Day 109: Mystery of Union With God (2025)

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

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🗓️ 19 April 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Do we love the Church? Some of us might struggle with that idea, but Fr. Mike explains that if we are to love and live in accordance with the heart of Jesus, we must love what he loves. Jesus, the bridegroom, loves his bride, the Church, so we must love the Church. We also learn that the sacraments are not only signs but also the very instruments by which the Holy Spirit gives us the grace of Christ. Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 772-780.

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,
0:09.8	where we encounter God's plan of pure goodness for us, revealed in scripture and passed down
0:14.4	through the tradition of the Catholic faith.
0:16.2	The Catechism in a year is brought to you by Ascension.
0:18.1	In 365 days, we'll read through the Catechism
0:21.1	of the Catholic Church, discovering our identity and God's family as we journeyed together
0:25.0	toward our heavenly home. This is day 109. We are reading paragraphs 1. Sorry, 772 to 780.
0:31.6	We get to the end of this section today, which is great. As always, I'm using the
0:35.9	Ascension edition of the Catechism, which includes the foundations
0:38.2	of faith approach, but you can follow along with any recent version of the Catechism of the Catholic
0:42.0	Church. You can also download your own catechism in a year reading plan by visiting ascensionpress.com
0:46.7	slash CIY. And lastly, you can click follow or subscribe in your podcast app for daily updates
0:51.7	in daily notifications. Today is day 109. 772 to paragraph 780.
0:56.3	It's the end of this little mini section on the church. We actually continuing, obviously,
1:00.8	for days and days about the mystery of the church. And that's, in fact, the focus of today. The church
1:05.8	is the mystery of man's union with God. And the fact that the church is the universal sacrament of salvation.
1:13.4	Those two pieces are incredible.
1:16.5	And they're so essential.
1:17.4	So, you know, we've been talking for the last couple days about how the church is part of
1:20.8	God's plan.
1:21.4	It is not accidental.
1:22.6	It is not manmade.
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