{"podcast":{"title":"Soldiers of the Immaculate","slug":"soldiers-of-the-immaculate-6731473","podcast_index_feed_id":6731473,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/soti-podcast/feed.xml","website_url":"https://soti-podcast.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/19180694/cover_feed.png","author":"Fr. Isaac Mary Relyea","episode_count":82,"summary":"A podcast with Father Isaac Mary Relyea on topics of the Catholic Faith with the goal of helping each and every listener to become a Saint. It is not enough to know the Faith: we must live our Faith as active members of the Church Militant, we must be Soldiers of the Immaculate! Please visit Father’s website at https://soti.blog/ for more information as well as information on how to donate to his ministry.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T12:17:57.269613+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/soldiers-of-the-immaculate-6731473"},"episode":{"title":"The Wisdom of the Cross","slug":"the-wisdom-of-the-cross","published_at":"2026-04-04T17:41:13+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/soldiers-of-the-immaculate-6731473/the-wisdom-of-the-cross","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/soldiers-of-the-immaculate-6731473","url":"https://soti-podcast.podbean.com/e/the-wisdom-of-the-cross/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/c6s5vb9qvuisecgw/2026-03-30-On-the-Cross.mp3","summary":"In this sermon Father discusses the mystery of the Cross as the central path to salvation, explaining that God’s wisdom often appears as foolishness to the world but it is the means by which souls are purified and saved. Suffering, united to Christ, is not meaningless but a powerful participation in redemption, made possible through grace and the cooperation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. We must to embrace our crosses with love, seeing them as the greatest gift for sanctification and the salvation of our soul. Links, Reading Material, and Books: (Leather-bound) Douay-Rheims Bible (Paperback) Douay-Rheims Bible The Mystical City of God by Venerable Mary of Ágreda The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis The Way of Divine Love (associated with Sr. Josefa Menéndez) The Love of Eternal Wisdom by St. Louis de Montfort Friends of the Cross by St. Louis de Montfort Quotes from the Saints in this sermon: St. Louis de Montfort: “All those to whom Eternal Wisdom has given Himself have loved the Cross, sought it, and embraced it.” St. Andrew the Apostle: “O wonderful Cross, so long have I desired thee!” St. John of the Cross: “To reach satisfaction in all, desire satisfaction in nothing.” St. Alphonsus Liguori: “He who wishes to be saved must embrace the Cross.” St. Paul (Apostle): “We preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block… but the power and wisdom of God.” \"Video\" versions of the podcasts are posted to Odysee, Rumble and sometimes on YouTube (The censors at YouTube don't like Father's preaching so we're not posting everything because we don't want his channel nuked). To financially support the work of Fr. Isaac you can donate to him via the following: Mailing address If you would like to mail a card, letter, or donation to Father Isaac you can do so at the following address…","meta_description":"In this sermon Father discusses the mystery of the Cross as the central path to salvation, explaining that God’s wisdom often appears as foolishness to th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3299,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/soldiers-of-the-immaculate-6731473/episodes/the-wisdom-of-the-cross/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/soldiers-of-the-immaculate-6731473/the-wisdom-of-the-cross.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}