Year of Going Out On Mission

Sunday, July 21, 2024 - Sunday, June 8, 2025

Location: Nationwide
Contact: Father Juan Guido
Phone: (501) 225-6774

"Let us go to proclaim Jesus zealously and joyfully for the life of the world." — Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, homily, closing Mass of National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, July 21, 2024

The Year of Going Out On Mission is part of the National Eucharistic Revival, which began in 2022 and continues through 2025. The first year of revival allowed clergy and diocesan leaders to build the foundation for this movement to thrive at the parish level.

This was followed by the Year of Parish Revival, during which every parish was invited to reinvigorate worship, create moments of personal encounter, engage in robust formation and send Catholics forth as missionaries. | Walk with One

The Year of Going Out On Mission began after the National Eucharistic Congress and continues through Pentecost Sunday 2025. Having enkindled a missionary fire in the hearts of the American faithful, the Holy Spirit calls us out on mission to share the gift of our eucharistic Lord as we enter the universal Church’s Jubilee Year 2025. 

During the mission year, Catholics is called to eucharistic encounter, have eucharistic identity, life and go out on eucharistic mission. These are known as the four pillars (invitations) of mission. To learn more, download the Year of Mission Playbook. 

• Eucharistic Encounter — In order to lead people to a relationship with Jesus in the Eucharist, we have to maintain an active relationship with him ourselves. This pillar focuses on deepening that personal relationship through prayer, adoration and the sacraments. Regular, profound encounters with Jesus strengthen us to be a more authentic and powerful witness to his love.
• Eucharistic Identity — To truly live out our mission as Catholics, we must first embrace our identity as beloved children of the Father, shaped by our relationship with Christ in the Eucharist. This pillar emphasizes the importance of internalizing and living out the teachings and love of Jesus, allowing our Eucharistic encounters to define who we are. Through these encounters, our hearts and minds are transformed, guiding us to reflect Christ’s love in every aspect of our lives.
• Eucharistic Life — This pillar encourages us to integrate our love for Christ into every aspect of our lives, transforming daily actions into continuous acts of worship and service. As we love Christ more, our lives become configured to his, reflecting his sacrificial love. When we live a Eucharistic life, we join in Christ’s self-offering, allowing his love to flow through us to others.
• Eucharistic Mission — This pillar is a call to evangelize — boldly spreading the Good News of Christ’s Eucharistic love and mercy in word and deed. As our love for Christ deepens, our lives will become increasingly configured to his mission, compelling us to serve others with his heart. We will be drawn to compassionate service, living our call to be his hands and feet to our neighbors and bring his presence to the margins.

For more information, contact Father Juan Guido, diocesan director of divine worship, at (501) 225-6774.