A man joined a monastery and took a vow of silence. He was permitted to say two words once a year. First year, he said, "Bed hard." Second year he said, "Food horrible." Third year he said, "I quit." The abbott replied, "It doesn't surprise me. All you have done since you arrived is complain."
Same here. My boyfriend is catholic and after 10 years I’ve decided to explore this part of him. Father Mike has brought lots is spirited conversations to our relationship.
The idea of "silence magnifies" makes me think of Mary... She says so little in the bible, yet everything she does directs us to her son. Through her silence, He is magnified and our attention shifts to Him. The soul of the Theotokos ("God bearer") proclaims the greatness of the Lord by choosing to be silent and instead lets Him speak to us.
I have to say, when I first watched this it was around 5AM and I couldn't sleep so I went on my UA-cam and this was in my subscriptions so I watched it. And then when it was over, it was completely and utterly silent and it was sunrise. It was such an amazing experience, it's hard for me to describe.
Hi guys, I am a Muslim and I love Mike Schmitz! I have OCD, so when I pray I have to be silent right? So I am focused on not the thinking about those anxious thoughts. But that obviously leads me to getting them. But when he said to leave them with God. That really hit me! I always watch his videos because he is amazing. I love all my Christian brothers and sisters. We are all the same. God/Allah bless us all. Ameen.
We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls...
A-men. I love going to adoration... Especially when life is hard. I wish more people would be silent before and after Mass. That would magnify His holiness inside us.
I absolutely LOVE those quiet moments in the church when I get there very early for mass (on purpose). The lights are still low. It's totally quiet. The stained glass is so beautiful. It always smells so good, like incense, in the church. It is indescribable how peaceful and close to God I feel in those moments. Then, the lights turn on and people come in and start talking before mass. They need to understand that this time and space is sacred and not for conversation. 🙏
In silence God reveals Himself to us... AND US TO US! 😳 WOW! So profound. We need to invite God in the emotions we are experiencing ie. anger, lust, fear. Wow! Thank you Fr. Mike.
Sometimes silence is what it takes to open our hearts to God and allow him to come into our lives. I took a new job away from my family and friends and found myself hours of silence often. What begin during these silent periods led to my conversion, and I’m now living the best days of my life.
Today I will add silence to my life. Today I will exercise my right to learn from my silence. Today I will find comfort in the uncomfortable. Thank you Fr. Mike.. and GOD Bless you and these posts!
Sometimes I wish I was a mystic, but I guess this video is God's way of telling me that I don't need to be a mystic, or even hear His voice for that matter, in order to hear what He wants to tell me in the present moment.
Wow. Your words, Fr. Mike, always hit to me spot on! It pierces through my heart. The Holy Spirit is so in you. Thanks, Fr. Mike! *avid fan of Ascencion Presents from the Philippines :)
JST like I Get Told I'm JST TO Silent But When I Do Something For Someone, They ALL Become Silent. GOD Bless You Father Mike and Everyone who Listens. ☝️💯💯✌️
In music, we have ritardandos and fermatas and rests. Well, sometimes, there's a rest under a fermata after a ritardando, and the silence is thunderous.I once found myself before the Blessed Sacrament completely alone. Overwhelmed by my own thoughts, I wanted to sob but couldn't break the blessed silence. God is awesome, and may He bless you, Father.
The hallow app has truly helped me and it guided me back to this video. Thank you so much father. I pray that people download that app because it’s truly made my faith grow and God is healing me through my grief. God bless you father. 🙏🤍
Watching this after two days of telling my mother I need the phone to fill in the silence (listening to music or watching UA-cam) while I clean my room is revealing
"Silence reveals us to ourselves." That is such a profound statement. I know it to be true, and I am grateful to God for providing me with long moments of silence to surface what is in me that needs to be purged from me. Thank you, Fr. Mike.
**Story time** I was laying down in my bed and my phone was open to youtube. I wasn't watching anything, but had my phone screen on just for the extra light in my room since it was late. I put my phone next to me on my pillow. I was laying down with my arms crossed underneath my head. I was thinking about being alone in silence because I remember watching another video Fr. Mike did mentioning that topic. I don't know how, but my phone must of slipped off my pillow next to me and this video started playing, no joke. I don't know how it came across this particular video, but maybe it clicked on my recommendations when it slipped off my pillow cover. Either way, I felt like it was God giving me a sign. I started praying while listening to this and a bit after asking God to take all my burdens and sin and help me face them... Ascension Presents is one of the things I needed in life, but never knew it til later. I'm so grateful to this channel and all those who participate on it. Thank you ❤ ✝️
its true! I finally was able to be silent. It comes randomly, but, i realised that i either get an idea, see myself, or start to oray. Its very peaceful.
Silence is God's only language. God does not speak in words. Words are dualistic, material, and temporary. Silence is infinite and singular, thus the sound of God. I completely agree with everything said here. We are uncomfortable in silence because it reveals within us that which is uncomfortable. Sitting in silence is very difficult at first, but after a while it turns to bliss. Only in silence can we actually FEEL emotions. Most people think they are feeling emotions, but what they're really feeling is the resistance to the emotions. Pure emotion is not painful. It does not hurt. Only the resistance hurts. And we resist with judgement and distractions. Great talk, father.
I needed this video back in July. Twice I had to leave the Adoration Chapel because I had all of these thoughts and emotions. The harder I tried to pray the stronger the thoughts and emotions became. I thought my sins had invited the devil into the Chapel. Now I understand. It was God revealing me to myself. I now know what I need to pray for.
I am reading Cardinal Robert Sarah's book The Power of Silence. I love the book. It is peaceful and calming and beautiful. It us beautifully written. So peaceful. I highly recommend it. I hope Cardinal Sarah will be our next Pope. Please God.
Fr Mike the Holy Spirit brings so much joy to us through your amazing personality. Thank you for using this wonderful gift to bring God to us in such a delightful way. You give me strength as a Sacrament Coordinator and Catechist to gently teach others about our amazing God and His Church. Don't ever change, I continually recommend your clips to the people in the 2 parishes I work in; you are very loved and appreciated by many people downunder in Australia... you say it how it is in a straightforward way...Thank you.....and may God keep you close to His heart :)
Best Sunday mass ever. I really prayed today. From your instruction. Been Catholic for 49 years. Love Christ. Submit my life to Him. Prayed less for me and more in ways I never had. Thank you Father.
Centering prayer is a beautifu, useful way to bring you mind and spirit into a silence that makes room for God. Told to choose a word, I chose "Yeshua" and when the storm of distracting thoughts come into my head, I think or whisper my word and think of Him. I takes practice, but it works. Yes, it is meditation, but it is a centering on God not only of the mind but of the heart. That makes it a prayer and wonderful things can happen in prayer.
Another criticism from people is they think your lazy because they don’t see you actively participating in anything. They have nooo idea it’s the most exciting thing in this world. When I retired early to care for my husband, cohorts said “we’ll what will you do all day?” The first thing that fell out of my mouth was, Think. Now I have hours each day of thinking & being silent. No other time in my wonderful, lovely life (because of family) have I ever been happier. It’s communion with God and His works. It’s awe, inspiring and I can’t help but giggle to know He actually enjoys me. Holy Cow! He enjoys me?! Go figure.
Silence guided me to talk to God more deeper and to appreciate Gods creation and things that I didn't notice before. Please pray for me as I discern for a contemplative life.
I have just returned from a Buddhist retreat, where silence and meditation were expected of all participants. It took me while to get into the rhyam of waking early and joining others in silence for that first half hour of the day. Some of us had not even cleaned our teeth, but I reasoned God would not mind, he was just waiting to spend this time with me. As a Christian I used this time to pray and to feel closer to the Lord, to sit and just be, rather than constantly doing. It takes discipline and dedication to find the inner peace that comes from the Lord, but oh it is so worth it.
I know that silence can help me focus on the task at hand (prayer, work, house tasks), but it also makes me think about all my deceased loved ones especially my wonderful husband. This seems to drive me right to "the funny farm". That's my reason for having a little noise.
I recently read the book 'The Power of Silence: Against the Dictatorship of Noise' by by Robert Cardinal Sarah with Nicolas Diat. The modern world is too noisy. Also our services. Sarah talks about the strength of silence and he seeks to restore to silence its place of honor and importance. "Silence is more important than any other human work". The parish I go do has the old Latin Mass and I love the periods of silence. I need to get to the church early so I can have that silence in prayer. Throughout the Mass there are nice periods of silence. There could be more. Thanks Fr Mike Schmitz. You could easily do another video on this important topic.
Fr. Mike, please send this message to every American Novus Ordo parish. When I've brought up the jibber jabber before and after Mass, I was told that's fellowship! 🤦
I'm I odd? I've never found silence uncomfortable, I've always loved it and feel closest to God when I just sit and let my brain run in neutral, not actively thinking about anything. If He's gonna speak to me, it'll be then. I was encouraged to sit in silence for a full hour and meditate when I was 4 years old by the nuns at my church at an after school club, and I went there twice a week for several years. After that hour we'd discuss what popped into our heads. Maybe that's why I'm completely comfortable with it? I'm just used to it? It could also be due to the fact that loud noises trigger my migraines, and I'm often very noise sensitive so I actively avoid it at times. I have an awesome pair of ear plugs that block everything other than bone conduction sounds. I'm also light sensitive so I like my eyes closed when my head hurts.... 😂 I've thought this for a long time- how can we hear what God is saying to us if we don't sit in silence? It gets lost among the hubbub and chaos of noise surrounding us. Like someone talking to us at a loud party- we just can't hear them 😉😊
I too do lots of silence prayers. I love it the most ,then pray in words. And I like to be silent in most of weird things and hells people around doing ,talking, planning, advising all bad wrong ways and things with I undestanding and not undestanding.
God’s First Language is “Silence”!!!! ❤❤❤ Thats why I LOVE the adoration chapel!!! ❤❤❤ I don’t think silence is boredom tho when younger I may believe so not realizing the significance. My mom would always say when I was little in my response to Im bored- would you like me to give you something to do? I quickly found something to do on my own as otherwise my mom would give me some house duty like cleaning- no thank you- Im no longer bored- I will go play which was always imagination then as no computers and nothing good on tv. Now, kids live in a different world always immersed in media and technology sadly.
Been binge-watching you all day, every video is just well-put and fluently explained. I can't even pick my favorite, all of them are! Thank God for this!
Fr. Mike, you are so entertaining to watch... your fearlessness to be YOU--whether through fast talk, many facial expressions...you find a way to get the point across! It's hard to believe silence is your friend because of your energy...but I dare say, SILENCE must be a part of who you are--for it is the only reason why and how you are able to provide such pearls of wisdom. Silence and meditation must be your source of light and grace!
Thank You, Fr Mike. I am escaping silence because of so many things I would have to solve:) Good that we are not left alone with our monsters, that come to the surface while remaining silent... Holy Spirit, please be with us in our silent battles.
I found this to be an amazing video, because it rang so true. Thank you Fr Schmitz! Thank you for all of your wonderful videos that dig into so many important topics in life!
I call it daydreaming. I don’t care to be “woken up” from it. Thinking by myself has always been one of my guiltiest pleasures. Sometimes I’m taking to God. Sometimes my mind is only floating. People see me with ‘that look’ on my face and all through my life feel the need to ask if I’m ok. Yes! Im ok! I’m having the time of my life...please don’t interrupt me! 😊😊😊 Two out of three of my children have the skill also; one boy one girl.
Once again, thank you Fr. Mike for your priesthood and sharing your wisdom on a most important “virtue” - silence. You make my day/night brighter. God bless you.
Jesus taught all of us the lesson of Silence when in The Gospel of Luke, they took Jesus to King Herod and He had asked many questions in search and to see a Sign, but Our Lord remained Silent. Then they mocked & dressed Him in Funny Brightly clothes. They insulted Our Lord so badly, my heart cries when I read it. But Our Lord remained Silent. Great video respected Father, God Bless You Abundantly. Amen
Thank you Father... Your talks are great. God bless
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This video has just shed a lot of light into my dilemma I have been thinking about recently. When I was in front the blessed sacrament the other day, I realized a bunch of stuff about myself, I became a little upset, and these feelings at the same drove me away from the blessed sacrament, and yet I was interested in knowing more, because pieces started to fall in their place. Then I when I was outside on my roller blades, I attempted to revive those unpleasant, yet important feelings or matter, and I could not even though I wanted to. So I was fascinated by the power of the sacrament and by my inability to deal with my own heart without the real presence of the Lord. After watching this, it is perfectly clear why. Silence. It was not silent while I was outside, neither was it "boring". I guess that boredom, having something to fight against, is necessary when trying to become focused. So thank you Fr. Mike ...I love each and every one of your videos.
So great to hear. Praise God that the Holy Spirit is working through these videos. Keep practicing silence. We need people of contemplation! God bless you.
I love silence. I no longer listen to the radio or cds in my car, I cook in silence, I clean in silence, I can sit for hours on my back porch watching the birds, squirrels, and cats in silence. I don't understand these people who drive around with the music so loud it can be heard in a closed up house and wish I could magically make their systems quiet. Silence is golden.
I'm so proud to have a brother like you. Your words are valuable to me, but it's your character that keeps me listening and coming back. Your one heaven of a man, i hope you find the encouragement and passion in your lifestyle that you lovingly instill in us. Thank you and bless you.
"So many of us spend too much time distracting ourselves - even in prayer- so we tell God the things we think He wants to hear". *Kaplow!*, mind blown. That was one holy mind blower, Father. I really need time to digest this.
You NAILED IT ! Silence is than my best True self/friend expose,magnify brought to the surface. My job than is to give it offer it up to GOD. Fr Mike THANK you😚
A man joined a monastery and took a vow of silence. He was permitted to say two words once a year. First year, he said, "Bed hard." Second year he said, "Food horrible." Third year he said, "I quit." The abbott replied, "It doesn't surprise me. All you have done since you arrived is complain."
You literally stole my joke 😄
Lol 😂
😂😂
I don’t get it
"God's first language is silence". mind blown.
Yes!!!!
Like silence on the pedo's in the church...YES!!!
I am not Catholic but I learn from your videos. I appreciate the messages and ponder on them.
Same here. I’m getting a lot out of these.
❤️
Awesome!
God bless y’all
Same here. My boyfriend is catholic and after 10 years I’ve decided to explore this part of him. Father Mike has brought lots is spirited conversations to our relationship.
The idea of "silence magnifies" makes me think of Mary... She says so little in the bible, yet everything she does directs us to her son. Through her silence, He is magnified and our attention shifts to Him. The soul of the Theotokos ("God bearer") proclaims the greatness of the Lord by choosing to be silent and instead lets Him speak to us.
Amen 😇
Beautifully expressed!
Silence used to be seen as "golden". Now it's often referred to as "awkward"...
So true.
Agreed amen
Greg Aitchison word !
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@@palmina77italiana i wonder who is speaking through you?
I have to say, when I first watched this it was around 5AM and I couldn't sleep so I went on my UA-cam and this was in my subscriptions so I watched it. And then when it was over, it was completely and utterly silent and it was sunrise. It was such an amazing experience, it's hard for me to describe.
Father Mike, You have the Holy Spirit emanating from your lips. Thank you for saying yes to God. Jeff
What makes it more beautiful and revealing is that you’re unable to describe the feeling!
Hi guys, I am a Muslim and I love Mike Schmitz! I have OCD, so when I pray I have to be silent right? So I am focused on not the thinking about those anxious thoughts. But that obviously leads me to getting them. But when he said to leave them with God. That really hit me! I always watch his videos because he is amazing. I love all my Christian brothers and sisters. We are all the same. God/Allah bless us all. Ameen.
Aman Brother in Love!!!! Peace Out and Love MMLZZZ
Amen. God the Almighty bless you abundantly.
Jesus is the only way I hope you found him
amen, Jesus is our savior
The closer I get to God, the more comfortable I am with silence and the less noise distraction I need. Thanks, Father
We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls...
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Take the cotton out of your ears and put it in your mouth, you can't learn if your always talking.
Oh Amen!
Right on.
A-men. I love going to adoration... Especially when life is hard. I wish more people would be silent before and after Mass. That would magnify His holiness inside us.
I absolutely LOVE those quiet moments in the church when I get there very early for mass (on purpose). The lights are still low. It's totally quiet. The stained glass is so beautiful. It always smells so good, like incense, in the church. It is indescribable how peaceful and close to God I feel in those moments. Then, the lights turn on and people come in and start talking before mass. They need to understand that this time and space is sacred and not for conversation. 🙏
The Tridentine Latin Mass maintains silent reverence still.
Wonderful opening watching Fr Mike silent. God gave him the gift of talking. So funny to see this inspirational priest pretending to be silent!
From Lithuania With Love !!! One Love !!!
That's a good video! We do need to shut ourselves up and be still. Psalm 46: 10 says it right, "Be still and know that I am God."
In silence God reveals Himself to us... AND US TO US! 😳 WOW! So profound. We need to invite God in the emotions we are experiencing ie. anger, lust, fear. Wow! Thank you Fr. Mike.
Sometimes silence is what it takes to open our hearts to God and allow him to come into our lives. I took a new job away from my family and friends and found myself hours of silence often. What begin during these silent periods led to my conversion, and I’m now living the best days of my life.
Today I will add silence to my life. Today I will exercise my right to learn from my silence. Today I will find comfort in the uncomfortable. Thank you Fr. Mike.. and GOD Bless you and these posts!
I hope you are still committed to revel in silence.
Sometimes I wish I was a mystic, but I guess this video is God's way of telling me that I don't need to be a mystic, or even hear His voice for that matter, in order to hear what He wants to tell me in the present moment.
Oh boy, Amen!
Wow. Your words, Fr. Mike, always hit to me spot on! It pierces through my heart. The Holy Spirit is so in you. Thanks, Fr. Mike!
*avid fan of Ascencion Presents from the Philippines :)
We are so glad you are enjoying! God bless you!
Blessed! :)
We love our people out in the Philippines!
Me too!
How you said that! The Spirit is also upon you.
We’re watching this video to avoid silence. But now you’ve made us aware, Father Mike.
JST like I Get Told I'm JST TO Silent But When I Do Something For Someone, They ALL Become Silent. GOD Bless You Father Mike and Everyone who Listens. ☝️💯💯✌️
The priest is so correct about silence, it has a way of revealing one's truest self to one.
Dang Fr. Mike. It's as if almost every single video you make is exactly what I need to hear at the moment I watch it. Thank you for the guidance.
I had the same thought. I laughed and thought "yes, the Lord can also use youtube to get a message through"
In music, we have ritardandos and fermatas and rests. Well, sometimes, there's a rest under a fermata after a ritardando, and the silence is thunderous.I once found myself before the Blessed Sacrament completely alone.
Overwhelmed by my own thoughts, I wanted to sob but couldn't break the blessed silence.
God is awesome, and may He bless you, Father.
I have that every day (silence) I consider that a blessing ❤ a time for me to gather all my thoughts and to pray to God
6 -year old video and it is still just as relevant now.
In silence, God reveals us to us. Priceless. Here in 2021. God bless you, Fr. Mike. From the Philippines.
"Silence reveals us to ourselves." Whoa
Really needed this.
The hallow app has truly helped me and it guided me back to this video. Thank you so much father. I pray that people download that app because it’s truly made my faith grow and God is healing me through my grief. God bless you father. 🙏🤍
OMIGOSH. THIS IS SUCH A REVELATION. LIKE WHAT EVEN. BLESS THIS MAN.
God lives in stillness, in my opinion. Thank you for this: silence = revealing. Thank you Lord for showing me what is hidden. Great message.
Watching this after two days of telling my mother I need the phone to fill in the silence (listening to music or watching UA-cam) while I clean my room is revealing
I absolutely LOVE silence!
cleaning my room so im listening to ascension presents XD
Thank you so so much.
This was really POWERFUL.
I love love love my silence and solitude❤❤❤.
THANKYOU FR.MIKE FOR THE BEAUTIFUL INSPIRING INSIGHTS ON SILENCE
"Silence reveals us to ourselves."
That is such a profound statement. I know it to be true, and I am grateful to God for providing me with long moments of silence to surface what is in me that needs to be purged from me.
Thank you, Fr. Mike.
**Story time**
I was laying down in my bed and my phone was open to youtube. I wasn't watching anything, but had my phone screen on just for the extra light in my room since it was late. I put my phone next to me on my pillow. I was laying down with my arms crossed underneath my head. I was thinking about being alone in silence because I remember watching another video Fr. Mike did mentioning that topic. I don't know how, but my phone must of slipped off my pillow next to me and this video started playing, no joke. I don't know how it came across this particular video, but maybe it clicked on my recommendations when it slipped off my pillow cover. Either way, I felt like it was God giving me a sign. I started praying while listening to this and a bit after asking God to take all my burdens and sin and help me face them...
Ascension Presents is one of the things I needed in life, but never knew it til later. I'm so grateful to this channel and all those who participate on it. Thank you ❤ ✝️
its true! I finally was able to be silent. It comes randomly, but, i realised that i either get an idea, see myself, or start to oray. Its very peaceful.
Silence is God's only language. God does not speak in words. Words are dualistic, material, and temporary. Silence is infinite and singular, thus the sound of God.
I completely agree with everything said here. We are uncomfortable in silence because it reveals within us that which is uncomfortable. Sitting in silence is very difficult at first, but after a while it turns to bliss. Only in silence can we actually FEEL emotions. Most people think they are feeling emotions, but what they're really feeling is the resistance to the emotions. Pure emotion is not painful. It does not hurt. Only the resistance hurts. And we resist with judgement and distractions.
Great talk, father.
I needed this video back in July. Twice I had to leave the Adoration Chapel because I had all of these thoughts and emotions. The harder I tried to pray the stronger the thoughts and emotions became. I thought my sins had invited the devil into the Chapel. Now I understand. It was God revealing me to myself. I now know what I need to pray for.
At least half an hour to one hour a day in silence for prayers will change you in the best way possible
The best thing can’t be described with words.
This was spot on thank you Father Mike.
I am reading Cardinal Robert Sarah's book The Power of Silence. I love the book. It is peaceful and calming and beautiful. It us beautifully written. So peaceful. I highly recommend it. I hope Cardinal Sarah will be our next Pope. Please God.
"Silence is a Great Magnifier" Father Schmitz is a gift from God to the Christian Church in a time of great need.
Thank you Pastor Mike. All the way from Kenya! I've watched a few of your videos and they've truly ministered to me.
Permission to be quiet before the Lord is a wonderful idea I will try during morning prayer tomorrow. Thank you Father Mike.
thank you Fr.Schmitz your videos are so awesome
Fr Mike the Holy Spirit brings so much joy to us through your amazing personality. Thank you for using this wonderful gift to bring God to us in such a delightful way. You give me strength as a Sacrament Coordinator and Catechist to gently teach others about our amazing God and His Church. Don't ever change, I continually recommend your clips to the people in the 2 parishes I work in; you are very loved and appreciated by many people downunder in Australia... you say it how it is in a straightforward way...Thank you.....and may God keep you close to His heart :)
Best Sunday mass ever. I really prayed today. From your instruction. Been Catholic for 49 years. Love Christ. Submit my life to Him. Prayed less for me and more in ways I never had. Thank you Father.
jesus spoke to me/saved me in a routine i had set up when i was sitting in silnce
Thank you. I feel like the Holy Spirit is talking through you,
and just saying 'exactly' what I need to hear!
Centering prayer is a beautifu, useful way to bring you mind and spirit into a silence that makes room for God. Told to choose a word, I chose "Yeshua" and when the storm of distracting thoughts come into my head, I think or whisper my word and think of Him. I takes practice, but it works. Yes, it is meditation, but it is a centering on God not only of the mind but of the heart. That makes it a prayer and wonderful things can happen in prayer.
Another criticism from people is they think your lazy because they don’t see you actively participating in anything. They have nooo idea it’s the most exciting thing in this world. When I retired early to care for my husband, cohorts said “we’ll what will you do all day?” The first thing that fell out of my mouth was, Think. Now I have hours each day of thinking & being silent. No other time in my wonderful, lovely life (because of family) have I ever been happier. It’s communion with God and His works. It’s awe, inspiring and I can’t help but giggle to know He actually enjoys me. Holy Cow! He enjoys me?! Go figure.
It's like before you fall asleep.. Nothing distrac you and you can really think
I love silence … it’s peace .
It is difficult for God to speak to us when we always have earphones in our ears listening to something.
Silence guided me to talk to God more deeper and to appreciate Gods creation and things that I didn't notice before.
Please pray for me as I discern for a contemplative life.
Going to be so cool to meet Fr.Mike Schmitz in Heaven... :)
I have just returned from a Buddhist retreat, where silence and meditation were expected of all participants. It took me while to get into the rhyam of waking early and joining others in silence for that first half hour of the day. Some of us had not even cleaned our teeth, but I reasoned God would not mind, he was just waiting to spend this time with me. As a Christian I used this time to pray and to feel closer to the Lord, to sit and just be, rather than constantly doing. It takes discipline and dedication to find the inner peace that comes from the Lord, but oh it is so worth it.
I needed to hear this right now! Thank you, Father Mike!
I know that silence can help me focus on the task at hand (prayer, work, house tasks), but it also makes me think about all my deceased loved ones especially my wonderful husband. This seems to drive me right to "the funny farm". That's my reason for having a little noise.
I recently read the book 'The Power of Silence: Against the Dictatorship of Noise' by by Robert Cardinal Sarah with Nicolas Diat. The modern world is too noisy. Also our services. Sarah talks about the strength of silence and he seeks to restore to silence its place of honor and importance. "Silence is more important than any other human work". The parish I go do has the old Latin Mass and I love the periods of silence. I need to get to the church early so I can have that silence in prayer. Throughout the Mass there are nice periods of silence. There could be more. Thanks Fr Mike Schmitz. You could easily do another video on this important topic.
Greetings from croatia God Bless🙏❤
This is me 100 % and FINALLY explained!!! THANK YOU!
Fr. Mike, please send this message to every American Novus Ordo parish. When I've brought up the jibber jabber before and after Mass, I was told that's fellowship! 🤦
Love to listen to you Daily
I'm I odd? I've never found silence uncomfortable, I've always loved it and feel closest to God when I just sit and let my brain run in neutral, not actively thinking about anything. If He's gonna speak to me, it'll be then. I was encouraged to sit in silence for a full hour and meditate when I was 4 years old by the nuns at my church at an after school club, and I went there twice a week for several years. After that hour we'd discuss what popped into our heads. Maybe that's why I'm completely comfortable with it? I'm just used to it?
It could also be due to the fact that loud noises trigger my migraines, and I'm often very noise sensitive so I actively avoid it at times. I have an awesome pair of ear plugs that block everything other than bone conduction sounds. I'm also light sensitive so I like my eyes closed when my head hurts.... 😂
I've thought this for a long time- how can we hear what God is saying to us if we don't sit in silence? It gets lost among the hubbub and chaos of noise surrounding us. Like someone talking to us at a loud party- we just can't hear them 😉😊
I so understand you. God bless you.
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I too do lots of silence prayers. I love it the most ,then pray in words. And I like to be silent in most of weird things and hells people around doing ,talking, planning, advising all bad wrong ways and things with I undestanding and not undestanding.
God’s First Language is “Silence”!!!! ❤❤❤ Thats why I LOVE the adoration chapel!!! ❤❤❤ I don’t think silence is boredom tho when younger I may believe so not realizing the significance. My mom would always say when I was little in my response to Im bored- would you like me to give you something to do? I quickly found something to do on my own as otherwise my mom would give me some house duty like cleaning- no thank you- Im no longer bored- I will go play which was always imagination then as no computers and nothing good on tv. Now, kids live in a different world always immersed in media and technology sadly.
Thank you Fr. Mike
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Been binge-watching you all day, every video is just well-put and fluently explained. I can't even pick my favorite, all of them are! Thank God for this!
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is exactly what silence does. Or another words, why do we need a daily prayer time? THIS IS WHY!!!!! I LOVE THIS VIDEO!!!!
Needed this. Fr. Mike, you're awesome!
awesome...
Never thought of Silence this way though but have always enjoyed a few minutes of quietness
Such a simple idea with a huge impact, incredible. Thank you for this valuable message! Now to put this into practice
Fr. Mike, you are so entertaining to watch... your fearlessness to be YOU--whether through fast talk, many facial expressions...you find a way to get the point across! It's hard to believe silence is your friend because of your energy...but I dare say, SILENCE must be a part of who you are--for it is the only reason why and how you are able to provide such pearls of wisdom. Silence and meditation must be your source of light and grace!
Thank You, Fr Mike. I am escaping silence because of so many things I would have to solve:) Good that we are not left alone with our monsters, that come to the surface while remaining silent... Holy Spirit, please be with us in our silent battles.
I love this. This was perfect fore to prepare for my personal retreat
I found this to be an amazing video, because it rang so true. Thank you Fr Schmitz! Thank you for all of your wonderful videos that dig into so many important topics in life!
Great points on the importance of silence!
Thank you so much!
Super convicting. Thanks, Father Mike.
This is so very meaningful to me.
I call it daydreaming. I don’t care to be “woken up” from it. Thinking by myself has always been one of my guiltiest pleasures. Sometimes I’m taking to God. Sometimes my mind is only floating. People see me with ‘that look’ on my face and all through my life feel the need to ask if I’m ok. Yes! Im ok! I’m having the time of my life...please don’t interrupt me! 😊😊😊 Two out of three of my children have the skill also; one boy one girl.
Insightful life perspectives. Thank you.
Once again, thank you Fr. Mike for your priesthood and sharing your wisdom on a most important “virtue” - silence. You make my day/night brighter. God bless you.
Jesus taught all of us the lesson of Silence when in The Gospel of Luke, they took Jesus to King Herod and He had asked many questions in search and to see a Sign, but Our Lord remained Silent.
Then they mocked & dressed Him in Funny Brightly clothes.
They insulted Our Lord so badly, my heart cries when I read it.
But Our Lord remained Silent. Great video respected Father, God Bless You Abundantly. Amen
Thank you Father... Your talks are great. God bless
This video has just shed a lot of light into my dilemma I have been thinking about recently. When I was in front the blessed sacrament the other day, I realized a bunch of stuff about myself, I became a little upset, and these feelings at the same drove me away from the blessed sacrament, and yet I was interested in knowing more, because pieces started to fall in their place. Then I when I was outside on my roller blades, I attempted to revive those unpleasant, yet important feelings or matter, and I could not even though I wanted to. So I was fascinated by the power of the sacrament and by my inability to deal with my own heart without the real presence of the Lord. After watching this, it is perfectly clear why. Silence. It was not silent while I was outside, neither was it "boring". I guess that boredom, having something to fight against, is necessary when trying to become focused. So thank you Fr. Mike ...I love each and every one of your videos.
The invitation! I love the reminder to invite God into our time of silence!
WOW, even for someone who practices these times of silence, I've NEVER looked at silence from this perspective.
So great to hear. Praise God that the Holy Spirit is working through these videos.
Keep practicing silence. We need people of contemplation! God bless you.
Thankful for a beautiful ministry. I'm not a Catholic but recieve so much revelation from all of this😊🦋💎🔥🙌
I love silence. I no longer listen to the radio or cds in my car, I cook in silence, I clean in silence, I can sit for hours on my back porch watching the birds, squirrels, and cats in silence. I don't understand these people who drive around with the music so loud it can be heard in a closed up house and wish I could magically make their systems quiet. Silence is golden.
I'm so proud to have a brother like you. Your words are valuable to me, but it's your character that keeps me listening and coming back. Your one heaven of a man, i hope you find the encouragement and passion in your lifestyle that you lovingly instill in us. Thank you and bless you.
I thank you for your message I am a new watcher as of this year
"So many of us spend too much time distracting ourselves - even in prayer- so we tell God the things we think He wants to hear". *Kaplow!*, mind blown. That was one holy mind blower, Father. I really need time to digest this.
When was the last time? Yesterday, the day before & before that day. A great gift. As you said, the magnifier.
You NAILED IT ! Silence is than my best True self/friend expose,magnify brought to the surface. My job than is to give it offer it up to GOD. Fr Mike THANK you😚
I suffer from tinnitus, I will never have silence again. Be grateful 🙏I wasn't. Took things for granted. Don't know what you have until it's gone.