To be a mystic is to be comfortable with uncertainty. A mystic experiences God in a way that moves beyond words. A mystic anticipates guidance that comes through relaxing the thinking process to allow for apprehension of God. Mysticism is fluid.
@@abelovedchildofgod7383 Yes, if you read John of the Cross or Teresa of Avila you'll pick it up. They didn't lock down on a belief. The experience moved through them, John in poetry and Teresa in stream of consciousness. Teresa struggled to put her realizations to paper (she was ordered to) because she was experiencing them as she wrote. If you read "The Interior Castle" she meanders. And like John, she retraces things she wrote. Their thinking was not linear, therefore "fluid".
@@ericli8413 What an odd way of thinking. Teresa of Avila came up against it toward the end of her life. He confessor instructed her not to indulge in her spiritual raptures because he thought they were demonic. Anyway, the fitting response is to pray for me, not to judge.
Never give up! Ever! No matter how hard to find it to pray, pray! When you experience nothing, God is closest. If you give up today, you’ll give up tomorrow and you will have an even harder time starting again. Never stop!
Teresa of Avila called those times when you feel the comfort and presence of God, condolences. She also instructed Christians to love God even when he wasn't giving those condolences. There is so much nonsense in my head, but I would ask God to let me have both, his presence and the nonsense. He says no. In His kindness he insists that I do the hard and often miserable work of recognizing my failures.
Hey Jim. Appreciated your comment and encouragement. I was praying the Rosary for a couple of years at the direction of our parish Deacon and I found that I was reciting it with a feeling of drudgery, as if 'well, this is what I was told to do, so...' I'm sure many here know the feeling. I was being quite unprofitable to the Lord in this sentiment, indeed. I took a short pause to seek Him out of LOVE for Him (and our Lady), and it ended up enriching the devotion greatly. Now it has gone from 'what I should be doing' to 'what I want to do', which is grow deeper in love with the Lord. Granted, stopping prayer out of laziness or distraction... not a great idea. In my case, realizing my lack of love for something benefitted from a pause, and a personal readjustment to that which He calls us to do; Love.
Friendship with Christ. Sts. Theresa and John of the Cross advised heavily we do not focus so much on the experiences or "mysticism", as they can lead to error in reason and imprudence. The focus is seeking to please God at all times in honoring this friendship. The benefits of this prayer life will abound. The Carmelites embody this.
I just talk to Jesus and I concentrate on his presence and on my feeling deep inside. Its like I have a door I can always open. I have experienced very amazing things and I even get a lot of miracles. Most my miraculous prayers are answered and come to me around 3PM when I say and pray the devine mercy prayer. Yu have to keep trying than it clicks suddenly. Jesus opens the door on you. In Bible says if you go to him the veil will be lifted. Your heart inside becomes so overwelmed by his presence. It is so beautiful!Some times you cry so hard and it feels very heavy. God wants to show you the deepness deep inside of your heart.
Lectio and prayer of examine were my intro to the Catholic church as an evangelical missionary. They led me to reading the mystics. Which connected with my heart
I just finished the 3 ways of the spiritual life by Rev Garrigou-Lagrange, he leans heavy on the words of St John of the Cross. It blew me away, a local priest loaned it to me... so as a catechume I was surprised to see this video in my feed. Thank you!
I have been a mystic, in a participatory way, for near to a decade now and through the eastern practices, both Orthodox and non-Christian, had tremendous results; but as I settle into my faith, form up my theology, and focus on a path for ministry, it has become more mysty with time.
I lived in a hotel room with family for few weeks, I was bombarded by noises and it wasnt very comfortable. But I concentrated so much than the noises around me did not bother me too much. Just use your inside feelings, not emotions but the heart inside of you. I have a supernatural heart inside of me. I use that heart to call on Jesus.
My Lord and God i firmly believe that you are hear,that you hear me and that you see me ,i adore you with profound reverence ,i ask for pardon of my sins and the grace to make this time of prayer fruitful,my immaculate mother ,st joseph my father and lord ,my guardian angel intercede for me.Then start thr conversation with the Father
Thank you Father, sometimes some particular methods of prayer just don’t work for me or even rob me of my interior peace, so I’m glad you mentioned we aren’t bound to these and can put them aside.
Meditate on and contemplate His Passion and surrender your will completely to Him. “There are few souls who contemplate My Passion with true feeling; I give great graces to souls who meditate devoutly on My Passion.” (Diary of St. Faustina, 737).
A thousand times yes! Thank you, father. I've been meditating on this through the writings of Fr Garigou Lagrange (sp) and Fr Paul Murray. I've been trying to share these insights with my confirmation candidates without being overly technical, obscure, or daunting. Methods are always imperfect but are great for forming a starting place. I'll be borrowing from this video heavily. Thanks again!
I wish the church did a better job teaching about mystical prayer.. I had no idea this form of prayer existed but never too late!!! I will add - we should ALL be mystics :).
I was left behind and lost dlfew yrs ago to Mary. Mary brought me to her son,not only that,she showed me the way to mysticism. I read a lot, prayed a lot, confessed, fast, meditate, became humble, gave up on sex!!! I developed very close relationship with god. I saw and heard my guardian angel! I get guidance protections and help from holy spirit a lot. Devin mercy has grown in me! Thank you my lord! I gave up on material world, speak to others about Jesus!
Pray in the morning - because your mind is still in its alpha-wave state which is conducive to meditation, "programming" the subconscious, and spiritual experiences. As our brains begin to "warm up" they shift into a beta-wave state which is the "go, go, go" monkey chatter brain that's really good at identifying problems (even those that aren't there) and solving complex rational tasks.
The key is to walk in His presence throughout the day. . . Not just in the corner of your house. Good video though focusing on the ‘how to’ of a quiet time
God bless you Fr Gregory You are in my prayers A bit of a friendly challenge to you. I am in process of reading Mother Eugenia’s book “a Father speaks to his children” And I am captivated by the book. Not to mention how God the Father articulates how simply,infinitely and tenderly He loves his children I ask that whenever we can, we try to refer to God and “God the Father” as he requested his children do . A quote from the book All of those who call Me by the name of Father even once, will not perish but they Will be sure of their eternal life among the chosen ones
Anyone who feels that mystical experience is only for the "great saints" has already been gaslit by the evangelists of the Enlightenment. Already halfway down the path to pure materialism.
The ordinary way of holiness is mystic. That's the thesis of my favorite spiritual book "The Three Ages of The Interior Life" by Rev. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P. - I highly recommend it!
I know a guaranteed way that anyone can realize their union with God and that is to make union with God your main priority in life and you have to want God more than anything else and with that attitude study the scriptures especially the New Testament as if your life depends on it because it does and go to church and recieve communion regularly but don't get caught up in church politics just focus on your own spiritual journey purifying yourself of any obstacles that stands between you and God and you will fail over and over again and in the middle of the struggle you will have moments when everything stops and you realize that everything that you want in the depths of your heart is identical with what God wants and in that love that you demonstrate in your struggle for God you get caught up in rapture losing any identification with self and in those moments all you are aware of is God, and you become One with Christ and all this is nothing but a sampling a foretaste of heaven to come when you are completely transformed. And you must always keep in mind it really isn't up to us all we can do is to prepare ourself but it is up to God to reveal Himself to us but do not despair the Lord is always pleased to run to us welcoming all who come to Him. Draw close to God and He will draw close to you. That is the One and only way in Christ for as Jesus said, all that say to me Lord Lord shall not enter the kingdom but only those that do the will of the Father. And if we are truly His disciples we will walk as He walked and in doing so we become united and One with the beloved. All to the praise of the Father and our Lord Jesus. Amen Amen Amen.
All do respect to the Lord Jesus. It isn't that we are lowly creation, "that we could not have been" but rather that we are because God exist. In other words God reflecting on himself is silence but we exist to grow and now God and those are an aspect of God reflecting on himself and aware of our own struggles and challenges. The Lord God doesn't need us as we need him. To keep oneself as lowly and unworthy is to be spiritually immune like children dependent on their father when we were always intended to return to a state of grace - that is unification with God in the new age.
I thought the saints always wrote; don’t ask for or desire mystic experienced because, the mystics get strong attacks from satan, and also many crosses as Victim Souls, things that an ordinary soul would not be capable of withstanding :/ I thought the saints wrote; don’t desire or ask for mystic experiences, but deal with them humbly under obedience to a holy spiritual director priest if such does happen
Believe Me, you who are listening to Me as you read these words: if all men who are far from our Catholic Church heard people talking about this Father Who loves them, Who is their Creator and their God, about this Father Who desires to give them eternal life, then many of these men, even the most obstinate ones, would come to this Father of Whom you had spoken to them. If you cannot go to them and talk to them directly, look for other means: thousands of direct and indirect ways. Put them into effect with the true spirit of disciples and with great fervour. I promise you that your efforts will soon be crowned with success by a special grace. Make yourselves apostles of My fatherly goodness and, because of the zeal I will give you all, you will be strong and powerful in your work among souls. I will always be close to you and in you: if there are two of you talking, I will be with you; if there are more, I will be among you; thus you will say what I inspire you to say and I will put your listeners in the right frame of mind to hear you. In this way, men will be conquered by love and saved for all eternity.
Its a lot easier to say than it is to explain.. in fact no human words can describe the infinity of God’s love but I can attest there are many people who have had mystical experiences of varying degrees. Its certain and holy and results in life transforming spiritual upheaval and love…
Until you experience it, it is impossible to understand. I felt the Holy Spirit wash over me through the intercession of the Holy Mother. I didn’t think anything like this was possible and completely changed my life. I wasn’t a holy person whatsoever until I was in the presence of the divine. I went from agnosticism to Catholicism overnight.
How did God freely create as a Simple God? If He created because He is good, and He is good in Himself, then it seems that creation is in God's nature.
Can a Catholic mystic pray over their tarot cards and use them only as an extension of Holy Prayer with God? 🙏🕊️ Because I believe in the Power of God and Jesus and them consecrating anything we wish to use for God’s glory and the counseling and compassionate love for His people. ❤🙏🌅💕
Tarot cards are occult items. They cannot be blessed, and are not compatible with our Catholic faith. Usage of them would syncretism and a violation of the First Commandment, according to many exorcists. Instead, turn to prayer and spending time with Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. We as Catholics are truly blessed to have him physically present to us here on earth!
Now why in the world would anyone think Jesus was involved in divination why are some so bent on knowledge they become STUPID. God is HOLY his Son is HOLY we on the other hand are NOT! but by his grace and mercy we are forgiven. Like dogs turned to their own vomit or the pig returned to its filth after being washed some do..
To be a mystic is to be comfortable with uncertainty. A mystic experiences God in a way that moves beyond words. A mystic anticipates guidance that comes through relaxing the thinking process to allow for apprehension of God. Mysticism is fluid.
Someone who claims to be a mystic isn’t a mystic, he can be under prelest (spiritual delusion)
@@ericli8413 Or just schizophrenic.
Fluid?
@@abelovedchildofgod7383 Yes, if you read John of the Cross or Teresa of Avila you'll pick it up. They didn't lock down on a belief. The experience moved through them, John in poetry and Teresa in stream of consciousness. Teresa struggled to put her realizations to paper (she was ordered to) because she was experiencing them as she wrote. If you read "The Interior Castle" she meanders. And like John, she retraces things she wrote. Their thinking was not linear, therefore "fluid".
@@ericli8413 What an odd way of thinking. Teresa of Avila came up against it toward the end of her life. He confessor instructed her not to indulge in her spiritual raptures because he thought they were demonic. Anyway, the fitting response is to pray for me, not to judge.
Never give up! Ever! No matter how hard to find it to pray, pray! When you experience nothing, God is closest. If you give up today, you’ll give up tomorrow and you will have an even harder time starting again. Never stop!
Teresa of Avila called those times when you feel the comfort and presence of God, condolences. She also instructed Christians to love God even when he wasn't giving those condolences. There is so much nonsense in my head, but I would ask God to let me have both, his presence and the nonsense. He says no. In His kindness he insists that I do the hard and often miserable work of recognizing my failures.
Hey Jim. Appreciated your comment and encouragement. I was praying the Rosary for a couple of years at the direction of our parish Deacon and I found that I was reciting it with a feeling of drudgery, as if 'well, this is what I was told to do, so...' I'm sure many here know the feeling. I was being quite unprofitable to the Lord in this sentiment, indeed. I took a short pause to seek Him out of LOVE for Him (and our Lady), and it ended up enriching the devotion greatly. Now it has gone from 'what I should be doing' to 'what I want to do', which is grow deeper in love with the Lord.
Granted, stopping prayer out of laziness or distraction... not a great idea. In my case, realizing my lack of love for something benefitted from a pause, and a personal readjustment to that which He calls us to do; Love.
Friendship with Christ. Sts. Theresa and John of the Cross advised heavily we do not focus so much on the experiences or "mysticism", as they can lead to error in reason and imprudence. The focus is seeking to please God at all times in honoring this friendship. The benefits of this prayer life will abound. The Carmelites embody this.
I just talk to Jesus and I concentrate on his presence and on my feeling deep inside. Its like I have a door I can always open. I have experienced very amazing things and I even get a lot of miracles. Most my miraculous prayers are answered and come to me around 3PM when I say and pray the devine mercy prayer. Yu have to keep trying than it clicks suddenly. Jesus opens the door on you. In Bible says if you go to him the veil will be lifted. Your heart inside becomes so overwelmed by his presence. It is so beautiful!Some times you cry so hard and it feels very heavy. God wants to show you the deepness deep inside of your heart.
Keep teaching Fr Pine.
I'm listening and learning.
🙏❤🙏❤️🙏
“Mysticism” is just a way of knowing.
What a rich tradition following in the footsteps of Jesus …. Praying to God in the spirit. A distant foretaste of Heaven …
St Francis de sales excellent book.
Saint Francis de la Salle's pray for us
Excellent Talk Father.
Lectio and prayer of examine were my intro to the Catholic church as an evangelical missionary. They led me to reading the mystics. Which connected with my heart
I just finished the 3 ways of the spiritual life by Rev Garrigou-Lagrange, he leans heavy on the words of St John of the Cross. It blew me away, a local priest loaned it to me... so as a catechume I was surprised to see this video in my feed. Thank you!
As a longtime amateur Buddhist coming back to Catholicism, the biggest challenge is making God personal.
Highly recommend any book by Richard Rohr. He's a good bridge between non-dual philosophy like Buddhism and Catholicism.
I encountered the Diary of Saint Faustina and I believe I found it later in life when I was ready.
I have been a mystic, in a participatory way, for near to a decade now and through the eastern practices, both Orthodox and non-Christian, had tremendous results; but as I settle into my faith, form up my theology, and focus on a path for ministry, it has become more mysty with time.
you are a protestant right?
I lived in a hotel room with family for few weeks, I was bombarded by noises and it wasnt very comfortable. But I concentrated so much than the noises around me did not bother me too much. Just use your inside feelings, not emotions but the heart inside of you. I have a supernatural heart inside of me. I use that heart to call on Jesus.
My Lord and God i firmly believe that you are hear,that you hear me and that you see me ,i adore you with profound reverence ,i ask for pardon of my sins and the grace to make this time of prayer fruitful,my immaculate mother ,st joseph my father and lord ,my guardian angel intercede for me.Then start thr conversation with the Father
Thank you Fr. Pine!
Thank you Father, sometimes some particular methods of prayer just don’t work for me or even rob me of my interior peace, so I’m glad you mentioned we aren’t bound to these and can put them aside.
Very similar to the eastern techniques. Praise God!
Meditate on and contemplate His Passion and surrender your will completely to Him. “There are few souls who contemplate My Passion with true feeling; I give great graces to souls who meditate devoutly on My Passion.” (Diary of St. Faustina, 737).
Beautiful. Her diary changed my life
I do that by watching The Passion of the Christ the movie by Mel Gibson.
I've been thinking for about 3 years. I would like to be a dominican. God bless you father.
I always say, Jesus what you want to show me today, I am in your hands. I am open to your suggestions to your guidance.
All praise to the father and the son and the holy spirit
thank you....extremely rewarding to hear this...God bless
Thank you! Always wondered exactly the definition of Catholic mysticism
Thank you for this, Fr. Gregory. For the next video, could you please explain about Monasticism and how it is still relevant in our time?
A thousand times yes! Thank you, father. I've been meditating on this through the writings of Fr Garigou Lagrange (sp) and Fr Paul Murray. I've been trying to share these insights with my confirmation candidates without being overly technical, obscure, or daunting. Methods are always imperfect but are great for forming a starting place. I'll be borrowing from this video heavily. Thanks again!
Very much appreciated this thank you brother 🙏🏼
Beginning this prayer now,thank you!!❤️🤗🙏😇
I wish the church did a better job teaching about mystical prayer.. I had no idea this form of prayer existed but never too late!!! I will add - we should ALL be mystics :).
I was left behind and lost dlfew yrs ago to Mary. Mary brought me to her son,not only that,she showed me the way to mysticism. I read a lot, prayed a lot, confessed, fast, meditate, became humble, gave up on sex!!! I developed very close relationship with god. I saw and heard my guardian angel! I get guidance protections and help from holy spirit a lot. Devin mercy has grown in me! Thank you my lord! I gave up on material world, speak to others about Jesus!
I consecrated myself and my child to god and to Jesus through Mary. I lived in a room and it was hard to get rid of distractions with 3 other ppl.
Thank you for this, I have been wondering lately about mysticism and what it means when one is a Catholic. Thank you for explaining! 😍
As a mystic I accept my sufferings and I offer my sufferings to god and to souls in purgatory
Pray in the morning - because your mind is still in its alpha-wave state which is conducive to meditation, "programming" the subconscious, and spiritual experiences. As our brains begin to "warm up" they shift into a beta-wave state which is the "go, go, go" monkey chatter brain that's really good at identifying problems (even those that aren't there) and solving complex rational tasks.
The key is to walk in His presence throughout the day. . . Not just in the corner of your house. Good video though focusing on the ‘how to’ of a quiet time
God bless you Fr Gregory
You are in my prayers
A bit of a friendly challenge to you. I am in process of reading Mother Eugenia’s book “a Father speaks to his children”
And I am captivated by the book. Not to mention how God the Father articulates how simply,infinitely and tenderly He loves his children
I ask that whenever we can, we try to refer to God and “God the Father” as he requested his children do .
A quote from the book
All of those who call Me by the name of Father even once, will not perish but they Will be sure of their eternal life among the chosen ones
Awesome video
Anyone who feels that mystical experience is only for the "great saints" has already been gaslit by the evangelists of the Enlightenment. Already halfway down the path to pure materialism.
The ordinary way of holiness is mystic.
That's the thesis of my favorite spiritual book "The Three Ages of The Interior Life" by Rev. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P. - I highly recommend it!
Interesting
What is your opinion of using Miester Eckharts work for mysticism?
This is helpful! Thank you Fr. Gregory!
Out of interest, why did you choose the name Gregory?
I know a guaranteed way that anyone can realize their union with God and that is to make union with God your main priority in life and you have to want God more than anything else and with that attitude study the scriptures especially the New Testament as if your life depends on it because it does and go to church and recieve communion regularly but don't get caught up in church politics just focus on your own spiritual journey purifying yourself of any obstacles that stands between you and God and you will fail over and over again and in the middle of the struggle you will have moments when everything stops and you realize that everything that you want in the depths of your heart is identical with what God wants and in that love that you demonstrate in your struggle for God you get caught up in rapture losing any identification with self and in those moments all you are aware of is God, and you become One with Christ and all this is nothing but a sampling a foretaste of heaven to come when you are completely transformed. And you must always keep in mind it really isn't up to us all we can do is to prepare ourself but it is up to God to reveal Himself to us but do not despair the Lord is always pleased to run to us welcoming all who come to Him. Draw close to God and He will draw close to you. That is the One and only way in Christ for as Jesus said, all that say to me Lord Lord shall not enter the kingdom but only those that do the will of the Father. And if we are truly His disciples we will walk as He walked and in doing so we become united and One with the beloved. All to the praise of the Father and our Lord Jesus.
Amen Amen Amen.
All do respect to the Lord Jesus. It isn't that we are lowly creation, "that we could not have been" but rather that we are because God exist. In other words God reflecting on himself is silence but we exist to grow and now God and those are an aspect of God reflecting on himself and aware of our own struggles and challenges. The Lord God doesn't need us as we need him. To keep oneself as lowly and unworthy is to be spiritually immune like children dependent on their father when we were always intended to return to a state of grace - that is unification with God in the new age.
This would make a great pamphlet because it's hard to remember as a beginner... A very forgetful one at that
I thought the saints always wrote; don’t ask for or desire mystic experienced because, the mystics get strong attacks from satan, and also many crosses as Victim Souls, things that an ordinary soul would not be capable of withstanding :/
I thought the saints wrote; don’t desire or ask for mystic experiences, but deal with them humbly under obedience to a holy spiritual director priest if such does happen
I experience nail piercings in my hands and feet.
Believe Me, you who are listening to Me as you read these words: if all men who are far from our Catholic Church heard people talking about this Father Who loves them, Who is their Creator and their God, about this Father Who desires to give them eternal life, then many of these men, even the most obstinate ones, would come to this Father of Whom you had spoken to them. If you cannot go to them and talk to them directly, look for other means: thousands of direct and indirect ways. Put them into effect with the true spirit of disciples and with great fervour. I promise you that your efforts will soon be crowned with success by a special grace. Make yourselves apostles of My fatherly goodness and, because of the zeal I will give you all, you will be strong and powerful in your work among souls. I will always be close to you and in you: if there are two of you talking, I will be with you; if there are more, I will be among you; thus you will say what I inspire you to say and I will put your listeners in the right frame of mind to hear you. In this way, men will be conquered by love and saved for all eternity.
I don’t understand how anyone can say they’ve “experienced God”
Its a lot easier to say than it is to explain.. in fact no human words can describe the infinity of God’s love but I can attest there are many people who have had mystical experiences of varying degrees. Its certain and holy and results in life transforming spiritual upheaval and love…
Until you experience it, it is impossible to understand. I felt the Holy Spirit wash over me through the intercession of the Holy Mother. I didn’t think anything like this was possible and completely changed my life. I wasn’t a holy person whatsoever until I was in the presence of the divine. I went from agnosticism to Catholicism overnight.
How did God freely create as a Simple God? If He created because He is good, and He is good in Himself, then it seems that creation is in God's nature.
St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Teresa of Avila, and St. John of the Cross... I hogged all their books despite me still reading through Genesis 😂
Can a Catholic mystic pray over their tarot cards and use them only as an extension of Holy Prayer with God? 🙏🕊️ Because I believe in the Power of God and Jesus and them consecrating anything we wish to use for God’s glory and the counseling and compassionate love for His people. ❤🙏🌅💕
Tarot cards are occult items. They cannot be blessed, and are not compatible with our Catholic faith. Usage of them would syncretism and a violation of the First Commandment, according to many exorcists. Instead, turn to prayer and spending time with Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. We as Catholics are truly blessed to have him physically present to us here on earth!
To rest in the unknown, who is God, is to be "the mystic of the future or will not exist at all" to qoute Karl Rahner.
Everyone who is watching this axz myctisim
Recelectedly 😂
You are very well-spoken. Your brain works too fast for your speech 😂 Praise be to God.
Someone chose me
Informative video. Free google book recommendation: The Divine Secret of Nothing by Vincent Morales
should take 16 minutes for a 2 minute vid
Now why in the world would anyone think Jesus was involved in divination why are some so bent on knowledge they become STUPID. God is HOLY his Son is HOLY we on the other hand are NOT! but by his grace and mercy we are forgiven. Like dogs turned to their own vomit or the pig returned to its filth after being washed some do..
I don't understand the language, the spiritual words and you speak way too fast