St John of the Cross: 3 Cautions About The World 

Jean MRI. ...It's spelled A-M-E-N

thanks for the reminder Jean. Sometimes I take this for granted but you helped me remember !! God bless

A priest says who? Was he ordained properly? Not if this one is connected to Pius the 10th. Roman Catholics you that consider yourself so if you adhere to Pius the 10th or any of those offshoot groups, don't you know Lucifer has pulled the wool over your eyes ? Do your research pray to the Holy Ghost they talk the good talk for sure but when you would here to Rome which the abomination of desolation has been set up there in the Holy place it's smacking your face that they're evil. But their words are honey regarding some religious history but when they support the anti Pope's flee flee flee. Remember St Athanasius, he said we have the faith but they have the church a building a mere building. Pray to the Virgin Mary for truth because you can't mix ERROR and truth together and make it true.

@@vivalospepes1402 Stop with this schismatic nonsense.

Natalia Marcondes take a good look at yourself objectively and see how Christ would judge you

Donald Quirk yes ill pray for you ive been asking my gaurdian angel and said show me my soul its scary but the reality is going to help you God bless or read the imitation of christ this book is good when examining yourself and amazing to make resolutions from ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GkR51hm2Oxk.html Thats the link to the audio

Donald Quirk im very greatful thank you

Natalia, Knowing our fallen nature is a very good thing because it will keep us from falling into pride. Pride is like cancer of the soul. "God resisteth the proud and giveth grace to the humble." James 4:6

Pray the Holy Rosary each day! Also, recite an act of consecration of yourself to the Blessed Virgin Mother. Believe! She will never fail you!

I also think that praying is a very strong weapon once they get older. Peer pressure sets in when they are 12 or perhaps younger. We cannot be with them all the time but God's protection through our prayer will help them.

Well, 100 years ago it was bad books, bad company and bad habits to avoid. Children should be kept away from all devices. TV is so disgusting for anyone. The modernist post Vatican ll church doesn't care what you do. Ave Maria gratia plena.

@@vigildino6518I just got out of highschool. I was religious throughout highschool. It was very difficult. Highschool was the hardest time of my life

MrJking1962 just follow God's inspiration, you may not see the results immediately or it does not show any visible or positive sign.. I think whats important is you sow the seed.. By prayer & sacrifes in due time it will.. God sees your heart and good intention surely He will bless your effort Godbless

Good timing

I love that prayer

When did they get holy orders and who gave that to them? Upon serious consideration and you need to do your homework you will find out they are not true priests all of these guys seem like they really want to be good. Wake up wake up we are living in the times were biblically it says the holy sacrifice would cease to exist

I agree. 'Imitation of Christ' is a great companion for true Christian living. I use my copy to receive divine guidance, confirmations, chastisements etc.

Imitation of Christ not Life Here Is the Audiobook ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nvH3BsXQjmw.html

agreed. i really want to know as well

My favorite as well Many of these Priest choose to remain anonymous.

I figured out his name, but he does want to be anonymous. In some of his sermons he says his name. Google veritas Caritas

Eric Thoman most of the priests on this channel don’t want to be identified, but rather the message only.

@buldglvr Well said! Better learn from your answer!

Alexandra Moore his point is that they are not SAINTS

Alexandra,------------------There are degrees of holiness. St Augustine (I think) said if you want to be a saint, then make the willful decision to be one. Did you not notice that there are degrees of willing something? Don't we will to do many things but the priority of these things are determined by us? That is what the priest is talking about. Making God priority # 1 in our "will" is not the same as putting Him lower on the list. Some souls did not want to become holy all their lives. They could have started a month before they died. Others wanted to get holy to a low degree or a minimum (Go to Mass on Sunday and say a short prayer before going to sleep for instance).

They have the capacity to be holy because they died in Grace but, they did not make up for all of The Punishment Due to sin! That's it in a nutshell. Potential to be holy that's why we call them the holy souls but not completely holy in the sense that they're able to enter into heaven yet. And I heard it sad that the holy so wouldn't even dare try to enter Heaven or would want to enter happen until the last price is paid for unatoned sin.

Thank you Father. Am guilty of all this Lord Have Mercy on me.

Jong Ricafort yes. St. Louis de Montfort makes the same point in True Devotion

J Money really i love St. Montfort i name my son after him.. Im. reflecting now on original sin.. Its my new interest.. And im exploring St. Augustine teaching.. Im really incline to believe now that the original sin is the "sexual act" committed by Adam & Eve not in the presence of God... but in the presence of Satan... Thats why St. Thomas called it "happy fault" ..Adam & Eve enjoy it and willfully acted on it thats why it 's really a grave sin of disobedience... Plus ofcourse doing sexual acts under the inspiration & suggestion of Satan... you really cant imagine how far did Adam & Eve go to fully satisfy their flesh.. Sin of lust as transmitted to all mankind.. St. Augustine was really a genius.i mean divinely inspired. Godbless

Jong Ricafort. God bless you! You have wisdom and understanding unlike many who do not comprehend that in Gen.3:15 God drew the battle lines; hence, the Children of The Woman and the children of the serpent satan are combatants. The Woman is Mary Immaculate, as identified by her own Son, Jesus Christ, at the wedding at Cana, and then again at the foot of the Cross. Gen. 3:15 should make all those who blaspheme the Blessed Virgin Mary, like the Baptists and other protestants, shudder to know that by doing so they identify themselves as children of satan, the devil, and are, therefore, damned.

Philo Logos thanks, i appreciate it.. but i owe my understanding to different channels like SF most esp. to church critics who push me to understand more of our faith. Godbless

Makes perfect sense J R ... in The Garden, God is the only Creator and disordered sexual pleasure is the 'apple'. This also explains the shame of 'being naked' and the strategic use of the fig leaves. Also that the elect MUST be the seed of Mary is perfectly spelled out in Gen 3:15. ... who says internet evangelization is not effective? Thanks Philo and J R. .... BTW, trying to get back to your appreciation of Mary's "Yes" and how it takes her to The Cross. This is powerful stuff and I can't wait to confront the next Catholic hater. Peace to all.

This is my opinion (which could be wrong). One can be attached to whatever they cannot separate from. If you will neglect your duties of your state in life to learn about Catholic Doctrine then you have a problem. If you can put it aside till you have time, then you do not have an attachment but a love for it.

I think the meaning is that the only wrong attachment is one which hinders one's obedience to God, allowing other people or things to cause one to disobey God. It is a very good thing to love the study of Holy Scripture and Church doctrine. Sadly, many people neglect this. We should always make time to do such reverent study, and share with others what we learn. God bless you, suzanne, in your devotion to God in such studies.

Anselman, If an attachment " hinders one's obedience to God" then it is more than just an attachment, it is closer to an occasion of sin. I think the attachments that the saints speak about are not necessarily the ones leading to sin, but are the ones that stop us from being more perfect and more free. So for example if I love music to the extent that I cannot live without it for one day, then that is an unhealthy attachment. But liking music and listening to it when I have time or when I am on break is not sinful. If I can give up music during Lent then I am not attached to music. I think the whole idea is that one has to be free from loving anything much. Freedom from attachment would be the state where I can take it or leave it (something that is not sinful in itself).

Vigil. I agree with you. I think we are both saying that if a good thing-a gift from God-gets in the way of our spiritual progress (what I meant about being obedient to God) then we must be ready to renounce the enjoyment of it. The delightful scent of a rose, and the sweetness of honey, are gifts our Heavenly Father is pleased to give us for our enjoyment. We must always acknowledge that He is the source of them, and that union with Him in Christ is exceedingly sweet and delightful, and should be pursued even at the cost of setting aside the enjoyment of His good creatures for those moments of heavenly union. We should not make anything created a substitute for the delightful spiritual experiences He calls us to, yet we may enjoy them in their place. I identify with suzannes holy preoccupation with the truths of the faith and the Church's teaching. I think that shows a devotion to God and a detachment from worldly things, and is commendable. Of course, it should not result in neglect of loving duties toward others, but it is a way of putting God first. I think others may come to benefit from the knowledge and wisdom she obtains.

anselman, I understood what Suzanne's calls an attachment as really a "love of" God and His Teachings. That is not an attachment that we should eliminate. One has a duty to learn the Catholic Faith. What I was thinking of is for example a wife or husband being attached to learning more and more theology (such as what a priest would study) and in doing so neglecting their duties to their children and loved ones. If they study extra theology when they can but are willing to drop it if they cannot, then there is no attachment. We all know that praying is good, but if a mother is so attached to praying a lot, that she neglects a child and leaves it alone to go pray, then prayer in this case is not good. BTW, there is no end to learning about God/theology. So no one can really know it all no matter how much one studies.

The ultimate source of all that is good is God.