Father, may everything that I do this day, whether it be full of joy or pain, whether it be full of love or of grief, I ask that everything I go through today be offered to you just like Jesus offered everything to you. It is in his name we pray. Amen. 9/27/2024
Never apologize for long commentary. I love hearing you explain the Bible. I have learned more from you in these short years than my whole life going to church. This is my third year of BIAY. I learn more each year! Thank you Father Mike. God bless you for doing this.
Just lost power while listening to Father Mike. Still have 12hours of waiting for this hurricane to pass our location. We have to now listen to the gushing sound of strong winds and swaying trees. Lord please stay with us always while going through this natural disaster. Keep us all safe!
Fr. Mike why do you apologize when the readings and commentary are a tad longer? If anything, we should be saying thank you for all the time you set aside for us. Thank you and bless us all.
I truly look forward to these daily readings. Father Mike reinforces everything I love about my Catholic faith and reminds me how rich our religion is. Thank you, Ascension and Jeff Cavins!
Thank you dear Lord for another faith-filled day with Fr Mike. God bless everyone for keep on pressing play to be with our Lord. To God be the glory. Amen.
Thank you Father Mike for sharing the Bible with all of us. It is a true Blessing to read, hear and understand the words of our God. Praying for Father Mike and anyone who is in need of prayers.
Challenged by this reading at first regarding the putting away of foreign wives and children until your explanation clarified it. Thanks for that Father Mike. Bless you and all those at BIAY who work so hard to bring us God's Word. Truly appreciate all of you. Commenting from Trinidad in the Caribbean.
Day 271 - Friday September 27th, 2024 - Israel Foreign wives. Today’s readings are Ezra 9-10, Zechariah 9-11, and Proverbs 20:16-19. " YOU CAN NOT PRAY FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS AND HOLINESS AND VOTE FOR WICKEDNESS AND EVIL ". I REPEAT... " YOU CAN NOT PRAY FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS AND HOLINESS AND VOTE FOR WICKEDNESS AND EVIL ". Thank you so, so much Father Mike Schmitz and Ascension Presents / Press for everything you do to evangelize us. Deo gratias. NO CATHOLIC OR ANY SO CALL CHRISTIAN CAN VOTE FOR THE DEMOCRAT PARTY ..... YOU CAN NOT BE CATHOLIC AND BE DEMOCRAT WHICH IN MY HUMBLE OPINION I CALL DEMON_CRAT BECAUSE THEY ARE THE PARTY OF satan because their godless agenda. So bit it. So help me God. WE HAVE TO VOTE FOR THE LESSER EVIL ACCORDING TO THE TEACHINGS OF THE CHURCH AND MOST IMPORTANTLY GOD'S LAWS AND TEACHINGS WHICH HAVE NEVER CHANGED AND WILL NEVER, NEVER, EVER CHANGE. GOD IS THE SAME 7,000 YEARS AGO AND WILL BE 8,000 YEARS IN THE FUTURE.
Thanks Fr. For today's Bible readings..... Fr please pray for me a girl and for all my boys son's girls daughters. My whole family, members boys and girls living and deceased, sleeping, resting in peace of almighty God. For my father a boy. My husband a boy and all our boys and girls........... Pray for our everything, everyone and our good health ............ Remember and pray for all who needs my prayers..............Remember all who needs prayers, deliverence, protection, help, guidance, rescue, love etc.
Hats off Fr Mike, more tongue twister names, I wonder how long you practice before you go live? When you look at Ezra 10 v 13 it states it was raining, I thought why would God want that detail in there. Then I was reminded of John 21 v 11 when Peter caught 153 fish. It is so exacting and then I heard an explanation for it. The Hebrew alphabet also relates to numbers, the 153 translates in Hebrew to I AM GOD. We worship a God of infinite detail, and this is what makes Bible reading so exciting, this multi layered book has so much to say. Love light and prayers y'all.
Oh please don’t ever apologize when you are spreading God’s words, when you teaching us, because cause if we stayed up until now means that you are going an excellent gob.thank you so mush.
As I pray for Fr Mike and all of us in this podcast community, let us not forget the holy souls in Purgatory. I'm carrying the message and mantle for Dawn M to pray for our fellow Christians who need our help to be in the presence and love of God. Additionally, consider listening to Saint Faustina’s Diary in a Year on the Marian Press Podcast. Each day's reading is just about 7 minutes long. What a gift! 9/28/2022
The Following prayer was given to St. Gertrude by our Lord. 1000 souls will be released from purgatory each time it is prayed. Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the masses said throughout the world today, for all the Holy Souls in purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen
September 27, 2023 Have you ever considered listening to Saint Faustina’s Diary in a year and/or EWTN Mother Angelica’s Classics to add to your Catholic learning? Oh my goodness so much life guidance in conjunction with Father Mike’s Bible and Catechism in a Year!
Father Mike you expressed exactly what makes me saddened....how many couples live together before marriage. I left my country, family, culture and protestant religion behind and married Catholic. Intermarriage can happen today when both parties see what's right. My husband now rests in peace however I will remain his until the end of my life. This is something that I say and do surprising many people who are so in the world!
Who are the people I am responsible for? What resonates in my heart is what Father Mike spoke about the other day. The corporal Acts of Mercy. The sick and imprisoned. But my challenge is to get my husband to believe that too so he can help me.
Proverbs 20 16 - Anyone stupid enough to promise to be responsible for a stranger's debts ought to have their own property held to guarantee payment. 17 - What you get by dishonesty you may enjoy like the finest food, but sooner or later it will be like a mouthful of sand. 18 - Get good advice and you will succeed; don't go charging into battle without a plan. 19 - A gossip can never keep a secret. Stay away from people who talk too much. 📖🕯✝ The Good News Bible Today's English Version (TEV)
Thank you Fr Mike. "Hail Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death, Amen" My beautiful sweet Jesus, my eternal love, please bless Fr Mike and give him your Sacred Heart.
Thank you, Fr Mike. I pray that God continue to guide you in this BIAY podcast. I have two questions: what does it mean ‘put the wives away’ and Did the signing off an non Catholic spouse as prerequisite of marriage, to raise children as Catholics’ come from what happened to the intermarriage of Jews? In 1969, I got married to a non Catholic, he had to sign the form that our offsprings had to be raised Catholic and they were. Thank you for your time! Note: we celebrated our 52nd this year!
Wonderful reflection today. I could use some prayer for my children. One is going to live together with their significant other before marriage. Please pray for wisdom. The other one is patiently waiting for a spouse. Please pray that they will find their spouse.
I just wish that there would be more good sheppers who would really teach / preach the truth instead of watering down the raw truth. God bless you Father Mike and company. God is always good. Thank God for all His goodness and mercy towards us sinners.... some of us are better than others. I am so grateful fpr everything in my life because at the end od day I have learned to see things diferently and be closert to God. Viva Cristo Rey. Ave Maria Purisima pray for us. San Jose pray for us.
September 27, 2023 According to tradition, St. Gertrude the Great was told by Our Lord that each time she piously recited the following prayer, it would release 1,000 souls (or a vast number) from their suffering in purgatory: Eternal Father, I offer You the most precious blood of thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal Church, for those in my own home, and in my family. Amen. In her account of another vision, St. Faustina describes Purgatory as a "great crowd of suffering souls" undergoing purification. Further, she says that the souls are "praying fervently, but to no avail, for themselves; only we can come to their aid" (Diary, 20) Father I need your grace again because I am not the witness I want to be.
So much truth in Proverbs especially verse 19 in chapter 20 about staying away from people who gossip and speak foolishly. The problem with intermarriage is that it can destroy the family. How true is that and how sad is that in a way as well. It is so sad that people were drowning in their brokenness in sin and it’s very true for us even today. Sometimes intermarriage can work if everyone agrees to be part of God‘s covenant which is also very powerful and very important. We live in such a broken and simple world and isn’t that true? What God to give us guidance especially now.
What I see here is the difference between unconsecrated and consecrated in the Catholic Church the host is consecrated so I’m not sure why there is a debate about giving communion to people and politicians who publicly support abortion I don’t think this should be a debate I think the catechism is pretty clear also I have noticed that there are some in the church they don’t tell the importance for confession you see yesterday I spoke to a priest a friend of mine he help me through some very dark and deep sins and yesterday I had called to talk about some things and even he was sad saying that many Catholics don’t even know they’re fake or simple prayers we need to praystudy and learn I am grateful that father Mike gave us this Bible study to do with him We must pray for the healing of our world and the church
Beautiful. I would like to say something better or different but that is what came to mind, it really struck a chord. So thank you...and of course a will say a prayer for you.
Takes knowing and trusting our vocation in the Lord to stay on the path of holiness… O God HELP! 🙏🏾 “Do not be mismated with unbelievers. For what partnership have righteousness and iniquity? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?” 2 Corinthians 6:14 RSV-CI“Do not be mismated with unbelievers. For what partnership have righteousness and iniquity? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?” 2 Corinthians 6:14 RSV-CI
I am a little afraid that there are certain parts of God's word that I find a chore to get through. The lists of names and the "sons of," are a beating to me. What does this indicate about my spiritual state? I do pray that He shows me what He wants me to see, and I know ALL scripture is good for us.
This is so like the sacramental annulments process of today. On a case by case basis… is the marriage valid? I know the catharsis of this process was life changing for me.
I had two Catholic wives who both died. One was weak but the other strong in their faith but yet they both died. I had a chance to marry Catholic again (and many other women desired to marry me) but didn't for fear of wealth (and in compatibility) so now I plan to marry a non-Catholic. We have been dating for nearly five short years, a long distance romance, me in Florida and she in New Jersey. Now my home was destroyed in Florida via Ian so I had few options of where to live so I chose to cohabitate with my girlfriend soon to be fiancée. It's not the best circumstance however the better choice. I have no intimacy with her now trying to wait until marriage but she thinks I don't love her so she says without intimacy. She knows I'm Catholic but says I attend Mass to meet someone there yet she is proud I practice my faith. Now she is a divorcée of 12 years from a non-practicing Muslim who loved the drink and caused her much pain for she is of good heart. I think of her as the female Fr Stu however she has no qualms over her vocation in life. She had no children nor correspondence with her older siblings. I have a brother, three children, five grandchildren and one mother who suffers from Alzheimer's who I left in a nursing home in Florida but would love to bring her to NJ. Today's reading made me notice how I'm living and fear I have strayed but I accept the lot I have made for I am not looking for children at my age as my soon to be fiancée is past childbearing years. I don't see how marrying outside my faith could hurt anyone except if someone is knitpicking that I'm setting a bad example. My deepest wish is that she convert but organized religion she despises. She says they're all cults which I tell her yes exactly, you can't have religion without cult, be more concerned with those who practice the occult. I wish I found compatibility with a Catholic woman but I haven't nor am I looking at this point. I wish I had the wealth to begin a new family but I'm on a fixed income and find younger women don't interest me anyway as I am determined to grow old with someone which is something I feel life has cheated me of that. I had that opportunity with my second wife (9 years my younger) but she was barren. All this to ask for prayer and direction especially for Cynthia my soon to be fiancée. Mary conceived without sin pray for us sinners who have recourse to thee. 🙏
Never apologize for your enlightening explanations as they motivate us to keep reading and listening. You are a guiding light, a beacon to carry us forward on this day 271. 9/27/2024! God bless us all🙏
Another case of damned if u do..damned if u dont..Love your neighbor as yourself until u marry a foreign wife?.. mix and mingle, don't be selfish, support your community..help those in need...but stop...don't intermarriage..Another case of between a rock and hard place..There's already division made with covenant people and those that r not as blessed that r not in covenant..Crazy unorganized world..
Don't apologize for the long commentary. We get so much from them that helps us grow in the Lord!
DaY 271 ❤❤❤
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Maundy Thursday.
Blessings father Mike
Father, may everything that I do this day, whether it be full of joy or pain, whether it be full of love or of grief, I ask that everything I go through today be offered to you just like Jesus offered everything to you. It is in his name we pray. Amen. 9/27/2024
Never apologize for long commentary. I love hearing you explain the Bible. I have learned more from you in these short years than my whole life going to church. This is my third year of BIAY. I learn more each year! Thank you Father Mike. God bless you for doing this.
Day 271..let's dig into God's word..prayers for Father Mike and all the BIY family 🙏❤
Thank you Fr Mike for bringing the Bible alive!!
Happy New Year Fr Mike, we loved you thanks for your help in getting to understand the bible
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We need holy priests, priests after God's own heart. Praying for Fr. Mike and all priests.
Thank you so much Fr Mike S🙏❤️
Just lost power while listening to Father Mike. Still have 12hours of waiting for this hurricane to pass our location. We have to now listen to the gushing sound of strong winds and swaying trees. Lord please stay with us always while going through this natural disaster. Keep us all safe!
January 2024 I hope you and your family are safe.
Lord Jesus Christ son of God have mercy on me a sinner
Blessings on Holy Thursday 2023
“and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.””
Psalms 50:15
Thank you father Mike🙏
Fr. Mike why do you apologize when the readings and commentary are a tad longer?
If anything, we should be saying thank you for all the time you set aside for us.
Thank you and bless us all.
Thank you so very much. WOW you made all those names sound beautiful. God bless you. Amen.
Thanks to the whole team for being there every day this year with fresh new thoughts. You're a precious part of my day, every day. 🙏🤗
Continuing my journey, Team Replay 💚🙏🏼😊
I truly look forward to these daily readings. Father Mike reinforces everything I love about my Catholic faith and reminds me how rich our religion is. Thank you, Ascension and Jeff Cavins!
Jesus, here I am, i am here today, spoil me 💝❤🎉🎁😎🎁🎉❤💝 love me love me 😄
Thank you dear Lord for another faith-filled day with Fr Mike.
God bless everyone for keep on pressing play to be with our Lord.
To God be the glory. Amen.
True.
God bless you our lady keep you
God bless you Fr. Mike and all who make this possible. Thank you all.
I’m at adoration praying for you and our group
Thank you Father Mike for sharing the Bible with all of us. It is a true Blessing to read, hear and understand the words of our God. Praying for Father Mike and anyone who is in need of prayers.
This was a great day Father,praying for you and all religious
Challenged by this reading at first regarding the putting away of foreign wives and children until your explanation clarified it. Thanks for that Father Mike. Bless you and all those at BIAY who work so hard to bring us God's Word. Truly appreciate all of you. Commenting from Trinidad in the Caribbean.
Day 271 - Friday September 27th, 2024 - Israel Foreign wives.
Today’s readings are Ezra 9-10, Zechariah 9-11, and Proverbs 20:16-19.
" YOU CAN NOT PRAY FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS AND HOLINESS AND VOTE FOR WICKEDNESS AND EVIL ". I REPEAT...
" YOU CAN NOT PRAY FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS AND HOLINESS AND VOTE FOR WICKEDNESS AND EVIL ".
Thank you so, so much Father Mike Schmitz and Ascension Presents / Press for everything you do to evangelize us. Deo gratias.
NO CATHOLIC OR ANY SO CALL CHRISTIAN CAN VOTE FOR THE DEMOCRAT PARTY ..... YOU CAN NOT BE CATHOLIC AND BE DEMOCRAT WHICH IN MY HUMBLE OPINION I CALL DEMON_CRAT BECAUSE THEY ARE THE PARTY OF satan because their godless agenda. So bit it. So help me God.
WE HAVE TO VOTE FOR THE LESSER EVIL ACCORDING TO THE TEACHINGS OF THE CHURCH AND MOST IMPORTANTLY GOD'S LAWS AND TEACHINGS WHICH HAVE NEVER CHANGED AND WILL NEVER, NEVER, EVER CHANGE. GOD IS THE SAME 7,000 YEARS AGO AND WILL BE 8,000 YEARS IN THE FUTURE.
Praying for you Father Mike and everyone on this journey Amen 🙏
Not too long, not long enough! Enlightening, inspiring!
Please pray for my brother who will undergo a serious brain surgery tomorrow. Thank you. God bless you. 💕
Thank you Fr Mike. Praying for you and everyone here. God bless🙏❤️🙏
Thanks Fr. For today's Bible readings..... Fr please pray for me a girl and for all my boys son's girls daughters. My whole family, members boys and girls living and deceased, sleeping, resting in peace of almighty God. For my father a boy. My husband a boy and all our boys and girls........... Pray for our everything, everyone and our good health ............ Remember and pray for all who needs my prayers..............Remember all who needs prayers, deliverence, protection, help, guidance, rescue, love etc.
I cannot WAIT to hear you tomorrow..! ❤️👍🏻
Beautiful prayer 18:17
Hats off Fr Mike, more tongue twister names, I wonder how long you practice before you go live? When you look at Ezra 10 v 13 it states it was raining, I thought why would God want that detail in there. Then I was reminded of John 21 v 11 when Peter caught 153 fish. It is so exacting and then I heard an explanation for it.
The Hebrew alphabet also relates to numbers, the 153 translates in Hebrew to I AM GOD. We worship a God of infinite detail, and this is what makes Bible reading so exciting, this multi layered book has so much to say. Love light and prayers y'all.
Thank for reporting your research. God Bless
10/05/2022 from Sydney God bless Fr Mike n the Bible Community
Oh please don’t ever apologize when you are spreading God’s words, when you teaching us, because cause if we stayed up until now means that you are going an excellent gob.thank you so mush.
27SEP2024. Day 271. Oh Lord God, I have asked for so many things, but not my will be done, but yours. Amen
Thank you, Lord, so much for BIAY and for all those behind the scenes who bring forth your word😁
As I pray for Fr Mike and all of us in this podcast community, let us not forget the holy souls in Purgatory. I'm carrying the message and mantle for Dawn M to pray for our fellow Christians who need our help to be in the presence and love of God. Additionally, consider listening to Saint Faustina’s Diary in a Year on the Marian Press Podcast. Each day's reading is just about 7 minutes long. What a gift! 9/28/2022
The Following prayer was given to St. Gertrude by our Lord. 1000 souls will be released from purgatory each time it is prayed.
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the masses said throughout the world today, for all the Holy Souls in purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen
Thanks for sharing. I pray this all the time. I think this is one of the duties we should do for the faithfully departed while on earth.
Thank you and God Bless you Father Mike...Praying for you and for all who follow you on this Journey....
September 27, 2023
Have you ever considered listening to Saint Faustina’s Diary in a year and/or EWTN Mother Angelica’s Classics to add to your Catholic learning?
Oh my goodness so much life guidance in conjunction with Father Mike’s Bible and Catechism in a Year!
Father Mike you expressed exactly what makes me saddened....how many couples live together before marriage.
I left my country, family, culture and protestant religion behind and married Catholic. Intermarriage can happen today when both parties see what's right.
My husband now rests in peace however I will remain his until the end of my life. This is something that I say and do surprising many people who are so in the world!
Thank you God bless Rev Father God words very power ful God love all people
Thank you, Father.
Day 271 6-17-22💞 Thank you Father Mike. Praying for you and everyone in this BIAY journey.
Who are the people I am responsible for? What resonates in my heart is what Father Mike spoke about the other day. The corporal Acts of Mercy. The sick and imprisoned. But my challenge is to get my husband to believe that too so he can help me.
Praise the Lord 24/10/2022
Proverbs 20
16 - Anyone stupid enough to promise to be responsible for a stranger's debts ought to have their own property held to guarantee payment.
17 - What you get by dishonesty you may enjoy like the finest food,
but sooner or later it will be like a mouthful of sand.
18 - Get good advice and you will succeed; don't go charging into battle without a plan.
19 - A gossip can never keep a secret. Stay away from people who talk too much. 📖🕯✝
The Good News Bible
Today's English Version
(TEV)
Thank you, Fr. Mike for today's 'The Bible in a Year reading session'.
Thanks be to God. Thank you Fr. Mike and all BIAY. God Bless.
I pray for the grace to do away with anything that separates me from God and to do it expediently.
I always had a problem with the separation of the wives and children, but you explained it well.
Thank you Fr.Mike
Thank you Fr Mike.
"Hail Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death, Amen"
My beautiful sweet Jesus, my eternal love, please bless Fr Mike and give him your Sacred Heart.
Thank you, Fr Mike. I pray that God continue to guide you in this BIAY podcast.
I have two questions: what does it mean ‘put the wives away’ and Did the signing off an non Catholic
spouse as prerequisite of marriage, to raise children as Catholics’ come from what happened to the intermarriage of Jews?
In 1969, I got married to a non Catholic, he had to sign the form that our offsprings had to be raised Catholic and they were.
Thank you for your time! Note: we celebrated our 52nd this year!
Wonderful reflection today. I could use some prayer for my children. One is going to live together with their significant other before marriage. Please pray for wisdom. The other one is patiently waiting for a spouse. Please pray that they will find their spouse.
Praying for you Father
Thanks be to God for the ability to hear the word today!!
I just wish that there would be more good sheppers who would really teach / preach the truth instead of watering down the raw truth. God bless you Father Mike and company. God is always good. Thank God for all His goodness and mercy towards us sinners.... some of us are better than others. I am so grateful fpr everything in my life because at the end od day I have learned to see things diferently and be closert to God. Viva Cristo Rey. Ave Maria Purisima pray for us. San Jose pray for us.
Good Moring Fr Mike
Amen 🙏.
Thank you Father Mike
Ezra is difficult to read. Lord please help me with enlightenment.
God bless ❤💯☘️🙏🌹
September 27, 2023
According to tradition, St. Gertrude the Great was told by Our Lord that each time she piously recited the following prayer, it would release 1,000 souls (or a vast number) from their suffering in purgatory:
Eternal Father,
I offer You the most precious blood
of thy Divine Son, Jesus,
in union with the Masses said
throughout the world today,
for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory,
for sinners everywhere,
for sinners in the universal Church,
for those in my own home,
and in my family. Amen.
In her account of another vision, St. Faustina describes Purgatory as a "great crowd of suffering souls" undergoing purification. Further, she says that the souls are "praying fervently, but to no avail, for themselves; only we can come to their aid" (Diary, 20)
Father I need your grace again because I am not the witness I want to be.
So much truth in Proverbs especially verse 19 in chapter 20 about staying away from people who gossip and speak foolishly.
The problem with intermarriage is that it can destroy the family. How true is that and how sad is that in a way as well.
It is so sad that people were drowning in their brokenness in sin and it’s very true for us even today.
Sometimes intermarriage can work if everyone agrees to be part of God‘s covenant which is also very powerful and very important. We live in such a broken and simple world and isn’t that true? What God to give us guidance especially now.
i really enjoy this bible study thank you father MIKE
Thanks Mike-dawg
September 27, 2024 Friday. Here I am.
I am recovering from surgery and look to you to keep me on time!
Thank you
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@@mimip154 I try! Weekends are a challenge to stay on track. Speedy recovery ❤️🩹
Amen thank you for this video 🙏❤️
What I see here is the difference between unconsecrated and consecrated in the Catholic Church the host is consecrated so I’m not sure why there is a debate about giving communion to people and politicians who publicly support abortion I don’t think this should be a debate I think the catechism is pretty clear also I have noticed that there are some in the church they don’t tell the importance for confession you see yesterday I spoke to a priest a friend of mine he help me through some very dark and deep sins and yesterday I had called to talk about some things and even he was sad saying that many Catholics don’t even know they’re fake or simple prayers we need to praystudy and learn I am grateful that father Mike gave us this Bible study to do with him We must pray for the healing of our world and the church
Beautiful. I would like to say something better or different but that is what came to mind, it really struck a chord. So thank you...and of course a will say a prayer for you.
Takes knowing and trusting our vocation in the Lord to stay on the path of holiness… O God HELP! 🙏🏾
“Do not be mismated with unbelievers. For what partnership have righteousness and iniquity? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?”
2 Corinthians 6:14 RSV-CI“Do not be mismated with unbelievers. For what partnership have righteousness and iniquity? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?”
2 Corinthians 6:14 RSV-CI
BIY day 272 9/26/24. 🙏🙏
I would love to hear a deeper explanation of all the prophecies read today.
شكرا
I am a little afraid that there are certain parts of God's word that I find a chore to get through. The lists of names and the "sons of," are a beating to me. What does this indicate about my spiritual state? I do pray that He shows me what He wants me to see, and I know ALL scripture is good for us.
Oh, I understand from your commentary that perhaps there were wives and children who were converted to the true faith in one God.
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Done
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4/15/23 🕊
🙏🏻✝️🙏🏻
The U.S. military practices, "leaders eat last."
Amen JMJ ❤
This is so like the sacramental annulments process of today. On a case by case basis… is the marriage valid?
I know the catharsis of this process was life changing for me.
amen
Thank you, Fr. Mike! Any word on whether The Catechesis in a Year will begin Jan. 1st, 2022?
Father Mike deserves to be Pope, he is the rightful successor of Saint Peter
Remember, you don't have to be the highest on the ladder to be the greatest before God. You just have to be the best servant.
🙏🏻
And another question who are the 3 shepherds? Perhaps Jesus, Peter and ???
I had two Catholic wives who both died. One was weak but the other strong in their faith but yet they both died. I had a chance to marry Catholic again (and many other women desired to marry me) but didn't for fear of wealth (and in compatibility) so now I plan to marry a non-Catholic. We have been dating for nearly five short years, a long distance romance, me in Florida and she in New Jersey. Now my home was destroyed in Florida via Ian so I had few options of where to live so I chose to cohabitate with my girlfriend soon to be fiancée. It's not the best circumstance however the better choice. I have no intimacy with her now trying to wait until marriage but she thinks I don't love her so she says without intimacy. She knows I'm Catholic but says I attend Mass to meet someone there yet she is proud I practice my faith. Now she is a divorcée of 12 years from a non-practicing Muslim who loved the drink and caused her much pain for she is of good heart. I think of her as the female Fr Stu however she has no qualms over her vocation in life. She had no children nor correspondence with her older siblings. I have a brother, three children, five grandchildren and one mother who suffers from Alzheimer's who I left in a nursing home in Florida but would love to bring her to NJ.
Today's reading made me notice how I'm living and fear I have strayed but I accept the lot I have made for I am not looking for children at my age as my soon to be fiancée is past childbearing years. I don't see how marrying outside my faith could hurt anyone except if someone is knitpicking that I'm setting a bad example. My deepest wish is that she convert but organized religion she despises. She says they're all cults which I tell her yes exactly, you can't have religion without cult, be more concerned with those who practice the occult. I wish I found compatibility with a Catholic woman but I haven't nor am I looking at this point. I wish I had the wealth to begin a new family but I'm on a fixed income and find younger women don't interest me anyway as I am determined to grow old with someone which is something I feel life has cheated me of that. I had that opportunity with my second wife (9 years my younger) but she was barren.
All this to ask for prayer and direction especially for Cynthia my soon to be fiancée.
Mary conceived without sin pray for us sinners who have recourse to thee. 🙏
Never apologize for your enlightening explanations as they motivate us to keep reading and listening. You are a guiding light, a beacon to carry us forward on this day 271. 9/27/2024! God bless us all🙏
Day 271, 5/10/2022
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May 5 2023
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Can’t help but wonder what happened to all those women and children…..and how are they different from Naomi and Ruth?
Thank you Fr. Mike for answering my question❤
Another case of damned if u do..damned if u dont..Love your neighbor as yourself until u marry a foreign wife?.. mix and mingle, don't be selfish, support your community..help those in need...but stop...don't intermarriage..Another case of between a rock and hard place..There's already division made with covenant people and those that r not as blessed that r not in covenant..Crazy unorganized world..