The Selsey Podcast

Today’s homily: Pentecost Tuesday (2025)

On Pentecost Tuesday, the Church invites us to reflect on the Gift of Understanding—*Intellectus*—by which the Holy Ghost enlightens the soul to grasp divine truths deeply. As Peter and John laid hands on the baptized Samaritans, so too does Confirmation bestow this light. Understanding lets us see beyond outward signs to the mystery within—Christ as the Door, the Shepherd, the Sacrifice. It opens our hearts to Scripture, liturgy, and doctrine as living realities of grace.https://selsey.org/2025/06/06/nuntiatoria-lviii-ignis-vitae/

Today’s homily: Pentecost Monday (2025)

On Pentecost Monday, the Church invites us to reflect on the Gift of Wisdom, by which the soul sees all things in the light of God. St. Peter’s recognition of the Spirit in the Gentiles and Christ’s teaching that “he who does truth comes to the light” reveal that wisdom is both a divine instinct and a moral clarity. It enables the faithful to perceive God's will, love His truth, and delight in the sweetness of His Word, like honey from the rock and finest wheat for the soul.https://selsey.org/2025/06/06/nuntiatoria-lviii-ignis-vitae/

Today’s homily: Pentecost Sunday (2025)

Pentecost marks the outpouring of the Holy Ghost upon the Church, transforming timid men into bold apostles. It is the fulfilment of Christ’s promise and the beginning of the Church’s mission. The Spirit sanctifies, teaches, and strengthens us with His seven gifts. In a world growing cold and faithless, we must rekindle devotion through prayer, purity, and Tradition. With Our Lady, let us receive the Spirit anew, that we may bear His fruits and become saints in our time.https://selsey.org/2025/06/06/nuntiatoria-lviii-ignis-vitae/

Today’s homily: St Francis Caracciolo (2025)

St. Francis Caracciolo, whose feast this year falls within the Ascension Octave, exemplifies Eucharistic love and watchful readiness. Though he died young, his soul was perfected in holiness. He lived in adoration, penance, and humility, awaiting Christ like the vigilant servants of the Gospel. His life invites us to keep our lamps burning, hearts lifted, and eyes fixed on Heaven, where Christ reigns and calls us to share in His glory.https://selsey.org/2025/05/30/nuntiatoria-lvii-ad-summum/

Today’s homily: Feria III in the Ascension Octave (2025)

The Ascension is not Christ’s departure but His entry into the heavenly sanctuary, where He eternally offers Himself before the Father. From His throne, He intercedes for His Church and pours out grace upon us. The liturgy on earth participates in this divine action, making present His one eternal sacrifice. In these days of silence and expectation, we are called to deeper union with His priestly offering through reverent worship, hidden sacrifice, and hopeful longing for the Spirit.https://selsey.org/2025/05/30/nuntiatoria-lvii-ad-summum/

Today’s homily: Feria II in the Ascension Octave (2025)

Christ’s Ascension marks the beginning of His eternal priesthood in Heaven, where He offers His glorified wounds before the Father and intercedes for us. The martyrs Marcellinus, Peter, and Erasmus share in this priesthood through their sacrificial deaths, bearing witness to the Victim they loved. Every Mass unites earth to Heaven, and every faithful soul is called to join Christ’s oblation through prayer, penance, and fidelity—living liturgically until we reign with Him in glory.https://selsey.org/2025/05/30/nuntiatoria-lvii-ad-summum/

Today’s homily: Sunday in the Ascension Octave (2025)

The Sunday within the Ascension Octave calls us to prayerful waiting. Christ has ascended but promised the Paraclete—the Holy Ghost—who will teach, sanctify, and strengthen us to bear witness. Like the Apostles in the Upper Room, we must prepare our hearts. The Spirit makes us bold in truth, faithful in trial, and alive in grace. Let us watch, pray, and desire His coming with renewed fervour.https://selsey.org/2025/05/30/nuntiatoria-lvii-ad-summum/

Today’s homily: Friday in the Ascension Octave (2025)

Christ’s Ascension is not His absence, but the beginning of a hidden, glorified presence. The Apostles are told to wait—not act—until filled with the Holy Ghost. We too must learn to pray, trust, and prepare. Christ reigns now from Heaven, present in His Church, sacraments, and mission. This Ascensiontide is our time to seek Him in spirit, desire the Spirit’s fire, and live by faith as we await His return in glory.https://selsey.org/2025/05/23/nuntiatoria-lvi-lux-in-tenebris-lucet/

Today’s homily: The Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ (2025)

On this fortieth day, Christ ascends in His glorified humanity to the right hand of the Father, not to abandon us but to reign and intercede. The Apostles are commissioned to preach to all nations, with signs confirming their mission. The Ascension is our hope: where the Head has gone, the Body shall follow. We are now called to lift our hearts to heaven, live as His witnesses on earth, and prepare in prayer for the coming of the Holy Ghost at Pentecost.https://selsey.org/2025/05/23/nuntiatoria-lvi-lux-in-tenebris-lucet/

Today’s homily: St Augustine of Canterbury (2025)

Today, May 28, we celebrate St Augustine of Canterbury, Apostle of the English, whose mission in 597 brought the Gospel to England. His feast this year coincides with Rogation Wednesday and the Vigil of the Ascension, uniting themes of prayer, penance, and apostolic mission. Sent by St Gregory the Great, Augustine preached with humility and courage. His legacy urges us to rekindle the Catholic faith in our own land.https://selsey.org/2025/05/23/nuntiatoria-lvi-lux-in-tenebris-lucet/