The Selsey Podcast

In the stillness between Ascension and Pentecost, St Paschal Baylon reveals the secret of sanctity: faith in Christ’s hidden Eucharistic presence. As the Church cries Exaudi Domine, the faithful are called to vigilance, adoration, and readiness—lest the Spirit come and find hearts unprepared to receive His grace. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/05/17/todays-mass-may-17-st-paschal-baylon/

On Ascension Day, the Church stands with the Apostles and Our Lady upon Olivet as Christ, the Crucified and Risen Lord, is taken into Heaven. The feast is not a farewell but a coronation: the Sacred Humanity of Christ, bearing our frail human nature, is enthroned at the right hand of the Father. Rooted in the Tridentine propers of the Missa “Viri Galilaei”, the Roman station at St Peter’s, the extinguishing of the Paschal Candle, and the proper Communicantes, this homily presents the Ascension as the glorification of man in Christ, the beginning of the Church’s mission, and the summons to lift our hearts from earthly smallness to heavenly destiny. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/05/14/todays-mass-may-14-ascension-day/

On the feast of St Robert Bellarmine, Holy Mother Church honours not merely a great scholar, but a saint who spoke with wisdom, courage, and fidelity in an age of doctrinal confusion and ecclesial crisis. Rooted in the liturgy of Missa “In médio”, this homily presents Bellarmine as a model of truth joined to holiness, obedience without servility, and reform without rupture, calling Catholics today to recover clarity, courage, catechesis, and an unashamed love for the voice of the Church. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/05/13/todays-mass-may-13-st-robert-bellarmine/

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/

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/

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/

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?

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

In Paschaltide’s radiant light, the Church sets before us Saint Isidore of Seville—bishop, doctor, and architect of Catholic unity in Visigothic Spain. Confronting Arianism with doctrinal clarity, ecclesial reform, and cultural renewal, Isidore restored a fractured Church and civilisation. His witness speaks urgently to our own age of confusion, calling the faithful to know the faith, reject false unity, live visibly Christian lives, and unite truth with charity in the service of Christ the Risen Lord. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/04/16/todays-mass-april-16-st-isidore-of-seville/

On the feast of John of Damascus, the Church presents a life shaped by divine providence: a hand formed, struck down, and restored. Rooted in the mystery of the Incarnation, the homily proclaims that to defend sacred images is to defend Christ Himself made visible. In an age of subtle iconoclasm, the faithful are called beyond admiration to imitation—rejecting silence, embracing fidelity, and standing firmly for truth, whatever the cost. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/04/15/todays-mass-april-15-st-john-of-damascus/

St Justin Martyr’s journey from pagan philosophy to Christian witness reveals the supremacy of divine truth over human wisdom. Confronting the illusions of worldly systems, he embraced Christ crucified and sealed his conviction in martyrdom. His life challenges the faithful to move beyond intellectual assent to courageous confession, even at personal cost. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/04/14/todays-mass-april-14-st-justin-martyr/

In Eastertide’s radiant light, the Church presents St Hermenegild, a sixth-century Visigothic prince who chose truth over power. His martyrdom in Seville (585) reveals that no compromise with error can save, and that fidelity to the true Christ—even unto death—wins the imperishable crown. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/04/13/todays-mass-april-13-st-hermenegild/

On Easter Tuesday, the Church leads the faithful from Peter to Paul, from proclamation to understanding, urging them to live the Resurrection received in Baptism. Through the liturgy’s call to divine wisdom and Eucharistic life, the faithful are exhorted to become living witnesses—transformed, steadfast, and risen with Christ. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/04/07/todays-mass-april-7-easter-tuesday/

Easter Monday draws the faithful to the tomb of St Peter, grounding the Resurrection in apostolic witness and sacramental reality. Through the Exodus imagery of the Mass, the renewal of baptismal grace, and the Emmaus Gospel, the homily reveals how Christ is known most fully in the Eucharist, restoring hearts, kindling faith, and calling believers into unity and mission in the risen life. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/04/06/todays-mass-april-6-easter-monday/

Easter Sunday in the ancient Roman Rite proclaims not merely that Christ has risen, but that reality itself has been transformed. Drawing on the Resurréxi Introit, the sober witness of the empty tomb, and Saint Paul’s call to “purge out the old leaven,” this homily presents the Resurrection as a concrete, bodily, and ontological victory over sin and death. It confronts the illusion of an Easter without the Cross, insisting that those who share in Christ’s rising must also live as new men. Rooted in the Church’s liturgy and apostolic witness, it calls the faithful not only to believe in the Resurrection, but to embody it—rising from sin into the life of grace, where Christ lives and reigns forever. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/04/05/todays-mass-april-5-easter-sunday/

Christ’s sacrifice on Good Friday fulfills the ancient pattern of offering, death, and communion. He is both Priest and Victim, offering Himself once for all. The Eucharist re-presents this mystery—not as repetition, but as sacramental participation. The priest’s communion completes the sacrifice. On Good Friday, only he receives—echoing Christ’s solitary oblation. The silence of the liturgy confesses: the work is finished, and now received in awe. Dr Jerome Lloyd Titular Archbishop of Selsey To support this apostolate: https://nuntiatoria.org/old-roman-tv/ https://www.patreon.com/OldRomanTV To support the clergy: https://gofund.me/63af7b8d https://www.paypal.me/ArchbishopOfSelsey Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheOldRoman YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/OldRomanTV Twitter: https://x.com/OldRomanTV

On Maundy Thursday, Christ reveals the fullness of divine love—εἰς τέλος—by instituting the Eucharist and the priesthood. He offers not a symbol but Himself, both Priest and Victim, anticipating the Cross. His command to love is enacted in the foot washing, showing that priestly authority is service. The night ends in betrayal and silence, as the Church follows her Lord into Gethsemane, called to remain with Him in humble adoration and obedient love. Dr Jerome Lloyd Titular Archbishop of Selsey To support this apostolate: https://nuntiatoria.org/old-roman-tv/ https://www.patreon.com/OldRomanTV To support the clergy: https://gofund.me/63af7b8d https://www.paypal.me/ArchbishopOfSelsey Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheOldRoman YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/OldRomanTV Twitter: https://x.com/OldRomanTV

Spy Wednesday confronts us with the betrayal of Judas not as distant history but as a present spiritual danger. The contrast between Christ’s humility and Judas’s calculation reveals how sin begins in small infidelities and divided love. Yet the Passion also proclaims mercy: we must choose whether to approach Christ in betrayal or in repentance. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/04/01/todays-mass-april-1-spy-wednesday/

On Holy Monday, Christ journeys from Bethany to Jerusalem, hungering for fruit and finding only leaves on the fig tree—a sign of outward religion without true conversion. In contrast, Mary’s lavish anointing reveals the soul that recognises His Passion and responds with sacrificial love. The day unfolds as a sober warning: judgment falls where there is sterility, but grace abounds where there is devotion. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/03/30/todays-mass-march-30-holy-monday/ To support the clergy: https://gofund.me/63af7b8d https://www.paypal.me/ArchbishopOfSelsey Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheOldRoman YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/OldRomanTV Twitter: https://x.com/OldRomanTV

On the eve of Palm Sunday, the Church stands in solemn stillness before the unfolding of the Passion. The liturgy reveals the pattern of Christ’s mission: truth opposed, sacrifice embraced, and life born through death. In a world that rejects suffering and clings to self-preservation, the Gospel proclaims the paradox at the heart of salvation—that only by dying with Christ can we truly live. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/03/28/todays-mass-march-28-saturday-lent-v/

On this Passion Friday, the Church presents the Blessed Virgin Mary standing beneath the Cross as the perfect model of faithful suffering and true compassion. In the stark simplicity of the liturgy—“Stabant juxta crucem Jesu mater ejus”—we are taught that love does not flee the Cross but remains, consents, and offers. Mary’s Seven Sorrows, culminating in her union with her Son’s sacrifice, reveal a martyrdom of the heart that forms the pattern of all Christian discipleship. In a world that seeks to escape suffering, she stands as a silent rebuke and a guiding light, inviting us not merely to observe the Passion, but to enter into it—uniting our own trials to Christ’s redemptive work and learning, through her, how to stand in fidelity, love, and hope beneath the Cross. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/03/27/todays-mass-march-27-our-lady-of-sorrows/

On this Passiontide Thursday, the Church confronts us with the stark reality of divine justice and the greater triumph of divine mercy. Through the prayer of Azarias in exile and the repentance of Magdalene, we are taught that restoration begins not with reform of structures but with contrition of heart. Set against the witness of St. Apollinaris and the martyrs, the liturgy exposes the danger of pride and the necessity of humility. The Pharisee stands as a warning; Magdalene as a model. In an age marked by confusion and spiritual diminishment, the path forward remains unchanged: repentance, love, and total surrender to Christ. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/03/26/todays-mass-march-26-thursday-lent-v/

This homily unites the joy of the Annunciation with the gravity of Passiontide, presenting the Incarnation as the beginning of Christ’s priestly sacrifice. Mary’s Fiat is shown as the decisive moment of salvation history, in contrast to human resistance to God. The faithful are called to imitate her total surrender, recognising that the mystery of Christ must be conceived within the soul through obedience, charity, and participation in the Cross. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/03/25/todays-mass-march-25-wednesday-the-annunciation-of-the-bvm/

Drawing from Daniel in the lions’ den and Christ’s hidden movement toward His Passion, this homily explores the divine pedagogy of waiting: not passive delay, but courageous fidelity amid trial. In an age of confusion and quiet persecution, the faithful are called to trust in God’s unseen providence, nourished by the Eucharist, and strengthened to endure until Christ reveals His victory. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/03/24/todays-mass-march-24-tuesday-lent-v/

At St. Chrysogonus, the Church sets before us the stark alternatives of Lent: Nineveh’s repentance or Jerusalem’s blindness. True penance unites body and soul, while neglected grace risks becoming inaccessible. Yet Christ still calls the thirsty. Now is the hour to return—before mercy gives way to judgment. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/03/23/todays-mass-march-23-monday-lent-v/

From Passion Sunday, the Church falls silent: Judica me disappears from the foot of the altar—not because it is lost, but because it now belongs to Christ. As He leaves the Temple and advances as High Priest to Calvary, the liturgy shifts from preparation to participation. The distance collapses. The question remains: will we remain—or follow Him into the sacrifice? https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/03/22/todays-mass-march-22-passion-sunday/

On this rare convergence of Saint Benedict’s feast with the Lenten cry Sitiéntes, the liturgy reveals a single truth: man’s deepest thirst is for divine wisdom, and it is fulfilled only when the law of God is written in the heart. Benedict’s response to a collapsing civilisation—withdrawal, purification, and the reordering of life—stands as the necessary remedy for today’s crisis in both Church and society. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/03/21/todays-mass-march-21-saint-benedict-abbot/

On this Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent, the Church leads us to the tomb of Lazarus, where Christ reveals Himself not merely as a wonder-worker, but as the Resurrection and the Life. The Gospel discloses the mystery of sin as a true spiritual death, binding the soul in darkness and decay, yet never beyond the reach of divine mercy. Christ delays in order to manifest a greater glory; He weeps to show the depth of His love; He commands to reveal His absolute authority over death. In the raising of Lazarus, we behold a figure of the Sacrament of Penance: Christ calls the soul back to life, and the Church looses it from the bonds of sin. Lent thus becomes a moment of decision—whether to remain in the tomb or to respond to the divine summons. The same voice that raised Lazarus now addresses each soul: Come forth. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/03/20/todays-mass-march-20-friday-lent-iv/

A profound meditation on St. Joseph as the just man who stands at the heart of the mystery of the Incarnation—silent, obedient, and entrusted with the guardianship of both the Virgin and the Word made flesh. Drawing together the themes of divine fatherhood, hidden labour, and faithful endurance, the homily reveals Joseph as the protector of Life itself, who receives all from God only to return it in perfect fidelity. In the light of the Lenten readings on restoration and resurrection, he emerges as the model of interior sanctity and the enduring patron of the Church in times of disorder. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/03/19/todays-mass-march-19-st-joseph-husband-of-the-bvm/

On the feast of Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, Doctor of the Church, the liturgy presents him as the teacher who “opened his mouth in the midst of the Church,” forming catechumens in the true faith amid the Arian crisis. The commemorated Lenten feria deepens this theme: as Christ opens the eyes of the blind, so Cyril illumines souls to believe and adore. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/03/18/todays-mass-march-18-st-cyril-of-alexandria/

On Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent, the liturgy draws our attention to two profound truths. In the Epistle, the judgment of Solomon reveals the Church as the true mother who gives life to the children of God through baptism and the sacraments. In the Gospel, Christ cleanses the Temple, reminding us that our souls are meant to be the dwelling place of God. Lent therefore becomes a time when the Lord purifies the temple of our hearts, driving out sin and restoring us to the life of grace within our Holy Mother, the Church. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/03/16/todays-mass-march-16-fourth-monday-in-lent/

On Laetare Sunday, the Church pauses in the midst of Lent to remind us of the joy that lies ahead. St. Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians reveals the deep mystery of our spiritual birth: through baptism we become children of the promise, born not of the bondage of the old law but of the freedom of the heavenly Jerusalem, our Mother the Church. Nourished by the Bread of Heaven foreshadowed in the miracle of the loaves, the faithful are strengthened on their Lenten pilgrimage and encouraged to persevere toward the joy of Easter and the fullness of life in Christ. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/03/15/todays-mass-march-15-sunday-lent-iv/

The stational liturgy at St. Susanna contrasts the innocence of the Old Testament Susanna with the repentance of the adulterous woman in the Gospel. Together they reveal God’s perfect justice and boundless mercy, calling the Lenten pilgrim to humility, repentance, and steadfast fidelity to the law of God. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/03/14/todays-mass-march-14-saturday-lent-iii/

The liturgy of Friday in the Third Week of Lent, celebrated at the Roman station of St. Lawrence in Lucina, unites two powerful biblical images of water and grace. The Israelites in the wilderness receive water from the rock at Meriba, a figure of Christ, while the Gospel recounts Christ’s encounter with the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well, where He promises the “living water” that leads to eternal life. These readings formed part of the Church’s ancient preparation of catechumens for Baptism at Easter, while reminding the faithful that Christ alone satisfies the deepest thirst of the human soul through the grace of the sacraments. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/03/13/todays-mass-march-13-friday-lent-iii/

Reflecting on the feast of St Gregory the Great during the Lenten feria, this homily presents Gregory as the providential shepherd raised by God during a time of civil collapse and doctrinal confusion. Born a Roman noble, Gregory renounced wealth for the monastic life before being called to the papacy amid plague, invasion, and political turmoil. As pope he defended doctrine, reformed the liturgy, evangelised England through Augustine of Canterbury, and governed Rome with humility as Servus servorum Dei. In light of the Gospel’s call to be “salt of the earth and light of the world,” Gregory stands as a model of holy authority rooted in prayer, truth, and sacrificial service—reminding us that the renewal of the Church begins not with programs but with saints. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/03/12/todays-mass-march-12-st-gregory-the-great/