We share the Pope's words during the Angelus on Sunday, 20 October, concerning the celebration of World Mission Day

Today we celebrate World Mission Day, whose theme – “Go and invite everyone to the banquet” (cf. Mt 22:9) – reminds us that missionary proclamation means to bring to all the invitation to a festive encounter with the Lord, who loves us and wants us to share in his spousal joy. As the new Saints teach us: “Every Christian is called to take part in this universal mission by offering his or her own witness to the Gospel in every context” (Message for the 98^th World Mission Day, 25 January 2024). Let us support, with our prayer and our aid, all the missionaries who, often at great sacrifice, bring the shining proclamation of the Gospel to every part of the world.