Day 47: The Angels (2025)

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

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🗓️ 16 February 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

The angels belong to Christ as they were made through him and for him, and he has made them messengers of his saving plan. We learn that angels have been present throughout the history of salvation, and the life of Christ is surrounded by the adoration and service of angels. Fr. Mike explains how in the liturgy, we join the angels in praising God, and all of human life is surrounded by angels’ care and protection. He reminds us that all angels and saints have the power to intercede for us before God. Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 331-336.

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,
0:09.6	where we encounter God's plan of sure goodness for us, revealed in scripture, and passed it down
0:13.7	through the tradition of the Catholic faith. The Catechism in a Year is brought to you by Ascension.
0:18.0	In 365 days, we'll read through the Catechism of the Catholic Church
0:21.6	discovering our identity in God's family as we journeyed together toward our heavenly home.
0:25.4	It is Day 47. We're reading paragraphs 331 to 336. You guys, we're just chipping away,
0:30.8	which is awesome. And also, if you're showing up here on Day 47, this is, it's really phenomenal
0:35.2	because as I keep mentioning, we're diving more and more
0:38.8	deeply into everything that we believe, we profess and we are called to live, but it just keeps
0:45.1	getting richer and richer. I think it keeps getting richer and richer, sometimes more complicated
0:48.5	at the same time, really, really beautiful as always. I'm the Ascension Edition of the Catechism,
0:54.7	which includes the foundations of faith approach,
0:56.5	but you can follow along with any recent version
0:58.2	of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
0:59.5	Also, you can download your catechism into your reading plan
1:02.1	by visiting ascensionpress.com slash CIY.
1:04.8	And also you can click on follow or subscribe
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1:09.2	for daily notifications. One of the things, as I said, gosh, you guys, okay, here we are, day 47.
1:14.8	It is kind of a big deal that you're still here with us, that we're a month and a half into
1:18.6	this whole thing and that you're still showing up, you're still pressing play is a really,
1:23.6	really big deal.
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