Today's Daily Decade, for the Feast of S. Simeon of Jerusalem, offers prayers for the repose of the soul of the aunt of listener Tadano, who passed away last week.

Today's reflection deals with S. Athanasius of Alexandria, great defender of the faith and implacable opponent of the Heresiarch Arius, who chose the hard and lonely path to the glory of God instead of going along with the tepidity of his age.

Today's Daily Decade, for the Feast of S. John of Matha, begs the intercession of S. Ignatius of Loyola on behalf of long-time listener and friend of the prayercast Patrick, who has been presented with a life-changing opportunity and desires discernment.

Today's reflection is on obstacles, challenges, difficulties, and trials, the way they prepare us for - and lead us to - the eternal joy of Heaven, and why we should be concerned whenever we feel like we are coasting along just a little too easily.

Today's Daily Decade, for the Feast of S. Titus, begs the intercession of S. Monica of Thagaste for the special intention of Jared, who asks for his wife's conversion to the Faith.

Today's reflection is on living in the moment, and what moment to live in, how to do this and how to avoid it as a Christian in a world that demands of us the opposite of God's desire in every moment.

Today's Daily Decade, for the Feast of S. Andrew Corsini, begs the intercession of S. Christopher on behalf of his namesake, whose mother Angela has asked for prays effecting his conversion to the Faith.

Today's reflection is on the good works that toughen us up to bear our crosses in hands full of the callouses of virtue that have pushed out the softness and sensitivity of our pride and fallen nature.

Today's Daily Decade, for the Feast of S. Brigid of Kildare, begs the intercession of S. John the Baptist on behalf of listener Sheila, who asks that her grandchildren be baptized in the Holy Catholic Church by those rites best known and loved by her and our forebears.

Today's reflection is on those who have been given the special grace of God's favour by being taken up by Him body and soul, both Our Lady, Assumed into Heaven, as well as Henoch and Elias, caught up into Paradise until the dread time of Judgement when they shall return to complete their work.

Today's Daily Decade, for the Feast of S. Martina, begs the intercession of S. Joseph the Worker and S. John the Apostle for the intention of listener Apricot, whose fiancé recently took new work and who is soon to be formally received into the Holy Church.

Today's reflection is on the role of motherhood in the life and salvation of the Blessed Mother, and the model she and her Divine Son offer us.

Today's Daily Decade for the Feast of S. Peter Nolasco, begs the intercession of S. Joseph in his capacity as patron & gaurantor of a happy death, for His Lordship +Richard Williamson, who is on his deathbed.

Today's reflection is on the Cross and the way we make our lives little Ways of the Cross, fulfilling the closing prayer of the Angelus that we may "by His Passion and Death be brought to the glory of His Resurrection".

Today's Daily Decade, for the Feast of the Conversion of S. Paul, offers prayers of thanksgiving for prayers answered and begs the intercession of S. John Chrysostom for the well-being of Walrus Aurelius, a close friend of the show.

Today's reflection is about the gift that the coming of the Holy Ghost represents to us, to take us, Judas when we Sin, and offer us the opportunity again and again to turn as Peter turned, back towards Christ.

Today's Daily Decade, for the Feast of Ss. Vincent & Anastasius, begs the intercession of S. Jean-Marie Vianney on behalf of Samuel, a listener who is seeking discernment in his vocation.

Today's reflection is on virtue, heroism, and sainthood, and the principle that binds the three together and allows us to discern true heroes from the all-too-often empty use of that word