Global Celebration of Young People

Celebrating Youth and Young Adults Annually on the Solemnity of Christ the King

In November 2020, Pope Francis called for a renewal of the global celebration of young people in the local churches in every diocese and eparchy. He also announced that, beginning in 2021, he would "transfer the diocesan celebration of World Youth Day from Palm Sunday to Christ the King Sunday."

On this feast day... the Church proclaims the Kingdom of Christ, already present, but still growing in all its mystery towards its full manifestation ... young people are indispensable bearers of the dynamics of the Kingdom of God, the hope of the Church and the world. - St. John Paul II

Annual Message

• 2024 Message: “Those who hope in the Lord will run and not be weary” (cf. Is 40:31)

Media Kit

• USCCB's Media Kit
• CLE Office of Youth Ministry's Media Kit
  • Includes social media posts, presentation slides, and prayer cards

Suggestions for Mass

• Mass Announcements for weeks leading up to Christ the King Sunday
• Entrance and Greeting suggestion for Christ the King Sunday
• Universal Prayer (Mass Petitions) suggestions for weeks leading up to Christ the King Sunday
• Universal Prayer (Mass Petitions) suggestions for Christ the King Sunday
• Blessing for Young People
• Homily Suggestions
  • Year A
  • Year B
  • Year C

Link to USCCB’s resource guide:

• USCCB webpage on Global Celebration of Young People
• USCCB National Pastoral Guidebook for for the Global Celebration of Young People (English)
• USCCB Guía Nacional Pastoral para la Celebración Global de la Juventud (Español)
• USCCB Abbreviated Guidebook (English - Special 10-page version for those seeking a quick overview of this initiative. Embedded links within this version link to the longer-form Guidebook.)