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Today is the Twenty-Ninth Sunday October, and because it is the second-to-the-last Sunday in October, it is also known as World Mission Sunday in Catholic Christianity.
Pope Pius XI instituted World Mission Sunday in 1926. It is designed to not only raise funds for the missionary efforts of the Church, especially for very poor areas of the world, but also remind all of us of the missionary mandate we received in our baptism.
This year’s theme for World Mission Sunday is “Hearts on fire, feet on the move.” This theme is based on the story from the Gospel of Luke in which the risen Jesus begins walking with disciples on their way to Emmaus (Luke 24: 13-35).
Most people do their missionary work at home as parents sharing their faith with their children while others bring the good news of Jesus to others in their parish. Some of us leave our own nations as “official” missionaries. Whatever path the Lord has for you to share your faith with others, please follow it as faithfully as you can.
The above photo shows a scene in front of the altar in the Church of Our Lady of Candelaria in Candelaria. The colors represent the major areas of the world that we are called to remember in our prayers, and the other objects are symbols of the missionary life. The colors are representative of the following: yellow for Asia; blue for Oceania; green for Africa; white for Europe; and red for the Americas.
