Day 145: Introduction to the Liturgy (2025)
The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
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🗓️ 25 May 2025
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Summary
Together, with Fr. Mike, we begin the section of the Catechism examining the liturgy. We start with an exploration of the questions of “why” the liturgy and “what” the liturgy is. Fr. Mike explains that it is through the liturgy that we are able to encounter the grace that Jesus Christ has won for us. He emphasizes that it is the liturgy that gives us access to God, himself. Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 1066-1075.
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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| 0:00.0 | Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Catechism in a Year podcast, |
| 0:09.6 | where we encounter God's plan of sheer goodness for us, revealed in scripture and passed down |
| 0:14.0 | through the tradition of the Catholic faith. The Catechism in a year is brought to you by |
| 0:17.5 | Ascension. In 365 days, we'll read through the Catechism of the Catholic |
| 0:21.1 | Church discovering our identity and God's family as we journey together toward our heavenly home. |
| 0:25.6 | This is day 145. Yesterday we had Bishop Cousins who joined us. Amazing. We're reading paragraphs |
| 0:31.0 | 1066 to 1075. I'm using the Ascension edition of the Catechism when I read this, which includes the foundations of faith approach, but you can follow along with any recent version of the Catechism of the Catholic |
| 0:41.1 | Church. You can also download your own catechism in a year reading plan by visiting |
| 0:44.6 | ascensionpress.com slash CIY, and you can also click follow or subscribe in your podcast app for |
| 0:49.6 | daily updates and daily notifications. Also, quick and little note as we launch into today, this, |
| 0:54.7 | you know, second pillar. Thank you. Thank you so much. You guys have stuck together, |
| 0:58.4 | stuck together and stuck with us. We've been here for 145 days. Here we are, especially after, |
| 1:03.7 | you know, a day like yesterday, oh man, my dad at one point, he had, he was like, yeah, you know, |
| 1:09.3 | I'm used to these, you you know 15 minute days maybe 20 minute |
| 1:11.9 | days and all of a sudden you throw me this curveball with his really long day and i'm like oh sorry dad |
| 1:16.9 | sorry about that but but here we are so thank you for all those of you who are here and also all |
| 1:23.0 | those who have supported the production of this podcast with your prayers and financial gifts |
| 1:26.2 | literally could not do this without you uh here we are day Day 145. Okay, we're talking about the liturgy. A couple things to keep in mind. |
| 1:32.8 | If you remember way back when we had this book called Dei Verbum, right? And everyone say, |
| 1:39.2 | who's Dave Earbum? I'm like, okay, well, maybe I need to enunciate a little bit better. |
| 1:43.7 | That's probably true. Today, we're introduced to a new document, okay, well, maybe I need to enunciate a little bit better. That's probably true. |
| 1:45.2 | Today, we're introduced to a new document. The new document's called Sacrosanctum Conchilium, right? |
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