The Selsey Podcast

Today’s homily: SS. Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla & Pancras, Martyrs (2026)

On the feast of SS. Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla, and Pancras, this homily explores the hidden strength of early Christianity beneath imperial Rome. Through martyrdom, exile, and youthful courage, these saints reveal that Christ conquers not through worldly power, but through steadfast fidelity unto death. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/05/12/todays-mass-may-12-ss-nereus-achilleus-domitilla-pancras/

Today’s homily: Rogation Monday (2026)

On Rogation Monday, the Church walks the land and teaches a forgotten truth: man does not sustain the world — he receives it. Through the Litany, the Missa Exaudivit, and Christ’s command to ask, seek, and knock, we are called to recover prayer as necessity, not ornament, and dependence as reality. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/05/11/todays-mass-may-11-rogation-monday/

Today’s homily: St Antoninus of Florence (2026)

On the Feast of St Antoninus of Florence, commemorated with the Fifth Sunday after Easter, Holy Church presents a bishop who multiplied every grace entrusted to him amidst Renaissance splendour and moral confusion. Rooted in Missa Statuit ei Dominus, this homily explores peace, stewardship, prayer, fidelity, and perseverance between Easter and Pentecost. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/05/10/todays-mass-may-10-st-antoninus-of-florence/

Today’s homily: The Apparition of St Michael the Archangel (2026)

On the Feast of the Apparition of Saint Michael the Archangel at Monte Gargano, this homily immerses the faithful in the dramatic supernatural events through which Heaven visibly claimed the mountain for God. Against the rugged backdrop of fifth-century southern Italy, the mysterious stillness of the wandering bull, the arrow that reversed in mid-flight, and the revelation of the cavern already prepared as a sanctuary become signs of divine authority breaking into the created order. Drawing deeply from the Tridentine propers—especially the Introit, Apocalypse reading, Offertory, and Gospel—the sermon reflects on angelic obedience, the reality of spiritual warfare, the loss of reverence in the modern age. Contrasting the humility of the child in the Gospel with the pride of Lucifer, the homily calls the faithful to recover awe before the altar, awareness of the unseen world, and fidelity beneath the banner of the Archangel whose cry still resounds through Heaven and earth: Quis ut Deus?

Today’s homily: St Stanislaus of Szczepanów (2026)

In eleventh-century Poland, Stanislaus of Kraków stands as a bishop who chose fidelity over fear, rebuking the grave public sins of Bolesław II the Bold and ultimately being slain at the altar on April 11, 1079. Rooted in the Gospel of the Vine (John 15), his martyrdom reveals that true fruitfulness comes from abiding in Christ—even unto death. Vindicated in glory, he contrasts with the king who, though cut off by sin, is later restored through repentance and the mercy of God. The homily calls the faithful to remain steadfast in Christ amid a world that resists truth, reminding us that eternal victory belongs not to earthly power, but to those who endure in divine union. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/05/07/todays-mass-may-07-st-stanislaus-of-szczepanow/

Today’s homily: St John before the Latin Gate (2026)

The miraculous preservation of John the Apostle reveals the true meaning of discipleship: not escape from suffering, but fidelity within it. From youthful zeal to lifelong endurance, his witness exposes the illusion of Christianity without the Cross and calls the faithful to drink Christ’s chalice in every age. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/05/06/todays-homily-st-john-before-the-latin-gate/

Today’s homily: St Pius V (2026)

On the feast of Pope St Pius V, the liturgy confronts us with the true standard of priestly and episcopal fidelity: not innovation, but justice; not popularity, but truth. Drawing from his reform of the sacred liturgy, his defence of Christendom culminating in the Battle of Lepanto, and his uncompromising sanctity, this homily applies his witness to the contemporary crisis in the Church and to the solemn responsibility borne by every shepherd of souls. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/05/05/todays-mass-may-05-pope-st-pius-v/

Today’s homily: St Monica of Tagaste (2026)

Saint Monica is the exemplar of persevering prayer amid suffering. Through her tears, God brought about the conversion of Saint Augustine of Hippo, revealing the mysterious power of maternal intercession. In an age of impatience and compromise, her witness calls the faithful to steadfast fidelity, trusting that Christ still restores the spiritually dead to life. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/05/04/todays-mass-may-04-st-monica-of-tagaste/

Today’s homily: Finding of the Holy Cross (2026)

On the Feast of the Finding of the Holy Cross, the Church proclaims not a relic discovered, but a truth unveiled: the Cross as the necessary instrument of salvation and judgment. Through the witness of St Helena and the liturgy of Paschaltide, the faithful are called to rediscover, embrace, and live the Cross in an age that seeks to obscure it. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/05/03/todays-mass-may-03-the-finding-of-the-holy-cross/

Today’s homily: SS. Philip & James, Apostles (2026)

On the feast of SS Philip and James (Missa “Clamaverunt ad te”), the Church confronts the tragedy of knowing Christ yet failing to see Him. From Hierapolis to Jerusalem, the Apostles pass from confusion to martyrdom. Their witness exposes modern complacency and summons the faithful to true vision, fidelity, and sacrificial discipleship. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/05/01/todays-mass-may-01-ss-philip-and-james-apostles/