Pope Francis presents the wedding banquet as the governing image for World Mission Day 2024: the king’s command to invite everyone represents the Church’s call to proclaim the Gospel, especially during its synodal journey. Mission reaches every person, with particular attention to those on the margins, and must be offered as an invitation to the joy of grace rather than an imposed burden. Every baptized Christian shares this responsibility through daily witness, while the Church works together synodally and supports the Pontifical Mission Societies. The banquet signifies salvation and eternal life, a promise that gives missionary proclamation urgency before Christ’s return. Against the distractions of consumerism, the Gospel opens a future of joy and justice, already anticipated in the Eucharist as a foretaste of communion with God. The message urges the Church to go outward, let the Lord reach the world through believers, and invite all nations to the feast.