Annunciation: What You Never Learned! - Explaining the Faith
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
- Hear things about the Annunciation that you have never heard before and why it was the most important day in human history. Hear Fr. Chris Alar explain what we need to know about this solemnity. Includes answering such questions as is Christmas a pagan holiday? Is the Hail Mary Biblical? Do we worship Mary? and the difference between Mary and Zechariah.
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I'm praying for the Communion rails to be returned to our Church so we are reminded of the Sanctity of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and the Holy Eucharist 🙏 ❤
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Dear Lynne,
My wife and I are 3rd Order Discalced Carmelites we will add your intention to our prayers. Please also know there are many places to go that have communion rails and reverence. Look up to see if you have the Fraternity of Saint Peter in your area or the Sovereign Order of Christ the King. They have many locations around the world and the mass is always reverent and holy. They both under the pope and there are usually multiple priests and lots of
Amen!!
My pastor has the rails and we kneel for Communion
Your prayers were answered at our Parish! Our new Priest had the Communion rails added! 😇 So Thank you for your prayers, GOD heard! 😇🙏🐑😅
I'm not a cradle Catholic and I've learned more from the Marian Father's especially Father Chris that I had no clue..I still have very little clue but I'm learning. Thank you Father Chris.
Thank you for watching with us and God bless you!
I am blessed to live close to the National Shrine of Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, Massachusetts where this was filmed. I joined the Catholic Church 33 years ago at the age of 27. The wonderful friends that I got to know told me all about the Shrine, the Divine Mercy Devotion and St. Faustina's Mission. Her Diary, Divine Mercy in my Soul, is my favorite book after the Bible. It gives the reader a glimpse into just how intimate our relationship is with Jesus and the Trinity. But most of all, Jesus pours His Heart out regarding how much He thirsts for Souls to TRUST HIM and how His Mercy truly IS unfathomable! 🥰 Practically every single sentence is amazingly mind-blowing 💥🤯.....
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I am a cradle Catholic from many years ago, and have also learned more from Fr Chris Alar and the Marian priests, that I didn’t know, I didn’t or wouldn’t ever know. Yeah, a bit confusing sounding, yes?
Ty. I did start watching last night. Take care
Although a Cradle Catholic , I wasn't aware how important the Feast of the Annunciation is. Thanks Fr. Alar for putting this most important holiday to our spiritual 🙏 practice.
Just my opinion, but I think that we as a group of cradle Catholics are the ones most helped by the 🔥 Father Chris has set under us. 😊
Thank you Karyn and God bless you for watching with us again
Ditto!
Pardon my ignorance but who's a Cradle Catholic?
@@stellamulisa8336 Hi Stella, a cradle, Catholic, is someone like I who is born into the Catholic faith, and all too often takes its beauty and mystery for granted. I followed the rules nominally. Then all of a sudden the Holy Spirit tells me to go to a weekday Mass and conference and I witness an amazing priest FATHER CHRIS and by his words and prayer, my life is forever. Changed. God bless you 💜
Thank you, father, you’re teaching amazing, God blessing you🙏
OMGoodness Father! THANK YOU for explaining the Hebrew background of March 25th! OMGoodness. Sooooo beautiful. It brings me to tears.❤❤
Thank you for watching and God bless you
Very very precious date: March 25: birthdate 📅🌹 of my late great uncle, nicknamed 🦌moose, who was a navigator who died in wwtwo serving our country.🇺🇲😔 My grandparents only discussed him a handful of times, because the greatest generation were stoic. Only after they died, my mom found all the photos and the preserved poppies, given to all family members of all martyred military.🎖️ ✝️🛐🕊️🌿🕯️🌹 Thanks for letting me share his story; I grieve knowing so little about a man born during Lent or Holy Week. Interestingly, I collected stuffed plushie moose long before I learned Great Uncle was called "Moose." I pray he comes to get me when I die for my journey to heaven. 💟💜🤍🕊️🌿😇🐈🐾✝️🛐
I invite everyone to pray the Angelous three times a day, it only takes 2 min and it is so powerful. It is a beautiful prayer since the beginnings of our #CatholicFaith ❤❤❤
I love it when Priests explain the faith instead of telling you that you have to be good. I've learn more with this video than in most of the homilies received in the last 20 years. Thank you Fr. Chris.
Thank you for listening Jose and God bless you
Agree.. if only all priests do this in their respective parishes, faithfuls will surely stay in the church. Thank you so much Fr Cris for this. ❤
Fr Chris, by the passion in your voice today, it’s clear to me that God had other plans for you by switching the topic of today’s timely talk. The story of ‘Billy the Barber’ is the among first of your many stories you have told us throughout the years and it never gets old. Just as Mary gave the Angel Gabriel her ‘yes’ which change the world, your ‘yes’ ito the priesthood has changed the lives of countless Catholics around the world - including me. I’m sure you were a blessing to the men in Worcester today as you are always a blessing to all of us. May the Marian Helpers gathered here be given the grace to say ‘yes’ to God’s Will in their lives. Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. 🙏
Lovely Tanya. Great connection about the YES’.
So very true. Fr. Chris has changed my life so much. I thank God for Fr. Chris every day. God bless you tanyac.9005.
@@elizabethplunkett4013 me too!
Love and prayers always my dear friend 🙏❤️
The whole number of Legionaries of Mary throughout the world gather to thank Mary and to renew total consecration to her. on this solemnity.
It's called the Acies ceremony.
Thank you , Father Chris, for giving us this great talk on the Annunciation . God bless you. Pray for us.
Praying for the Legionaries of Mary around the world - thank you for your dedication to our Blessed Mother. 🙏
I was there, as one (probationary)!
Wow
Thank you Mary! Blessings in Christ! Margie Hoglund
Namen know n❤m k 😊 k kbln 😊rKkk &. K 😊nk😮 😊k. Bl CC😢k
Happy Feast of the Annunciation 2024 y'all 🕊
God bless you Fr. Chris
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Thankyou for this father. I always wanted to be one of the Marian fathers soon.
I went to law school and yes, we used the word "pray" which means "to ask". I used it one time in a legal document and my friend told me not to use it because it sounds religious hahah! Thank you, Fr. Chris! Awesomely beautiful...
Thank you for making that point. God bless
YES! YES! YES! Thank you for laying it all out so all can understand. I learned one new thing about Divine Mercy Sunday and now, I'm all in.
Wonderful!
Thank you Father Chris I love your teachings. You are a great Shepherd for all of us. God bless you and your family☦💞
He’s the best teacher of our beautiful Catholic faith - God bless and protect him all the days of his life. 🙏
@@tanyac.9005 😇👍
Cannot wait to see you in Sydney, Fr. Alar! God bless you abundantly for your love n firey love for our Lord. Sr. Carol
Yes
Holy Mother is my confirmation saint. Marian feast days are always joyful and special to me.
I’ve been praying the rosary daily before bed and I have wanted to know, “what can I do to focus on each of the decades as I pray so that my mind doesn’t wander”? I found it! You have brought tears to my eyes hearing this homily! Thank you, Father!!
Thank you Fr Chris for taking us back to seminary!🙏
Thank you for joining us and God bless you
Thank you, Fr. Chris, for a great talk on The Annunciation. The way you explain it makes so much sense. God bless & strengthen you in your ministry.
Isn’t it wonderful her Father Chris always gives us a logical, sensible understanding of major events in our faith. May God bless you, Johanna.
@@alwaysmisskaryn yes it is, Karyn. God bless you too.
You are a gem Fr Chris.God Bless you I love your teaching.❤🙏🙏🙏🙏
Thank you and God bless you
Father, I can’t wait to see you when you come to Australia. I have already applied for leave and I have told my husband and my children we have to be there to see Father Chris! God bless you Father , you are a blessing for this generation .
That's great, I hope to meet you then!
I m listening to this. Halfway through my alarm goes off for the angelus. How great is God
Thanks father. You were made for this time as we need you to shepherd and teach us. Thank you and may God continue to bless and protect you, and our blessed mother place her mantle over you, the Mystical Rose. Fiat!
I am so grateful that you didn’t get rid of your class notes, Fr. Chris ! May God bless you and all the Marians abundantly always!
What a blessing for us in Australia 🇦🇺 cannot wait to come and hear you father alar , Melbourne welcomes you , discovered Divine mercy church during covid and love explaining the faith , you are bringing so many people to Christ , God bless you father alar .
Francoise, when is Fr Chris coming to Melbourne. I’m in Sydney….and am feeling a tad jealous.😊❤🙏🌺☺️
@@pennypiper7382 hi penny , father alar will be in Sydney too , I will send you the location asap 🙏
I am looking forward to coming!
Thank you and God bless you Fr. Chris I am praying for you Please keep these videos going.
Thank you Fr Alar. This was outstanding. I have learned so much. God bless our dearest Father Alar 🙏🏼🌸✝️❤️🇿🇦
Wow!! Outstanding!! Thank you, Father!! You are such a blessing to us!!! May God bless you always!!! Fiat!!!🙏🏼❤️🔥
God’s Blessing for Christ Mom, thank you God for our prayers 🙏🙏🙏
Cool, may the 'Explaining the Faith' series never end.
God bless, Revelation 21:4
We are Marian family...Praise God ,we enrolled 5 Priests 1 Bishop Francis Leo , Our new Bishop of TORONTO Praise God and thank God.... Thanks very much we continue to pray for everyone
Thank You Fr. Chris..for everything...
What a blessing! God bless the faithful in Toronto. 🙏
Prayers for Archbishop Francis Leo and for Cardinal Emeritus Collins. I enjoyed his Masses and Rosaries on UA-cam during the lockdown of 2020.
Wow, that is awesome Felix God bless you!
First Joyful Mystery of the Holy Rosary! 🙏🏼
I was fortunate to have prayed the Joyful Mysteries today in Saint Gabriel Church, in front of a beautifully carved scene of the Annunciation. ( I prayed the Angelus there as well!).
@@alwaysmisskaryn God Bless you!
God bless you Fr Alar for your beautiful reflection on the annunciation. We are so blessed as Catholic Christian’s and to have His perfect mother to be our mother and His perfect disciple leading us to Him.
‘Mother Mary is our GPS to the Father’ - I loved that!
I pray Fr Gaitley's Marian Consecration prayer daily:
"Mary, my mother, I offer myself totally to you as your possession and property. Please make of me, of all that I am and have, whatever most pleases you. Let me be a fit instrument in your immaculate and merciful hands for bringing the greatest possible glory to God. Amen."
Love this, and I pray it most days. I prayed the long form today. “come Holy Spirit living in Mary….”
Hope you can have a mini-Explaining the Faith when you come here in 🇵🇭
Fr. Chris you're always jolly in proclaiming Gods word Ang it's infectious.
Thank you very much for being a cheerful Priest😊
God bless you always
Thank you for joining us and God bless you
We weren’t taught, because it was up to us to seek. But now that we have found it, we need to share 🕊️
Amen!
God Bless you Father Chris!
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Thank you very much for telling us the importance of Annunciation.Please stay blessed Re.Fr.Chris Alar.
Thanks Father
Thank you father Chris for the spiritual guidance and information to all of us believers of the annunciation 🙏❤️
Fascinating Father Chris . God bless you and your hard work. 🙏 🙏🙏
I always wonder why The Annunciation isn’t a Holy Day of obligation. We should have an obligation to attend Mass today.
Thank you Father Chris for this wonderful Teaching of the Divine Merci Merci ❤❤❤❤❤❤ !
"Mary is the most sweet bait, chosen, prepared, and ordained by God, to catch the hearts of men."
-St. Catherine of Siena
Fr. Chris, I love your Back to Seminary series. You are a gifted teacher. God Bless You!
He is gifted indeed!
Thank you for joining us Mary and God bless you
Great to see people in the Shrine - Fr. Alar looking at people! Thank you!
Look to the MARTYRS OF THE FAITH . DYING FOR THIS.!!!
I got goosebumps. Whole videos is awesome
Praise the Lord our God
Ave Maria ❤️
Thank you for watching and God bless you
FATHER, THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE TEACHINGS, OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH BELIEVABLE AND UNDERSTANDABLE!!! PRAISE BE JESUS CHRIST!!!
Thank you Fr Chris. God bless you.
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BEAUTIFUL!!! 💞❤
Thank you so much, Fr. Chris for all your wonderful talks. I always learn something from u every time. You have inspired me to become a better Catholic and follower of God. God bless you in a more special way. 🙏
Wishing in Gods grace .I will be there . Claiming ❤
God bless you Fr. Alar. For this amazing teaching
Thank you Father Chris! Loved your teachings of today.
God bless you, Father Chris 🙏
Always Amazing to hear your talk , Father Chris. God bless you & your team.
Thank you Fr.Chris.I look forward to your talks.I am learning so much abouth my faith.God bless you.
Thank you for joining us and God bless you
Finite minds think finite thoughts, but nothing is impossible with God.❤
This is the perfect talk for today. Thank you!
Yes, it was! 😇
Fr. Chris’ timing for choosing his talks is always relevant. God bless him🙏🏼💥
Fr Chris thank you and prayers for you always 🙏🙏🙏💕
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thank you father Chis God bless you fathers
Fr. Chris, thank you for the most important topic you discuss on today’s feast :The Annunciation of the Lord . I gather some beautiful words which are of great value to me to imitate Jesus and Mary such as: the Will of God, obedience, Fiat, humility, simplicity, innocence and resignation. Their lives are the perfect model of holiness and purity, suffering and sacrifice and everlasting joy in the bosom of the Father.
I remember the Church of the Annunciation in Israel during our pilgrimage some years ago. I couldn’t believe that I was actually there praying, meditating and cherishing the mystery of God’s condescension to humanity. How can I ever thank Him? Lord, help me to see your Holy Will in everything and not refuse you anything but your Will be done. God bless you always, Fr. Chris, and thanks to Bro Mark for the livestream. Prayers for you.
God bless you 🙏 ❤️ 🙌 ♥️ 😘
@@eloisadominguez6321 Thanks Eloisa and may the blessings of God be upon you too. 😇🙏🏿❤️
Another beautiful post, dear Ofelia! If we fully trust in Jesus, doing His will should be a no-brainer.
@@tanyac.9005 Thank you, Tanya. Like Mother Mary, our YES TO GOD is detachment from oneself without counting the cost. God bless us.
Father, truly amazing! I took my pledge today for the legion of Mary. I was working three months on this and Im a member now, It was at the Church of the Annunciation on a Saturday and my birth day lands on Easter this year. I was so happy today, but seeing you explain it all I feel even more blessed! You are amazing, thank you for your work.
Wow, congratulations and God bless you!
Praised be Jesus and Mary 💙💚❤
Thank you Fr Chris another great Talk. Br Mark thank you for assisting Fr Chris. Prayers and blessings for you your family MIC and everyone 🙏♥️
Florian, thank you for your friendship. ❤
Florian, Love and prayers for you!
@@mariesolomon206 love and prayers 🙏❤️
*We are going to Win the World 🌍 thru Love, God so Loved the World,He Gave His son ??His Love is so Powerful ,it is going to Defeat the enemy!!🙏💖✝👆*
Ave Maria now and forever, Lord Jesus have mercy on us ⚘🙏
Played this for our men’s group. They so enjoyed it. Answered many questions. Thank you Fr Chris.
Thank you for sharing it and God bless you
Thank you Fr Chris. God bless you ❤❤.
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Thank you Father! Learning so much!😊
Thanks be to God.Amen
Fr. Chris, Once again your explanation of this week's topic was excellent! Thank you!
Thank you Father. God bless and keep you all safe and well🙏🙏🙏
This awakens the holy spirit in me. A spiritual experience. The Word of God. Scratching the surface because so many mysteries continue to come. The holy trinity.
Father Chris, thank you
Fantastic video! Your videos have helped me grow closer to Christ and build a relationship with him. Thank you!
These high-caliber talks are are what bring me back week after week!
Thank you for taking the time to watch Denise and God bless you
Always amazing !! Free theology class ❤
How I wish we had priests like you to give sermons. Our priests have not gone beyond the kg class of the Bible. They
belt out day in day out the same things that we have heard more than 50-60 years back.
Thank you Father Chris for another wonderful talk. I always learn so much! Father Kaz read the statement from Pope Francis on the Consecration at mass this morning so his Homily complemented your talk. We are very thankful for our Marian priests. Thanks again and prayers for all of you. 🙏
Our Marian priests are the best of the best! God bless and protect each and every one of them. 🙏
Thank you Fr Chris for your wonderful teachings
Joining you in prayer for all our beloved Marian priests. 💜
@@alwaysmisskaryn 💖🙏
Brilliant!!!
Thank you so very much!!!
Thank you very much for grear taliking about Annunciation of Mary
Perfect timing with this upload. You've been on a roll with this entire seminary series!!
We are so blessed. Father Chris has amazing timing in the choice of his topics. He expends soooo much effort into giving us the best and most accurate information.
Thank you for taking the time to join us and God bless you!
He is becoming very popular in Australia too. Hope to welcome him here some day❤🙏🙏🙏
@@pennypiper7382 I am excited to be coming to Australia the first week on June!
Thank you Father Chris. I love listening to you ❤.
Thank you Sylvie and God bless you
I went to mass on Saturday, it was beautiful.
Yes to the will of God...Yes..LORD...Yes LORD continue to guide and Bless All of US Amen thanks very much we continue to pray for everyone..
The Ten Commandments in five words - ‘do the will of God’.
And we pray for you too. 🇺🇸💜🇨🇦🙏🏼
Fr Chris can you give me double more lots of likes!
Thank you, Fr. Chris, you answered questions I didn't even knew I had!
Isn’t funny how that works?
Your reply about the "Father" Title is well taken , so would you please call all Ministers of the Gospel, Protestant as well as Catholic, "Father". Are We not All Kings and Priests.See Revelation 1:6. Thank you 💝!
@@tanyac.9005 How about Father Billy Graham, or Father Billy Sunday, or Father "Billy Baptist"! Much better than "Reverend"! But Malachi still says it Best: "Have We not All One Father"? And in THAT Universal ♾️ Sense, which the O.T. authors weren't privy to yet, Our FatherGOD is Abba , and makes US All Brothers. No one ever gets Matthew 23:8, do they. The last phrase is the Gist, " and Ye are all Brethren"!
Ftr. Chris, would you consider correcting what you stated about the scourging "possibly fracturing" Jesus ' ribs. I know you know Psalm 34: 20 and John 19:36. Thank You and may The Father continue to bless your gifted Ministry! 💞
Thank you Fr. Alar for this message! God bless you for enlightening us about the annunciation. 🙏🏽❤️ Praise God for His love for us.
Same to you!
Yes, Lord use me according to your will🙌🏾🔥🩸📿🙏🏾
Hello Father Chris, today I celebrate and give thanks because 45 years ago, I became catholic. As a child I had a longing to know more of the Blessed Mother. Unfortunately no one could explain Her to me. I read a book on Fatima as a young adult, my now husband took me to Mass. The rest is history. Mary is my confirmation name. I had no problem whatsoever on the teachings/dogmas of the Blessed Mother. Thank you, Father!!
That is awesome Dawn, congratulations!
Thank you Father Alar🙏🏾
Thank you Father for your great talk it helps me to thank God for our Lady and his great plan for us and his Great Love for each one of us ❤God bless you ❤
Thank you, Father! This is amazing truth i never knew!
Learning a lot from you thanking you all
It is just because they wanted to see in the bible word for word Father !! blessed are those who don't see and yet believe..🙏🙏🙏🙏
Ave Maria gratia plena dominus tecum. Benedicta tu in mulieribus et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.
AMEN 💜🙏🏼
Thank youfor bringing this beautiful story to us, Fr!🙌🙌💚💛🇧🇷
God bless you father Chris. You who are improve our knowledge about Catholicism and strong our faith.
Thank you for watching with us John and God bless you
I sure wish you had been my teacher in school. I may not have strayed for so long. I pray you consider going through the entire Bible one hour daily. I would have learned sooo much more than on my own. Thank you God