"Blank Tablets" | Holy Trinity Sunday (Fr. Mike's Homily)
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- God, you get to tell me who You are.
We have been made in the image of God. The common temptation that we all face is to re-make God in our own image. We can be drawn to the idea that we can simply worship the God whom we prefer rather than the God who has revealed Himself.
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POPE BENEDICT XVI: “The Father is love, the Son is love, and the Spirit is love. The greatest proof that we are made in the image of the Trinity is that only love makes us happy, because we live to love and to be loved. Even God does not exist in solitude, but in perfect communion. Therefore, the human person, made in the image of God, fulfills himself or herself in love.”
ST. AUGUSTINE: “If you see love, you see the Trinity.’
It makes me very sad when my Catholic brothers and sisters forget that God is Love.
Open the eyes of my heart Lord, i want to see you. ❤
You are an amazing teacher, Father Mike.
Thank you Father Mike, very nice homily. Coming to God with blank tablets is a perfect metaphor for open hearts💖
Thank you, Fr Mike!
Let it be known to all: Through the Holy Spirit, God has put it on me to preach to those lost in the devil's deceit!
Hear me when I say, ye that are Catholic have been deceived and know not God. Ye worship Mary, praying to her; when God tells his to worship none other than him. It is idolatry.
Catholicism has its own Bible and teachings, which are blasphemous to the word of God: the Holy Bible. As ye follow the teachings of man and not God; ye hear the pope, but not Jesus, yet ye claim to be his disciples!
These are but a few things I named ye dwell within; there are many more. I tell you now to repent of your sins, accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, and you'll receive the gift of the Holy Spirit upon asking the Father!
There are *NO* sub-divisions of Christianity. You're either a disciple of Christ or not. A Christian is someone who follows God's word, not a religion. Who obey the Father and follow his will; not man's nor their own heart's. Unless you keep Jesus' commandments, think not the Holy Spirit will dwell within you!
They who heed this message and did what was stated with an open heart to God...
Read the Holy Bible (KJV) daily and every time before you read, pray to the Father and ask:
"Lord I ask that you give me understanding of your word, that I interpret it the way you want me to, and none of my own. I ask you in Jesus' name, amen."
Revelation 22:8-9 KJV
8 And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.
9 Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.
Acts 2:38 KJV
38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Luke 11:13 KJV
13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
John 14:21-24 KJV
21 *He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.*
22 Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?
23 Jesus answered and said unto him, *If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.*
24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and *the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.*
3 John 1:11 KJV
11 Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. *He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.*
1 John 3:6-10 KJV
6 *Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.*
7 Little children, let no man deceive you: *he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.*
8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
9 *Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.*
10 *In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God,* neither he that loveth not his brother.
@@Call_Upon_YAHremind me how you know it's the Holy Spirit leading you?
My brothers and sisters, please pray for me. I am battling the wicked desires of the flesh. I am desiring ungodly things and I am trying so hard to abstain so that I can please my Father.
God bless you 🙏🏽 Prayed for Our Lady and St. Joseph to intercede for you.
Saint John 6:45
It is written in the prophets:
‘They shall all be taught by God.’
Everyone who listens to my Father and learns from him comes to me.
God Bless you Father Mike 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼♥️
“and I pray that Christ will make his home in your hearts through faith. I pray that you may have your roots and foundation in love, so that you, together with all God's people, may have the power to understand how broad and long, how high and deep, is Christ's love. Yes, may you come to know his love - although it can never be fully known - and so be completely filled with the very nature of God.”
Ephesians 3:17-19
Father Mike: We need your voice during time. As a Cath. mental health counselor, we need positive messages. Just keep doing what your doing.
Father Mike, you always have a way of talking about God that makes me feel you have a very close relationship with Him yourself. That is impressive. This is the relationship I want to have with the Lord, that I hear His word in my heart and mind and feel close to Him, always. God Bless.
This is beautiful. As someone who has long been interested in the Catholic faith but never connected to it, it feels alien and unfamiliar to go to church.
I guess this is a good indication in a way, as it shows its 'other' than me, wnd not made in my image
God 1ST, Spouse 2nd, children 3rd
Beautiful, motivating Homily, thank you Father, you're in my daily prayer and all the priests worldwide!
Amen love
Thanks!
Omg Fr Mike you're so on point about the Latin mass and us choosing our preferred form of worship. In my parish, every Saturday morning there's Latin Mass which I decided not to attend because I didn't understand anything the first time I attended. Thank you Fr Mike for this revelation. I will attend Saturday Latin Mass now with a blank tablet and ask God humbly to show me who he is, not who I want him to be, but WHO HE IS. GLORY TO GOD.
God is love and his purpose in me is to seek what He wants for my life. How can I help? Father Mike you are a great orator like F. Sheen. Merci beaucoup
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Amen. 🙏
I look forward to your homilies every Sunday! I pray that you guys never stop uploading in this platform! 🙏🏼
Wonderful homily Father. A message for our times for sure. The devil is certainly stirring up a lot of confusion in our times; people distorting their own images and who they claim the image of God to be. I’m drawn more and more to silence and solitude to be alone with Our Lord for Him to reveal Himself to me and to find my life in Him.
Thank you Fr. Mike. And Thank you to Fr. Mike's team for keep posting Fr. Mike's homilies 😀
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For the Scintillation of Light on thee is not just me
You appeal like a Fault, but the Truth is in Thee,
O reveal me, thy present - always anew
From the new, it's my fault that i never understood Thee,
From the Beatitude
I cried
Betray not thee eye
From Thee i am always in tears.
Omg Fr. Michael my tears😢 were pouring out. Thank you for your beautiful gifted words of wisdom.😊
Great video father Mike. Hope you're doing well. God bless
🔥🔥🔥Come, Holy Spirit, come Transform our faith, hope and love.
Ps 33:22, Mt 28:19
Jesus came up and spoke to them. He said, 'All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
19 Go, therefore, make disciples of all nations; baptise them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit,’
😇 the Most Holy Trinity, we love You!❤️
I needed to hear this today… I always felt that everyone around me has tried to tell me who I am based on their mistakes when all I want to be is someone for God. I know they care but I can only take so much it. My trajectory belongs to God not those around me.
God bless you, Fr. Mike!
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MAR DOCE 🙌 🙏🎉
Beautiful sermon.
Thank you💗
The term "love" seemingly is misunderstood by many, IMO. I agree with those like Fr. Mike, Bishop Barron, Pope John Paul II- the term takes on a broad definition beyond the physical or emotional. Love is the desire to see your fellow man succeed; doing what you can to improve their lives spiritually as well as physically.
Excellent🙏🏻🌹
Very surprising and timely homily for me. Thank you Fr
Thanks
I’m listening on June 6th. Happy Ordination Day Fr. Mike. You are a real blessing!!
I have been listening to Fr. Mike Schmitz for maybe 15 years already, and today is the first time I have ever heard him mention the traditional Latin mass. I’m so happy right now, I can’t stop smiling. My heart is happy !!!!!! Hahahahahha !!!!! A few years ago, Fr. Mike tweeted about receiving the Eucharist on the hand versus on the tongue, and I was so excited. I cannot believe Fr. Mike finally spoke about the Latin mass !!!!!!!!
If I get walked over by their image, I can't hand over land to them,
Such a beautiful message thank you Moses’s message, the Hebrew message, and the important message of the Latin mass. They will be done as it is in heaven. This message that you have shared father. Michael reminds me of my mother when she would hear the mass in Latin in Italy and in Montreal and also in my early years when we moved to West Vancouver British Columbia, Canada love you very much. God bless you and merry keep me your always work through your heart, the divine presence that’s within each one of us. God bless British Columbia Canada. Love you very much. God bless you and Mary keep may you always work through your heart the divine presence that’s within each one of us. God bless again Mary keep
Thanks ..I am Yours oh Jesus...I am yours
I have learned so much from you Father thank you
I've always found it so hard to understand how the people were thinking, with God himself right there with them.
Novus Ordo Misse - New (sect, rule or order) Missal. The new Mass is worship the way man desires. Since the language is the vernacular, it is like the confused languages at Babylon.
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The Golden Calf was a bunch of children getting impatient throwing a temper tantrum .
What we must understand is that God is not our best buddy. HE is God and demands respect to the fullest. No use of His name in disrespect will go unpunished.
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Hi Father. I am a fairly new Catholic, and today was my first Trinity Sunday (technically the 2nd, but that's because I had to come back again despite going Saturday evening because the homily was so mind-blowing). But, anyway, I kept wondering why that bit from Exodus was on the liturgy for this day. But then I thought of this analogy: God the Father carves his "image" or "Word" on two tablets (eg perhaps symbolic of the divine nature and human nature of Christ?), and this word is "carried" to the congregation by Moses (I wouldn't have ever thought of Moses as an analogy for the Holy Spirit, but hey, the Creed does say "...who has spoken through the prophets).
I was converted to Catholicism through the Baptist religion (specifically of the Calvinistic variety). And the Trinity is Exactly IMHO is what is missing from that faith. The homily at my church involved quotations from Dante, and had a very poetic feel. But to Baptist ears it would've been strictly poetry. There is no concept of God = love (where love is characterized by loving/being loved/sharing love in a trinitarian fashion) in a "transcendent" sense. It's hard to explain this distinction in English (I swear, our language is like some kind of automatic Protestant factory!), but Baptists would see God the Father as analogous to, say, Zeus, and Jesus to Hercules. The Holy Spirit would be harder to find an analogy for, but the Baptists would see him as basically another "being among beings", as it were. And, yes, yes, I know no Baptist would ever acknowledge being a "tri-theist" but I'm convinced that's the theological implication of the faith
Welcome to the CF. I came out of Pentecostalism; an off-shoot actually; called another name; though.
Since no one knew God before Jesus how did people interpret 'Let "US" make man in "our" image....' This is practically on the very first page. To Whom did they think God was speaking?
Father always hits it outa the park! ... Re: the Traditional Latin holy Mass, Exorcists say Latin, a sacred language from having been nailed to the holy Cross, is more effective against satan. Is God showing His preference for the Traditional Latin Mass by keeping Sister Wilhelmina's body incorrupt? She preferred the TLM.
Do you hear this Tay Marshall???
I don't like that we're made in God's image. It's too much pressure.
You like your image? or the VM? But the VM is not part of the Trinity; or the Elohim Trinity that created Adam. Mary was not there for that. The Holy Spirit is sweet in characteristics; to be the tie that binds your concerns; to be overcome with Love; with both; at the same time: the VM and the Holy Ghost; both. They tie you in; binding yOu in. BE NOT AFRAID. THEN ALL THE FEARS DISPELL, EVEN JESUS IS LOVE; BY HIMSELF; LOOK AT THE PRICE; YOU ARE WORTH IT; HE WILL SAY.
It is so easy to think we know God well. I think converts are more in love with Christ. I think humans are self centered
Any relationship takes work. We must do the work to know God. As Fr Mike says. Everything costs something. God Bless
An Argument for Seeking Truth
If God is the way, the life, and the truth-the very embodiment of truth (John 14:6)-then anything contrary to truth cannot be from God, God-inspired, or lead to God.
Salvation is only possible by following God and obeying His commandments as outlined in His new covenant. Any misunderstandings of this covenant would not align with the truth and therefore would not be from God, implying that one may be following a man-made religion.
This raises the question: Is this lack of understanding your fault or a result of being misled?
It stands to reason that if you are unknowingly misled through no fault of your own, God's mercy may still save you. However, if your ignorance stems from actively choosing not to seek the truth, you are exercising your free will to reject God, thereby risking damnation for yourself and potentially your family.
How do we determine what is "sufficient" when it comes to seeking the truth and understanding God and our faith? Let's consider the following:
First, are you familiar with all the Christian denominations, and have you faithfully studied the catechisms of each? Can you articulate the beliefs and reasons behind the main denominations? If not, you are not sufficiently versed in your religion.
Secondly, does your understanding of the Bible contain contradictions or are there aspects of your faith that you do not fully comprehend? If so, you are not sufficiently versed in your religion.
Thirdly, do you have a close friend or a loving family member who presents different perspectives and encourages you to explore a specific denomination or teaching as a potential source of truth? If you do and choose not to investigate the claims, you are not sufficiently seeking the truth.
If any of the above is true, can you honestly claim that you have adequately sought the true God?
When you know that there is information out there yet freely choose not to investigate it, you run the risk of willfully turning down God's potential outreach and choosing not to seek Him.
As Jesus said, "If you were blind, you wouldn’t be guilty... But you remain guilty because you claim you can see" (John 9:41), and "They would not be guilty if I had not come and spoken to them. But now they have no excuse for their sin" (John 15:22). Knowing that there is information you have not yet considered makes you guilty of sin, and not just venial sin, but a mortal sin because you actively reject information thereby rejecting Him.
Especially when you believe that God placed you on this planet to seek and worship Him, yet the majority of your life is focused on other things rather than Him.
Being closed-minded is one of the worst sins Christians can commit because, through our God-given free will, we actively reject His reaching out to us. Therefore, Christians must never stop seeking the truth, whether it be worldly truth or godly truth, as both lead us closer to the Truth and God's Catholic Church.
For God so loved the world that He justifies a person by He's unearnable grace of salvation through the process of baptismal regeneration. This enables individuals to seek the knowledge necessary for them to develop genuine belief in Him over time, thereby remaining in a state of grace. God, in His grace, offers justification with the expectation that we will actively seek Him and embrace true belief [God] recognizing that each person may have unique requirements in their journey towards genuine belief. ~Chris
Is this not a serious decision? Eternal life, ?
Yeah that's all fair enough but they cause, .. distrubance on the land we might very well be land owners etc
I used to be a Trinitarian in one of the world’s largest religious denominations for 53 years and taught and raised my own family the same for 18 years. I continued in this false teaching right up until the day God had mercy on me and sent me the Holy Spirit who led me into all the truth (John 16:13). What does the Spirit have to say about this pagan triune god called the trinity? If you have eyes to see and ears to hear, listen:
“At that same time Jesus was filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit, and he said, “O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for HIDING THESE THINGS FROM THOSE WHO THINK THEMSELVES WISE AND CLEVER, and for REVEALING THEM TO THE CHILDLIKE. Yes, Father, it pleased you to do it this way.” (Luke 10:21)
“Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will NEVER ENTER the kingdom of heaven.” (Matt. 18:3)
Now, remember that show, “Are you smarter than a 5th grader”? Anyone here smarter than a 5th grader? Let’s find out.
The topic is based on the doctrine of the Trinity. This doctrine declares the Godhead is triune being comprised of Father, Son and Holy Spirit who are “co-equal” with each other and “are all God”. Without being a bible scholar or having to twist scripture, this is really quite simple. Ready to play?
Elementary 5th grade reading and basic 2nd grade math show us the truth of this matter; hence being like a child just like our Lord said:
Open your Bible, go to the gospel of John and read the following verses for yourself: John 1:1-3. Now do the basic math. How many God beings do you count? 2 or 3?
Having established that both the Father and the Son are God from what you just read, now read the following verses: John 5:17, 5:19, 5:20, 5:21, 5:22, 5:23, 5:26, 5:30, 5:36, 8:28, 12:50, 10:30, 14:6, 14:23, 14:28, 15:10, 17:3, 17:5, Rom. 1:1, Rom. 1:27, 1 Cor. 1:3, 1 Cor. 1:9, 1 Cor. 8:6-7, 1 Cor. 15:27-28, 2 Cor. 1:2-3, Eph. 1:2, 5:20, Philip. 1:2, Col. 1:3, 1 Thess. 1:3, 2 Thess. 1:2, Phil. 1:3, Heb. 1:8-13, 1 Peter 1:3, 2 Peter 1:2, 1 John 1:3, 1: John 5:20, 2 John 1:3, 2 John 1:9, Rev. 3:12, 7:10, 21:22-23. Now do the basic math. How many God beings do you count? 2 or 3?
Those who consider themselves wise or smarter than a 5th grader, tell me, where in this world does 1 + 1 =3?
The Spirit can keep going on with many more verses just like this. If you have the humility to be honest with yourself and what you just read, you will see the plain truth and the trinity doctrine is debunked. If the Holy Spirit was in fact God, why was he left out of all those verses? What happened to being co-equal?
Little children truly believe in Santa Claus in all sincerity up until the day they discover the ugly truth of the matter, right? This isn’t any different. Why anyone continue to believe in a lie after the preponderance of overwhelming evidence?
So now that you have read and seen the truth for yourself, do you still believe in the false trinity doctrine or are you not smarter than a 5th grader? If you failed this test, go to your Bible and read John 8:47.
Another biblical fact: Nowhere in the Bible does it say that the Holy Spirit is God. Nowhere!
Christ also said, “the Father is greater than I” (John 14:28). Clearly Christ by his very statement said they are NOT co-equal? This totally scotches the doctrine of the trinity that claims the Father, Son and Spirit are co-equal. Who would dare call Christ a liar? Sheer foolishness!
How can anyone believe in the false doctrine of the trinity after reading the gospel of John? The gospel of John and other books of the Bible clearly testify that the doctrine of the triune god is a lie (John 1:1-3). The word “trinity” isn’t even written anywhere in the Bible, why would anyone believe it?
The world foolishly says about the Spirit of God that he is “God the Spirit”. Christ tells us that “God IS spirit” (John 4:24). Do you see how foolish this is already? Why does God need a Spirit if he already IS spirit? It is the Spirit of God. The word “OF” being paramount as the Spirit belongs to God and Christ; the word “OF” denotes possession/ownership. They own it and they sent it (John 16:15)
Don’t know who the Holy Spirit is? Simple, read John 1:51 and Hebrews 1:7, 1:14, and Psalm 104:4. There is our Helper in plain sight yet most are so blinded by the years of false teaching and lies they can’t see the truth. Angel of the Lord, Angel of God, Spirit of God, the Spirit of the Lord, the Spirit = Holy Spirit.
Paul cautioned us about false humility and the worship of angles (Col. 2:18). The Holy Spirit warned John twice in the Book of Revelation that he should not be worshiped (Rev. 19:10, 22:8-9).
Let’s really simplify this: If a fallen angel is a demon spirit that belongs to Satan, then an angel of God can only be what? A Holy Spirit because he belongs to God who is holy (Lev. 11:44, 1 Peter 1:16).
Think about it, if the Holy Spirit is a single 3rd person of the Godhead, how is it even possible we can we all have it? See how foolish this is already? Do I get the Holy Spirit today and borrow him to you tomorrow? How foolish this world’s wisdom is. The answer is found again in Matthew 18:10 for it is written:
“Beware that you don't look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven THEIR ANGELS are always in the presence of my heavenly Father.” (Matt. 18:10).
The words “their angels” (Holy Spirit) shows ownership. The Holy Spirit for each one of us was not sent until Christ came into his glory (John 7:39).
Let the Bible explain itself, it's quite simple and straightforward. The teaching is very simple without having to twist scripture and believe in something that just isn't there like the word “trinity”. Biblical truth is based on the word of God.
It’s time to unlearn one of the greatest lies of so called “modern Christianity”. Believe in what Christ said and taught. Believe in what is actually and clearly written in the word of God and not in the invented mythology or eisegesis of men.
Get this, if you are worshiping the pagan invented god known as the “trinity”, you will never, ever receive the Holy Spirit (Acts 5:32) as you are breaking the 1st Commandment.
“that their hearts may be encouraged, being KNIT together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, BOTH of the FATHER AND OF CHRIST, IN WHOM are hidden ALL the treasures of WISDOM and KNOWLEDGE.” (Col. 2:2-3 NKJV).
Whom has ALL the treasures of wisdom and knowledge as you just read? The Father and Christ. How many God beings do you count? 2 or 3?
Lay down your pride and what you think you know about God and the Bible and unlearn the lies. Repent and let God teach you. Unless you become like a child, you will never enter the Kingdom of God. Forget what you think you know as the Lord has sent me to reveal the simplicity of his teaching in spirit and truth.
Now let’s read Proverbs 30:4 together:
“Who has ascended into heaven, or descended?
Who has gathered the wind in His fists?
Who has bound the waters in a garment?
Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is HIS name, and what is HIS SON’S name,
If you know?
Now, how many God beings do you count? 2 or 3?
“Every word of God is pure;
He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.
Do not add to His word.,
Lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar.” (Pro. 30:5-6)
The word “trinity” is added to His word. Who is the liar?
If today you hear his voice, harden not your heart!
Repent for the Kingdom of God is near!
Bring back the Latin Mass
The zooming in an out on the video is incredibly distracting.