Fourth Sunday of Easter - Mass with Fr. Mike Schmitz
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- Опубліковано 20 кві 2024
- Join Fr. Mike Schmitz as he celebrates the Fourth Sunday of Easter at the University of Minnesota Duluth.
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My Jesus,
I believe that You
are present in the Most Holy Sacrament.
I love You above all things,
and I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot at this moment
receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You.
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I’m 65 years old. I’ve never been able to understand my discouragement and overwhelming sadness that seems to come out of nowhere, which I was actually experiencing when I began watching this mass. I would never have attributed this state of being to pride. Even though I feel that I have a strong relationship with the Lord, I have a perfectionist mindset (which in reality is prideful). Your homily has been immensely enlightening, and freeing, for me. Thank you.
I am seventy one years of age and it was news to me too that discouragement comes from the sin of pride. This knowledge is so clarifying.
Love the antidote to discouragement humility and hope, truth and right action.
Keep the light shining.
Only the Lord could have brought you to that realization. He who started this good thing in you will not rest until He completes His purpose in your life.🎉
I'm 30 & I've always dealt with that even now it tries to resurface & it torments me but God is good & reminds me. I hope I'm courageous enough to conquer this battle. I need you Jesus , I love you Jesus⚡️💘
I didn't have any idea that anxiery could be the sin of pride. Also, it really makes one think about life and that maybe we are all too prideful since there is so much anxiety in the world. I'm 77 years Ola and still have a problem with anxiety about all I have to accomplish....wonderful homily
Fr Mike I am so grateful that you say mass on line for us. I am presently attempting to walk the Via Francigena from Canterbury to Rome but have experienced lots of pain in my feet which cause me grief. In addition there are no churches open where I am walking. The town I am in today doesn’t celebrate mass each Sunday the church is open only once a month. I feel lonely and depressed. Thank you for bringing a little light to my day. His bless you.
Oh God be with you Maria! +JMJ+ Love & Prayers 🙏❣🕊🌹⚓⛵💒 Buen Camino.. Slow and Steady (and a little ice and pain reliever)wins the race 🐢 ✝️ 🦋 Timely message from Fr Mike too.. Brave Hearts! ❤❤❤🕊
You are not alone! Jesus is with you and my thoughts are with you! Praying for you RIGHT NOW!
I am in supportive spirit to you.. I am also quite alone.. May the Holy Spirit be with you and in your journey...
May the Lord stay close to you.. you are a beautifully cherished and loved spirit even in physically lonely and trying times..
May God also keep bestows of strength, courage, and grace upon you and where you go... 🙏
God Bless you!
Before God created the world, the Spirit of God calmed the world. Invite him to calm yours. ❤
May the Lord bless you with peace, a welcoming comfort, a joy that you will experience and immediately want to share with others through Christ our Lord. Amen.
No way Father. You gave one of the most beautiful homilies last Sunday. I’m sorry you felt discouraged.
Absolutely - last Sunday was so very helpful as every Sunday's homily. Don't agree with lies- truly brilliant and used it to renounce and see things with God's lens!
Father, this mass was very inspirational and heartwarming. Thank you so much for the powerful words of encouragement. I'm happy to hear of the moment of sadness you went through. We all go through that moment, as you experienced. You came out of this because God is always with us. We're never alone. Thank you, for all your wisdom and faith you shared with us.
Thank you, just spent 3 years and 4 major surgery to get 2 new hips
Praise the Lord our God.
Your Masse's save my spirit and my longing to attend Mass in person
May God shower you with his grace
Much love
Larry
What an amazing, beautiful homily, Father Mike. I really needed to hear this today, take your words of encouragement to heart and know that I can overcome disappointment. Thank you for always being my counselor. I learn so much from your homilies. God bless you!
You touch my soul every week with your words of encouragement. I love your sermons they bring me peace and begin my week. God bless you Father and may the Lord keep you.
I'm so sorry to hear Fr. Mike was feeling discouraged last weekend, from the outside looking in, I always think Easter must be such an intense time for priests. Fr. Mike mentioned a few videos ago he was spending just one day with his family over Easter. I know it must be a busy time at the university but I really hope he can get some rest. He lives such a selfless life. I'm praying for you father. I always love your homilies. God bless you always 🙏🕊✝❤
"Even if I fail and discouragement persists, I will do the the next right thing." Thank you Fr. Mike!!! You're a great blessing to the world. God Bless everyone.
I place on the alter, all my fears, worries and burdens for the week, and surrender to Him, Amen 🙏
Amen
God bless you Father. You are such an inspiration to seek the beauty of Catholicism 🙏🙏🙏
Father Mike, both the Divine Mercy Sunday and last Sunday homilies were outstanding. I listened to them twice. Be assured you are preaching the good news so well that the devil has come to make you doubt yourself. Fear and discouragement are the devil’s workshop! Take time to “just be with Lord” and He will enlighten you. God bless and peace to you!
What you said is so true. We must pray for vocations and for our priests and consecrated people.
I like these homilies because Fr. Mike uses stories from film and television, explaining the spiritual and psychological meaning that he gleens from them. The homilies relate directly to the readings as well. The teaching speaks to me because my bachelor's degree is communication/theater. My master is in Organizational Psychology, with a focus on Educational Leadership. It reminds me of the way that Fr. Dietrich, my friend and pastor for almost 15 years taught us at St. Mary's Church in Lincoln, NE. I'm still really grateful for his willingness to be a Father figure for me when I was really sick after the drunk driver hit me. If it wasn't for his guidance of me and my kids, I would not have gotten better, or met other relatives on my birth Father's side of my family who had been through similar circumstances. I really appreciate this ministry. BTW: being a bus driver and educator: I was born for that; each day, I have to do the next right thing. ❤ Thank you, Father Mike and Front Pew Crew. 🙏 God bless you.
Dear God, be with our beloved Fr. Mike. I know how the devil must torment him as he leads and teaches us to love YOU more. Let us pray for Fr. Mike and all of our priests.
Thank you Lord for using Fr. Mikes suffering for our good! Last Sunday and this Sundays homilies have been a tremendous blessing for me. Thank you Fr Mike for your Yes to Jesus and choosing to be Gods instrument in our lives. May the Lord continue to use you as His instrument of truth and peace in our lives. And may our Blessed Mother Mary protect you under her mantle and nourish you with all the graces you need to fulfill Gods work in our lives. In Jesus name I pray. Amen
I connect this holy mass to my husband obinna ubochi Bartholomew asking God of mercy and compassion to locate him whenever he is in Jesus name amen
God bless you, Father Mike. Loved your sermon. Humility and hope is what I need to remember during times of discouragement. Thanks for your honesty.
God bless you Father Mike
I got hit with discouragenent today trying to train my dog in a sport and failing over and over. I went to mass and couldn't understand a word. I have hearling loss and even with high tech hearing aids I got nothing from mass. A huge sadness came over me. I went to the chapel for awhile then decided to log on here for a replay of father's mass using closed captions...and wow...this homily was for me.😊
Thank you oh Lord for giving us Father Schmidt
Today I am tuning in due to having a cold. I offer this Mass for the those that are ill, conversion as well as healing for family members, and for ur dearly departed. God bless!
Hallelujah, Hallelujah. Jesus is the good Sheep. He lay down His Life for you and me
Thank you Lord Jesus 🙏
Thank you Fr. Mike for always showing us how to be closer to God & love Him even through discouragements. The next best thing is to do the right thing…🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Thank you Fr Mike, thank you for your masses and blessings to all my brothers and sisters in Christ. Please pray for me too as I’m going through back surgery and offering all my pain up for the souls in purgatory. ❤
Thanks for your beginning message Father. I needed to hear that. I am homebound, due to my mobility. I miss Mass so much. It makes me feel abandoned. Your message made me feel included in God?s love
Love your honesty Father Mike, I pray for you, all Shepherds who do their best every week to lead us to the Eucharist…….you are human you are brave….God Bless
My son woke up with gastroenteritis this morning. I am thankful I can take mass in this form.
This resonated so much with me. It does come down to pride. I was an overachieving honor student all throughout elementary to high school but then it took me 9 years(!) to finish a 5 year university program. I'm now 30 and still unemployed. I don't like leaving the house because I don't want to talk to people who knew me when I was younger. I don't want them to know that I still haven't accomplished anything in my life while my peers are living their dreams.
I need to spend more time with God and begin again.
Aways know we are never alone God is there for us we just need to open our hearts to him. Amen your in my prayers. Do not be discouraged.
In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God for you in Jesus Christ 1Thes. 5.18
Talk to Jesus. He is with you. God knows our future because He is omnipotent. He is love and wants what is best for us. Ask Him what He wants you to learn from the place you are at. Wait for His answer. I know it will be good because we know who is our Shepherd who only wants what is good for us.
Before God created the world, the Spirit of God calmed the world. Invite him to calm yours. - Max Lucado ❤
Wherever you are in life, your best friend, The Lord Jesus, is with you. Don't be deceived by the world. It took me almost 40 years to realize Jesus is my good shepherd. Let him lead you and not the world. There is no perfect life. Everyone is going through something. Some just hide it better than others. Enjoy each day with Jesus and share the good news of Jesus!
Thank you God. I received your word through Fr.Mike. Hallelujah; I surrender to you, my sweet Lord.
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it,
and it will be yours.
Mark 11:24
Thank you Father,l cried throughout your homily..
Thank you Fr. Mike for another inspiring lesson. The scourge of discouragement is very debilitating and not surprised to learn it comes from the sin of pride. Move in humility (truth) and hope (right action). With Jesus before us I say, 'now I begin'.
Good to be reminded that Jesus is not surprised by our sin and so neither should we be surprised, defeated by our sins.
Thank you, Fr. Mike!!! I will act today and "Do the right thing !"
You have such a gift! Thank you for being brave enough to share the gospel. I am beginning again today. You have greatly inspired my return to the church and Gods love. I was rasied catholic but let the temptations of life take me away for over 30 yrs. I suffer from some physical and mental debilitating illnesses and being able to see you at home has meant the world to me. Your voice has become the soundtrack to my life. I was lost and now have been found. May god watch over you 🙏
Father Mike through you the Holy Spirit knew how much I needed to hear this after much discouragement. But with humility and hope - NOW I BEGIN! ❤. Thank you so much Father!
This Homily was perfect and l so needed your instruction and hope. Thank you Fr Mike!!
Amen. Thank you Jesus for this message. I am choosing hope instead of discouragement. 🙏
For all eternity, my love and thanks be to you Christ our Lord.Amen
God, please lead my husband and I through the 5 years of set backs and emotional losses trying to adopt in the Texas foster system. These next upcoming months as the foster system evolvies and changes, while on probation please don't let our new adoption agency bring us to discouragement. All of the foster children you have brought into our home has been blessings, we just wonder if it is your desire God for us to continue to try to have children. After teaching for almost 20 years each child you bring into my life are blessings but we are confused if you want us to have a child in our home foreseer.... Praying for peace with our empty home and resolution.....
Thanks for your inspiration and encouragement, Fr Mike. May God bless you and the front pew crew. Claire.
I’m of a Protestant faith, but I am blessed by these videos.
Thank you for sharing them.
These words were made for me to hear 🥹💗. Thank you my Lord! Because you're standing next to me. I'm sorry for thinking that I'm alone in this. Your grace and power supports me everyday. I'll try again, but now without the fear of fail. Because no matter what, you're with me. You're are the only that i need. If I have you, i don't need anything else. Praise to you, Oh Lord! ❤
Father Mike was Born to this with his ability and gifts imparts hope and strength in the world.
Thanks for a great message. In 8/2023 I went on a beautiful individual silent retreat and I prayed with Bruno Lateri’s quote for many days (thanks Hallow and Fr Tim Gallagher’s Ignatian daily contemplation). I walked over 25 miles that weekend around the grounds of the retreat center praying and listening to a kids song- “try everything” by Shakira from the zootopia movie. It reminded me we all need to hear this message at every age. Our sins and failures do next define us. God’s grace and mercy is bigger than our challenges. “I won’t give up. No I won’t give in” Each moment is an invitation to begin again. I pray for everyone who feels discouraged right now, because I’m so thankful for our church and community of believers- just this morning a group of people prayed with me and for me after I shared how the weeks burdens felt too heavy. What a beautiful thing it is to encourage one another and be united in prayer.
We love you Father Mike. The devil is active. Everyone pray for our holy priests. 🙏
I’m young. I have been trying to figure out what route to take for my career and I finally found something. But my mom says she supports me but discourages me saying “it’s to much math” “do a degree that doesn’t have to much difficult classes” I didn’t pray this week I feel into a sin I always do and I feel so alone. I didn’t go to church today, I feel like I’m not good enough for god yet. But today father Mike was right in talking about pride. I am prideful I haven’t gone to confession. I am trying to do the best I can so I can give myself to god, when I am successful so he will be happy with what I’ve done. I pray for those who have fallen into this. I hope I can get out of this rut. Thank you for this homily
You go follow your dream and stay with God. He will guide you and help you in your crisis. God doesn’t make junk.
Nothing wrong with the math classes as long as you have the will to understand it.
Before God created the world, the Spirit of God calmed the world. Invite him to calm yours. - Max Lucado
Thank you for these masses, I make it to mass every Saturday, but I just love the double dose as Fr. Mike said😊. Thank you all who serve! God Bless you all!
Loved today's message. Discouragement comes from pride and not directly from sin. The best thing to do after failing or sinning is doing the next right thing. Bruno Lanteri - Now I begin - Getting ahead of the season of discouragement. Robert the Bruce's betrayal of William Walace and how we can go out of the dark by accepting humility. Acknowledge the truth, accept it, do something about it- the second step of hope. Proclamation of the truth, the name of Jesus, the name that saves humankind. Peter's denial of Jesus and how he repented and helped spread the Gospel. Thank you so much, Fr. Mike, the Front Pew Crew and Team Ascension.
Pride is the gravest of sins. It is the basis of all sins. Such a sneaky door it chooses in discouraging us and leading to hopelessness.
Thank you Jesus for saving us.
Thank you so much for your comment, Donna! I agree. We must not underestimate the damage that is possible by pride!! God bless you and protect you, @@donnaostojski5478
Fr Mike, I listen to almost every day. You are a gift. Thank you for sharing.
Thank You for knowing me and loving me through my illness and times of discouragement Lord Jesus. Please bless me with your healing and Grace🙏🙏
I offer this Mass up for all my deceased relatives and friends. Lord have Mercy on their souls Amen 🙏
Father Mike I’m praying for you and thank God for sending you to encourage us every Sunday
Thank you Father Mike and the The Pew Crew. Enjoyed your homily. Now I begin. When I’m discouraged, I trust God and know that God is in my life. Prayers and blessings to all.
Thank you God, prayers for Father Mike, all the parishioners and our world. Prayers for peace and love.☀️🕊️🙏🏻
Thank you Fr Mike 🌟
The most courageous person is the one who chooses humility and hope, in the season of discouragement.
Courage is the ability to have faith, persistent and strength in the moment of fear.
Courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says, I will give my best again tomorrow.
Courage is the willingness to act.
The Lord will be my light🌻
~ Micah
Thank you Father for this homily. It helped me immensely. God bless you. 🙏
Buenos Dias de le Dios Father Mike from Espanola New
thank You Lord for this homily! during the mass, I had to step away and talk to my mom and I had broken down crying about the upcoming school work that I felt so overwhelmed to do. the homily spoke so deeply to my heart and God answered my prayer to help me to surrender my life to Him.
Thank you Father Mike. That is quite something to ponder on more that discouragement and sin come from pride. All we can do is get back up again.
Sorry to hear you felt discouraged. I loved last week’s homily and felt very inspired by it!
Thank GOD for Fr.Mike. Blessings to you
Thankyou Fr. Mike. A beautiful mass xx I am grateful; and move in humility and hope xxx
Father Mike, you always mention those of us who cannot make it to Mass and every week I appreciate those words. Sickness truly is isolating. Please know how very much this virtual Mass means to me, and that even when I can make it to Church, I never want to miss this.
Beautiful Mass, great homily. Thank you
My Lord, and My God! Thank you, for our priest. Protect them from the evil one. From our pride, Lord Jesus deliver us. That all of you my brothers and sisters may become holier than I. Blessed Mother and all the Saints pray for us.
Thank you Father
Great sermon. Hit my soul.
Thanks
Peace be with us all.
Praise, honor, and glory be to you, Lord Jesus Christ now and forever!🎉🎉🎉
Thanks!
You have helped me so much. I feel you are talking to me. I've had so much sadness and discouragement these last four years.
Thank you for this gift. Amen✝️🙏
Father Mike, thank you for your wise words and observations this morning. I too, find that when I am discouraged about matters in life, there was an expectation - hidden or unhidden that did not come to fruition - according to my will. Then comes the spiritual humble pie and I begin again with gratitude for yet another blessed lesson in discerning "His Will" - not mine. You may have been discouraged Father Mike, but keep in mind that in those moments of discouragement that you were experiencing - your words and intentions were helping others - tremendously. Deuteronomy 31:8 😉 God Bless you, Father Mike!
Thank you Father Mike Schmitz for mentioning first off the reason for these on line masses. They are such a blessing to me as I work in retail and this allows me to keep my obligation when I'm working weekends.
AMEN Thank you Fr. Mike
We love your homilies. Thank you Fr. Mike and God Bless you!
Beautiful homily father❤❤❤
We have all falled short of the glory of God.
You are a blessing Father Mike...God's Peace be w/you.
Love the new time slot❤
SAME! 😅 🙌
Praise You Lord Jesus 🙏❤️
Father Mike, I am praying for you.
After the first time I heard you speaking at Mass I have listened to you many times. May God cheer you and reward you
Thank you father Mike !
Father Mike have a Blessed week ahead ❤
Another amazing sermon
Thank you
Hang in there Father Mike! I don’t believe that discouragement always come from pride. Another reason can be exhaustion or isolation and many other reasons.
I just want to say thank you. In March of 2021, I believe, the bishop of my diocese, closed the church that I have spent most of my life attending. After this, I began to feel very disconnected, like it didn't matter which of the other Catholic churches I registered as a member, I felt like a visitor. You make me feel more at home.
❤ Thanks Fr Mike.Your sermon was like a whole Retreat! Awesome 💯🙏💜 Very Deep+ Helpful.Have a blessed week. PAX ET BONUM
One day at a time, sweet Jesus! ✝️🙏
Act of Spiritual Holy Communion/ My Spiritual Holy Communion Prayer 🙏
Father I have attended mass sang in the choir but I like to hear the word from you and bishop Barron
Father Mike, great homily today. I don't comment much if ever. However, I felt compelled to thank you for your candor about overcoming your personal feelings of discouragement recently. It helped to humanize the message. I loved the Braveheart analogy as well. Thank you for all that you do. Best, Michael
Thank you!!
I have question
Will Jesus have died for me
if I alone was a sinner in the whole world.
Yes, if you were the only sinner on earth, Jesus would have died for you :)
❤ discouragement can be our super power 🎉🎉🎉 when accepted w humility & to get in action. Never saw that as pride before ! Ty !😊
Father should read the comments section after his masses for his encouragement. A lot of points he mentions are very on point, at least for me, many a times.
Thanks for your inspiration
Again an awesome practical homily! Accept the Truth and fo the next right step!!!🎉 Yes, Lord! Yes, Yes, as the song goes! Rosemarie💕😊👍🔥🔥🔥🔥
Love your homely father Bless you
Amen
Jesus left us with the Holy Spirit to guide us. He said from the cross, forgive them, father they don’t know what they’re doing. With the Holy Spirit with the Holy Spirit, we can learn to have the courage to get back up after we fall. With the Holy Spirit, we can overcome the pride that fills us. With the Holy Spirit, we can learn to embrace each other as family Whose injuries need healing and love, not separation or division. From the cross Jesus also gave John his mother and his mother to John. Mother Mary wants to help us with our prayers. Remember when they ran out of wine at the wedding feast, she asked Jesus to help us. She continues to do that today! Glory be to the father, son, and Holy Spirit as it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be Amen Immaculate heart of Mary pray for us now, and at the hour of our death. Peace to everyone ❤
Thank you , Father