The Selsey Podcast

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

Today’s homily: Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal (2025)

This feast honours the image of Our Lady as Mediatrix of All Graces, revealed at the 1830 Paris apparition. Scripture shows her as the Woman of the Apocalypse and the Mother at Cana who intercedes and prepares hearts for Christ’s grace. The Miraculous Medal confirms her role through many miracles. We are called to imitate her—becoming vessels and instruments of grace so Christ may reach the world through us. https://nuntiatoria.org

Today’s homily: St Catherine of Alexandria (2025)

St Catherine of Alexandria stands before the emperor Maximinus Daia during the fierce persecutions in early-4th-century Alexandria, boldly defending the faith and confounding his philosophers through purity, prayer, and learning. Her witness speaks powerfully to young Catholics today who face cultural pressure, ideological demands, and ecclesial confusion. Catherine shows how an integrated life of truth and holiness outlasts every worldly power. https://nuntiatoria.org

Today’s homily: St John of the Cross (2025)

St John of the Cross (1542–1591), mystic and reformer, rose from poverty through suffering, imprisonment, and heroic fidelity to the Cross, shaping the Discalced Carmelites with St Teresa. His “Dark Night” was forged in Toledo’s darkness. Beside him stands St Chrysogonus (m. 304), Roman martyr whose steadfast witness endures in the Canon. Both teach that true holiness shines through sacrifice, truth, and love of Christ crucified. https://nuntiatoria.org