World Mission Sunday — 2026 — Lectionary Year A

Podcast: Encountering Jesus with the Church Fathers · Fr Mark J Hunt

Opublikowano: 2026-10-17

Today’s podcast features an excerpt from Saint Cyril of Alexandria’s Commentary on Isaiah reflecting on the First Reading proclaimed at Mass on the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Today is also World Mission Sunday and the Scriptures and Prayers may be different at Mass. Cyril of Alexandria. Commentary on Isaiah Volume III: Chapters 40 - 50. Translated by Robert Charles Hill. Brookline, MA: Holy Cross Orthodox Press, 2008. ISBN: 9781885652966 This Sunday’s blog article examines the Babylonian Captivity and the role of Cyrus the Great in restoring Jerusalem and the Temple.