Best Nativity BVM Podcasts (2025)

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Today’s homily: Day IV in the Nativity Octave of the BVM (2025) 12:14

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Mary, offered in the Temple as a child, lived as an oblate: weaving veils, preparing flour for the Bread of the Presence, praying daily at God’s gates. In purity she vowed virginity, later safeguarded by her betrothal to Joseph, “the just man.” The veil she wove foretold Christ’s flesh, the bread prefigured the Bread of Life. Her hidden consecratio…

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Today’s homily: The Exaltation of the Holy Cross (2025) 11:27

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The Exaltation of the Holy Cross recalls St Helena’s discovery of the True Cross (326) and its triumphal restoration by Heraclius (629). Once a gibbet of shame, it became the throne of Christ and the ladder of heaven. The feast, joined this year to the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, teaches that crucifying the flesh bears the fruits of the Spir…

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Today’s homily: Holy Name of Mary (2025) 10:21

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Today the Church exalts the Holy Name of Mary, first spoken by Gabriel and forever bound to Jesus. Her Name signifies her mission: to suffer with Christ, to guide souls, to belong wholly to God. The saints teach it is light, strength, and protection; the demons tremble at it. Instituted after Vienna’s deliverance, today’s feast bids us invoke Mary’…

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Today’s homily: St Nicholas of Tolentino (2025) 8:53

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St. Nicholas of Tolentino, child of prayer and friar of the Augustinians, lived with meekness, purity, and charity. Known for “St. Nicholas bread,” his devotion to the Holy Souls, and miracles of healing, he reflected today’s Gospel: a lamp shining with Christ’s light. Celebrated within Our Lady’s Nativity Octave, he shows us purity like her lily a…

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Today’s homily: Day II in the Nativity Octave of the BVM (2025) 6:36

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On the second day of the Octave of Our Lady’s Nativity, we rejoice in the miraculous birth of Mary, as told in the Protoevangelium of St. James: the fruit of Joachim and Anne’s prayer, the dawn of the Immaculate Conception, and God’s triumph over barrenness. With St. Gorgonius, martyr under Diocletian, we see how Mary’s cradle leads to the Cross. P…

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Today’s homily: The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (2025) 5:23

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The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is one of only three earthly birthdays the Church celebrates, for her birth was the dawn of salvation. Born in obscurity, yet chosen from eternity, she is the aurora before the Sun of Justice. Her humility and purity teach us to trust God’s hidden works. With St Hadrian, martyr also honoured today, we see tha…

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Today’s homily: Sunday XIII Post Pentecost (2025) 5:20

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On the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, we hear of ten lepers healed, but only one—a Samaritan—returns to give thanks. Christ teaches us that cleansing is not enough: it is gratitude that opens the soul to salvation. Like the lepers, we cry for mercy; like the Samaritan, we must return to the feet of Jesus, glorifying God with thankful hearts. He…

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Today’s homily: St Lawrence Justinian (2025) 6:29

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St. Lawrence Justinian, first Patriarch of Venice, transformed nobility of birth into holiness of soul. Humble, austere, and aflame with charity, he multiplied every gift entrusted to him, reforming clergy, serving the poor, and guiding souls by word and example. Like him, we must fortify the temple of our souls, use our talents for Christ, and wal…

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Today’s homily: Feria of Sunday XII Post Pentecost (2025) 8:06

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Christ’s parable, shocking to His hearers, shows the priest and Levite—the Law and the Prophets—passing by powerless to heal. The despised Samaritan, prefiguring Christ “despised and rejected” (Isa. 53:3), pours in oil and wine, bears the wounded, entrusts him to the inn of the Church, and promises to return. Thus the Gospel reveals the universalit…

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Today’s homily: The Good Samaritan Explained 7:39

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[Feria IV of Sunday XII Post Pentecost] The parable of the Good Samaritan reveals Christ as the stranger who heals Adam’s wounds with the oil and wine of the Sacraments, carrying us to the inn of His Church. The Law could not save, but the Spirit quickens, giving us true charity that loves for God’s sake. To “go and do likewise” is to imitate Chris…

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Today’s homily: St Stephen, King of Hungary (2025) 8:01

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St. Stephen of Hungary (977–1038), model of the just king, ruled by God’s law, not ambition. Baptised and married into Christendom, he received his crown from Pope Sylvester II, established dioceses, crushed pagan revolt, and consecrated Hungary to Our Lady. A just ruler serves God first, governs for souls’ good, and multiplies grace. In an age bar…

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Today’s homily: St Giles, Abbot (2025) 8:25

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St. Giles, Abbot, sought solitude, humility, and silence, yet God exalted him as father of many and patron of the poor and penitent, fulfilling Christ’s promise of the hundredfold to those who leave all for His sake. Today we also recall the Twelve Holy Brothers, African martyrs under Diocletian, whose united sacrifice proclaims the same fidelity. …

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Today’s homily: St Raymond Nonnatus (2025) 7:04

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St. Raymund Nonnatus (1204–1240), Mercedarian priest, gave his life to ransom Christian captives, even offering himself as a hostage. Silenced by his captors with a padlock through his lips, he bore witness to Christ in suffering. Today’s Gospel of the Good Samaritan reflects his charity: he became neighbour to the enslaved, pouring out his life in…

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Today’s homily: The Beheading of St John the Baptist (2025) 6:40

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St John the Baptist, fearless herald of truth, sealed with his blood the sanctity of marriage, rebuking Herod’s sin though it cost him his life. Today’s Gospel shows the banquet of lust silencing the prophet, yet his witness endures. With him we honour St Sabina, Roman matron and martyr, whose basilica begins Lent in penance. Their courage contrast…

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Today’s homily: St Augustine of Hippo (2025) 8:07

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St Augustine of Hippo, once a restless sinner, became the Church’s great Doctor of Grace through his conversion, his mother Monica’s prayers, and St Ambrose’s preaching. As bishop he preserved sound doctrine, defended unity, and humbled himself before God: “Late have I loved Thee, O Beauty ever ancient, ever new.” Today, with St Hermes the martyr, …

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Today’s homily: St Joseph Calasanz (2025) 9:00

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St. Joseph Calasanctius (1556–1648), born in Aragon, left a promising career to found the Piarists, devoted to free schools for poor children. Though slandered, demoted, and seeing his Order suppressed, he bore trials with humility, sustained by daily Eucharist. A famous painting shows him, frail yet radiant, receiving Communion—an icon of his chil…

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Today’s homily: St Zephyrinus of Rome (2025) 8:42

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Pope St. Zephyrinus (198–217) guided the Church through fierce persecution and heresy, earning the title “defender of Christ’s divinity.” Though hidden during Severus’ persecution, he comforted martyrs, mourned apostates, and welcomed penitents. Mocked by heretics, he bore the Cross of Peter faithfully, dying a martyr. His witness calls us to deny …

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Today’s homily: St Bartholomew, Apostle (2025) 7:02

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St Bartholomew, the guileless Apostle, confessed Christ as Son of God and sealed his witness in martyrdom. Today’s commemoration of the Eleventh Sunday reminds us that the same Lord who saw him under the fig tree also opens ears and looses tongues: Ephpheta, be opened. In Bartholomew’s honesty, courage, and perseverance, we learn to hear Christ’s w…

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Today’s homily: The Immaculate Heart of Mary (2025) 6:35

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On the Octave Day of the Assumption, the Church honours the Immaculate Heart of Mary, the pure vessel of grace and model of perfect love, united to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Preserved from sin, pierced with sorrow, aflame with charity, her Heart is our refuge and guide. With her we also commemorate SS Timothy, Hippolytus, and Symphorianus, martyrs…

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Today’s homily: St Jane Frances de Chantal (2025) 4:58

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St. Jane Frances de Chantal, widow and foundress, lived the “mulier fortis” of Proverbs: faithful wife, devoted mother, and later religious mother to many. Guided by St. Francis de Sales, she sold all for the pearl of great price, founding the Visitation Order for widows and young women. Her life, falling within the Octave of the Assumption, reflec…

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Today’s Mass: St Bernard of Clairvaux (2025) 7:07

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St Bernard of Clairvaux, the Mellifluous Doctor, left the world to found Clairvaux and drew countless souls by his holiness, wisdom, and love of Christ and Mary. Famed preacher, counselor of popes, defender of the Cross, and mystic of the Sacred Humanity, he stands “in medio Ecclesiae” as last of the Fathers. Within Our Lady’s Octave his voice urge…

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Today’s homily: St John Eudes (2025) 4:55

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St John Eudes (1601–1680), honoured within the Octave of the Assumption, lived wholly for the Hearts of Jesus and Mary. Tested in plague, preaching missions with humility and Marian trust, he founded the Eudists and Sisters of Our Lady of Charity, confronting sin with mercy and forming holy priests. As apostle of the Sacred Hearts, he showed that d…

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Today’s homily: St Agapitus (Assumption Octave 2025) 8:45

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St Agapitus, a boy of fifteen, defied pagan Rome and won the martyr’s crown. His witness shows what true revival means today: not surveys or sentiment, but resistance to the idols of our age—confusion about human nature, lust, broken marriage, disregard for life, conformity to lies, and worship of comfort. Revival will be real when youth, like Agap…

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Today’s homily: St Joachim, Father of the Blessed Virgin Mary (2025) 10:21

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St Joachim, humble father of Our Lady, endured rejection in the Temple yet was heard by God, becoming ancestor of the Redeemer. His patience mirrors the Publican’s humility in today’s Gospel, unlike the Pharisee’s pride. With St Laurence, who gave the Church’s treasures to the poor and died a martyr, he shows that true riches are in charity. Mary’s…

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Today’s homily: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (2025) 6:56

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Yesterday’s Vigil Gospel revealed Mary’s true blessedness: not only bearing Christ, but perfectly hearing and keeping God’s Word. Today’s feast shows the fruit of that perfection—her Assumption, body and soul, into heavenly glory as the Ark of the New Covenant, crowned Queen of Heaven. In her we see the promise of our own resurrection and are calle…

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Today’s homily: Day V in the Octave of St Laurence of Rome (2025) 7:33

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On the fifth day of St Laurence’s Octave, with the Vigil of the Assumption and St Eusebius, the Church calls us to generous self-giving. Laurence sowed charity in martyrdom; Eusebius sowed truth in steadfast confession; Mary sowed obedience in humble service. The grain must fall and die to bear fruit—so must we die to self, keep God’s word, and fol…

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Today’s homily: SS Nazarius & Celsus, SS Victor I & Innocent I (2025) 11:30

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SS Nazarius, Celsus, Victor, and Innocent, though from different centuries, share one witness: unwavering fidelity to Christ amid persecution. Nazarius and Celsus laboured as missionaries and died as martyrs under Nero. Pope Victor upheld liturgical unity and died for the faith. Pope Innocent, defender of orthodoxy, guided the Church through Rome’s…

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Today’s homily: St James the Greater (2025) 6:54

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St James the Greater, first Apostle to be martyred, was transformed from fiery ambition to heroic witness, drinking Christ’s chalice in Jerusalem. Patron of pilgrims, his shrine at Compostela calls souls to conversion. St Christopher, the Christ-bearer, reminds us to carry others in charity, bearing Christ Himself. Both saints show that true greatn…

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Today’s homily: St Lewinna of Alfriston V&M (2025) 9:19

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St Lewinna, a South Saxon virgin martyred c. 670 by pagans, bore early witness to Christ before St Wilfrid's mission. Her relics were venerated in Sussex, then stolen to Flanders in 1058, where her cult flourished. Today, with the Vigil of St James, we recall that true discipleship means selling all for the pearl of great price. Her life and death …

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Today’s homily: St Apollinaris of Ravenna (2025) 7:23

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St Apollinaris, first bishop of Ravenna and disciple of St Peter, preached Christ amid fierce persecution, enduring exile, torture, and martyrdom. A true shepherd, he ruled by serving, bearing witness through suffering. St Liborius, bishop of Le Mans, laboured in peace and charity, building up the Church in Gaul. Both saints model apostolic humilit…

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Today’s homily: St Mary Magdalene (2025) 9:52

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St Mary Magdalene, once a great sinner, became the model penitent, contemplative, and witness of the Resurrection. Identified by tradition with the woman who anointed Christ’s feet and with Mary of Bethany, she embodies the soul’s journey from sin to sanctity. Her love, stronger than death, led her to the Cross and the empty tomb. As Apostle to the…

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Today’s homily: St Praxede, Virgin (2025) 10:22

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St Praxedes, a first-century Roman virgin descended from Pudens, sheltered Christians, buried martyrs, and gave all for Christ. Raised in an apostolic household, she lived St Paul’s counsel: unmarried, wholly devoted to the Lord. Her life was a hidden martyrdom of charity, reflecting the Gospel’s pearl of great price. In a corrupt world, her purity…

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Today’s homily: St Jerome Emiliani (2025) 16:12

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St Jerome Emiliani, once a soldier, became father to orphans, fulfilling Isaiah’s call to shelter the poor and Christ’s love for children. Today’s youth—whether in war zones or the secular West—still suffer abandonment and exploitation. With St Margaret of Antioch, we must defend innocence. Both saints call us to protect, teach, and sanctify the yo…

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Today’s homily: St Vincent de Paul (2025) 5:47

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St Vincent de Paul, born in humble obscurity, became the Apostle of Charity through deep prayer, heroic humility, and tireless service to the poor. He reformed the clergy, founded the Lazarists and Daughters of Charity, and lived the Gospel with apostolic zeal. Rooted in Christ, his works were an outpouring of true charity—ordered, sacrificial, and…

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Today’s homily: St Camillus de Lellis (2025) 9:34

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St Camillus de Lellis, once a soldier and gambler, was converted and became a priest and founder of the Clerics Regular, Ministers to the Sick. He served the sick with heroic charity, seeing Christ in every sufferer. Commemorated also are St Symphorosa and her seven sons, Roman martyrs who chose death over idolatry. Both witnesses reveal that true …

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Today’s homily: St Alexius of Rome (2025) 10:26

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Saint Alexius renounced wealth and honour to live unknown and despised, first in Edessa and then as a beggar beneath his own father's stairs in Rome. Hidden from men but known to God, his sanctity was revealed only at death—a manuscript in his hand, a sweet fragrance from his body, and the homage of Pope and Emperor. His life teaches that true disc…

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Today’s homily: Our Lady of Mount Carmel (2025) 8:38

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The Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel honours Mary as the patroness of the Carmelite Order, rooted in Elijah’s Mount Carmel and the hermits who followed him. Mary, model of prayer and obedience, leads us up the mountain of holiness. The Brown Scapular is a sign of her protection and our consecration. True blessedness lies in hearing God’s word and …

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Today’s homily: St Elizabeth of Portugal (2025) 9:57

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Saint Elizabeth of Portugal, queen and peacemaker, embraced hidden charity, penance, and prayer amidst royal life. She wore the Franciscan habit beneath her crown and brought peace between warring rulers. The miracle of the roses revealed her humble love for the poor. A model for Catholic women today, she shows that true strength lies in meekness, …

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Today’s homily: SS Cyril & Methodius (2025) 8:09

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Saints Cyril and Methodius, Apostles to the Slavs, brought the unchanging Catholic Faith to new peoples by translating Scripture and liturgy without compromising doctrine. Loyal to Rome yet culturally rooted, they model true inculturation and unity. Their missionary zeal rebukes modern relativism and inspires us to evangelise boldly in our own time…

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Today’s homily: The Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ (2025) 6:28

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Devotion to the Precious Blood is the Church’s grateful response to the infinite price of our redemption. Christ, the Eternal High Priest, entered the heavenly sanctuary by His own Blood to cleanse us from sin and dead works. Flowing from His pierced side, the Precious Blood is the life of the Church. Like Peter, we must repent, adore, and cast our…

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Today’s homily: St Anthony Maria Zaccaria 24:01

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St Anthony Mary Zaccaria, who died aged 36, gave his life to reviving piety, founding religious orders, and establishing the 40 Hours Devotion. His life reflects today’s Gospel: giving all to follow Christ. We are called to recognize how we’ve already served God, to seek new ways to manifest His love, and to encourage piety and vocations, especiall…

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Today’s homily: The Octave Day of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (2025) 10:04

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The Octave Day of the Sacred Heart draws us into the mystery of Christ’s pierced and Eucharistic Heart, from which the Church and the Sacraments flow. We are called not only to adore but to be transformed—formed in the “inner man” after His Heart. Reparation, especially through Eucharistic adoration, responds to His wounded love. The Church must sp…

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Today’s homily: The Eucharistic Heart of Jesus (2025) 9:50

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The Feast of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus unites devotion to the Sacred Heart and the Holy Eucharist, revealing Christ’s burning love made present on the altar. Instituted by Pope Benedict XV, it honours the Heart that gives itself as Victim and Companion. Eucharistic miracles—unknown in 1921—confirm this mystery: the consecrated Host contains li…

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Today’s homily: The Octave Day of the Nativity of St John the Baptist (2025) 6:38

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The Octave Day of St John the Baptist recalls his prophetic mission, foretold by Isaias and fulfilled in the naming and circumcision on the eighth day. His hidden life prepared him to proclaim Christ boldly. Like John, we are called to decrease so that Christ may increase, embracing silence, penance, and witness. Today marks the end of his octave, …

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Today’s homily: The Commemoration of St Paul (2025) 10:13

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St Paul’s conversion reveals the divine origin of the Gospel and the radical transformation grace works in the soul. Not taught by men, but by Christ Himself, Paul becomes the model of true apostleship: born in silence, formed in suffering, and sustained by the Spirit. Sent as a lamb among wolves, he bears witness through persecution and death. His…

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Today’s homily: SS Peter & Paul, Apostles (2025) 8:54

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On the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, the Church honours the twin pillars of Apostolic faith: Peter, the rock of unity, and Paul, the missionary firebrand. Their lives—marked by repentance, bold preaching, and martyrdom—model faithful service and divine mercy. The readings remind us that grace rescues the repentant and multiplies the faithful. Com…

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Today’s homily: The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (2025) 8:40

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The Sacred Heart reveals Christ’s infinite love poured out for all through His pierced side—blood and water, the Church’s life. Against cold heresies like Calvinism and Jansenism, this feast proclaims divine mercy, calling us to Eucharistic adoration and reparation. To love the Sacred Heart is to be conformed to it: to forgive, suffer, and serve as…

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Today’s homily: Octave Day of Corpus Christi (2025) 8:22

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On this Octave Day of Corpus Christi and feast of Saints John and Paul, we reflect on the Eucharist as the source of martyrdom and the sanctification of the domestic church. These Roman martyrs bore witness in their own home, showing that true fidelity begins in the family. Fed by the Bread of Life, they feared not death but dishonour. So must our …

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The Forgotten Premise of Equality 11:27

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What does it mean to say that every human life has value—no matter how small, how old, how dependent, or how unseen? This reflection begins not with dogma, but with the quiet dignity of being human. https://selsey.substack.com/p/the-forgotten-premise-of-equalityBy pdp7vgy5bmf94

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Today’s homily: The Nativity of St John the Baptist (2025) 11:08

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The Nativity of St John the Baptist proclaims that every life is willed by God and called to a purpose. John was known, named, and sent from the womb—a pattern true for each soul. In discerning and surrendering to God’s will, we find our true vocation. Amidst recent UK laws permitting abortion to birth and moves toward assisted suicide, the Church …