C&SI - 1700th Anniversary of the Council of Nicaea -23 Nov 2025 (S05E50)

2025 marks the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea. On this weeks podcast we are sharing an Introduction to the Nicaean creed which has been prepared by the team at Knock Shrine in which Fr Martin Browne OSB gives an introduction to the history and context of the Council and its significance to all Christians right down to the present day. 

In part one we have a run through the up coming liturgical odds and ends for the week ahead including saints of the week and some notices around preparations for Advent. 

In part three as always we have our reflection on the Sunday gospel which is Luke's account of the Crucifixion which is the reading for the Solemnity of Christ the King.  

1700th Anniversary of the Council of Nicaea

On May 20, the Christian world commemorated the 1700th anniversary of the opening of the first ecumenical council, held in Nicaea in 325, which has gone down in history primarily on account of the Creed, which brings together, defines, and proclaims the faith in salvation in Jesus Christ and in the One God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Later completed by the Council of Constantinople in 381, the Nicene Creed became in practice the identity card of the professed faith of the Church. This pivotal moment in the history of the Church still shapes what we believe, how we pray, and how we understand God today.

As part of the commemoration, Knock Shrine has put together a series of videos exploring the Council and the parts of the creed. In this first episode, Fr Eugene Duffy and Fr Martin Brown OSB go through the history of the council and tease out its significance for the history of Christianity.