I’ll put your brother and you in my Eternal Prayer basket. Please pray for Maria B. , she also has esophageal cancer and is suffering greatly. The treatments are horrendous. Courage!
@@JoAnnFuirA heartfelt thanks for your prayers and support. Just knowing that you are praying for me is a healing in itself. I will keep you in my prayers Thank you and God bless you.
@JosephRegan-ig2jy Thank you for your prayers too. I am sorry that you are suffering. As you probably know, life on Earth isn't fair. Suffering is a part of this life unfortunately. Jesus suffered and so do we. I will pray that the Lord will comfort you and heal you.
Please claim 1 Peter 2:24 and believe it, brother.......We are already healed by Jesus' sacrifice on the cross. Believe the healing has already taken place in the spiritual realm and you will witness it in the natural. God Bless you He Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness-by whose stripes you were healed.
Talking of the fishermen with the dangerous jobs being so tough and going to work with their rosaries and miraculous medals my first though was, "Of course, who wouldn't go to such a dangerous place without their armor and weapons." I am blessed to have been raised with this. It is so natural for me to think of the rosary as the "weapon of our times". Thank you Fr. Chris for another deepening of my faith.
Fr chris. Do you recognize this prayer? Mother Mary, help me to know you more, so i can love you more, so i can trust you more, so i can surrender myself to you more and do Gods will more in all things Amen.
@@annsheeley2622 The prayer is actually fr Chris Alar s morning offering but its normally to Jesus. I told him a while ago that i changed Jesus to Mary and he said awesome! I think a prayer card should be made but you could use father son and holy spirit and have a celtic holy trinity on the card
God taught us "from the beginning" with the New Covenant, the Immaculate Conception, when LIFE begins. Our Lady, Blessed Mother Mary, Star of the Sea, we ask you to guide us today and for eternity. Amen.
Mother Mary í need a healing miracle. I'm going on 2 yrs with an an illness ? That the Drs are finally looking at ? I'm ín a wheelchair and walker. Ñow my family is building a ramp for me. I believe in Jesus is my healer . Help
My husband was exorcised when he saw Mary. He insisted that Mary's outer clothes (the veil and cape) were all blue, and the inner clothes were white. Most of the images of Mary wore white veil and blue cape. It was more than a year later that we discovered Our Lady Star of the Sea image when we were bathing in the sea. We saw it at a retreat house near the beach. On that day, it was coincidentally its feast day. My husband is a seafarer 😊
Fr Chris, It is incredible of this special devotion talk. Praise be to God and Our blessed Mother Mary 🙏I have been reciting this very special song "AVE MARIS STELLA" as a prayer though I dont know the history or meaning until your talk....except the quote I came across that say, the Blessed Mother Mary said to St Brigid " Sing as a group the Ave Maris Stella and I'll guard you from every danger. Hail though star of ocean. Portal of the sky. Ever virgin mother, of the Lord Most High Oh! by Gabriel's Ave Uttered long ago Eva's name reversing Established peace below Break the captives fetters Light on blindness pour All our ills expelling Every bliss implore Show thyself a Mother , offer Him our sighs Who for us incarnate Did not thee despise Virgin of all virgins To thy shelter take us Gentlest of the gentle Chaste and gentle make us Still, as on we journey Help our weak endeavour Till with thee and Jesus We rejoice forever Through the highest heaven To the almight Three Father, Son and Spirit One same Glory be. Amen. ❤
I actually just went today for Our Lady of The Immaculate Conception, ( Australia 🇦🇺 in suburb near city , West Melbourne) St Mary Star Of the Sea Shrine.. it’s absolutely beautiful there 🙏 so it was wonderful that your talk popped up today for me . Thankyou Fr Chris
A few years ago, around the time of my “reversion” back to the faith, I had a “dream” (I.e. more of a true experience) of being in the cleansing fires of purgatory. The souls there were crying out, “Only the Sea Star can quench the fire!” And immediately I somehow knew that meant I should start saying a Hail Mary. As soon as a did, all the fire was quenched with a cooling, soothing, water-like bath. After I woke up I googled the meaning of “Sea Star” and found out that is one of Mary’s names. I didn’t even know at the time.
I live in Aruba. 🇦🇼 As long as I can remember, we've always had a song dedicated to Mary Star of the sea. It's in the missal. But I never understood why we were calling Mary Star of the sea. I always thought maybe it had something to do with the crown of stars around her head. But I never questioned it, because like you said, Jesus often sailed with his disciples. So part of me thought it maybe had something to do with that also. Another interesting fact, is the name of a Nursing home for the elderly here that goes by the name "Maristella". No one that I've asked seem to know why it's called that. But perhaps it may very well be inspired by Stella Maris. Considering how another one was named after St. Michael the Archangel. In any case, thank you for finally explaining this mystery for us, Fr. Chris. These videos have been a great guide and lifeline that's kept me on the right path, ever since I've descovered your talks on UA-cam and encouraged me to strive to do my best as a Catholic. I hope and pray that these words of wisdom find more and more people every day, especially those who have lost their way. May Mary Stella Maris guide them all back to the port of God and guide those who don't yet know him either to discover his wonderful love.
Mama Mary mother of God Jesus I pray to protect ,safe , save and guide VP Inday Sara Duterte in Philippines 🇵🇭 . Protect her from evil politicians / persons . Continue to bless VP Inday Sara that all the people continue to love her , trust and support her with all their heart ❤️. Amen . 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Thank you Father Chris for all that you do ,you are a good shepherd to the Church 🕍✨🙏 please be my Heavenly Mother and watch over me protect me guide me correct me help me be closer to your son Jesus Hail Mother Mary 👑
Father Ed Broom is a fantastic priest here in Southern California.....he has a big facebook presence and his examination of conscience class is well known in our area.....if you search his talks and live presentations, you will not be disappointed...glad you referenced him in your presentation today, Father Alar
@@rjcav1239 I absolutely love him. I like his daily videos but really love his talks in front of a crowd. “Are you listening?” You can tell he taught in schools. I like his degree in jokeology too! 😊
Fr Chris you are so knowledgeable on our Catholic faith and all the saints to help us in learning more about our faith really appreciate these talks as nowhere else can we learn these things truly inspired ❤
Father Chris Alar may God give u comfort as u are going to a hard time right now i know what u are going through i lost my mom dec 4 2022 please Father guide him and comfort him im sorry for your loss
Oh my goodness! Fr. Ed Broom, OVM! What an amazing priest at one of the best parishes in California. Miss him so much, and I am excited that you featured him in one of your talks!
St Mary Star of the Sea was my childhood parish for 30 years. I love your teaching Father Chris that when we are tempted, when we are anxious, when we are in trouble we must look to Mary for our navigation. She is the IT LADY! I am reminded of FR Don’s recounting of when he was being chased by the evil one and from the depths of his heart, he cried out MARY, and Satan disappeared. Incredible! I never knew that purgatory was emptied on the Assumption. Father Chris is that why the monstrance we see used at the National Shrine has an eight pointed star? I often wondered about that.
Thank you Fr.Chris I am a Seminarian in Uganda, I was inspired to join priestly formation after watching your videos, I am kindly requesting for your email.
@DivineMercy_Official My name is Odiya Denis a student at Uganda Martyrs National Major Seminary Alokolum in Uganda. Am in the second year of Philosophy
Mother virgin mary, please pray n intercede for me, my loved ones here n abroad praying for peace in the coming new year, 2025 god bless you father chris 🙏 ❤️ ♥️ 💙 💖 n to all the marizn brothers, fathers n helpers thank you 😊 🙏 ❤️ 💖 ☺️ 💙
Fr. Chris thank you so much for doing this talk. I’ve always wanted to learn more abt Our Lady ⭐️ of the 🌊 ! This is my favorite title for our Blessed Mother, as I have a special place in my heart for the ocean. 🌊 God bless you and all our MIC family!
I always wondered about the titles of Mary we pray after the rosary - this is an answer to one part. I hope & pray that Fr. Chris makes a video on all the titles given to Mary our mother 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 how & why it was conferred 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
I’ve thought of our lady star of the sea often, I’ve been waiting on this talk for a long time. I’m sure glad I started clicking around ❤🙏 thanks fr Chris for all you do to teach, the Lord put you in my path several years ago and I will forever be grateful for how these talks have saved my life. God bless you all there in Stockbridge.
Just a reminder to all Catholics that in spite of Jesus promising Paradise to the good thief; he still had to suffer both his legs being broken in order to attain Paradise on his death, on Jesus' infallible words.
I was received into the Catholic Church in a Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea, in Hastings, E. Sussex, England on April 20 1978. It is about 2 miles/3km from my current home and whilst it is not the Church I attend on Sundays, I still go to some weekday Masses there. Please pray for the soul of the priest who instructed and received me - Fr TH and his assistant at the time Fr AC.
Father I'm listening to you in the Philippines., Like my husband Fernando Medel he 's a Seaman also. He always taking me and my son , when we arrive in the Phil. Thank God for the beautiful journey of my husband and to our dear blessed Mother too and Jesus Christ his Son always protect us when will arrive at the sea. I always pray to guide us .... I always thank him to God the creator of the Heaven and the Earth by the power of the Holy Spirit ❤Thanks be the name of the Lord
It is a lot of food for thought, what you gave us Dixie. It is very thoughtful and so true. We should all think about what we put our thoughts, actions and energy in.
Thank you😇That was close with that grizzly bear.😳✡️✴️⛪️I did not know that about paradise. This was such a wonderful enlightening discussion. Also, I would like to add on the darkest nights that the stars shine the brightest. I always wondered why Christians used the fish to symbolize Christianity. Thank you so much!
Father you teach very well in Homily. I have so many understand in your lecture about Mary!. That's why one of my favorites songs is My Heart is praising to rock of my salvation
I have learned so much from the Marians. Its so wonderful to know more about Mary. The more we know Her the more we will fall in love with Her. You can't love what you don't know. Right!
I love Fr Chris Alar wise and interesting talks to grow our in Catholic more deeply and many new things we don’t know thank you fr Chris - I enjoy it when he tests us Catholics and then says Nooooo! Love the way he says that! 😂
🕎Thank you Fr Chris Thank you heavenly Almighty Father for your kindness and love mother Mary pray for mother's and there children and the homeless. Jesus is enough💙🌹🕊️
Thank you for today’s amazing talk, Fr. Chris, on: The Amazing Story of Mary, the “Star of the See”. It’s a great guide to focus on Mary as star of the see. This is good for me as I’m always afraid to travel by boat or anything on water. This is a real test for my faith and trust on Mary’s shining light and protection. Blessed Virgin Mary, Star of the See, pray for me that I can overcome my fear and learn to travel with confidence in your presence. Thank you, dearest mother.
Join to pray for my client through Mary star of the sea,that though she has acute kidney injuries/damage ,may mother Mary star of the sea intervine for cure .Amen
I studied at Stella Maris College, an exclusive, Catholic high standard girls' school run by the world wide Franciscan Missionaries of Mary Congregation. Our Chapel has the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the middle, surrounded by the FMM martyr nuns in China & also St Francis of Assisi & St Anthony of Padua on both sides.
Always wondered about the sea..My spiritual experiences are connected to the sea by the grace and wisdom of God. But I do not understand the depth of it. As an ex-protestant I am trying to increase my knowledge and love for my Mother the Blessed Virgin Mary. I have a story to tell about how I came to Christ in 2022. It is long but I'll try. It involved a dream in 2020 which I knew was a message from God. In it there was Lord Jesus who I did not dare to look at, a beach and a giant wave from the sea. I ran from Jesus and the wave, but knew that I would die. Then a lot of suffering followed physical and mental. Because of the physical issues I thought I was going to be well..gone. And I had peace with it. Then I started meditating on my roofterrace and the first time I felt grace in my life I uttered: Mother..(I was a pagan knew not why) as tears rolled down my face. Then I felt love and peace and mercy. When I tried to give it a name I uttered: grace.🙏🏻I was surprised because I knew this was a Christian word. I found the beach from my dream vision at about 10 minutes from my house. It goes even further but I can not share here. And the beach and the sea became my place of peace that remind me of God's love,mercy, might and glory. Every day I wanted to walk there with no shoes on. It felt so peaceful I once thought:'I could sit here all my life watch the waves roll by..' Fast forward after healing and peace like I never knew before. I felt reborn. Just as I was told when I asked God what was going on in 2020. I was given graces I knew not what to do with like knowing what people thought sometimes when needed. Animals just came to me and all the people returned my smile. I felt filled with love and peace. Then one night something else happened. As I prayed late at night at my roofterrace I closed my eyes, raised my head to the sky and prayed for my Lord Jesus. I had seen Him once before and He healed me once miraculously as I called His name. (i still...didn't become a Christian the 🤦♀️) So I always longed to see Him again since then. I cried many tears of repentance and as I opened my eyes a large dark shadow swooshed to my right. I had no fear or interest in any darkness and before me from the sky was aproaching the whitest, purest sphere of light I had ever seen. It was big and it had the most soft and gentle energy about it. It came my way but did not aporach me. Instead it slowly moved in the direction of the shadow. I just stared in awe wondering for more then 10 mins. Remember I thought: 'if I was in the middle ages I would have written down in my notebook that I just saw an angel.' Ofcourse my phone was full and I only managed to click nervously (with flash🤦♀️) and then I got a fee seconds of video as it moved away in the sky. Then exactly 3 days later: as I went to the same roofterrace to meditate and pray I struggled. Could hardly sit stil. But having a discipline I made myself SIT down. No shoes on, and the extra shirt I had I threw on my face to shield it from the sun. This is when I received a vision of the Lord. I was with my face at the ground before His feet before I even thought in the greatest joy of my soul: 'it's Jesus!' He is the most beauty I had ever seen, the best Friend we will ever have..He knows every one of us completely..Later I read revelations for the first time in my life and I cried because I recognized how John described Him there. Filled and overflowing with light! I will not go too much into the vision but I later found that ofcourse thank be to God it was 100% biblical. He communicated without speaking, I knew what He said and I was home. But the vision ended with us sitting at a mediterranean looking little beach and watching the soft waves. He knew my though when I wished I could just sit there and watch the waves and I am at peace. But with Him!🙏🏻🤍🕊️ After that I was a new person. I read and watch nothing that has not to do with Christianity. He is the core of everything that is good in my life. All Jesus. Even while sleeping. But yes, I always wandered about the sea...We see some of the most pivotal moments in the gospels play out at the beach, near or on the sea. Hm🙂I also am led to write a book that has the sea and the waves as analogies for certain things I lived and could share to help others with. Could it be it was our mother Mary leading me to Beloved Lord Jesus? Could it be that the sea in the gospels has something to do with Mary? God only knows. It is God's love which extends beyond our comprehension even through Mary. Mother Mary, pray for us.🙏🏻
When I think of the way they say people in purgatory thirst for even a drop of water for relief, the "Drop of the Sea" stands out. Sure, many seas are made of salt water, but not all of them. The Sea of Galilee, for instance, is full of fresh water. Thanks for your work regarding suicide, especially after the death of Father Conway here in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Mother Mary, mother of God, and our Mother ❤️🔥 pray for us sinners 🙏💪🏽🕊️❤️🔥 Dear Mother Mary, just like Jesus, you’re the beginning and everlasting. On the ladder of the cross of Jesus Christ, you’re the first step and the last steps leads us to Jesus Christ. Dear Mother Mary 🙏 protect us, your poor children on earth and pray for us in front of God Almighty, our Lord our God and our Father 🙏🙏🙏🕊️🕊️🕊️❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽😘😘😘
Ah yes I spent many childhood years in Seamanshouse Stella Mars (the exact organization you mentioned) in Rotterdam the Netherlands. I hung around in the recreationroom, restaurant, chapel, helped ms Conny in “het winkeltje” the store, and played at the dock and riverside there.
i lived in the middle east for 16 years. there SHE scoured the region to find me a lost soul. Our Lady of Arabia pray for us.
Please pray for my brother who was diagnosed with stage three oesophagus cancer.
Your prayers would be much appreciated.
Blessings to you all.
I’ll put your brother and you in my Eternal Prayer basket. Please pray for Maria B. , she also has esophageal cancer and is suffering greatly. The treatments are horrendous. Courage!
My prayers for your loved ones.. 🙏🙏🙏
Please pray for a healing of stage 4 cancer. I have it in almost every bone in my body. Much suffering. Thank you and God bless you.
May our Lord bless and heal you. ❤
@@JoAnnFuirA heartfelt thanks for your prayers and support. Just knowing that you are praying for me is a healing in itself. I will keep you in my prayers Thank you and God bless you.
@JosephRegan-ig2jy Thank you for your prayers too. I am sorry that you are suffering. As you probably know, life on Earth isn't fair. Suffering is a part of this life unfortunately. Jesus suffered and so do we. I will pray that the Lord will comfort you and heal you.
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Please claim 1 Peter 2:24 and believe it, brother.......We are already healed by Jesus' sacrifice on the cross. Believe the healing has already taken place in the spiritual realm and you will witness it in the natural. God Bless you
He Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness-by whose stripes you were healed.
Talking of the fishermen with the dangerous jobs being so tough and going to work with their rosaries and miraculous medals my first though was, "Of course, who wouldn't go to such a dangerous place without their armor and weapons." I am blessed to have been raised with this. It is so natural for me to think of the rosary as the "weapon of our times". Thank you Fr. Chris for another deepening of my faith.
Fr chris. Do you recognize this prayer? Mother Mary, help me to know you more, so i can love you more, so i can trust you more, so i can surrender myself to you more and do Gods will more in all things Amen.
Yes that is the prayer i gave
@@DivineMercy_Official maybe a prayer card can be made!?
That's a wonderful idea!
@@denisebaqui9266I have prayers in my cellphone saved in notes that way I have them handy . Have a blessed day 🙏
@@annsheeley2622
The prayer is actually fr Chris Alar s morning offering but its normally to Jesus. I told him a while ago that i changed Jesus to Mary and he said awesome! I think a prayer card should be made but you could use father son and holy spirit and have a celtic holy trinity on the card
Please be my Heavenly Mother watch over me, protect me, guide me, Help me to be close to your Son Jesus! Hail Mary 👑
Fr Chris, 'a God sent priest'.Your intelligence is second to none
Thank you for joining us and God bless you
Most Holy Blessed Virgin Mother Mary please pray for us all poor miserable sinners and all souls of purgatory 🙏🏼🌹🙏🏼🌹🙏🏼🌹🙏🏼♾️
God taught us "from the beginning" with the New Covenant, the Immaculate Conception, when LIFE begins. Our Lady, Blessed Mother Mary, Star of the Sea, we ask you to guide us today and for eternity. Amen.
Mother Mary í need a healing miracle. I'm going on 2 yrs with an an illness ? That the Drs are finally looking at ? I'm ín a wheelchair and walker. Ñow my family is building a ramp for me. I believe in Jesus is my healer . Help
Amen, O Blessed Mother, Star of the Sea, have mercy. We pray for her healing. Please bring our request to your beautiful son, Our Lord, Jesus. Amen.
❤🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻God bless everyone who is watching this .. thank you Father
I didn’t know there is a better navigation way than “GPS”.
Thank you Father Chris. Praised be Jesus Christ our Lord ! Amen.
Oh Mary conceived without sin pray for us who have recourse to thee ❤
My husband was exorcised when he saw Mary. He insisted that Mary's outer clothes (the veil and cape) were all blue, and the inner clothes were white. Most of the images of Mary wore white veil and blue cape. It was more than a year later that we discovered Our Lady Star of the Sea image when we were bathing in the sea. We saw it at a retreat house near the beach. On that day, it was coincidentally its feast day. My husband is a seafarer 😊
Fr Chris, It is incredible of this special devotion talk. Praise be to God and Our blessed Mother Mary 🙏I have been reciting this very special song "AVE MARIS STELLA" as a prayer though I dont know the history or meaning until your talk....except the quote I came across that say, the Blessed Mother Mary said to St Brigid " Sing as a group the Ave Maris Stella and I'll guard you from every danger.
Hail though star of ocean.
Portal of the sky.
Ever virgin mother, of the Lord Most High
Oh! by Gabriel's Ave
Uttered long ago
Eva's name reversing
Established peace below
Break the captives fetters
Light on blindness pour
All our ills expelling
Every bliss implore
Show thyself a Mother ,
offer Him our sighs
Who for us incarnate
Did not thee despise
Virgin of all virgins
To thy shelter take us
Gentlest of the gentle
Chaste and gentle make us
Still, as on we journey
Help our weak endeavour
Till with thee and Jesus
We rejoice forever
Through the highest heaven
To the almight Three
Father, Son and Spirit
One same Glory be.
Amen.
❤
I actually just went today for Our Lady of The Immaculate Conception, ( Australia 🇦🇺 in suburb near city , West Melbourne) St Mary Star Of the Sea Shrine..
it’s absolutely beautiful there 🙏 so it was wonderful that your talk popped up today for me . Thankyou Fr Chris
Yesterday is the Immaculate Conception
A few years ago, around the time of my “reversion” back to the faith, I had a “dream” (I.e. more of a true experience) of being in the cleansing fires of purgatory. The souls there were crying out, “Only the Sea Star can quench the fire!” And immediately I somehow knew that meant I should start saying a Hail Mary. As soon as a did, all the fire was quenched with a cooling, soothing, water-like bath. After I woke up I googled the meaning of “Sea Star” and found out that is one of Mary’s names. I didn’t even know at the time.
Thank you Father Chris for all that you do ,you are a good shepherd to the Church 🕍✨🙏
Thank you Fr. Alar. I love the imagery of Mary, Star of the Sea always guiding us to safety in her son Jesus Christ.
I live in Aruba. 🇦🇼 As long as I can remember, we've always had a song dedicated to Mary Star of the sea. It's in the missal. But I never understood why we were calling Mary Star of the sea. I always thought maybe it had something to do with the crown of stars around her head. But I never questioned it, because like you said, Jesus often sailed with his disciples. So part of me thought it maybe had something to do with that also. Another interesting fact, is the name of a Nursing home for the elderly here that goes by the name "Maristella". No one that I've asked seem to know why it's called that. But perhaps it may very well be inspired by Stella Maris. Considering how another one was named after St. Michael the Archangel. In any case, thank you for finally explaining this mystery for us, Fr. Chris. These videos have been a great guide and lifeline that's kept me on the right path, ever since I've descovered your talks on UA-cam and encouraged me to strive to do my best as a Catholic. I hope and pray that these words of wisdom find more and more people every day, especially those who have lost their way. May Mary Stella Maris guide them all back to the port of God and guide those who don't yet know him either to discover his wonderful love.
My blessed mother Mary cover as with your mantle pray for us my dearest mother ❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏
I’ve learned so mix about my faith because of your Saturday teachings. Thank you Fr. Chris for bringing us these incredible teachings.
Mama Mary mother of God Jesus I pray to protect ,safe , save and guide VP Inday Sara Duterte in Philippines 🇵🇭 . Protect her from evil politicians / persons . Continue to bless VP Inday Sara that all the people continue to love her , trust and support her with all their heart ❤️. Amen . 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Thank you Father Chris for all that you do ,you are a good shepherd to the Church 🕍✨🙏 please be my Heavenly Mother and watch over me protect me guide me correct me help me be closer to your son Jesus Hail Mother Mary 👑
God bless
Father Ed Broom is a fantastic priest here in Southern California.....he has a big facebook presence and his examination of conscience class is well known in our area.....if you search his talks and live presentations, you will not be disappointed...glad you referenced him in your presentation today, Father Alar
@@rjcav1239 I absolutely love him. I like his daily videos but really love his talks in front of a crowd. “Are you listening?” You can tell he taught in schools. I like his degree in jokeology too! 😊
Fr Chris you are so knowledgeable on our Catholic faith and all the saints to help us in learning more about our faith really appreciate these talks as nowhere else can we learn these things truly inspired ❤
Father Chris Alar may God give u comfort as u are going to a hard time right now i know what u are going through i lost my mom dec 4 2022 please Father guide him and comfort him im sorry for your loss
Oh my goodness! Fr. Ed Broom, OVM! What an amazing priest at one of the best parishes in California. Miss him so much, and I am excited that you featured him in one of your talks!
God bless Father Chris Alar. In Jesus' Name. Amen
I pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet at the hour of mercy and the St. Gertrude Chaplet for the poor souls
Thank you, Father.
St Mary Star of the Sea was my childhood parish for 30 years. I love your teaching Father Chris that when we are tempted, when we are anxious, when we are in trouble we must look to Mary for our navigation. She is the IT LADY! I am reminded of FR Don’s recounting of when he was being chased by the evil one and from the depths of his heart, he cried out MARY, and Satan disappeared. Incredible! I never knew that purgatory was emptied on the Assumption. Father Chris is that why the monstrance we see used at the National Shrine has an eight pointed star? I often wondered about that.
Yes 😇
In my parish, we often sing a hymn to Our Lady Star of the Sea. Mother most pure, Star of the Sea, pray for the wonderers, pray for me.
Thank you Fr.Chris
I am a Seminarian in Uganda, I was inspired to join priestly formation after watching your videos, I am kindly requesting for your email.
Wow, that is awesome! May I ask your name so that I may pray for your vocation? God bless you
Yes contact PeterJames@marian.org
@DivineMercy_Official My name is Odiya Denis a student at Uganda Martyrs National Major Seminary Alokolum in Uganda. Am in the second year of Philosophy
@odiyadenis3967 thank you and keeping you in prayer 🙏
Mother virgin mary, please pray n intercede for me, my loved ones here n abroad praying for peace in the coming new year, 2025 god bless you father chris 🙏 ❤️ ♥️ 💙 💖 n to all the marizn brothers, fathers n helpers thank you 😊 🙏 ❤️ 💖 ☺️ 💙
Great talk, Fr. Chris! Thanks, God bless, and Merry Christmas!
Fr. Chris thank you so much for doing this talk. I’ve always wanted to learn more abt Our Lady ⭐️ of the 🌊 ! This is my favorite title for our Blessed Mother, as I have a special place in my heart for the ocean. 🌊 God bless you and all our MIC family!
Thank you for all that you and all Marians do 🙏🏼✝️💜
Learning alot from Fr Chris ❤
Mother Mary please pray for me. I'm going through bad times in my family. My heart is put on fire of avenges. Guide me to peace- The Jesus. Amen.
Prayer for uncle who served in Peal Harbor war and is today in peace.. prayer for new job..
Yes
I always wondered about the titles of Mary we pray after the rosary - this is an answer to one part. I hope & pray that Fr. Chris makes a video on all the titles given to Mary our mother 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 how & why it was conferred 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Thank you thank you Father Chris! God Bless you and the Marion Brothers Ministry!
Ty
I’ve thought of our lady star of the sea often, I’ve been waiting on this talk for a long time. I’m sure glad I started clicking around ❤🙏 thanks fr Chris for all you do to teach, the Lord put you in my path several years ago and I will forever be grateful for how these talks have saved my life. God bless you all there in Stockbridge.
Thank you for watching with us and God bless you
God bless you Father Chris! ❤️✝️🛐
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Thank you Fr Chris. Our beautiful church on Sullivan’s Island, SC is Stella Maris. She is a beautiful star in the night.
Fr Chris colld here thank you too we did the first Saturdays mass . Be well fish swim star of sea pray for us
This is beautifully explained.
Thanks Father
Thank you for watching
God bless Fr Chris, a marian of many talents....I confess, I've gone looking for wrestling footage but can't find any!
Thank you, Father Chris, for everything you do. I keep you and your family in my prayers. Please pray for me 🙏
My Church growing up is called Mary Star of the Sea and the Catholic school connected to it is called Stella Maris. It's in La Jolla, California.
Me too! Our Lady Star of the Sea, also called Stella Maris. In Cleveland, Australia.
Thank you Father Chris❤🙏🏻
Thank you father for your teachings
Just a reminder to all Catholics that in spite of Jesus promising Paradise to the good thief; he still had to suffer both his legs being broken in order to attain Paradise on his death, on Jesus' infallible words.
I was received into the Catholic Church in a Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea, in Hastings, E. Sussex, England on April 20 1978. It is about 2 miles/3km from my current home and whilst it is not the Church I attend on Sundays, I still go to some weekday Masses there. Please pray for the soul of the priest who instructed and received me - Fr TH and his assistant at the time Fr AC.
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Gracias Padre Alar!!!! God bless you ❤❤❤❤❤
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As always, I learn much from you, Father. God bless you and the work you do.
Thank you mother Mary....Be that guiding star in my life..m
Father I'm listening to you in the Philippines., Like my husband Fernando Medel he 's a Seaman also. He always taking me and my son , when we arrive in the Phil. Thank God for the beautiful journey of my husband and to our dear blessed Mother too and Jesus Christ his Son always protect us when will arrive at the sea. I always pray to guide us .... I always thank him to God the creator of the Heaven and the Earth by the power of the Holy Spirit ❤Thanks be the name of the Lord
It is a lot of food for thought, what you gave us Dixie. It is very thoughtful and so true. We should all think about what we put our thoughts, actions and energy in.
Thank you for bringing so much to us. I went through parochial school growing up yet you still teach me so much 🙏🏼
OMG THIS IS Amazing- my Birthday is Aug 15 daughter of Our Blessed mother-Thanks be to god, Thank you Fr Alar for this msg
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Thank you,Fr. Chris. I have learnt so much from this lesson. Greetings from South Africa 🇿🇦
Welcome!
Thank you, Fr. Chris--we're praying for your loss, by the way.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I have an image of Our Lady of Fatima by my bedside and I love singing Ave Maris Stella before going to sleep.
Thank you😇That was close with that grizzly bear.😳✡️✴️⛪️I did not know that about paradise. This was such a wonderful enlightening discussion. Also, I would like to add on the darkest nights that the stars shine the brightest. I always wondered why Christians used the fish to symbolize Christianity. Thank you so much!
Thank you Fr Chris for your deep faith and educational talks!
Thank you for watching and God bless you
Father you teach very well in Homily. I have so many understand in your lecture about Mary!. That's why one of my favorites songs is My Heart is praising to rock of my salvation
I have learned so much from the Marians. Its so wonderful to know more about Mary. The more we know Her the more we will fall in love with Her. You can't love what you don't know. Right!
Mary, Star of the Sea - that was the t-shirt I was wearing today.
Thank you father Chris
I love Fr Chris Alar wise and interesting talks to grow our in Catholic more deeply and many new things we don’t know thank you fr Chris - I enjoy it when he tests us Catholics and then says Nooooo! Love the way he says that! 😂
Thank you Fr. Chris for this wonderful talk, I truly enjoyed listening and learning about this devotion 🌠
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Father Chris Alar thank you for your insight, knowledge of the fact and inspiration in details for The Amazing Story of Mary, the "Star of the Sea"
Thank you for showing Father Ed Broom.
yes....Father Broom is a very very holy priest
@ I agree. I love listening to him. He and Father Chris are my favorites.
How do I find him? Google is not helping 😢💔😥
🕎Thank you Fr Chris Thank you heavenly Almighty Father for your kindness and love mother Mary pray for mother's and there children and the homeless. Jesus is enough💙🌹🕊️
Thank you Fr Chris that was very interesting and informative. ❤Amen.
Sorry for your loss Father Chris
Thank you for today’s amazing talk, Fr. Chris, on: The Amazing Story of Mary, the “Star of the See”. It’s a great guide to focus on Mary as star of the see. This is good for me as I’m always afraid to travel by boat or anything on water. This is a real test for my faith and trust on Mary’s shining light and protection. Blessed Virgin Mary, Star of the See, pray for me that I can overcome my fear and learn to travel with confidence in your presence. Thank you, dearest mother.
Join to pray for my client through Mary star of the sea,that though she has acute kidney injuries/damage ,may mother Mary star of the sea intervine for cure .Amen
I studied at Stella Maris College, an exclusive, Catholic high standard girls' school run by the world wide Franciscan Missionaries of Mary Congregation. Our Chapel has the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the middle, surrounded by the FMM martyr nuns in China & also St Francis of Assisi & St Anthony of Padua on both sides.
Blest be the name of Mary . Mother Mary pray for us,especially for those who reject your Holy Son.
Thank you Fr Chris😊
My late dad, an Ex Muslim had a great devotion to the Blessed mother, he died holding the Scapular tight in his hand
Always wondered about the sea..My spiritual experiences are connected to the sea by the grace and wisdom of God. But I do not understand the depth of it.
As an ex-protestant I am trying to increase my knowledge and love for my Mother the Blessed Virgin Mary.
I have a story to tell about how I came to Christ in 2022. It is long but I'll try. It involved a dream in 2020 which I knew was a message from God. In it there was Lord Jesus who I did not dare to look at, a beach and a giant wave from the sea. I ran from Jesus and the wave, but knew that I would die.
Then a lot of suffering followed physical and mental. Because of the physical issues I thought I was going to be well..gone. And I had peace with it. Then I started meditating on my roofterrace and the first time I felt grace in my life I uttered: Mother..(I was a pagan knew not why) as tears rolled down my face. Then I felt love and peace and mercy. When I tried to give it a name I uttered: grace.🙏🏻I was surprised because I knew this was a Christian word.
I found the beach from my dream vision at about 10 minutes from my house. It goes even further but I can not share here. And the beach and the sea became my place of peace that remind me of God's love,mercy, might and glory.
Every day I wanted to walk there with no shoes on. It felt so peaceful I once thought:'I could sit here all my life watch the waves roll by..'
Fast forward after healing and peace like I never knew before. I felt reborn. Just as I was told when I asked God what was going on in 2020. I was given graces I knew not what to do with like knowing what people thought sometimes when needed. Animals just came to me and all the people returned my smile. I felt filled with love and peace. Then one night something else happened.
As I prayed late at night at my roofterrace I closed my eyes, raised my head to the sky and prayed for my Lord Jesus. I had seen Him once before and He healed me once miraculously as I called His name. (i still...didn't become a Christian the 🤦♀️)
So I always longed to see Him again since then. I cried many tears of repentance and as I opened my eyes a large dark shadow swooshed to my right. I had no fear or interest in any darkness and before me from the sky was aproaching the whitest, purest sphere of light I had ever seen. It was big and it had the most soft and gentle energy about it. It came my way but did not aporach me. Instead it slowly moved in the direction of the shadow. I just stared in awe wondering for more then 10 mins. Remember I thought: 'if I was in the middle ages I would have written down in my notebook that I just saw an angel.' Ofcourse my phone was full and I only managed to click nervously (with flash🤦♀️) and then I got a fee seconds of video as it moved away in the sky.
Then exactly 3 days later: as I went to the same roofterrace to meditate and pray I struggled. Could hardly sit stil. But having a discipline I made myself SIT down. No shoes on, and the extra shirt I had I threw on my face to shield it from the sun.
This is when I received a vision of the Lord. I was with my face at the ground before His feet before I even thought in the greatest joy of my soul: 'it's Jesus!'
He is the most beauty I had ever seen, the best Friend we will ever have..He knows every one of us completely..Later I read revelations for the first time in my life and I cried because I recognized how John described Him there. Filled and overflowing with light!
I will not go too much into the vision but I later found that ofcourse thank be to God it was 100% biblical. He communicated without speaking, I knew what He said and I was home. But the vision ended with us sitting at a mediterranean looking little beach and watching the soft waves. He knew my though when I wished I could just sit there and watch the waves and I am at peace. But with Him!🙏🏻🤍🕊️
After that I was a new person. I read and watch nothing that has not to do
with Christianity. He is the core of everything that is good in my life. All Jesus. Even while sleeping.
But yes, I always wandered about the sea...We see some of the most pivotal moments in the gospels play out at the beach, near or on the sea. Hm🙂I also am led to write a book that has the sea and the waves as analogies for certain things I lived and could share to help others with.
Could it be it was our mother Mary leading me to Beloved Lord Jesus? Could it be that the sea in the gospels has something to do with Mary? God only knows. It is God's love which extends beyond our comprehension even through Mary.
Mother Mary, pray for us.🙏🏻
This is such a beautiful talk ❤
Thank you Jesus
Beautiful prayer and music in the video about St. Thomas Aquinas.
When I think of the way they say people in purgatory thirst for even a drop of water for relief, the "Drop of the Sea" stands out. Sure, many seas are made of salt water, but not all of them. The Sea of Galilee, for instance, is full of fresh water.
Thanks for your work regarding suicide, especially after the death of Father Conway here in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Wow, I love that way of looking at it.
Amen and Amen and be blessed Thanks from Kenya Africa
O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to Thee.
I want one of those slap wrists explaining the faith !!! And I want it now !!! And the divine mercy bible !!! AHHHHHH
🙏🙏❤️Mary, O Star of the Sea, pray for us.❤Amen
Wonderful! Thank YOU!
Our star of the sea,am pray for the soul of my brother Aloysious Mukwaya Lwayanga + all souls of my loved ones in purgatory,Amen.
Mother Mary, mother of God, and our Mother ❤️🔥 pray for us sinners 🙏💪🏽🕊️❤️🔥
Dear Mother Mary, just like Jesus, you’re the beginning and everlasting. On the ladder of the cross of Jesus Christ, you’re the first step and the last steps leads us to Jesus Christ.
Dear Mother Mary 🙏 protect us, your poor children on earth and pray for us in front of God Almighty, our Lord our God and our Father
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The Marians are really changing the world..
Thank you for watching with us and God bless you
Ah yes I spent many childhood years in Seamanshouse Stella Mars (the exact organization you mentioned) in Rotterdam the Netherlands. I hung around in the recreationroom, restaurant, chapel, helped ms Conny in “het winkeltje” the store, and played at the dock and riverside there.
Stella Maris, in Baltimore Maryland, is a wonderful hospice.
Dominae Nostrae Stella Maris, ora pro nobis qui ad te confugimus 🙏