Answering Your Questions About Mary and Her Immaculate Conception

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  • Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
  • Truly loving Mary will never lessen our faith in God, or take attention away from Christ. Here’s why:
    The Church has 4 dogmas regarding our Blessed Mother. They are…
    Jesus gave Mary to all of us as our Mother during his crucifixion
    Mary was immaculately conceived without original sin
    Mary was assumed into Heaven after the resurrection of Christ
    Mary was a virgin before, during, and after the birth of Christ
    Today’s video is focusing on the second dogma dealing with Mary’s immaculate conception. It’s Mary’s preservation of soul that made it possible for Christ to be conceived in her through the Holy Spirit. So if Mary was able to be saved from original sin, why wasn’t I? The answer is simple: everyone has a role to play in the plan of God, but our role is different from Mary’s.
    God gives us everything we need to accomplish the role he’s entrusted to us. We are all born with specific and unique gifts, talents, and graces that make us who we are. There may be a lot of different things that we want to do, and maybe we’ve already done some of those things, but there are specific things we were made to do.
    The immaculate conception not only shows us the love God has for our salvation and our lives, but it also shows that he will give us everything we need to do the things we were called to do: the very purpose for our existence. If God could immaculately conceive Mary without original sin in the womb of Saint Anne, think about how many graces he can bestow upon us!
    This feast day is an opportunity to glorify God and thank him for all he has given us, and all he gave Mary so she could answer the call of Blessed Mother. The more we learn about and love her, the more we see the beauty and intentionality of Christ in our lives.
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Комментарии • 1,5 тыс.

  • @crimson_auror
    @crimson_auror 4 года назад +579

    “There are not one hundred people who hate the Catholic Church, but there are millions who hate what they wrongfully perceive the Catholic Church to be.” -Fulton J. Sheen

    • @dkeall1
      @dkeall1 4 года назад +9

      I think many people hate the Catholic church, not because of slander. Slander is simply the justification for their hatred.

    • @kaliek3781
      @kaliek3781 4 года назад +14

      @@dkeall1 But @abby // is saying the reason they hate the church is because they are told lies about it and don't understand it even if they think they do. Although there are some people who go out of their way to find more information about us, but I find they never hated the church in the first place or if they did they changed their mind.

    • @kaliek3781
      @kaliek3781 4 года назад +2

      @@dkeall1 But @abby // is saying the reason they hate the church is because they are told lies about it and don't understand it even if they think they do. Although there are some people who go out of their way to find more information about us, but I find they never hated the church in the first place or if they did they changed their mind.

    • @dkeall1
      @dkeall1 4 года назад +8

      @@kaliek3781 yes I understood that. What I was trying to say, with brevity, was that I think people just hate the Catholic church. I think that people don't want God to interfere with their ways of life, particularly when it comes to society's worship of sex and pleasure. People use the slander of Catholicism as justification for their emotional response against Catholics, ignoring the fact that many atrocities have been committed by many different groups, and true Catholics reject the atrocities that have been done "in the name of God."
      There will definitely be those who are genuinely deceived by secular slander against Catholics, but I believe it's mostly emotional aversion to abandon the morality decided by self, followed by slanderous justification.

    • @kaliek3781
      @kaliek3781 4 года назад +6

      @@dkeall1 Hmmm, that is a good point. I agree a lot of people probably don't like the Catholic Church because they think it is restricting. I wonder if they would change their mind if they saw what God does.

  • @cstylite00
    @cstylite00 4 года назад +176

    Whoever’s reading this, I hope something wonderful happens to you today!

  • @panagiaJMJ
    @panagiaJMJ 4 года назад +267

    St Maximillian Mary Kolbe said that quote. “Never be afraid of loving Mary too much. You can never love her more than Jesus did.”
    Ave Maria

    • @leia072306
      @leia072306 4 года назад +1

      Mark 2:17 KJV

    • @jula5417
      @jula5417 4 года назад +14

      I am Polish, just like st Maximilian. I live near the city where there was a concentration camp Auschwitz Birkenau, where he was martyred. My son's name is in honor of St. Maximilian

    • @jula5417
      @jula5417 4 года назад +1

      @Bishop Robert Barron
      😇🙏🙏🙏💒

    • @dalehrv
      @dalehrv 4 года назад +6

      You can love her, just don't worship her, or pray to her. That would be sinful. Our God is a jealous God. Take all your praise, prayers, and worship to him. then you will be
      truly blessed by the one who has all the power. No offense, but Mary has no power . She can't heal you . She can't even hear you. Mary was a human being. JESUS is the son GOD.
      JESUS has all the power. Its his Holy spirit that lives in us. Not Mary's spirit .Not Joseph. Not Arch Angel Michael. No Saints. No Pope.
      JESUS is our King, JESUS is our Lord, JESUS is our Messiah. There is only one way to the Father, and its through his precious and beloved son , KING JESUS.
      KING JESUS was the only one with no sin. KING JESUS was the one who paid the price and was brutally beaten and crucified. It was our KING JESUS that rose from the dead.
      Its all about our LORD JESUS, our precious KING !!! He is our rock, He is the lamb, he is the Lion, He is the light, He is the door, He is the way, the truth, and the life. He is perfect in all his ways. He is our Salvation. He is our KING. He is the Alpha and the Omega He is Love. He is Peace. He is Joy. He is our everything. He is preparing a place for you in Heaven right now .
      Again, its all about him. KING JESUS !!! KING JESUS !!! KING JESUS !!! KING JESUS !!! Come LORD JESUS come !!! Come LORD JESUS Come !!! Come Lord JESUS Come !!!
      Mary is none of these.
      No offense intended whatsoever.
      May God bless each and every one of you.

    • @lfidarraga
      @lfidarraga 4 года назад +7

      @@dalehrv our God is a God of love. He made Mary immaculate and we pray to her so she can beg for us. Nothing sinful.
      Mary is not an ordinary women. She is perfected Eve. Mother of Jesus, therefore Mother of God.

  • @dejojoseph1470
    @dejojoseph1470 3 года назад +63

    My love towards Jesus intensified when ever I pray rosary coz we are meditating on the life of Jesus

    • @davidcole333
      @davidcole333 2 года назад +3

      me as well

    • @nathanmarcus2447
      @nathanmarcus2447 7 месяцев назад +3

      Bro you’re saying “Hail Mary” a bunch of times. How is that focusing on Jesus?

    • @Iammadconfused
      @Iammadconfused 5 месяцев назад +2

      @@nathanmarcus2447we say “Hail Mary” because it is a prayer of praise and petition for Mary’s intercession. “Surely, from now on all generations will call me Blessed” - Lk 1:48

    • @JoshuaJohnMusic
      @JoshuaJohnMusic 5 месяцев назад +2

      @@nathanmarcus2447 every “Hail Mary” has Jesus in it too. The only prayer in the rosary that doesn’t explicitly say Jesus’ name is the Our Father.. which he gave to us.

    • @nathanmarcus2447
      @nathanmarcus2447 5 месяцев назад +2

      @@JoshuaJohnMusic 🤦‍♀Really? When you say the Our Father you’re focusing on God. The Hail Mary is all about her, the name is literally Hail Mary 🤦‍♀ And when it says Jesus’s name, it’s still about Mary. “Thy womb Jesus” Btw, if Jesus gave it to us we should pray it.

  • @daniellespencer6093
    @daniellespencer6093 4 года назад +235

    "Never be afraid of loving the Blessed Virgin too much. You can never love her more than Jesus did."
    - St. Maximilian Kolbe

    • @seven7upndown241
      @seven7upndown241 4 года назад +8

      The bible says not to praise and woship noone but God. Coz the glory belongs only to Him

    • @daniellespencer6093
      @daniellespencer6093 4 года назад +31

      @@seven7upndown241 I didn't say to praise or worship Mary, I said to LOVE her. Would you be offended if someone loved your mother? I should hope not, that should bring you joy! Jesus feels the same way. :)

    • @seven7upndown241
      @seven7upndown241 4 года назад +4

      @@daniellespencer6093 Jesus says love all people equally as yourself and Love God more than yourself. Those are the two commandments required for eternal life.

    • @daniellespencer6093
      @daniellespencer6093 4 года назад +20

      @@seven7upndown241 I agree with you! Maybe you have some misconceptions about the Catholic Church and what we truly believe. We are not loving Mary more than God, but we are still allowed to love her the same way I love you in Christ. There is nothing wrong with having respect for someone. I am sure that there are people that you have respect for. I have respect for Mary. Because she said yes to what God asked of her, Jesus was born through her and He has given His life for us and now get to enjoy Heaven. For that, I am grateful and love her.

    • @joshuacaesar1613
      @joshuacaesar1613 2 года назад +12

      Satan hates Mary, as a Catholic, we're in a good hands under Her protection... That's why there is a lot of objections towards our devotion to the Mother of God

  • @PamelaBoyer
    @PamelaBoyer 4 года назад +231

    Please pray for me. I’m a broke unemployed widow and I can’t pay my bills. I will be alone on Christmas.

    • @panagiaJMJ
      @panagiaJMJ 4 года назад +18

      I have got Christ and his mother with me. Christmas, Not alone.

    • @infjqueen8133
      @infjqueen8133 4 года назад +13

      Praying for you 🙏🙏

    • @halo326
      @halo326 4 года назад +13

      God is with youPamela

    • @YananoBere
      @YananoBere 4 года назад +8

      Praying for you Pamela 🙏🏾

    • @michaeljenner2325
      @michaeljenner2325 4 года назад +8

      Sure. Will do.

  • @michelleo7501
    @michelleo7501 4 года назад +57

    This is such an encouragement & instruction. Returned to Church recently after many years & drawn closer to Mary every day . I pray daily for my non-Catholic family members who don't understand my calling back home & to Mary & her Immaculate Conception

    • @nathanmarcus2447
      @nathanmarcus2447 7 месяцев назад

      I have a question. It’s my knowledge that as Catholics you venerate Mary, especially during the month of May when the May crowning takes place. And when you do the May crowning I remember the singers sung “ave Maria” and someone would crown the Mary statue and bow down to it. But it felt like idol worship because it says in Jeremiah 7:18 and 44:17 that people would put offerings for the queen of heaven, a pagan god, and I heard a catholic priest call Mary the queen of heaven. So my question is this: Is Mary veneration, specifically crowning and bowing down to a statue of her, idolatry?

  • @kaliek3781
    @kaliek3781 4 года назад +242

    More people should know about Ascension Presents.

    • @kaliek3781
      @kaliek3781 4 года назад +3

      @Rebecca Servais just get as many comments as possible....

    • @kaliek3781
      @kaliek3781 4 года назад +2

      @Rebecca Servais So how has your day been?

    • @masagolob3215
      @masagolob3215 4 года назад +1

      @@kaliek3781 I'm not Rebeca, but my day was good. How was your day?

    • @masagolob3215
      @masagolob3215 4 года назад +1

      @Rebecca Servais what was the weather like today?

    • @themissionary4christ166
      @themissionary4christ166 4 года назад +2

      This is super cool!
      I love The Blessed Mother too!
      and Father Mike schmitz is awesome!
      I'm going to make a lps video response to him yay :) or just a really cool slideshow to respond to him :)
      because my speech isnt that clear lately :)

  • @atharva-upclosingnature2423
    @atharva-upclosingnature2423 4 года назад +224

    I will say.... Mother Mary led my conversion and brought me to Jesus..
    I am 16 and belong to a Hindu family...I am from India..
    I was always fascinated by Horror movies(specially Conjuring and Insidious).. and I knew much about the diabolical world...
    But not about the divine love of God for me..
    Last summer... I watched the movie- "THE NUN"-part of Conjuring Universe...
    In that movie.... the famous character- Valak was truly horrifying.. and it inspired me and my friends to play games.. in which one would become a ghost and he will chase others... to protect ourselves.. we will have to say prayers, like- "In the name of Jesus go away".. our words like that
    But In that movie- The Nun.. All the nuns in the abbey prayed "Ave Maria" prayer.. It was happy to listen them.. I decided to learn the prayer and use it while me and my friends played the horror games...
    After I learned the prayer in latin.. without knowing the meaning at all.. I use to recite it whenever I was free...
    But slowly- slowly... I felt my love for that prayer was increasing.. and my heart was getting kind and full of love for the prayer..
    I slowly started to know many principles of catholic church... Note that.. during my research .. I never came across protestant teachings.... Mother Mary saved me.. from that poison...
    within a month(August 2019) I knew many things.. From that day I never felt sick... Mother Mary helped me in every aspect... my school life... grades and marks.. getting my first Rosary... and till date... she helps me every day with unexpected miracles...
    So I think... those who question about Mary.. should be asked about the Fatima sun miracle and the true predictions of World war 2.... and My story will always remain a testimonial for the devotion to Mary...
    Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, Ora Pro nobis, pecatoribus, nuncet in hora, mortis nostrae.. Amen

    • @jula5417
      @jula5417 4 года назад +12

      Ave Maria gratia plena, Dominus tecum, Benedicta tu in mulieribus et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus

    • @joannamartinez1090
      @joannamartinez1090 4 года назад +11

      That is great!
      You should think about getting baptized in the Roman Catholic Church and earn the rest of the sacraments😊
      God has given you the grace on knowing him now it is your decision on continuing your path towards God or not.

    • @atharva-upclosingnature2423
      @atharva-upclosingnature2423 4 года назад +17

      @@joannamartinez1090 @Joanna Martinez problem is...
      There is no catholic church nearby me.. Plus, I am a secret christian.. My parents dont know at all.. About my faith in Jesus.. Or else they will surely beat and torture me.. While I am praying for their conversion nowadays(its working, they are slowly realising...
      But I wont reveal them my faith now..maybe after several years.. I am just very new to the fait.. This is my 2nd christmas.. Actually..
      This sept. I had a deep desire for rosary.. But there was no way I could have got it! No church nearby.. No store.. My parents+ schools aren't yet opened in india(I could have asked any of my friends to bring it..)..due to the pandemic..But with deep deep faith...I prayed the rosary with my fingers every day..during october.. 6 rosaries/day.. Hoping God will give me a rosary..
      But days passed.. There were no changes.. No hopes at all..!! On 13th Oct. (Fatima day)I was disheartened..I went up in my terrace..and cried so much.. But then.. To ny amazement.. I saw a figure of mother mary.. With crown in her head standing in the clouds.. Immediately captured photos..(if u want..I can mail them to you).She comforted and not stop praying...
      (You will know the whole story of this..in the the comments section of this video..plz read..)

    • @RodDop-us9ex
      @RodDop-us9ex 4 года назад +4

      I am 17, a cradle catholic from South India(Kerala)...many Catholics here😇...I am assuming that you are living in a part of India where missionary work and conversion are seen as horrific things(the stigma by Hindu radicals is nerve wrecking). I truly want to help you. So just a suggestion...would recommend the book Catechism of the Catholic Church and ofcourse the Bible...I will upload the book in temporary drive and leave the link if you want to keep on learning about Catholicism, and you have anything you need in available in your smartphone. Jesus will make way for you to baptize... He will never forsake anyone who places their trust in him. Be happy and I sure will pray for you and your parents. I wish I could be there with you. Ask me if you need any resources or help, besides I too am sitting at home doing nothing.😁

    • @seven7upndown241
      @seven7upndown241 4 года назад +1

      Read bible dud. Learn whos book is it and not the side characters.

  • @dustinfulks8166
    @dustinfulks8166 4 года назад +122

    I love how Father Mike breaks things down and makes it easy for a non catholic like me to understand. Much love and God Bless Fr. Mike🙏🏻

    • @charizardsniper5064
      @charizardsniper5064 4 года назад +6

      Hey brother I am a Catholic and sometimes it’s hard for me to remember or understand why we do what we do and why we believe what we believe. My point is I hear yea and you ain’t alone in not getting it. Much love to you dude thank you for loving Jesus.

    • @colvinator1611
      @colvinator1611 4 года назад +2

      Get real and stay a non-catholic. Measure what he says by Gods Holy Word the King James Bible.

    • @kaliek3781
      @kaliek3781 4 года назад +4

      @@colvinator1611 Why stay non-Catholic? What do you disagree with?

    • @SuperEarthDemocracyOfficer
      @SuperEarthDemocracyOfficer 4 года назад +3

      @@colvinator1611 The King James bible 😂😂😂😂
      That is one of the worst when it comes to accurate translation.

    • @colvinator1611
      @colvinator1611 4 года назад

      @@SuperEarthDemocracyOfficer He'll awaits lost people who mock Almighty God.

  • @Neon29651
    @Neon29651 4 года назад +54

    I love all Marian prayers and feel a special connection to Mary . And it’s only brought me closer to Jesus and still brings me closer to Jesus every day.

    • @seven7upndown241
      @seven7upndown241 4 года назад +1

      Only the holy spirit is present and the angels of the Lord assigned to us. The spiri of mary is not around us but in heaven like every mortal.

    • @kelechukwuanozyk7605
      @kelechukwuanozyk7605 3 года назад +1

      @@seven7upndown241 The Holy spirit is the spouse of Virgin Mary. Only the Holy spirit or a spouse makes someone conceive. You can't talk of the Holy spirit without mentioning her spouse

    • @seven7upndown241
      @seven7upndown241 3 года назад +1

      @@kelechukwuanozyk7605we are the spouse dud. The holy spirit dwells in our body with our spirits.

    • @bonnbienrellin8292
      @bonnbienrellin8292 3 года назад +1

      @@seven7upndown241 we are made to be AND called to be the spouse of Jesus, no matter what our sexes are. The Holy Spirit’s faithful spouse is the Virgin Mary. And the Virgin Mary only. Where in the saints’ revelations, Catholic Church’s teachings, and the Scriptures do you find that we, mortal and imperfect humans, are the spouse of the Holiest and most perfect of all spirits, the Spirit of God Himself?

    • @seven7upndown241
      @seven7upndown241 3 года назад

      @@bonnbienrellin8292 Jesus is the bride groom if you didnt knew. Jesus cant be married to his mother. The father makes wedding for his son and calls people on the wedding. 😑

  • @michaeljenner2325
    @michaeljenner2325 4 года назад +157

    Any good son would be happy that someone respects his mother. How, why and when would God feel any different?

    • @jefffresh1745
      @jefffresh1745 4 года назад +10

      Thank you, thank you and thank you !!!

    • @onetallgirl1369
      @onetallgirl1369 4 года назад +4

      Exactly!

    • @JackGleason543
      @JackGleason543 4 года назад +14

      @@wesleysimelane3423 You ignorant protestants are a dime a dozen.

    • @henberdortala4771
      @henberdortala4771 4 года назад +7

      No single verse in the Bible that we have to honour Mary and pray to her. That’s satanic!

    • @kaliek3781
      @kaliek3781 4 года назад +2

      @@wesleysimelane3423 what lies?

  • @TiggyTabbycat
    @TiggyTabbycat 4 года назад +16

    I love this man .. He has brought me so much grace .. I love listening to him .. He needs to be heard by everyone :)

  • @midshot
    @midshot 4 года назад +22

    Thank you Fr. for living the role God gave you- for us.

  • @juanap132
    @juanap132 4 года назад +23

    Thanks for reminding us not to worry, and that God gives us everything we need to do his will!🙏

  • @jilbageorgalis1568
    @jilbageorgalis1568 4 года назад +12

    Excellent explanation Father Mike....I am a Protestant but you and your videos have drawn me closer to understanding what Catholics believe. I couldn’t argue that because Jesus said from the cross to John: This is your mother, that it means necessarily she is our mother....couldn’t He have just wanted to confirm that she would be protected after His death?
    Also good to see that no Protestants are arguing or getting quarrelsome about this....we all love Jesus and have much more in common than what is different in our beliefs.

    • @jefffresh1745
      @jefffresh1745 4 года назад +5

      Amen! Well said. Catholic christians do not worship the saints in heaven. We simply love them as our brothers and sisters. They intercede for us just as we intercede for our brothers and sisters here, our feet planted on earth. And, yes it all leads us directly to Jesus who is the mediator before our Father. It is perfection that we can go directly to the Lord and at the same time lean on our family. I pray for us all to be one big happy family. 😊

    • @julienielsen3746
      @julienielsen3746 4 года назад +4

      Mary had to have her sins forgiven through animal sacrifice, just as all the other Jews did. The only human without sin ever was Jesus. She was a normal person, with a normal person's need for salvation. In Luke 1:47 she says, "And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior". -If she was sinless she would not need a savior. And Jesus rebuked her in John 2:4 which hardly seems fitting if she were sinless.

    • @jefffresh1745
      @jefffresh1745 4 года назад +3

      @@julienielsen3746 If some of you refuse to see the overall picture by not reading in between the lines of scripture from Genesis to Revelations why bother to participate in our peaceful forums.

    • @julienielsen3746
      @julienielsen3746 4 года назад

      @@jefffresh1745 Reading between the lines? I've been studying God's Word from Genesis to Revelation, not Revelations, since 1986.

  • @AFreckledAngel
    @AFreckledAngel 4 года назад +69

    As a dental assistant, I can confirm this man has perfect teeth!

  • @anamariasarmiento5697
    @anamariasarmiento5697 Год назад +1

    It was st. Maximilian Kolbe who said "Don't be afraid to love Mary too much, you will never love her as much as Jesus does"

  • @celestejohns681
    @celestejohns681 4 года назад +24

    I needed to hear this. Reading the lives of the saints I have been worried that I would never be able to withstand the trials of martyrdom show it come to that. Now I have confidence that God will supply all that I might need. Thank you Father.

    • @leia072306
      @leia072306 4 года назад +1

      Please repent! Mark 2:17 KJV ❤️

    • @celestejohns681
      @celestejohns681 4 года назад

      @@leia072306 For what do I need to repent? I did see a typo and fixed it!

  • @miashay2524
    @miashay2524 2 года назад +1

    Wow. Thank you Fr. Mike. Big hugs from Boston. We are so blessed to have you. God bless you!

  • @marijajozic3050
    @marijajozic3050 4 года назад +13

    I think that devine love can't be messured. You loving God makes you love Jesus , loving Jesus makes you love Mary, loving Mary makes you love other saints and so on. It is just like a rosemary♥️

    • @jefffresh1745
      @jefffresh1745 4 года назад +2

      Yup, we all our family!

    • @nathanmarcus2447
      @nathanmarcus2447 7 месяцев назад

      I have a question. It’s my knowledge that as Catholics you venerate Mary, especially during the month of May when the May crowning takes place. And when you do the May crowning I remember the singers sung “ave Maria” and someone would crown the Mary statue and bow down to it. But it felt like idol worship because it says in Jeremiah 7:18 and 44:17 that people would put offerings for the queen of heaven, a pagan god, and I heard a catholic priest call Mary the queen of heaven. So my question is this: Is Mary veneration, specifically crowning and bowing down to a statue of her, idolatry?

  • @stevegryka4964
    @stevegryka4964 Год назад +2

    Ave Maria! Thank you!

  • @anahiwelschen6643
    @anahiwelschen6643 4 года назад +5

    I love the way you explain our faith. Easy and transparent. Thank you!

  • @katelynnnye3434
    @katelynnnye3434 4 года назад +68

    Thank you Father Mike for doing this. As my fiancé is becoming Catholic he loved the topic of Mary when he learned about it at RCIA

    • @lesterrodriguez6414
      @lesterrodriguez6414 4 года назад +1

      Hey. How is your fiancé doing with RCIA during covid? Any resources online?

    • @katelynnnye3434
      @katelynnnye3434 4 года назад +4

      @@lesterrodriguez6414 My church is still doing in person down in our church basement so they can social distance.

    • @hikerbill9248
      @hikerbill9248 4 года назад

      @Katelynn Nye, Please watch "What Must I Do To Be Saved?" (Pastor Charles Lawson) on Zion4131 RUclips channel (posted on 10/21/2018). Also watch "A Lamp In the Dark: The Untold History of the Bible" (this documentary is about 2 1/2 hours long on RUclips). Be sure to read your Bible every day, my wife and I will be praying for you and your fiancé. God bless!

    • @katelynnnye3434
      @katelynnnye3434 4 года назад

      @@hikerbill9248 Um already did that. Been Baptized, did my First Confession, received the Holy Eucharist, and now for the Sacrament of Marriage.

  • @AnaClaudia-yh5np
    @AnaClaudia-yh5np 4 года назад +3

    Thank you, Father Mike! Precious message - as always! God bless you!

  • @podecrer81
    @podecrer81 4 года назад +9

    Virgin Mary. Sancta Maria. Our Blessed Mother. It is a love story, really. The more I love her, the more I love Our Lord Jesus Christ, her son, and the more I am open to the love of Gid the Father and the love of the Holy Spirit.

  • @ThomasMcEvoy
    @ThomasMcEvoy Год назад

    Thanks!

  • @ivonnemedrano8937
    @ivonnemedrano8937 4 года назад +3

    Your videos are always a blessing thank you Father Mike for taking time out of your busy schedule to share them. God bless you and your loved ones.

  • @Spiritof76Catholic
    @Spiritof76Catholic 2 года назад +1

    Thank you Fr Mike. When it comes to loving the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Christians imitate Christ. It’s all about Jesus. Jesus loves his mother with a perfect love so we love Mary to. Of all Gods creatures none is more perfect than the mother Jesus created for himself. It’s in the Bible.

  • @catemahoney281
    @catemahoney281 4 года назад +4

    I didn't watch this yesterday, though I meant to. I needed it more today. God's timing is always perfect. Thank you, Fr. Mike.

  • @vanessarodrigues124
    @vanessarodrigues124 4 года назад +2

    Very uplifting... I have everything I need to play my role (God's will). Thank you, Father Mike.

  • @clairekurdelak2913
    @clairekurdelak2913 4 года назад +10

    I was once stunned when someone explained that this original sinlessness of Mary’s is the sinlessness of the newly baptized. Each of us who is baptized is given this clean slate, too! The timing was a special grace from God for her, but it is even more amazing to me that she used her freedom to remain sinless her whole life. This is one reason she is the example of the perfect disciple.

    • @julienielsen3746
      @julienielsen3746 4 года назад +3

      No, Mary had to receive Jesus as her Lord and Savior, to receive salvation, just as we all do. We are redeemed from original sin when we receive salvation. We are no longer under that sin. Mary was not free from original sin until she received Jesus as her Lord and Savior. Until then she had to still live according to Jewish Law.
      When we receive Jesus as our Lord and Savior the Holy Spirit hovers over us, just as the Holy Spirit hovered over Mary when she conceived Jesus. When that happens we are born again, with a new spirit which is born of God. We are then children God.

    • @julienielsen3746
      @julienielsen3746 4 года назад +2

      Mary had to have her sins forgiven through animal sacrifice, just as all the other Jews did. The only human without sin ever was Jesus. She was a normal person, with a normal person's need for salvation. In Luke 1:47 she says, "And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior". -If she was sinless she would not need a savior. And Jesus rebuked her in John 2:4 which hardly seems fitting if she were sinless.

    • @clairekurdelak2913
      @clairekurdelak2913 4 года назад +4

      Thanks, guys, for your thoughtful responses, but these theories are not in agreement with Catholic teaching.

    • @alhilford2345
      @alhilford2345 4 года назад +3

      @@julienielsen3746 :
      This is the same comment that you repeat, over and over again.
      I regret that you have not been able to accept the truth; that Mary, the Mother of God, was conceived without the stain of Original Sin, and never committed an Actual Sin throughout her lifetime.

    • @Scb30476
      @Scb30476 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@julienielsen3746she was saved from original sin unlike saved but different saving then us

  • @dedea661
    @dedea661 4 года назад +5

    I'm converting in 2019. Accepting Mother Mary was the hardest thing. And i ask the Lord for the truth, because He is the truth.
    I learn to become obedience, trying to recite rosary was difficult but after praying the rosary and Meditating the Mistery of Christ, i found peace. I was told growing up rosary was the devil works, but how can i feel peace and grateful of God grace everytime i pray the rosary.
    Then i asked Mother Mary to pray with me, and she's told me to honor Holy Spirit more, don't grieve the Holy Spirit. And i was told to Pray the Chaplet of Holy Spirit, i never heard Chaplet of Holy Spirit before, she told me too look it up in my prayer app, i google it also i was surprised.
    My point is, the Lord have His own way to bring you closer to Him, sometimes you don't get it, our minds couldn't comprehend it. But through obedience you will understand it.
    Glory be to the Father,
    and to the Son,
    and to the Holy Spirit,
    as it was in the beginning,
    is now, and ever shall be,
    world without end. Amen.

    • @seven7upndown241
      @seven7upndown241 4 года назад

      The Son is first. Noone can say that Jesus is the Lord without the Holy spirit and no person comes to the Father but trough the Son.

    • @rosetalbot9113
      @rosetalbot9113 2 года назад

      @@seven7upndown241
      We can come to the Son through his Mother too.

    • @rosetalbot9113
      @rosetalbot9113 2 года назад

      Yes. Mary is Queen and Mediatrix who stood at the foot of the Cross offering Jesus and herself with Him. Today she reigns with Jesus in paradise. He pours out graces through her Heart and hands.

    • @seven7upndown241
      @seven7upndown241 2 года назад

      @@rosetalbot9113 no we cant. Read me a passiage of the bible that anyone mentioned a dead person for help except God and his Messiah. No one asked for prayer by the dead prophets and no man mentioned Mary not even when she died or after her death. She is righteous woman and hebrew bit she is not God. God asked her if she wanted Jesus for a son and she could reject Him if she wanted. She had the holy spirit given by God in physical form, thats all.

    • @evangelion1962
      @evangelion1962 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@seven7upndown241 to this day Jews pray to rachel, visit her grave, and ask for her prayers.

  • @edelmiraespinosa9689
    @edelmiraespinosa9689 Месяц назад +5

    Every time I heard a positive talk about Our Blessed Mother I cry...I love Her so...

    • @Yesica1993
      @Yesica1993 Месяц назад

      Cease your idolatry. None of this is taught in the Bible! For the sake of your own soul and salvation, READ IT! All of it, not just bits and pieces! Read at least the entire New Testament and compare that to what this video is teaching you.

  • @Debb_J
    @Debb_J 6 месяцев назад

    Thank you Father for sharing this. May God Bless you abundantly. 🙏❤

  •  4 года назад +7

    Amen Fr. Mike!
    He has given us everything we need to fulfill His purpose with us just like He did with His own Mom.
    His divine power has given us everything needed for life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.
    2 Peter 1:3 NRSV

    • @antonella.7773
      @antonella.7773 4 года назад +1

      Alan!!! Que bueno verte por aquí! Felicidades por tu nuevo canal 👏🏻
      Dios derrame sobre ti y tu familia muchas bendiciones!! 🤗

    •  4 года назад

      @@antonella.7773 ¡Hola! Muchísimas gracias de verdad. Esas palabras lo motivan a uno a seguir adelante.

  • @johngraham5948
    @johngraham5948 21 день назад

    My late wife and I were baptised catholic in 2000 we were both Anglicans introduced to the rosary in 1982 Mary Mother of Jesus pray for us ❤

  • @annawalters4062
    @annawalters4062 4 года назад +11

    God bless you Father Mike for speaking with clarity and confidence about Our Blessed Mother!

  • @Veritas-mg4
    @Veritas-mg4 2 месяца назад

    I love Mother Mary very much. She is carrying me through a very difficult time right now. If it were not for her love and guidance I could not make it

  • @barbarabain1008
    @barbarabain1008 4 года назад +8

    We love you Father ♥️🔥🔥🔥

  • @florecitamora1421
    @florecitamora1421 4 года назад +2

    Perfect timing for this video Fr. Mike! Thank you!!!

    • @seven7upndown241
      @seven7upndown241 4 года назад

      The Son is first noone can say that Jesus is the Lord without the Holy spirit and no person comes to the father but trough the Son.

  • @KM-ok6pk
    @KM-ok6pk 4 года назад +6

    Father Mike you’ve made me grow closer to mama Mary... this video was so beautifully said like always♥️ I love my mama Mary!

    • @deeu757
      @deeu757 4 года назад +2

      Very dangerous..the reason why Jesus died on the cross is so we can approach God’s throne of grace..the two greatest commandments of our Lord Jesus Christ is to love God with all our heart and love others as ourselves..draw closer to God THROUGH JESUS and He will draw close to you..draw close to God alone not his creation..Jesus is the ONLY WAY, the TRUTH and the LIFE and NO ONE comes to the FATHER except through HIM.. and that is in the BIBLE..this is a matter of your eternal life and salvation

    • @KM-ok6pk
      @KM-ok6pk 4 года назад

      @@deeu757 lol yes I’m sure that’s very dangerous and like I said again... I LOVE my mama Mary! As I worship God Jesus the Holy Spirit! Happy Virgen of Guadalupe Day as well (December 12)🌹

    • @KM-ok6pk
      @KM-ok6pk 4 года назад

      @@deeu757 maybe you should dedicate your time to not trolling on Catholic videos... let us be. God bless you!

    • @deeu757
      @deeu757 4 года назад +1

      @@KM-ok6pk not at all.. will never troll..but our salvation at the utmost importance to God that is why Jesus died for us- our ONLY way to be saved

    • @joecardone4887
      @joecardone4887 4 года назад

      @@deeu757 yes Jesus is the only way to be saved. Mary helps draw us closer to him. Just like I can pray for you or vice versa. Our prayers help each other and because of Marys closeness and incredible love of God her prayers are much more powerful. When we pray to Mary we literally are asking her to pray for us. Not comparing her to God, putting her above God, or worshipping her.

  • @petergarcia8225
    @petergarcia8225 4 года назад +1

    He understands cause he created it...The best Artist in the Universe. He created us.

  • @shirleymarie5070
    @shirleymarie5070 4 года назад +8

    Love ❤️ and respect holy Mary for she is the mother !! Of Jesus Christ our lord and saviour Amen 🙏📿💕✝️

    • @leia072306
      @leia072306 4 года назад +1

      Mary doesn’t hear your prayers never will.
      I believe God’s word 1 Timothy 2:5 KJV. Get saved.
      Stop following man made religion. Out of love👉 Mark 2:17, Romans 10:9-13, 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 KJV.

    • @seven7upndown241
      @seven7upndown241 4 года назад

      @@leia072306 thats my brother right here.

    • @rosetalbot9113
      @rosetalbot9113 2 года назад +1

      As Mother of Jesus and spouse of the Holy Spirit Mary is elevated more than we can imagine, be open to the possibilities dear brothers and sisters

  • @inmyhead6206
    @inmyhead6206 4 года назад +2

    ❤️ this explanation is so simple but hits home. Awesome.

  • @mariaarredondo7642
    @mariaarredondo7642 4 года назад +173

    I don’t like how some Protestants would take sola scriptura “literally” but when I comes to the Eucharist they ignore it.

    • @tomandrews1429
      @tomandrews1429 4 года назад +8

      What part of scripture literally tells you that the little communion wafer and wine you have every week at church is literally the body and blood of Jesus?

    • @crimson_auror
      @crimson_auror 4 года назад +131

      @@tomandrews1429 the part where Jesus literally says it's His body and blood.

    • @DominicA24
      @DominicA24 4 года назад +53

      @@tomandrews1429 John Chapter 6. Also any last supper from any Gospel.

    • @mariaarredondo7642
      @mariaarredondo7642 4 года назад +6

      It’s all about “sola fide” but you kinda lack it, no?

    • @tomandrews1429
      @tomandrews1429 4 года назад +8

      ​@@crimson_auror He says some bread and wine are his body and blood at the last supper. Jesus never says the last supper is the same thing as every future Catholic mass. I asked for where scripture says that when a Catholic priests blesses some communion wafers and wine at Mass they literally become Jesus's body and blood, I don't see any examples of that in the Bible. Jesus also often speaks in parables and metaphor, so it's unclear if he's being literal here.

  • @serena7397
    @serena7397 4 года назад +1

    "EVERYTHING". Thank You Fr. Mike. I love Our Blessed Mother. 🙏

  • @barbarabain1008
    @barbarabain1008 4 года назад +14

    6 months Elizbeth was pregnant, at 3 months Mary stays with Elizabeth, 6 months later Jesus is born; 40-70 days presentation. AMEN.

    • @caryntalty4014
      @caryntalty4014 4 месяца назад

      Luke 1:56- Mary stayed for three months after they greeted each other.

  • @lydiapicano8806
    @lydiapicano8806 4 года назад

    Fr. Mike, thank you so much for your encouragement. It is very much appreciated.

  • @jamesgonzales7994
    @jamesgonzales7994 4 года назад +4

    God bless you Mother Mary! Please help us! Amen!

    • @seven7upndown241
      @seven7upndown241 4 года назад +1

      The Son is first noone can say that Jesus is the Lord without the Holy spirit and no person comes to the Father but trough the Son.

    • @Noey001
      @Noey001 Месяц назад

      If the Bible is difficult to understand, pray to the Lord Jesus for understanding, and don't give up. Save your veneration, praise and worship for
      Jesus and Jesus ALONE. Dead saints (including Mary) cannot help you. Jesus referred to dead people as "SLEEPING"". Daniel 12:2, Job 3:11-17, John 11:11-14,
      1 Thessalonians 4: 15-17, John 5:28-29. Believe ONLY what is written in the Bible. Nowhere in the Bible is it written for us to pray to dead people. BUT, it is good to have the elders of the Church (living people who believe in Jesus) pray with and for you in your time of need.....check your Bible where this is written James 5: 14-16. You do not need Mary or dead saints to approach God's throne. That was the purpose of the spilled blood of Jesus. Hebrews 4.
      God gave you his only begotten SON, who came as 100% man so YOU can relate directly to him (he is also 100% God). Believe and listen to HIM. Not Mary.
      Mary is a great and wonderful saint (peace be unto her soul until Jesus returns for us all). Leave it at that because nothing else in the Bible tells us to pray to her first before going directly to Jesus. Jesus is begging you to come directly to him Revelation 3:20 King James Version ""Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me."" Challenge the priest to deny these Bible truths and tell you where it is written that you must pray to Mary for her to pray to Jesus for you. Jesus is already standing at your heart's door knocking....He is not telling you to get Mary to beg him to save you. Jesus HEARS YOU directly 1 Timothy 2:5
      When king Saul visited a witch to have the dead Prophet Samuel come back and help him, the Bible makes no qualms about how sinful and evil this was. Stop doing it. The dead saints are all at rest, waiting for the Lord Jesus to return for us all. When he returns, YES YES YES we will all be one family. At Jesus's return, not before. Pleaser read: 1 Samuel 28:The Witch of Endor, and stop praying for dead saints to pray for you. Give Jesus the Glory he deserves.

  • @user-kg1zv5xb1m
    @user-kg1zv5xb1m 6 месяцев назад

    I love this… thank you Father Mike ✝️🙏🏻🌹

  • @irenendunge405
    @irenendunge405 2 месяца назад +7

    Hail Holy Queen ,mother of mercy in our lives; our sweetness and our hope; to you do we cry,poor banished children of eve,to you do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this vale of tears; turn then most precious advocate,your eyes of mercy towards us,and after this our exile; show us the blessed fruit of your womb Jesus; oh clement; oh loving; of sweet virgin Mary...

    • @Noey001
      @Noey001 Месяц назад

      1 Timothy 2:5
      King James Version
      For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
      I guess the Bible got this wrong, if you need to first pray to Mary, before the Lord Jesus can hear you. Save ALL your veneration and worship for Jesus and Jesus alone (not Mary). Mary is a great and wonderful saint. That's all. She is simply the vessel by which the Son came to Earth to dwell among us. Do not minimize the value of HIS blood so YOU can boldly approach the throne of grace by yourself, without first having to pray to Mary first. Folks, please read your Bibles to understand what Jesus made freely available to you. If a priest does not quote scripture to back up what they are saying, then it is just empty air.

  • @markleviner2540
    @markleviner2540 7 месяцев назад

    I have finished and had My Concercration on June 9 2024. Had it Blessed and am Working harder to will have it Anointed when I have it totaly in my Head! Harder than you think to do this Daily. Mary is closest by my bed with Jesus hanging over her head on lamp shade. Thank You for my new path ❤. Love your work Ftr. Martin. Peace MMLZZZ

  • @victorzahr4477
    @victorzahr4477 4 года назад +3

    Love you very much father Mike pray for me always!

  • @ks7343
    @ks7343 4 года назад +1

    Thank you AGAIN, Fr Mike!

  • @healhands5760
    @healhands5760 9 месяцев назад +5

    The Rosary is the summary of Jesus sacrifice thru Mary as witness

  • @susankeubar6175
    @susankeubar6175 4 года назад +2

    Thank you father. Mary queen of peace. Pray for us.

  • @sleeperno1215
    @sleeperno1215 Год назад +11

    When I was a hopeless alcoholic and lost everything, a Catholic friend in AA encouraged me to cry out to Mary, even though I am Protestant. She showed up and restored every aspect of my life and taught me to accept the gift of Christ’s forgiveness.

    • @sleeperno1215
      @sleeperno1215 9 месяцев назад +1

      I am back after a year and am about to celebrate four years sober. Mary helps me edify Christ Jesus by being a better father, husband, son and member of my community. Often I develop resentment against helping others. I am still an alcoholic even though I do not drink.
      But, if I do it as a devotion to Mary, it suddenly becomes easy . I wish other Protestants would just let it go. She helps me by continuing to remind me that her Son still loves me despite my past transgressions.

  • @gazelleserra
    @gazelleserra 4 года назад +1

    Thank you Father Mike for this video!!

  • @matthewbateman6487
    @matthewbateman6487 4 года назад +4

    It was Saint Maximilian Kolbe who said 'Don't worry about loving Mary too much. You'll never love her as much as Jesus did.'

  • @CLTx21
    @CLTx21 4 года назад +2

    Very well explained Fr. Thank You So Much, may GOD keep Blessing you! 🙏💒💖

  • @mrsgreenacres
    @mrsgreenacres 4 года назад +36

    "In Him through her."

    • @charizardsniper5064
      @charizardsniper5064 4 года назад +1

      Wedding of Canan sweet pea

    • @julienielsen3746
      @julienielsen3746 4 года назад +5

      Mary had to have her sins forgiven through animal sacrifice, just as all the other Jews did. The only human without sin ever was Jesus. She was a normal person, with a normal person's need for salvation. In Luke 1:47 she says, "And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior". -If she was sinless she would not need a savior. And Jesus rebuked her in John 2:4 which hardly seems fitting if she were sinless.

    • @qtlivi8218
      @qtlivi8218 4 года назад +4

      @@julienielsen3746 Mary is the perfect example of why, even without sin, we are in desperate need of God. Mary’s perfect will and sacrifice to God shows that. she still needs God, so of course Jesus is still her Savior. and with context, the whole story of the wedding at cana shows us how Jesus submits to Mary. He tells her it is not His time, but with her urging, He listens to our blessed mother. this is why we ask Mary to pray for us. just as others pray for us, asking Mary to pray for us is so powerful because of that story. Jesus listens to His mother.

    • @seven7upndown241
      @seven7upndown241 4 года назад +2

      @@wesleysimelane3423 yeah, bible says the salvation comes not trough woman but trough the Son who is God.

  • @carmenfreeman693
    @carmenfreeman693 4 года назад +1

    Praise G-d!🙌🙌 Thank you for the post. 🙏 ✝ 📿 🙏

  • @louisehine1
    @louisehine1 4 года назад +12

    I would love to watch a video with Fr Mike and Fr Casey.

  • @scottcottone6335
    @scottcottone6335 4 года назад +1

    Awesome! Love this! Love hearing this. Your words help me daily. Our Holy Mother leads to the Son. Thank you Father!

    • @seven7upndown241
      @seven7upndown241 4 года назад +1

      The Son is first noone can say that Jesus is the Lord without the Holy spirit and no person comes trough the father but trough the Son.

  • @antoniohiram_a.z.8946
    @antoniohiram_a.z.8946 4 года назад +7

    100! And, there's the Holy Spirit!

  • @msFilomena1
    @msFilomena1 4 года назад +2

    Thank you Fr. Mike💖

  • @aces0730
    @aces0730 4 года назад +15

    I’m a firm believer in Mary.

    • @seven7upndown241
      @seven7upndown241 4 года назад +3

      Where it is written to bow down and to woship any woman?

    • @alondrasalomon3305
      @alondrasalomon3305 4 года назад +3

      @@seven7upndown241 No where...You missed the point 😅

    • @Scb30476
      @Scb30476 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@seven7upndown241the hate of this guy about Mary is in literally every comment lol no one worships here obviously you dint listen to the video

    • @seven7upndown241
      @seven7upndown241 9 месяцев назад

      @@Scb30476 God does share his glory with human beings. Mary is no goddes nor savior and praising her as such is idolatry. If she is the face of this man's salvation and hope he has different god.

    • @Scb30476
      @Scb30476 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@seven7upndown241 I agree tell me who was called her a godness or savior ?
      Praise yes worship no after all it was God himself who said the Hail Mary first

  • @jula5417
    @jula5417 4 года назад +1

    Happy birthday, Fr Mike.🍰🍰🍰
    God bless You
    Hugs from Poland 🇵🇱
    You are amazing!

  • @chrispy4636
    @chrispy4636 4 года назад +15

    That thumbnail picture looks like someone bout to throw fists for his mom....maybe at the misconceptions about her. Solid video Fr Mike, thanks for all your hard work!

  • @petejohnson6024
    @petejohnson6024 Год назад +2

    As a protestant I gave this a listen. We typically ignore St Mary too much while we focus on the apostles, and other Saints. We should certainly honor her along with the others. But Jesus himself said “Who is My mother and who are My brothers?”. Look up Matthew 12:49 where He Himself then gives the answer to that question. Scripture interprets scripture. We cannot take single versus out of context like Jesus asking St John to take her into his home. But let us do so in the sense of her being a Saint.

  • @rudya.hernandez7238
    @rudya.hernandez7238 4 года назад +8

    “We have everything we need to play the role, to accomplish the task, the live the mission that Christ has placed you (us) on this earth to live”

  • @ev1836
    @ev1836 4 года назад +1

    Your metaphor put things in great perspective

  • @barbarabain1008
    @barbarabain1008 4 года назад +43

    You’ve to be wise to get to Jesus, your best to go thought His mother - Mother Mary 🌟

    • @Wgaither1
      @Wgaither1 4 года назад +6

      Not biblical

    • @crimson_auror
      @crimson_auror 4 года назад +5

      @@Wgaither1 what authority do you have? And did you watch the video?

    • @edelsanchez7365
      @edelsanchez7365 4 года назад +2

      Hello, being a Catholic and a Mexican, I am surprised by the number of Catholics in the USA .. blessings brothers🙏🏻

    • @paulglover6525
      @paulglover6525 4 года назад +1

      @@crimson_auror If they are Christian then they have authority.

    • @julienielsen3746
      @julienielsen3746 4 года назад +6

      Mary had to have her sins forgiven through animal sacrifice, just as all the other Jews did. The only human without sin ever was Jesus. She was a normal person, with a normal person's need for salvation. In Luke 1:47 she says, "And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior". -If she was sinless she would not need a savior. And Jesus rebuked her in John 2:4 which hardly seems fitting if she were sinless.

  • @NaturaBreeze
    @NaturaBreeze Год назад +2

    To me, God gave us the Saints and especially Mary Our Lady, because He knows, in His wisdom, that we can relate more to them.....God in many ways is very abstract, which we can hardly even imagine....whereas Mary and the Saints we can picture clearly as they were human (even with photos and videos in the case of recent ones)...I don't know the 'theology' of that or if that's correct but that's how I see it :)

    • @Noey001
      @Noey001 Месяц назад

      Did Jesus not also come as a man. Did he not go through every temptation we humans suffer here on Earth. Hebrews 4:14-16. Read you Bible to see these things. These are not my opinions, it is the written Word. If the Bible is difficult to understand, pray to the Lord Jesus for understanding, and don't give up. Save your veneration, praise and worship for Jesus and Jesus ALONE. Dead saints cannot help you. Jesus referred to dead people as "SLEEPING"". Nowhere in the Bible is it written to pray to dead people. BUT, it is good to have the elders of the Church (living people who believe in Jesus) pray with and for you.....check your Bible where this is written. You do not need Mary or dead saints to approach God's throne. That was the purpose of the spilled blood of Jesus. Hebrews 4.
      God gave you his only begotten SON, who came as 100% man so YOU can relate directly to him (he is also 100% God). Believe and listen to HIM. Not Mary. Mary is a great and wonderful saint (peace be unto her soul until Jesus returns for us all). Leave it at that because nothing else in the Bible tells us to pray to her first before going directly to Jesus. Jesus is begging you to come directly to him Revelation 3:20 King James Version ""Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me."" Challenge the priest to deny these Bible truths and tell you where it is written that you must pray to Mary for her to pray to Jesus for you.
      When king Saul visited a witch to have the dead Prophet Samuel come back and help him, the Bible makes no qualms about how sinful and evil this was. Stop doing it. The dead saints are all at rest, waiting for the Lord Jesus to return for us all. When he returns, YES YES YES we will all be one family. At Jesus's return, not before. Pleaser read: 1 Samuel 28:The Witch of Endor, and stop praying for dead saints to pray for you. Give Jesus the Glory he deserves.

  • @boombox2a
    @boombox2a 4 года назад +8

    I love you Mama Mary. Precious Blood of Christ we trust in you.

  • @jamesgonzales7994
    @jamesgonzales7994 4 года назад +1

    Father Mike you are so AWESOME! MERRY CHRISTMAS! and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! LOVE FOR YOU ALWAYS!!

  • @TheDesertRat31
    @TheDesertRat31 4 года назад +4

    People not thinking Mary played a role the redemption of the world.... LOL, she only accepted God's request to bear His Son into the world. If that's not playing a CRITICAL role in salvation, then I don't know what would be.

  • @seanobrennan2372
    @seanobrennan2372 3 года назад

    With a framed detail from Michelangelo's Pieta in the background...perfect!

  • @melissa17379
    @melissa17379 4 года назад +21

    Mary is an amazing comforter.

    • @Wgaither1
      @Wgaither1 4 года назад +7

      I thought the comforter is the Holy Spirit

    • @crimson_auror
      @crimson_auror 4 года назад +5

      @@Wgaither1 there can be more than one comforter, hence why Melissa said *an* amazing comforter and not *the only* comforter

    • @davidwamiti6797
      @davidwamiti6797 4 года назад +2

      @@Wgaither1 She has the Holy Spirit so.....

    • @aaronmacias1033
      @aaronmacias1033 4 года назад

      @@crimson_auror Yeah the Word of God doesn’t teach anywhere that Mary is a comforter. BUT the Bible does teach of the ONLY comforter. Righttttttttt?

    • @kelechukwuanozyk7605
      @kelechukwuanozyk7605 3 года назад +1

      Mary is the spouse of the Holy spirit. Only Mary has that role

  • @cj7girl280
    @cj7girl280 4 года назад

    🙏🙏🙏AMEN! THANK YOU FATHER MIKE! GOD BLESS YOU! 🙏🙏🙏

  • @michaelorsini9695
    @michaelorsini9695 4 года назад +20

    Not only does it not take away from Jesus, her Son, Marian Devotion Glorifies Jesus...He wants us to do this!!!

    • @Wgaither1
      @Wgaither1 4 года назад +2

      I totally disagree

    • @michaelorsini9695
      @michaelorsini9695 4 года назад +3

      @@Wgaither1 Then you disagree with Jesus Christ...not a good side to be on...disrespecting His mother, The Mother of God.

    • @Wgaither1
      @Wgaither1 4 года назад

      @@michaelorsini9695 please backup that Martian devotion glorifies Jesus from scripture

    • @michaelorsini9695
      @michaelorsini9695 4 года назад +3

      @@Wgaither1Anyone who dishonors Mary dishonors her Son Jesus Christ. She knows Him better than anyone else, just like your mother knows you better than anyone else.He gives her to us at the cross.

    • @michaelorsini9695
      @michaelorsini9695 4 года назад +6

      Not just in the Bible but more recent Marian apparitions confirm this....She is The Immaculate Conception...Jesus Christ had to come to us through a pure vessel...that vessel was Mary, by a miracle of God's grace, merited by Her Son's death on the cross retroactively.

  • @joannebywaters4154
    @joannebywaters4154 4 года назад

    So thankful for you sharing your gifts!!🙏👍👍🤗

  • @tomandrews1429
    @tomandrews1429 4 года назад +11

    My question is this, if God can immaculately conceive Mary without original sin, why do we need Jesus? Why doesn't God just immaculately conceive everyone? Why was Jesus's sacrifice necessary if God has the ability to simply nullify a person's sin?

    • @rainastor4789
      @rainastor4789 4 года назад +2

      Ooooh.... interesting 🤔

    • @kaliek3781
      @kaliek3781 4 года назад +2

      Mary still had the free will to sin as we all do. God knew Mary wouldn't sin and gave her the tools she needed, but as for everyone else we will keep messing up. I forgot who but someone compared it to if your child kept breaking something everytime you fixed it. You have to work on the kid first.... If that makes any sense....

    • @crimson_auror
      @crimson_auror 4 года назад +2

      That is a loaded question, but I understand your curiosity. Think about what a world without sin would look like. That goes back to why suffering exists. God loves us enough not to let us live in a perfect world. There's some really amazing talks from great Catholic theologians on the topic.

    • @jaredamsberry828
      @jaredamsberry828 4 года назад +4

      This is a good question! The covenants of the Old Testament were all designed to do what Jesus in is new and everlasting covenant accomplished, but all fell short somehow if that makes sense which is why Jesus was necessary. Since God is beyond time, the act of His resurrection is actually what allowed the immaculate conception to occur even though it is in the past. This also opened the gates of Heaven to all those who had died previous to the resurrection. This is a very interesting area of the faith to research.

    • @tomandrews1429
      @tomandrews1429 4 года назад +2

      @@kaliek3781 The question really isn't about Mary, it's what God can and can't do. I was told that Jesus was sent to serve as a sacrifice so our sins could be forgiven. If God can simply decide that a particular sin doesn't count, why do we need Jesus? Could we just ask God directly for forgiveness (if Jesus didn't exist) and God simply nullify that sin, like he did with Mary?

  • @janetandrews1306
    @janetandrews1306 8 месяцев назад

    Thank you Father Mike.

  • @trila5513
    @trila5513 4 года назад +7

    The quote at 4:10 I believe it belong to saint Maximillian Kolbe.

  • @MarisolGarcia-pr4mp
    @MarisolGarcia-pr4mp Год назад +3

    The more you love Jesus, the more Mary loves you.

  • @jimmyburdan2851
    @jimmyburdan2851 5 месяцев назад +1

    I am a Christian and unlike many, I do believe Catholics are my brothers and Sister in Christ. But what you said in this video is something I can never accept. Mary was a Blessed woman. And I do believe gave us all reason to accept that she was the mother of the Son of God. But I cannot accept that God forgot her, her sin. Made her Holy, without Him sacrifice on the cross. It was not finished until the vile in the timple ripped and Jesus called out his powerful words. "It is finished."
    Jesus knew he could not be a son to Mary many more and in love gave the responsibility to have her taken care of, not to put power over us. She is human, sinned and needs Christ to say her life as all of us. 100% God 100% Human can't have it both ways.

  • @barbarabain1008
    @barbarabain1008 4 года назад +12

    Our Spiritual Mother ☦️

    • @seven7upndown241
      @seven7upndown241 4 года назад

      The Son is first noone can say that Jesus is the Lord without the Holy spirit and no person comes to the Father but trough the Son.

  • @Shevock
    @Shevock Месяц назад

    Great video. Thanks.

  • @girlytoads
    @girlytoads 4 года назад +12

    Hi, this is an innocent question about Catholic art. Why is Mary’s Immaculate Conception pictured as her Assumption? What’s wrong with showing a pregnant St Anne?

    • @magnoliam4159
      @magnoliam4159 4 года назад +16

      I have seen a picture of St. Anne with Mary in her womb before. But I guess showing Mary in heaven is a good way to depict the immaculate conception. At Lourdes Mary told St. Bernadette “I am the Immaculate Conception.” So the immaculate conception isn’t just an event that happened when she was conceived, but also who she is.

    • @julienielsen3746
      @julienielsen3746 4 года назад

      Mary had to have her sins forgiven through animal sacrifice, just as all the other Jews did. The only human without sin ever was Jesus. She was a normal person, with a normal person's need for salvation. In Luke 1:47 she says, "And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior". -If she was sinless she would not need a savior. And Jesus rebuked her in John 2:4 which hardly seems fitting if she were sinless.

    • @magnoliam4159
      @magnoliam4159 4 года назад +2

      @@julienielsen3746 she was preserved from the stain of original sin, but Jesus is still her savior. It just happened in a different order than the rest of us. Similar to how Adam and Eve were created without original sin, but the difference is that they chose to sin. It was fitting for God to prepare Mary, the mother of the incarnate word, to be immaculate.

    • @magnoliam4159
      @magnoliam4159 4 года назад +1

      @@julienielsen3746 also John 2 is a really weird verse for you to quote, because in that passage Jesus performs his first miracle at the request of his mother. I’m not sure you’re making the point you think you are when you read the verse in context.

    • @julienielsen3746
      @julienielsen3746 4 года назад

      @@magnoliam4159 So, she just said, "They have no wine." She didn't even ask Him anything. The point I was making is that He rebuked her. Another translation says,"And Jesus said to her, "Woman, what does that have to do with us? My hour has not yet come."

  • @susanbrooks3337
    @susanbrooks3337 5 месяцев назад

    Where God guides..he provides.
    Amen 🙏

  • @itzr8856
    @itzr8856 4 года назад +3

    It really seems like a stretch for me because after he says this is your mother why couldn’t he just be telling him that so he knows to protect her because after that sentence it says and then he take her into her home?

    • @rockmintswirl5616
      @rockmintswirl5616 4 года назад +3

      ST. John "takes Mary into his home" because that signifies that she is his mother now and it is his responsibility to care for Mary, like he would care for his own mother. This is another way we know Jesus had no siblings because in that time when an only son died before the mother it was especially sad because widowed women didn't have many ways to support themselves, if Jesus would have had other siblings they would have cared for Mary. But Jesus does not have any siblings so He gave her to St. John, the Beloved Disciple, who represents use so now she is our Mother too! ~ Rockfeather

    • @itzr8856
      @itzr8856 4 года назад +1

      @@rockmintswirl5616 see that all makes sense excepttt the ending that she needs to be all our mothers that’s where you need to read the doctrines rather than the Bible and in that case is that not having more faith in the church then god?

    • @rockmintswirl5616
      @rockmintswirl5616 4 года назад +2

      @@itzr8856 Ok, well from a more biblical standpoint in Old Testament the King's Mother was the queen not his wife since many kings back then had multiple wives. So if Jesus is the King of us wouldn't that make Mary the Queen of us too? Also, St. John never names himself in his Gospel, he calls himself either "the Beloved Disciple" or "the disciple who Jesus loved" and the reason he did is because he represents all us. Because we are all beloved and Jesus loves all of us, the instances where I can recall that St. John especially represents all of us are when he leans on Jesus' chest near His Heart and at the foot of the Cross when Jesus gave St. John and us Mary as our Mother.
      As for the part where you ask about having more faith in the Church than God. Well if you believe that Jesus founded the Church (as Catholics do) then the Church speaks to us when somethings is not explicitly in the Bible. For example the word Trinity is not in the Bible but Christians everywhere believe in the Holy Trinity even though that specific word is nowhere to be found in Scripture. Lastly, the Church is like a 3 legged stool, without one of "legs" it falls down, the 3 "legs" are Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition, and the Magisterium (teaching authority).
      Hope this helps a little and thanks for being civilized on the internet! God bless ~ Rockfeather

  • @petergarcia8225
    @petergarcia8225 4 года назад

    Father Mike, we also have to remind people to ask for help when they need it. We all have this thought that we have everything but we were never thought how to ask for help and when to ask for help.

  • @barbarabain1008
    @barbarabain1008 4 года назад +10

    Mary the Daughter of Israel ☦️

  • @tesschavit3009
    @tesschavit3009 4 года назад +1

    God bless you father

  • @FaithfulMel
    @FaithfulMel 4 года назад +4

    He look serious in the thumbnail :)

    • @kaliek3781
      @kaliek3781 4 года назад +2

      Every thumbnail of his is interesting, 😂.

  • @Bloodhoundfostermom
    @Bloodhoundfostermom 4 года назад +2

    Amen Fr. Mike 🙏🙏🙏

  • @GeoJesse
    @GeoJesse 3 года назад +3

    Why did Mary need a savior if she was sinless?

    • @dherpin4874
      @dherpin4874 2 года назад +2

      If God preserves you from original sin, did He not still save you? If someone is in a car accident and someone is injured in the burning car yet a bystander reaches in a pulls the person from the car, but moments earlier pulled someone out of the way of the crash (leaving them uninjured) did not the bystander save both people? Mary did not need to experience sin to be saved from it, and to say anything else is not biblical. No place does the bible say Mary sinned. Also, she made this proclamation before the saving grace of the cross and was the only person to declare being saved personally and definitively. Just some thoughts to consider.

    • @alfray1072
      @alfray1072 2 года назад +1

      Mary was immaculately conceived by God because she had imperfect parents. The Holy Spirit cannot conceive The Lord God Jesus in a corrupted womb that is why Mary had to be saved in advanced by God and that is the Immaculate Conception. This is evident when Angel Gabriel saluted Mary "Hail Full of Grace..." and "you have found favor with God" in LUKE 1:28-31, Kaire KeCHARITOmene. Jesus cannot be born with a stain of sin / original sin, The Lord God Jesus is The Spotless Lamb and Perfect, he was always divine from the moment of his conception (COL 2:9) and the Holy Spirit cannot conceive Christ in a sinner's womb that is why Mary was Immaculately Conceived in her mother's (Ann) womb, meaning Mary was saved in advanced by God so she can conceive Jesus in the bubble of space and time (earth). This is why Angel Gabriel saluted Mary "Hail Full of Grace" or Kaire KeCHARITOmene in the original Greek in LUKE 1:28-31 meaning Mary is already full of grace (saved) even before the Savior Jesus was born in the bubble of space and time (earth) / have found grace with God and will always be endowed with grace by God. Mary cannot also fall into personal sin because an enmity was given by God between the woman (Mary) and the devil (serpent) in GEN 3:15 because Mary will raise the Son of God Jesus and no error and sin can enter the Holy Family.
      THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION (CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH):
      490 To become the mother of the Savior, Mary "was enriched by God with gifts appropriate to such a role." 132 The angel Gabriel at the moment of the annunciation salutes her as "full of grace". 133 In fact, in order for Mary to be able to give the free assent of her faith to the announcement of her vocation, it was necessary that she be wholly borne by God's grace.
      491 Through the centuries the Church has become ever more aware that Mary, "full of grace" through God, 134 was redeemed from the moment of her conception. That is what the dogma of the Immaculate Conception confesses, as Pope Pius IX proclaimed in 1854:
      The most Blessed Virgin Mary was, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of almighty God and by virtue of the merits of Jesus Christ, Savior of the human race, preserved immune from all stain of original sin. 135
      492 The "splendor of an entirely unique holiness" by which Mary is "enriched from the first instant of her conception" comes wholly from Christ: she is "redeemed, in a more exalted fashion, by reason of the merits of her Son". 136 The Father blessed Mary more than any other created person "in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places" and chose her "in Christ before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless before him in love". 137
      493 The Fathers of the Eastern tradition call the Mother of God "the All-Holy" (Panagia), and celebrate her as "free from any stain of sin, as though fashioned by the Holy Spirit and formed as a new creature". 138 By the grace of God Mary remained free of every personal sin her whole life long.
      132 LG 56.
      133 Lk 1:28.
      134 Lk 1:28.
      135 Pius IX, Ineffabilis Deus (1854): DS 2803.
      136 LG 53, 56.
      137 Cf. Eph 1:3-4.
      138 LG 56.

    • @andrewharmon3653
      @andrewharmon3653 Месяц назад

      @@dherpin4874 The Church says that Mary was saved from needing to be saved. But the Immaculate Conception declares that Mary was redeemed at the moment of her conception and that means her redemption was not by Faith because she could not be conscious or know anything at all! But the Gospel teaches us that our salvation is by Faith. No wonder this dogma confuses.

    • @dherpin4874
      @dherpin4874 Месяц назад

      @@andrewharmon3653 slight but critical correction, that is we are not saved by faith, but by Grace through faith.
      “For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not your own doing, it is the gift of God” Ephesians 2:8
      Mary was saved by a special Grace at birth (born free from original sin), she maintained her salvation by remaining sinless through her faith. I am not sure how where is the confusion.
      This is further expressed in Luke 1:28 …And he came to her and said, " Hail, full of grace,the Lord is with you!"
      Heaven is referring to her as “full” of Grace (that which saves). Then in verse 47 declares God her savior. This is important because she is the only person in the Bible to declare being personally saved (past tense) no other person not even Paul speaks as being actively “saved”. There is much more these are just a couple of things to ponder.

    • @andrewharmon3653
      @andrewharmon3653 Месяц назад

      @@dherpin4874 Good point! It is by Grace through Faith! I apologize for my blunder. But where exactly does it say that Mary was "saved"?

  • @manleybryant7
    @manleybryant7 4 года назад

    Beautifully and simply stated .