{"podcast":{"title":"Traditional Catholic Daily Devotional","slug":"traditional-catholic-daily-devotional-6959408","podcast_index_feed_id":6959408,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/daily-devotional/","website_url":"https://sspxpodcast.com/daily","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/2c6830e2-1870-40ed-a5cd-f50d4d0d5727/qTk-FG7x6dwkQHFTNXm6M89D.jpg","author":"SSPX US District, Angelus Press","episode_count":300,"summary":"All in 8-10 minutes: Start each day with the Collect of the Mass, asking for God's graces. Then we'll give a short consideration of today's saint or feast, and a reflection of the day from Scripture. Then we'll keep you up to date on Church news, or give a preview of one of our podcasts or sermons. Finally, we close with a thought from Archbishop Lefebvre.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T16:20:29.616655+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/traditional-catholic-daily-devotional-6959408"},"episode":{"title":"May 4 – S Monica","slug":"may-4-s-monica","published_at":"2026-05-04T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/traditional-catholic-daily-devotional-6959408/may-4-s-monica","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/traditional-catholic-daily-devotional-6959408","url":"https://sspxpodcast.com/podcast-episode/may-4-iv-sun-of-easter-s-theodosius-of-kiev","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/647135e5-d637-400e-b662-d4141f439a9b.mp3","summary":"It's the Feast of Saint Monica , 3rd Class , with the color of White . In this episode: the meditation: \"An Enemy of the Holy Ghost\", today's news from the Church: \"The \"Shadow Diplomat\" Leaves the Electoral College\", and today's thought from the Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Have feedback or questions about the DD or our other shows? podcast@sspx.org Sources Used Today: \"An Enemy of the Holy Ghost\" — Eastertide Day by Day https://angeluspress.org/products/eastertide-day-by-day \"The \"Shadow Diplomat\" Leaves the Electoral College\" (FSSPX.news) https://fsspx.news/en/news/cardinal-filoni-shadow-diplomat-leaves-electoral-college-58745 246 \"The Prayers of St. Monica: Inspiration for Catholic Mothers\" (SSPX Sermons) https://youtu.be/Jkqb_yZH6Lw Listen & Subscribe: SSPX Sermons Podcast The Spiritual Life — Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (Angelus Press) https://angeluspress.org/products/spiritual-life-archbishop Saint Monica is remembered as a mother of perseverance, a woman whose patient prayer became the instrument of her son’s conversion and sanctity. She was born in the fourth century in North Africa, likely in the region of Carthage, and raised in a Christian home. From an early age, she learned the habits of prayer, obedience, and trust in God, virtues that would sustain her through many trials. Monica was married to a man named Patricius, who was often harsh in temperament and not yet a Christian. Through her gentleness and steadfast example, she bore his difficulties with patience and eventually witnessed his conversion before his death. Yet her greatest sorrow was her son, Augustine of Hippo. Brilliant and restless, Augustine pursued a life far from the faith, embracing error and moral disorder. Monica followed him not only with concern, but with unceasing prayer. For y…","meta_description":"It's the Feast of Saint Monica , 3rd Class , with the color of White . In this episode: the meditation: \"An Enemy of the Holy Ghost\", today's news from th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":497,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/traditional-catholic-daily-devotional-6959408/episodes/may-4-s-monica/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/traditional-catholic-daily-devotional-6959408/may-4-s-monica.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}