Day 159: When the Liturgy Is Celebrated (2025)

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

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🗓️ 8 June 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Together, with Fr. Mike, we examine the question of when the liturgy is celebrated. The Catechism states that there is a word that marks Christian prayer, and that word is “today.” Fr. Mike emphasizes that our liturgy and worship happens “today,” not in the past and not in the future, but right now in this present moment. Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 1163-1167.

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,
0:09.0	where we encounter God's plan of sheer goodness for us, revealed in scripture, and passed it down through the tradition of the Catholic faith.
0:15.0	The Catechism in the Year is brought to you by Ascension.
0:18.0	In 365 days, we'll read through the Catechism of the Catholic Church,
0:21.3	discovering our identity and God's family as we journey together toward our heavenly home.
0:24.8	This is day 159. We are reading paragraphs 1163 to 1167. As always, I'm using the
0:30.2	Ascension edition of the Catechism, which includes the Foundations of Faith approach.
0:33.5	But you can follow along with any recent version of the catechism of the Catholic Church. You can also download your own catechism in a year reading plan by visiting ascensionpress.com
0:41.4	slash CIY.
0:43.0	And lastly, you can click follow or subscribe in your podcast app for daily updates and daily notifications.
0:48.4	Today is date 159.
0:50.1	As I said, we're reading paragraphs 1163 to 1167.
0:53.8	The question, remember we're asking the questions.
0:55.9	We went all the way back to the very beginning and asked those four questions.
0:58.9	Who celebrates the liturgy?
1:00.0	How is the liturgy celebrated?
1:01.7	When is the liturgy celebrated?
1:03.0	And where is the liturgy celebrated today?
1:05.9	Question is when?
1:06.9	When is the liturgy celebrated?
1:08.1	And so we're looking at today the liturgical seasons as well as the Lord's Day.
1:12.5	So two kind of concepts.
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