Prayer and Liturgy Resources
Celebrate World Mission Month with Socktober!
Join schools and students across Australia in October and deliver a special Mission Mass or Liturgy. Reflect on the efforts of mission partners worldwide and pray for their communities with downloadable and customizable Mass and Liturgy materials, including music files, to make it unique to your school and context. Students can actively participate through readings, symbols, and singing along. Embrace the power of prayer to support those affected by poverty and experience God's loving grace in every moment of life.
Pope Francis' Message for
World Mission Sunday 2023
“Hearts on Fire, Feet on the Move" (Luke 24:13-35)
So let us set out once more, illumined by our encounter with the risen Lord and prompted by his Spirit.
Let us set out again with burning hearts, with our eyes open and our feet in motion.
Let us set out to make other hearts burn with the word of God, to open the eyes of others to Jesus in the Eucharist, and to invite everyone to walk together on the path of peace and salvation that God, in Christ, has bestowed upon all humanity.
World Mission Liturgy
2023 World Mission Liturgy (Word)
2023 World Mission Liturgy (PDF)
2023 World Mission Liturgy (PPT)
Note: When using the PowerPoint presentations, click to enable content when prompted to ensure video is playable.
World Mission Mass
2023 World Mission Mass (Word)
2023 World Mission Mass (PDF)
2023 World Mission Mass (PPT)
Note: When using the PowerPoint presentations, click to enable content when prompted to ensure video is playable.
Music
'Just a Little Bit' (Sweetman, Beiers, Thomsen, Smith)
'On the Road to Emmaus' (Richard Cootes)
Found in our Mass and Liturgy resources, 'On the Road to Emmaus' by Richard Cootes is a great way to celebrate mission with hearts on fire and feet on the move.
Music Files - On the Road to Emmaus (zip)
Download'Hearts on Fire' (Michael Mangan, with actions)
Michael Mangan's classic sing-a-long is perfect for this year's World Mission Month theme which draws on the story of Emmaus from Luke's Gospel. Here, he teaches the actions that accompany this song, but you can make up your own for your school's Liturgy/Mass.
Access all music files for 'Hearts on Fire' by Michael Mangan via your school's OneLicense account.
'Table Song' (Kevin Bates)
Legendary Australian music liturgist Fr Kevin Bates' 'Table Song' is a must have for your Mission Month liturgy or Mass. Access the sheet music, lyrics and mp3 files via Willow Publishing.
