World Mission Sunday

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{{Short description|Day in the Catholic Church}}

{{Infobox holiday

| holiday_name = World Mission Sunday

| type = Christian

| longtype =

| significance = Christian mission

| begins =

| ends =

| date = Penultimate Sunday of October

| celebrations =

| duration = 1 day

| frequency = Annual

| observances =

| week_ordinal = third

| weekday = Sunday

| month = October

| startedby = Pontifical Mission Societies

}}

World Mission Sunday is a day set aside for the Catholic Church throughout the world to publicly renew its commitment to the missionary movements, coordinated by the Pontifical Mission Societies, who are also known as Missio. It is celebrated on the penultimate (second-last) Sunday of October every year,{{cite web |url=http://www.archstl.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=961&Itemid=1 |title=World Mission Sunday: October 18, 2009 |first=Jennifer |last=Brinker |date=October 16, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811061856/http://archstl.org/archstl/page/world-mission-sunday-october-18-2009 |archive-date=August 11, 2011 |publisher=Archdiocese of St. Louis |access-date=August 18, 2016 |url-status=dead}} ({{DatesWD|-2|0|10|date=0}};{{Cite web |title=World Mission Sunday 2021 |url=https://www.cbcew.org.uk/world-mission-sunday-2021/ |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=Catholic Bishops' Conference |language=en-GB}} {{DatesWD|-2|0|10|date=1}}). It was created by Pope Pius XI in 1926 as the day of prayer for missions.{{cite web |url=https://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/messages/missions/documents/hf_jp-ii_mes_07061992_world-day-for-missions-1992_en.html |title=Message of His Holiness Pope John Paul II for the World Mission Day 1992 |location=Vatican City |date=7 June 1992}} Closely related to Society for the Propagation of the Faith.

The theme in 2021 was We cannot but speak about what we have seen and heard, words taken from {{bibleverse||Acts|4:20}}.