The Christian Response to Grief

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Grief is a human emotion that affects all of us at different times throughout our lives, but sometimes it can feel overwhelming.
The Catholic Church, in all her wisdom, offers us this beautiful prayer in the rite of Christian burial:
"Indeed for your faithful, Lord, life is changed not ended, and when this earthly dwelling turns to dust, an eternal dwelling is made ready for them in heaven."
Fr. Mike extends hope and encouragement to anyone grieving today. He explains that our grief as Christians should look different in the light of Christ's promise of eternal life.
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@AdrienneMilea-yz2oh 9 месяцев назад

The only way I got through losing my Dad was remembering the words spoken to me by a Christian woman taking care of him in the hospital, "You have taken care of him the best way you could but you can't do anymore for him. God is going to embrace him with love and care for him in ways you can't". I bless that woman every time I think of my father.

@Olivers-G0mmer 9 месяцев назад

Thank you, this spoke to me - my mother died a month ago. I can now tell myself, "I took care of her as best I could for sixty years, but I couldn't do anything else for her. Jesus has taken her in, has met all of her needs, and loves her perfectly."

@shaider1982 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for the line. I still miss both of my parents, my mom 10 years ago last week and my dad just two months ago. We miss our loved ones but we also celebrate their lives which touched us.

@jasbindarkaur9924 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for this.

@ViccyJ 9 месяцев назад

Such lovely words. They must have been a huge comfort to you. So sorry for the loss of your dad. Kindest wishes and prayers x

@AdrienneMilea-yz2oh 9 месяцев назад

Thank-you!@@ViccyJ

@bernerandgoldenmom7143 9 месяцев назад

When I was 15, I lost my uncle, who was also my Godfather. At his funeral Mass, I really broke down. I loved that kind, gentle and patient man, and my grief came in a torrent of tears as we left the church. At the entrance of the church, a wonderful priest took me aside and said, "Don't be ashamed of your tears, your grief. There's no greater tribute you can pay to someone, and no greater testament to our Lord of how highly you thought of His child that his passing makes you weep so." I'm almost 60 now, but I've never forgotten those words. Grief is our tribute to the person and our testament to God of a person's reflection of Him here on earth.

@cherylhee9762 7 месяцев назад

I love this! Thanks for sharing!

@bernerandgoldenmom7143 7 месяцев назад

My pleasure! My uncle was a lovely man, and that priest was wonderful.@@cherylhee9762

@user-uy1wf8wd6y 4 месяца назад

Lost my uncle at 17. Violent death. Im 50 now and still it hurts

@debbie4503 4 месяца назад

@bernerandgoldenm Thank you for posting that. I lost my Big Brother almost 2 years ago. The grief always seems to be right under the surface. It's not diminishing over time. The pain is always a memory away.

@trudytedder8552 2 месяца назад

I needed to read this. Thank you!

@nojo1986 9 месяцев назад

Came across this in the midst of heavily grieving ..my husband leaving...my abortion 14 years ago, this October.❤️💔 😭I was listening to Tears in Heaven "would you know my name, if I saw you in Heaven? ....I must be strong and carry on because I know I don't belong here in heaven." Then, through my tears and snot, this video comes up, "we don't grieve as those who have no hope...if we get to heaven, we get to see them again in heaven.." God, have mercy on me. Protect my son. Daniel, please pray for your family on earth. Pray for me, pray for your father.🙏🙏

@marydemulling9301 9 месяцев назад

This song came to me driving home from church shortly after losing my husband. 😢 God bless you.

@apereira6467 9 месяцев назад

God bless you 🙏 may the Lord have mercy on us!

@tonyoostendorp2387 9 месяцев назад

My 34 year old son passed away back in April of this year. Yes, it changes you. You look at things differently. I thank God for our faith. But still...our hearts hurt at the loss of our loved ones. Always on our mind, in our hearts and in our prayers. Thank you Father Mike

@maggiemain5854 9 месяцев назад

I was with my daughter when she died from cancer four years ago. Katie was 40 and a HUGE light in this world. Jesus and especially Mother Mary, were right by my side and they are with me now. I came away from the experience with three gifts: kindness, gratitude, and acceptance- Blessings through death and grief. When we pray “thy will be done”, that is our faith. Gifts follow the grief, always.

@dianenoll9126 9 месяцев назад

You have my condolences Maggie. I too lost a child, a son 2 yrs ago. He was 45. I miss him everyday but Jesus and Mother Mary are filling the void. I don't know what I would have done if I had no faith. God bless you 🙏

@patodwyer721 9 месяцев назад

Thank you Fr.Mike for your kind words. Today Thursday 14th of September 2023 I will attend the funeral Mass of my buddy Seamie Hickey who died unexpectedly last Monday after a short battle with cancer. Seamie was in his early 50's. He worked hard up to a few months ago as a truck driver. We worked together in the past and became good friends. He leaves behind a beautiful home and a beautiful family. Please Fr.Mike pray for the Soul of Seamie and pray for his family at this very sad time. Rest In Peace Seamie ✝️ 💔

@Bmmrl 9 месяцев назад

Praying for your dear friend. It happens to be the feast day of the Exultation of the Cross. May your buddy enjoy all the riches in heaven and I pray for his family ❤

@veraborsa-valadez5945 9 месяцев назад

Thank you, Father for this wonderful video. Today was a day that I missed my mom so much. She has been gone for 18 years already, but I still miss her a lot. Thank you for your words of comfort. ❤❤❤

@oghoghookundaye1493 2 месяца назад

It’s been 6 years since my mom’s passing and I still feel this overwhelming grief and depression and sadness….. I get very lonely because she was my best friend…. I pray God heals my aching heart and gives me the fortitude to keep moving on

@JMJT325 2 месяца назад

Will I ever get past the pain which hurts so so bad. I love my mom who was my lifetime companion. I want to be with her to hold her and kiss her and love her.

@TF80s 9 месяцев назад

I just cant get over loosing my Mother. I'm riddled with guilt that l didn't treat her as well as l should have and l feel like I let her down badly, especially in her final days, when she needed me most...if it wasn't for the guilt, I think it would be easier to deal with but l can't get passed it. And even though l have hope to see her again, I'm also troubled about what that realty will be like. It will never be the same as in this life..just the simple every day things & opportunities which we take for granted in this life, won't be there anymore, in the next. We won't have the same relationship we had in this life and that saddens me, to be honest. Can souls even hug or embrace each other? I just don't know what to think anymore..I know this sounds silly but l never really believed this would happen, I thought she'd be around forever.. Please pray for me.

@Saintvanillagorilla 9 месяцев назад

Will do!

@Miguel-lg1rq 9 месяцев назад

The same here, I lost mine 3 months. I feel similar. Although I took care of her to the end I didn't treat her well the last weeks. Because I would lose patience. 😢

@miraal4861 9 месяцев назад

‘Your heart is broken because your heart has loved’ so true Father Mike.. I lost my 16 yr old son , who was very ill, 24 months ago, and needed me all his life.. i thought his illness made me stronger in Christ while he was on this earth, little did I know, that only after Christ called him home, is when I experienced Jesus’s love comfort strength compassion consolation.. he walks with me everyday ..even on bad days , Jesus walks with me, just as he has been ever since I have been entrusted with the care of my son.. I miss you Son.. i know i will see you again. ❤️

@MrDarshD 9 месяцев назад

You grieve and mourn because you were loved. Some don't even have anyone whom they can miss... This is an important aspect. It also applies to friends, besides family. Thank you for this, Fr. Mike!

@Alan7997 9 месяцев назад

I have suffered a great dark night of the soul for the past 3 years. I will be returning to mass this Sunday for the first time in 12 months. Please pray for me.

@sandra4065 9 месяцев назад

You will be in my prayers. We who walk through that endless dessert need to realize we are not alone. We often are silent and invisible, but I believe we are many❤

@mkf628 3 дня назад

God bless

@elizabethgonzalez5481 9 месяцев назад

I lost Mom..8-6-23..101 years old. Catalina😢

@cathyschneider4564 9 месяцев назад

Thank you, Fr Mike for this important message. I grieve the loss of my parents and grandsons every day, but I have found new purpose in my life because of that grief.

@catholiclife9304 9 месяцев назад

God bless you. I grieve the loss of my children who have no relationship with me. I grieve my brother being in prison. I grieve my Mother wanting to live with me and I just struggle from the past having her to come live with me now.

@nycstarport8542 9 месяцев назад

Thank You, Father Mike. May my Beloved Father Rest in Peace. He pasted away on 1/1/21, and I still miss his Kind Soul.

@MorreHope 9 месяцев назад

Don't worry; eventually God will comfort you. Isaiah 54 says to you; just reverse the roles; for man... because: the scripture is for a woman with lots of bad luck in life; and she married; but really she is a part of the faulty foundation; a religion that makes women a laughing stock; of the VM; because: if you do not believe in the creation of women as wholesome; then you are laughing at the VM; who gave birth to the savior because: she is a woman. Isaiah 54 you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,”a says the LORD. 2“Enlarge the site of your tent, stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not hold back. Lengthen your ropes and drive your stakes in deep.b 3For you will spread out to the right and left; your descendants will dispossess the nations and inhabit the desolate cities. 4Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame; do not be intimidated, for you will not be humiliated. For you will forget the shame of your youth and will remember no more the reproach of your widowhood. 5For your husband is your Maker- the LORD of Hosts is His name- the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth. 6For the LORD has called you back, like a wife deserted and wounded in spirit, like the rejected wife of one’s youth,” says your God. 7“For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back. 8In a surge of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” says the LORD your Redeemer. 9“For to Me this is like the days of Noah,c when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So I have sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you. 10Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be broken,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you. 11“O afflicted city, lashed by storms, without solace, surely I will set your stones in antimony and lay your foundations with sapphires.d 12I will make your pinnacles of rubies, your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones. 13Then all your sons will be taught by the LORD,e and great will be their prosperity. 14In righteousness you will be established, far from oppression, for you will have no fear. Terror will be far removed, for it will not come near you. 15If anyone attacks you, it is not from Me; whoever assails you will fall before you. 16Behold, I have created the craftsman who fans the coals into flame and forges a weapon fit for its task; and I have created the destroyer to wreak havoc. 17No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.

@rosiey172 9 месяцев назад

Thank you Father Mike for reminding us of hope. I can’t wait to see and hug my baby brother again. I miss him every day.

@kayladuque3101 9 месяцев назад

This was perfect for me. A year ago, my ex bf and I broke up so he could pursue a potential call to the priesthood. Though no physical death has occurred, the loss of such an intimate relationship from one moment to the next feels like the death of a loved one to some extent. Hoping to marry this person to then accepting his call and walking away from our life together is heart wrenching. But I now know that my intense grief and pain has been because I have loved much. It brings peace amidst the confusion. I am so grateful I was given the time to love him that much.

@dianenoll9126 9 месяцев назад

God will put another in your life because you have given Him the man you loved. You are mourning for sure but your gift is gold. I'll keep you both in my prayers. 🙏😇🙏

@kayladuque3101 9 месяцев назад

@@dianenoll9126 awe thank you so much!🥹 I will pray for you too!!

@thisgirl5933 9 месяцев назад

This happened with my parish priest. Then his fiancée met another good man.

@pearlgirl7826 9 месяцев назад

I really needed this video. I just lost one of my friends and I believe that God wanted me to see this so I could stop blaming myself for feeling bad. ❤

@sabrinaalfaro6941 Месяц назад

I needed this video right now. My grandmother passed away last Thursday and to say it's been difficult is an understatement because she was my and the rest of my family's anchor. I haven't been feeling too good these last few days. After listening to my bible and watching this video I have a desire to ignite my fire for God again. I know He is the only one to get me and my family through this. ❤

@alyannamaeilagan4239 6 месяцев назад

My dad just passed away last December 2, first Saturday of the month, dedicated to Our Lady. I am consoled that Our Lady is with him at the hour of his death. It was too sudden, and it is heartbreaking. Heart attack. My mom is very devastated, more devastated than my sisters and me. 2 masses were celebrated during his funeral. The priests spoke loving words of hope, not unlike Fr. Mike. It is incredibly tough because we have so many wonderful memories, and he was the best dad ever. My faith seemed magnanimously increased during his death. I became closer to God and all the drought in my spirit seemed to be showered with trust in God. I pray daily for my daddy’s soul (and all souls in purgatory). I told God to turn my grief and my tears into prayers and offered up each suffering for the sake of love, through Our Lady🙏

@fevenantonious2256 9 месяцев назад

Thank you Fr. Mike your message is always on time. Except liking all the videos I watched I never commented on the videos except today. My family and myself are grieving for the loss of my brother's wife, whom she's a new mom she gave her second girl two months before, it was shocking for all of us. She is not only a sister-in-law but a real sister to me and a beloved dougher for my parents, please pray for our family to understand God's message in this and for consolation specially for my brother. May God bless you and protect you ❤

@CatherineKoziatek 3 месяца назад

I lost my husband of 35 years a bit over 2 years ago. I am a pastor. Thanks for these good words to remember.

@lilheven1238 9 месяцев назад

Thank you Father Mike. These days, our good Bishop Strickland is under attack by the Vatican. Can we please get some prayers and support for him.

@idahoman5451 9 месяцев назад

Came up right when someone I love was dealing with grief. Shared with them right away. Thank you for your inspired, honest, and heartfelt messages from God. God bless you Father Mike. You've helped me and others so much more than you know.

@Leafeater09 2 месяца назад

My grandpa died less than an hour ago and about 10-15 minutes after I got off the bus stop, he had a heart attack 8 days ago and was luckily already in the hospital getting a check up and if he wasn’t he would have died right then and there. God allowed all of my family cousins, aunts, uncles, and my father who he had guided deeply throughout his life to come and see him. I’m glad God gave me the opportunity to see him and hug him one last time. I am 14 years old and I know that I have been in the period of my life when people I love are going to start dying, but I also know that they will be in heaven with Jesus Christ. Rest in Peace and thank you for everything Michael Byrd.

@lindaorth9341 3 месяца назад

Thank you Father Mike. My Grief continues after two years. And God is always with me. Amen and I Praise God for being with me Every step of my Grief journey ❤️🙏✝️

@rosemaryjassoy7145 9 месяцев назад

Thank you Fr. Mike for spreading the word! ❤️

@marinakardos3802 2 месяца назад

Moja baka me naučila davno da me ima tko dočekati kad moj životni put završi,ako išta vjerujem u životu onda je to da me svi moji u Kristu čekaju,mnogo suza,mnogo boli sam progutala,ali znam ovo slomljeno srce će se jednom sastaviti❤

@elizabethhunter4525 9 месяцев назад

Amen Fr Mike, someone once said ' grief is a natural and inevitable consequence of love' we carry on walking through this life without those who have loved us, so precious are the memories and photo's, and I have that sure and certain hope that one day I will see them in glory.

@nadeem3845 9 месяцев назад

Thank you Father Mike for your words of comfort. God bless you 🙏✝🤍

@shadywinters2492 5 месяцев назад

I’m currently grieving the loss of my Pop/Grandfather who passed away the first week of the January. He was a fighter and endured a lot. He went to dialysis, was a diabetic, had a quadruple bypass, and amputation of his toes due to an infection, he was on dyalisi going on for 10 years at the age of 82 he passed. He loved his family and his faith is what kept him going. May he rest in peace. I’m having a hard time without him and miss him dearly.

@dawnlapka3782 9 месяцев назад

Death of loved ones and break-ups with boyfriends or husbands, and when our kids grow up and just don't call, write or visit -- some of the most painful things we'll feel in our lives other than pain and sickness itself. What the Grace of prayer and the Gospel Message heals: our souls. Thanks Fr. Mike.

@user-zk7vd1xd3n 9 месяцев назад

After my husband passed away from cancer at the end of May, I started watching your videos to help me get through this loss and I pray for him every day. I still cry several times a day. My heart is broken, I miss his voice, I miss spending time with him, and I miss being able to tell him that I love him. Your words have provided me with some comfort that God willing, I will see him again in heaven. Thank you, Father Mike.

@user-ji2on8eg3l 9 месяцев назад

God bless Father Mike. Angels, Saints & Mother Mary please pray for him.

@dorothyhermans666 Месяц назад

Hello Fr Mike. I have just watched this video and it is really encouraging I am currently dealing with grief for my family. Lost all memebers of the family, my mum being the last one to depart. 26yrs now, but the more time passes, the more ut hurts and pains. However, i always remember tonpray for them all at mass. Praying for all going through the same situation. Its not easy but we have the best carer and comforter, the Blessed Virgin Mary.

@LoretoRivera-xq9pb 9 месяцев назад

Even though my heart has been broken to pieces over the death of my mother and others. I also realized how much I grieved the death of JESUS CHRIST when I watched the Passion of Christ. That because of that great love the death of our close ones is joined with our souls when they are risen. 6:50

@zocalo1990 5 месяцев назад

What a beautiful meditation on mourning expressed and explained in a spiritual way, I am not Catholic but I can see how this man has been blessed with divine knowledge in the word, he really has What a beautiful meditation on mourning expressed and explained in a spiritual way, I am not Catholic but I can see how this man has been blessed with divine knowledge in the word, really He has the gift of teaching

@vstu7643 9 месяцев назад

Clean shaven looks so nice; watch everyone says it was like this for months 😂 I listen more than look …..

@ruthortega5822 2 месяца назад

I love listening to you all the time, Father Mike. You grieve because you love. Thank you Lord Jesus for giving me the gift of love and for having people in my life to grieve for. As time goes on, let my grief turn into happiness.

@maryhill5877 9 месяцев назад

The relationship with my mom was difficult, but it didn't mean that I didn't love her. I loved her very much and miss her a lot. I thank God for my mom.

@rruiz4145 9 месяцев назад

Thank you Father Mike for this video! As a mother of two, 11 and 9 year olds, and recently I was diagnosed with cancer, this video hit home! This video will be a great way to have my little ones think of how to deal with emotions, in the event of grief, how to continue to have faith and not loose such! That is my greatest fear, that this situation will make them question God. I have been praying to have the right words and examples of faith for them, and this video will definitely help me! I want them to live Jesus regardless of life situations! I know our Lord will heal me, therefor I do not fear cancer, our God is battling this fight for me!

@jeanmarie4328 9 месяцев назад

Thank you, Father for this beautiful message. Missing my husband very much. He died the day after Thanksgiving last year and it's been very hard. God bless you

@user-mx8bc1fx1v 9 месяцев назад

God bless you all. Thank you FR. Mike Schmitz and everyone for all you do. Please pray for me and for the world and please pray for these beautiful priests and religious that they may continue to follow our Lord and God and bring us closer to him. God Bless ❤️✝️🙏

@Boyridge 4 месяца назад

My mother passed away last August. As an only child ,I will never be the same without her. Since, then I'm back to church for weekly mass, doing catechism in a year with Father Mike and have never felt closer to God as I do now. When I go to church, I feel close to her, like she's not that far away. That is the power of The Holy Eucharist. Praise God and our Blessed Mother.

@rosemaguire4472 9 месяцев назад

Fr.Mike thanks for your talk on sorrow and grief as it is the feast day 15 th September of the seven sorrows of Blessed Virgin Mary. I say the Rosary of the seven sorrows everyday and think about how Jesus’ mother watched her beloved son suffer before his burial in the tomb. Whenever we think about our own grief and sorrow then we think about our Blessed Mother’s pain grief and sorrow watching her beloved son suffer. We all have grief and sorrow in our lives and we must think about the sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary 🙏🙏 God Bless

@nolabrah 6 дней назад

I needed to hear this. Thank you, Fr Mike

@Jupiter1423 9 месяцев назад

I went through a spiritual and symbolic death earlier this year. I chose life though, and am closer to Christ than ever. I will continue getting closer to Him.

@Murph_gaming 9 месяцев назад

I know this is about losing people but you can apply a lot of this to the loss of a pet as well.

@pennybrooks9038 9 месяцев назад

Thank you Father Mike. Oh God’s timing is impeccable. Even hopeful hurting hurts. I’m missing my best friend of over 30 years who lost her battle with cancer in June. I can’t wait to join her in Heaven. It’s all I think about. I was so lucky to have her in my life.

@cyn5962 9 месяцев назад

Thank you Father Mike for these comforting words.

@niceman7041 9 месяцев назад

" We don't grieve as those who have no hope" is so profound and beautiful

@josephsulfaro8485 5 месяцев назад

I would have to say Fr. Mike, one of the most beautiful videos you have done! Thanks You!

@KP-pm8sl 3 месяца назад

Thank you Father Mike.

@cthurbz5146 9 месяцев назад

I loved this message so much. But, it's also a bit heartbreaking for me because my sister - who was so lovely and kind - had become wiccan before she died unexpectedly. She grew up loving Christ but I think just had so much past pain that she turned to what she thought would give her control over herself, her feelings, and her environment. Not digging deeper into her faith and realizing she already had that. She was so misled at the end. I'm sad because I'm not sure I'll ever see her again because of her choice. I don't know if she's in purgatory and prayers can help.

@Anonymous-dj8ur 9 месяцев назад

Pray for her. Offer small inconveniences in your day on her behalf. Have a Mass said for her, if you can. Speak to the Lord of your grief and fear, then pray for her salvation. The Lord exists outside of time. Mary, the Mother of God, was preserved from the stain of original sin by the foreseen (future) merits of Jesus' Passion. It seems possible that the Lord could use your prayers now to aid in her conversion/salvation at the moment of her death back then. That last moment is between the Lord and any one soul. While your love for your sister lives on, let it be joined with hope and whenever her memory comes before you, pray for her.

@thisgirl5933 9 месяцев назад

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@sandra4065 9 месяцев назад

Apparently Jesus revealed to St Faustina that when someone dies who’s soul is not in a state of grace (lost), He appears to them and, like with Peter, asks them three times, “Do you love me?”. God’s mercy and love are so much greater than we think! I have great hope for your sister❤️

@cthurbz5146 9 месяцев назад

@@sandra4065 thank you SO much ♥️

@sandra4065 9 месяцев назад

@@cthurbz5146 I was thrilled when I found that out too! Never underestimate God’s love for each of us. He bends over backwards to get us to Heaven!

@user-md6om7jx8z 9 месяцев назад

I needed to hear this today! Thank you Father Mike! You're a true blessing from Heaven❤

@user-ji2on8eg3l 9 месяцев назад

Saint John 11:25-26 The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die.

@teresaszkotak8655 9 месяцев назад

100% so Gods Word true forever

@yvonne3976 9 месяцев назад

Thank you Fr Mike. God blessed me by leading me to you. I was truly a lost sheep. Thank you again. God bless ❤

@mazikode 9 месяцев назад

Thank you Fr Mike..God bless you. And I am enjoying the Catechism in a Year. Thank you for all that you do

@Carolem494 9 месяцев назад

My mom was a good Catholic and stayed married to my dad all those years even though he drank a lot and refused religion. My dad, was almost 90, and on his deathbed my sister asked him if he believed in God. He replied that he believed in science. So of course I feel terrible and pray for him every day, but what could we do ? 🙏🙏

@barbarawalsh2875 9 месяцев назад

I lost two of the most important men in my life who are not my father. Once when I was 17 years old and it was crushing, I still know the day the date the time when I got the phone call it doesn’t go away it gets easier to take, but it doesn’t go away, it took me a long long time like many decades before I was going to risk it again. And I buried him in July 2015. I don’t have the strength anymore to take risks with that part of my heart. I still love people and people still love me, but that special love is long gone. I just never wanna go through that again.

@johnebarb8551 9 месяцев назад

Thank you Father

@carolelamphier8548 9 месяцев назад

Fr Mike Thank you for all your wonderful messages You are a blessing to us all You are a instrument of God

@MFTU268 9 месяцев назад

I can attest to that statement I was asked by a group of Comtemplative nuns to clear their exceedingly overgrown Abbey cemetary . I was in deep grief for the tragic loss of my parents and as a youngster in my 20s I was very afraid of Death itself. As I was clearing the heavy brambles away from the back wall of the cemetary where all the names of the Sisters who had died were carved into the marble a huge Crucifix became clear to me with the words ´LIFE IS CHANGED, NOT TAKEN AWAY´. This was all the reassurance I needed to go on another day and TRUST in Our Heavenly Father beyond reason. Allelluia! Folks, do not be afraid.

@thinman8621 9 месяцев назад

Thank you, Fr. MIke. Your words make my loss easier to bear.

@nizammohammed2292 9 месяцев назад

This left me in tears 😢 but thank you so much...God bless you

@seans.1331 9 месяцев назад

Amé, fui amado, el sol acarició mi faz. ¡Vida, nada me debes! ¡Vida, estamos en paz!

@sandyjeannette4617 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for your message. God Bless

@76TomD Месяц назад

“Grief, I’ve learned, is really just love. It’s all the love you want to give, but cannot. All that unspent love gathers up in the corners of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and in that hollow part of your chest. Grief is just love with no place to go.” ― Jamie Anderson

@theteachingromance 8 месяцев назад

Thank you. I lost my dad this summer and ever since I hold dear heavily on to the Basileia or Kingdom of God (I prefer the Greek term) knowing that we see each other again. I wish I could talk to people about God's kingdom though.

@irene_c-s 9 месяцев назад

Praise be to God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit❣️ Thank you so much Fr. Mike and Ascension. As always, I am praying for all of you. God Bless 🙏🏻

@user-ji2on8eg3l 9 месяцев назад

Proverbs 14:13 Even in laughter the heart may be sad, and the end of joy may be sorrow.

@fortzhd4874 9 месяцев назад

Well said. God bless your soul. May all tell someone they love them today🙏🏼✝️❤️

@RosaGarcia-cp2lp 9 месяцев назад

Yes, yes, yes and yes

@Carolem494 9 месяцев назад

I pray for God’s mercy for all those suffering in Pergatory, and I pray for you, Father Mike, as you take us through Bible and Catechism in a year. 🙏

@kathleenpeterson1687 9 месяцев назад

Fr. Mike, this was so timely for me. I believe the Lord directs us to things we need to hear at certain times. My dad died less than a week ago on September 12th. I feel the loss, and lost. This reflection was something I needed to hear. Thank you.

@user-qf3ng1xc4w 9 месяцев назад

Amen, thank you Father Mike ❤

@JohnTwoFive 9 месяцев назад

A deacon once explained that grieving is understandable, however we should not make a false god out of it. Too, in the parable of Lazarus and the rich man, Jesus said Abraham told the rich man there's a chasm that prevents anyone from crossing in either direction. In my opinion that is a wonderful reason to pray for everyone. It's a very sobering thought because it isn't just a thought. We are to learn from everything God taught us, and that parable is one of His lessons.

@MS-bb3bj 9 месяцев назад

Beautiful speech of hope, thank you

@TexasCatholic99 4 месяца назад

My mom died just over 2 months ago and my pain is even worse now than at first because of how much I miss her❤ My Catholic role models such as Father Mike is the only true help that seems to help me heal. I have not attended in-person mass since she passed and I am really missing the Church more than I realized 🙏✝️❤️

@rosacascella 9 месяцев назад

God bless you Father Mike! You have truly helped me so much through all your wonderful and inspirational videos. I can never thank you enough! 🙏🏻💗🙏🏻

@catholiclife9304 9 месяцев назад

Thank you Father,it's very confusing the emotions that can become a blur. Emotional responses can be from something that had been tucked away for many years.. it's all very upsetting and confusing...

@yadiraleyvarodriguez9326 9 месяцев назад

Beautiful thank you Father 💕🙏🏻🙏🏻

@mathematicwaveformrecordings 9 месяцев назад

Excellently said ! God Bless you Fr Mike ! Keep up the great work that you do ! Lord God , through Your Son Jesus Christ our Lord In Unity With The Holy Spirit please Bless and keep our Loved ones who have passed from this life on earth into eternity, please save them and give them everlasting life. Please bring your loving care and Mercy on all those who are struggling with the loss of a loved one. Amen !

@theworldforgot4857 8 месяцев назад

really needed this. Toda is one year since my grandma died. May she rest in eternal peace and may GOD give my all of our family and loved ones, especially her children including my dad strength, courage, hope, and faith knowing that she is resting in God's arms where she is looking over us AMEN!🙏🏽🤲🏽🕊️❤️☝🏽✝️

@franh8043 9 месяцев назад

Thank you, Fr Mike!

@lisanealy1703 9 месяцев назад

Father Mike-- you're AWESOME!!

@marilynpowell6881 3 месяца назад

Thank you in Jesus's namecfor this video. I lost my husband on 1st February 2024 we had been married for 53 years and known each other since we were 15. He was 74 years old. I miss him so much. It was a great love and i cry and grieve for him so much, but above all i need to know ill see him again. We were both committed Christians and i know he is with the Lord. You have given me hope too.

@hectorcamacho6002 9 месяцев назад

AMEN. ☝💯💯 GRACIAS Father Mike

@mariajeyol 9 месяцев назад

Thank you so much Fr Mike!

@sandra4065 9 месяцев назад

There are many books and videos addressing grief that is due to the death of a loved one. I so wish - desperately wish - there were some addressing the ongoing grief of abandonment, betrayal, injustice.❤

@marydemulling9301 9 месяцев назад

Thank you Fr. Mike. 🙏🏼

@17CW68fNv 9 месяцев назад

Thank you, Fr Mike. Very good thoughts, to bring with our grief, the Lord is with us always, even in our grief. May God Bless. Claire.

@mariastathopoulos744 7 месяцев назад

When l was 25, my younger sister died at 24 from MS. Following the Funeral Mass, l wept outside. The priest who knew my family well, grabbed me by my shoulders and he shook me. Father Basil's words were, "Don't you cry. Don't cry. She is in heaven. No crying".

@SINGERGAL143 9 месяцев назад

Someone in my family died 2.5 years ago pretty unexpectedly. Every now and again I fear that I didn't make enough of an effort to form a relationship with him, and that I didn't tell him I loved him enough. I've been grieving him a lot recently. Hearing that missing and grieving a person means you loved them and they loved you is very comforting. Thank you, Fr.

@brianulmer4773 9 месяцев назад

Amen brother and God is good all the time. I enjoy watching your RU-vid.

@valsummerfield3069 9 месяцев назад

I tell my mom out loud, "Mami I cry because I am human and I miss you here as I'm left behind but I trust and ask our Lord to have you in peace" I believe that she is and grief is a confusing, exhausting, painful human experience. I've lost both my parents now from this world and I say that because as you've said, it is not the end but a change. Thank you 🙏🏼

@francesbernard2445 9 месяцев назад

I miss having a sister Sharon to argue with on how to get things done too. Like when she said, "Don't volunteer here until you get educated with credentials to get paid for it first." I have to learn how to use media well enough to participate in virtual reality effectively now too.

@jayjulez7543 9 месяцев назад

Thank you much for this message it’s like need this extra blessing of understanding of death lately. God bless.

@patriciakwanda5403 9 месяцев назад

Thank you Fr. Mike!

@telsah1 9 месяцев назад

It's the pain of being left alone with them gone and never able to see them ever again. Never able to talk to them ever again. Never able to say all the things you long to say to them. You can't because they are gone. Now I have to replace them with the AIR. Because I can't see God. He is there but he like the air. Funny how sometimes the air creeps up on me & I become aware that the air around me feels cold and is blowing on me. Sometimes in the lounge but there is no window. A ghost? God? I like to think it's God trying to comfort me. Then the light turns on and I never turned it on. God turned the light on? Or a ghost? Faith in the air is not easy without bible reading and BIY and all the other videos that help me find God. Then the faith in the air. Is faith that God is the air.