"I urge every Catholic parish in the world to take part in World Mission Sunday," insists Pope Leo XIV in a video message ahead of Mission Sunday.

Mission Sunday will take place on 19 October with the theme of “Missionaries of Hope among the peoples.”

The video begins with the Holy Father recalling that on World Mission Sunday every year, the whole Church prays, united, particularly for missionaries and the fruitfulness of their apostolic labors.

"When I served as a missionary priest and Bishop in Peru," Pope Leo illustrated, "I saw first-hand how the faith, the prayer and the generosity shown on World Mission Sunday can transform entire communities."

Hence, he gave all Catholic parishes some concrete homework.

"I urge every Catholic parish in the world to take part in World Mission Sunday," Pope Leo said. "Your prayers, your support will help spread the Gospel, provide for pastoral and catechetical programs, help to build new churches, and care for the health and educational needs of our brothers and sisters in mission territories."

"This October 19th, as we reflect together on our baptismal call to be 'missionaries of hope among the peoples,'" the Pope said, "let us commit ourselves anew to the sweet and joyful task of bringing Christ Jesus our Hope to the ends of the earth."

You can see the Pope's video message at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEwDtbZxt4c&t=2s