The Key to Happiness - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon
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- Опубліковано 27 січ 2023
- Friends, our Gospel for this Sunday is one of the great passages of the New Testament-namely, the Beatitudes from the fifth chapter of Matthew. "Beatitudo" just means happiness, and the one thing we all want is to be happy. Well, here is the Son of God telling us how-so let’s pay close attention!
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If all Catholic preaching were as life-giving as Bishop Barron’s, there would be standing room only at Sunday Mass in all Catholic Churches. Thank you! God bless the whole world!
AMEN!!!
Agreed! That’s how it was when in the old days. I miss seeing a full mass every week. Come home to the mass good and faithful people! Blessings to all.
Yes. He gives awesome sermons. It is disappointing when the priest puts me to sleep during a non-inspiring sermon. However, the Eucharist is the source and summit and should be the reason for standing room only. Unfortunately many Catholics don’t have Full Faith in the Eucharist.
Totally agrre
What makes his preaching so beautiful is that he speaks Biblically. His messages and teachings are always simple to understand, because love is too, and of course, God is Love. Amen
The eight keys to happiness (Beatitude):
1. Letting go, emptying oneself, and giving oneself away (to the other).
2. Admitting one's faults and being sorrowful about them, thus opening up to forgiveness which removes the burden of suffering.
3. Being humble and close to the ground
4. Being hungry for Holiness (friendship with God)
5. Being compassionate
6. Being single-hearted, gathered, centered and anchored around one thing - to please God
7. Being a peacemaker since God is peace
8. Enduring persecution for righteousness sake
Too many sermons are too short! We are hungry to hear from good priests. ❤
Agree! We are hungry!!! Feed us
Good sermons are too short, bad ones too long
How can Pope Francis instruct priests to make homilies/sermons less than 10 minutes? That is so CRAZY! Is he trying to destroy the Catholic Church? Catholic Mass consists of the Liturgy of the Word & Liturgy of the Eucharist - Word is neglected! What does Jesus think of 'shepherds' who neglect His Word?
AMEN 🙏🏻
10-15 minutes is plenty.
More and you may as well to hear a prot pastor at any church.
Thank you Bishop Barron, your sermon is not too long, your sermon is always interesting, and i can sit and listen to you the whole day long. May GOD bless you abundantly. ➕ ❤
Maybe JOY is a better translation for Beatus,Beata. Happiness depends on many external things. Joy is always a gift of God. Joy is not dependent upon conditions but is directly a gift.
Yes! Not too long. We are a people hunger to be fed.
How can Pope Francis instruct priests to make homilies/sermons less than 10 minutes? That is so CRAZY! Is he trying to destroy the Catholic Church? Catholic Mass consists of the Liturgy of the Word & Liturgy of the Eucharist - Word is neglected! What does Jesus think of 'shepherds' who neglect His Word?
@@RosalindToh It wasn’t an instruction but an observation… a warning that if you have nothing new to say, nothing instructive indeed, nothing worth hearing, then it’s time to say ‘Bless you all’ and move to the celebrant’s chair and the Credo.
You said the words I was thinking, Lorna. May God bless you abundantly too.
You are never too long +Robert... over the last few years you have been a profound inspiration to this demoralised English Anglican priest. Thank you a 1000 times. If being a Roman Catholic means having a bishop like you, I only have one question... and that is 'How do I get a job in your church'.
Peace of Christ be with you Mr Dorling. It's quite possible we can have you as a priest. I suggest first check with a local Priest at a nearby Catholic Church and have an introductory meeting. Maybe then, they can get you connected to the Diocese.
I think Bishop Barron would take your direct call
Pastor Dorling, if truly want to be Catholic instead of Anglican and you want to continue to be a Shepard of the Church, all you need to do is bring your family and show up to learn the Catechism, then be willing to teach it! All are welcome! Word on Fire and Bishop Barron: we're lucky and blessed!
While you are figuring out please join the catechism in a year podcast by father Mike Schmidt
My parish priest is a former Anglican priest..he’s married with a grown family and as good a priest as you ever want for.
Dearest Bishop, you are never too long. Your sermons are too good that I never feel the time. Please don't compromise with the contents of your videos because you need to make it short. In this day and age, the rarest thing to find is a good sermon like yours. Please please don't feel pressured to make it short.
Amen!
Amen! I must continue to pray for the Pope. Keep up the great work Bishop. You’re being that friend of God with your words of wisdom. And -we are hungry for the truth. God bless you 🙏🏼
Agreed.
This gospel translation was not used at my church today...theirs is the kingdom of heaven
@@Aggie-zs1qi Yes. We need to pray for Pope Francis. I feel he's being attacked by the devil who may be using the Pope to restrict the preaching of God's Word by priests. So sad!
This is more evidence to me that The Catholic Church is indeed intellectual, cerebral, psychological, emotional, visual, acoustical and, above all, spiritual, bliss. Plenitude. Praise The Lord for men like our beloved Bishop Barron.
@@benjaminamenta240 I am Catholic and I tend to agree with you. The original comment does not mention "faith" in his list. Faith in what or whom? In Jesus Christ. Again, I agree with your comment and I thank you for writing it.
Please don't shorten your talks. I could listen to you all day!
Best 13 minutes on all of the UA-cam broadcasts this day! Bless you Bishop Barron.
I am studying theology as a part time degree at university. I have been learning about exegesis and systematic theology and am really starting to get a feel for just how wonderful Bishop Barron's sermons are. If it was not his sermons I would not be enrolled on my degree so thank you Bishop Barron.
I can relate to what you said. me too am a follower of bishop's sermon and deep reflections. I learned a lot as a catholic. God bless
What I wanted to say is that you feel joy when you hear something that you don’t hear a lot !!
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If you're studying theology, check out a book called Theology for Beginners by Frank Sheed. The chapter on the Trinity is the best I've ever read.
Thank you for listening to such a wonderful bishop. He encourages us so positively!
Dear Bishop Barron. You're never too long. In fact I could listen to you the whole day. Your homilies bring me closer to God. Grateful to God for you dear Bishop. Praying for you.
Short or long- sermons need to be speaking the truth and not empty words or fearful of offending. I can listen to you all day long Bishop Barron.
I did listen to him off and on 24/24, 7/7, in 2020 when I first began coming into The Plenitude.
Great Sermon Bishop Barren, I thank you. I only just discovered you a few days ago as I am not a Catholic anymore. But you are making me wobble and I am now seriously considering whether I ought to try again with Catholicism. Despite only discovering you a few days ago I have watched loads of your videos on UA-cam and you are a brilliant communicator and you make a lot of sense. I love the way you pepper your talks with rich historical detail and philosophy and theology and put such deep knowledge into such an accessible way. I also love the way you speak of God and it rings very true for me. May God bless you Bishop.
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Hear Lord, that servant is listening!
Listen closely God is speaking to you !
Keep listening; God is calling you to Himself. God bless you!
Have you listened to Archbishop Fulton Sheen?
We could listen you all day Bishop! Thanks for teaching us the secret to happiness 🙏🏽
Thank you dear Bishop! Listening to your sermon today touched both my 92 yr old mom (who is recovering from C19) & I in a very profound way. Thank you for your faithfulness. Please do not shorten what Jesus has you share with us. We are hungry! God bless you.
I wish you had a sermon everyday! You have brought me closer to God and I thank you so much! No other priest, bishop or Cardinal has ever come close to preaching the Gospel like you!❤
With YT, you can have that.
God bless you Bishop Baron for your so important Sermon.
When it's coming from you, dear Bishop, more is better.
God bless you Bishop Barron in your vocation and ministry and keep your wonderful charisma in sharing your beautiful soul and heart in bringing us peace and love of our God always and sharing with us the love God has for us!
Hi Bishop, thanks for this “long”homily, I’m a catholic priest here in Canada and I needed this long homily. Pope Francis is not wrong and neither are you. Shalom
I don't agree with Pope Francis. How can the Pope instruct priests to make homilies/sermons less than 10 minutes? That's so CRAZY! Is he trying to destroy the Catholic Church? Catholic Mass consists of the Liturgy of the Word & Liturgy of the Eucharist - Word is neglected! What does Jesus think of 'shepherds' who neglect His Word?
@@RosalindToh Hi there, I’m a catholic priest and I understand Pope Francis’s point, as I also understand Bishop Barons’. First of all this is a recommendation and not a rule. And the question we should ask ourselves before jumping to conclusions such as “to destroy the church” is to know the reason why the Pope would suggest such thing. Popes can be mistaken but not stupid. In my opinion Pope Francis’s concern is to be careful in not “abusing” the liturgy in which the homily becomes the focus rather than Christ in the Eucharist. It’s all about balance. Besides, some priests may speak for 20 minutes about the weather or golf, whereas some can change hearts with 7 minutes. My homilies are long, I confess and it’s very easy also to use it as a pedestal where we priests can use as a narcissistic tool where Christ becomes hidden and the priests and his talents are highlighted. So let us be careful how we judge things. Peace
It's not the length of the homily that constitutes a substandard - it is the lack of reverence and relevance. I love the example of JPII ... Hours past that only seemed a few moments. I agree... I can listen and absorb a great deal of "God Talk". Peace
I'm blessed by this sermon because it's simple, very well explained and therefore well understood.
Now that we know the things that guarantee happiness, Jesus repeats in John 13:17 that we should do them.
Thank you, Bishop.
@@renanrobertocosta5585 Thanks. I'm a baptized & confirmed Catholic in Malaysia (a Muslim majority country), but I often attend Protestant worship services too, besides attending Catholic Mass every week. A homily is defined as a sermon which is based on the scripture readings which r used in church for Mass. If it has nothing to do with the Bible reading, it is not a homily but just a sermon (which can be on any topic/subject). Catholic priests are supposed to give homilies, but many don't. Their sermons are often uninspiring, so I can understand why Catholic churches in Europe are mostly empty (& some church buildings had been converted to mosques)! Thank God this problem of 'near-empty church buildings' is not found in my country, Malaysia (Catholics here still take Mass seriously). I wonder if Europe's problem also occurs in America & Canada? America has many inspiring preachers (eg, Bishop Barron) & their homilies had evangelized many. I've noticed that sermons given by Protestant pastors are ALWAYS based on scripture readings chosen for their worship services, so they're actually homilies (in my country), which are often uplifting & evangelizing! Christ also speaks through the preaching of pastors/priests.
It depends on who’s giving the sermon! I could listen to you for hours!
As a bishop you have been given the mission to proclaim the word of God to the whole world . Sitting in Kuwait I would say job well done . We want more 😊
What's the job opportunity like in Kuwait? I'm in Qatar.
Yahweh thank you for Your son and Word.❤
What's wrong with longer and wonderful sermons? Nothing! Thank you, good Bishop Barron! 🙏
In a way, we always look past. 10:30 a. m. Mass. NFL kickoff is looming, Ma's pot roast needs to get out of the oven...so many things we allow to distract us from what many will say is the most important 'hour' of the week!
There's nothing wrong with longer sermons, if they're wonderful! I live in Italy, and I think that Pope Francis' comments possibly refer to a situation that is all too common here, where a priest will sometimes speak for 15 or 20 minutes just off the top of his head. The result is, not surprisingly, nothing like a Bishop Barron sermon!
Longer does not imply wonderful.
Bishop Barron please only this time don’t do what pope asks you. We all wait every week for your inspiring and instructive sermons. Your sermons quench my thirst to learn more about my Catholic Faith. I pray that all baptized christians participate in the celebration of the Holy Eucharist in their local churches. God bless all of you. ✝️🙏❤️🇨🇦
Wow! Never have the Beatitudes been so illumined for me. I'm so grateful. Thank you Bishop Barron. ❤🌻
we listened to Fr. Robert Barron from way back 70 s I think he wasn't as famous yet we love him from the very beginning I distributed a lot of his Catholicism nobody gets tired or bored listening to him
If a sermon is bad it’s always too long. If it is good, brings God’s love into your heart, it’s always too short.
Good morning Bishop Baron god bless you Amen.🙏❤️😇
We will never get tired listening about Our Lord Jesus for as long as it make sense and Bishop Barron is a great evangelizer that you will never notice time pass by...
Thanks Bishop Robert Barron. Please, pray for my marriage, my family. May God look and listen to your prayers for me. God bless you. Thanks 🙏
Whenever I listen to your homily I keep looking at the time, to see how long more can I enjoy it! Thank you Bp. Barron , and glory and praise to our Lord Jesus!
'I long to listen to your homilies dear Bishop! For me the longer the happier 'I am. Just love every single word!
'I long to be single hearted empty myself and be filled with the Lord!
Maybe I'll get there one day!
I could listen to Bishop Baron's sermons all day.
I’m not a catholic, I’m a Salvationist, but thank you so much Bishop Barron, you make Gods message so simple to understand, may God Bless you 🙏🙏
Don't worry Bishop. On youtube we can listen on double speed to get it under that 8 minute mark.
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Happiness is thirsty for God, coming to Mass, to adore Him and receive Eucharist every day! Thank you Jesus for Your Goodness and Bishop Barron! ❤❤❤
Happy indeed are we to be listening to Jesus' word made alive and active again through you.🙏
"The key to our happiness is being forgiven for our sins." - Bishop Robert Barron
Dear Mary, did Bishop Barron say this in this sermon, or at another time? I ask, because I love this quote, and I just listened to this sermon for a second time, and I didn't catch it. I will just have to listen to it again.
Thank you, Mary!
God bless you and I wish you a blessed weekend! 💘🙏💘
@@zionlion4445
Do appreciate your presence.
The line comes at 3 minutes and 31 seconds into the video. I used the English 'happiness' for 'beatitudo' which Bishop has in the Sermon. *"The key to our beatitudo is being forgiven for my sins."* (3: 31-3: 36)
It's in context of the 2nd Beatitude, "Blessed are the sorrowful, for they shall be comforted" and the explanation begins from 1: 56 onwards in the video.
Stay blessed as always⭐💖🙏
I just returned from Mass and yet couldn’t wait to listen to your sermon on the Beatitudes.
You can never talk long enough for me. I want to make sure I have more understanding and teaching. Thank you.
Bishop Barron please do not shorten your homilies! I thirst for God’s words and I hang on to your every word!
Listening to you stirs my heart, I find myself in tears and wanting to love God more! When the Holy Spirit needs you Bishop to preach to me/ us for 30 minutes or more please do so!
Thank you for being a blessing to us!
Sermons need to be as long as they need to be to feed the flock and the world! It's not length that is important, but content. And, you Bishop Barron, are so gifted. You know what the world needs and you feed us. God bless you and your mission.
Happy are those who hear longer homilies from you.
We are starving for truth! I can listen for much longer than 8 minutes.
May God bless Bishop Barron. He always strives to bring us closer to Christ with his message; for that I appreciate him.
I can never get enough of your insightful sermons Father Barron. Please don't shorten the length of your videos. Keep going. God bless!
I can remember who was the former protestant who said he was used to 40-minutes sermons and when he first saw a Catholic priest preaching his homily in under 15 he was like "that's it?"
As a former protestant myself, I tell you you can easily spend 20 and I'll find it concise 😁
Dearest Bishop. I’m no intellectual and your sermon on the beatitudes is now demystified for simpletons like me. So thank you, Bishop, for explaining the Beatitudes like Jesus explained his parables to his apostles ❤
Preach as long as you want, Bishop. It's never boring.
Your sermons are never too long. God bless you Bishop!!!
This is one of the finest homilies of Bishop Barron. Oh! How much I love this man of God!
Never too long! In fact, it was so good, I listened twice!
Bishop Barron God is my best friend! I do not know where I would be without him. Every time this world lets me down. I look up and say Thank you God and come on Jesus❣😃✌ Oh your sermons are never too long they are like cookies for the soul just right.☝🍪
Sweet message Christina. Teaching religion to my grandniece and three of her classmates. That is my goal...for them to seek and enjoy a friendship with Christ. Hope they grow up to be like you!
I’ve been listening to you Bishop since your homilies on the radio in Chicago.
How much I have grown in wisdom because of you.
I can’t get enough of hearing the Truth!
Omg I needed this so much! Thank you sooo much Bishop Barron I could hear you for hours and I don’t get tired ❤ Lord give me the strength to follow Your path of happiness God bless us always ❤
Too many “Barney” (I love you you love me..) homilies today. Thank you for providing homilies that embody one of the readings from a few weeks ago:
Love and truth will meet; justice and peace will kiss.
Psalm 85:10
Dear Bishop Barron,
For not a few Catholics, the Sunday Homily is all that have for their spiritual formation and nourishment. Your homilies, for someone like me who has been 55 years a priest, are indeed an inspiration. I listen to them every day as my spiritual reading. "No Barron, no breakfast!" God bless you and your ministry. Please pray for and bless me!
I agree with fellow commentators, I could listen to you all day. You open the eyes of my mind which helps me grow into a closer relationship with my Lord. So glad you linked today's sermon with the rose window you spoke of some weeks ago; it resonated with an earlier one in which you mentioned the " wheel of fortune ". God bless you and our dear Holy Father.
We don’t need shorter sermons - we need meatier sermons which challenge and inspire. Like yours, Bishop Barron
Bishop Barron, My faith had deepened tremendously from listening to you and reading your Gospel reflections. We need more, not less, time with you. God bless you and bless us with your powerful messages and commentaries.
I’ve played this twice today. There is so much truth here.
I have learnt so much from your beautiful interpretation of the Beatitudes. God bless you Bishop Barron.
Bishop Barron, 8 minutes is a recipe for poor catechesis. We need more expository preaching, not less. Thank you. Have a blessed Sunday.
I can listen to you all day! This is wonderful...the Key to Happiness. Thank you Bishop Barron and God Bless you always!
Thank you Your grace ...I love all your teachings...you explain well.
“What is holiness? Friendship with God…” Thank you, My Lord ❤
Bishop, with the popularity of podcasts we know that people are capable of listening to more than an 8 min homily. It's more about the QUALITY of the homily than its length. (we could listen to yours all day!)
I could listen (and have listened) to you for hours.
Never too long 💫
The Sermon on the Mount is one of my favorite Bible passages. Thanks for the breakdown of the Beatitudes.
I've never heard the Beatitudes like this EVER! What an eye opener. Bless you
I am always hungering for more! Never too long! God bless you and all of us privileged to hear God speak to us through your heart and soul!!
This is the best explanation I have heard on the beatitudes! Thank you! Thank you!
💟..from Indonesia..Praise to LORD JESUS CHRIST..😇🙏🌻Ave Maria
I feel pretty blessed as a Homecare worker who happens to be a member of a 12-step group. I've learned not to throw the first stone, and since my burnout God has presented me with wonderful insights on how to apply my faith and my program in ALL areas of my life.I pray the Holy Spirit leads me to attend Church in my neighborhood where I can fully express my worship with believers!
Expressions of love and empathy for most of my fellow humans have deepened greatly as I faced many calamities lately, but as I emptied all my cares GREAT MIRACLES have quieted storms and lead me to believe that every day he has potentially wonderful works prepared as his Spirit leads me!!
Am grateful for your beautiful message!! I am hungry!! Hungry for spiritual companionship!! Amen!! Praise God!!
I have listened 3 times. Thank you. God Bless You.
God bless you Bishop Barron 🙏 A beautiful sermon and I don't think you could ever do one too long!! You truly are a blessing 💞🙏🕊️
Thankfully, Jesus never gave you a time limit. Preach on!
Thank you Bishop
I read Mathew and it brought me so much comfort thank u
Thanks Bishop Barron again for a wonderful homily. "Splintered pleural" of the demoniac @11:55! Awesome insight! BTW research shows the average attention span is around 15 minutes. Keep up the great work! God Bless you...
You are a wonderful representative and expositor of the Faith. Thank you for your faithfulness to Our Lord.
Thank you Bishop Barron, never to long, always great teaching and insight. Very glad you’re back in the Midwest
Being an inspired speaker is a gift, and sadly, not all clergymen have it🤷🏼♀. But some are so blessed and Bishop Barron especially so. I could listen to him preach for hours, no problem!
You can make these as long as you want, I'm listening 😊
Not too long at all. The words of Bishop Barron are inspirational 👍❤️
The longer the better
Bishop Barron, you just taught me more about the meaning of the beatitudes than I have ever learned and I went to Catholic grammar school, high school and college! Thank you so much for your ministry! I listen to your homily every week and I live near Tampa Florida!
Gloria in excelsis Deo
Thank you for a beautiful homily. Along the lines of many other viewers’ remarks, we thank you for not setting an egg timer (or ignoring it). The Good News should not be constrained by the editorial imperatives of a TikTok video or the afternoon soccer schedule. We delegate control over the homily to the Holy Spirit and trust His faithful servant, Bishop Barron, will take the appropriate amount of time to give life to his message…be that 8 minutes, 88 minutes, or 888 minutes. God bless you!
Bishop your sermon is never too long, it’s always at the right length and you are helping me feel better during dark times always.
please never shorten them! ♥
15 min is not too long. If the spirit moves you to teach and to expand and explain then I'm here for it. Even if you chop it up and put it out in pieces I will find them all and watch.
My god your words are so powerful bishop you don´t have even an idea how important your sermons are for me and im sure for many more too. And don´t worry about the time i could hear you for hours.
Thank you father. I need very seriously be much more humble before God, and to stay in fear of ever exercising a willful pride in his presence, which would be a gateway into the darkness of hell, and separation from God, alienating me from the life he will otherwise breath into my spirit. Thankfully I have a lot to keep me humble; plainly evident.
@vfgnbnjm Yes father, I have a great deal to learn, and something always just keeps teaching me that. I see how I am as vulnerable as Lucifer himself, and do not want to be taken into a separation from the Father, who is God, and Truth, and in whose sufferings I care to abide. As so said the talking ass who spoke to the profit. "That's amazing shit."
"...but will it make you a friend of God?"
Great question to guide me in my daily conversion and journey to sainthood.
Glory to God! 🕊️🙏
Our Lady, seat of wisdom, intercede for me.
Always looking forward to your homilies
God bless you Bishop Barron
Amen 🙏🏽 and God bless you Bishop Barron!
Insightful and thought provoking (as usual)thank you Bishop Barron). Pope Francis's comments regarding 8 minutes (or less) for poor preaching that is ill-prepared and indulgent would be our blessing! B Barron is in rare homilist company with engaging knowledgeable commentary; he cares deeply about God and the Church and each one of us, and this resonates deeply. Preach on Padre, many of us thirst for this after or before attending our own Parishes. God bless you for your goodness.
Dear Bishop Barron,
I listen to your daily sermons most everyday,especially on my works days at a trauma 1, level one hospital as a case manager nurse.
Your words helps me focus on the patients needs and supporting my co workers in all levels of professions.
Thank you for your guidance.
Dearest Bishop Robert Barron, Good Morning!
Thank you for the Sunday sermon today. The eighth beatitude serves as a reminder to all Christians and it requires courage. Matthew chapter 5, "Blessed are those who are persecuted."Ohm, I speak up for my soul, especially people who are victims of gossip, discrimination, mucking, disbelieving, rejection, etc. Whenever I go I encountered persecution. During my reconciliation prayers, Jesus confirmed that I will experience persecution, but He invites me to respond through rejoicing and gladness to develop into a Christian with deep spiritual formation in the image of Jesus Christ and the joy of being faithfully united with Him. I always pray every day to our loving Heavenly Father, who wants me to communicate with Him through prayer. He always listens to me when I pray. The daily prayer always blesses me, my family, and those I pray for( conversion of the sinners, etc ). It also invites more peace into my life and helps me learn more about God's plan for me. I believe that persecution arising from unrighteous behavior is not blessed. If I fail at my fault, I should expect to suffer negative consequences. Jesus is talking about the blessing of being persecuted for doing righteousness. Bishop, I pray for mercy on behalf of those who are lost. Let God's mercy fill their hearts so that they may be able to know that Jesus Christ is the true living God who was and is to come and to help them to know that it is only in surrendering themselves to Jesus Christ our Lord that they will find real rest and unconditional love. Also, please pray for the Dreger family. God blesses you all.
St. Ignatius of Loyola, pray for us.
St. Thomas Aquinas, pray for us
St. Pope John Paul, pray for us.
St. Micheal, pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for us.
Very truly yours,
Cecilia Dreger and family(💧🙏Jesus, I Trust in You) Wilbur Sacred Heart Parishioners(❤️ Bishop Thomas Daly and Father Pitstick).
Peace be with you.