World’s First Love by Bishop Fulton J. Sheen | Complete Catholic Audiobook

A note on Bishop Fulton J. Sheen: This audiobook is released with gratitude to God for the many graces given to the Church in America through the preaching, teaching, and witness of Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. The Vatican announced that Archbishop Sheen will be beatified on September 24, 2026, in St. Louis, Missouri — the next great step toward canonization, by which the Church will soon honor him with the title “Blessed.” Declared Venerable in 2012 after the recognition of his heroic virtue, and cleared for beatification after the recognition of a miracle through his intercession in 2019, Bishop Sheen remains one of the great Catholic voices God raised up for our country. Through radio, television, writing, and tireless evangelization, he brought the truths of the Catholic Faith into millions of American homes. May his coming beatification renew in our nation a deeper love for Christ, His Church, and His Blessed Mother. World’s First Love by Bishop Fulton J. Sheen is a beautiful Catholic reflection on the Blessed Virgin Mary: her place in God’s eternal plan, the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Virgin Birth, Cana, the Assumption, the Rosary, mercy, suffering, and Mary’s maternal love for the world. This complete Catholic audiobook may be used for prayerful listening, spiritual reading, meditation, commuting, quiet time, or rest. As you listen, please consider subscribing to the Catholic Listening Library and saving this audiobook so you can easily return to it later. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Opening / Production Intro 00:00:21 Dedication - The Woman I Love 00:01:15 Chapter 1 - Love Begins with a Dream 00:23:13 Chapter 2 - When Freedom and Love Were One: The Annunciation 00:52:36 Chapter 3 - The Song of the Woman: The Visitation 01:24:58 Chapter 4 - When Did Belief in the Virgin Birth Begin? 01:51:36 Chapter 5 - All Mothers Are Alike Save One 02:26:40 Chapter 6 - The Virgin Mother 02:48:33 Chapter 7 - The World’s Happiest Marriage 03:08:39 Chapter 8 - Obedience and Love 03:41:50 Chapter 9 - The Marriage Feast at Cana 03:58:47 Chapter 10 - Love and Sorrow 04:21:42 Chapter 11 - The Assumption and the Modern World 04:49:14 Chapter 12 - Man and Woman 05:17:51 Chapter 13 - The Seven Laws of Love 05:32:46 Chapter 14 - Virginity and Love 05:49:52 Chapter 15 - Equity and Equality 06:13:08 Chapter 16 - The Madonna of the World 06:50:21 Chapter 17 - Mary and the Moslems 07:00:58 Chapter 18 - Roses and Prayers 07:24:22 Chapter 19 - The Fifteen Mysteries of the Rosary 07:37:05 Chapter 20 - Misery of Soul and the Queen of Mercy 08:08:32 Chapter 21 - Mary and the Sword 09:16:10 Chapter 22 - The Woman and the Atom About Catholic Listening Library: Catholic Listening Library provides faithful Catholic audiobooks for prayer, study, spiritual reading, and quiet listening. Source / production note: Based on the public-domain text from the Internet Archive. Narration and audio production are original to Catholic Listening Library. If this reading has helped you, please consider subscribing, sharing it with someone who may benefit, and praying for this work. Ad Jesum per Mariam. #CatholicAudiobook #BlessedVirginMary #FultonSheen