How To Be a Light in Darkness
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- Опубліковано 18 вер 2024
- Fr. Mark-Mary and Br. Malachy talk about how to push back the darkness and truly be a light in the world.
They witness to the light that has overcome the darkness in their lives, and the lives of many who have encountered them since they’ve lived in this light. It’s the light of Christ, the fire of the Holy Spirit, or the fire of God’s burning love for us. We obtain it by saying yes to God every day, like the saints did. Do this, and ten times out of ten the darkness in your life will flee.
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it” (John 1:5)
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"All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle" - St Francis of Assisi
EXACTLY what I kept thinking of when they were talking about being the light.
Right now I need your prayers brothers and sisters.
In 5 hours there will be a theatrical play of all of the stations of the cross in the towns plaza in Cabo Rojo,Puerto Rico.(Last supper,etc..)
More than 112 people are participating.
Your prayers are needed for the young men and women who will participate.
We need then in order for everything to go great,this is going to be a massive live production.
God bless this channel and it's viewers.
P.S I will be portraying Christ for the first time.
Il let you know after everything it's over how it went.🙏🙏
EDIT
It was all a complete success,your prayers came handy,it was done with sweat,blood and tears.
But it was beautiful.
GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU,THANK YOU.
JESUS IS SURE PROUD OF YOU.
You've got it..
Just remember..
He was afraid too.
🙏
@@a_diamond
Thanks.It's time.
God bless you.
@@tryhardf844 God bless you
@Austin Brown Just in the name of Jesus?
@Austin Brown No, I was baptized in the manner Jesus commanded. (Hint, you are missing a couple names.)
Pray for me, I am trying to get closer to God.
Austin Brown I have been baptized in the name of the trinity and I believe God has sent his spirit in me working through me
What about you? Do believe in the trinity?
Are you catholic?
Thank you Fathers. 3 Hail Mary's for you.
This video really helped me. I often times feel very consumed by darkness. I feel much more hopeful now. Thank you!
Austin Brown. Have you asked this question on atheist videos? Or do you just target Catholics?
@Austin Brown. Why?
I was raised in the Pentecostal church. I know what you're trying to do and I know what you think of Catholics. I thank God everyday that I began studying theology, the history of Protestantism, and history of Christians and the first church. It lead me home to the truth, to the Church Christ built. If you seek, you shall find.
Thank you
All things are possible for God to do for our world.we will see it happen every day !poco a poco !
Unfortunately sin makes us blind...that is why we have to pray to God for guidance, pray to God to guide us through the process / journey of life, pray to God to give us the strength to resist evil wicked ways / things. We have to pray to God for His Grace, for His blessings, for His Mercy. I am grateful to God for giving life, I thank God for every single day of my life. I need my Catholic Faith in my daily life 🙏🙏♥️♥️ 😇👼 Thank you so much Frier Mark Mary, and company. GOD blessed you both
Thank you for this. I work as a music therapist in juvenile detention. It's so hard sometimes because we pour our lives into these kids and then they parole and reoffend. It's heartbreaking and it feels like a losing battle....darkness. But I will say yes and ask Jesus to help me bring the light. Also, I would be grateful for your prayers. I am not going to be able to eat dinner with my family on Easter because I will be at work. I made an appeal and there was an adjustment so I don't have to leave Mass early. But not able to go to work late enough to eat dinner. It's especially hard because i live alone and seeing my nieces and nephews and siblings and parents is important to me. I'm trying to see it as a sacrifice and offer my loneliness up. But it's hard not to feel sorry for myself. Please pray that I can be loving and kind and not come across as resentful. Thank you.
My freshman year I had to be a light in darkness when I was in the toxic environment of my local catholic high school. It was terrible. I was bullied mercilessly, and people were just not kind to outsiders. It sucked, but I didn't swear at them like they did to each other, and for the most part, I was pretty calm. 2 years later, after unpausing a friendship with someone who decided she wasn't a firm believer, my mom told me again and again to "Be a light", and I have been, and I'm being confirmed tomorrow, so I've seen this as a reflection for a part of my journey
@Austin Brown I have been baptized!!! My confirmation was a beautiful mass. Maria Goretti was my saint, and she's inspired me to be a light in darkness
@Austin Brown : She is already baptized. It is a non-sense for someone to ask a second time to receive the baptism ! More than a lack of faith, it is insulting to God not to believe His word. She has already received the Holy Spirit and re-born in Christ.
At a baby, it is not a choice indeed but this is her parents'decision to put her on the way to Christ. The Holy Spirit received tha day has helped her since. Being Christian is a day to day choice. We continually choose to put God first in our life. This is not a "once for all". However, as she wrote she has been "confirmed", which is the catholics sacrament that we do, once adult, in order to fully commit to live as Christian.
We get baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit - as Jesus has asked us to do. Jesus is the Son.
@@fouinyff6792 Thank you!!! I just so happen to have an appreciation our faith. I'd feel out of place anywhere else
Charlotte McKinley you are not alone The Holy Trinity , Our Lady , your. Guardian Angel are and will Always be with you.🙏🕊🌎🌍🌏🙂
So so true, 10 x out of 10, darkness flees 💚
Dont ever stop , I have seen the light and darkness and the fight is every day every night , keep telling the truth brothers , keep always the hope that ears are opened and eyes can see, God bless you .
Austin Brown. Have you asked this question on atheist videos? Or do you just target Catholics?
lets say yes to the Lord n be the light!
I showed this to my workplace yesterday where we had a Memorial Service for the victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting where 14 students, 3 faculty were killed by a gunman on February 14, 2018 almost 3 years ago. The school is 15 minutes from us. This video inspired us - thank you. There are some colleagues of mine who have children, nieces and nephews at the school that day.
I continued to say yes to God and my anxiety and depression disappeared. 🙏🏼♥️ I truly believe god can change anything, god bless.
Well said Father, what a Homily😱how precious when you say “bro”...very strong, powerful Words ...straight from the Holy Spirit WOW.
I don’t think you guys realize how much this changes me! ❤️
WITH GODS HELP I CAN SAY YESSSSS - love that
I recently read a book about Saint Gianna Beretta Molla and how she was martyred giving her life for the life of her child. She said 100% yes to God and even though she suffered through her pregnancy she knew the grace that she was giving that child by choosing her child over her own life. Even in her darkest depressed moments she knew that by saying “yes” to God and His will that she was infighting a flame in the darkness and giving hope to other women who found themselves in similar situations. Many thanks Brothers! And Happy Holy Week!
The Fire Rises!
Great video Thank you GOD BLESS 🕇 🌹 😆 🕇
You can also meditate to experience inner abundance and to distribute the light and we should also know we are light you have a lightful soul and If you are peaceful
Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness...
@Austin Brown I have been baptized. I don't know how to speak in tongues. But i am waiting patiently.
I absolutely LOVE this🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️‼️‼️‼️
What a revelation! God’s truth enters into my heart. Thank you!
Little by little, yes by yes, we’re gonna make it 🏃♂️🏃♀️🙏❤️
Thank you so much, especially during Lent, to re-examine our lives and the world we live in. You are the light and reminding us that we are not hopeless , but we are the light in the darkness of this world.....God Bless you.
YES! Thank you Fr. Mark-Mary and Br. Malachy. I'm a Canadian Army Veteran that just went from darkness to the light. I have been praying for inner peace which the Holy Spirit is showing me now. Love your videos.
Amen!!!
My religion class teachers make us watch you lol I think you all are really cool especially father mike
Catholic religion lessons? Be grateful! That's not obvious!
Thank. You. This is exactly what I needed to hear!
Austin Brown I was baptized in the Holy Spirit last year, but I haven’t spoken in tongues yet.
AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME. What can I say other than I’m soooo full of His joy and love my 💜 feels as though it’s going to explode. I am sure you both know how that feels!!!! God Bless
Poco a poco! Little YESes 👍👍
@Austin Brown Hi Austin, I've been baptized but I haven't spoken in tongues that I know of 😊
Yes papa.
Going bless you guys. This is a great way to use UA-cam to bring the Light to the darkness. I love Malachy's passion while he was speaking.
SO beautiful! Thank you so much for spreading the love of Christ through media! Always in my prayers 🙏
I look forward every week to my saturday morning (aus) to listen to you fr mark :)
@Austin Brown Hi Austin, I don't know what you mean. I'm in RCIA right now and set to be baptised in September.
So powerful , this video notification popped up at just the right time , the time that we legit needed this 🙏🏼 how to overcome this darkness that’s shown right in front of our eyes. This is powerful and this channel 🙏🏼❤️
Ave JesuMariaJoseph
I came back tonight to watch the video. Great dialogue between the two of you. What I am taking away is a resolve to ask the name of someone I give alms to. I have never thought to do that! It wlll make the moment more humanly meaningful.
Stephen Golden , a few years ago, I began asking people their names when I shared alms with them. Then I ask if they are OK if I pray for them. I generally mean that I will remember them in my prayers, but sometimes they indicate that they want prayer right then and there. It kind of threw me off the first time that it happened, but I can honestly say that some of my most beautiful and powerful prayer experiences have been in sharing prayer with strangers on the street. I only hope and pray that they have been blessed as I have.
Sherry Siler I shall have to think on that! Up until now, I have asked them to try and keep body and soul together-something I desire in return form my alms. Actually, I wrote a haiku about alms giving.
Cowled alms seeker,
For so little you reveal
Your sapphire eyes.
Every time I listen to you I am filled with joy and peace knowing God is ceaselessly working in you and through you. You are always in my prayers, please keep me and my family in your prayers.
Thank you for this yes! ❤
@Austin Brown I was baptized when I was born!
@Austin Brown Thank you for the opportunity to dive deeper into my faith :) Yes, I was baptized in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Baptism is a sacrament and the graces I recieved as an infant are lifelong and do not need to be repeated. It is a blessing to recieve the removal of original sin as a baby, instead of carrying the weight of original sin with you for years. Here is the biblical reasoning for infant baptism:
"Peter explained what happens at baptism when he said, “Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit” (Acts 2:38). But he did not restrict this teaching to adults. He added, “For the promise is to you and to your children and to all that are far off, every one whom the Lord our God calls to him” (2:39). These commands are universal, not restricted to adults."
More detail is given in Luke’s account of this event, which reads: “Now they were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them; and when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. But Jesus called them to him, saying, ‘Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of God’” (Luke 18:15-16).
If Jesus said “let them come unto me,” who are we to say “no,” and withhold baptism from them?
I pulled the answers from
www.catholic.com/tract/infant-baptism because they said it better than I! If you have any questions or qualms about it read the forum for there is more information. Thank you again and blessings to you brother :)
Thank you for being here on youtube. Your presence and insights are sincerely appreciated. God's love and peace be with you always
God bless you my brothers. Beautiful advice. May our Queen of the Rosary bless you all and hope you have a blessed weekend. ✌️💜✝️Love J.C.
Pray the holy rosary of Blessed virgin Mary for the salvation of souls please pray as much as you can
The little yes matters! Amen!❤️🙏🏼
This video is so good...I could watch it daily...totally pumps ya up. Thank you!!
Gray Bros rock our world...by their light!!
Great video! It really inspired me - and St. Therese is one of my favourite saints, so I loved that you mentioned her!
Dear Austin Brown. I found this kind of comment multiple times. Why do you think it is important to talk in tongues? Where did you get this information? Did you talk with your spiritual leader about this topic? Do you have one? Is this a catholic priest?
Fantastic video
Wonderful messages father 🙆
Let's walk in love be salt and light for the world with humble and grateful heart.
May God have mercy on us. Amen.
🇮🇩💓🇮🇩
Say yes to rosary of St Mary, say no to worldly desires.
Thank you very much for the snippets of wisdom. Every bit counts. May God continue to bless your witness and ministry brothers which I know He will.
@Austin Brown Hi. Yes. I know deep in my heart that I still need to be set free from bitterness and other things. I do my best to draw near to Him everyday. I would appreciate it a lot if some people would pray for me because I know I need them. Thanks for the interest.
@Austin Brown Praise Jesus indeed! I think you initially asked me if I have been baptized and spoke in tongues and my answer to that is yes. I still pray in tongues occasionally during personal prayer time and community worship. Thank you. I would assume that you have been baptized in the Name of the Holy Trinity and speaking in tongues as well? That's wonderful. May the good Lord use us in whatever way He wants. God bless.
Frodo used The Light of Eärendil as light in dark places, when all other lights went out. We don't have that so this is good too.
I never thought of that - such an amazing parallel!
So beautiful!
Thanks for keeping it simple, honest, and clear. Definitely needed this today.
Yes😎🙏👍
I love you guys! Blessings!!
PLEASE PRAY THAT WHENEVER THE REAL AND ORIGINAL BLESSED LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST COMES DOWN FROM HEAVEN ALL MILLIONAIRES IMMEDIATELY GIVE HIM ONE MILLION DOLLARS WITH NO STRINGS ATTACHED AMEN AND AMEN.PLEASE SPREAD THESE WORDS EVERYWHERE THANK YOU AMEN AND AMEN.
Jesus is the Light.
love this. sounds like a rap a bit. God bless you guys thank you for your YES.
Beautiful and well said! Thank you for these videos, they are very encouraging
The dark is always before the dawn
Amazing....thank you so much!
Awesome video! Thank you both!
this is the best channel!!! I'm on Fireee!!!!!!
I needed to hear this. This video was amazing.
You guys, this is absolutely great! You are so inspiring with practical ways we can all use to light the flame of Christ's love in our own hearts and bring that love to others. God bless you both and please keep the videos coming!
The only thing that stayed my hand from sending a trenchant, even rude Facebook political post was a blurb announcing this video popping up in front of me. I took that as a sign. Gotta run. Will take in the vid later. It’s overcast out there-better be that 💡 Light, literally.
Over the past 3 years,nihilism overcame me and I've been submerged in depression in a way that has hampered my progress in all ramifications.God will help us all,Amen.
Please continue the spiritual fight. Go to the holy sacrifice of mass as often as you can, feed your mind with spiritual reading (and video too!) and, try to ask the Virgin Mary her help. Nihilism is a lie. A huge one. God is love and joy and you will get peace of heart by pursuing Him. He is the ONLY ONE who can fulfill your heart. You have been created to love and live with God. That's your purpose, to get united to him now, to serve him and love him, and, if you do that on this life, you will be blessed forever. Do not fail the "test" by believing Satan! God bless
@@fouinyff6792 I'm grateful
Thanks for that, very helpful. Thank you for all your videos, always beautiful! :)
I despair for the future of my country when I see so many people in positions of power and influence who are willing to lie and slander and destroy others all for their own selfish ends. So I remind myself that even the hairs on my head are numbered and no matter what comes, we are in His hands.
Darkness created you and the world with out darkness not one will exited
please, brows, do some videos awnsering our questions!!! Thanks ;)
My daughter has had a baby and is not able to cope with it please could you pray for her guys. She's losing hope.
May God bless you and your family
She may be suffering from post-partum depression. Has she seen a doctor about her hopelessness? I know your post is 10 months old, but it's never too late. Let us know how she is now, please.
How to get dark power
How do recognise God's Voice in the little things?
Father (?) On whom?
What is the name of your Children?
Please, dear brothers, what if I want to say yes to God's voice in mids of darkness but I really don't hear it? I don't hear anything at all, just empty darkness...what now?
Dávid that very moment when you wanted to say yes God heard your voice. God takes a hundred steps towards you when you make your first move. Repent and surrender. To listen to God speaking, read the scriptures, start from the gospels.
@@alfredpatric4618 Thanks for your answer. 🙂 I am now growing in believe that God hears me even if I don't see Him. To add on, YES i was babtise in Catholic churche and i have started formation to join Cappuchin friars. 😉 God bless you all
How do you say yes if you don't know what God wants you to do? This vagueness is what frustrates me the most.
@Austin Brown I was baptised in thr name of the Father, the Son, anf the Holy Spirit.
I have not spoken in tounges. In scripture when the appostles did they they spoke their native language, while people of other langusges understood. The whole gibberish stuff that some protestants do, seema very sketchy to me, and I believe is a perversion of what what the appostles did.
@Lynn Adamson i. Do that a lot. I even did it twice yesterday (once after reading your response) i don't 2ver hewr anything. I eother get sleepy, or anxious when i sit and "listen" i don't kno2 what im listeming for. How long should I do it for? 1 hour gets me sleeoy or frustrated. 2hours? Ive donw that before b amd still nothing. Do i need to go to adoration for 12 hours? Will God tslk to me then? What if he doesn't in thst tjme and i become even more frustrated?
@@scotchtapeworm3755 Brother, if you're not doing that already, I suggest you going to confession, especially during this Holy Week. It helps a lot to hear the voice of God clearer. When you pray, don't expect an answer right away, often his answer will come through small opportunities along the way, through words you hear or read and that suddenly strike a chord. Be patient and thrust the Lord in guiding you. In Christ.
The dark haired friar is so attractive to me
he has to go.................you all know this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Come on baby light my fire. Eternal Flame. I bet these guys play basketball
the difference between these two is so obvious...........he is not right!!!!!!!!