The Selsey Podcast

Today’s homily: Octave Day of St George (2026)

Drawing from the Mass Protexisti and the Gospel of the Vine, this homily presents St George’s martyrdom and St Erkonwald’s pastoral fidelity as twin forms of sanctity. England’s patron becomes its judge: only those who abide in Christ—whether in blood or endurance—bear fruit unto eternal life. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/04/30/todays-mass-april-30-octave-day-of-st-george-the-great-martyr/

Today’s homily: St Peter of Verona (2026)

Within the Easter Mass Protexisti, the Church sets St Peter of Verona alongside St George, uniting symbol and reality in the triumph over evil. From childhood faith to martyrdom, Peter’s blood-written Creed proclaims victory over heresy, calling the faithful to steadfast, sacrificial fidelity in an age of confusion. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/04/29/todays-mass-april-29-st-peter-of-verona/

Today’s homily: The Patronage of St Joseph Spouse of the BV

In the Paschal light of the “little while,” the Church proclaims St Joseph as her divinely appointed protector. As he once guarded Christ in Nazareth, so he now safeguards the Mystical Body amid confusion and crisis—teaching obedience, restoring fatherhood, and calling the faithful to vigilant guardianship of the faith. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/04/26/todays-mass-april-26-patronage-of-st-joseph/

Today’s homily: St Fidelis of Sigmaringen (2026)

In an age that rewards dilution and fears clarity, St Fidelis stands as a witness to costly fidelity. Rooted in Christ, he refused both corruption and compromise, embracing martyrdom over accommodation. The homily calls the faithful to abide in the Vine, resisting quiet apostasy and bearing fruit through truth, sacrifice, and perseverance. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/04/24/todays-mass-april-24-st-fidelis-of-sigmaringen/

Today’s homily: St George the Great Martyr, Patron of England (2026)

On the feast of Saint George, the Church proclaims not legend but witness: a soldier who stood before power, confessed Christ, and conquered through martyrdom. The homily unveils the true meaning of the icon—the dragon as the ancient enemy, the maiden as the Church, the victory as fidelity—and applies it to the contemporary crisis in England, where truth is obscured and Christian witness is pressured into silence. Rejecting both nostalgia and compromise, it calls the faithful to abide in Christ, to speak clearly, to form their households, and to embrace the cost of discipleship, insisting that the renewal of the nation will come not through politics alone, but through conversion, courage, and the lived witness of the faithful. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/04/23/todays-mass-april-23-st-george-martyr/

Today’s homily: Popes SS Soter & Caius, Martyrs (2026)

On the feast of Popes St Soter and St Caius, the Church in Paschaltide sets before the faithful two Roman Pontiffs who governed amid persecution yet preserved discipline, sacramental integrity, and apostolic continuity. Drawing from the Mass “Sancti tui” and the Gospel of the Vine and the Branches, the homily contrasts their fidelity with contemporary temptations toward adaptation and ambiguity. It calls the faithful to abide in Christ through doctrine, discipline, and daily witness, warning that when formation is weakened, truth is soon lost. In an age of uncertainty, the path remains clear: remain in the Vine, hold fast to what has always been believed, and become, in every state of life, a voice of the Eternal Shepherd. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/04/22/todays-mass-april-22-popes-st-soter-st-caius/

Today’s homily: St. Anselm of Canterbury (2026)

Set in the light of Paschaltide, this homily presents St Anselm as a model of intellectual clarity and ecclesial courage, defending the divine origin of the Church’s authority against secular encroachment. Drawing from the Missa “In medio”, the warning of St Paul against “itching ears,” and Anselm’s theology of the Cross, it calls the faithful to discern between compromise and betrayal, to unite truth and justice, and to become steadfast witnesses of the Shepherd’s voice amid doctrinal confusion. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/04/21/sermon-for-st-anselm/

Today’s homily: Feria of Good Shepherd Sunday (2026)

In Paschaltide, the faithful are called not only to rejoice in the Resurrection, but to discern rightly under the authority of the risen Christ. Drawing on the Vincentian Canon, this homily addresses the crisis of doctrinal ambiguity and the presence of many voices within the Church—some faithful, others not. With clarity and sobriety, it calls the faithful to vigilance, formation, and witness: to study Scripture and Tradition, to form the home as a place of truth, and to recognise and follow only the authentic voice of the Good Shepherd. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/04/20/todays-mass-april-20-feria-of-good-shepherd-sunday/

Today’s homily: Good Shepherd Sunday (2026)

On Good Shepherd Sunday, the Church proclaims Christ as both Shepherd and Lamb—whose authority is rooted in sacrifice and made present in the Eucharist. From Bethlehem to Calvary, His voice calls, feeds, and governs His flock. Yet in an age of confusion, where that voice is obscured or softened, the faithful risk not rebellion but disorientation. The homily confronts this crisis directly: where the Shepherd’s voice is no longer clearly heard, the flock inevitably scatters. The call, therefore, is urgent—to recognise, recover, and follow the true voice of Christ, even when it leads to the Cross. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/04/19/todays-mass-april-19-good-shepherd-sunday/

Today’s homily: Pope St Leo the Great (2026)

In an age of collapsing confidence and multiplying voices, the witness of Pope Leo I stands as a rebuke to ambiguity and a model of apostolic clarity. Where confusion once threatened the Church through heresy, and now through imprecision, Leo’s example reminds us that authority exists not to blur but to illuminate. The faithful are not called to interpret a shifting message, but to receive a clearly proclaimed truth—guarded in every age, from Pope Anicetus to our own day, by those who refuse to let the voice of Christ be obscured. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/04/17/todays-mass-april-17-st-leo-the-great/