Prayer and Liturgy Resources
Socktober is, first and foremost, a means through which schools and students can celebrate World Mission Month in October, and an important component of this celebration is a liturgy or Mission Mass to reflect on the efforts of mission partners around the world and pray for them and the communities they serve.
Prayer is a great source of life and communication, keeping us open to the mystery of God’s loving grace and presence which envelop each moment of our lives. Prayer also helps to express our concerns for those who are affected by poverty. It is an important means, in faith, to support our brothers and sisters who not only need material support but also spiritual support to live life to the full.
Mass and liturgy materials are available here, in downloadable Word, PDF, and PowerPoint formats. These can be adapted to suit your school and context. There will also be music files and sheet music available to accompany liturgy or moments of reflection. You will see there are many ways for students to participate in the mass and liturgy through readings, procession of symbols, and singing along with the music.
Pope Francis' Message for World Mission Sunday 2022
“You shall be my witnesses” (Acts 1:8)
Dear brothers and sisters!
These words were spoken by the Risen Jesus to his disciples just before his Ascension into heaven, as we learn from the Acts of the Apostles: “You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the earth” (1:8).
They are also the theme of the 2022 World Mission Day which, as always, reminds us that the Church is missionary by nature. This year World Mission Day offers us the opportunity to commemorate several important events in the Church’s life and mission: the fourth centenary of the founding of the Congregation de Propaganda Fide, now the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, and the second centenary of the Society of the Propagation of the Faith.
A hundred years ago, the latter, together with the Society of the Holy Childhood and the Society of Saint Peter the Apostle, was granted the title “Pontifical”.
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