Rt. Rev. Montfort Stima, Bishop of the Diocese of Mangochi Malawi launched the mission Sunday on 2 August 2020 in preparation for the various activities which will take place in the month of October 2020. the bishop urged the Christians to prepare well and contribute handsomely their resources for the mission of the church. historically world mission Sunday is a day set aside for the Catholic Church through out the world to publicly renew its commitment to the missionary movement. it is celebrated on the penultimate ( next to last) Sunday of October every year. Pope Pius Xi in 1926 created this as the day of prayer for missions.