I was a postulent in a discalced carmelite monastery for a short time. After I rejoined the world I lost ground and have been stuck half way to heaven. Pray for me my friends.
If you were not able to go through with your vows you actually made the right decision. You can still live a holy life. Dont beat yourself up. It shows you have great respect for permanent vows
Listening to Fr Ripperger akways makes me realize how far from perfection I am and will ever be, at least in this earthly life BUT he encourages me to strive, nonetheless until I take my last breath.
We have A LOT of work to do, and a very short amount of time to do it. BUT, with the grace of God, we CAN accomplish His holy will for us. Let us do it! I’ll be praying for us.
God has spoken to me on and off all my life. One of the most memorable things He told me is “Holiness is not what you aim for. It’s what happens when you LOVE! The more you love the more My grace shines through you like a window of grace, and as you focus My love to those around you I will gently clean your heart!”
I’m 72 yrs. Old, and pretty accepting of my mortality, and I know I am growing towards holiness, but I’m soo slow learner. It seems the Lord has ramped up dealing with us all, because His Will is for us to spend eternity with the Father! This talk helps me remember, “empty self”
Father Ripperger is a treasure in this world. I've been stuck for months now, looking only at myself and my defects, and it made me terribly miserable and self-centered, to the point of regressing in many aspects. Now I find this video and he says "So, if you're doing that, stop." Yessir! Thank you, sir!
Eliminating my own ego to follow God is a constant struggle. Slowly eliminating one ego driven aspect at a time, with Gods Grace! (And regular confession!!!)
Perfecting eating does not necessarily consist in giving up everything one likes or that tastes good. Treats and desserts are allowable, certainly. Pope St. Pius X smoked, for heaven's sake. So did St Padre Pio. Monks invented champaign and make beer and fine coffees. Too much emphasis on health is a fault in itself. It is putting too much emphasis on a temporary thing that will die. Everything in balance, and at the proper time.
Father Ripperger gives a whole new meaning to our faith...he gets right into the depth of the catholic faith thus bringing out the beauty and richness thereof. He is the perfect example of how a priest is called to shepherd his flock and should be an inspiration to the faithful. God bless you father 🙏
Derision is the sin of the humor in films like, "The Forty Year Old Virgin." I could not bear to watch that film for five minutes it was so heart-breaking.
3 Hail Marys for the priest. Through the intercession of Our Lady of Sorrows, may the Lord shield Father and the Dolorans and make them and all who pray for them invisible to the enemy.
Rory,.....………..many of the evil that is in the Church today is due to the entrance of communist and others, to undermine it from within. Read about Bella Dodd, a convert from communism. She stated that she knew of a plot to let unbelievers enter the seminary to become priests to ruin the Church. It is well known that the enemy within is always worse than the outside enemy.
The message is absolutely excellent. Through the teachings of the Doctors of the Church, Fr. Ripperger offers exact precision in teaching from the One, Holy, Catholic, Apostolic Church to us. Oh, thank GOD. Lord, have mercy on us. Amen.
Tendency to judge things in ourselves. To do things for God takes an enormous amount of work. We do things for ourselves. To do it all for God is primarily an intellectual thing. God help us! 🙏🏼
With our weaknesses, We cannot do nothing without Our God; Abba Daddy, please, help our prayers life Amen., in wisdom, Grace, with patient in doing only your Holy Will!
Good idea. The wisdom imparted by God through Fr Ripperger is can be transforming. Ongoing conversion. Please God I remember the lessons, our Guardian Angels pray for us
Thank you, again, Father. Good info. Need to listen more than once. It's a good thing to see one's faults from your words. Our Lady said, to the Ven. Mary of Agreda, that "...without tribulation no souls would be saved...". You're, always, a good reminder to keep you in my prayers. JMJ
baszar24 Ah, I know how you feel, but seriously, feel encouraged. Why? Because if you feel bad and you think it’s justified that’s a sign of humility and honesty with yourself... and so you’re already far ahead of so many people who don’t seem to have either self awareness or conscience.... and you’re not alone, St Paul felt the same (Romans 7:18-24) so onward and upward!
@@boomct8569 yes, be encouraged!!! If you think you’re doing “good” and lukewarm, it’s an almost sure sign you’re not progressing spiritually. God can’t work w people who don’t think they need a Doctor! He came to save the sick and sinful and needy.
Cigarettes, Canniibis, coffee, swearing, missing Church, neglecting to say the Rosary daily, submitting to distractions to prayer, willfully. Father, forgive me.
Am on my own spiritual struggle. Doing baby steps first as my fraternity priest calls it. Give uo the weed and coffee first. They mess with emotions to much but too subtle to know. I still swear but quit ciggarete, weed" coffee (I now drink less than once a week only only one cup week.). Every morning I read little of the Gospel very sliw and medatative. Today had to force myself super hard. Rosary daily and faul language is still a mess.
Nothing wrong with coffee, and Fr. Ripperger is a smoker himself. Besides, this is not the Neokatechumenal way, keep your sins for confession, as it's a private. not public matter.
@@hyacinthus.b True. I stand corrected. I live 150 miles from the nearest Catholic Church; I have no car and would need to take the bus to get there. The weather has been crazy lately. I'm pretty isolated and miss being able to speak to a Priest! I just wanted God to know I was sorry! As for the weed, coffee, and cigarettes, I mentioned them because I don't want to be more dedicated to them then to Jesus Christ! Thank you, for your responses, I appreciate them!
@@TheleastofHis Give it up while you can, its a spring board to harder stuff, and I believe smoking it is like putting the red carpet out for demons. I had an employee that is a long term user and if he didn't get to have a joint before work each day he was very difficult to live with. He actually complained of nightmares when in withdrawal
thanks for posting this -- Fr. R is about the only priest we can listen to online now -- the FSSP were forced to take down all their audios -- we don't know why -- so anyway thankful very much Fr. R for keeping this up and Sensum Fidelium -- so we always pray for Fr. R, etc.
I thought this video would be Father speaking on those who have developmental disabilities. Retarded is one of those words that make me cringe. My son is 4 with developmental delay due to Cerebral Palsy, and I have been looking for resources to help him achieve that understanding of God to the best of his ability. Any suggestions are welcome!
I have a daughter with Down syndrome and was so looking forward to see what Father had to say about developmentally disabled persons and if it was ever told to him if God in His wisdom chooses these beautiful souls to live life with us to save our souls or something more to this on the soul of the disabled. My daughter is very spiritual. She says the mercy chaplet prays the rosary loves Padre PIO ......it amazes me because she takes it totally upon herself. I have never pushed anything about formal prayer except for the mass on Sunday I told her that we should go and see Him at church because after all He is always at our and everybody's house but she has received the sacraments and she is going to heaven with no stops as far as I am concerned. Father R. At some point will you address these beautiful souls if you do have any knowledge about the handicapped. You are so intelligent Father but I am taking you to task for using retarded. Me the biggest sinner on earth telling a priest who probably does sacrifices and prayers and fastings and acts of faith and humility and so many other things I have never even imagined . Dear God will I even make it to purgatory. God bless you Father your talks have increased faith and saved souls.
@@suzannewalsh4450 Years ago, I had a lady with Down's syndrome stop by and chat with me on her daily walks around the block. One time I started the conversation and I saw that it made her uncomfortable, so I didn't do it again. God bless you for being a good mom, teaching your daughter about God. I hope everyone is extra nice to her, as they have gentle and innocent souls. Sorry to say, I've been in rebellion with God for my entire life. It has to do with deep wounds of the past, God not coming through when I'd always hoped he would etc. Long story short, Purgatory is what gives me hope when all hope is lost. If it was up to me, I'd choose to be in Purgatory right this moment. The thought of having the assurance of salvation, damnation no longer possible, being purified, healed, made whole with every passing day etc. is a sweet, sweet deal for someone like me. The way my life has been doesn't allow me to love, be close to God, trust him and think he has my best at heart. I can't help but to think God was cruel to create me knowing I'd be mostly an angry, nervous, anxious, miserable wreck fighting depression and despair. Anyway, God bless you and your lovely daughter.
@@phoenixaz8431I totally get you; I’ve suffered from depression since age 16 or 17 and now I’m 56. Realizing too that I’m angry and just basically miserable…. I come across to others, especially those outside my own home as content, happy & peaceful, it’s like healthy/happy folks lift me up and I feel those things when with them, but as soon as I’m alone and often even with my 2 family members here, it’s a very different story. Online I won’t share more, but everything that happens is to purify us gradually and we cannot blame the Lord ; He’s always Loving. This material realm is like a prison for rebellious souls and it’s not His fault that we rebelled. If we just keep praying or connecting to Him in whatever way we can, we WILL have a better situation in our future, guaranteed!!! Don’t ever lose your hope.
This Priests it's a very blessed Priest God has granted him the wisdom and knowledge to decern and make a good judgement. He is so right and I strongly agree with Him. And Im sure that there are a lot of people who desagre with Him, because those people are like Fr Rippenger says they do the contrary and follow the opposite from the Spritual life...
Having a Dr. prescribe Cannabis nowadays- Hmmm, I remember my Grandmother explaining that her Doctor prescribed her taking up Smoking Cigarettes because she was a nervous person. Not everything a Dr. prescribes is beneficial to our bodies. Just sayin’...
@@JoeSmith-bg7no I don't put much faith in scientific studies, to be honest. Data can be analysed (and manipulated) in such a way to support whatever agenda people want. I used to smoke American Spirit too. It definitely smells and tastes better than pretty much any other brand that I've used. Probably because it's natural (I used to buy the organic one too). When I gave up (and every time I tried to give up previously, but was unsuccessful) one of the first changes I noticed was an overwhelming feeling of lethargy. I put it down to not getting my usual stimulant/nicotine hit every hour or so (I was a very heavy smoker... I'd often chain smoke). That feeling corrected itself after about 2 weeks though. Maybe I'm just sensitive to stimulants. We're all different. I definitely have more energy now that I'm a non-smoker. Before I'd have more of a jittery or mental energy, and now I'm definitely more calm mentally, but have more genuine physical energy. Not to mention increased fitness and lung capacity. Giving up really is worth it. Any addiction is bondage to a created thing. Our only strong attachment in life should be God. Addictions get in the way and disrupt our relationship and bond with God.
Archbishop Lefebvre was a great saint. He did everything he did for God and His Church. Nothing for himself. He never even wanted anyone to know what his food preferences were at table. When he was served, he would try not to show any partiality to any particular food. He sacrificed everything...for God.
Few things go against my favorite Director in the whole wide world who was 100% kind, Holy beautiful, always served others rather than be served…who said that if people don’t recognize their originality, “God broke the mold with you! No one can do what you are going to do for God!” (And he was practicing the 12° humility and I saw the prayer of quiet.) He taught God gave them their own choices how sad He is if they don’t act on His good choices. So the deliberate rub, calling people snowflake and being demeaning over “you’re not special” now a saying on coffee mugs, it doesn’t work to fix the wounded, like more beating on the human psyche, would bring them into proper ‘ line’. Like something of the absent or punishing dad. So now, for the wounded, the devil has people talked to being ‘furries.’ This is happening in Denver public schools, today.
To "shift from the point of view" of the SUBJECTIVE to "the point of view" of the OBJECTIVE.........Yes, it's absolutely essential for any Catholic seriously committed to personal holiness........but our mostly hidden identification with our selfcentredness caused by Adam and Eve's loss of God centredness, due to their disobedience, ......is so profound, that it's the spiritual work of a lifetime...... the sincere novice who commits him/herself to the resolve to give up attachment to subjectivity, comes to understand that their objectivity is a delusion(success is at best piecemeal, and slow, and painful), and as they grow in Sanctifying Grace will come to see over the course of their lives, just how resistant, how stubborn, their wounded natures are to dying to the old inherited Adam self. In saying this I do not mean to be pessimistic, which is mostly psychological anyway, but let's face it, there are few Catholics "lining up" for personal holiness........most, as you indicated settle for spiritual mediocrity with the devout hope to die in a State of Grace. "Transforming Union" with Christ is for a few "chosen" souls. They are the extremists who cannot/will not settle for anything less than the Union of their Immortal Souls with Christ. The yearning, the longing of their raised up wills and intellects, give them no rest until they, by a great inflow of Sanctifying Grace, arrive at complete rest in Christ. It's not that you are saying anything that is different. In fact, the truth of your complementary understanding inspires me to comment as I have. It's just that you are a theologian, albeit, a devout faithful teacher of church doctrine. However your splendid words are ABOUT holiness, rather than the personal story of your arduous road to holiness. God bless.
Good insights Tom. I suspect Fr does not comment about his personal road to holiness for two reasons: 1) to avoid the cult of ‘the priest’ where people start to idolise and canonise living people rather than focus on God 2) humility - a humble person doesn’t talk about themselves unless strictly necessary and wouldn’t consider themselves good examples of holiness, and prudence - people may take him out of context. Apparently God wills every single person to get to the transforming union with Him. It’s not supposed to be for a select few but I totally share your pessimism! I know intellectually He’s Perfect and so are all His decrees but I simply don’t understand why God allows Free Will .... it’s not panning out well for most of us!!
@@boomct8569 ....you raise an interesting point regarding radical Humility, the most beautiful of virtues and the most difficult and painful to achieve, and it goes without saying that it takes a ton of Sanctifying Graces and many years to reach that level of sanctity. To die TO our fallen state of arrogance and love of spiritual mediocrity is no small job. Humility presents the holy man or woman with a paradox......the more one "excells" the more one is constrained to reveal one's humility......the virtue of humility is unique among the virtues.....If one has become very prudent, it's not considered contradictory to reveal one's achievement, within limits. But humility is unique....in that to speak about one's achievement contradicts the truth of the claim. Yet, humility is from God, therefore to avoid taking credit or deny the truth, amounts to false modesty, which itself is a problem, and amounts to a rejection of God's precious gift. However, many, many great and holy Catholic men and women through the ages, have written extensively about their arduous journey to the spiritual summit......and there is no way that their self-revelations can be construed as being anything but an authentic truth revelation about the PURE state of their souls. An outstanding one is the "Journey of a Soul" by the great St Therese de Lisieux. As far as your concern regarding living saints becoming the object of "cultic" obsessions goes(whether priests, nuns or anointed lay men and women) unfortunately, that can sometimes happen, through no fault of those chosen holy ones, ....their lives and autobiographies(or biographies) are absolutely authentic, which is all they have control of. As for your comment about my "pessimism", I think you misunderstood since I disclaimed any pessimistic insinuations. One more point....regarding "free will", it is our crowning glory, and it is also a terrifying truth about our ontological natures, that we have the capacity by Sanctifying Grace, to rise to great spiritual heights, but we also have the counter inclination to follow Satan to the pit of hell. God bless.
Boo,...….…….. It is not that easy to reach Union with God. Most people will not reach that sublime state on this earth. According to St John of the Cross less than half of spiritual persons will go through the first night of the senses but only a few of those will enter the very hard night of the spirit and reach Transforming Union.+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "For God does not bring to contemplation all those who purposely exercise themselves in the way of the spirit, nor even half. Why? He best knows" The Dark Night - Book One, Chapter 9 "For those who must afterward enter into the other more oppressive night of the spirit in order to reach the divine union of love - because not everyone but only a few usually reach this union - this night is ordinarily accompanied by burdensome trials and sensory temptations that last a long time, and with some longer than with others" The Dark Night - Book One, Chapter 14
Tom Healey Thanks for your insights Tom, which I think I’ll have to go over a few times because there’s much food for thought there. Yes, what a paradox is humility! As soon as one thinks one has it they’ve probably lost it! But I must concede you are quite correct about saints explaining their spiritual experiences, in a very real sense it’s a matter of justice, acknowledging God and His working in them. I mean, in the spiritual life one can see where one has grown in some virtues and truthfully acknowledge it. But the humble soul will say ‘I know for certainty it wasn’t me but the work of grace ... ‘ Perhaps I was projecting using the word pessimism. I am finding it very difficult to deal with the discrepancy between what I am and what I should be, and looking at the state of the world and most individuals (wondering about people is in itself a can of worms) is not encouraging either ... I guess with Free Will God has it perfectly figured out but I’d sure like a caveat to allow us to say ‘Here, take it, I freely give it to you now can you just keep it and take me out so I can’t sin anymore?!’
vigil dino I didn’t know that vigil dino, I had heard we were all called to the Transforming Union but thank you for the correction, especially when St John of the Cross is referenced!
I became aware of people selfishness to this extent when my economics professor pointed out how even religious people act for their own interest in a rational way. Smartest atheist I know.
Does anyone know where to find this video as he was giving this talk, rather than the video that was our to it? It sounds like he is illustrating his points on a whiteboard and this would be far more helpful.
It is hard to put into practice. How do we discern one’s own nature, disposition, calling/vocation if not by some combination of feeling as well as intellect? How do we discern and hear God’s voice guiding us? How does one know if a vocation seen conventionally fit for a Christian is truly right for them? I have been considering this question for years, with apparently little progress
This is great video! Im reading st.John of Cross again and Im amazed about how he was spiritual… He is saying sth similiar as fr.Ripperger says here.. But it would be great if fr.Ripperger made some videos about what devil/demons says in exorcism...Because we can learn very much what he hates or not.. Because, today he is very often convincing us with sth that looks good but isnt good.
I recently got Rip pilled. Amazing amazing stuff. But I am also so hopelessly spiritually fkd I can’t even contemplate the mountain I have to climb just to not burn in hell
Fr. Ripperger, I know it is a long shot to get an answer from you. I know an individual, who truly tries to live a good life, by ticking all the boxes. Very dutiful. Daily mass, daily rosary, divine mercy at 3pm etc. She fasts Wed and Fri, sunrise to midnight, just a little bit of bread and water. Problem is, when she is in this fasting mode, she becomes insufferable, easily irritable and angry, snapping at her loved ones. (She already has a confrontational, combative personality, in her normal mode.) Isn't this devotion, this effort, this sacrifice, giving an opposite effect, by alienating everyone around her? It feels like the actual sacrifice is being done by the ones around her, having to tolerate the bad attitude, complaints and remarks by having to keeping their cool. 🤣😅
This video is being interrupted by an evangelical preacher in front of a large audience. This is also happening in other traditional Catholic channels. Can the administrators of this channel look into this and make it stop? I’ve tried to report it- but there is nothing to click on.
I thought this would be about the spiritual lives of the intellectually disabled (medical term used to be “mentally retarded” ie as opposed to growth retardation).
How are people with mental disability judged? Like have mental disabilities that swear a lot? Some are aware of their actions so probably they are liable for their sins. Am I right?
Unless it's something very important that only Fr. Ripperger can deal with, I would just find another good priest to work with. I hear that Fr. Ripperger is quite busy and doesn't have the time to respond to general inquiries.
Having a hard time believing God wants us to never feel like we are doing enough for him. How is that loving and lovable? Isn’t it also selfish to be doing these OCD things for the sole purpose of getting into heaven? Does God want us to be bobblhead yes men? Who would do it otherwise? Not seeing the love…. Scrupulosity is not the way.
@@patrickmcgee8052 I know what I'm talking,about, you totally not! Maybe some diabolical presence in your head,but this not my problem. Go and see a priest!
I agree with that. Where's the passion, the zeal, the excitement? The threat of eternal hell is not enough to get me onboard. It makes me even more wary of and distant from God than I already am.
Hope ALL you Worldly BillyBobs were listening??? Those of YOU who just LOVE bragging to the rest of US about YOUR absurd "Bucket List" of Carnal Desires had better amend your appetites ASAP.
‘Retarded’ in how Fr. Ripperger is using it means, “to delay, or hold back in terms of progress”. To use it in a sentence, “Our progress was retarded by unforeseen circumstances.” Fr. Ripperger is NOT referring to those with developmental delays because of trisomy 21. Words have many definitions. Look it up if you are confused.🙏
I'm trying to collecting all fr. Ripperger videos in a single playlist. It can change your life to hear the wisdom of this blessed man.
You’re a wise man.
Would you share the playlist please?
Comece por abandonar o guru da gnose.
Good idea -- if you make one share it!
Good idea! I'll subscribe to it!
I was a postulent in a discalced carmelite monastery for a short time. After I rejoined the world I lost ground and have been stuck half way to heaven. Pray for me my friends.
I prayed for you just now 🤍 sending lots of strength your way. You are not alone
And how are your doing a year later?
Hey , how are you?
Says the holy rosary daily .
If you were not able to go through with your vows you actually made the right decision. You can still live a holy life. Dont beat yourself up. It shows you have great respect for permanent vows
Listening to Fr Ripperger akways makes me realize how far from perfection I am and will ever be, at least in this earthly life BUT he encourages me to strive, nonetheless until I take my last breath.
Kimberlyn,...……………..The saints felt the same way so you are in good company. We have to keep fighting the "good fight" till the day we die.
We have A LOT of work to do, and a very short amount of time to do it. BUT, with the grace of God, we CAN accomplish His holy will for us. Let us do it! I’ll be praying for us.
Juan...…..Thanks for your encouraging words and for offering prayers for all of us.
With all his amazing knowledge I wonder how he views his own advancement
God has spoken to me on and off all my life. One of the most memorable things He told me is “Holiness is not what you aim for. It’s what happens when you LOVE! The more you love the more My grace shines through you like a window of grace, and as you focus My love to those around you I will gently clean your heart!”
is it okay if I ask how does God speak to you? I find this message so lovely
you are mentally challenged... try to get an education ;)
peace and love
@@carolinasjmjI guess you’re not getting an answer lol
I’m 72 yrs. Old, and pretty accepting of my mortality, and I know I am growing towards holiness, but I’m soo slow learner. It seems the Lord has ramped up dealing with us all, because His Will is for us to spend eternity with the Father! This talk helps me remember, “empty self”
Father Ripperger is a treasure in this world. I've been stuck for months now, looking only at myself and my defects, and it made me terribly miserable and self-centered, to the point of regressing in many aspects. Now I find this video and he says "So, if you're doing that, stop."
Yessir! Thank you, sir!
Ha! Saw the title and thought Wow! Fr. Ripperger is finally talking about me!!! 😄
I felt exactly the same when I saw the title.
@@vigildino6518 🤣 It's like how those books called "The Complete Idiot's Guide to..." sound especially helpful! 😁
This man without doubt has the Holy Spirit inspiring his mind and words. Thank you My Lord.
One of the most difficult tasks is to put God in charge and get out of his way! Thank you Father Ripperger, for another inspired talk.
This has changed my life. I prayed asking God for help and he answered
Thank you Fr Ripperger through Christ our lord you have led me to the Catholic Church and changed my life.
Eliminating my own ego to follow God is a constant struggle.
Slowly eliminating one ego driven aspect at a time, with Gods Grace!
(And regular confession!!!)
Thank you, FatherGod, so much, for this precious priest 🙏
We can do NO great things, only small things with great love.
St. Mother Theresa ❤
Perfecting eating does not necessarily consist in giving up everything one likes or that tastes good. Treats and desserts are allowable, certainly. Pope St. Pius X smoked, for heaven's sake. So did St Padre Pio. Monks invented champaign and make beer and fine coffees. Too much emphasis on health is a fault in itself. It is putting too much emphasis on a temporary thing that will die. Everything in balance, and at the proper time.
He would make a Great Pope.Think of how many conversions there would be.
Father Ripperger gives a whole new meaning to our faith...he gets right into the depth of the catholic faith thus bringing out the beauty and richness thereof. He is the perfect example of how a priest is called to shepherd his flock and should be an inspiration to the faithful. God bless you father 🙏
Very deep humbling spiritual insight for us to wrestle with! O Jesus I surrender my self to you take care of everything. 🙏
Derision is the sin of the humor in films like, "The Forty Year Old Virgin." I could not bear to watch that film for five minutes it was so heart-breaking.
Haha really? It's actually kind of a good movie with a heart. It's worth giving another shot
Wow. Father, you have changed my life! Thank you. You are in my prayers at every mass. Thank you 🙏
AMEN
THANK YOU!!! FR. RIPPERGER for all your work!!! You truly are a blessing for all!!!
3 Hail Marys for the priest. Through the intercession of Our Lady of Sorrows, may the Lord shield Father and the Dolorans and make them and all who pray for them invisible to the enemy.
Think you nailed it. God bless you Father. Wish we had you in Ireland.
I wished I had Fr in Western Australia
Betty I try to share Father Rippergers talks with as many as I can here in Ireland- he could have a great effect on the Irish Church.
@Elizabeth Orr im sure you have plenty where you're living aswell.
Rory,.....………..many of the evil that is in the Church today is due to the entrance of communist and others, to undermine it from within. Read about Bella Dodd, a convert from communism. She stated that she knew of a plot to let unbelievers enter the seminary to become priests to ruin the Church. It is well known that the enemy within is always worse than the outside enemy.
One of the most helpful talks Fr. Ripperger, God reward you.
I’m amazed with his wisdom and knowledge.
Father Ripperger,I really enjoy your talks and I try to put them in practice but at times it hard.God bless you always.Peace of Christ remain on you.
I always kneel when he gives blessing :)
So directed-I did not realize my responsibilities..pray for me.
The message is absolutely excellent. Through the teachings of the Doctors of the Church, Fr. Ripperger offers exact precision in teaching from the One, Holy, Catholic, Apostolic Church to us. Oh, thank GOD. Lord, have mercy on us. Amen.
What a fruitful teaching, thanks Fr. Chad .
I just found this. I believe The Lord led me to this.
Tendency to judge things in ourselves. To do things for God takes an enormous amount of work. We do things for ourselves. To do it all for God is primarily an intellectual thing. God help us! 🙏🏼
This priest and man is the most learned enlightened priest and we see this in our time and day I am glad I know about him
With our weaknesses, We cannot do nothing without Our God; Abba Daddy, please, help our prayers life Amen., in wisdom, Grace, with patient in doing only your Holy Will!
I do not longer need a spiritual father(who is hard to find) because I have you Father❤
Good idea. The wisdom imparted by God through Fr Ripperger is can be transforming. Ongoing conversion. Please God I remember the lessons, our Guardian Angels pray for us
Thank you, again, Father. Good info. Need to listen more than once. It's a good thing to see one's faults from your words. Our Lady said, to the Ven. Mary of Agreda, that "...without tribulation no souls would be saved...". You're, always, a good reminder to keep you in my prayers. JMJ
WONDERFUL video! Everything that is wrong in our lives and our society is what he talks about in this video!
This is hard. I feel like shit listening to those videos. The sad part is the feeling is justified.
baszar24
Ah, I know how you feel, but seriously, feel encouraged. Why? Because if you feel bad and you think it’s justified that’s a sign of humility and honesty with yourself... and so you’re already far ahead of so many people who don’t seem to have either self awareness or conscience.... and you’re not alone, St Paul felt the same (Romans 7:18-24)
so onward and upward!
@@boomct8569 yes, be encouraged!!! If you think you’re doing “good” and lukewarm, it’s an almost sure sign you’re not progressing spiritually. God can’t work w people who don’t think they need a Doctor! He came to save the sick and sinful and needy.
Pretty deep fiat❤
Cigarettes, Canniibis, coffee, swearing, missing Church, neglecting to say the Rosary daily, submitting to distractions to prayer, willfully. Father, forgive me.
Am on my own spiritual struggle. Doing baby steps first as my fraternity priest calls it. Give uo the weed and coffee first. They mess with emotions to much but too subtle to know. I still swear but quit ciggarete, weed" coffee (I now drink less than once a week only only one cup week.). Every morning I read little of the Gospel very sliw and medatative. Today had to force myself super hard. Rosary daily and faul language is still a mess.
Nothing wrong with coffee, and Fr. Ripperger is a smoker himself. Besides, this is not the Neokatechumenal way, keep your sins for confession, as it's a private. not public matter.
@@hyacinthus.b True. I stand corrected. I live 150 miles from the nearest Catholic Church; I have no car and would need to take the bus to get there. The weather has been crazy lately. I'm pretty isolated and miss being able to speak to a Priest! I just wanted God to know I was sorry! As for the weed, coffee, and cigarettes, I mentioned them because I don't want to be more dedicated to them then to Jesus Christ! Thank you, for your responses, I appreciate them!
@Kyle Clarke ...that "loser" leaf has helped me to ease my irretrievably broken heart.
@@TheleastofHis Give it up while you can, its a spring board to harder stuff, and I believe smoking it is like putting the red carpet out for demons. I had an employee that is a long term user and if he didn't get to have a joint before work each day he was very difficult to live with. He actually complained of nightmares when in withdrawal
thanks for posting this -- Fr. R is about the only priest we can listen to online now -- the FSSP were forced to take down all their audios -- we don't know why -- so anyway thankful very much Fr. R for keeping this up and Sensum Fidelium -- so we always pray for Fr. R, etc.
Where was the FSSP forced to take down all audios? One location, or across the U.S. and Canada?
I thank God for you Father
I thought this video would be Father speaking on those who have developmental disabilities. Retarded is one of those words that make me cringe. My son is 4 with developmental delay due to Cerebral Palsy, and I have been looking for resources to help him achieve that understanding of God to the best of his ability. Any suggestions are welcome!
I have a daughter with Down syndrome and was so looking forward to see what Father had to say about developmentally disabled persons and if it was ever told to him if God in His wisdom chooses these beautiful souls to live life with us to save our souls or something more to this on the soul of the disabled. My daughter is very spiritual. She says the mercy chaplet prays the rosary loves Padre PIO ......it amazes me because she takes it totally upon herself. I have never pushed anything about formal prayer except for the mass on Sunday I told her that we should go and see Him at church because after all He is always at our and everybody's house but she has received the sacraments and she is going to heaven with no stops as far as I am concerned. Father R. At some point will you address these beautiful souls if you do have any knowledge about the handicapped. You are so intelligent Father but I am taking you to task for using retarded. Me the biggest sinner on earth telling a priest who probably does sacrifices and prayers and fastings and acts of faith and humility and so many other things I have never even imagined . Dear God will I even make it to purgatory. God bless you Father your talks have increased faith and saved souls.
Prayers
@@suzannewalsh4450 Years ago, I had a lady with Down's syndrome stop by and chat with me on her daily walks around the block. One time I started the conversation and I saw that it made her uncomfortable, so I didn't do it again. God bless you for being a good mom, teaching your daughter about God. I hope everyone is extra nice to her, as they have gentle and innocent souls. Sorry to say, I've been in rebellion with God for my entire life. It has to do with deep wounds of the past, God not coming through when I'd always hoped he would etc. Long story short, Purgatory is what gives me hope when all hope is lost. If it was up to me, I'd choose to be in Purgatory right this moment. The thought of having the assurance of salvation, damnation no longer possible, being purified, healed, made whole with every passing day etc. is a sweet, sweet deal for someone like me. The way my life has been doesn't allow me to love, be close to God, trust him and think he has my best at heart. I can't help but to think God was cruel to create me knowing I'd be mostly an angry, nervous, anxious, miserable wreck fighting depression and despair. Anyway, God bless you and your lovely daughter.
@@phoenixaz8431I totally get you; I’ve suffered from depression since age 16 or 17 and now I’m 56. Realizing too that I’m angry and just basically miserable…. I come across to others, especially those outside my own home as content, happy & peaceful, it’s like healthy/happy folks lift me up and I feel those things when with them, but as soon as I’m alone and often even with my 2 family members here, it’s a very different story. Online I won’t share more, but everything that happens is to purify us gradually and we cannot blame the Lord ; He’s always Loving. This material realm is like a prison for rebellious souls and it’s not His fault that we rebelled. If we just keep praying or connecting to Him in whatever way we can, we WILL have a better situation in our future, guaranteed!!! Don’t ever lose your hope.
This Priests it's a very blessed Priest God has granted him the wisdom and knowledge to decern and make a good judgement. He is so right and I strongly agree with Him. And Im sure that there are a lot of people who desagre with Him, because those people are like Fr Rippenger says they do the contrary and follow the opposite from the Spritual life...
A very provocative title, to say the least. I'll be interested in watching this.
Excellent father Ripperger ❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏
Yes it is hard to keep up with prayer. Even Albert Pike had noticed there was a significance dealing with prayer and for this I feel like a slacker.
This was a topic that I’d been wondering about. Thanks for the upload!
Having a Dr. prescribe Cannabis nowadays- Hmmm, I remember my Grandmother explaining that her Doctor prescribed her taking up Smoking Cigarettes because she was a nervous person.
Not everything a Dr. prescribes is beneficial to our bodies. Just sayin’...
@@JoeSmith-bg7no lol nicotine is a stimulant. If you feel calm after smoking, it's only because you are momentarily satisfying your addiction.
@@JoeSmith-bg7no I don't put much faith in scientific studies, to be honest. Data can be analysed (and manipulated) in such a way to support whatever agenda people want. I used to smoke American Spirit too. It definitely smells and tastes better than pretty much any other brand that I've used. Probably because it's natural (I used to buy the organic one too). When I gave up (and every time I tried to give up previously, but was unsuccessful) one of the first changes I noticed was an overwhelming feeling of lethargy. I put it down to not getting my usual stimulant/nicotine hit every hour or so (I was a very heavy smoker... I'd often chain smoke). That feeling corrected itself after about 2 weeks though. Maybe I'm just sensitive to stimulants. We're all different. I definitely have more energy now that I'm a non-smoker. Before I'd have more of a jittery or mental energy, and now I'm definitely more calm mentally, but have more genuine physical energy. Not to mention increased fitness and lung capacity. Giving up really is worth it. Any addiction is bondage to a created thing. Our only strong attachment in life should be God. Addictions get in the way and disrupt our relationship and bond with God.
Archbishop Lefebvre was a great saint. He did everything he did for God and His Church. Nothing for himself. He never even wanted anyone to know what his food preferences were at table. When he was served, he would try not to show any partiality to any particular food. He sacrificed everything...for God.
Oh my goodness. Where to even begin on this quest for holiness….
Eatablishing a personal regiment...a good word for these times of isolation.
Would like to see the board that Fr Ripperger has written notes on and to see when he is referring back to it what he is pointing to.
Few things go against my favorite Director in the whole wide world who was 100% kind, Holy beautiful, always served others rather than be served…who said that if people don’t recognize their originality, “God broke the mold with you! No one can do what you are going to do for God!” (And he was practicing the 12° humility and I saw the prayer of quiet.)
He taught God gave them their own choices how sad He is if they don’t act on His good choices. So the deliberate rub, calling people snowflake and being demeaning over “you’re not special” now a saying on coffee mugs, it doesn’t work to fix the wounded, like more beating on the human psyche, would bring them into proper ‘ line’. Like something of the absent or punishing dad. So now, for the wounded, the devil has people talked to being ‘furries.’ This is happening in Denver public schools, today.
He said “There are no great saints”… you have to laugh because, he is one. Thanks be to God.
The Title is literally about me
To "shift from the point of view" of the SUBJECTIVE to "the point of view" of the OBJECTIVE.........Yes, it's absolutely essential for any Catholic seriously committed to personal holiness........but our mostly hidden identification with our selfcentredness caused by Adam and Eve's loss of God centredness, due to their disobedience, ......is so profound, that it's the spiritual work of a lifetime...... the sincere novice who commits him/herself to the resolve to give up attachment to subjectivity, comes to understand that their objectivity is a delusion(success is at best piecemeal, and slow, and painful), and as they grow in Sanctifying Grace will come to see over the course of their lives, just how resistant, how stubborn, their wounded natures are to dying to the old inherited Adam self.
In saying this I do not mean to be pessimistic, which is mostly psychological anyway, but let's face it, there are few Catholics "lining up" for personal holiness........most, as you indicated settle for spiritual mediocrity with the devout hope to die in a State of Grace.
"Transforming Union" with Christ is for a few "chosen" souls. They are the extremists who cannot/will not settle for anything less than the Union of their Immortal Souls with Christ. The yearning, the longing of their raised up wills and intellects, give them no rest until they, by a great inflow of Sanctifying Grace, arrive at complete rest in Christ.
It's not that you are saying anything that is different. In fact, the truth of your complementary understanding inspires me to comment as I have. It's just that you are a theologian, albeit, a devout faithful teacher of church doctrine. However your splendid words are ABOUT holiness, rather than the personal story of your arduous road to holiness.
God bless.
Good insights Tom. I suspect Fr does not comment about his personal road to holiness for two reasons: 1) to avoid the cult of ‘the priest’ where people start to idolise and canonise living people rather than focus on God
2) humility - a humble person doesn’t talk about themselves unless strictly necessary and wouldn’t consider themselves good examples of holiness, and prudence - people may take him out of context.
Apparently God wills every single person to get to the transforming union with Him. It’s not supposed to be for a select few but I totally share your pessimism! I know intellectually He’s Perfect and so are all His decrees but I simply don’t understand why God allows Free Will .... it’s not panning out well for most of us!!
@@boomct8569 ....you raise an interesting point regarding radical Humility, the most beautiful of virtues and the most difficult and painful to achieve, and it goes without saying that it takes a ton of Sanctifying Graces and many years to reach that level of sanctity. To die TO our fallen state of arrogance and love of spiritual mediocrity is no small job.
Humility presents the holy man or woman with a paradox......the more one "excells" the more one is constrained to reveal one's humility......the virtue of humility is unique among the virtues.....If one has become very prudent, it's not considered contradictory to reveal one's achievement, within limits.
But humility is unique....in that to speak about one's achievement contradicts the truth of the claim.
Yet, humility is from God, therefore to avoid taking credit or deny the truth, amounts to false modesty, which itself is a problem, and amounts to a rejection of God's precious gift.
However, many, many great and holy Catholic men and women through the ages, have written extensively about their arduous journey to the spiritual summit......and there is no way that their self-revelations can be construed as being anything but an authentic truth revelation about the PURE state of their souls. An outstanding one is the "Journey of a Soul" by the great St Therese de Lisieux.
As far as your concern regarding living saints becoming the object of "cultic" obsessions goes(whether priests, nuns or anointed lay men and women) unfortunately, that can sometimes happen, through no fault of those chosen holy ones, ....their lives and autobiographies(or biographies) are absolutely authentic, which is all they have control of.
As for your comment about my "pessimism", I think you misunderstood since I disclaimed any pessimistic insinuations.
One more point....regarding "free will", it is our crowning glory, and it is also a terrifying truth about our ontological natures, that we have the capacity by Sanctifying Grace, to rise to great spiritual heights, but we also have the counter inclination to follow Satan to the pit of hell. God bless.
Boo,...….……..
It is not that easy to reach Union with God. Most people will not reach that sublime state on this earth. According to St John of the Cross less than half of spiritual persons will go through the first night of the senses but only a few of those will enter the very hard night of the spirit and reach Transforming Union.+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
"For God does not bring to contemplation all those who purposely
exercise themselves in the way of the spirit, nor even half. Why? He best knows" The Dark Night - Book One, Chapter 9
"For those who must afterward enter into the other more oppressive
night of the spirit in order to reach the divine union of love - because not
everyone but only a few usually reach this union - this night is ordinarily
accompanied by burdensome trials and sensory temptations that last a long time, and with some longer than with others"
The Dark Night - Book One, Chapter 14
Tom Healey
Thanks for your insights Tom, which I think I’ll have to go over a few times because there’s much food for thought there.
Yes, what a paradox is humility! As soon as one thinks one has it they’ve probably lost it! But I must concede you are quite correct about saints explaining their spiritual experiences, in a very real sense it’s a matter of justice, acknowledging God and His working in them. I mean, in the spiritual life one can see where one has grown in some virtues and truthfully acknowledge it. But the humble soul will say ‘I know for certainty it wasn’t me but the work of grace ... ‘
Perhaps I was projecting using the word pessimism. I am finding it very difficult to deal with the discrepancy between what I am and what I should be, and looking at the state of the world and most individuals (wondering about people is in itself a can of worms) is not encouraging either ...
I guess with Free Will God has it perfectly figured out but I’d sure like a caveat to allow us to say ‘Here, take it, I freely give it to you now can you just keep it and take me out so I can’t sin anymore?!’
vigil dino
I didn’t know that vigil dino, I had heard we were all called to the Transforming Union but thank you for the correction, especially when St John of the Cross is referenced!
The fact that I laughed at the title tells me that I am the title
Why would a Novus Ordo priest be more likely to skip praying the Office? It’s one of their ordination promises.
Stubbornness...? Going down that slope is always a conscious choice. Always!
I became aware of people selfishness to this extent when my economics professor pointed out how even religious people act for their own interest in a rational way. Smartest atheist I know.
Does anyone know where to find this video as he was giving this talk, rather than the video that was our to it? It sounds like he is illustrating his points on a whiteboard and this would be far more helpful.
It is hard to put into practice. How do we discern one’s own nature, disposition, calling/vocation if not by some combination of feeling as well as intellect? How do we discern and hear God’s voice guiding us? How does one know if a vocation seen conventionally fit for a Christian is truly right for them? I have been considering this question for years, with apparently little progress
The pictures are fantastic! Very clever!
Excellent!
Apparently, as I followed this talk by Fr. Ripperger was using a board to chalk out his explanation, does anyone have the video, pls upload
This is great video! Im reading st.John of Cross again and Im amazed about how he was spiritual… He is saying sth similiar as fr.Ripperger says here.. But it would be great if fr.Ripperger made some videos about what devil/demons says in exorcism...Because we can learn very much what he hates or not.. Because, today he is very often convincing us with sth that looks good but isnt good.
There's a video of an exorcism where the demon says they hate the rosary and stay far from it, it purifies the soul and is the greatest weapon
Fa Ripperger would have this title as one of his lectures
can someone explain the difference between dying to yourself and being a doormat?
Miss a Priest who is able to DISCERN well...Is there anyone Priest out there please
Ease up on all the pics! All the switching creates a mood of chaos! We don’t need to see a cake if a cake is mentioned!
Well most people just listen to the video while doing something else. The shifting pics help from zoning out.
I recently got Rip pilled. Amazing amazing stuff. But I am also so hopelessly spiritually fkd I can’t even contemplate the mountain I have to climb just to not burn in hell
Strained to hear the questioners questions, very poor audio, sadly.
Fr. Ripperger, I know it is a long shot to get an answer from you. I know an individual, who truly tries to live a good life, by ticking all the boxes. Very dutiful. Daily mass, daily rosary, divine mercy at 3pm etc. She fasts Wed and Fri, sunrise to midnight, just a little bit of bread and water. Problem is, when she is in this fasting mode, she becomes insufferable, easily irritable and angry, snapping at her loved ones. (She already has a confrontational, combative personality, in her normal mode.) Isn't this devotion, this effort, this sacrifice, giving an opposite effect, by alienating everyone around her? It feels like the actual sacrifice is being done by the ones around her, having to tolerate the bad attitude, complaints and remarks by having to keeping their cool. 🤣😅
Make so we can buy a non digital copy
Which Fr Garigou Lagrange book do you refer to Father? Thank You. Mary.
christiansibelieve it’s probably
“The Three Ages of the Interior Life”
It's available online at www.christianperfection.info/
Thank you to you both. God bless.
The soul of the apostolate.
This video is being interrupted by an evangelical preacher in front of a large audience. This is also happening in other traditional Catholic channels.
Can the administrators of this channel look into this and make it stop? I’ve tried to report it- but there is nothing to click on.
I thought this would be about the spiritual lives of the intellectually disabled (medical term used to be “mentally retarded” ie as opposed to growth retardation).
Show us what Fr is explaining...would have been better if that was done instead of random pictures. Nonetheless, grateful for this recording...
How are people with mental disability judged? Like have mental disabilities that swear a lot? Some are aware of their actions so probably they are liable for their sins. Am I right?
My wife asks -- is there anyway to contact Fr. Ripperger?
Unless it's something very important that only Fr. Ripperger can deal with, I would just find another good priest to work with.
I hear that Fr. Ripperger is quite busy and doesn't have the time to respond to general inquiries.
I guess you might be able to write him an email on his site (if he has one).
Having a hard time believing God wants us to never feel like we are doing enough for him. How is that loving and lovable? Isn’t it also selfish to be doing these OCD things for the sole purpose of getting into heaven? Does God want us to be bobblhead yes men? Who would do it otherwise? Not seeing the love…. Scrupulosity is not the way.
Too many commercials
get an adblocker like a normal person
Video title gave me a heart attack, not gonna lie 🤣
THE VOICE IS THIS VIDEO IS ALMOST UN UNDERSTABOL!!!!!
PLEASE CORRECTED!!!
Seek a priest. The audio is crystal clear. Maybe a diabolical presence is hindering your ability to hear.
@@patrickmcgee8052 I know what I'm talking,about, you totally not!
Maybe some diabolical presence in your head,but this not my problem.
Go and see a priest!
Not my favourite video by the father.i found it very difficult to understand?
MrAlloy70,...………..that happens to me sometimes- so I go over it a second time and I understand it better.
Why the demonic looking pic?
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Sounds like narcissism
Retirement? lol what retirement?
He makes it all sound so tedious. Where is the love of God? Where is the talk of doing it out of love? Via positiva.
I agree with that. Where's the passion, the zeal, the excitement? The threat of eternal hell is not enough to get me onboard. It makes me even more wary of and distant from God than I already am.
lol
Hope ALL you Worldly BillyBobs were listening??? Those of YOU who just LOVE bragging to the rest of US about YOUR absurd "Bucket List" of Carnal Desires had better amend your appetites ASAP.
I hope you’ve looked in the mirror while writing this. No man is free from sin, no not one.
@@Silent_Library no one said they were, ya flippin moe Ron.
The video might have helpful information, but i couldn't bring myself to listen. Someone please inform father that the R word is offensive.
‘Retarded’ in how Fr. Ripperger is using it means, “to delay, or hold back in terms of progress”. To use it in a sentence, “Our progress was retarded by unforeseen circumstances.”
Fr. Ripperger is NOT referring to those with developmental delays because of trisomy 21.
Words have many definitions. Look it up if you are confused.🙏