Day 47: The Angels
The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
Ascension
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🗓️ 16 February 2023
⏱️ 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.
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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.
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 Catacism in a Year Podcast, |
| 0:09.8 | where we encounter God's plan of sheer goodness for us, revealed in Scripture and passed |
| 0:13.4 | down through the tradition of the Catholic faith. |
| 0:15.6 | The Catacism in a Year is brought to you by Ascension. |
| 0:18.0 | In 365 days, we'll read through the Catacism of the Catholic Church discovering our identity |
| 0:22.5 | in God's family as we journey together toward our heavenly home. |
| 0:25.5 | It is day 47, reading paragraphs, 331 to 336. |
| 0:30.2 | We're just chipping away, which is awesome. |
| 0:31.7 | And also, if you're showing up here on day 47, this is really phenomenal because as I keep |
| 0:36.6 | mentioning, we're diving more and more deeply into everything that we believe we profess |
| 0:42.7 | and we are called to live. |
| 0:44.3 | But it keeps getting richer and richer. |
| 0:46.0 | I think it keeps getting richer and richer. |
| 0:47.8 | Sometimes more complicated at the same time, really, really beautiful as always. |
| 0:52.6 | I'm using the Ascension Edition of the Catacism, which includes the foundations of faith approach, |
| 0:56.4 | but you can follow along with any recent version of the Catacism of the Catholic Church. |
| 0:59.5 | Also, you can download your Catacism in a Year reading plan by visiting AscensionPress.com, |
| 1:03.8 | slash the IY. |
| 1:05.0 | And also, you can click on follow or subscribe. |
| 1:07.1 | Whatever the word is in your podcast app for daily notifications, one of the things, |
| 1:11.1 | as I said, gosh, you guys, okay, here we are, day 47. |
| 1:15.2 | It is kind of a big deal that you're still here with us, that we're a month and a half |
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