I am so glad you are among us and for very selfish reasons I thank God for sending you back. Thank you for your wonderful teaching and prayer. God bless you Father Groeschel and God bless our church, amen.
My Dear sweet Father you are miracle to me that's why God send you back this earth to seen to me your wonderful good news for all of us Amen! i praying for whole world priests and the people of God.thank you May God bless you long life In the Name of JESUS.Amen! theresa SFO
I believe Fr. Benedict is in heaven and ask for his intercession daily and also Mother Angelica. They both ha:e been responsible for my faith journey and love for the Holy Family and the Eucharist.
A prayer for Fr. Benedict's recent passing: Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord. And let the perpetual light shine upon him. And may the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
May God pour out his blessings on the Catholicfamilyland and may they continue there blessed work. Pray for us oh Holy Mother of God that we may be worthy of the promises of Christ amen.
When I had my stroke they told me what I couldn't do. God told me what I could do and Knew he was not finished with me yet. God does not call the Qualified he Qualifies the called.
I find it a bit diffacult to believe that purgatory is not a great and terrible place of suffering, The Saints that I've heard of on the subject,say it is indeed terrible.
I too am confused, it is a place of cleansing of purging sin, cleansing by flames. Whatever you may believe about it, I fear it will be harsh and I believe the vast majority of Catholics will visit there and I truly believe saying the rosary daily and praying for the souls in Purgatory will shorten your stay.
I was a bit worried about just as small point Fr you blessed yourself with the left hand, and you used the sign of the cross in the left hand I was brought up to bless my self with my right hand etc just a point.
MEDIA & HOLLYWOOD Cochlea, the garbage sewers of communication & false ideals, idols of sin & mockery revealed by Fr. Benedict Groeschel & how they have along w/GOV'T persecutions of prejudice & immorality harassed the Holy Roman Catholic Church & why our young people today are the hope of the nations of the world by living exemplary holy lives of normalcy through grace & prayer in Christ Jesus.
Poor Fr Groeschel , Christmas Mail Bag, 7pm , 12 /26/11 he claimed "Jesus is not Catholic" "God is not Catholic''... Heresy! How can the Church even be if Jesus , the Head, and we, the body are not one, whole, intact... of course Jesus God is Catholic. Maybe he recanted since then.. hope so for his sake and restore true Catholic understanding of our CATHOLIC unity, relationship... the integrity of One Body....in Jesus Catholic ...amen.
Sure. This article by Catholic Answers references a couple different scriptures that refer to purgatory www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/is-purgatory-in-the-bible
Souls in Purgatory are called Holy souls because they are no longer capable of sin and though they suffer "internally" they are under Gods care. People in Purgatory are typically glad to be there and are eager to suffer so they can be purified and reunite with God. The greatest pain they suffer is the separation from God. For the past 2-years I have dedicated 55 minutes a day to praying; Chaplet of St. Gertrude rosary, standard rosary, and the Divine Mercy Chaplet rosary. This is not to boast but encourage others to do the same. I view on UA-cam and say out loud each of the 3 prayers. ua-cam.com/users/results?search_query=st.+gertrude+chapletua-cam.com/video/heoB4nWiLeQ/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/users/results?search_query=divine+mercy+rosary
I have a question. What did you mean purgatory is like new jersy....is it a city?...brick and motor? I'm not a catholic but have friends who are. Their was paradise before purgatory...Abrahams bosom. I think paradise became purgatory after Jesus cleaned it out after his crusifiction. Mainline Christianity disclaims the existence of purgatory. I would not have even entered into this discussion but one time in a dream I was allowed to talk to John Lennon he was not in heaven but was in a city. I was allowed to talk to him for a preset period of time. I am a song writer, "White horses in the sky", by Jared Smith on cdbaby.com.
Pope Francis To Followers: “Koran And Holy Bible Are The Same” • NEWS - December 21, 2016 On Monday the Bishop Of Rome addressed Catholic followers regarding the dire importance of exhibiting religious tolerance. During his hour-long speech, a smiling Pope Francis was quoted telling the Vatican’s guests that the Koran, and the spiritual teachings contained therein, are just as valid as the Holy Bible. “Jesus Christ, Mohammed, Jehovah, Allah. These are all names employed to describe an entity that is distinctly the same across the world. For centuries, blood has been needlessly shed because of the desire to segregate our faiths.
Please brother/sister... Don't use such negative language. Be a sensible Christian example of how to deal with those who question the church instead of resorting to insults.
I disagree with Fr Benedict's explanation that people in Purgatory can pray for the living.That is incorrect.People in Purgatory cannot pray for themselves but they need our prayers for them to get to Heaven.Once you die you are helpless even to pray especially in Purgatory or hell.I know it because I have been there.
Can you tell me what it was like when you went there? People in purgatory are not living. they are dead. So they cannot pray for themselves. true. And they do need our prayers. Please pray for me, as my greatest fear is having no one to pray for me. thank you.
+jane a sinner Hi Jane,I was taken to Purgatory and also had a glimpse of Hell and Heaven.I have a duty daily to pray for all who die especially those in Purgatory after my experience there.Souls in Purgatory are sort of stuck between Heaven and Hell.It is like being stuck in a spiders cobweb and being helpless but the good thing about being there is that everybody there have only one way to go and that is up to Heaven.I saw souls being released from Purgatory and ascending upwards to heaven by the intercessory prayers of the living echoing from earth.The one prayer that stands out to my mind is the Rosary.I actually saw people there that had died earlier that I knew,so I had to tell their loved ones to pray for them.Prayers would come up from Earth for a soul and it would be released to proceed to Heaven.I saw a lot stuck there without people praying for them so it is my duty to pray for these unknown souls.People in Purgatory are 'not dead',only your soul is separated from the body during death.Your consciousness and feelings are still there minus the body.The overwhelming feeling about being in Purgatory is the sense of helplessness and total dependence on the prayers of the living to get you through.But the good news is that we have the BLOOD of Jesus which cleanses all our unrighteousness and by His name we can declared salvation over any sinner because it says in Philippians 2:10 "that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth" My experience is a long one but basically this is basis of my trip to Purgatory.I will definitely pray for you Jane because this is my daily duty until my last breath.
Nuzha If you are in Hell prayer is futile,the souls in purgatory can pray for us their time to merit is finished for themselves that is why our prayer is required. The Holy souls are guaranteed the beatific vision at some point in time. That is church teaching
barry mcgrath I have nothing against the church teaching but I had a personal experience because I was taken there. Firstly, Church teaching was written by man and sometimes they get it wrong.Peter being the head of the church got it wrong against Jesus before going to Calvary and Jesus confronted him not as Peter but "Satan get behind me..."So if Peter,the number one Jesus follower, living with Jesus for a more than 3 years got it wrong,imagine those who wrote the church teachings years after Jesus and Peter were gone. Secondly,if you get to read or listen to near death experiences,they all say what I saw,that after you die,body and soul separates.You can see your body but your words are useless.Now on occasions,people come back because someone living is begging God that they come back or they are told by God to return to earth.I saw hell and heard heaven during my vision but my journey was to Purgatory.Three things stuck to me on that vision about Purgatory:1)Souls there are heavenbound,meaning they will not go to Hell,they are heading only one way,that is to heaven,2)Souls there are trapped,helpless,waiting,voiceless meaning they cannot help themselves,they cannot pray for themselves (let alone pray for the living),3)the good news is they can be helped from Earth by our prayers.I saw earthly prayers raising like incense from the earth and when a soul was prayed for,it was released to Heaven.I saw a lot of souls that no one was praying for stuck there,that's my duty everyday to pray for them.Provided the stats say that 70,000 people die each day,I am not surprised someone needs prayer.The one prayer I saw that released a lot of souls was the Rosary. Now when you see what I am sharing with the fact that it says in the Bible that before Jesus died he was calling out to the Father,"why have you abandoned me" and that He "descended into Hades/Hell" then rose from the dead,then I think someone did pray for Him while he was gone,most probably the Father. In a nutshell,what Jesus said on the cross before he died is the feeling of being in Purgatory "My God,My God,why have you abandoned me".The Good News is there is help from the living and though it fells like you are abandoned,there is help.So we need to pray for them. Lastly I leave you with this passage from Isaiah 38/18-19: "For Sheol cannot thank You, Death cannot praise You; Those who go down to the pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness. “It is the living who give thanks to You, as I do today..."
Nuzha You have overlooked the fact that later Jesus asked Peter "Do you love me more than the others "yes lord "Feed my sheep" came the instruction 3 times he was asked. If you think that Peter is Satan why would Jesus give the keys to Peter Matt 16:18 ?
& the animated stuff is totally evil- the Simpsons is sacrilegious- the pieta with the character of marge as Mary & homer as Jesus but with beer cans & homer drunk. The animated series Family Guy & American Dad have X rated disgusting writing that should not be on TV at all.
I am so glad you are among us and for very selfish reasons I thank God for sending you back. Thank you for your wonderful teaching and prayer. God bless you Father Groeschel and God bless our church, amen.
My Dear sweet Father you are miracle to me that's why God send you back this earth to seen to me your wonderful good news for all of us Amen! i praying for whole world priests and the people of God.thank you May God bless you long life In the Name of JESUS.Amen! theresa SFO
I believe Fr. Benedict is in heaven and ask for his intercession daily and also Mother Angelica. They both ha:e been responsible for my faith journey and love for the Holy Family and the Eucharist.
I also think so even fr.andrew apostile.❤
I miss his messages so much. May your soul be in our Lord Fr.
RIP Father Groeschel. Thank you for all the inspiration.
What a wonderful man. I pray the Lord bestows this man with great mercy and grace in this life and the next.
That sweet path visit heaven while return on earth to bring us hope. Am so glad to hear
A prayer for Fr. Benedict's recent passing:
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord.
And let the perpetual light shine upon him.
And may the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
May God pour out his blessings on the Catholicfamilyland and may they continue there blessed work. Pray for us oh Holy Mother of God that we may be worthy of the promises of Christ amen.
What a good teacher, I can see why he was needed back.
RIP Fr. Benedict and Pray for us!
I miss Fr. Benedict he had a great miracle, admire him he was a men of God. I bealeve in Heaven, Hell and Purgatory it is in the bible.
I love listening to him, never boring, interesting and entertaining both !
RIP fr groeschel I enjoyed your shows and was inspired by them you are in heaven today please pray for us so we may be where you are
When I had my stroke they told me what I couldn't do. God told me what I could do and Knew he was not finished with me yet. God does not call the Qualified he Qualifies the called.
Thank you for this upload. I miss Fr. Groeschel's talks.
God bless that man, as was. A great man with great humor.
Wonderful video, God bless Father Benedict!
Oh how true. The TV was called by a Benedictine friend of mine as "the devil's tabernacle. Watch EWTN!!
11:17 😅😊qqqq😊
R.I.P. Father, we'll miss you!
Rest in Peace Father Benedict Groeschel
keep posting..some of us dont have cable :(
Amen
RIP Father Benedict.
Bless You:
I find it a bit diffacult to believe that purgatory is not a great and terrible place of suffering, The Saints that I've heard of on the subject,say it is indeed terrible.
I too am confused, it is a place of cleansing of purging sin, cleansing by flames. Whatever you may believe about it, I fear it will be harsh and I believe the vast majority of Catholics will visit there and I truly believe saying the rosary daily and praying for the souls in
Purgatory will shorten your stay.
2015: I still miss him!
Fr Louie Goad
today in such Political unrest.
I miss our wise ones.
look at the hate in America.
the guys on MTV aren't worried about Purgatory, they ain't gonna make make it. it was hard not to laugh, Lord have mercy
I was a bit worried about just as small point Fr you blessed yourself with the left hand, and you used the sign of the cross in the left hand I was brought up to bless my self with my right hand etc just a point.
I miss him on EWTN
may h rest in peace
MEDIA & HOLLYWOOD Cochlea, the garbage sewers of communication & false ideals, idols of sin & mockery revealed by Fr. Benedict Groeschel & how they have along w/GOV'T persecutions of prejudice & immorality harassed the Holy Roman Catholic Church & why our young people today are the hope of the nations of the world by living exemplary holy lives of normalcy through grace & prayer in Christ Jesus.
Poor Fr Groeschel , Christmas Mail Bag, 7pm , 12 /26/11 he claimed "Jesus is not Catholic" "God is not Catholic''... Heresy! How can the Church even be if Jesus , the Head, and we, the body are not one, whole, intact... of course Jesus God is Catholic. Maybe he recanted since then.. hope so for his sake and restore true Catholic understanding of our CATHOLIC unity, relationship... the integrity of One Body....in Jesus Catholic ...amen.
I wonder how many tempting teenagers he'll meet in purgatory.
I think this priest used to performed a mass for my Grandpa during his funeral back in New Rochelle.
FR. Benedict: I Could only hope to be something like him.
Check out Fr. louie Goad
The media IS a sewer & MTV is the toilet, it is satanic & all the stars are witches- "madonna" "lady"gaga- it is totally sinister.
Can you tell me which scripture in the bible states that there is a purgatory?
Sure. This article by Catholic Answers references a couple different scriptures that refer to purgatory www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/is-purgatory-in-the-bible
Souls in Purgatory are called Holy souls because they are no longer capable of sin and though they suffer "internally" they are under Gods care. People in Purgatory are typically glad to be there and are eager to suffer so they can be purified and reunite with God. The greatest pain they suffer is the separation from God. For the past 2-years I have dedicated 55 minutes a day to praying; Chaplet of St. Gertrude rosary, standard rosary, and the Divine Mercy Chaplet rosary. This is not to boast but encourage others to do the same. I view on UA-cam and say out loud each of the 3 prayers.
ua-cam.com/users/results?search_query=st.+gertrude+chapletua-cam.com/video/heoB4nWiLeQ/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/users/results?search_query=divine+mercy+rosary
Another thought for women, Feminism is straight out of the pits of hell. Scripture says so.
I have a question. What did you mean purgatory is like new jersy....is it a city?...brick and motor? I'm not a catholic but have friends who are. Their was paradise before purgatory...Abrahams bosom. I think paradise became purgatory after Jesus cleaned it out after his crusifiction. Mainline Christianity disclaims the existence of purgatory. I would not have even entered into this discussion but one time in a dream I was allowed to talk to John Lennon he was not in heaven but was in a city. I was allowed to talk to him for a preset period of time. I am a song writer, "White horses in the sky", by Jared Smith on cdbaby.com.
Pope Francis To Followers: “Koran And Holy Bible Are The Same”
• NEWS - December 21, 2016
On Monday the Bishop Of Rome addressed Catholic followers regarding the dire importance of exhibiting religious tolerance. During his hour-long speech, a smiling Pope Francis was quoted telling the Vatican’s guests that the Koran, and the spiritual teachings contained therein, are just as valid as the Holy Bible.
“Jesus Christ, Mohammed, Jehovah, Allah. These are all names employed to describe an entity that is distinctly the same across the world. For centuries, blood has been needlessly shed because of the desire to segregate our faiths.
Maccabees
why the priest didnt mention about the danger of drugs premarital sex internet sex abortion porno etc?
Please brother/sister... Don't use such negative language. Be a sensible Christian example of how to deal with those who question the church instead of resorting to insults.
Youth today seldom hear the words of Elders.
Hear the words of our Elders.
apointofdeparture.com
I disagree with Fr Benedict's explanation that people in Purgatory can pray for the living.That is incorrect.People in Purgatory cannot pray for themselves but they need our prayers for them to get to Heaven.Once you die you are helpless even to pray especially in Purgatory or hell.I know it because I have been there.
Can you tell me what it was like when you went there? People in purgatory are not living. they are dead. So they cannot pray for themselves. true. And they do need our prayers. Please pray for me, as my greatest fear is having no one to pray for me. thank you.
+jane a sinner Hi Jane,I was taken to Purgatory and also had a glimpse of Hell and Heaven.I have a duty daily to pray for all who die especially those in Purgatory after my experience there.Souls in Purgatory are sort of stuck between Heaven and Hell.It is like being stuck in a spiders cobweb and being helpless but the good thing about being there is that everybody there have only one way to go and that is up to Heaven.I saw souls being released from Purgatory and ascending upwards to heaven by the intercessory prayers of the living echoing from earth.The one prayer that stands out to my mind is the Rosary.I actually saw people there that had died earlier that I knew,so I had to tell their loved ones to pray for them.Prayers would come up from Earth for a soul and it would be released to proceed to Heaven.I saw a lot stuck there without people praying for them so it is my duty to pray for these unknown souls.People in Purgatory are 'not dead',only your soul is separated from the body during death.Your consciousness and feelings are still there minus the body.The overwhelming feeling about being in Purgatory is the sense of helplessness and total dependence on the prayers of the living to get you through.But the good news is that we have the BLOOD of Jesus which cleanses all our unrighteousness and by His name we can declared salvation over any sinner because it says in Philippians 2:10 "that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth" My experience is a long one but basically this is basis of my trip to Purgatory.I will definitely pray for you Jane because this is my daily duty until my last breath.
Nuzha
If you are in Hell prayer is futile,the souls in purgatory can pray for us their time to merit is finished for themselves that is why our prayer is required. The Holy souls are guaranteed the beatific vision at some point in time. That is church teaching
barry mcgrath I have nothing against the church teaching but I had a personal experience because I was taken there.
Firstly, Church teaching was written by man and sometimes they get it wrong.Peter being the head of the church got it wrong against Jesus before going to Calvary and Jesus confronted him not as Peter but "Satan get behind me..."So if Peter,the number one Jesus follower, living with Jesus for a more than 3 years got it wrong,imagine those who wrote the church teachings years after Jesus and Peter were gone.
Secondly,if you get to read or listen to near death experiences,they all say what I saw,that after you die,body and soul separates.You can see your body but your words are useless.Now on occasions,people come back because someone living is begging God that they come back or they are told by God to return to earth.I saw hell and heard heaven during my vision but my journey was to Purgatory.Three things stuck to me on that vision about Purgatory:1)Souls there are heavenbound,meaning they will not go to Hell,they are heading only one way,that is to heaven,2)Souls there are trapped,helpless,waiting,voiceless meaning they cannot help themselves,they cannot pray for themselves (let alone pray for the living),3)the good news is they can be helped from Earth by our prayers.I saw earthly prayers raising like incense from the earth and when a soul was prayed for,it was released to Heaven.I saw a lot of souls that no one was praying for stuck there,that's my duty everyday to pray for them.Provided the stats say that 70,000 people die each day,I am not surprised someone needs prayer.The one prayer I saw that released a lot of souls was the Rosary.
Now when you see what I am sharing with the fact that it says in the Bible that before Jesus died he was calling out to the Father,"why have you abandoned me" and that He "descended into Hades/Hell" then rose from the dead,then I think someone did pray for Him while he was gone,most probably the Father.
In a nutshell,what Jesus said on the cross before he died is the feeling of being in Purgatory "My God,My God,why have you abandoned me".The Good News is there is help from the living and though it fells like you are abandoned,there is help.So we need to pray for them.
Lastly I leave you with this passage from Isaiah 38/18-19: "For Sheol cannot thank You,
Death cannot praise You;
Those who go down to the pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.
“It is the living who give thanks to You, as I do today..."
Nuzha
You have overlooked the fact that later Jesus asked Peter "Do you love me more than the others "yes lord "Feed my sheep" came the instruction 3 times he was asked. If you think that Peter is Satan why would Jesus give the keys to Peter Matt 16:18 ?
I relish these little videos
& the animated stuff is totally evil- the Simpsons is sacrilegious- the pieta with the character of marge as Mary & homer as Jesus but with beer cans & homer drunk. The animated series Family Guy & American Dad have X rated disgusting writing that should not be on TV at all.
my jesus have mercy on all catholics who believe in this cult..
jesus is the only way to the father..
False preaching Heretic
Ryan Michael i agree, this priest is a false teacher..
ryan, we both agree on this,,
You are the false preaching heretic by your own authority
Ryan Michael why with the name calling ryan, is there no love in your heart ?
i forgive you for the name calling.
jesus is lord brother.
St. Paul and the Bible state you are a heretic, that's why Titus 3:10
Purgatory truth video....ua-cam.com/video/ppe5miAAG2E/v-deo.html
A man of God: I pray to be like him.
apointofdeparture.com
this is a fucking asshole. blames kids for seducing priest. if he does believe n hell that's where he is
I was told that purgatory doesnt actually exist it was a lie created by the pope.there are popes in hell.hell exists.catholics are going to hell.