Good Friday: The Meaning of the Cross
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- Опубліковано 11 кві 2017
- Many people wonder, and even become angry, about God’s ways. In this video for Good Friday, Fr. Mike explains why God’s answers often seem like contradictions to us. While Jesus dying on the Cross makes no sense according to human wisdom, according to God’s perfect wisdom, the Cross answers all our most burning questions in a way only God can answer them.
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Watching this Good Friday 2024, thanks and bless us!
Same!
Me too I pray everyone has a blessed weekend and a special Easter weekend 🙏 to draw closer to our savior lord Jesus christ amen ❤
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Good Friday 2024. Thank you Jesus for keeping me alive.
Well Said
Alive in Christ.
"The western world today has picked up Christ but has forgotten his cross"
-Fulton Sheen
This is what most Westerners do during Easter. They celebrate it but don't know its significance because they choose to forget the cross.
Thank you Fr. Mike. I thank God for you and this channel that you have created. It's a blessing to everyone in the world irrespective of denominations. Thank you for sharing your Godly wisdom, knowledge and discernment.
So true.
When my son was a teenager and my heart would break with his unfair trials, I often thought “if Mary could be at the cross And if she had the strength to watch her precious baby/son of God, I have to be strong do my son.” It worked; every time. So many lessons upon lessons at the foot of the cross!
Wow thats just amazing.
I was saved just 2 years ago and this is my first time watching this. I have tears in my eyes, thank you Jesus for the cross! Jesus is The Messiah and bore God's wrath, took the punishment WE deserved and out of His grace and mercy, we are saved through what Jesus did for us on the cross and believe in what He said.. "It is finished." Thank you Jesus! 🤍
Had a job offer that was pulled in the 11th hour...that hurt a few days ago. 😢 But going to Good Friday services to recognize, acknowledge and know that my sins and failings are forgiven. Thank U Fr. Mike for these messages. Amen. 🙏
Lord thank you for the gift of life. Thank you for all you have done for us. May we continue to trust in you and direct us in all our ways.
Just sitting here and weeping as I watch the end of this. I lost my son 11 years ago and every time I think I'm over my anger at God, it comes creeping back in. Thank you for this, on this Good Friday.
Laurie, I know your post was 3 years ago. I’m so so sorry for the loss of your son. I’m so sorry. It’s been 14 years now, and I can’t imagine how long and torturous those years have been for you. God bless and comfort you, Laurie. I won’t forget to include you and your son in my prayers. Could I ask his first name?
@@janedoe2074 thank you for your compassion and prayers. His name is Jacob. He had just turned 18. A sudden illness took him from us. The years go by. The intense longing remains, but hope in the Resurrection sustains us.
I haven’t forgotten your son, Jacob. Thank you, for allowing me the privilege, Laurie.
Hi Laurie, I am sorry for your loss. I lost my son to aggressive cancer & lost him in 15 days in hospital. I know God cried with me. Hugs
Sorry for your loss💔🙏
God is Love. I think this life is filled with pitfalls, and getting back up is what makes us stronger. It's also a lesson in the balance of things. Think about it... you can't know what love is unless you've experienced hate. You can't have good without evil, joy without despair, happiness without saddness.What makes us human are these experiences in life and how we learn to balance. God is love, hope, faith, peace, joy. Love to all who believe in God, and know that Jesus is our savior!! Rejoice in his word.
Lost my job today and this video helped so much thank you Fr. Mike and god bless
2 years later, I still hope all is well Ed
From 2010 to 2020 lost my job 4 times brother. I have always trusted in Jesus and I have recovered with new job all the time. Although I try hard, I am unable to perform in my job. So I keep on losing it.
@@reynoldfrancis6060 I’m sorry to hear that. Are you doing ok?
@@reynoldfrancis6060 hope you will find what you are passionate about ...
God loves u
Another answer i once heard a preacher give (on a radio program) to the question of "why doesn't God just get rid of all the evil in the world?" was, "if He did then He might start with you." Again reminding us that nobody's perfect...
Aaron Clark haha love that!
I love this as well!
what of the person who asked the question is 10yrs old, not sure how many EVIL 10 year olds there are and not the best response for a child 🤔
I love God we should just pray for God and his son today
Your beloved Jesus: The Book of Truth is being revealed to you, the seventh messenger for the end times - Monday, March 5th, 2012 @ 15:30= El Aviso de Dios = CRUSADEPRAYERGROUP DOTORG
I love how in love with the Lord you are, Fr. Mike! It is infectious.
"It is infectius" has a whole new meaning now.
So many times I watch these talks and shed a tear...thank you...
Thanks Fr. Mike, this is so relevant here in 2020 in the midst of the virus.
Amen, you are so right, Fr. Mike, thank you!
I don't care what denomination you are. I love your excitement. My heart too. Thanks for being genuine Sir
Catholicism is not a denomination but pure Christianity!
Do not remove Christ in the cross in your life. Because you will always have a cross. You'll always have pain. And if we remove Christ in the cross from our lives, we won't not have a cross, we will always have pain, but we won't have Him. Hold on to the cross.
-this was powerful!!
Lifestyle My Style Amen sister in Christ Jesus🙏
Forget about what this guy said,what bible verse did he quote?🙄
@@712Clothing_ anyone can quote the bible. The message behind this is clear... to always hold on to our faith, God's love is the only thing constant, so don't remove him (or lose faith) when times get desperate.
Have a blessed Resurrection Sunday :)
@@JindyMarie05 Where's"resurrection Sunday"in the bible?didn't Christ partake in Passover?
@@JindyMarie05 King James Version
Matthew 26:[18] And he said, Go into the city to such a man,and say unto him,The Master saith,My time is at hand;I will keep the PASSOVER at thy house with my disciples.[19] And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them;and they made ready the PASSOVER.(👈 Not"Easter egg hunts and bunny rabbits"🙄)
Here's my 2 cents: In the end, it's about obedience...even fighting against our own impulses for creature comforts and putting God's Will above our own. Lent shows us how weak we are when we decide to "give up" something. That last week of Lent is tough. That hymn kept coming to mind: "Behold behold the wood of the cross on which is hung our salvation." It was on repeat constantly for me, and I got through that last week of Lent. It wasn't me. It was Him. I'm not that great of a Christian. But He's helped me alot these past few years.
So... why were various angels not obedient? And how exactly could they have conceived of dissatisfaction, suicidal pride, or been ignorant enough, initially, to ever think Satan could win, in the slightest? Also, why did any retain powers, after their exile? And is this the same as Adam and Eve choosing, when they did not seem aware more people would be affected? And then be unable to perceive God? Unlike angels?
You have such love in your heart Father Mike, God bless you
The cross is how God wins back our trust! Thank you Fr. Mike
Happy Easter Father Mike … GOD bless you !!!!
Fr. you are simply what the world needs today... People like you are what we youngsters need... May the lords wisdom inspire you more n more always. God bless
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that so ever believes in Him will have eternal life
"Father, Mike, "God" is with you everywhere you go 'through, with, and in' "Jesus Christ," always, and forever eternally' in our 'one, true, living, and loving,' "God's Will." Amen."
God bless. Let's pray that we have a good Holy Week.
Hello dear Fr. A special beautiful message that you sent. Thank you very much.
It's so easy to place the blame on God for everything that goes wrong, but He is not a God of Chaos and Sorrows- He is a God of Love and Mercy- the horrible things that happen are consequences of free choice. Faith in God helps us overcome suffering and emerge strong, maybe even stronger than before.
Grimweaver if gods real, yes he would be to blame
I guess Lucifer wouldn't have anything to do with it, then?
Grimweaver god created Satan
Grimweaver god knew he would turn evil...
Which is why He didn't make him or His other angels more powerful than they are.
Father Mike is a brilliant man. Didn't even know I needed this video. Thank you.
God bless you it’s 2023 ❤ Good Friday
Amen. We all--myself very much included--need to constantly pray for humility.
the 13th-century religious woman who brought us Corpus Christi: She Received visions from Christ, who pointed out that there was no feast in honour of the Blessed Sacrament. Based on this, she promoted the additional of what became the feast of Corpus Christi. 😇st Juliana of Liege 🙏🏻4us
Such an amazing liturgy. Your voice, Father Mike, is very distinguished, clear and concise! I enjoyed the service, very much❤🙏❤
Jesus paid it all and all to Him I owe. Without the shedding of blood their is no forgiveness of sin.
Shocking to watch this on Easter Sunday 2020. The Cross is the answer.
But what created the problem? And why did Satan have any earthly access?
Father Mike, I wrote this for a friend who was going through some really tough times many years ago. I believe it is as pertinent now as it was then. I hope you like it.Feel free to share if you like.
MY FRIEND
I know a man who has a problem
he really thinks is great.
He walks around in a fog all day.
You wouldn’t believe his state.
What he doesn’t realize is
there are many worse than him.
The chances that he has the worst problem
are really very slim.
His cross is small compared to most,
I know, I’ve seen a lot.
I’ve seen the doctor, and the lawyer
and the ordinary sot.
What gets me is that all of them
are ready to give up.
And to these “brothers of infamy”
I hereby raise my cup.
For no one knows much greater than I,
And it makes me want to swear.
That only ONE MAN in history
Really had a large Cross to bear.
Thank you Fr. Mike. Today is Good Friday, 2019. I have completed a half day of work ... and will be getting ready soon for Stations of the Cross at our parish this afternoon. It has been a wonderful and powerful Lent for me and my family. Your message here is a most-welcomed and appreciated addition to our journey. Thank you and God bless!
Christ power the power of crossand the wisdom of the God .
my Parents died 2 weeks apart 7 days ago and it hurts o dear Lord it hurts I miss them and my Son has BREAN Cancer and there no quire please pray for my family Amen. My Son died a year ago from Cancer, now I goin Cancer my God have Mercy’s on Us
We are praying for you Luna! May Jesus fill you with His peace
Luna Sol God bless you and have mercy on you and your child. God loves you so much, he is close to the broken hearted.
Prayers of healing to you and your family. God bless you
Luna Sol prayers are still coming your way! Do not despair! Lean on Jesus!
Thoughts and prayers to you and your family on this Good Friday, 2019. God bless!
Fr Mike I’m glad you shared about being angry about the crucifiction. I wasn’t sure if it was ok to be angry for Jesus being crucified. I feel so sad he died so I could sin. I hate that.
aaaa Father
Thank You for that Rosary
Im praying w YOU ✝️🙏📿
My mother was absolutely livid, outraged with God for allowing Jesus to die on the cross. She was literally shaking with rage. How we got on to the topic I'll never know because we never discussed religion. I wish she had lived long enough to have listened to you and some of the others on You Tube. Your talks have taught me so much, thank you.
This video is a great companion to Fr. Mike's video on why God lets bad things happen.
Mary Hirose I agree. ☺
Your Jesus: Watch now, as the man of peace will present himself to the world - Tuesday, March 6th, 2012 @ 15:20= El Aviso de Dios = CRUSADEPRAYERGROUP DOTORG
Father, thank you so so much for these videos. Thank you for this message. Thank you.
Beautiful Father! Thank you, God Bless you and everyone reading
We are suffering and need to unite ourselves to him! This time with the Coronavirus is an opportunity to to unite ourselves to the Lord on the cross!
What's your biblical nationality?
All the Best Father Mike. May God keep YOU safe. Today on Holy Thursday 2017,and each day of Your life. JZ
Just watched this and my eyes are opened in a new way today. Thank you Father Mike!! God bless you
What a blessing to watch this video on Good Friday 2018 Gods word is faithful and remains the same forever and always.
Thank you Fr. Mike for these videos and your insight. Have a Blessed Holy Week.
I just listened (with the assistance of a libretto) to Bach's st. John passion, and then listened to this video. This is making my Good Friday. Praise the Lord for all the things he gives us!
Father Mike, a fresh face and voice in today's catholic world.............
Thank you Father Mike. You are part of my daily devotional. I pray for you and all daily.
Amen
I listened to this twice, probably will again. Thank you :)
thank you
Thank you
Glory to Jesus Christ our Lord God
Amen
Thank You
Gracias Padre Mike! May God continue to bless your teachings! So simplistic with boldness! It all makes sense and to think how I have tried to understand what exactly God was doing, you shared what He did with simplicity! God bless you Padre!!
This is beautiful words Father 🙏
Thank you. May God bless you 🙏
We will always have the Cross and pain. The wisdom of God is infinite, we are his servants. God loves each and every one of us.
*In Roman times, if you were crucified, you are a criminal.* They would put the crucified in public display for days to embarrassed and humiliate them.
That’s still happening today. The demonic powers are still displaying their victory over the guy that they had framed- Jesus on the cross.
That’s why Jesus’s body is still placed on the cross- it’s too embarrassed and humiliated, and showcase their victory.
It’s a *Trophy*
Amen. Amen. Amen. God Bless you Father Mikey. Thank you, kindly.
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god bless you !!!
Thanks, Fr. Mike
Glory to You Lord Jesus Christ 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Thank you. I needed this.
Thank you Father Mike!
It rains on the good n the bad meaning one ☝️ person not many stop judging whose good or whom is bad. Great 👍 job PADRE
Thank you. I needed this!!!
Have Mercy on us, Lord, Jesus, . . .Mama Mary, Pray for Us.
This Good Friday, I was Praying at the
lake, hating the Cross and the Barbarians who did such horrors..
I felt a stirring, looked down, as a wave brought an agate up to my feet. It was in the shape of Jesus' Purple Heart...
Thank you Fr. Mike, Love Always for the Cross. Sandy
Thanks for the reminder!
I don't feel that I accuse Jesus for not being there in pain but I do fail to be thankful and content in all things. I'm working on that!
Father, I'm in Rome. Is there something you'd like me to pray for? Know that I will be praying for you.
Do not call anyone your father except for Jesus Christ
@@jayden2384 You do have parents right so don't you called your dad as Father?
@@jayden2384 except the holy catholic church and the communion of saints and belief in the virgin mary, may god have mercy on your soul lost brother hope you find your way back to the holy catholic church, god bless.
@@hjjl6006 I am a Christian, not Catholic
@@angelchristianity6876obviously we call our dad "father". But what I said before was referring to the verse of Matthew 23:9 which says "And do not call anyone on earth 'father,' for you have one Father, and he is in heaven"
thank you father! have a blessed holy week
Thank you. It's never too much on this, we need to grow in this as we grow as human beings
Yes - and maybe, find out why Satan kept any powers, post exile, and had any access to this world?
Beautiful
Good Friday Jesus Christ truths here yes pastor u given his Titus of this day Good Friday n he didn’t even have to go to the cross he could have just spoke it all but he went thru this to shows us all that no matter what we goes thru Jesus Christ can handle it for us all
But Satan also did not maybe have to reach this world, so I am not always sure of your point...?
"I won't have the cross but i will still have the pain... Hold on to the cross." Thank you for these powerful words.
😊Thank❤You😊
Thank you Fr. Happy Easter.
God bless you Father Mike!
Thank u Fr. God bless you! 🙂🙏
God bless Father Mike.
Love & peace
Thank you. May God continually bless you
Thank you father,I needed to hear every word u said...
Love this channel!!
Thank you Father Mike
thank you Father Mike, your words & explanation are clear & so meaningful. God Bless you always.
love this video and it made me realize a lot💟✝️
Inside and outside also means our TEMPLES live the Part . What we eat becomes US . Defeat our ego’s listen not just hear what this man is saying . His living the part it’s in his 👀👁. Much ❤️ Saint Micheal
Thank you Father Mike. That really helped me understand better.
Praise the Lord
Today is Good Friday in my place, thanks a lot father for your words...
Thank you for sharing this great message on this Good Friday I have been praying since 6 am this morning on this Good Friday 2019 here in the UK may God be with you today and all that read this message and watch your UA-cam video 🙏🇬🇧🇺🇸
Amen and amen thanks be to God
hes so powerful so wise he is our saviour