The Selsey Podcast

Today’s homily: St Damasus I of Rome (2025)

St Damasus I restored unity and identity to a divided Church, defending orthodoxy, commissioning St Jerome’s Vulgate, and recovering the memory of the martyrs. Amid riots, heresies, and imperial pressure, he multiplied the talents entrusted to him, preparing the Church as Advent bids us prepare for Christ. His life urges us to safeguard Scripture, doctrine, and tradition with Marian fidelity and courageous faith. https://nuntiatoria.org/

Today’s homily: St Ambrose of Milan (2025)

St Ambrose, raised unexpectedly to the episcopacy amid Arian turmoil, became the fearless “salt and light” of the Church—teaching, correcting emperors, defending doctrine, and converting Augustine. His feast in Advent calls us to the same vigilance: to endure sound teaching, resist the pressures of our age, and let the light of Christ shine without compromise as we await His coming. https://nuntiatoria.org

Today.s homily: The Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (2025)

The Conception of Mary is the dawn of redemption. When the Davidic line collapsed, God preserved the Root of Jesse in her immaculate conception, preparing the pure Mother from whom Christ would take flesh. The Collect shows peace begins in her; the Epistle reveals renewed hope; the Gospel affirms Christ’s mission founded on her grace. In Mary’s beginning, God restores His promise and begins ours. https://nuntiatoria.org/

Today’s homily: Sunday Advent II (2025)

The Second Sunday of Advent calls the People of Sion to expect the Lord with renewed hope. Isaiah’s Root of Jesse points to Christ’s humble arrival. St Paul urges harmony rooted in this shared promise. John the Baptist directs his disciples to behold Christ’s saving works. The Church urges us to prepare our hearts in humility, so that welcoming Him in the manger, we may meet Him in His glory. https://nuntiatoria.org

Today’s homily: Feria VI of Advent I (2025)

Feria VI of Advent reveals the Cross within the dawn: a call to penance, purification, and renewed longing for Christ. In the silence, sacrifice, and mercy of this day, the soul becomes a Bethlehem awaiting its King. https://nuntiatoria.org/

Today’s homily: St Peter Chrysologus (2025)

St Peter Chrysologus stands before us as the golden-tongued bishop who purified Ravenna, defended right doctrine, and preached with fire in an age of confusion. St Barbara, the fearless young martyr under Galerius, shows faith shining in persecution. Together, they teach Advent vigilance: truth must be spoken, courage must be lived, and Christ’s light must not be hidden as we await the coming Judge. https://nuntiatoria.org

Today’s homily: St Bibiana (2025)

St Bibiana, martyred under Julian the Apostate in 363, stands as a radiant witness of purity and courage amid persecution. Stripped of family, possessions, and security, she chose Christ as the treasure of great price. Resisting seduction, intimidation, and violence, she remained steadfast. Her life calls young Catholics today to fidelity in an apostate age: to resist cultural pressure, embrace holiness, and prize the Kingdom above all. https://nuntiatoria.org

Today’s homily: St Andrew, Apostle (2025)

St Andrew, the “First-Called,” left everything to follow Christ when he heard John proclaim, “Behold the Lamb of God.” He brought Peter to Jesus, became a foundation of the apostolic Church, preached across Greece, and died on the cross still proclaiming the Gospel. His feast calls us to Andrew’s virtues: clarity in truth, courage in witness, perseverance in suffering, and readiness to bring others to Christ with the simple invitation, “Come and see.” https://nuntiatoria.org

Today’s homily: The First Sunday of Advent (2025)

The First Sunday of Advent calls us to lift our souls to God and awaken from spiritual sleep. The Tridentine propers reveal Christ’s twofold coming—first in mercy, then in judgment—summoning us to conversion, vigilance, and hope. Advent urges young and old alike to cast off darkness, stir the heart to renewal, and prepare for the Lord who once came in humility and will return in glory. https://nuntiatoria.org

Today’s homily: Feria of Sunday XXIV st Ultima Post Pentecost (2025)

The Feria of the final Sunday after Pentecost calls us to watchfulness amid a Church and world shaken by confusion. Christ assures us that though wheat and cockle grow together until the harvest, His word does not pass away. In an age of modernist error and false prophets, we cling to the Tradition, deepen our roots, show mercy, and await the coming of the King, who thinks thoughts of peace and will gather His elect in glory. https://nuntiatoria.org