Thank you Father, I haven't commented yet but I'm someone who was addicted to alcohol and drugs for 20 years, I begged God and Jesus his mother Mary to help me. I have been helped in so many ways and do not take any drugs or alcohol. I sleep better and feel better, exercising again. Jesus is absolutely real and your bible readings have done wonders. You prayed for me as you say in your videos and I prayed for you. Thank you Father Mike. 🙏 Christ is so powerful!!!
It’s Holy Week as I listened to Day 263. I have always loved Holy Week, yet this year I and some others are experiencing turmoil each day this week. It’s nothing treacherous, but causes such irritability, like something is trying to take away my joy. I spoke to the Lord today, and maybe this is just a test of my faith. Prayers for everyone 🙏
Praying for your daughter Amy and your granddaughters to return to church. 🙏 Praying for St. Monica to intercede on your behalf for their return to the faith.❤🙏
Jesus, please send your Holy Spirit to the hearts of this generation and write your laws on our hearts. Save all your Children and bring them back to your adopted family. In Jesus' name amen.
Prayers 🙏 I know what you are going through, as my son was a wonderful Catholic, and now he goes to other churches. He calls himself a biblicist. Pray each day, as I do.
Father, may everything that I do this day, whether it be full of joy or pain, whether it be full of love or of grief, I ask that everything I go through today be offered to you just like Jesus offered everything to you. It is in his name we pray. Amen. 9/19/2024
I have to keep thanking the Lord. When I am miserable thinking everything is awful. I must look around and think WHAT CAN I THANK THE LORD FOR and then I find one thing, and then another, and another and on it goes. If I actually TRY.
I pray for all of you my brother's and sister's walking, hopefully, the path that our father (ABBA) has paved for us to travel in this world filled with evil temptations. It is his will that be done and not our own fleshly desires that we should commit ourselves to. I have read some of the comments below and have notice that we all have are demons to overcome and it is by Jesus Christ (Yeshua) alone that we shall be saved and overcome are evil desires (Thank you Jesus). As it was said by one of my many spiritual leaders; I am praying for you so please pray for me. Love you all and if I never see you face to face in this world I shall hope to meet you all in the next, God Bless & Godspeed. Thank you Father Mike and the entire Ascension team for all of your hard work planting a mustard seed in my heart for God. Faith over Fear. FYI: praying the litany of humility pray has help me and I hope it helps you if you need it.
Thank you Jesus for racing after us, for being the hound of heaven and chasing us down!! And a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain!! Love love this! It will remind me of always striving not to be a dripping faucet to my husband of 41 years , Bob, who is caring for me today after minor shoulder surgery 😊🙏❤️ Thank you Fe Mike - I was one of this sheep that strayed and to Jesus through Mary and her spouse the Holy Spirit was how I began my journey back to full communion with the Church, to going to the sacraments of reconciliation and receiving Jesus in the Eucharist every day at Mass😊🙏❤️
I am definitely that lost sheep that was found and brought back. Thanks be to God. Lots of lost sheep in the episcopal church and that church encourages them to "stay lost". Glad to get out of that place and Come Home to Rome.
@@erint6540 God bless you. What's up with the Bishops in Germany voting homosexual acts are NO Longer a SIN and demanding the Catechism be changed to reflect that?
"And whatever you ask for in prayer you will receive if you have faith" Whatever I ask for. I shall keep on praying for it and for them then. AWESOME. I do believe but if I don't receive it must mean I don't believe enough.
September 21, 2023 Round Two Have you ever considered listening to Saint Faustina’s Diary in a year and/or EWTN Mother Angelica’s Classics to add to your Catholic learning? Oh my goodness so much life guidance in conjunction with Father Mike’s Bible and Catechism in a Year!
Dear Lord!!! Please continue to chase me down! “All these blessings will come upon you and overtake you if you pay attention to the voice of the Lord your God.” Deuteronomy 28:2
Dear God forgive my sins as I need Your HELP to forgive others… “Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, with all malice,” Ephesians 4:31 RSV-CI “FOR WITH GOD NOTHING WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE “ Luke 1:37 RSV-CI
Salvation is not getting your sins forgiven, it's believing they already ARE! We are all sinners and fall short in God his glory - how to be saved - this is the gospel of salvation - 1 Corinthians chapter 15 verses 1-4 by trusting and believing the gospel of salvation you are saved and sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise till the day of redemption and nothing can pluck you out of the Father his hand - only by the shed blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ we can be washed and cleansed from all of our unrighteousness - eternal security is a free gift - it's a promise and God Almighty cannot lie!!! Have a blessed day! This is the gospel of salvation - 1 Corinthians chapter 15 verses 1-4 Witnesses of Christ's resurrection. 1) Moreover,brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2) ''By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3) For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4) And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures. IT IS FINISHED... Paid in Full !!! But, You Must BELIEVE IT - 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 KJV. 1 Timothy 2:4-6 King James Version 4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; 6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time. Religion is always dealing with you and what you're doing and what you're not doing, anytime you're sitting around thinking what should I be doing you're under religion, the grace of God is dealing what Christ did. Under religion man always says look what I'm doing for you God and under grace Christ says look what I did for you man. Under religion man says look how I went to church under the grace of God Jesus said look how I went to Calvary. Under religion man says look at how I was raised in my denomination and under grace Christ says look how I was raised from the dead. Under religion man says look at how I gave my money and under grace Jesus says look at how I gave my life. Under religion man says look God at how I confessed my sins and under grace Jesus says look man how I took away your sins. Under religion man says look God at how I stood up against sin and under the grace of God Jesus says look man at how I died for your sins. Under religion man says look God at how I judged the lost world and under grace Jesus says look man at how I saved the lost world. Under religion man says look God at how I got up and marched against these evildoers and under grace Jesus says look man how I suffered and died for evildoers. Under religion man says look God at how I bow down to you and under grace Jesus says look man and how I became one of you. Under religion man says look God at how I healed the sick and under grace Jesus says look man how I raised the dead. Under religion man says look God at how I spoke in tongues and under grace Jesus says look man at how I spoke in life. Under religion man says look God at how successful my life was and under grace Jesus says looked me at how successful my death was. Religions my friends is always man trying to reach up to God with self effort to be accepted by God. Through classic Christianity was God reaching down to man through Jesus with love and acceptance and that's why Paul said we preach Christ and Christ crucified a stumbling block to the Jews foolishness to the Gentiles but to those whom God has called both Jews and Gentile Christ the power of God and wisdom. Source ''Truth Time Radio''. Like many "Christians" today, Satan believes Jesus died on the cross, but not for HIS sins. He believes Jesus has risen, but not for HIS eternal life. Satan believes the event of the cross but never put his trust in Christ's finished work for salvation. Salvation is not: Believing there is a God. (Satan believes that) Salvation is not: Believing Christ was the Messiah. (Satan believes that) Salvation is not even... Believing Christ died, was buried and rose the third day. (Satan believes that also) Salvation is: Believing Christ died for YOUR EVERY SIN and trusting that He rose to give you eternal life IN HIM! Something Satan and most Christians want no part of because of their PRIDE! If denominationalists truly believed Christ forgave their sins, they wouldn't spend so much time trying to GET them forgiven. One tells you to pray for forgiveness. One tells you to confess for forgiveness. One tells you to believe for forgiveness. One tells you to repent for forgiveness. One tells you to be baptized for forgiveness. And keep in mind, all of these folk with a straight face will tell you Christ DIED for your sins. Welcome to Nutsville!!! I think Dorothy got lost on the yellow brick road. Today I unapologetically proclaim that there is only one way to be saved, and it has nothing to do with getting your sins forgiven. Salvations through FAITH. (Ephesians 2:8-9) Without faith it is impossible to please God. Salvation comes to those who are ready to give up on THEIR performance and rest their faith in JESUS' performance. The path to salvation is narrow. SO narrow that nothing you do will fit. Satan will never be saved for the same reason he was kicked out of heaven. P-R-I-D-E. (Isaiah 14:12-14) Read carefully and count how many times he says "I". How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. Satan is obviously a Narcissist! Like a vain person in front of the mirror, five times in only three verses he boasts of himself. Pride keeps Satan from being saved as it does most of the world. They have fallen victim to SELFIANITY and are incapable of letting go and letting God. Incapable of taking their filthy hands off their salvation and allowing God to save them by HIS finished work! If you say --- "I said a prayer for forgiveness." "I confessed for forgiveness." "I believed for forgiveness." "I repented for forgiveness." "I was baptized for forgiveness." Then sadly you have fallen for the five I's just like Satan. Salvation is not getting your sins forgiven, it's believing they already ARE! To be saved, you must first get "I" out of the way. Remember....... You only get two educations, the one you're given and the one you give yourself! Source ''Truth Time Radio'' for solid teaching/rightly dividing the word of truth - also here on youtube - learn the truth and unlearn the lies!
Well said! I’m publishing a weekly RU-vid video on episodes from the life of Don Bosco, entitled ST JOHN BOSCO by JOE ZAMMIT. In this series I’m narrating events and miracles from the splendid life of Don Bosco. St John Bosco used to perform a miracle almost every day, through the intercession of Mary Help of Christians. From the lives of saints we can learn how to love God more and draw closer to him. Thank you..
Wow do I need prayers today! After 16 years something that I thought I had finalized in finances has come back and it had not been dealt with. It effects my two kids and myself. I had to say a rosary and I went to mass as well asking for me not to despair or get angry. It is a heart tug so triggers memories that were hard even 16 years ago. I will continue prayers but this a a wonderful Community of faith. Thank you.
Carrying out Dawn M's faithful message and mantle and a patron of this podcast to pray for the souls and the most forgotten soul in purgatory. Consider listening to Saint Faustina’s Diary in a Year on the Marian Press Podcast. Each day's reading is just about 7 minutes long. What a gift! 11/23/2022
My son has been having a few days off and no matter what I suggest. Lets go down and walk along the beach front. It's so lovely out. Let's go to the woods. Lets go see this or that. Whatever suggestion I make. Why not sit in the garden in the sun? All suggestions have failed. HE just wants to sit in his room and look at his computer or sit on the sofa in the lounge and look at his phone or lay in his bed. That's his holiday. He doesn't need a lockdown he locks himself down. & he is Orthodox Catholic but has not been going for weeks. He doesn't even want to go in his time off.
Maybe you could contact some one at his church and see if they would be willing to talk to him. Maybe you could offer to go to the Orthodox Catholic church with him. Just a couple of suggestions that might or might not work. When your son is at work and he comes home does he have time for his phone or computer? If not, maybe he is just catching up on what he missed. Now days so may people are hooked on those things. I use to go to all kinds of thing with my mother as she enjoyed everything. Now that she has died and I have so many health issues I do not go anywhere except to church on Sunday. I also have locked myself down. I have a lot of pain and other health issues. Try saying to your son see if you pick something that you might enjoy that does not involve your phone or your computer. Kids our stubborn and set in their ways so none of these suggestions might not work. I will pray for you and your son.❤🙏
Father Mike you asked the other day 'when did you last laugh out loud' - well, just now! I had a mouthful of tea and you said 'a wife quarreling is like the constant dripping of rain'! I just hope I haven't ruined my lap top!! Its a perfect image of married people each wanting the last word and going on, and on, and on - about nothing!! Loved it - and for the first time in a long time I laughed out loud. God bless you - you are in my prayers daily.
I been coming back then I started the bible in the year. It's caused me to explore myself and think about so much. To open up and maybe I commented too much but it triggered the open that If I am suffering now it is the realisation of my past and how my past is effecting me now because there's so much never resolved. Never sorted out. But even if I can't sort them out at least I now know it's never been Gods fault at all.
It is always good when we stop blaming God for our problems in the past or now. We need to learn from the past, look forward to the future, but be fully present and live in the present. I think it is good to comment. Sometimes it helps someone else and sometimes it is something they have already been through and they can give you some suggestions.🥰🙏❤
Father Mike you are a gem…thank you for making serious stuff easy to digest and understand by adding humour without changing the message. God bless you always Father Mike 🙏🏽
Count your blessings, share your blessings. Thank you dear Lord for generously blessing us with Fr Mike for 263 days of spending time with your Sacred Scriptures. We can not do it alone, dear Lord. Fr Mike makes a tremendous impact on a lot of people from different faith to draw closer to you and this will not be possible without you guiding him dear Lord. And so we thank you for this generous gift. To God be the Glory. Have a pleasant God day/evening everyone.
Well God bless you father Mike this is day 260 for no 263 we really come a long way so I'm praying for you all and I know you're all praying for me and you all have a beautiful sweet dream night God bless♥️👍😇
Forgiveness is an act of the will NOT feeling’s which you continually bring to Jesus through Mary which is the best way by far. I tell Jesus I continue to need help in forgiving a certain person,now dead. Remember Jesus is outside of time and space so nothing is impossible for him.
I always liked Mother Angelicas saying Jesus Father has many mansions in Heaven. We enter Heaven and go to one of those mansions (levels) Even though what you did here decides what level your at in Heaven no matter where you are your eternally happy. That's just my take but I think it is a good one. God Bless
'He who keeps his commandment keeps his life, he who despises the word will die. House and wealth are inherited from the father, but a prudent wife is from the Lord'. -The book of Proverbs chapter 19 verse 13-16.
Father Mike if you can read this,...Bible in a year was late....Today is day 264. Love you Father Mike. Im sure it will be up in the morning. Night Father Mike.
I positively love all these miracles and parables. Keep the Lord's Commandments and life will be in order. Help me Lord Jesus to keep your Commandments. Thank you Father Mike for explaining everything to us.
Yes if a person comes late to Jesus via the ONLY CHURCH THERE IS the holy Catholic Church then they are saved but where they will be in Heaven depends for there are many levels in Heaven! God bless.
Yes Fr. Mike. It was very difficult for me to forgive my ex-husband for the way he treated me when we were married. He hurt me terribly. He treated me terribly and hurt me so bad. It is something I have to witness on every day. Ty Fr. Mike for sharing his important this is.
We are ordinary people who strive to be extraordinary. I often let my ambition goes without the Lord and contend Him because of HIS generosity over others. Yet, I realized, through today's Bible, I am ought to forgive others and be genuine to others who receive God's grace. As Job, praise to the Lord, even in the midst of adversities because HE is good.
Loved this. Thank you so much Fr Mike. It made me look at myself and how the Lord has been so generous to me. Praying for you and everyone here. God bless🙏❤️🙏
Day 263 - Thursday September 19th, 2024 - The Father's Generosity. Today's readings are Matthew 18-21, and Proverbs 19:13-16. MY LORD AND MY GOD. MY LORD AND MY GOD. MY LORD AND MY GOD. PRAISE THE LORD O MY SOUL. PRAISE THE LORD O MY SOUL. PRAISE THE LORD O MY SOUL. LORD I AM NOT WORTHY THAT YOU SHOULD ENTER UNDER MY ROOF BUT ONLY SAY THE WORD AND MY SOUL SHALL BE HEAL, AMEN. AMEN. AMEN. DEO GRATIAS.
"Hail Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death, Amen" My beautiful sweet Jesus, my eternal love, please bless Fr Mike and keep him safe.
Well said! I’m publishing a weekly RU-vid video on episodes from the life of Don Bosco, entitled ST JOHN BOSCO by JOE ZAMMIT. In this series I’m narrating events and miracles from the splendid life of Don Bosco. St John Bosco used to perform a miracle almost every day, through the intercession of Mary Help of Christians. From the lives of saints we can learn how to love God more and draw closer to him. Thank you.
September 21, 2023 Round Two I do not want to pray alone. Will you please join me in praying for Souls in Purgatory? According to tradition, St. Gertrude the Great was told by Our Lord that each time she piously recited the following prayer, it would release 1,000 souls (or a vast number) from their suffering in purgatory: The Prayer of St. Gertrude Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the masses said throughout the world today, for all the holy souls in purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen
Thank you God bless Rev Father our Lord Jeaus say very great words . The greatest in the kingdom of heavenis the one who hymbles him self and becomes like this child.
Father Mike makes a good point about forgiveness yes it seems impossible in a lot of cases and I thought so for me too but I missed when I think of the worst thing I have done in my life that has changed my life forever I had to realize just like another wise priest said that when you can’t forgive somebody easily you should actually think of your own sin that would make it a lot easier take careThat listen to this and have a hurt heart may you have healing
That is so generous to us. Our gratitude about other people sick that should be more important than our own self-esteem. It’s amazing to think that even people in the Bible had very similar mindsets that we do today. He struggled same demons and son.
It can be such a challenge to delight in others' blessings, that I've yet to find an English word for it. The Buddhists have the Sanscrit word "mudiita" which means taking joy or delight in others' good fortune or success (blessings). Practicing mudita is a near occasion of grace for me.
Fr Mike no need to apologize for the long explanations of the chapters. Personally I need all the explanations you can through out there. Can you also do Catechism in A Year?
I’m afraid I am like the dripping of rain to my adult children and young adult grandchildren; certainly I don’t mean to, nevertheless I am certain their lives will be better once I have moved on to eternal life, wherever that may be.
