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Daily Mass from St Francis of Assisi is a weekday Catholic liturgy from a parish in West Des Moines. Its episodes move through familiar Mass forms: penitential prayer, scripture, homily, petitions, Eucharistic language, blessing, and closing devotion.
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Daily Mass from St Francis of Assisi is a parish worship feed centered on the weekday Catholic Mass. Its setting is St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in West Des Moines. The program is carried with Iowa Catholic Radio framing, but the core experience is liturgical. It begins with formal introductions, sponsor support, and named parish clergy. Then the pace slows. Prayers of mercy, Easter antiphons, scripture readings, homily, petitions, Eucharistic language, blessing, and closing devotions shape the hour. The show is not arranged around interviews or topical debate. It is arranged around repetition, response, and sacrament. Recent episodes dwell in the Easter season, with repeated attention to the risen Lord, the Paschal sacrifice, forgiveness of sins, and the presence of Christ in the Eucharist. The homilies are the most interpretive portions. They take scenes such as Mary Magdalene at the tomb, the disciples on the road, or the feeding of the five thousand and turn them toward ordinary spiritual practice. Presence matters here. Support for the suffering, time in prayer, recognition of Christ beside daily life, and trust in humble offerings recur as practical themes. The petitions widen from the Church to civic leaders, vulnerable children, the poor, the departed, and the needs held quietly by the assembly. There is also a devotional edge, including the Saint Michael prayer and references to sin, Satan, and spiritual danger. Some excerpts show broadcast or transcript roughness, with repeated phrases and occasional non-liturgical framing around the Mass. That roughness does not change the basic identity of the feed. This is Catholic worship presented with minimal mediation, suited to listeners who want the language, cadence, and theological center of daily Mass available outside the church building.
Made for: This show is for Catholics seeking a familiar daily Mass structure, especially listeners who value scripture, Eucharistic devotion, formal prayer, and short practical homilies. It also suits people following the Easter season through ordinary parish worship.
What sets it apart: Unlike Catholic talk shows built around commentary or interviews, this feed preserves the actual movement of Mass from parish setting to closing prayer. Its value is the ritual continuity: repeated responses, sacramental language, petitions, and homily in a broadcast form.
The daily 7:15 mass from St Francis of Assisi that is broadcast Monday - Friday on the Iowa Catholic Radio Network at 10:30. For weekend Masses see our Basilica Sunday Mass podcast here: https://sunday-mass-from-basilica-of-saint-john.simplecast.com/
Based on 4 episodes we listened to · September 2026
A full Catholic liturgy lets homily, prayer and Eucharistic practice illuminate one another instead of presenting faith as detached advice.
Daily Mass from St Francis of Assisi carries Catholic worship from its opening rites through the final blessing. Penitential prayers, the creed, homily, petitions and spiritual communion retain their place within the liturgy, rather than being extracted as isolated teaching.
Daily liturgy becomes your reset button when prayer needs to arrive before the day's noise.
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A steady Mass centered on presence, petition, and the discipline of prayer.
Daily Mass from St. Francis of Assisi moves through sponsor copy and Iowa Catholic Radio presentation before settling into a familiar Catholic rhythm: confession, praise, Scripture, intercession, and the Eucharistic celebration.
A steady Mass with a homily that turns Mary Magdalene into a guide for faithful presence.
Daily Mass from St. Francis of Assisi follows the familiar rhythm of confession, creed, prayer, homily, blessing, and dismissal. The homily stays with Mary Magdalene: her grief, her return to the tomb, and her place in carrying the news of the risen Lord to the apostles.
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