I had that problem too of depression . And I'm on medication because of that I was in-and-out of emergency rooms . But by the grace of God I returned to the Catholic Church I left the church which I should have never done I've been to confession 3 times because after 40 years it's hard to remember everything I'm going to Mass On regular basis . I have taken the holy communion . I'm working toward ash wensday . I want to be and practice in Catholic . Is doing the right things Do my fast Doing everything possible right racing ship with Jesus Christ and food Mary's help.
I was under the chains of pornography, daily, for 14 years. Now (since finding Christ) have I been free for a year. It is still a fight sometimes, but I am healing bit by bit.
I was under the chains of pornography, mastubration and smoking... and I had vulgar speech. Christ healed me in October 2016... Praise be to God... Keep trusting God... Confession is the key to freedom 🙂🙂🙂
I have been dealing with this issue for 10 years even after getting to know God, I get extremely frustrated that even after praying and trying to do my best in everything, I cannot seem to overcome this problem but also other parts of my life are messed up as well. Consider yourself lucky, God bless you
Thank you so much I went my grandma's School and Junior High School was St Rose of women Church and Warwick Rhode Island and then I went to Bishop hendricken and now I am battling alcohol please pray for me and ask St Rose of Lima to pray for me as well and I will pray for all of you which I always do anyway and anybody watches essential percent so I'm praying for God bless
Master Roshi I understand. He is Love and forgiveness though. To go to him with hatred makes someone ask “When you didn’t feel hate and all was well, did you ever go to HIM with Love?” Life is complicated and challenging but hate is something the Lord doesn’t deserve from us when the answers are handed to you on a platter, we just need to want of the bread, everyday. Self reflection, self forgiveness, patience...one day at a time.
Yeah, I hear people talk of fully being delivered of all commandment 6, 9,issues...I want that level of grace...but even though i 'fail forward' a lot better, I admit my desire for wishing to be a 100% lustless healthy man
❇️🌷❇️ *Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her; may she and all of the souls of the faithful departed, through your mercy O Lord, rest in peace* 🕯️✝️🙏
I consciously avoided this video when I saw it on my recommended a few days ago because of the bad experiences I had this past few days. Now, I deliberately clicked on it. Less than a minute in, I was already crying because of the message. It gave me hope. God Bless you, Fr. Mike.
Thank you father Mike. I remember this verse: 2 Corinthians 12 Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. 8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. 9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 10 That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
Right. There is no room in my life for self pity. His mercy is infinite. I do what is in front of me today. I am dust. He is everything. I trust Him, not me. Keep moving.
Wow. I am struggling this lent with a sin and was almost discouraged at my efforts of keeping it at bay..... Jesus you must really love me to get Fr Mike to say this to me... I wana heal as much as I can irrespective of the consequences and give you myself fully. Praise you Lord
FREQUENT & thorough CONFESSION is the key!!! Through the Sacrament of Reconciliation we can directly obtain Graces from the Holy Spirit. It is the only way which we can directly receive Graces.... any other way, God grants us Graces when He chooses... so confession!!!!🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 ALSO, the following binding prayers from a holy Exorcist priest: "I claim the protection of the Blood of The Lamb!" Prayerfully repeat often! Many times as needed! AND "In the Name of Jesus Christ, I bind the demons of _________ to the foot of the Cross for Jesus to deal with it as He will! Amen." Fill in the blank of sins and temptations. Frequent use of Holy Water blessing of yourself! God bless you! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
I follow a priest that He was in drugs and probably did a lot of but things But when he was call by Jesus he change so He's just waiting for us to take his hand it's a personal choice Nice day
I really needed this to hear this. I am a widow of more than 18 years. Loss can bring so much pain. Living alone can be so sad. But knowing that God is always with me healing my aloneness that I know that I never alone. I just went this weekend to confession over something that was weighing me down. God lifted this weight as I feel as light as a feather now. Psalms 51 is just such a beautiful prayer after a confession. And it gave me grace and peace and love. Thank you 🙏
I have often felt this way -- depressed because of trouble breaking with a sin and I feel like, at times, I will never break free. But I see the times the Lord has called me to serve him in some small way and I realize he has not given up on me -- so I cannot give up either. Thanks for the reminder to keep fighting.
God never ceases to draw himself to us, even to the worst of sinners. “Lord our hearts are restless until they rest I you!” St Augustine of hippo please pray for us
FREQUENT & thorough CONFESSION is the key!!! Through the Sacrament of Reconciliation we can directly obtain Graces from the Holy Spirit. It is the only way which we can directly receive Graces.... any other way, God grants us Graces when He chooses... so confession!!!!🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 ALSO, the following binding prayers from a holy Exorcist priest: "I claim the protection of the Blood of The Lamb!" Prayerfully repeat often! Many times as needed! AND "In the Name of Jesus Christ, I bind the demons of _________ to the foot of the Cross for Jesus to deal with it as He will! Amen." Fill in the blank of sins and temptations. Frequent use of Holy Water blessing of yourself!
We are all just wounded warriors in the army of the Lord. You might be (spiritually) limping, one eye shot out, lost a couple of fingers, lost some hearing... but you're still standing, still marching forward. Wounded by every battle? Yes. But the scars prove you didn't give up and the enemy didn't win.
Thank you for posting this. My favorite scripture is Hebrews 12:4 "In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood." I'm not dead yet. I'm still in the battle.
I love the analogy! I am broken but the holy spirit called me back to church. The guilt of my past sins were eating me up. Then, after watching another of you're videos I followed your advice and gave it over to God. I know one thing for sure and that is that God loves me.
I just received confession yesterday I struggle with impurity I cleaned my soul and this video made me feel all the stronger 🙏pray for me in my fight for abstinence and purity 🙏
Sometimes our wounds bring us back to the Lord. Father Mike that hit me hard and I am tears. I've done a big sin and living in repent each day. But you are so right. That wound brought me back to God more humble and more deeper than ever in my life. I am trying to heal each day and it's hard. But I know that God is with me and that I will fight for a better day. Thank you and blessings.
I just started believing in God and Jesus, I have been very scared lately about God not loving me and Jesus no loving me. I am trying to do a lot better such as I have offered my Church to do community volunteer work giving food to the homeless. Right now my fears are that God has not forgiven me, that I am beyond redemption and just formed tonight is that I am not a true Catholic/ Christian because I do not constantly feel this intense love even though I do love God however I don't feel it all of the time intensely but it's there. I feel like I am a part of the group that Jesus said "depart from me for I never knew you" I have been begging God for forgiveness every single day and night.
Amen, amen, amen father, with tears in my eyes Lord I need your grace and help when you decide it, embracing you I´ll wait. and send my words to those in this situation as well. Blessings sisters and brothers, peace be with you.
Death is an outcome of sin,Life enabling spirit of God in Christ's ✝ name pardons these mistakes of our past to allow us abundance of joy,peace & love that lasts forever.
I'm Eternity Catholic I will became things in my life Alcohol . I quit drinking a year before I met my wife I had no alcohol for 17 years. I'm also Recovering From street drugs I haven't had any drugs for 40 years God help me to overcome those articles. I praise God I don't do those things anymore . I love the Catholic Church I'm a returning Catholic like I said . God 3 confessions .I go to mass Regularly Taking holy communion Recently A praise God I'm doing the right things Annex is ash wensday fast and lent .never be for fast so I am working on that one. I want to be a practicing Catholic .
While never quite knowing fully how to express it or get the point across, this is a topic that has been on my mind for several years now and you spoke the words that I really needed to hear. I watched this once but I think I’ll need to watch it again and again to let it all sink in. I always knew of Gods undying love and His immense ability to forgive us. But I couldn’t understand how I could be free when certain sins of the past led to things that couldn’t be changed, even with Gods forgiveness of me. I’ve searched and tried to express this for quite a few years now, so thank you for speaking these words I’ve longed to and needed to hear on this topic.
Dear Father Mike: "You have hit the nail on the head". Your inspirational message here. Is something I am going thru. And probably millions. You strengthen my Catholic faith and hope, with much gratitude, AL
This has been my biggest struggle as of late. I'm in RCIA and gave my very first Confession two days ago. Obviously it was a beautiful relief spiritually, but I struggle with a physical consequence of my past sin...so sometimes it feels like I'll never truly be set free. This gave me a fresh perspective. Thanks, Fr. Mike.
I praise God I know there's some things I cannot do . But I do the things that I can do . I have a very bad back and I have a knee replacement. I could make a excuse not go to mass since I'm a Nevada pain when I'm standing but I force myself When I'm standing when everyone else is I lean on the on the chair in front of me I've make myself go tomass and Receive holy Communion . Even though I'm hurting I force myself to go to confession I get a chair and wait in line.
It is our wounds that drive us to the feet of Our Lord Jesus Christ and his cross - it is there that we start to understand how great and mighty he really is. If you are wounded Go there. Revelation 3 [19] Such as I love, I rebuke and chastise. Be zealous therefore, and do penance. [20] Behold, I stand at the gate, and knock. If any man shall hear my voice, and open to me the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today, and forever.
2nd Corinthians : 12 : 9 - And he said to me: 'My grace is sufficient for you. For virtue is perfected in weakness.' And so, willingly shall I glory in my weaknesses, so that the virtue of Christ may live within me.
Thank you so much Father Mike, that was just what I needed to hear. It helped me a lot. I wrote out what you said so I can keep remembering it. God Bless.
Great meditation , thinking of Judas and that despair he had for betraying Jesus. The devil fully used that despair to make Judas not repent but. Instead he didn’t trust Jesus and then hung himself. If only he trusted and turned back. We must never sit in shame but come back and tell Jesus our failings. God Bless
Father Mike you also need to really forgive yourself of your past mistakes that you made in the past stop condemning yourself because you can’t go back in order to change the outcome of your past mistakes God doesn’t hold it against you either don’t continue to hold it against yourself. Live for now and the future forget about your past mistakes continue to move forward in the right direction where God wants you to be. Thanks for another wonderful video and God bless you Father Mike.
@@ransomcoates546 Re your response to @Ivonne Medrano: "huh?" I know, I know! Felt exactly that way myself when I read Ivonne Medrano's longish post! I thought Ivonne was addressing Fr. Mike himself and telling Fr. Mike to go easy on himself. Then I realized that Ivonne was using the pronoun "you" in a generic way... she wasn't pointing at Fr. Mike when she was saying "you must let up on yourself". She was in fact saying: "one must let up on oneself". I think that's it. Anyway the video certainly is great (as always!) and very timely coming as it does in Holy Week - when even the weakest of the weak (RomCaths, that is) does some serious introspection. The lock-down and the distancing from the Sacraments just intensifies that introspection. God bless us all. We certainly need His blessings! HC-JAIPUR (09/Apr/2020)
Hilton Chapman You have a very different perspective than I do but I really enjoyed reading your point of view, and God bless you. Father Mike thank you for your videos they are a Blessing.
@@ransomcoates546 Re your reply to my comment... Apparently, the lock-down is getting to all of us! (Chuckle! (It's difficult to say when one is pushing 70!)) First things first: I sure appreciate the great response from you, and also from Ivonne. Much obliged! Ivonne says she enjoyed reading my understanding of what she had posted BUT I get the feeling that she does not quite agree with it. So... we're back to square 1! Anyway, I'll drop it while I'm still ahead and just say bye-bye with my lower limbs intact! (grin! with 0 teeth) God bless both of you! HC-JAIPUR (09/Apr/2020)
This cuts through. Being aware that we are all sinners and deserves nothing in this world, but because of the Lord’s grace and mercy, we continue to move forward and live our lives. Everyday, we should have a conscious effort to always do good.
Hi everyone I've tried to give my life to the lord but I keep sinning badly , I try so hard but I let myself down alot , I suffer anxiety and panic attacks and it doesn't help , please lord help me break this chains 🙏 Amen 🙌
Thank you, Father Mike. I am an adult RCIA student who just made my first confession. Thank you for this video to remind me of Gods Grace. God bless you!
I've heard this message before, and yet, it always speaks to me so deeply because every time I hear it, I have a struggle that is tearing my hope apart. Thank you.
I’m aware of the wounds of my sins because of watching your talks. The burden weighs heavily because I cannot go to confession due to the pandemic situation, so that burden is heavy. My hope lies in knowing I will be able to receive the Sacrament of reconciliation when the dust settles and the Church opens again, and in a message like this. I carry that fear, the one that says that I might be beyond repair. But I do my best to cling to the hope I find in this and the ones I’ve received from the Lord Himself this week. I was discouraged because I couldn’t get to confession during Holy Week, and was crying a little while quietly singing along to Christian music at work. And on two days I received a sure sign the He was with me, I ask him every day to be with me while I’m at work. And now I know for sure that He is, and that I’m gonna be okay.
Aw I’m so sorry!! I know it’s hard not to go to confession right now. But God does understand that we can’t get there and so through the act of contrition we can obtain that forgiveness for now as long as we know we will go to confession as soon as we are able. :) glad you are feeling better
We are the body of Jesus Christ and when is sick all of us feel it and when someone needs a pry we all pry even for the ones already dead Have nice day from Oregon
I'm just happy for my memory loss before I found gif. Years of memory loss. My daughter was a Catholic but I was comatose and didn't know, my granddaughter is Catholic
This is what I love about the Catholic Church!! It’s message of Hope and Love that it brings to others, and Christ in the Eucharist and the sacraments!!
Well said. I believe the wounds we carry with us tell both a story of salvation, and education that we can then impart onto others to learn from. Just be willing to share them, and not let the enemy trick you into running back into the shadows instead of being the light God has called you to be. ✝️❤️
You are so right mickey, pray for McCarrick, for Marcial Maciel, Karadima, and so many other priests that engaged in so many despicable things while the church was covering up for them, at the cost of our children's dignity.
This video brought tears to my eyes, so beautiful, well a lot of Fr. Mike Schmitz's videos do that and I am usually not a very emotional person. It really touched my heart. Yes, sometimes our wounds are a hidden blessing and bring us back to the Lord. This is so very true.
Sometimes the Lord does not heal us so that He may use those wounds in us, to help others. Always a struggle to have to carry the burden of past sin. Thank you Fr. Mike!
