The Selsey Podcast

Today’s homily: St Camillus de Lellis (2025)

St Camillus de Lellis, once a soldier and gambler, was converted and became a priest and founder of the Clerics Regular, Ministers to the Sick. He served the sick with heroic charity, seeing Christ in every sufferer. Commemorated also are St Symphorosa and her seven sons, Roman martyrs who chose death over idolatry. Both witnesses reveal that true Christian love is sacrificial—whether in acts of mercy or martyrdom—for “greater love hath no man…”https://selsey.org/2025/07/11/nuntiatoria-lxii-iustitia-ex-corde/

Today’s homily: St Alexius of Rome (2025)

Saint Alexius renounced wealth and honour to live unknown and despised, first in Edessa and then as a beggar beneath his own father's stairs in Rome. Hidden from men but known to God, his sanctity was revealed only at death—a manuscript in his hand, a sweet fragrance from his body, and the homage of Pope and Emperor. His life teaches that true discipleship lies in self-emptying, humility, and dying to pride, that we may be glorified by God and not by the world.https://selsey.org/2025/07/11/nuntiatoria-lxii-iustitia-ex-corde/

Today’s homily: Our Lady of Mount Carmel (2025)

The Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel honours Mary as the patroness of the Carmelite Order, rooted in Elijah’s Mount Carmel and the hermits who followed him. Mary, model of prayer and obedience, leads us up the mountain of holiness. The Brown Scapular is a sign of her protection and our consecration. True blessedness lies in hearing God’s word and keeping it, as Mary did. Carmel is not a place, but a path to Christ through silence, sacrifice, and love.https://selsey.org/2025/07/11/nuntiatoria-lxii-iustitia-ex-corde/

Today’s homily: St Elizabeth of Portugal (2025)

Saint Elizabeth of Portugal, queen and peacemaker, embraced hidden charity, penance, and prayer amidst royal life. She wore the Franciscan habit beneath her crown and brought peace between warring rulers. The miracle of the roses revealed her humble love for the poor. A model for Catholic women today, she shows that true strength lies in meekness, holiness, and joyful self-gift. She sold all to gain the pearl of great price—Christ.https://selsey.org/2025/07/04/nuntiatoria-lxi-veritas-vincit/

Today’s homily: SS Cyril & Methodius (2025)

Saints Cyril and Methodius, Apostles to the Slavs, brought the unchanging Catholic Faith to new peoples by translating Scripture and liturgy without compromising doctrine. Loyal to Rome yet culturally rooted, they model true inculturation and unity. Their missionary zeal rebukes modern relativism and inspires us to evangelise boldly in our own time, restoring Christian culture through fidelity, sacrifice, and holiness. Saints Cyril and Methodius, pray for us.https://selsey.org/2025/07/04/nuntiatoria-lxi-veritas-vincit/

Today’s homily: The Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ (2025)

Devotion to the Precious Blood is the Church’s grateful response to the infinite price of our redemption. Christ, the Eternal High Priest, entered the heavenly sanctuary by His own Blood to cleanse us from sin and dead works. Flowing from His pierced side, the Precious Blood is the life of the Church. Like Peter, we must repent, adore, and cast our nets anew, trusting in the power of the Cross. Let us venerate, invoke, and imitate the Blood that saves us.https://selsey.org/2025/07/04/nuntiatoria-lxi-veritas-vincit/

Today’s homily: St Anthony Maria Zaccaria

St Anthony Mary Zaccaria, who died aged 36, gave his life to reviving piety, founding religious orders, and establishing the 40 Hours Devotion. His life reflects today’s Gospel: giving all to follow Christ. We are called to recognize how we’ve already served God, to seek new ways to manifest His love, and to encourage piety and vocations, especially in the young. Through St Anthony’s intercession, may we discern and fulfil God’s will in every present moment.

Today’s homily: The Octave Day of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (2025)

The Octave Day of the Sacred Heart draws us into the mystery of Christ’s pierced and Eucharistic Heart, from which the Church and the Sacraments flow. We are called not only to adore but to be transformed—formed in the “inner man” after His Heart. Reparation, especially through Eucharistic adoration, responds to His wounded love. The Church must speak with the voice of that Heart, and each soul must enthrone it, living daily in sacrificial charity.https://selsey.org/2025/06/28/nuntiatoria-lx-missio-fidelis/

Today’s homily: The Eucharistic Heart of Jesus (2025)

The Feast of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus unites devotion to the Sacred Heart and the Holy Eucharist, revealing Christ’s burning love made present on the altar. Instituted by Pope Benedict XV, it honours the Heart that gives itself as Victim and Companion. Eucharistic miracles—unknown in 1921—confirm this mystery: the consecrated Host contains living heart tissue, testifying that Jesus remains truly with us, loving us to the end.https://selsey.org/2025/06/28/nuntiatoria-lx-missio-fidelis/

Today’s homily: The Octave Day of the Nativity of St John the Baptist (2025)

The Octave Day of St John the Baptist recalls his prophetic mission, foretold by Isaias and fulfilled in the naming and circumcision on the eighth day. His hidden life prepared him to proclaim Christ boldly. Like John, we are called to decrease so that Christ may increase, embracing silence, penance, and witness. Today marks the end of his octave, yet the call to prepare the way of the Lord continues in every Christian soul.https://selsey.org/2025/06/28/nuntiatoria-lx-missio-fidelis/