Day 101: Expecting the Messiah (2025)

The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

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🗓️ 11 April 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Fr. Mike continues to explore the joint mission of the Word and Spirit in the Old and New Testaments. Together, we unpack how the Holy Spirit has been moving the prophets, particularly the prophet Isaiah. We learn how the characteristics of the Messiah are revealed, above all, in the “Servant Songs.” We also examine the Holy Spirit’s role in John the Baptist recognizing Christ as Messiah, even from within the womb. Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 711-720.

This episode has been found to be in conformity with the Catechism by the Institute on the Catechism, under the Subcommittee on the Catechism, USCCB.

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Please note: The Catechism of the Catholic Church contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.

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0:00.0	Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Catechism in a Year podcast,
0:09.2	where we encounter God's plan of sheer goodness for us, revealed in scripture and passed down
0:13.5	through the tradition of the Catholic faith. The Catechism in a year is brought to you by
0:17.0	Ascension. In 365 days, we'll read through the Catechism of the Catholic Church,
0:21.7	discovering our identity in God's family as we journeyed together toward our heavenly home.
0:25.4	It is Day 101. You know what yesterday was? Day 100, we're reading paragraphs 711 to 720. Just remind
0:31.0	you because, you know, you accomplished that. It's amazing. As always, I'm using the Ascension
0:34.8	edition of the Catechism, which includes the foundations of faith approach, but you can follow along with any recent version of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
0:41.4	You can also download your own catechism into your reading plan by visiting ascensionpress.com slash CIY, and you can click follow or subscribe in your podcast app for daily updates and daily notifications.
0:51.5	As I said, it is Day 101.
0:53.5	Congratulations once again.
0:54.8	You know, yesterday we talked about how God's spirit and the Word of God. So the Jesus Christ,
1:00.0	you know, the second verse of the Trinity and the Spirit of God, the Holy Spirit, how they worked
1:04.7	from the beginning of time all through creation and in the promises of God, in theophanies
1:10.3	that remember God's manifestations of himself. And also, you know, through the promises of God, in the theophanies that remember God's manifestations of
1:12.4	himself, and also, you know, through the law, through the scriptures in the kingdom and the
1:18.0	exile. Now, today we're going to talk about this. We're going to talk about we're taking the next
1:22.3	steps. And so keep this in mind as we go through these next days. We have today in 7-11 through like 7-16, those paragraphs,
1:30.0	the expectation of the Messiah and his spirit. So we have like, say, the prophet Isaiah, who talks
1:35.5	about the suffering servant, where he talks about the coming Messiah that will be there, the shoot
1:41.6	that shall sprout from the stump of Jesse, that here is the Holy Spirit,
1:45.7	who is moving the prophets, particularly the prophet Isaiah, to announce the Messiah's coming.
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