I'm a Pentecostal Christian. I love this man. I've watched a number of his videos. I find him very authentic and generous. I'd love to converse with him. He's very learned. Loved his thoughts on what it means to prosper. Full of wisdom. God bless this man.
HOW TO BE SAVED: Repent: Acts 20:21 Authorized (King James) Version “testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.” 2 Corinthians 7:9 "Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing." KJV. 2 Corinthians 7:10 "For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death." KJV. Understand YOU ARE A SINNER and only The Lord Jesus Christ can save you: Romans 3:20-26 Authorized (King James) Version “20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. 21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; 22 even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: 23 for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; 24 being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: 25 whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; 26 to declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.” Romans 3:10 "as it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:" KJV. Put your faith in the Gospel: 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 "Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 by which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:" KJV For added assurance of salvation, call upon the name of The Lord (The Lord Jesus Christ) for salvation: Romans 10:8-13 "But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; 9 that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. 12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. 13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." KJV.
Excellent video, Bishop Barron. I have begun to pray in my car often...after 10 years of Atheism. Be patient with the millennials. I believe many will come back to the Church. Best Regards, Brian from Washington D.C.
God Bless Millennials! 🙏🏻& young adults. They bare witness to all the mistakes of our ancestors. They can see through the many woes of the world around them & problems of the adults in their lives. Who wouldn’t want to avoid the traumas humanity has created? Who wouldn’t be sceptical / cynical? I totally understand where they are coming from. Love the concept of the Holy Hour. It’s what we model. This is how children learn. Do we always model love, nourishment & patience? Then we will create a world like this. Living in the fruit of the spirit. 💙
@John Louis God bless you. Learn how to listen to and hear Him, and learn how to cling to Him. Then, learn how to walk with and follow Him. Also learn how to struggle with and against yourself for His sake. To help with that, study the Cross and really come to appreciate what Christ has done for you and every person and thing that you love. Know what God has done for you. Anything good you can think of, He made it. Any good event in your life, He planned it on some level. Every second you are, He is right there with you, making you and loving you and yearning for you to become to the full potential that He has planned for you. God has said maybe about you so that you can say "Yes Lord!" To Him.
Review of this video by me for future reference . Hopefully someone else finds use of it as well. 0:16 - Studies show that everybody prays, even atheists. Human beings could be characterized as the animal that prays. What is prayer? 1:44 - prayer is a conversation between friends (two-way as opposed to just us reaching out to God or God invoking in us a call to speak with him). Simple recommendations by Bishop Barron to improve prayer life: 1.) Take the time 2:05 - the most important thing before improving technique etc is to make a habit of daily prayer. 2.) Find the center 3:13 - life is hectic and we jump from thought to thought, task to task, obligation to obligation. Prayer is about finding the center around which your entire life ought to revolve, ie God. 3.) To pray is to speak to God with honesty 4:18 - don’t be afraid to tell God what is truly on your mind, what’s troubling/worrying you, what makes you angry or sad etc. Talk about the messy sides of your life, we all have them. God already knows, there is no reason to hide. 4.) Listen attentively/ be silent 6:38 - it’s a conversation. Don’t do all the talking. But, often God doesn’t speak so directly to us. He’ll speak to us through the scripture, for example. Relatedly, sit in silence. Take a break from the constant stimulation and action of today’s culture. Be silent, and allow God to speak in that space. Thomas Aquinas said the will has 2 moves - to seek the good, and to rest in it. So, be silent and rest in the goodness of God during prayer. 11:28 - Final Recommendations: - if you can, pray the Holy Hour (dedicated hour of prayer everyday) do it - prayer before the Blessed Sacrament - the Jesus prayer : “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.”
I was that woman, throwing the clods of dirt at the Blessed Mother. Not literally, but under the same circumstances as the woman in Bishop Barron's video. I could barely speak to her, I was so angry after my husband died. I felt that she had betrayed us, betrayed ME, who had put my husband under her mantle for protection from evil. It took a great while but I finally admitted what I was thinking and feeling about her to a friend online who told me that perphaps, just perhaps, Mary DID protect him and DID take him under her care, because he had died right after receiving the sacraments of baptisma and confirmation into the Catholic faith. "Stole Heaven," as a good sister exclaimed when I told her the story of his death. It then became clear to me that yes, Our Lady had taken care of him so much better than I had asked or anticipated.
Andy, I imagine it depends on the circumstances. Tell that person my story and see if any of it resonates with them. The point I wanted to make is that God's ways aren't our ways and this period of my life perfectly illustrated that truth. It's not that He is uncaring---but we either believe that this is not our final destination, this earthly plane, or we don't. And it really does come down to surrendering our wills, and having faith, even when we don't understand it at ALL. Jesus told us to be like little children. And how many ways does a parent tell a child who simply doesn't understand WHY they are not given everything they want, even when they think that thing is good for them? Sometimes, "Trust me. This IS for your own good" is the only answer we get. I'm not saying it is easy. But I'm believing that it is right and, ultimately, good.
@@Chaos3000and3 Andy not sure if you tried it already but I've found praying 4 Rosaries a day works almost miraculously to beat back fears and anxieties and that sinking despairing energy-less feeling one gets when confronted with ongoing painful challenges. I will literally be lying there like a dead person unable to motivate myself to move. Then as I say my Rosaries I suddenly have such a surge of energy that I literally leap out of bed and get to doing the things that need doing with a lighter, buoyant, spirit. Dear Blessed Mother Mary Help of Christians Pray for Andy🙏🌹
Becoming a recent Catholic (I spent 30+ years as a meditating atheist) has been a fascinating experience. My meditation experience has prepared me well for Catholic prayer.
As a young girl I began prayer it works. It has never stop. It continues. Life's journey continues. Guidance comes so does grace. I will never stop because of generational love I am blessed. Continue your sharing through the love God bless the 🌎world God love us.
I was away from the Church for 2 years. One day, before Christmas, I got ill for over a week so I went to confession and before I did, I knew I was going to be healed and I was healed! Thank you Lord, for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. I'm now living a prayerful life but I know I have to do more. Thank you Bishop Barron. God bless you.
“Prayer is the raising up of the heart and mind to God” - John the Damascene “Prayer is a conversation among friends. It’s our friendship with God expressed through lively conversation.” - Bishop Robert Barron To pray is to find the place in you where you are here and now being created by God. - Thomas Merton Silence gives rise to prayer, prayer gives rise to faith, faith gives rise to love, love gives rise to service. - Mother Theresa
One of the things that drew me to the Catholic Church was something that happened about 40 years ago in the Philippines. And in Singapore also. I wanted a quiet place to pray. I wasn't Catholic, I just wanted to pray. The only Church open was the Catholic Church. 25 years ago near the end of my Navy career I attended RCIA and became a Confirmed Catholic. Thanks in part to the "open door policy" of the Catholic Church in Asia. I didn't even realize at the time that I was praying before the Blessed Sacraments.
Thanks for pointing out the importance of silence, Bishop. When I pray at the Baptist church on Wednesday nights, we all sit around circular tables, six or so, and follow a prayer prompt, voicing our individual requests. I am amazed how often the Holy Spirit in silent is us. It is sooooo peaceful. I think most of us would agree that that's the best part.
Thank you Bishop Barron. As you were talking about Mother Teresa and how she listened in silence. Many of us complain about how busy ourlives are. I have watched a few videos where the camera follows Mother Teresa. I remember news segments from the 70's and 80's. There always seemed to be one thing that followed her everywhere. Noise. I think of the streets of the slums right outside of her cell. I think of the activity inside the wards where Sisters and Volunteers cared for the sick and the dying. It just amazes me that not only was she able to concentrate on her prayers but she found silence. That to me is a miracle.
Your excellency, I have another prayer request. It's for my older brother, Jason. He and i grew up in a Catholic family but unfortunately, he doesn't take his Catholic faith seriously anymore. I hope and pray that he'll renew his faith. Hopefully when the season of Advent comes. Also pray that he'll find a new job because he's been unemployed for some time. And if he does find a new job, pray that he'll become fruitful, productive and his efforts won't be fruitless at all. Amen.
Mr. Gruffyd, the Walter Pidgeon character in "How Green Was my Valley," told Huw Morgan, played by Roddy McDowall, "Prayer is only another name for good, clean, direct thinking. When you pray, think." In my opinion, the most meaningful line from a great film.
After many years I came home to the Catholic Church .After listening to the Central prayer time. THIS hourly time is a fulfilling way to keep praying ALL DAY LONG. THE PRESENT OF GRACE WHERE Jesus AND MARY LET ME KNOW TE VASTNESS OF THEIR LOVE AND FROM THERE MY COMMITMENT IS FAITHFUL OR MY SOUL Shrinks. LOVE AND LIVE JOYFULLY IN Kent, OHIO.
Beautifully pragmatic and yet aesthetically pleasing and well informed and cultured. I'm blessed to know Bishop Barron is like the Venerable Fulton Sheen of our generation. God Bless all, thank you Bishop Barron!
I benefit a lot from Bishop Barron,s talks,sermons,interpretations of scriptural readings,gospels he provides us with every Saturday. I am very grateful to him for helping us to draw close to God the Father and Jesus Christ.
Thank you so much for celebrating the Mass Bishop Barron. I receive Jesus everyday before the Corona crisis. My brother would bring Him to me as I am and can't go to Mass daily but my brother does and brings Him to me. I miss Him so so much. It's painful to me. Oh I can't wait till this is over. I miss my Lord, the Divine Will. I ask the Holy Spirit to inspire me, I consecrate myself to Him daily and pray to not loose Faith, to have courageous perseverance, love for others, esp. for those who started this and that is hard. But I have to give Mercy, even to my enemy and I pray for God's Mercy on them. I don't want to condemn them or myself for lack of love. My sweet, sweet savior come back to me, I need you. Help me to live in the present moment, take away my anxiety and fear, make me strong. Be with me, I know you are there. Bishop Barron pray for me and I pray for you. Receive the Blessings of the United Hearts.❤️❤️
Thanks bishop Barron your talk has helped me realize more fully that we can never pray enough, that God is always there ready and wanting to talk and listen to us , and we always need him
When Bishop recommended “lord Jesus Christ, son of God, have mercy on me a sinner” with the breathing technique he recommends is so deep and an example of the beauty of what the Catholic faith provides for us. I am so thankful to have it
Dear Bishop Barron. Thank you for the video on prayer. I think the JESUS PRAYER you silently repeat at your Holy Hour, is your mantra, leading you to your centre in contemplation. Let it sound in your heart in rhythm, and you will be praying continuously. God Bless you and your work.
Thank you for your ministry and your insight, your commentary on prayer. Unbelievable how God is using His priests through media today to reach lay people like me to connect with the farther ends of our Church
I’m not Catholic, but I love the Bishop’s videos! In the mormon church, they scold you if you ask for too many things from God, even if it’s just for the basic needs of life, so I don’t even know what to say or ask for anymore. Can anyone share with me their approach to prayer?
My daily prayer life is random ang spontaneous. I just say whatever comes to my thoughts as though I'm talking to a friend who knows everything about me. Like, everytime I see an ambulance, I say a short prayer asking for healing and protection for the driver and passengers. Each time I come across someone on the streets I say a little prayer for their safety. Each time I need help, I simply ask God to help me. It's comforting to know that even before I say my prayers, God already knows what I need.
Your Excellency thank you for your video. I will wake up at 6:00 am to have a conversation with God at least 30 minutes. I know the answers to the questions are inside my heart because God lives inside of each one of us.
I also love bishop barron, he brings sophisticated thinking in a simple way to simple people in a peaceful and joyful tone which brings in peace to the longing hearts. 🙏
It's always a little uncomfortable to make a comment on an old video, but here it is and I find all your suggestions very helpful. I have a very stressful life, so when I start praying I need to control the stress in order to focus and only then can I prey. It's not having a moment of silent before, it's the ability to go to it, or to communicate with God.
I love this comment on prayer as it is one of the very best of Bishop Baron. I believe as he does that the time for prayer is the time one spends with God fully awake and in the now
Praise God for you Bishop! "Prayer is about God's quest for us...The Primacy of Grace :Prayer is God's addressing of us...the Holy Spirit already praying in us...the Holy Spirit prompting you to ask for what He wants to give...the Primacy of the Lord's involvement." For me, Prayer is an acknowledgment of the Lord's Presence..so "take every thought captive & submit it to the obedience (Grace, Agape Love, Mercy, Compassion) of Christ, (2Corinthians 10:5) and "Rejoice always, pray without ceasing! give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." (1Thessalonians 5:16-18) And don't forget, "And Jesus learned obedience through suffering." (Hebrews 5:8) "1. Time 2. Act of Finding the Center 3. Honest Communication 4. Listen Attentively 5. Role of Silence in Prayer. Mother Teresa: spiritual life, silence gives rise to prayer, prayer gives rise to faith, faith gives rise to love & love to service..." "And the Holy Spirit will bring to remembrance everything that Jesus has taught you..."(John 14:26) For me, this brings understanding, hearing Papa God's voice bringing me joy & peace & the feeling of being loved for the 1st time this year, after 55 years of prayer due to the Theodicy question that caused cognitive pain!
Taking the time to pray has been in my thoughts lately. Great advice to start - take the time. Interesting, I do sit in silence, mostly when driving. And recently, silently and patiently waiting for God to want my thoughts and ideas shared with the world through my writing. Perhaps prayer is the missing component.
1. Take the time 2. Find the (still) centre "where you are here and now being created by God." 3. Speak to God with honesty (He knows anyways) 4. Listen (and feel) intently 5. Be silent
Prayer is a way of connecting myself to God. I do it in several ways. 1. Liturgy of the hours. 2. The rosary. 3. The Divine Mercy Chaplet every day at 3:00 pm. 4. The Chaplet of Saint Michael the Archangel. 5. Attending daily mass or watching it on television. Also the Miraculous medal novena.
You strike straight into a person's acceptance, what is it in you that you are able to impart....treasure it Bishop Barron, you have been endowed....I guess you do it so silently without effort but with a smile and a natural soft manner. Many thanks Bishop Barron. God be near you always!!🤗😑...What I have discovered is that, for some people prayer comes so spontaneously, they have expression, at the same time they are visibly so humble. I guess I was brought up with too much rote praying, that I have not cultivated this lovely 'union' with God through prayef. I often tell Jesus about my disability, and ask Him to give me the grace for honest and clear expressiion of prayer. Thank you much Bishop, God be near you, always.
Dear Bishop , good reflection on prayer, especially before blessed sacrament , one more thing I would humbly add to your recommendations is to pray with tears, or to say , not to be ashamed of crying . We do see a child in all it's innnocense shed tears infront of its father and mother to ask or demand something, and St. Augustine says it as a gift of Holy Spirit. So it is not always easy to cry but when we feel like weeping it is not correct to feel ashamed not to weep, and we have to think it as a gift of Holy Spirit.
Thanks! Great to hear this again and now it's interesting how my perspective has shifted after this Corinavirus shelter in place and all the extra time available and how dire our situation is! What a great reminder to take ... "TheTime"... I'm praying even more intensely now at times. Thankyou for your guidance and inspiration! After all these years I've finally decided to finish my Catechism as a Candadate the intensity of being held back even longer is interesting...sad yet also has intensified the learning and it's also strange that now everyone is forced to recieve the Eucharist Spiritually. I've always prayed throughout my life and now even more. It's strange how sometimes when in shock at times it's easy to get lost in fear and worry and forget to {(take the time)} to pray or relax and meditate {(With God)}🕊 but when I do everything's much better and I can function better and sometimes great realizations emerge.
The Father and the Son are the Parents of the Holy Spirit, if many churches are correct. If many churches are correct, The Trinity is a Family-- two Parents and a Progeny, just like a human family. (Humans are made in the "image" and "likeness" of God according to Genesis 1:26) In the Book of Job which is part of the bible,the Lord is compared to a father and also a mother with a womb. "From whose womb comes the ice? Who gives birth to the frost from the heavens"--Job 38:29. Because God can also be thought of like a mother (Isaiah 42:14,Isaiah 66:13,Matthew 23:37), all three roles (father,mother,progeny) in a basic human family are filled in the Trinity. Saying that the "Father and the Son are the Parents of the Holy Spirit" is simply another way of saying that the Holy Spirit "proceeds from the Father and the Son" which has been official Catholic Church teaching for centuries. According to the Catholic Church, the Son is begotten from the Father. If this is true, the Father is the Father (Parent) of the Son. According to the Church, the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son.If this is true, the Father and the Son are the Parents of the Holy Spirit. According to the "Catechism of the Catholic Church" paragraph 264, "The Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father as the first principle and...from the communion of both the Father and the Son" Of course, the scriptures are vague if the Holy Spirit is the 3rd or 2nd Person of the Trinity--whichever of these is true,the First Person and the Second Person may be the Parents of the Third. Parent definition 1a from Merriam-Webster dictionary: one that begets or brings forth offspring.
Lord Jesus Christ Son of God have mercy on me a sinner. I love that. Bishop Barron Thank you. I look forward to seeing you this Friday at LA Congress. So super Excited. God Bless you! Jimmy T.
I truly recommend all the steps enumerated by Bishop Barron to improve one's prayer life. But when I was a newbie, I actually started with "formula prayers" which one can find in prayer books. They are also helpful in teaching us "other concerns" which we may fail to see. But a "SINCERE TALK WITH GOD" tops it all. God bless you Bishop and your ministry...
O Come Holy Spirit, Grant us Faith, Hope and Love. Ps 119:2, Jn 10:27 “Lord, by Thy cruel death, and by Thy dear mother Mary, deliver these poor souls from their sufferings; Lord, by Thy five sacred wounds save us.” 😇 st. Elizabeth of Hungary pray for us sinners.
Best videos. I think that prayer is a conversation and a question or request. Worship though prayer is different. When I pray or ask a saint to pray for me, I'm asking them to pray alongside me. I don't pray for anything more than the ability to recognize God's answer to what troubles me or for the ability to recognize God's blessing.
Thank you your Excellency for this beautiful message. I always look forward to your videos, and they have helped me rediscover and strengthen my faith.
I appreciate hearing him say that it’s OK to speak with honesty with God. Also to hear Bishop Barron at times say that ya know, there’s room to grow in the understanding indeed spirituality within the Church. This is way biblical. Coming from a few diff traditions that try to say “this is it” well... then I feel cognitive dissonance at the embedded nuances b/w those traditions. I like the mystic idea of personalization. For my own life yep.. “the attention to my own thoughts and feelings” that removes the “real” me from the exercise that’s where I can discern a bit I feel, the voice of God. I say, because I’m current times of temptation to compare EVERYTHING about my life to others.... well when I feel the SILENCE and the separateness of the fruit of a reading, a thought, a practice... “my will resting in the good that’s there.” Yep. Carthusians sound cool to me. At Times I notice that in my silence the world is not lacking anything on my part. I’m trying to dedicate some time to silence. Yet I have doubts... in faith, I do. A man centuries ago... I had a absent-ish Dad myself. I feel reaching back and back and back to an imaginary friend sometimes. That’s the truth. Sometimes. As far as I can understand myself. In my son though I see new creation and I have the will to see good for him.. I am instilled with Wonder. Be safe, Be Well. Ty
I am so happy to have seen this video. I have worried that my prayers are to insignificant to be heard. Bishop please say a quick prayer for me and ask God to for give me. Lord Jesus Son of the Living God have Mercy on me a sinner. Thank you Bishop Barrin.
Well (and wisely) spoken. I love all your presentations. I pray in my car as well. The monastic cell is a fine comparison. I enjoyed Merton..... "don't worry about technique, get started"!
I love the Carthusians. I have a terrible pit in my stomach about Thomas Merton. It feels bad as a Catholic to know that he lived apart from the Rule. I read the Rule every day, and what he did seems very wrong, disobedient. I too love prayer. It is a calming and wonderful peace in my soul. I love praying in front of the Blessed Sacrament. Thank you Bishop Barron.
I'm a Pentecostal Christian. I love this man. I've watched a number of his videos. I find him very authentic and generous. I'd love to converse with him. He's very learned. Loved his thoughts on what it means to prosper. Full of wisdom. God bless this man.
Are you still Protestant?
He is a Catholic bishop....
We are bless henceforth....
Blessed
HOW TO BE SAVED:
Repent:
Acts 20:21
Authorized (King James) Version
“testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.”
2 Corinthians 7:9
"Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing." KJV.
2 Corinthians 7:10
"For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death." KJV.
Understand YOU ARE A SINNER and only The Lord Jesus Christ can save you:
Romans 3:20-26
Authorized (King James) Version
“20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. 21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; 22 even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: 23 for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; 24 being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: 25 whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; 26 to declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.”
Romans 3:10
"as it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:" KJV.
Put your faith in the Gospel:
1 Corinthians 15:1-4
"Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 by which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:" KJV
For added assurance of salvation, call upon the name of The Lord (The Lord Jesus Christ) for salvation:
Romans 10:8-13
"But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; 9 that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. 12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. 13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." KJV.
Excellent video, Bishop Barron. I have begun to pray in my car often...after 10 years of Atheism. Be patient with the millennials. I believe many will come back to the Church.
Best Regards,
Brian from Washington D.C.
Brian W. Welcome back Brian. Keeping you in my prayers . God bless
As a millennial, I've recently come back to the Church. I also ask for patience too. Seeking the Truth was my journey in this world of Relativism.
God Bless Millennials! 🙏🏻& young adults. They bare witness to all the mistakes of our ancestors. They can see through the many woes of the world around them & problems of the adults in their lives. Who wouldn’t want to avoid the traumas humanity has created? Who wouldn’t be sceptical / cynical? I totally understand where they are coming from. Love the concept of the Holy Hour. It’s what we model. This is how children learn. Do we always model love, nourishment & patience? Then we will create a world like this. Living in the fruit of the spirit. 💙
Brian W.
@John Louis God bless you. Learn how to listen to and hear Him, and learn how to cling to Him. Then, learn how to walk with and follow Him.
Also learn how to struggle with and against yourself for His sake. To help with that, study the Cross and really come to appreciate what Christ has done for you and every person and thing that you love.
Know what God has done for you. Anything good you can think of, He made it. Any good event in your life, He planned it on some level. Every second you are, He is right there with you, making you and loving you and yearning for you to become to the full potential that He has planned for you. God has said maybe about you so that you can say "Yes Lord!" To Him.
Review of this video by me for future reference . Hopefully someone else finds use of it as well.
0:16 - Studies show that everybody prays, even atheists. Human beings could be characterized as the animal that prays.
What is prayer?
1:44 - prayer is a conversation between friends (two-way as opposed to just us reaching out to God or God invoking in us a call to speak with him).
Simple recommendations by Bishop Barron to improve prayer life:
1.) Take the time 2:05 - the most important thing before improving technique etc is to make a habit of daily prayer.
2.) Find the center 3:13 - life is hectic and we jump from thought to thought, task to task, obligation to obligation. Prayer is about finding the center around which your entire life ought to revolve, ie God.
3.) To pray is to speak to God with honesty 4:18 - don’t be afraid to tell God what is truly on your mind, what’s troubling/worrying you, what makes you angry or sad etc. Talk about the messy sides of your life, we all have them. God already knows, there is no reason to hide.
4.) Listen attentively/ be silent 6:38 - it’s a conversation. Don’t do all the talking. But, often God doesn’t speak so directly to us. He’ll speak to us through the scripture, for example. Relatedly, sit in silence. Take a break from the constant stimulation and action of today’s culture. Be silent, and allow God to speak in that space. Thomas Aquinas said the will has 2 moves - to seek the good, and to rest in it. So, be silent and rest in the goodness of God during prayer.
11:28 - Final Recommendations:
- if you can, pray the Holy Hour (dedicated hour of prayer everyday) do it
- prayer before the Blessed Sacrament
- the Jesus prayer : “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.”
Thank you!
Tysm!
I needed this.
Ty for this
Thanks so much!! God Bless!
I was that woman, throwing the clods of dirt at the Blessed Mother. Not literally, but under the same circumstances as the woman in Bishop Barron's video. I could barely speak to her, I was so angry after my husband died. I felt that she had betrayed us, betrayed ME, who had put my husband under her mantle for protection from evil. It took a great while but I finally admitted what I was thinking and feeling about her to a friend online who told me that perphaps, just perhaps, Mary DID protect him and DID take him under her care, because he had died right after receiving the sacraments of baptisma and confirmation into the Catholic faith. "Stole Heaven," as a good sister exclaimed when I told her the story of his death. It then became clear to me that yes, Our Lady had taken care of him so much better than I had asked or anticipated.
*Entering the Desert of Lent*
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What would you say to someone who is currently going through something like that, and is losing faith in God because if it?
Andy, I imagine it depends on the circumstances. Tell that person my story and see if any of it resonates with them. The point I wanted to make is that God's ways aren't our ways and this period of my life perfectly illustrated that truth. It's not that He is uncaring---but we either believe that this is not our final destination, this earthly plane, or we don't. And it really does come down to surrendering our wills, and having faith, even when we don't understand it at ALL. Jesus told us to be like little children. And how many ways does a parent tell a child who simply doesn't understand WHY they are not given everything they want, even when they think that thing is good for them? Sometimes, "Trust me. This IS for your own good" is the only answer we get. I'm not saying it is easy. But I'm believing that it is right and, ultimately, good.
@@Chaos3000and3 Andy not sure if you tried it already but I've found praying 4 Rosaries a day works almost miraculously to beat back fears and anxieties and that sinking despairing energy-less feeling one gets when confronted with ongoing painful challenges. I will literally be lying there like a dead person unable to motivate myself to move. Then as I say my Rosaries I suddenly have such a surge of energy that I literally leap out of bed and get to doing the things that need doing with a lighter, buoyant, spirit.
Dear Blessed Mother Mary Help of Christians Pray for Andy🙏🌹
Becoming a recent Catholic (I spent 30+ years as a meditating atheist) has been a fascinating experience. My meditation experience has prepared me well for Catholic prayer.
As a young girl I began prayer it works. It has never stop. It continues. Life's journey continues. Guidance comes so does grace. I will never stop because of generational love I am blessed. Continue your sharing through the love God bless the 🌎world God love us.
Keep going forever God bless you bishop Barron
I was away from the Church for 2 years. One day, before Christmas, I got ill for over a week so I went to confession and before I did, I knew I was going to be healed and I was healed! Thank you Lord, for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. I'm now living a prayerful life but I know I have to do more. Thank you Bishop Barron. God bless you.
nigga just cuz ur body healed ur physical illness that evidently wasn’t that bad doesn’t mean god saved u wtf 💀💀💀
I took your advice and now I pray an hour a day. It has radically changed my life in just three months.
I love Bishop Barron. Man, this is great stuff.
Yes, he converted me to Catholicism.
Bixhop Wow, you are unique, l thank The Lord for so gifting you. Lockyflan.
We are all blessed by this great teacher and evangelist 🙏🙏🙏
I had issues with road rage. One Lent I chose to pray the rosary from and to work. Definitely changed my focus.
“Prayer is the raising up of the heart and mind to God” - John the Damascene
“Prayer is a conversation among friends. It’s our friendship with God expressed through lively conversation.” - Bishop Robert Barron
To pray is to find the place in you where you are here and now being created by God. - Thomas Merton
Silence gives rise to prayer, prayer gives rise to faith, faith gives rise to love, love gives rise to service. - Mother Theresa
One of the things that drew me to the Catholic Church was something that happened about 40 years ago in the Philippines. And in Singapore also. I wanted a quiet place to pray. I wasn't Catholic, I just wanted to pray. The only Church open was the Catholic Church. 25 years ago near the end of my Navy career I attended RCIA and became a Confirmed Catholic. Thanks in part to the "open door policy" of the Catholic Church in Asia. I didn't even realize at the time that I was praying before the Blessed Sacraments.
*Entering the Desert of Lent*
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Even through our ignorance, God acts to envelop us into the divine life and love.👌🏼
Wow!
Thanks for pointing out the importance of silence, Bishop. When I pray at the Baptist church on Wednesday nights, we all sit around circular tables, six or so, and follow a prayer prompt, voicing our individual requests. I am amazed how often the Holy Spirit in silent is us. It is sooooo peaceful. I think most of us would agree that that's the best part.
Thank you Bishop Barron. As you were talking about Mother Teresa and how she listened in silence. Many of us complain about how busy ourlives are. I have watched a few videos where the camera follows Mother Teresa. I remember news segments from the 70's and 80's. There always seemed to be one thing that followed her everywhere. Noise. I think of the streets of the slums right outside of her cell. I think of the activity inside the wards where Sisters and Volunteers cared for the sick and the dying. It just amazes me that not only was she able to concentrate on her prayers but she found silence. That to me is a miracle.
Your excellency,
I have another prayer request. It's for my older brother, Jason. He and i grew up in a Catholic family but unfortunately, he doesn't take his Catholic faith seriously anymore. I hope and pray that he'll renew his faith. Hopefully when the season of Advent comes. Also pray that he'll find a new job because he's been unemployed for some time. And if he does find a new job, pray that he'll become fruitful, productive and his efforts won't be fruitless at all. Amen.
Alan Bourbeau God bless him. I will pray for him.
Mr. Gruffyd, the Walter Pidgeon character in "How Green Was my Valley," told Huw Morgan, played by Roddy McDowall, "Prayer is only another name for good, clean, direct thinking. When you pray, think." In my opinion, the most meaningful line from a great film.
I have found so much comfort through you Bishop Barron. Thank you.
I am a brazilian catholic and living in Brazil..I love your explanations about prayer, thank you very much Bishop Barron.
After many years I came home to the Catholic Church .After listening to the Central prayer time. THIS hourly time is a fulfilling way to keep praying ALL DAY LONG. THE PRESENT OF GRACE WHERE Jesus AND MARY LET ME KNOW TE VASTNESS OF THEIR LOVE AND FROM THERE MY COMMITMENT IS FAITHFUL OR MY SOUL Shrinks. LOVE AND LIVE JOYFULLY IN Kent, OHIO.
"Speak with honesty to God" 🙏
Beautifully pragmatic and yet aesthetically pleasing and well informed and cultured. I'm blessed to know Bishop Barron is like the Venerable Fulton Sheen of our generation. God Bless all, thank you Bishop Barron!
I benefit a lot from Bishop Barron,s talks,sermons,interpretations of scriptural readings,gospels he provides us with every Saturday.
I am very grateful to him for helping us to draw close to God the Father and Jesus Christ.
Thank you so much for celebrating the Mass Bishop Barron. I receive Jesus everyday before the Corona crisis. My brother would bring Him to me as I am and can't go to Mass daily but my brother does and brings Him to me. I miss Him so so much. It's painful to me. Oh I can't wait till this is over. I miss my Lord, the Divine Will. I ask the Holy Spirit to inspire me, I consecrate myself to Him daily and pray to not loose Faith, to have courageous perseverance, love for others, esp. for those who started this and that is hard. But I have to give Mercy, even to my enemy and I pray for God's Mercy on them. I don't want to condemn them or myself for lack of love. My sweet, sweet savior come back to me, I need you. Help me to live in the present moment, take away my anxiety and fear, make me strong. Be with me, I know you are there. Bishop Barron pray for me and I pray for you. Receive the Blessings of the United Hearts.❤️❤️
It is here I find my strength and sense of direction to go forth to a brand new day. Thanks Bishop for yr good sharing.
As an Orthodox I can attest to the Jesus prayer and silence. Great to hear it as a recommendation.
Thank you for teaching how to pray while breathing
Thanks bishop Barron your talk has helped me realize more fully that we can never pray enough, that God is always there ready and wanting to talk and listen to us , and we always need him
When Bishop recommended “lord Jesus Christ, son of God, have mercy on me a sinner” with the breathing technique he recommends is so deep and an example of the beauty of what the Catholic faith provides for us. I am so thankful to have it
Just watching and listening for one hour to Bob is extremely easy. Thankful.
Thank you ...no condemnation...comfortable enough to be honest with myself and with my Heavenly Father
Dear Bishop Barron. Thank you for the video on prayer. I think the JESUS PRAYER you silently repeat at your Holy Hour, is your mantra, leading you to your centre in contemplation. Let it sound in your heart in rhythm, and you will be praying continuously. God Bless you and your work.
Bishop Barron is such a spiritual treasure!
Thank you so much Bishop Barron. ♥️🕊🌻
Thank you Bishop Barron. What a brilliant video. 🙏⛪🏴🌎💞
I love listening about God while I'm working in the kitcen,I dont feel tiredness.Thank you Holy Spirit
Praying is not wasting time. :) ♥️🕊🙏
“Follow the deep instinct in your heart that is leading you to pray, and do it.”
I pray that everybody else does this too
This is GOLD. Thanks for all these recommendations and reflections.
May God Bless You Rachel and keep the Faith until the end.
Thank you for your ministry and your insight, your commentary on prayer. Unbelievable how God is using His priests through media today to reach lay people like me to connect with the farther ends of our Church
I’m not Catholic, but I love the Bishop’s videos! In the mormon church, they scold you if you ask for too many things from God, even if it’s just for the basic needs of life, so I don’t even know what to say or ask for anymore. Can anyone share with me their approach to prayer?
My daily prayer life is random ang spontaneous. I just say whatever comes to my thoughts as though I'm talking to a friend who knows everything about me. Like, everytime I see an ambulance, I say a short prayer asking for healing and protection for the driver and passengers. Each time I come across someone on the streets I say a little prayer for their safety. Each time I need help, I simply ask God to help me. It's comforting to know that even before I say my prayers, God already knows what I need.
Your Excellency thank you for your video. I will wake up at 6:00 am to have a conversation with God at least 30 minutes. I know the answers to the questions are inside my heart because God lives inside of each one of us.
I also love bishop barron, he brings sophisticated thinking in a simple way to simple people in a peaceful and joyful tone which brings in peace to the longing hearts. 🙏
It's always a little uncomfortable to make a comment on an old video, but here it is and I find all your suggestions very helpful. I have a very stressful life, so when I start praying I need to control the stress in order to focus and only then can I prey. It's not having a moment of silent before, it's the ability to go to it, or to communicate with God.
I have found Bishop Barron’s videos never get old!! :)
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Bishop Barron, you will never silence critics as you state you want to. I will pray for you.
I love this comment on prayer as it is one of the very best of Bishop Baron. I believe as he does that the time for prayer is the time one spends with God fully awake and in the now
Praise God for you Bishop! "Prayer is about God's quest for us...The Primacy of Grace :Prayer is God's addressing of us...the Holy Spirit already praying in us...the Holy Spirit prompting you to ask for what He wants to give...the Primacy of the Lord's involvement." For me, Prayer is an acknowledgment of the Lord's Presence..so "take every thought captive & submit it to the obedience (Grace, Agape Love, Mercy, Compassion) of Christ, (2Corinthians 10:5) and "Rejoice always, pray without ceasing! give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." (1Thessalonians 5:16-18) And don't forget, "And Jesus learned obedience through suffering." (Hebrews 5:8) "1. Time 2. Act of Finding the Center 3. Honest Communication 4. Listen Attentively 5. Role of Silence in Prayer. Mother Teresa: spiritual life, silence gives rise to prayer, prayer gives rise to faith, faith gives rise to love & love to service..." "And the Holy Spirit will bring to remembrance everything that Jesus has taught you..."(John 14:26) For me, this brings understanding, hearing Papa God's voice bringing me joy & peace & the feeling of being loved for the 1st time this year, after 55 years of prayer due to the Theodicy question that caused cognitive pain!
Thanks bishop very inspiring
Love your interview with Dave Rubin, Father! I learn a lot, God Bless!
I love this man .
This is an amazing video on prayer. The insightful five steps. Thank you Bishop Barren.
I love Bishop Barron. I thank God for him.
Taking the time to pray has been in my thoughts lately. Great advice to start - take the time. Interesting, I do sit in silence, mostly when driving. And recently, silently and patiently waiting for God to want my thoughts and ideas shared with the world through my writing. Perhaps prayer is the missing component.
1. Take the time
2. Find the (still) centre "where you are here and now being created by God."
3. Speak to God with honesty (He knows anyways)
4. Listen (and feel) intently
5. Be silent
thank you Bishop Barron Amazing
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outstanding cretic. you have the gift . Bless you Brother
Prayer is a way of connecting myself to God. I do it in several ways. 1. Liturgy of the hours. 2. The rosary. 3. The Divine Mercy Chaplet every day at 3:00 pm. 4. The Chaplet of Saint Michael the Archangel. 5. Attending daily mass or watching it on television. Also the Miraculous medal novena.
Our prayer returns back to us in the form of blessing or in another words blessings are the reflections of our prayers. 😊❤
May the Lord bless
A wonderful prayer teaching. Thank you for sharing your personal form of prayer and talking about how great saints pray.
You strike straight into a person's acceptance, what is it in you that you are able to impart....treasure it Bishop Barron, you have been endowed....I guess you do it so silently without effort but with a smile and a natural soft manner. Many thanks Bishop Barron. God be near you always!!🤗😑...What I have discovered is that, for some people prayer comes so spontaneously, they have expression, at the same time they are visibly so humble. I guess I was brought up with too much rote praying, that I have not cultivated this lovely 'union' with God through prayef. I often tell Jesus about my disability, and ask Him to give me the grace for honest and clear expressiion of prayer. Thank you much Bishop, God be near you, always.
Thank you Father to help me to grow. Love your advice. God bless
Dear Bishop , good reflection on prayer, especially before blessed sacrament , one more thing I would humbly add to your recommendations is to pray with tears, or to say , not to be ashamed of crying . We do see a child in all it's innnocense shed tears infront of its father and mother to ask or demand something, and St. Augustine says it as a gift of Holy Spirit. So it is not always easy to cry but when we feel like weeping it is not correct to feel ashamed not to weep, and we have to think it as a gift of Holy Spirit.
Great wisdom here, Bishop Barron. You are great at provoking me to think. Silence especially is so important. THANK YOU.
the Jesus prayer is so simple yet so incredible
I've always found Noon time to be my most prayerful hour.
Thank you Bishop Barron for your informative talk.
Praying in the name of Jesus
Thanks! Great to hear this again and now it's interesting how my perspective has shifted after this Corinavirus shelter in place and all the extra time available and how dire our situation is! What a great reminder to take ... "TheTime"... I'm praying even more intensely now at times. Thankyou for your guidance and inspiration! After all these years I've finally decided to finish my Catechism as a Candadate the intensity of being held back even longer is interesting...sad yet also has intensified the learning and it's also strange that now everyone is forced to recieve the Eucharist Spiritually. I've always prayed throughout my life and now even more. It's strange how sometimes when in shock at times it's easy to get lost in fear and worry and forget to {(take the time)} to pray or relax and meditate {(With God)}🕊 but when I do everything's much better and I can function better and sometimes great realizations emerge.
Prayer as Conversation... Listening...
i consider my self an agnostic atheist but Love your videos
I am taking Fr. BARRONS COURSE ON THE EUCHARIST. HE IS A SPIRITUAL GENIUS.
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The Father and the Son are the Parents of the Holy Spirit, if many churches are correct. If many churches are correct, The Trinity is a Family-- two Parents and a Progeny, just like a human family. (Humans are made in the "image" and "likeness" of God according to Genesis 1:26) In the Book of Job which is part of the bible,the Lord is compared to a father and also a mother with a womb. "From whose womb comes the ice? Who gives birth to the frost from the heavens"--Job 38:29. Because God can also be thought of like a mother (Isaiah 42:14,Isaiah 66:13,Matthew 23:37), all three roles (father,mother,progeny) in a basic human family are filled in the Trinity. Saying that the "Father and the Son are the Parents of the Holy Spirit" is simply another way of saying that the Holy Spirit "proceeds from the Father and the Son" which has been official Catholic Church teaching for centuries. According to the Catholic Church, the Son is begotten from the Father. If this is true, the Father is the Father (Parent) of the Son. According to the Church, the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son.If this is true, the Father and the Son are the Parents of the Holy Spirit. According to the "Catechism of the Catholic Church" paragraph 264, "The Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father as the first principle and...from the communion of both the Father and the Son" Of course, the scriptures are vague if the Holy Spirit is the 3rd or 2nd Person of the Trinity--whichever of these is true,the First Person and the Second Person may be the Parents of the Third.
Parent definition 1a from Merriam-Webster dictionary: one that begets or brings forth offspring.
Lord Jesus Christ Son of God have mercy on me a sinner. I love that. Bishop Barron Thank you. I look forward to seeing you this Friday at LA Congress. So super Excited. God Bless you! Jimmy T.
I truly recommend all the steps enumerated by Bishop Barron to improve one's prayer life. But when I was a newbie, I actually started with "formula prayers" which one can find in prayer books. They are also helpful in teaching us "other concerns" which we may fail to see. But a "SINCERE TALK WITH GOD" tops it all. God bless you Bishop and your ministry...
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Great explanation and recommendations! Thank you Bishop Barron.
Yes another good one, for all of us to hear. Yes ... yes ... yes ...
God only knows my heart. I can't tell others. It isn't hard things. I know he knows. I still have sadness. I want to get away from the sadness.
God Bless Bishop Barron! Many thanks for spreading the truth, love and Joy of God to others. Keep us viewers in your prayers please!!
Thank you Bishop Barron. Eternally grateful for all your videos. Very helpful and enlightening. God bless. N
What a beautiful Angel that is here heaven to help us see the Light
O Come Holy Spirit, Grant us Faith, Hope and Love. Ps 119:2, Jn 10:27
“Lord, by Thy cruel death, and by Thy dear mother Mary, deliver these poor souls from their sufferings; Lord, by Thy five sacred wounds save us.”
😇 st. Elizabeth of Hungary pray for us sinners.
Best videos. I think that prayer is a conversation and a question or request. Worship though prayer is different. When I pray or ask a saint to pray for me, I'm asking them to pray alongside me. I don't pray for anything more than the ability to recognize God's answer to what troubles me or for the ability to recognize God's blessing.
Love to listen and learn. Will be praying for you and your ministry during my holy hour
Thank you, Bishop.
I loved your lesson and learned something.
A beautiful lesson
Beautiful. Thank you Bishop Barron. God bless. 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you your Excellency for this beautiful message. I always look forward to your videos, and they have helped me rediscover and strengthen my faith.
Thanks to you l understand my faith on a level that l never knew l could experience. I am so grateful for you and word on fire.
I appreciate hearing him say that it’s OK to speak with honesty with God.
Also to hear Bishop Barron at times say that ya know, there’s room to grow in the understanding indeed spirituality within the Church. This is way biblical.
Coming from a few diff traditions that try to say “this is it” well... then I feel cognitive dissonance at the embedded nuances b/w those traditions.
I like the mystic idea of personalization. For my own life yep.. “the attention to my own thoughts and feelings” that removes the “real” me from the exercise that’s where I can discern a bit I feel, the voice of God. I say, because I’m current times of temptation to compare EVERYTHING about my life to others.... well when I feel the SILENCE and the separateness of the fruit of a reading, a thought, a practice... “my will resting in the good that’s there.” Yep.
Carthusians sound cool to me. At Times I notice that in my silence the world is not lacking anything on my part. I’m trying to dedicate some time to silence.
Yet I have doubts... in faith, I do. A man centuries ago... I had a absent-ish Dad myself. I feel reaching back and back and back to an imaginary friend sometimes. That’s the truth. Sometimes. As far as I can understand myself.
In my son though I see new creation and I have the will to see good for him.. I am instilled with Wonder. Be safe, Be Well. Ty
非常棒的教導, 人常不願作很簡單的方法, 但卻是最精要的.thanks Bishop.
To pray is pass with Who you LOVE and present to all your beloveds
Accepting God's teaching with affection and praying to him in silence, must inculcate to get closer to the truth.
I am so happy to have seen this video. I have worried that my prayers are to insignificant to be heard. Bishop please say a quick prayer for me and ask God to for give me. Lord Jesus Son of the Living God have Mercy on me a sinner. Thank you Bishop Barrin.
To me, prayer is very much about giving thanks.
Great minds think a like, Chris. :)
I would like to invite you back to my channel.
sciencetrumpsfaith Yes, because they had a precious child.
Sometimes, tears are the purest form of prayer.
Al Eriksen : constantly groap for words but I don't recommend it.
又來複習一次禱告的真義, 每次都有不同的亮點.thanks a lot Bishop Barron
Well (and wisely) spoken. I love all your presentations. I pray in my car as well. The monastic cell is a fine comparison. I enjoyed Merton..... "don't worry about technique, get started"!
I love the Carthusians. I have a terrible pit in my stomach about Thomas Merton. It feels bad as a Catholic to know that he lived apart from the Rule. I read the Rule every day, and what he did seems very wrong, disobedient.
I too love prayer. It is a calming and wonderful peace in my soul. I love praying in front of the Blessed Sacrament. Thank you Bishop Barron.
many useful ideas about prayer. It's better if splitted in short videos and deepened.
Love your interview with Dave Rubin, Father!
That's how I found him. Love me some Dave Rubin and now loving me some Bishop Barron!
Beautiful💕 Thank you so much Bishop.