The Selsey Podcast

Today’s homily: Pentecost Thursday Whitsuntide (2026)

On Pentecost Thursday, the Church contemplates the Gift of Knowledge as the power to judge reality rightly and act upon it. Through the mission of St Augustine of Canterbury, who hesitated, turned back, and then obeyed, this homily shows how clarity must lead to action—revealing that the conversion of a nation began not in certainty, but in a decision to follow what had already been seen. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/05/28/todays-mass-may-28-pentecost-thursday-whitsuntide/ [https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/05/28/todays-mass-may-28-pentecost-thursday-whitsuntide/]

Today’s homily: Pentecost Tuesday Whitsuntide (2026)

On Pentecost Tuesday, the Church turns to the Gift of Understanding, by which the soul penetrates divine truth and learns to recognise the voice of Christ. In a world saturated with competing voices and spiritual confusion, this homily confronts the danger of false shepherds and forgotten truth, urging the faithful to seek the Holy Ghost’s illumination, hear the one true Voice, and enter through Christ the only Door to abundant life. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/05/26/todays-mass-may-26-pentecost-tuesday-whitsuntide/ [https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/05/26/todays-mass-may-26-pentecost-tuesday-whitsuntide/]

Today’s homily: Pentecost Monday Whitsuntide (2026)

On Pentecost Monday, Holy Mother Church prolongs the mystery of the Holy Ghost, inviting the faithful not merely to remember Pentecost but to be transformed by it. Drawing upon the Gift of Wisdom, the Station at St Peter in Chains, and Christ’s solemn warning that “men loved darkness rather than light,” this homily explores the Spirit’s work of illumination, purification, and liberation. In an age rich in knowledge but poor in wisdom, the faithful are called to surrender their hidden chains, reject compromise, and walk courageously in the light of divine truth. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/05/25/todays-mass-may-25-pentecost-monday-whitsuntide/ [https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/05/25/todays-mass-may-25-pentecost-monday-whitsuntide/]

Today’s homily: Pentecost Sunday (2026)

Pentecost is not merely remembered but lived. The descent of the Holy Ghost transforms the Apostles and calls every Christian to interior renewal. This homily explores divine indwelling, the necessity of surrender to grace, and the danger of resisting the Spirit—reminding us that true holiness comes only when the soul is set ablaze by God. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/05/24/todays-mass-may-24-pentecost-sunday-whitsun/ [https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/05/24/todays-mass-may-24-pentecost-sunday-whitsun/]

Today’s homily: St Bernardine of Sienna (2026)

In the light of the Ascension, St Bernardine of Siena reveals the Holy Name of Jesus as both a call to total renunciation and the promise of eternal reward. This homily summons the faithful to leave all for Christ’s Name, to live under His Kingship, and so to receive the hundredfold and life everlasting. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/05/20/todays-mass-may-20-st-bernardine-of-siena/ [https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/05/20/todays-mass-may-20-st-bernardine-of-siena/]