Hi, I'm Father Gregory Pine, and you're listening to the Catholic Classics podcast.

Joining me today for this very special announcement episode to tell us more about season

four of Catholic Classics is Father Mike Schmitz. Father Mike, welcome to the podcast.

Thanks, Father Gregory. Father Mike, you will be the host of season four of Catholic

Classics. I've been told that the most difficult thing about the podcast is pronouncing the words Catholic classics in quick succession. So we wish you all the best. But tell us more about what you'll be reading for the next season. I think that's accurate. This season four, starting October 22nd, I'll be reading and explaining one of the greatest spiritual works of all time. It's called The Invitation of Christ by a man named Thomas Acampus. I'll be reading and explaining one of the greatest spiritual works of all time.

It's called The Imitation of Christ by a man named Thomas Akemppus. I'll be doing this in just 30 days. So starting October 22nd, we'll have 30 days of the book, The Imitation of Christ by Thomas Acempus. Okay. If you were playing Oregon Trail, I don't know if you ever played that in computer class in high school.

Yeah, absolutely.

That's the only place I played it.

Okay, perfect.

Would you say that the 30-day is a grueling pace or a strenuous pace? I forget the exact language, but I remember there was a top setting, and it was serious. Yes. I don't think you'll get diphtheria or typhoid.

No, I think this is a pretty good pace.

So interesting thing about Timothy Tameshire Christ is it's thematic by chapter and kind of by books.

There's four books in total inside that book or four kind of main sections.

But each day, each chapter has kind of a theme to us. I don't think you'll feel like you're being stretched by going through it in 30 days.

Actually, interestingly, this is important for listeners to know.

Season 4 will only be available in the Ascension app in other times, other years.

It's been available on other platforms, but this is only available in the Ascension app.

It's still completely free.

They just need to download the app, which is completely free, and then create an account, which is also completely free. You can download the Ascension app on your smartphone and tablet by just searching Ascension in the App Store. But you also can get it on your computer. The website is app. ascensionpress.com. So app dot ascensionpress.com. Okay. So the people who got are out there wondering, should I listen through Apple Podcasts or should I listen through Spotify? The answer is none of the above. Yeah. I don't recommend trying. Yeah. As As Ascension once said, I draw all things to myself. Maybe that was somebody else. It's hard to say.

Okay, if one were to take the plunge and download the Ascension app, what are other things

that people will find on the app to accompany their listening experience?

That's a great question.

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