Pray the World Mission Rosary and

circle the world in prayer

Colors of the World Mission Rosary

Green for the forests and grasslands of AFRICA Blue for the ocean surrounding the ISLANDS OF THE PACIFIC

White symbolizing EUROPE, the seat of the Holy Father, shepherd of the world
Red calling to mind the fire of faith that brought missionaries to the AMERICAS Yellow, the morning light of the East, for ASIA

Pray for the families of Africa

Baptism at Salesian Home for Orphaned and Homeless Children Kampala, Uganda

Kibera, Archdiocese of Nairobi, Kenya

Pray for the families

in the Pacific Islands

Holy Childhood Association members in Fiji

Missionaries feed hungry children Diocese of Daru-Kiunga, Papua New Guinea

Pray for the families of the Americas

Mission school in Haiti

School in Esmeraldas, Ecuador

Pray for the families of Europe

Workers build a Catholic radio station in Slovakia

The Holy Father asks children to pray the Hail Mary each day for the Missions

Pray for the families of Asia

Mindanao, Philippines

Lovers of the Holy Cross Sisters help poor children and families in Vietnam

Saint Francis Xavier,

Pray for us Saint Therese of the Child Jesus, Pray for us

The World Mission Rosary was created by Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen in 1951, while he was the National director for the Pontifical Mission Society for the Propagation of the Faith.

More than one-third of local Catholic communities today are still considered "mission territory," a geographical area that includes about three-fourths of the world's population. Most Mission Dioceses are in Africa, Asia, the Pacific Islands, and remote regions of South America.

The Pontifical Mission Societies have, as their primary purpose, the promotion of a universal Missionary spirit a spirit of prayer and sacrifice among all baptized Catholics.

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