I’m not catholic. I had some negative things happen with the Catholic Church. So I gravitated to baptist style churches. You sir are a true servant of the Lord. I plan on sticking with you for the full year of this reading. HOME RUN and BRAVO.
I am so happy you are listening to BIYA. Father Mike truly is God's servant. From experience I can say there is evil inside churches, But God knows who His People are and has not left them. This study now my third year has brought deliverance to my soul. Deliverance through the words of Father Mike, as if Jesus was speaking to me. Deliverance. Please continue and know not all Catholics are the same. Some are baptized but asleep. Check out Charismatic Catholic Renewal. God bless you and praying for you 🙏
I'm sorry you had bad things happen to you. Please don't let that steer you away from the church Jesus himself created. Thank you for joining us in this Bible study Don't forget to check out the catechism in a year from fr. Mike. It's great.
You are and always will be a Catholic, that is, if you are baptised and confirmed into the Church. Even your water baptism in the Baptist is nothing more than the baptism of John the Baptist. Your valid baptism is that which you received in the Catholic Church, that is a fact. The Baptist baptism is not valid, nor is it accepted by the Church as valid. I left the evangelicals in 2007 and returned to the One True Apostolic Holy Mother Catholic Church, I would advise you do the same, the Holy Spirit brought you to this course for a reason.
Catholic mom here. I just learned about this! I have been failing at Bible studies my entire adult life. This is so awesome, because it is easy and streamlined and relaxing, and I don't feel like I have 1 more task to do. Thank you!!!!
I start my morning with Father Mike. Thus, I come away with something positive rather than filling my mind with the hatred and divisiveness and corruption and negativity of the world around us. This course is one of the missing links in my life. Thank you, Father Mike for all the work and countless hours you put into these daily sessions.
@Delia Garcia I start in the morning, too. I used to watch the news with my morning coffee. Now I listen/read the TRUTH (the Bible) instead. ❤️ I’m so grateful that my catechist recommended it and that Fr. Mike makes it!!!! I find it helps me focus on positivity and community/connection rather than worrying about the divisiveness/corruption that you noticed.
Today is Thursday January 4th, 2024 I am doing The Bible in a year podcast with Father Mike Schmitz and Ascension press for the third time. Last year 2023 I did the Catechism in a year podcast with Father Mike Schmitz and Ascension press 🙏❤
Praying! Trust God in all things. I highly recommend the book “ In Sinu Jesu “ for encouragement in faith and trusting Him in all things. It’s very helpful to me.
This is such a gift!!! I never understood a lot of what I would read, so I would just stop reading it out of feelings of incompetence! This is jaw dropping!!!
This will be my third year listening to BIAY daily. As someone who struggles to read, this helps me to spend time “reading the Bible” every day. So grateful for this blessing.
Idk, the rainbow representing “wokeness” sounds a lot better than reminding us of the time God decided to just kill everyone before settling on sacrificing Jesus. Omniscient, yet He didn’t know mass extinction and collective punishment was bad and wouldn’t solve anything?
Today's podcast was mostly about Noah and his Ark. It brought back a sweet memory. When our daughter was young, we gave her a scribbler and a few crayons. These were meant only to be used at Mass. In the scribbler she would draw what she called " Jesus pictures." She would sit on the kneeler and use the bench as a desk. One day she drew a picture of Noah's Ark...complete with a Canadian flag."
Thank you father Mike. This youtube videos are a big blessing to all catholics. Now i can easily understand the word of God. Praying for you! God bless!
Praise Jesus. I thank God Almighty for the gift of Fr. Michael. I pray may the good Lord continue to grant you the grace and strength to nourish his flock as his good servant at the Lord's vineyard.Amen. 🙏🌹
This is so fantastic! Father Mike, you read the Bible so beautifully, it really comes to life. This is an incredible journey for me. Praying for you. 🙏
Thank you Father Mike! On day 4 and you make waking up in the mornings much more fun! I am giving God my first fruits of the morning by these daily Bible studies! I then get the gift of being in the world much more peacefully! God bless to all here
This is my 2nd year with Fr. Mike Bible AND Catechism. I finished on 12/31/23. It's amazing how much I missed the first time. It's like new information. Thank you Father Mike.
Hello Father Mike. I enjoyed the Bible in a year so much that I’m doing it again. You make it so easy to understand, your insights make everything clear. Know that I pray for you and everyone doing the Bible in a Year everyday. May God bless you and everyone connected with The Bible in a Year for all that you do.
Thank you Father! I look forward to listening to your soft, kind voice. Can’t wait to finally finish the Bible with you. May the Lord bless you in abundance by bringing all His people to knowing Him by reading about His life.
Thank You so much Father Mike. You are God sent🙏🫂 I read the Bible, but I don't understand specially the Old testament..I was looking for a Catholic Bible study.. You are God's gift to me..❤Thank You Jesus Christ for Father Mike. I LOVE YOU JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH🫂💕
Today is Tuesday, January fourth of 2022 #2022 I didn't have enough of the #Bibleinayear #BIY podcast in #2021 that I am redoing it all over again in the year of 2022 O Lord God Heavenly Father in Heaven please help me to be a better follower of Christ Jesus. 🙏👼😇❤️🇭🇳🇺🇲🇮🇱
And today is Tuesday January 2nd 2024, and I’m repeating the BIAY after just finishing it in 2023! It’s amazing - and made so accessible through UA-cam! 🙏
I pray for everyone and I love God and all his people and animals as well I am Catholic and always will be I am so blessed to serve my God and I choose Jesus as my personal Lord and savior And I cast out Satin and bind him in the name of Jesus for the whole world amen
God bless you Fr. Mike for your wonderful ministry! I have been a life long Catholic. I love the Church and have learned so much more through your podcasts.
I think it was 18 years ago I read the Bible cover to cover every morning before work. I did it for general information with the intention of “learning “ it, somehow someway with another reading. Well I never got back to it until now. Just completed day 4. Just wanted to thank you for helping me to learn the nuances of the Bible and fulfill what my heart wanted all those years ago 😊. All in Gods time 🙏
Just joined three days ago and am very much enjoying listening to Fr. Mike’s readings and interpretations. I am a retired RN. I’ve worked almost full time have raised two wonderful children with my husband( who is not Catholic, but supportive of my faith). They are both good adults but although I was insistent that they attend Catholic religious education classes, neither one follows the faith now that they grown. I blame myself. Slowly I’m trying to learn more about my faith through the Bible and share with my adult kids!!
"The best way for a child to lose the faith is to send them to Catholic school"......not being harsh (I'm a nurse too, by the way - worked this plandemic, and the ones before it, but died a couple of times being sent home when it was my turn to get it, but it was mostly bad due to the lack of care I got, and when I refused the vent, they refused basic care. I was mold toxic from my workplace, and the list goes on. I had a stroke - at home, no help. ER kept sending me home because I didn't want the vent. I knew what was up. Yes, some PTSD, but I'm working through it with my Christian counselor, continuing to journal which I have done since age 4, mama taught me how to talk to Jesus, and have a living, breathing relationship with Him, also how to suffer. I was unable to read, write, or hear/see anything after my stroke from the clots from covaids left unassisted, on isolation in my home for 3 months....I wanted to start a Bible study, but I was too toxic in the brain since I was plastered with Tylenol and toxic doses of the right med at the wrong time and the wrong doses...anyway, it was my faith in the Lord that I was developed from my childhood, from my Catholics parents who sent me to a protestant Sunday school, since the Catholics had nothing, and I chose - when given a choice to attend catholic school or public, public...why? I was certain I was going to major in music performance. I play by ear and love music, but also love philosophy and science. However, what I was CALLED to, was nursing, but not altering having gone through the public school system all the way on up until college, where I attended 4 years of catholic undergrad......RICH experience. AWESOME. Then two years of grad school at a liberal, watered down, weak, anti-Catholic...Catholic college, then nursing school at a Catholic college in name only. I've found that only VERY FEW "Catholic schools" do it right, do it well, and actually yield children of great faith. I write this to encourage you, because the mere sending a child to Catholic school does not mean anything. Often, it's just wrote and a relationship is never established, and the truth is, the FRIENDSHIP between husband and wife, the modeling of a relationship, not necessarily Catholic but Christian, and an active faith life in the family through day to day service inside and outside the home, open conversations, the invitation and encouragement of inquiry and discussion...these are missing from most Catholic homes. I have many cousins who were sent to Catholic school and I feel my aunts and uncles were assuming they were going to get educated in the faith and that was all. It's not enough. I was also so disappointed and disgusted -- real eye opener, in two situations of my life....1) "Catholic singles dating" pool, and 2) going to Catholic colleges where I was the minority for having come from public school my whole life (mind you, my public school was so open to our having a Bible study between school started in hallway "L" :) And I was giving the class arguments and presentation in "Sex Ed" and Health class, about the awesomeness of abstinence and purity. I was disappointed to find that in both my Catholic colleges and catholic single circles, the snobbiness, the intimidation, the emotional abuse that came from the catholic school kids who were often the most drunkards, sexually promiscuous, etc. I was out of place, down on myself, and very confused! I went in with convictions to study hard, do well, service trips, develop real good friendships, explore, etc.....and everywhere I turned, I was being made to feel "less" because I didn't go to Catholic School, but noticed that I was the only one excited in Theology Class (especially Medical Ethics, Philosophical Theology, Moral Theology, etc). Sorry if this is all over the place.I was thankful my parents were open to my many questions, and we had open discussion because it's really in that, and not just the mere learning the faith in the books, and I think that's one mistake people make in insisting their children go to catholic school. It's not enough. What I remember the most about my childhood where my mom was Catholics (So was dad), was her LOVE of the Bible, active relationship with Jesus on the day to day not just in church or at prayer time. And her balance of serving the family, and serving outside the family where we'd volunteer with Saint Vincent DePaul twice a week, and it was so good to do that together, but then never leave the family unserved. And then dad, I would see him (we never missed a Sunday Mass, even on vacation..no soccer game came first, etc)...approaching Jesus as this tall, built strong man (how they were made! Before estrogen in the pills, water, food, etc), small..humble...before our Lord in the Eucharist. I fused those two together, and got my faith like that. Catholicism was always right, in my heart. It always felt "perfect peace" even when I didn't know or understand what we were doing. I trusted because my intuition is not wrong and I never left the Church, but mom fell away a little, but because of what she modeled for me, I ended up helping her come back, slow and steady, through her disability diagnoses (muscular dystrophy and other things) and she's strong in the faith, and I"m ever growing, and so is dad. So, I just ask you to commit them to prayer, as I will as well. It's in almost every family, AND ourselves. We can all learn more, grow more, and we should be modeling that humility and humbleness so that people see that in us. I'm sure what was most confusing to your children, even if they don't know it themselves or even consciously, is that mom and dad were differing faiths. That confusion, and any and all arguments or asymmetry is all it takes and it's so common. It's hard on children to see in who they look to as solid rocks, differ in a department both parents tell them they care equally and subscribe to different views of the same faith. Almost harder than a set of parents where one is Jewish and one is Catholic. It can be more overwhelming because of the likeness. Anyway, pray, fast, gently and joyfully share what you're learning, less is more, and just keep moving forward. We're not here to be successful, only faithful. God uses His Holy Watering can to nourish the fertile ground....and it's made fertile in His time, when His people finally accept the grace necessary to confront their own desires to be gods and they eventually get to the end of themselves. I'm thankful that after a year plus, with unabillity to see, hear and process incoming information, I can do this study! It..is AWESOME. I have to slow down the speed though because of the brain damage and Fr Mike's speech speed is manic to me, so I hope others know they can slow it down with the gear on the right lower page. Sensory disorder.....from brain inflammation and hypoxia (TBI), so need to take like 3 days to do "a" day of the study. Slow and steady..... God bless you, and be very thankful you're retired RN right now. It's not Nursing anymore. If you have a conscience, you can't operate in a system of death and lies. It's rampant and scary. Peace and prayers
Thank you for sharing these bible readings. Have read my Catholic bibke once but wanted to read it again. So noe am able to do so more better with you. May you continue to share and teach us all. May God's Holy love and the abundance of His Holy blessings be upon you today. In the Holy name of Yeshua. Amen
1-4-23, round 2 of BIAY, as i didnt finish last year. Thank you Fr Mike and Ascension for this. I learn new things i missed last year. Hoping to go all the way to 365 God willing!
God please never let me use excuses. Please lord protect me from evil. Deliver I lord from my all my sin, by your love on a cross. Please protect me from despair in my weakness. Jesus I trust in you! Please guide me to holiness in The Catholic Church. Deliver I lord from pride. Teach me to be humble. Teach me how to be love like Jesus Christ. I need your grace and be under your grace. Amen!
I am loving this bible study! I have tried to read the bible by myself but always gave up because i didnt understand it....thank you so much for doing this and explaining what we have read..
Thank you Father, Every time i see the rainbow now i will remember your words that God laid down his bow not for war or destruction but making a covenant with us. Bless you and thank you for this awesome initiative
I wish I had did this last year. WOW. Even when you read, I can feel myself being lost. I SO look forward to your explanation of the stories and I feel a LOT more confident about my faith and understanding the bigger picture.
Wow!! Thank you Fr Mike for this bible in a year course, and thank you Jeff Cavins for the Tineline, I have your Bible and am working my way through it, it makes so much more sense now! I too started reading the Bible when I was about eight and tried the cover to cover approach, I got some way through Leviticus lol.
Families are broken. Lord may the merits of your passion heal the wounds in families and your name be once again be gloried in homes all through the earth. Amen! May the flame of love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary rain in every Home. Amen! God bless you Fr Mike.
Thank you Father Mike I have always struggled with the bilble Praise God for finding you it’s such a Blessed help to understanding the Bible. Father in Haven in the name of Jesus help me understand your word
Father Mike! Thank you for explaining that about the nakedness of Noah! I had no idea what that meant and would not have known unless you explained it! Thanks a lot! I am starting the journey now and you are way ahead, but I’m glad that I can follow along with this and learn to understand the scripture! Thank you very much and lots of love, and may God bless you always! 🙏🏽❤️
Thank you Fr. Mike! I'm enjoying a second helping of your readings. I"m very thankful Bible in A Year is still available. I'm hearing details the second time around that I missed last year. Also, thank you for making Mass available on UA-cam. My husband and I attend Sunday Mass at our church but I also gain by listening to your messages online.. Our prayers are with you. God Bless!
I am not a blessed Catholic but I really want to learn as much as I can .God has given me this wonderful way by introducing Father Mike ..I pray for you Father and thankyou for being such a beautiful person and teacher.
Day 4 in 2022... Very intrigued about Ham seeing the nakedness of his father. Wish we can have further discussions and ask questions just to understand a bit better. Love this podcast btw. Seeing God's word in a whole different light.
I see 3 sins. Ham dishonours his father by telling his brothers about his nakedness (the reason Noah becomes embarrassed and angered to the point he places a curse on Ham's family); Noah was drunk (intoxicated to the point his behaviour left him naked); Noah places a curse (instead of forgiving his son). The lessons: 1. Honour your parents 2. Do not get drunk 3. If you wish to receive forgiveness from God, then first forgive those who trespass against you. NB Ham's 'true offence' that I have listed here is in accord with that identified by many scholars - although there are numerous opinions by other scholars - however, I tend to believe the text is literal in this instance.
Starting my second time in the Bible in a year. Hopefully, I will learn more this time around. God Bless you Father Schmidt and prayers to all especially to those who are suffering.
I am a convert. I never knew that part of what Ham did to his father's wife, his own mother. It is awful that the new first family had a member who sank so low! God richly bless you Father Mike. And God bless my fellow students of your Bible teaching. Thank you for all you do Fr. Mike!
Thank you Fr Mike! I am really enjoying this! One thing that was taught in the Alpha course I just took: was to ask the Holy Spirit to help us to believe before we understand when reading the bible. I hope I paraphrased that correctly. So before I read along with you I pray that I believe before I understand. But I want to say that it’s really great to have your commentary helping me to understand. I believe that that is the Holy Spirit working! God bless you and everyone here!🙏❤️🙌
Just started and am loving it...who else is here this year? 2024
Me 🎉⛪️👏🏽
Me
Jesus I trust in you.
Protect our beautiful Catholic Church.
I’m not catholic. I had some negative things happen with the Catholic Church. So I gravitated to baptist style churches. You sir are a true servant of the Lord. I plan on sticking with you for the full year of this reading. HOME RUN and BRAVO.
I am so happy you are listening to BIYA. Father Mike truly is God's servant. From experience I can say there is evil inside churches, But God knows who His People are and has not left them. This study now my third year has brought deliverance to my soul. Deliverance through the words of Father Mike, as if Jesus was speaking to me. Deliverance. Please continue and know not all Catholics are the same. Some are baptized but asleep. Check out Charismatic Catholic Renewal. God bless you and praying for you 🙏
I'm sorry you had bad things happen to you.
Please don't let that steer you away from the church Jesus himself created.
Thank you for joining us in this Bible study
Don't forget to check out the catechism in a year from fr. Mike.
It's great.
I'm sorry 😞 to hear that you had some negative things happen to you from the Catholic Church..
I'm a Catholic Christian and I say sorry on our behalf
Also, Like every organization and every church , none are perfect and all are made of human beings and therefore all make mistakes
You are and always will be a Catholic, that is, if you are baptised and confirmed into the Church. Even your water baptism in the Baptist is nothing more than the baptism of John the Baptist. Your valid baptism is that which you received in the Catholic Church, that is a fact. The Baptist baptism is not valid, nor is it accepted by the Church as valid. I left the evangelicals in 2007 and returned to the One True Apostolic Holy Mother Catholic Church, I would advise you do the same, the Holy Spirit brought you to this course for a reason.
Catholic mom here. I just learned about this! I have been failing at Bible studies my entire adult life. This is so awesome, because it is easy and streamlined and relaxing, and I don't feel like I have 1 more task to do. Thank you!!!!
Completely agree! Thank you Father Mike!
Yes Amen...love listening to father Mike 🙏💗
You can do this!
Isn't it wonderful?!🥰❤️🔥🤍✝️
Yay, MOM!!!!
Hi y’all 👋 Happy day 4. I’m excited to be on this journey through the Bible again. I’m praying for y’all.🙏❤️
❤I am playing catch up❤❤prayers for all❤❤
Thanks for the prayers. They are so appreciated. ❤🙏
I start my morning with Father Mike. Thus, I come away with something positive rather than filling my mind with the hatred and divisiveness and corruption and negativity of the world around us. This course is one of the missing links in my life. Thank you, Father Mike for all the work and countless hours you put into these daily sessions.
@Delia Garcia I start in the morning, too. I used to watch the news with my morning coffee. Now I listen/read the TRUTH (the Bible) instead. ❤️ I’m so grateful that my catechist recommended it and that Fr. Mike makes it!!!! I find it helps me focus on positivity and community/connection rather than worrying about the divisiveness/corruption that you noticed.
JESUS said we have only one FATHER and he is in heaven,
@@delyco1 Now you are in which day 🤗✨💫
Amen
Awesome!
Today is Thursday January 4th, 2024
I am doing The Bible in a year podcast with Father Mike Schmitz and Ascension press for the third time. Last year 2023 I did the Catechism in a year podcast with Father Mike Schmitz and Ascension press 🙏❤
I am on my 3rd time. I keep learning so I keep listening. ❤🙏
It’s great that we’re all here together.🙏❤️
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This is my second year. I am Protestant and appreciate him greatly!
Me too!
STAY WITH IT! DON'T GIVE UP! PUT YOUR SIGHTS ON DAY 365! I did, last year...
It was AWESOME! Bless you!
Ok 👍🤗
This is my 2nd time around. It's wonderful and
I humbly ask for those to pray that my faith will hold strong.
Lifting you up in prayer
Prayers🙏🙏🙇
Praying! Trust God in all things. I highly recommend the book “ In Sinu Jesu “ for encouragement in faith and trusting Him in all things. It’s very helpful to me.
Praying for you.
Lord.. hear our prayers!! In Jesus name!!!
This is such a gift!!! I never understood a lot of what I would read, so I would just stop reading it out of feelings of incompetence! This is jaw dropping!!!
me too. It was like reading Shakespeare. His explanations have been so helpful to understand.
OH yeah! this program is so much helpful!
This will be my third year listening to BIAY daily. As someone who struggles to read, this helps me to spend time “reading the Bible” every day. So grateful for this blessing.
This, Genesis 9, is what the rainbow means: Not some Wokist political thing, but a reminder of God's love for us.
I know what you mean. This beautiful symbol has been hijacked by the LBGTQ community. Sadly I do not think we are going to capture it back very soon.🥵
yes, a promise to all his children. all of them.
Idk, the rainbow representing “wokeness” sounds a lot better than reminding us of the time God decided to just kill everyone before settling on sacrificing Jesus. Omniscient, yet He didn’t know mass extinction and collective punishment was bad and wouldn’t solve anything?
@@stormburn1 I hope you finished Bible in a Year. And if things still didn't click for you I hope you complete it over and over again until it does.
@@mph1ish Why attempt self-indoctrination into your religion over any other?
Turn my disgrace into grace let no one take my place remove all hate 🙏☘️🌹
Today's podcast was mostly about Noah and his Ark. It brought back a sweet memory. When our daughter was young, we gave her a scribbler and a few crayons. These were meant only to be used at Mass. In the scribbler she would draw what she called " Jesus pictures." She would sit on the kneeler and use the bench as a desk. One day she drew a picture of Noah's Ark...complete with a Canadian flag."
Thank you father Mike. This youtube videos are a big blessing to all catholics. Now i can easily understand the word of God. Praying for you! God bless!
Protestants are here too. We are one body
@@Warriorsruach 🤔🤔
@@learnbibleversethroughpict6027 Did I say something incorrect?
@@Warriorsruach no, Ruach, not at all! We are all one body! Thank you Father Mike.
Agreed
My husband, granddaughter, and I are beginning our 2nd year! Love it and continue to learn something new each day. Thank you!
Me too! It's awesome! God bless. 🙏
Thanks for your prompt response. I will have never considered that scenario. Thanks again and congratulations for your excellent program.
Day 4 ❤~here we go again
Amen ❤
Praying for Fr. Mike & BIY 🙏🙏🙏
Hi Diane 👋 Did you go to the Dr? How are you?🙏❤️
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@@TrixRN I got a tune-up on my equipment. I guess this is as good as they can make it.🥰
@@dianefrank3688 I pray it’s bearable.🙏❤️ I know what unremitting pain is like.
Thank you for being with us in this broken world, Jesus!
Praise Jesus.
I thank God Almighty for the gift of Fr. Michael. I pray may the good Lord continue to grant you the grace and strength to nourish his flock as his good servant at the Lord's vineyard.Amen. 🙏🌹
I wish everyone could hear this podcast because it's so good❤😊
This is so fantastic! Father Mike, you read the Bible so beautifully, it really comes to life. This is an incredible journey for me. Praying for you. 🙏
Shem, Ham, Japheth, and the curse..crucial stuff!
Thank you Father Mike! On day 4 and you make waking up in the mornings much more fun! I am giving God my first fruits of the morning by these daily Bible studies! I then get the gift of being in the world much more peacefully! God bless to all here
Thank you, father! Day 4 and loving it!
Prayers to all father Mike and thanks be to God amen
God save me and my family like you did with Noah I need your favor send us the savior remove all bad behavior 🙏❤️💯🙏🙏🙏🙏🌹
This is my 2nd year with Fr. Mike Bible AND Catechism. I finished on 12/31/23. It's amazing how much I missed the first time. It's like new information. Thank you Father Mike.
My friend has done this for 2 years. She encouraged me to do this. I'm so glad she did. Thank you Fr. Mike.
Hello Father Mike. I enjoyed the Bible in a year so much that I’m doing it again. You make it so easy to understand, your insights make everything clear. Know that I pray for you and everyone doing the Bible in a Year everyday. May God bless you and everyone connected with The Bible in a Year for all that you do.
I am doing it again for the same reason. ❤🙏
Thank you Father! I look forward to listening to your soft, kind voice. Can’t wait to finally finish the Bible with you. May the Lord bless you in abundance by bringing all His people to knowing Him by reading about His life.
Thank You so much Father Mike. You are God sent🙏🫂 I read the Bible, but I don't understand specially the Old testament..I was looking for a Catholic Bible study.. You are God's gift to me..❤Thank You Jesus Christ for Father Mike. I LOVE YOU JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH🫂💕
It's good to back with Fr. Mike reading the BIY. This is a third time for me, just finishing CIY. A beautiful way to come to know the true faith.
Today is Tuesday, January fourth of 2022 #2022
I didn't have enough of the #Bibleinayear #BIY podcast in #2021 that I am redoing it all over again in the year of 2022
O Lord God Heavenly Father in Heaven please help me to be a better follower of Christ Jesus. 🙏👼😇❤️🇭🇳🇺🇲🇮🇱
Awesome! Today is January 4, 2023…I am doing it again for the second time! It’s such a blessing, Father Mike is the best!
And today is Tuesday January 2nd 2024, and I’m repeating the BIAY after just finishing it in 2023! It’s amazing - and made so accessible through UA-cam! 🙏
It’s Jan 4 2024 & I’m starting BIAY for the 2nd time after spending a year on Catechism of the Catholic Church in 2023.
I pray for everyone and I love God and all his people and animals as well I am Catholic and always will be I am so blessed to serve my God and I choose Jesus as my personal Lord and savior And I cast out Satin and bind him in the name of Jesus for the whole world amen
God bless you Fr. Mike for your wonderful ministry! I have been a life long Catholic. I love the Church and have learned so much more through your podcasts.
I think it was 18 years ago I read the Bible cover to cover every morning before work. I did it for general information with the intention of “learning “ it, somehow someway with another reading. Well I never got back to it until now. Just completed day 4. Just wanted to thank you for helping me to learn the nuances of the Bible and fulfill what my heart wanted all those years ago 😊.
All in Gods time 🙏
Thank you Fr Mike 🙏🙏🙏✝️📿🛐✝️⭐️🙏🥰
Thank You Fr. Mike! You have such a relatable way of sharing great wisdom with profound warmth & care. ❤️🙏🏼✨
Just joined three days ago and am very much enjoying listening to Fr. Mike’s readings and interpretations. I am a retired RN. I’ve worked almost full time have raised two wonderful children with my husband( who is not Catholic, but supportive of my faith). They are both good adults but although I was insistent that they attend Catholic religious education classes, neither one follows the faith now that they grown. I blame myself. Slowly I’m trying to learn more about my faith through the Bible and share with my adult kids!!
Maybe Ascension Press and Word on Fire can help them. God bless you and your family.
@Vicki Bailey Prayers🙏🙇 that your kids may grow in✝️ faith🙏🙏🙏
Just Joined as well I love Listening to Father Mike
Vicki don't blame yourself. Keep praying for them. Bless you.
"The best way for a child to lose the faith is to send them to Catholic school"......not being harsh (I'm a nurse too, by the way - worked this plandemic, and the ones before it, but died a couple of times being sent home when it was my turn to get it, but it was mostly bad due to the lack of care I got, and when I refused the vent, they refused basic care. I was mold toxic from my workplace, and the list goes on. I had a stroke - at home, no help. ER kept sending me home because I didn't want the vent. I knew what was up. Yes, some PTSD, but I'm working through it with my Christian counselor, continuing to journal which I have done since age 4, mama taught me how to talk to Jesus, and have a living, breathing relationship with Him, also how to suffer. I was unable to read, write, or hear/see anything after my stroke from the clots from covaids left unassisted, on isolation in my home for 3 months....I wanted to start a Bible study, but I was too toxic in the brain since I was plastered with Tylenol and toxic doses of the right med at the wrong time and the wrong doses...anyway, it was my faith in the Lord that I was developed from my childhood, from my Catholics parents who sent me to a protestant Sunday school, since the Catholics had nothing, and I chose - when given a choice to attend catholic school or public, public...why? I was certain I was going to major in music performance. I play by ear and love music, but also love philosophy and science. However, what I was CALLED to, was nursing, but not altering having gone through the public school system all the way on up until college, where I attended 4 years of catholic undergrad......RICH experience. AWESOME. Then two years of grad school at a liberal, watered down, weak, anti-Catholic...Catholic college, then nursing school at a Catholic college in name only. I've found that only VERY FEW "Catholic schools" do it right, do it well, and actually yield children of great faith. I write this to encourage you, because the mere sending a child to Catholic school does not mean anything. Often, it's just wrote and a relationship is never established, and the truth is, the FRIENDSHIP between husband and wife, the modeling of a relationship, not necessarily Catholic but Christian, and an active faith life in the family through day to day service inside and outside the home, open conversations, the invitation and encouragement of inquiry and discussion...these are missing from most Catholic homes. I have many cousins who were sent to Catholic school and I feel my aunts and uncles were assuming they were going to get educated in the faith and that was all. It's not enough. I was also so disappointed and disgusted -- real eye opener, in two situations of my life....1) "Catholic singles dating" pool, and 2) going to Catholic colleges where I was the minority for having come from public school my whole life (mind you, my public school was so open to our having a Bible study between school started in hallway "L" :) And I was giving the class arguments and presentation in "Sex Ed" and Health class, about the awesomeness of abstinence and purity. I was disappointed to find that in both my Catholic colleges and catholic single circles, the snobbiness, the intimidation, the emotional abuse that came from the catholic school kids who were often the most drunkards, sexually promiscuous, etc. I was out of place, down on myself, and very confused! I went in with convictions to study hard, do well, service trips, develop real good friendships, explore, etc.....and everywhere I turned, I was being made to feel "less" because I didn't go to Catholic School, but noticed that I was the only one excited in Theology Class (especially Medical Ethics, Philosophical Theology, Moral Theology, etc). Sorry if this is all over the place.I was thankful my parents were open to my many questions, and we had open discussion because it's really in that, and not just the mere learning the faith in the books, and I think that's one mistake people make in insisting their children go to catholic school. It's not enough. What I remember the most about my childhood where my mom was Catholics (So was dad), was her LOVE of the Bible, active relationship with Jesus on the day to day not just in church or at prayer time. And her balance of serving the family, and serving outside the family where we'd volunteer with Saint Vincent DePaul twice a week, and it was so good to do that together, but then never leave the family unserved. And then dad, I would see him (we never missed a Sunday Mass, even on vacation..no soccer game came first, etc)...approaching Jesus as this tall, built strong man (how they were made! Before estrogen in the pills, water, food, etc), small..humble...before our Lord in the Eucharist. I fused those two together, and got my faith like that. Catholicism was always right, in my heart. It always felt "perfect peace" even when I didn't know or understand what we were doing. I trusted because my intuition is not wrong and I never left the Church, but mom fell away a little, but because of what she modeled for me, I ended up helping her come back, slow and steady, through her disability diagnoses (muscular dystrophy and other things) and she's strong in the faith, and I"m ever growing, and so is dad. So, I just ask you to commit them to prayer, as I will as well. It's in almost every family, AND ourselves. We can all learn more, grow more, and we should be modeling that humility and humbleness so that people see that in us. I'm sure what was most confusing to your children, even if they don't know it themselves or even consciously, is that mom and dad were differing faiths. That confusion, and any and all arguments or asymmetry is all it takes and it's so common. It's hard on children to see in who they look to as solid rocks, differ in a department both parents tell them they care equally and subscribe to different views of the same faith. Almost harder than a set of parents where one is Jewish and one is Catholic. It can be more overwhelming because of the likeness. Anyway, pray, fast, gently and joyfully share what you're learning, less is more, and just keep moving forward. We're not here to be successful, only faithful. God uses His Holy Watering can to nourish the fertile ground....and it's made fertile in His time, when His people finally accept the grace necessary to confront their own desires to be gods and they eventually get to the end of themselves. I'm thankful that after a year plus, with unabillity to see, hear and process incoming information, I can do this study! It..is AWESOME. I have to slow down the speed though because of the brain damage and Fr Mike's speech speed is manic to me, so I hope others know they can slow it down with the gear on the right lower page. Sensory disorder.....from brain inflammation and hypoxia (TBI), so need to take like 3 days to do "a" day of the study. Slow and steady..... God bless you, and be very thankful you're retired RN right now. It's not Nursing anymore. If you have a conscience, you can't operate in a system of death and lies. It's rampant and scary. Peace and prayers
Thank you father Mike its so nice to be able have a better understanding of the Scriptures through your explanations.
I’m 74 years old, thought I knew a lot about the Bible! I’m learning every episode! Thank you Father and Jeff for putting this together! Awesome!
Thank you for sharing these bible readings. Have read my Catholic bibke once but wanted to read it again. So noe am able to do so more better with you.
May you continue to share and teach us all. May God's Holy love and the abundance of His Holy blessings be upon you today. In the Holy name of Yeshua. Amen
I've tried to read the Bible in a year on my own...thank u for this..so easy to understand
Thank you, And God Bless you Fr. Michael 😊
God Bless Fr. Mike!
1-4-23, round 2 of BIAY, as i didnt finish last year. Thank you Fr Mike and Ascension for this. I learn new things i missed last year. Hoping to go all the way to 365 God willing!
Thanks so much for putting these on UA-cam.
Amen praying for you Fr Mike
God chooses the lowly and the humble.☦🙏♥️😇
Peace be with you FatHer Mike! ❤
BLESSINGS
GOD BLESS YOU FATHER MIKE SCHMIDTZ 🙏🏻 ❤️ 🌹
Day 4. Thank you Fr Mike. Please God I can listen everyday and complete the Bible in a Year. Please God help us all. Amen.
You can do it and you will do it in Jesus Mighty Name. Amen
God please never let me use excuses. Please lord protect me from evil. Deliver I lord from my all my sin, by your love on a cross. Please protect me from despair in my weakness. Jesus I trust in you! Please guide me to holiness in The Catholic Church. Deliver I lord from pride. Teach me to be humble. Teach me how to be love like Jesus Christ. I need your grace and be under your grace. Amen!
God Bless you father mike.
God bless you Father Mike
Day four ❤! GoD Blessings father MiKe
I am loving this bible study! I have tried to read the bible by myself but always gave up because i didnt understand it....thank you so much for doing this and explaining what we have read..
Amen! Halleluja! 🙏 Jesus, I trust in you ⛅🌈🕊
Continuing my journey, Team Replay 💚🙏🏼😊
Amen! I am praying for everyone🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 💕💕💕💕
Thank you Father, Every time i see the rainbow now i will remember your words that God laid down his bow not for war or destruction but making a covenant with us. Bless you and thank you for this awesome initiative
Beautiful Fr. mike. May you be greatly blessed.
Who's here in 2024?
🎉 day 4 in July 2024 😅 we got this!
May the Lord keep guiding us to Him! He keeps us close so we can hear him ❤
Thank u for making it easier for me to follow though this journey of getting to know the bible
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New Year’s resolution going to do this for everyday ❤️🙏🏻
We can gather our loved ones into the Church as the floods of evil wash around us...
Learning a lot. Blessings from Zambia 🇿🇲
All the updates you can handle my friend...🤣🤣🤣 Prayers for all being lifted, Worldwide..🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Thank you Fr Mike.
This study has the potential to save the world. I wish I had this tool so many years ago. Thanks.
I wish I had did this last year. WOW. Even when you read, I can feel myself being lost. I SO look forward to your explanation of the stories and I feel a LOT more confident about my faith and understanding the bigger picture.
Have a super day everyone
My husband & I just finished listening for our 2nd time since we started 1/1/2023. We are now on our 3rd time. Thank you Father Mike. Thank you God.
Wow!! Thank you Fr Mike for this bible in a year course, and thank you Jeff Cavins for the Tineline, I have your Bible and am working my way through it, it makes so much more sense now! I too started reading the Bible when I was about eight and tried the cover to cover approach, I got some way through Leviticus lol.
Thank you Fr. Mike. So much of knowledge n insight!
Praise The LorD precious SainTs❤
I am so grateful to have found this Bible reading and very thankful for Fr. Schmitz's commentary.. Thank you Ascesion
Thank you Father Mike. God bless
God bless you father ✝️
Families are broken.
Lord may the merits of your passion heal the wounds in families and your name be once again be gloried in homes all through the earth. Amen!
May the flame of love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary rain in every Home. Amen!
God bless you Fr Mike.
Thank you Father Mike I have always struggled with the bilble Praise God for finding you it’s such a Blessed help to understanding the Bible. Father in Haven in the name of Jesus help me understand your word
Father Mike! Thank you for explaining that about the nakedness of Noah! I had no idea what that meant and would not have known unless you explained it! Thanks a lot! I am starting the journey now and you are way ahead, but I’m glad that I can follow along with this and learn to understand the scripture! Thank you very much and lots of love, and may God bless you always! 🙏🏽❤️
Awesome! It’s bringing me back to my faith. Thank you!❤
Never heard the explanation for his fathers nakedness before !
I dont understand why he cursed his son,
@@normavalliant4927 Fr Mike says that Ham saw his “” father’s nakedness “which means that Ham had sex with Noah‘s wife who would be his mother!
Thank you Fr. Mike! I'm enjoying a second helping of your readings. I"m very thankful Bible in A Year is still available. I'm hearing details the second time around that I missed last year. Also, thank you for making Mass available on UA-cam. My husband and I attend Sunday Mass at our church but I also gain by listening to your messages online.. Our prayers are with you. God Bless!
I am not a blessed Catholic but I really want to learn as much as I can .God has given me this wonderful way by introducing Father Mike ..I pray for you Father and thankyou for being such a beautiful person and teacher.
Welcome! Please join us with Father Mike @ Catechism in a Year. ❤️🙏❤️
Thank you father for your wonderful Bible study To help our faith and understanding of the Bible🙏✝️Amen✝️
Thank You Father Mike for doing Gods will! 🙏✝️❤️
I started listening to you this year. I really like it.
THANK YOU, FR MIKE....JESUS, I TRUST IN YOU.
Day 4 in 2022... Very intrigued about Ham seeing the nakedness of his father. Wish we can have further discussions and ask questions just to understand a bit better. Love this podcast btw. Seeing God's word in a whole different light.
I see 3 sins. Ham dishonours his father by telling his brothers about his nakedness (the reason Noah becomes embarrassed and angered to the point he places a curse on Ham's family); Noah was drunk (intoxicated to the point his behaviour left him naked); Noah places a curse (instead of forgiving his son).
The lessons:
1. Honour your parents
2. Do not get drunk
3. If you wish to receive forgiveness from God, then first forgive those who trespass against you.
NB Ham's 'true offence' that I have listed here is in accord with that identified by many scholars - although there are numerous opinions by other scholars - however, I tend to believe the text is literal in this instance.
Thanks be to God.
Praying for you fathers and thank you for praying for us 🙏✝️💕
Starting my second time in the Bible in a year. Hopefully, I will learn more this time around. God Bless you Father Schmidt and prayers to all especially to those who are suffering.
I need God’s grace too! Beautiful explanation! ❤️🙏
I am a convert. I never knew that part of what Ham did to his father's wife, his own mother. It is awful that the new first family had a member who sank so low!
God richly bless you Father Mike. And God bless my fellow students of your Bible teaching.
Thank you for all you do Fr. Mike!
Thank you Fr Mike, Jeff Cavins and Ascension Press
Thank you Fr Mike! I am really enjoying this! One thing that was taught in the Alpha course I just took: was to ask the Holy Spirit to help us to believe before we understand when reading the bible. I hope I paraphrased that correctly. So before I read along with you I pray that I believe before I understand. But I want to say that it’s really great to have your commentary helping me to understand. I believe that that is the Holy Spirit working! God bless you and everyone here!🙏❤️🙌
Thank you Father ! I just started this yesterday and already I can t wait to hear your words and the great way you explained things