I had a patient that had cancer. He was 3 years old. I became very close to his parents. They were not married but lived together and had many children. Though the heartbreaking journey of this child's illness, I spoke with them about faith, God, catholicism, life, death, souls, spiritually...... the family returned to weekly mass and right before he died~ the parents for married in the church. 3 years old and his work on earth was more powerful than so many "powerful " people on earth. Praise be to God for his beautiful will and mission for each one of us in this life. Our soul is at peace when it's resting in the glory of God's desires ❤
I had tears on this one Fr Mike. Thank you. I am 55 years old and have in mid-September this year found out I have terminal cancer. The entire experience is overwhelming. I had no idea I suffered from anything. Suddenly I am given weeks to live and not months. However, I have now lived three months since. I am feeling much better and whenever I am asked my life I shall surrender it in the spirit of obedience to God knowing that my life is his. He giveth and He can taketh away. I am grateful for the entirety of my own life. Like most people was not prepared for the difficult moment of my diagnose. But I am grateful for all moments of my life. And so I pray for more. If there's no more, I shall travel to God soon. And continue to pray for us all! Whilst I am still here, I ask you my brothers and sisters in Christ...to continue to pray for me. Thank you all, in special Fr. Mike and all the Ascension Presents team.
I was so relieved when God took my Mom on Monday morning. She was suffer for so long. She is now at peace. God knew it was her time. Thank you God for taking Mom home
Father - my baby sister died young at 29, 10 years after God took my father in his early 50s. On her deathbed, she told my mom that she was not afraid as Dad was holding her hand. She was happy despite leaving a wonderful husband and a 4-year-old daughter. Praise be Jesus Christ.
Thank you father 31years ago I had. Still born baby. Your words bring so much comfort. A week ago I lost my dad, at his bedside I constantly prayed over him and told him how much I loved him. God bless you x
Father Mike I am so sorry for the loss of your beloved mom, I lost my Mom last June, life is not the same without her, she was my best friend, I miss her so much. I am so grateful that God blest me with such an amazing, loving, kind, woman to be my mom.
This question was so deep and interesting and I like the answers you put out. your videos are so stimulating‼️ DON’T STOP YOUR VIDEOS ❗️ I need to hear what you say. I think we all need to hear.❗️🤗 🙏 I will pray for your mother and your whole family. 🙏 ❤
@@luiscalcorzi4034 hang in there, my friend, as Father said God has a plan for all of us and we don’t know when our time will come, but we have to believe that we will close our eyes here on earth and open them up to see the sweet face of Jesus
Thank you, Father Mike. I also lost my mother to cancer this year in May this year. So many other things have gone wrong in my life as well. My sister, Dad and me feel like there's nothing to live for anymore and we are just existing and drifting by day after day, month after month. This will be a sad Christmas and New Year without her. I hope 2025 will bring some happiness. I pray for all those who have lost your loved ones and especially this year. May the souls of your loved ones Rest in Peace in Jesus's arms. I pray for Jesus, Mary and Joseph to give you strength, comfort and peace. God bless you all.
Hello, I lost my beloved dad in May of this year and you describe exactly how things have been going and how I feel as well. Advent and the Christmas season has been very helpful to remind me of several wonderful things to be grateful for, but this being the first Christmas without Dad it is hard in that way. I just wanted to let you know that you are not alone and that I am praying for you and your family that the season brings you some relief during the grief process. All the best and God bless.
@audgester Thank you. You too are not alone and I will definitely pray for you your Dad and your family. Try to spend Christmas and New Year's with your closest family or friends and not alone. This world is not our home and your Father has gone to his eternal home with Jesus. Let us keep praying for our parents and offer Masses for their souls and all souls in Purgatory and they will pray for us too. We all have to strive to get to Heaven and reunite with Jesus and our loved ones. Trust in Jesus. He will wipe away all our tears in the end - Revelation 21:4. Have a Blessed Christmas and New Year and God bless you and your family.
I lost my grandma who raised me and my mom is still mourning her mom and I feel for her so it’s hard. I try to stay strong for my mom and this year in Christmas will be hard because she no longer is with us but I try finding comfort knowing she is in a way better place then us and I try reminding my mom of that but it breaks my heart for her. I pray you find comfort as well knowing she is closer to God than we are. ❤
I’m sure you are all in the shock of grief but life Must go on. Pray for the repose of your dear mother, pray for courage from Our Lady who stood at the foot of the Cross. Share memories and honour your mother by uniting together day by day and living as best you all can- get any support you can as others will only be glad to help or professional help as needed. God bless and keep you all❤️🙏☘️
Thank you Father Mike. Sometimes I feel lost wondering what is the purpose of my life. I cried when I heard you say that simply existing serves God. Simply existing is work. Such beautiful and insightful words. Thank you and God bless you!
I am learning to surrender my life to Jesus! It’s such a difficult time but I’m grateful for my sufferings. Dear Jesus, I Surrender myself to you- please take care of everything ✝️🙏
My aunt has just been diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer. Please pray for her recovery. I have actually thought about this a lot. I have a little brother who was born prematurely and passed away about 5 hours later. Todays medicine would have kept him alive. I often wonder about his purpose could have been in his incredibly short life. I believe you gave me a really good idea of how to think about it. I also wonder and worry if I will fulfill my purpose in Him. I also pray that when I do wind up passing away, it is quick, PAINLESS, and I get one last opportunity to pray. I also ask that for everyone else.
Thank you Fr Mike. Recently I lost someone close to me. He was old( 85yrs), and had been waiting to go be with The LORD for years. He would actually share this on our coffee dates; kinda morbid, but such is life. He passed end of November 2024. I was really sad, but also happy for him. One night I was crying and The LORD convicted me, " Do not mourn like the heathen". At first I laughed when HE said it. But then I thought about it some more. HE is GOD of the living, not the dead. Our loved ones that pass on are only asleep(like Jesus always said).They will all wake up when Our LORD comes back.
My father passed away two weeks ago. While I know he is in a better place, I miss his physical presence. I know that this is selfish. Hearing this helped me become that much more at peace. Just what I needed to hear. God bless you, Father Mike.
Very natural and not selfish , it’s hard to let go but we must. He was a gift in your life. Thank God for the gift and pray for courage plus the repose of his dear soul ❤️🙏☘️
6:17 Saint John Henry Cardinal Newman Prayer- God has created me to do Him some definite service. He has committed some work to me which He has not committed to another. I have my mission. I may never know it in this life, but I shall be told it in the next. I am a link in a chain, a bond of connection between persons. He has not created me for naught. I shall do good; I shall do His work. I shall be an angel of peace, a preacher of truth in my own place, while not intending it if I do but keep His commandments. Therefore, I will trust Him, whatever I am, I can never be thrown away. If I am in sickness, my sickness may serve Him, in perplexity, my perplexity may serve Him. If I am in sorrow, my sorrow may serve Him. He does nothing in vain. He knows what He is about. He may take away my friends. He may throw me among strangers. He may make me feel desolate, make my spirits sink, hide my future from me. Still, He knows what He is about.
I heard this from my gran when I was little that cancer and illnesses is God’s blessing, and I didn’t understand until I realize that those sickness buys people time to turn to God and repent on our sins..
Thank you, Father. I really needed this at this time in my life. It came at the exact right time. I am battling third stage colon cancer and I think it’s coming back and I’m a little depressed, but trusting God so the things you just said were just spot on for me God bless you always
Thank you Father Mike. I gave birth to a fullterm stillborn son. He died about a week before due date . They weren't doing regular ultrasounds in 1978-1979 so we had no idea of his anencephaly until an xray showed the not-compatible-with life deformities. After I processed thru the shock of a birth, a death and a funeral I realized his life had meaning. I believe he went straight from the womb into the arms of Jesus. I was able to use the experience to help others. Over the years, people have asked me "if you had known you were carrying a baby that was doomed would you have you gotten an abortion?" my answer has remained the same no I would not. My little Gabe was/is precious to God, and I will see him healthy and restored when I go home to heaven.
I lost my beloved Mum just 2 1/2 months ago. I'm grateful Divine Intervention arranged for us to spend summer together before she passed 7 weeks later. Father Mike, I'm so sorry to learn of your beloved Mum's passing. It's a very aggressive disease and she must have been a very tough person to endure 3 years from diagnosis. I, too lost my elder sister and brother-in-law to pancreatic cancer.
For those who have never seen the light of day, I believe that they have a vital reason for being, because the 'were' in the womb and had a mother and a father and perhaps a much bigger family. The fact they don't even make it into the living world has to have an impact/effect on 1. their mother/father; the people who perform the operation/extended family who would give anything to see that child, and many more we can't even comprehend. God has His reason for everythng! He is The Creator, but that's just my own view. Love the Cardinal's prayer! Thanks for that too! Thank you for all the informative vids, Beannaithe Dé
Fr. Mike, it is getting very difficult to stay being miserable when you keep posting things like this. But thanks for keeping it honest with "we don't know". So much we do not yet see. God bless.
I have heard the Lord speak of “rest” to me for years. I hear Him say “Just Be and I will do.” Such precious words for a performance based person. When my husband was dying of cancer, both my daughter and I heard him say to us separately “It’s his time.” Which gave us a great peace. When my mother was suffering with Alzheimer’s over a 10 year period, a precious self-sacrificing soul that raised 12 children, I also heard God say “Be still and know that I am God.” And I read a precious article that said she was still giving and glorifying God by her very existence which required so many to care for her, all without acknowledgment and thanks. And so they received a blessing! God is Almighty and sooo so Faithful!
Such inspiring words, Father. I wanted to share with everybody here what I read in the books of St. Bridget of Sweden regarding our hour of passing. According to her visions, God generally does not interfere much with the physical processes of our bodies in the context of time, aging, etc. However, on some rare occasions, and always according to His justice and mercy, He does. Also, it would seem that God, outside of time, already knows the length of our days; He has already seen it all. That is why when we repent from our sins and receive His forgiveness, especially in the Confessional, I don't think most of us realize what an utterly indescribable fantastic thing this is: that we can repent from our sins and reconcile ourselves with our Father in Heaven, is what differentiates us from the fallen Angels, despite them being infinitely superior to us! God bless everyone here!
Father, i am glad your Mom had such a great relationship with the Lord, even in her final days. May she rest in peace. And the parts about, "it is good you exist" + Cardinal Newman's quotes ...well, I know I'll be reflecting on them, & rewatch this a few more times, too. Really grateful 🙏💙❣️ God bless you & anyone seeing this! 🕊️
Thank You Father for talking about this subject, Thank You for saying "God loves us for himself, for such Great Is His Love that he wants us with Him" So Beautiful 💗...or that Is what I undestood !!👋👋👋😊😊😊😊!!!
Yes. I think the number of lives we unknowingly touch, positively or negatively, within our lifetime greatly exceeds the known number. It's a wonderful life. 🙂
What a beautiful thought. I appreciate it. My daughter in law has had 6 so far and this one hurts so much I don’t know why but your words really bring me peace. Thank you and God Bless you 🙏🙏🙏
Beautifully said and sorry for your loss. Your sweet babies had a wonderful mom and now are resting with the good Lord. I feel the same about my second child who also passed in the womb. I found out at 10 weeks they stopped living around 7 weeks but my body didn’t let them go until 13 weeks and that baby taught me so much. God’s goodness somehow is in everything, even the absolute heartbreak. Sending prayers and love!
So good to hear your thoughts on this very hard subject. Always enlightened by your words. I believe that God's will be done, on His timing always. I will praise, love and worship while I am still here.
Thank you Father Mike for this video.. I lost my dad 17 days ago.. it was sudden.. he thought he was getting on top of the infection.. he is my bestest friend and it is really hard to be apart from him.. not to talk to him and hear his laugh and jokes... hold his hand.. give him a hug and hear his voice.. I trust God all the way with my whole heart and being.. I just wish I knew if dad was okay and safe and that all is well... my heart is broken this Christmas and I miss him soo much.. everyday is a struggle.. please pray for my dad, please pray that he is safely home with Jesus.. thank you for everything, for a wonderful video.. you and your ministry are always in our thoughts and prayers.. God Bless You! 💜💜🙏📿💜
Trust in God and it’s natural to be in shock and missing your dear Dad- he must have been a mighty man and good example to you. We all have to hand over our nearest and dearest to God as they were a gift to us from God in the first place. It is early days yet so don’t rush through the grief- got all support that you can. We are not meant to be alone despite the loneliness. Go deeper into the faith especially the mass🙏❤️☘️
Jesus said: “and on that day you will not ask me anything” (Jn 16:23), which I understand to mean we will no longer need to ask, because we will fully know and understand the whole truth.
Thank you Fr. Mike, so much, this inspiration, this message, touched me deeply. I loved the part when you said that God loves us simply for "being". I'm 70 years old, I live alone and I ask myself the same question your dear mother asked. I feel like I no longer have a purpose. May our Lord bless you abundantly. Merry Christmas! 🎄🎀
Father Mike, you help me with your podcasts. Thank you so very much. ❤ I am from small area and wish that I had access to you and other priests like you. my area really need priests like you in my area.
I lost my beloved Mum just 2 1/2 months ago. I feel lost and forlorn. It was a shock as I had just seen her 7 weeks prior. I'm grateful Divine Intervention arranged for us to spend summer together before He summoned her back. Father Mike, I'm sorry to learn of your Mum's passing - she was a very strong person to endure 3 years from diagnosis as pancreatic cancer is a very aggressive disease. I, too, lost my elder sister and brother-in-law to pancreatic cancer. No Christmas for me this year.
Oh my dear, there is Christmas for you this year, for that is your hope! I pray your mum be gathering in heaven to celebrate Jesus. I can’t help but think she would want you to gather spiritually with Christ, that you may be nearer to her. Mother Mary, comfort you.
"I dont really know", this man is one step from saying I dont know to why we're here, who brought us here and what happens after we're not here. The truest answer to all these questions is I dont know, but live your life anyways. I feel religion as a whole would have a good time if they just told themselves "I dont know" for many of the things they teach.
I came to the Lord asking for his blessings as a single mom because raising my son (Joel) was an act of courage despite all the challenges. And the Lord answered my prayers with a benefiting. income of $41,000 every month. To God be the glory. Joel is in school and life's been fair lately.
I've always wanted to be involved for a long time but the volatility in the price has been very confusing to me. Although I have watched a lot of UA-cam videos about it but I still find it hard to understand.
I can't wait to meet the babies I miscarried in heaven some day. It gives me great hope that they exist for all eternity even though when I carried them and lost them it brought me sorrow. I have realized that there would be no way all of my children would be happy in eternity with God, which is our ultimate purpose, if it weren't for the ones that didn't make it. They couldn't have all existed, like the one I am carrying now after these losses, because the timeline is too short for their gestation and care in infancy. So this is a great gift from God to our family for all eternity. And the only of my children I have gotten into Heaven so far, which is part of my job as a parent! I hope all my grandparents who've gone before us are enjoying their presence already.
I always had "Gabriel" in mind for a boy. When I was pregnant for the third time, I asked the Lord about names, "I know what name I want for a boy, but is there a saint you want for this baby?" Maximilian Kolbe came to mind. I don't have a devotion to him, but... okay Jesus - I'm not going to name a baby Maximilian, but Kolbe is a cool name, one of my kids could have a cool name! - so I'll keep that in mind and we'll see if this one is a boy. Just a couple of weeks later, Kolbe died. About ten weeks later, I learned I was pregnant with the baby who is now Gabriel.... Who knows... But to this day, in my heart of hearts I believe that Kolbe gave his life so that his brother could live. Just like his namesake. I'll find out in heaven. In the meantime, I prayed for you. :)
Father Mike, I got to meet and friend a teacher you had. as i know her thrown her daughter whom is my spiritual advisor, my sister, best friend and a beautiful nun. So Blessed. thought that is pretty cool. just sharing ❤
I am reminded of a video I saw of Protestant Tim Keller . He said we receive information from God “ on a need to know basis..” i don’t need to know the answer to almost all theses fascinating questions. Doesn’t mean I don’t benefit from the many great videos I have seen on this site
This is a great video. God does know everything and is omnipotent. It is very important to trust. May your mom rest in peace. Its true about everyone was put here for a purpose
My life is so full of heartache, I cannot imagine a life without heartache, a life of loving and being loved. I don't even know if I want an eternal prolongation of this.
Eye has not seen, ear has not heard, nor has the heart of man conceived what God has prepared for those who love him. I know from experience that this sounds empty. But it is TRUE. I used to think the exact same thing as you - why would I want forever of this? I'm not really much happier now, but I understand a little more that forever is nothing like this. You won't have forever of this. What you DO have right now, right in the middle of this, is access to the infinite power of the Lord Jesus through your suffering. Don't try to stay in it, but while you're here, don't waste it. Unite it with Jesus' suffering, and the effects will echo through eternity. Prayed for you.
If we believe that "...all things work together for good...", then it's always a great possibility that even our passing early from this life for example, could be to bring others to the Lord by what they experience. 🙏
I am freshly diagnosed with cancer, still awaiting biopsies to get a prognosis, and I keep thinking that trusting God and having faith doesn’t mean I’m going to hold it against him if it’s a worst case scenario. I understand that for him to fulfill his promises, my earthly life has to end at some point. I hope that he plans to show himself by sparing me, but even if he takes my life I will believe he has worked miracles for me throughout and I have no reason to conclude God didn’t love me enough, no matter what happens. A lot of people don’t seem to know this. They are encouraging by saying you’re a good person, and God has great things waiting for you! The thing is, I believe that can be true whether I die young or not. I pray for healing but I refuse to doubt God’s love regardless.
We all are connected and we aren’t always staying around so we can understand but maybe say you are sick and others have to make choices and take care of you and that is what their souls need to gain the holiness for heaven. It’s not about us and what we do always it’s how you affected others you will never even know but God does
I had a patient that had cancer. He was 3 years old. I became very close to his parents. They were not married but lived together and had many children. Though the heartbreaking journey of this child's illness, I spoke with them about faith, God, catholicism, life, death, souls, spiritually...... the family returned to weekly mass and right before he died~ the parents for married in the church. 3 years old and his work on earth was more powerful than so many "powerful " people on earth. Praise be to God for his beautiful will and mission for each one of us in this life. Our soul is at peace when it's resting in the glory of God's desires ❤
I had tears on this one Fr Mike. Thank you. I am 55 years old and have in mid-September this year found out I have terminal cancer. The entire experience is overwhelming. I had no idea I suffered from anything. Suddenly I am given weeks to live and not months. However, I have now lived three months since. I am feeling much better and whenever I am asked my life I shall surrender it in the spirit of obedience to God knowing that my life is his. He giveth and He can taketh away. I am grateful for the entirety of my own life. Like most people was not prepared for the difficult moment of my diagnose. But I am grateful for all moments of my life. And so I pray for more. If there's no more, I shall travel to God soon. And continue to pray for us all! Whilst I am still here, I ask you my brothers and sisters in Christ...to continue to pray for me. Thank you all, in special Fr. Mike and all the Ascension Presents team.
Understood ❤ 6:35
Sending prayers your way. May the Lord bless and keep you.
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I will pray for you Claudia ❤
Claudia I am praying for you!
God is not an opinion.
He is truth.
He is fact.
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I was so relieved when God took my Mom on Monday morning. She was suffer for so long. She is now at peace. God knew it was her time. Thank you God for taking Mom home
May your mom rest in eternal peace. My condolences and hugs to you.
May she rest in peace, and may God give you courage and consolation❤️🙏☘️
When my work here is done - I pray to be with God in Heaven 🙏
No matter when our time comes, let’s live each day as a blessing, walking in faith and sharing God's love with others. 💖🙏
Yes darling 💓😘 6:58
Father - my baby sister died young at 29, 10 years after God took my father in his early 50s. On her deathbed, she told my mom that she was not afraid as Dad was holding her hand. She was happy despite leaving a wonderful husband and a 4-year-old daughter. Praise be Jesus Christ.
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Lord, I feel lifeless, dead inside. I want to love, but my heart is cold, my mind broken. Heal me heal me heal me MY GOD. Breathe life into me. Amen.
Thank you father 31years ago I had. Still born baby. Your words bring so much comfort. A week ago I lost my dad, at his bedside I constantly prayed over him and told him how much I loved him. God bless you x
Father Mike I am so sorry for the loss of your beloved mom, I lost my Mom last June, life is not the same without her, she was my best friend, I miss her so much. I am so grateful that God blest me with such an amazing, loving, kind, woman to be my mom.
This question was so deep and interesting and I like the answers you put out.
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I need to hear what you say. I think we all need to hear.❗️🤗 🙏
I will pray for your mother and your whole family. 🙏 ❤
I’m 57 and have non curable cancer. On year 4 and sometimes I tell the lord I’m ready . Dealing with this at times is very difficult.
Take care and God's blessings to you 🙏
@@luiscalcorzi4034 hang in there, my friend, as Father said God has a plan for all of us and we don’t know when our time will come, but we have to believe that we will close our eyes here on earth and open them up to see the sweet face of Jesus
@@luiscalcorzi4034 Luis, prayers on the way. You are greatly loved, especially at this difficult time! ❤️🙏
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God takes us when he wants us back. His time, not ours. Every moment we exist is a Glory to God.
Thank you, Father Mike. I also lost my mother to cancer this year in May this year. So many other things have gone wrong in my life as well. My sister, Dad and me feel like there's nothing to live for anymore and we are just existing and drifting by day after day, month after month. This will be a sad Christmas and New Year without her. I hope 2025 will bring some happiness. I pray for all those who have lost your loved ones and especially this year. May the souls of your loved ones Rest in Peace in Jesus's arms. I pray for Jesus, Mary and Joseph to give you strength, comfort and peace. God bless you all.
Hello, I lost my beloved dad in May of this year and you describe exactly how things have been going and how I feel as well. Advent and the Christmas season has been very helpful to remind me of several wonderful things to be grateful for, but this being the first Christmas without Dad it is hard in that way. I just wanted to let you know that you are not alone and that I am praying for you and your family that the season brings you some relief during the grief process. All the best and God bless.
@audgester Thank you. You too are not alone and I will definitely pray for you your Dad and your family. Try to spend Christmas and New Year's with your closest family or friends and not alone. This world is not our home and your Father has gone to his eternal home with Jesus. Let us keep praying for our parents and offer Masses for their souls and all souls in Purgatory and they will pray for us too. We all have to strive to get to Heaven and reunite with Jesus and our loved ones. Trust in Jesus. He will wipe away all our tears in the end - Revelation 21:4. Have a Blessed Christmas and New Year and God bless you and your family.
@@afm1410 Thank you my friend. I will, and you too.
I lost my grandma who raised me and my mom is still mourning her mom and I feel for her so it’s hard. I try to stay strong for my mom and this year in Christmas will be hard because she no longer is with us but I try finding comfort knowing she is in a way better place then us and I try reminding my mom of that but it breaks my heart for her. I pray you find comfort as well knowing she is closer to God than we are. ❤
I’m sure you are all in the shock of grief but life Must go on. Pray for the repose of your dear mother, pray for courage from Our Lady who stood at the foot of the Cross. Share memories and honour your mother by uniting together day by day and living as best you all can- get any support you can as others will only be glad to help or professional help as needed. God bless and keep you all❤️🙏☘️
Thank you Father Mike. Sometimes I feel lost wondering what is the purpose of my life. I cried when I heard you say that simply existing serves God. Simply existing is work. Such beautiful and insightful words. Thank you and God bless you!
I am learning to surrender my life to Jesus! It’s such a difficult time but I’m grateful for my sufferings. Dear Jesus, I Surrender myself to you- please take care of everything ✝️🙏
My aunt has just been diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer. Please pray for her recovery. I have actually thought about this a lot. I have a little brother who was born prematurely and passed away about 5 hours later. Todays medicine would have kept him alive. I often wonder about his purpose could have been in his incredibly short life. I believe you gave me a really good idea of how to think about it. I also wonder and worry if I will fulfill my purpose in Him. I also pray that when I do wind up passing away, it is quick, PAINLESS, and I get one last opportunity to pray. I also ask that for everyone else.
Thank you Fr Mike. Recently I lost someone close to me. He was old( 85yrs), and had been waiting to go be with The LORD for years. He would actually share this on our coffee dates; kinda morbid, but such is life.
He passed end of November 2024. I was really sad, but also happy for him. One night I was crying and The LORD convicted me, " Do not mourn like the heathen". At first I laughed when HE said it. But then I thought about it some more. HE is GOD of the living, not the dead. Our loved ones that pass on are only asleep(like Jesus always said).They will all wake up when Our LORD comes back.
Father, I love the bloopers. The fact that you have been doing this for so long and still get those bloopers just makes you so relatable!
My father passed away two weeks ago. While I know he is in a better place, I miss his physical presence. I know that this is selfish. Hearing this helped me become that much more at peace. Just what I needed to hear. God bless you, Father Mike.
Very natural and not selfish , it’s hard to let go but we must. He was a gift in your life. Thank God for the gift and pray for courage plus the repose of his dear soul ❤️🙏☘️
That was truly a humble answer. I do believe that failure is an option, which is why our free will is so important.
6:17 Saint John Henry Cardinal Newman Prayer-
God has created me to do Him some definite service. He has committed some work to me which He has not committed to another. I have my mission. I may never know it in this life, but I shall be told it in the next. I am a link in a chain, a bond of connection between persons. He has not created me for naught. I shall do good; I shall do His work. I shall be an angel of peace, a preacher of truth in my own place, while not intending it if I do but keep His commandments. Therefore, I will trust Him, whatever I am, I can never be thrown away. If I am in sickness, my sickness may serve Him, in perplexity, my perplexity may serve Him. If I am in sorrow, my sorrow may serve Him. He does nothing in vain. He knows what He is about. He may take away my friends. He may throw me among strangers. He may make me feel desolate, make my spirits sink, hide my future from me. Still, He knows what He is about.
I heard this from my gran when I was little that cancer and illnesses is God’s blessing, and I didn’t understand until I realize that those sickness buys people time to turn to God and repent on our sins..
Thank you, Father. I really needed this at this time in my life. It came at the exact right time. I am battling third stage colon cancer and I think it’s coming back and I’m a little depressed, but trusting God so the things you just said were just spot on for me God bless you always
God bless you. I will pray for you 🙏
praying for you
St Peregrine the Cancer Saint bless and Heal you in Jesus's name. Amen.
Praying for you, Friend. 🙏✝️🙏
Rhonda, prayers on the way, peace!❤️🙏
Thank you Father Mike. I gave birth to a fullterm stillborn son. He died about a week before due date . They weren't doing regular ultrasounds in 1978-1979 so we had no idea of his anencephaly until an xray showed the not-compatible-with life deformities. After I processed thru the shock of a birth, a death and a funeral I realized his life had meaning. I believe he went straight from the womb into the arms of Jesus. I was able to use the experience to help others. Over the years, people have asked me "if you had known you were carrying a baby that was doomed would you have you gotten an abortion?" my answer has remained the same no I would not. My little Gabe was/is precious to God, and I will see him healthy and restored when I go home to heaven.
It's not your work, it's the work that God does through you
I lost my beloved Mum just 2 1/2 months ago. I'm grateful Divine Intervention arranged for us to spend summer together before she passed 7 weeks later. Father Mike, I'm so sorry to learn of your beloved Mum's passing. It's a very aggressive disease and she must have been a very tough person to endure 3 years from diagnosis. I, too lost my elder sister and brother-in-law to pancreatic cancer.
For those who have never seen the light of day, I believe that they have a vital reason for being, because the 'were' in the womb and had a mother and a father and perhaps a much bigger family. The fact they don't even make it into the living world has to have an impact/effect on 1. their mother/father; the people who perform the operation/extended family who would give anything to see that child, and many more we can't even comprehend. God has His reason for everythng! He is The Creator, but that's just my own view. Love the Cardinal's prayer! Thanks for that too! Thank you for all the informative vids, Beannaithe Dé
GOD IS GOOD !! 🤍 I SEE HIS LIGHT IN YOU FR. MIKE.
I WILL BE PRAYING FOR YOU 🤍
I love this priest! His eyes are shining with God's light❤
Fr. Mike, it is getting very difficult to stay being miserable when you keep posting things like this. But thanks for keeping it honest with "we don't know". So much we do not yet see. God bless.
I needed to hear this. I lost my dad very recently. Good bless you Father
Some things we will never know this side of heaven. Amen and thank you Fr Mike.
Thank you, Father. And happy 50th birthday on the 14th!
I have heard the Lord speak of “rest” to me for years. I hear Him say “Just Be and I will do.” Such precious words for a performance based person. When my husband was dying of cancer, both my daughter and I heard him say to us separately “It’s his time.” Which gave us a great peace. When my mother was suffering with Alzheimer’s over a 10 year period, a precious self-sacrificing soul that raised 12 children, I also heard God say “Be still and know that I am God.” And I read a precious article that said she was still giving and glorifying God by her very existence which required so many to care for her, all without acknowledgment and thanks. And so they received a blessing! God is Almighty and sooo so Faithful!
Such inspiring words, Father. I wanted to share with everybody here what I read in the books of St. Bridget of Sweden regarding our hour of passing. According to her visions, God generally does not interfere much with the physical processes of our bodies in the context of time, aging, etc. However, on some rare occasions, and always according to His justice and mercy, He does. Also, it would seem that God, outside of time, already knows the length of our days; He has already seen it all. That is why when we repent from our sins and receive His forgiveness, especially in the Confessional, I don't think most of us realize what an utterly indescribable fantastic thing this is: that we can repent from our sins and reconcile ourselves with our Father in Heaven, is what differentiates us from the fallen Angels, despite them being infinitely superior to us!
God bless everyone here!
This made me cry. Thank you Fr. Mike for this timely video.
Thank you Fr Mike for this enlightening homily....... So we continue to praise Him and trust in God.....Amen 🙏🤍
Father, i am glad your Mom had such a great relationship with the Lord, even in her final days. May she rest in peace. And the parts about, "it is good you exist" + Cardinal Newman's quotes ...well, I know I'll be reflecting on them, & rewatch this a few more times, too. Really grateful 🙏💙❣️ God bless you & anyone seeing this! 🕊️
Thank You Father for talking about this subject, Thank You for saying "God loves us for himself, for such Great Is His Love that he wants us with Him" So Beautiful 💗...or that Is what I undestood !!👋👋👋😊😊😊😊!!!
Awesome message Father Mike, I love the passage you read. I think it's spot on.
God's peace and protection for you and yours.
Yes. I think the number of lives we unknowingly touch, positively or negatively, within our lifetime greatly exceeds the known number.
It's a wonderful life. 🙂
I lost two babies. They were miscarriages. Part of Gods purse for them was to be loved by me.
What a beautiful thought. I appreciate it. My daughter in law has had 6 so far and this one hurts so much I don’t know why but your words really bring me peace. Thank you and God Bless you 🙏🙏🙏
Beautifully said and sorry for your loss. Your sweet babies had a wonderful mom and now are resting with the good Lord. I feel the same about my second child who also passed in the womb. I found out at 10 weeks they stopped living around 7 weeks but my body didn’t let them go until 13 weeks and that baby taught me so much. God’s goodness somehow is in everything, even the absolute heartbreak. Sending prayers and love!
Padre Pio said our life is God's tapestry. He sees it from the front, we see it from the back.
So good to hear your thoughts on this very hard subject. Always enlightened by your words. I believe that God's will be done, on His timing always. I will praise, love and worship while I am still here.
Thank you Father Mike for this video.. I lost my dad 17 days ago.. it was sudden.. he thought he was getting on top of the infection.. he is my bestest friend and it is really hard to be apart from him.. not to talk to him and hear his laugh and jokes... hold his hand.. give him a hug and hear his voice.. I trust God all the way with my whole heart and being.. I just wish I knew if dad was okay and safe and that all is well... my heart is broken this Christmas and I miss him soo much.. everyday is a struggle.. please pray for my dad, please pray that he is safely home with Jesus.. thank you for everything, for a wonderful video.. you and your ministry are always in our thoughts and prayers.. God Bless You! 💜💜🙏📿💜
Trust in God and it’s natural to be in shock and missing your dear Dad- he must have been a mighty man and good example to you. We all have to hand over our nearest and dearest to God as they were a gift to us from God in the first place. It is early days yet so don’t rush through the grief- got all support that you can. We are not meant to be alone despite the loneliness. Go deeper into the faith especially the mass🙏❤️☘️
Father do you believe that we will learn the answers to the questions we had throughout our life when we meet God?
Jesus said: “and on that day you will not ask me anything” (Jn 16:23), which I understand to mean we will no longer need to ask, because we will fully know and understand the whole truth.
Our purpose is to be a light to ourselves and others everyday.
Thank you for this video. I lost a child before he was born. Hearing the words he may have existed to be in God’s glory makes me glad.
This is such a stunningly simple and profound message. Thank you so much. ^_^
Thank you Fr. Mike, so much, this inspiration, this message, touched me deeply. I loved the part when you said that God loves us simply for "being". I'm 70 years old, I live alone and I ask myself the same question your dear mother asked. I feel like I no longer have a purpose. May our Lord bless you abundantly. Merry Christmas! 🎄🎀
Thank you for this profound and helpful message ... it is so so soothing and comforting. GOD holds everything in his loving hands 🙏
That thought is very comforting Father Mike. 😊
I like that you admitted you don't know the answer. I've wondered.about this before. Thank you Father Mike!
Father Mike, you help me with your podcasts. Thank you so very much. ❤ I am from small area and wish that I had access to you and other priests like you. my area really need priests like you in my area.
Love the honesty so much. Ty Father.
How fitting! I just finished St. Ignatius’ Spiritual Exercise contemplating death!
I lost my beloved Mum just 2 1/2 months ago. I feel lost and forlorn. It was a shock as I had just seen her 7 weeks prior. I'm grateful Divine Intervention arranged for us to spend summer together before He summoned her back. Father Mike, I'm sorry to learn of your Mum's passing - she was a very strong person to endure 3 years from diagnosis as pancreatic cancer is a very aggressive disease. I, too, lost my elder sister and brother-in-law to pancreatic cancer. No Christmas for me this year.
I am praying that you have a great Christmas and life
@@Veronica-k7c3n you’re in my prayers and I love you very much my sister in Christ :)
Oh my dear, there is Christmas for you this year, for that is your hope! I pray your mum be gathering in heaven to celebrate Jesus. I can’t help but think she would want you to gather spiritually with Christ, that you may be nearer to her.
Mother Mary, comfort you.
@thomasfleming8169 thank you. Blessed Christmas to you, too.
@@donaldjtrumpsays1254 thank you and blessed Christmas to you, my brother-in-Christ.
God bless you Father and please ask your mom to pray for us up there in heaven.
Praise to you God and lord Jesus Christ.
😇🙏❤.
Beautiful, thank you Father. God bless you.
Very thought-provoking. Thanks for this homily, Father Mike.
While we can’t predict when our time will come, we can focus on living with love, compassion, and faith, making every moment count. 💖🙏
And is so hard, at least for me. I try, I do, but sometimes humanity drives me crazy and I have no compassion or love, except for my animal friends:)
Thank you, Father Mike. This was a powerful message in a time of need. May GOD bless you and your work.
"I dont really know", this man is one step from saying I dont know to why we're here, who brought us here and what happens after we're not here. The truest answer to all these questions is I dont know, but live your life anyways. I feel religion as a whole would have a good time if they just told themselves "I dont know" for many of the things they teach.
Fr Mike, this was great! Thank you for this lesson. May God bless you always. Claire.
Thank you…. So timely for me. Bless you!
That is mind blowing. Since we can not will our own existence our work is existence because we are gifted existence by God who is existence……
Thanks Father I needed that one. God's many blessings to all my brothers and sisters in Christ!
Thank you, Father Mike. God bless! 🤍
I came to the Lord asking for his blessings as a single mom because raising my son (Joel) was an act of courage despite all the challenges. And the Lord answered my prayers with a benefiting. income of $41,000 every month. To God be the glory. Joel is in school and life's been fair lately.
Congratulations!! The scriptures clearly
states there's going a transference of the
riches of the heathen to the righteous.God
keep blessings you
Thanks to Laura Walsh Morgan.
Really feel your pain, when I was even almost down my God sent to me Laura Walsh Morgan services cryp to me and changed the game automatically
I've always wanted to be involved for a long time but the volatility in the price has been very confusing to me. Although I have watched a lot of UA-cam videos about it but I still find it hard to understand.
This sounds so good and I would like to be a party to this, is there any way I can speak with her??
Therefore, i will trust Him.❤
I can't wait to meet the babies I miscarried in heaven some day. It gives me great hope that they exist for all eternity even though when I carried them and lost them it brought me sorrow. I have realized that there would be no way all of my children would be happy in eternity with God, which is our ultimate purpose, if it weren't for the ones that didn't make it. They couldn't have all existed, like the one I am carrying now after these losses, because the timeline is too short for their gestation and care in infancy. So this is a great gift from God to our family for all eternity. And the only of my children I have gotten into Heaven so far, which is part of my job as a parent! I hope all my grandparents who've gone before us are enjoying their presence already.
I always had "Gabriel" in mind for a boy. When I was pregnant for the third time, I asked the Lord about names, "I know what name I want for a boy, but is there a saint you want for this baby?" Maximilian Kolbe came to mind. I don't have a devotion to him, but... okay Jesus - I'm not going to name a baby Maximilian, but Kolbe is a cool name, one of my kids could have a cool name! - so I'll keep that in mind and we'll see if this one is a boy.
Just a couple of weeks later, Kolbe died. About ten weeks later, I learned I was pregnant with the baby who is now Gabriel.... Who knows... But to this day, in my heart of hearts I believe that Kolbe gave his life so that his brother could live. Just like his namesake. I'll find out in heaven. In the meantime, I prayed for you. :)
Thank you for this inspiring video, Father. Blessed Advent and God bless.
So beautiful! Thank you father!
Thank you Father Mike!
Father, thank you so much for this!
Father Mike, I got to meet and friend a teacher you had. as i know her thrown her daughter whom is my spiritual advisor, my sister, best friend and a beautiful nun.
So Blessed. thought that is pretty cool. just sharing ❤
Thank you Father. Very good prayer 🙏
Beautiful, the quote from St. John Henry Newman is spot on❤
Thank you for sharing that prayer.
I think the hardest part about dying is leaving the ones you love
Praise God, that is beautiful.
Yes, this makes sense. Thank you Father. Gratitude. ❤❤❤
Sometimes our work is to affect others by our witness, even when we are sick.
Thanks for the outtakes.
Vivat Jesus!
God Bless.
I cried when I listened
Me too
I am reminded of a video I saw of Protestant Tim Keller . He said we receive information from God “ on a need to know basis..” i don’t need to know the answer to almost all theses fascinating questions. Doesn’t mean I don’t benefit from the many great videos I have seen on this site
This is a great video. God does know everything and is omnipotent. It is very important to trust. May your mom rest in peace. Its true about everyone was put here for a purpose
Man, John Henry Cardinal Newman (sp?)...
just exactly what I needed now.
Thanks Father.
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Just on time. Needed so much to hear this right now.🫶✨️
Thank You Jesus💖
Thank you, Father.
Eternal Rest Grant Unto Them O Lord
May They Rest In Peace
My life is so full of heartache, I cannot imagine a life without heartache, a life of loving and being loved. I don't even know if I want an eternal prolongation of this.
Pray to Mary my friend. She is your mother and will not fail you
@tylerwerthmuller2005 I do, every day
Eye has not seen, ear has not heard, nor has the heart of man conceived what God has prepared for those who love him. I know from experience that this sounds empty. But it is TRUE. I used to think the exact same thing as you - why would I want forever of this? I'm not really much happier now, but I understand a little more that forever is nothing like this. You won't have forever of this.
What you DO have right now, right in the middle of this, is access to the infinite power of the Lord Jesus through your suffering. Don't try to stay in it, but while you're here, don't waste it. Unite it with Jesus' suffering, and the effects will echo through eternity. Prayed for you.
@MrsAngelala Thank you. I make the Daily Offering every morning. I cling to hope,but it's thin
Excellent video!! Thanks.
If we believe that "...all things work together for good...", then it's always a great possibility that even our passing early from this life for example, could be to bring others to the Lord by what they experience. 🙏
This happened with my mom and cousin, i was constantly praying for them to come to God and they did, but at the cost of my other cousin 😢
I am freshly diagnosed with cancer, still awaiting biopsies to get a prognosis, and I keep thinking that trusting God and having faith doesn’t mean I’m going to hold it against him if it’s a worst case scenario. I understand that for him to fulfill his promises, my earthly life has to end at some point. I hope that he plans to show himself by sparing me, but even if he takes my life I will believe he has worked miracles for me throughout and I have no reason to conclude God didn’t love me enough, no matter what happens. A lot of people don’t seem to know this. They are encouraging by saying you’re a good person, and God has great things waiting for you! The thing is, I believe that can be true whether I die young or not. I pray for healing but I refuse to doubt God’s love regardless.
Thank you, Fr. Mike
Thank you Fr Mike. I needed this
TO WORSHIP HIM IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH ! THATS WHY !
Perfect video just before Christmas. Some people are just natural knuckleheads
Espectacular! Good bless you
We all are connected and we aren’t always staying around so we can understand but maybe say you are sick and others have to make choices and take care of you and that is what their souls need to gain the holiness for heaven. It’s not about us and what we do always it’s how you affected others you will never even know but God does