Father Dave's Sunday homily notes for August 18th 2024 

Thank you Fr Dave for starting my Monday off with calmness and beauty. ✝️

Thank you Father Dave! You are such an inspiration.

Thank you Fr Dave inspirational as always !! 🙏 continue to enjoy your trio

Thank you, Father Dave! You rock!!

Thank-you Fr Dave for always giving insight to the Lord in our every day things!! God Bless you, always! Enjoy Alaska!

Thank you Father Dave for sharing this and your thoughts with us. I also found you during Covid when my life changed. You have helped me through some tough times. Enjoy your time away. ❤

Thanks Father Dave. You share God's grace with us and we are so blessed to have you in our lives. 🙏

Good morning Father Dave from Mid North Coast NSW Australia. Thank you for sharing your inspirational thoughts. When i go bushwalking over here, in the peace and harmony of the bush i cannot help expressing my gratitude for all the magnificant gifts of nature God has blessed us with. It also gives you time to ponder in thoughts with peace and harmony. So every one a God blessed magical day. ☺☺

We love Father Dave! We started watching his RU-vid masses during Covid and have stayed in touch. He is definitely the coolest Catholic priest we have ever seen (I am a cradle Catholic). Great, thought-provoking homily's that are both reverent and very much in tune with current issues.

Father Dave, you are definitely God’s Rock Star!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

From Toronto Ontario Canada, thank you Fr. Dave for sharing the beautiful scenery. Enjoy your yearly retreat.

FR DAVE, Thank You! So glad I found you, you are amazing! God Bless you , be safe in Alaska. 🙏❤️Care from Connecticut!

Father Dave, thank you for the Homily, you are blessed and always thinking of us.

Thank you, Father Dave, for sharing your thoughts and time away from us. I woke up and came across this. It is beautiful, and you are such a caring person. My heart was blessed. Take good care, and be safe. 🙏

Thank you, as always, Father Dave. Love your sermons and of course, your “Dad” jokes. Enjoy Alaska, it’s stunning.🙏✝️

Thank you for keeping us in your Prayers 🙏🏽 God’s Bless Fr.Dave ✨

Father Dave God Bless you on your trek. Thx for sharing your homily. Miss you very very much. Beautiful scenery. May you enjoy every minute 🙏🙏🙏🙏

Thank you Fr. Dave for sharing your message with us in Arizona. God Bless and be healthy and safe❤

Thank you Father Dave, have a wonderful time. Get plenty of rest ready to do mass when you come back. Prayers for my family. God bless you. From Texas praying for you. 🙏

Thank You Father Dave For your inspirational words

Thank you Father Dave, you are the best. You make this world a better place. I am so happy I found you during Covid. Enjoy your vacation!

Thank you for sharing a wonderful message with us and the beautiful scenery. May God Bless You Always!

Thank you Father Dave for sharing the beauty of God’s wonders! Enjoy and stay safe!

Wow! Thank you for sharing Dear Father Dave .God bless🙏

Thanks for sharing Fr Dave. You have a direct flight to heaven. Your parents must be so proud of you. Be careful of the 🐻

Thank you Father Dave, for sharing the natural beauty you're surrounded with. I always felt closer to God in nature and when hiking, I think we can't help it. God bless you

Thank you, Father Dave for thinking about us by dropping the word of wisdom, and the important reminder about GOD while you are doing your annual missionary work. Please be safe and enjoy your time in Alaska. May God Be With You.❤

God Bless you Fr. Dave. Thank you for sharing yourself in beautiful Alaska.

Good morning Fr Dave thank you for always thinking of us. May you always be blessed by the Lord for all your teachings and sharing all your goodness. God Bless you for being such a great priest and teacher. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🇿🇦🇿🇦😎😎🕊🕊

Thank you, Father Dave! Every day I say “Bless ---, and fix me.” , and think of you. Thank you for sharing such a wonderful practice!

Thank you , Fr. Dave, for sharing your homily notes with us! As always, you make them relatable to us wherever you are or whatever you are doing! I definitely vould relate to your words regarding comfort food! I had lost a lot of weight about 5-6 years ago. My mantra was: " I don't need food to comfort me. I need food to sustain me!" All of that went out the window when my son died! I know you and your family have had a rough year. You are all in my prayers! Thank you for sharing the gorgeous pictures! So beautiful and so serene! Truly the work of God! How people who don't believe in God can say that and then look at this beautiful scenery! Man didn't have a hand in that....God did! 🙏🙏

You are the best fr. Dave

Good morning and thank you for taking us on a hike with you and the wise words to live by. The terrain is spectacular. Hope you are enjoying every minute of your trip. God bless and keep you safe.

Good morning Father Dave! Thank you for keeping us informed about your day in Alaska and for your blessings. Love, Theresa from KS

I am so happy you are enjoying your time and that you take the time to bring us along with you. You are the best Father Dave. Enjoy the rest of your time. Sending love and prayers

Thank you, Fr. Dave, for sharing your nature walk with us. I am housebound. I found myself breathing deeper, as if I, too, was in the forest. And the train at the end. 👍😊

Thank you Father Dave. Your homily was so unexpected. God Bless you.

Thank you Fr Dave. My parents Arnie and Lois always keep me updated on your masses and trip to Alaska. God Bless you and safe travels. Tuned in today for my Birthday 💜💜

Thank you Father Dave for taking us on your vacation!...And always thinking of us....How blessed we are to have such an awesome priest as our teacher!

Thank you Father Dave!!

Wonderful to see you and the beautiful scenery….loved the message…can’t thank you enough for thinking about and praying for all of us….you are in our prayers as well. God bless…stay safe and well.😘🙏🏻🇺🇸

Thank Father Dave. Just Beautifu!l God's Country! Thanks for watching over your Online Flock from so far away. Prayers for you. 😊

Blessed Sunday Fr Dave The scenery is beautiful and Thankyou for always being there for all of us I love trains and that was so nice at the end I sit outside a lot and I thank Jesus everyday for what I got and being in nature is the greatest

Thank You Father Dave for sharing your time with us,May God bless you and keep you safe.

Thank you Father Dave for sharing some of the beautiful scenery....and for taking time to share a homily...hope you are enjoying yourself 😊

Thank you Father Dave for always remembering us. It was so great seeing your face this morning.

Thank you Father Dave. Enjoy your vacation.

Thanx 4 sharing your thoughts and scenery. Continue enjoying God's beauty and hopefully using this time to rejuvenate not only the muscles but your mind and soul as well. And don't worry about the waist...it happens to many of us😊 God bless Stay safe Enjoy

Beautiful thoughts and a beautiful place! Thank You!

🕎 Thank you Father Dave, Thank you Heavenly Almighty Father for your kindness and love. Mother pray for crame in my neighborhood and protection Jesus your will be done💚🌸🕊️

Thank you Fr. Dave for remembering your online community. Good words to recall in the middle of a work week, Jesus is in us and we have His capacity to help us always. The video imparts a beautiful and peaceful part of God's world.❤

Father Dave, I love watching your online mass. However, sharing your time with us is wonderful.

Thank you Fr Dave! It's so beautiful there! 🙏🙏🙏

Thanks for sharing the beauty of where you spend your vacation. You look happy and relaxed.

Blessings to u Fr Dave, ur Alaska vacation parish, ur NJ and online parish. And all our families , friends. God is within each of us and everywhere. An awesome God three in One

You see God's creations you realize it's God's creations you know it's God's creations. Wow what a feeling!!!! What a view🙏❤️😇May your guardian angel always be on your shoulder Father Dave - Someone in Indiana loves you😊

Fantastic Homily, Father. I just read Roman's Ch. 8 before I tuned into RU-vid. "right on time, praise the Lord" Say hi to Father Tim Coonen from Wisconsin if you see him. I cherish your life!

Beautiful area of the country. Enjoy your time in Alaska. Thank you for the reflection on today’s scripture.

Oh Father Dave, Thank you(!) for sharing your hike with us; showing God's Hand In All Of Creation. How Beautiful it is where you are! And you showed a train! I Love trains!!! God's Hand Is In Everything & We are SO very blessed! Enjoy where you are, be safe & please keep sharing videos of your hikes. God Bless You Father Dave. 🕊🗻🌅🚂💒❤

Hi Father Dave, it was such a pleasant surprise to find you this day!! You look great! You must be enjoying Alaska so much. I see why u love to go there. For what you give us all thru the year, u so deserve it. Thank you for staying in touch. God bless you and keep you safe in the wilderness. 🙏❤️🙏

Thank you Father Dave. I look forward to your weekly message.

Great seeing you today Fr Dave!! Jesus answered prayers for my family this week . Praise and gratitude to Our Lord Jesus ! Thanks for the mini homily, I feel like Jesus was speaking directly to me through your words. I look forward to your next video from Alaska. Beautiful scenery! Keep me in your prayers. Stay safe.

Thk U Fr. Dave 4 bringing my adult children back 2 mass & I also Luv sourdough bread ❤😂 God Bless U 🙏

Good Sunday morning Father, Woke up to your lovely share! Thank you kindly Father D..... blessed day.

The mountain is like what I'm looking for on a grid pattern search all up and down. I can't go up until next spring while healing. But I'm only doing it for Jesus, to find the treasure and build Solomons temple in Philadelphia. And to feed and clothes the poor. While up there I'm besieged by bears, mountain lions, rattlesnakes, wee people , Bigfoot. Threatened me. But I'm never deterred because I have saint Michael , I have saint Anthony , I have the Lil flower power , I have Jesus with this I'm unstoppable. God bless father Dave. 🙏 🌹 ✝️ 🌹 🙏

What beauty God has blessed us with. Bless you Fr Dave safe travels to you.🙏

Thank you Father Dave please keep my daughter in your prayers she is going through chemo for a very rare cancer

Dear Father Dave, The Lord be with you

Thank you so much - am enjoying the scenery & imagining cool weather...105° tomorrow. Enjoy the beauty of God's work, thank you for your reflections.

Thanks for your message. Great old train.

Thank you Father Dave for sharing your thoughts and beautiful scenery today. May God Bless you and keep you safe 🙏

Hallelujah 🙌🏻!!!!! The daily jesus devotional has been a huge part of my transformation, God is good 🙌🏻🙌🏻. I was owing a loan of $49,000 to the bank for my son's brain surgery, Now I'm no longer in debt after I invested $11,000 and got my payout of $290,500 every month…God bless MrsAnn Marie strunk❤️

What a nice surprise having this message from you today. I too have had a rough year, losing my husband of 34 years last September but your message is a good reminder of hope and love. God Bless you and thank you for sharing the beauty and message

What a joy to have you drop in on us. Leaving for Mass. Will remember you, Diane, and Jess.

Thank you Fr Dave for sharing pictures.Beautiful images.

So glad to see you enjoying gods beautiful creations in Alaska and thanks for taking the time to share it with us-You Rock Father Dave 👍👍

Blessings to you Fr. Dave...always inspirational !!!

A Blessed morning to you Fr. Dave from Detroit! Thank you for such tranquil beauty and blessings this morning!!! 🏔️You are definitely in your element there with the grace of God showing through you and bringing it to us! You are truly Gods blessing to us all. Please be safe and enjoy your time there! Loved seeing the train at the end 🚞. Brought back beautiful memories and tears of a time there long ago for my husband and me. God Bless you SO VERY MUCH! 🏔️🚞🤎

thank u for sharing Father Dave

Father Dave, thank you much for the words and for the beautiful photos. I’m in texas, and if I was there, I would never come back.

Thank you Fr Dave. I am sure your flock in Alaska appreciates you as much as your online flock and the flock at St Martha. We are all blessed to have you in our lives. Stay well and come home safe! From Lin in Forked River!

Thanks, Father Dave, for sharing your thoughts with all of us. May God watch over you always. I miss your mass, but I'm looking forward to your safe return. Enjoy your time there

Thank you, Father Dave. So glad you have the opportunity to enjoy Alaska. I've been there 3 times. I know its beauty and its serenity. ENJOY. Please keep me and my family in your players, as you and your family are in mine.

Thank you Father Dave for sharing Alaska with us. I’m soo hoping to be visiting Alaska, next year on my Alaska Cruise. Was hoping to do in August when you might be going again. God Bless you, to continue to have a wonderful time there.

How beautiful I love the train at the end ! Thank you for always thinking of us ! It felt more complete to hear from you ! Safe travels back home , God bless you father Dave !

Thanks for sharing father dave, its nice to know how your doing ❤❤

Father Dave, thank you for sharing your thoughts and prayers and mountains. Please pray for my Mom she’ll be 96 in a couple of weeks. She’s been in and out of the hospital for two weeks and her dementia has progressed with lightening speed. My brother is bipolar and I’m trying to take care of them both. God bless you ! From the original Jersey girl

Thank you, father Dave we miss you. Can’t wait to see you when you get back.

Thanks for taking us along. I live in Alberta 🇨🇦

Hello Father Dave. Thank you for your encouraging words, inspiring message and sharing God's beautiful creation. A place I would love to visit one day. I miss your weekly online mass. Enjoy your vacation. I'm sorry to hear about this year's challenges. Praying for you and your family. Take care. 🙏💖

Thank you Father Dave for sharing all this beauty. I miss mountains as Belgium doesn't have that many, li,e the Netherlands were kind of flat. Miss your mass, and will be waiting till you get back, enjoy your brake. May God be with you Greetings from Belgium 🇧🇪 also not forgetting Diane and Jess ❤❤❤

Bless you Fr Dave. A much needed watch this morning ❤

Prayers your way Fr Dave. Thank you for all you do! Thanks for sharing Skagway! I missed your friends' tours (Trail of 98 tour with Michele) who you have recommended-- TWICE..Last year and this year with the cruise line cancelling the ports.. but hopefully one of these days..ill get to experience Skagway and its beauty! God is good. Say hello to your friends from Maria- Texas! Take care and enjoy your time! May God refresh and flourish you at this time!

WOW, thanks for the little hike adventure :) so beautiful and the water is so very calm looks so inviting for dipping, kayak or canoe :) Enjoy your days, the air and the love that surrounds you within those beautiful folks and mountains. That's where I see Jesus within nature his existence is incredible. Bet Cragly would love to be there with you and I'm sure you miss him as well. Enjoy, keep well :)

Thank you for sharing your hike and words.

Thank you, Father Dave, for sharing the beautiful Alaska. I was so surprised you to see your smiling face. Most of all, the food for thought. Take care .. Enjoy and be safe. Miss you. Judy from the Buckeye, State Ohio

Fr. Dave, Just got back from an Alaskan cruise and wished it would have gone to Skagway but maybe next time. The scenery was spectacular and I can see why you love it. Thanks for the words. Enjoy your time there.

One of the “best” priests I have ever had the privilege of knowing, Fr. Steve Montesanti of MA, previously of Manchester, NH,frequently told his parishioners “Everything is Gift”. I’ve come to understand that a bit more over the years and believe it to be true. I was reminded of Fr. Steve as you described your surroundings, your parents, and your body responding to hiking for the first time in a year. Thank you Fr. Dave (and Fr. Steve) for accepting the call and for continuing to love people. Sean

Thank you Fr. Dave. I would sure appreciate prayers for healing.

Jesus capacity within me. Thank you for reminding me of that. God bless you.