Liturgical Meditations - Audio Downloads
Discover the riches of the Church's Liturgical Year through the eyes of Franciscan spirituality with these audio downloads.
Written by Capuchin Fr. Bernardin Goebel, Franciscan Meditations is a 7-volume set published in 1962 that is extremely difficult to obtain today.
Each MP3 audio file features an insightful segment from Fr. Goebel about a day in the Church's Liturgical Year per the calendar of the traditional Roman Mass.
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Note: 80 meditations will be initially offered during the 2018-2019 liturgical year. These recordings will include all of the Sundays, selected seasonal feasts, and octave days per the calendar of the 1962 Roman Missal.
The list below indicates the audio files from this time period which will become available in advance (usually at least 3 weeks). Eventually all of the readings featured in Franciscan Meditations (which numbers nearly 200) will be offered.
Advent Season
1st Week of Advent
Sunday: Penance of Advent (11:37)
2nd Week of Advent
Sunday: The Longing of Advent (11:49)
3rd Week of Advent
Sunday: Joy of Advent (11:32)
4th Week of Advent
Sunday: Final Preparation of Advent (12:03)
Vigil of Christmas: Bethlehem (8:10)
Christmas Week
Christmas Day: The Mystery of Christmas (10:50)
Feast of St. Stephen (Dec 26): Heroic Mutual Love (13:13)
Feast of St. John (Dec 27): Virginal Love (12:51)
The Holy Innocents (Dec 28): A Happy Exchange (10:28)
Sunday Within the Octave: Children of God (11:50)
Dec 29: Virginal Mother of the Child of God (11:21)
Dec 30: The First Revelation of the Divine Child (14:46)
Dec 31: Our Evening Prayer of the Year (11:13)
New Year's Week
The Octave of Christmas: Thoughts of the New Year (12:51)
Feast of the Holy Name: Power of the Name of Jesus (14:04)
Jan 6: Feast of the Epiphany (11:13)
Epiphany Season
1st Week After Epiphany
Feast of the Holy Family: The Ideal Model of the Religious Community (12:52)
2nd Week After Epiphany
Sunday (2nd After Epiphany): A Mighty King (11:40)
3rd Week After Epiphany
Sunday (3rd After Epiphany): A Merciful King (10:40)
4th Week After Epiphany
Sunday (4th After Epiphany): A Victorious King (10:09)
5th Week After Epiphany
Sunday (5th After Epiphany): A Wise King (12:39)
6th Week After Epiphany
Scroll down for Pentecost Sunday and Sundays after Pentecost
Pre-Lent Season
Septuagesima Week
Sunday: A Serious Call (13:19)
Sexagesima Week
Sunday: A Strong Encouragement (11:43)
Quinquagesima Week
Sunday: Motive and Proof (10:35)
Introduction to the Holy Season of Lent
Ash Wednesday: First Practice of Penance (15:54)
1st Week of Lent
Sunday: The Savior, Model and Strength in the Tasks of Lent (13:20)
2nd Week of Lent
Sunday: Through Lenten Labors to the Glory of Easter (11:50)
3rd Week of Lent
Sunday: The Victory of Christ Within Us (12:26)
4th Week of Lent
Sunday: Nobility and Riches of the Child of God (12:01)
1st Week of Passiontide
Passion Sunday: Our Divine Human High Priest (13:57)
2nd Week of Passiontide
Palm Sunday: The Procession of Triumph and Suffering of the Lord (11:26)
Sacred Triduum
Holy Thursday: The Legacy of the Lord (12:19)
Good Friday: Glorified (13:01)
Holy Saturday: Holy Easter Night (14:58)
Easter Week
Easter Sunday; The Solemn Feast of Easter: "The Lord has Risen" (12:53)
Easter Monday: Good Friday and Easter (13:45)
Easter Tuesday: Deliverance from Sin (14:23)
Easter Wednesday: Our Rebirth (15:15)
Easter Thursday: Children of God (13:37)
Easter Friday: Child of God and Child of Man (14:12)
Easter Saturday: Our Mother (12:32)
1st Week After Easter
Low Sunday: Eating at God's Table (12:12)
2nd Week After Easter
Sunday: Christ and His Own (11:44)
3rd Week After Easter
Sunday: The Lot of the Apostles (13:01)
4th Week After Easter
Sunday: God's Unchanging Goodness (11:25)
5th Week After Easter
Sunday: Praying in the Name of Jesus (11:41)
6th Week After Easter
Sunday: Witness to Christ (10:57)
Feast of the Ascension
Sursum Corda: Lift Up Your Hearts! (11:24)
Vigil of Pentecost
The Gift of Fortitude (10:40)
Pentecost Week
Pentecost Sunday: "Filled with the Holy Spirit" (10:35)
Pentecost Monday: Our Personal Pentecost (11:02)
Pentecost Tuesday: The Gift of Wisdom (10:43)
Pentecost Wednesday: The Gift of Understanding (9:45)
Pentecost Thursday: The Gift of Knowledge (11:02)
Pentecost Friday: The Gift of Counsel (10:14)
Pentecost Saturday: The Masterpiece of the Holy Spirit (10:11)
1st Week after Pentecost
Sunday; Feast of the Most Holy Trinity: A Solemn Te Deum (11:29)
2nd Week after Pentecost
Sunday: Our Sacrifice (11:54)
Friday (Feast of Sacred Heart): Love and Suffering (12:21)
3rd Week after Pentecost
Sunday: Secure in the Love of Jesus (11:01)
4th Week after Pentecost
Sunday: "The Lord is My Salvation" (10:39)
5th Week after Pentecost
Sunday: True Brotherly Love (10:20)
6th Week after Pentecost
Sunday: Baptism and Eucharist (11:30)
7th Week after Pentecost
Sunday: The Old and the New Man (11:52)
8th Week after Pentecost
Sunday: The Duties Placed on Us by Our Baptism (10:49)
9th Week after Pentecost
Sunday: "For Our Correction" (10:16)
10th Week after Pentecost
Sunday: The Right Way to Pray (11:42)
11th Week after Pentecost
Sunday: Remembrance and Renewal (9:45)
12th Week after Pentecost
Sunday: Our Happy Life as Christians (13:49)
13th Week after Pentecost
Sunday: Supernatural Growth (10:02)
14th Week after Pentecost
Sunday: The Law of Providence (11:02)
15th Week after Pentecost
Sunday: Sowing and Reaping (10:14)
16th Week after Pentecost
Sunday: Healing of Souls (11:08)
17th Week after Pentecost
Sunday: A Blessed Community (10:16)
18th Week after Pentecost
Sunday: The Coming of the Lord (11:23)
19th Week after Pentecost
Sunday: The Freedom of the Sons of God (11:10)
20th Week after Pentecost
Sunday: In the Land of Exile (10:37)
21st Week after Pentecost
Sunday: Forgive (13:11)
22nd Week after Pentecost
Sunday: Be Faithful in Duty (12:50)
23rd Week after Pentecost
Sunday: Heaven Our Home (10:44)