called to celebrate the Gospel challenge to be in solidarity with all the world’s peoples, especially those most in need of the Good news.

Across the world and especially in the rapidly growing Church in Africa and Asia, the young churches urgently need support… just as the Archdiocese of Cincinnati did upon its founding in the 1800s. Through the work of lay people, religious sisters and brothers and priests, the World Mission Sunday collection helps support, through the Society for the Propagation of the Faith:
194,855 schools
5,246 hospitals
17,530 health clinics
577 leprosy centers
80,560 social and pastoral projects.

These funds also provide operating costs for 1,150 Catholic mission dioceses around the world.

For more information or to access Mission Sunday materials for your parish, please go to www.iamamissionary.org.

As described by Pope John Paul II, World Mission Sunday is “an important day in the life of the Church because it teaches how to give: as an offering made to God, in the Eucharistic celebration and for all the missions of the world.” (Redemptoris Missio 81).

2011 World Mission Sunday Celebration October 23, 2011 was World Mission Sunday. The Archdiocese once again celebrated the Gifts of Asian Catholics with Mass and Fellowship.  More…

2010 World Mission Sunday Celebration In October 2010 the Mission Office and several local Asian Catholic Communities  celebrated with a wonderful Mass and reception. St. John in Deer Park was our host. More…

Past World Mission Sunday Celebrations Over the past several years the Mission Office has celebrated World Mission Sunday in various ways. Descriptions and photos will be forthcoming.