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“He [#Isaiah] calls #Cyrus anointed, in fact, not misapplying the word to mean he was one of the holy ones, to whom the word is applied, for the reason of his being…” #Podcast #StCyrilOfAlexandria #WorldMissionSunday #Jesus #Catholic #Sundaymass patrolo.gy/OT29A2026

Surprise, surprise, surprise - a gentile King - #Cyrus the Great – proclaimed the #anointed (#messiah) of the LORD by the #Prophet #Isaiah to accomplish the rebuilding of a people, a city and the Temple. #Catholic #SundayMass #WorldMissionSunday patrolo.gy/2026OT29A

In a special message for #WorldMissionSunday, Fr Stephen Reilly of St Anthony's and St Marks, takes us on a whistlestop tour of his host parish in Uganda and shows how we are all #OneInChristUnitedInMission while explaining how Missio Scotland supports communities like this all over the world!

This is Christ’s mission: to take the good news to the poor, to those who receive only bad news, to those who are always trampled by the powerful, to those who watch pass by, out of their reach, the riches that satisfy others —St Oscar Romero #WorldMissionSunday #WMS2026

Each one of you must be God’s microphone;
each one of you must be a messenger, a prophet.
Everyone baptised has received a share in Christ’s prophetic mission —St Oscar Romero

#StOscarRomero #WorldMissionSunday #WMS2026

In our next reflection ahead of #WorldMissionSunday on October 18, our Diocesan Director for the Diocese of Dunkeld, Fr Mike Freyne, recalls his own experience of mission and explains that while mission has changed, the Church will always be the instrument to spread the Good News!

The 100th anniversary #WorldMissionSunday is next Sunday and Pope Leo XIV has encouraged us to be #OneInChristUnitedInMission.

You can do that by praying a little for, and giving a little to, Missio Scotland on October 18 and beyond!

To donate, visit: www.missioscotland.com/donate

With #WorldMissionSunday nearing, Pope Leo XIV—himself a former missionary in Peru—has urged support for the work of the Pontifical Mission Societies and our missionaries that day and also called for us to focus our hearts and minds on the mission of the Church during #WorldMissionMonth and always

The 100th anniversary #WorldMissionSunday is nearly upon us. Pope Leo XIV has asked us to be #OneInChristUnitedInMission.

One way to do that is to support Missio Scotland via the collection in your parishes on October 18, but why not consider supporting us regularly too?

As part of #WorldMissionMonth and ahead of the 100th anniversary of #WorldMissionSunday, we'll share with you some reflections from our priests and religious sisters. Today, Fr Dominic Quinn, our Diocesan Director for Motherwell Diocese explains what mission means to him.