Homily for the Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
World Mission Sunday
October 22, 2026
St. Mark Catholic Church
Argyle, Texas
Isaiah 45:1, 4-6
Psalm 96:1, 3, 4-5,7-8, 9-10
1st Thessalonians 1:1-5b
Matthew 22:15-21
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the World Day of Missions. In 1926 Pope Pius XI established this day of prayer and support for the missions throughout the world, that the cause of the liberating Gospel of Christ would be advanced everywhere through a spirit of sacrifice, intentional prayer, and witness of Christian life for the sake of the salvation of souls. The theme of this year’s world mission Sunday is entitled “One in Christ, United in Mission.” This title is derived from the Papal motto of Pope Leo XIV, “In Illo uno unum,” “In the One We are one.”
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