Father Fessio in Five

Fr. Fessio goes through the main beliefs articulated in the Nicene Creed.

We say the Nicene Creed at every Mass, but what is it and how did it come about? Fr. Fessio explains . . .

Fr. Fessio explains the ancient roots of the homily from the Old Testament, to Christ, to the early bishops.

We have reached the highpoint of the first part of the Mass—the proclamation of the Gospel. Fr. Fessio explains the lesser-known prayers surrounding this beautiful part of the liturgy.

Fr. Fessio explains the significance of the Alleluia and the movement of the priest to the ambo for the Gospel.

Fr. Fessio explains how a single woman was the origin of the Corpus Christi Feast and the famous prayer and hymn Tantum Ergo.

The Easter sequence was recently sung at the Easter liturgies, but what are these “sequences” and what happened to the rest of them? In this episode, Fr. Fessio explains. . . .

Fr. Fessio explains the development of the modern-day responsorial psalm from the psalms, gradual, and Schola Cantorum.

One of the common responses in the liturgy is “Deo Gratias.” And in this episode, Fr. Fessio reveals the lesser-known meaning of this phrase.

Did you know that there is a three-year cycle to the readings and that the first reading is always connected to the Gospel? In this episode, Fr. Fessio explains why.