Bishop Barron, I so appreciate your videos! My non Catholic husband is now listening at times and he really resonates with what you are saying. This venue is great. IN the spirit of Bishop Sheen, you are using the media expertly and in an inspired way. Thank you!!
Instead of bishop barren, have your husband listen to Bishop Sheen. Barren is a modernist and will take your DH in the wrong direction. Sheen will be named a saint and for good reason
The Catholic Religion is Falshood Jesus Christ said except you Repent and Believe that he died on the Cross you will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Run fast www.lwf.org
Joel Landry, this is a true example of how your families and supporting church is training children in the way they should go. Thank you, God bless and keep up such encouragement to our youth.
Indeed, that is a blessing for you, your children and the church. But is the opposite true ?- did those of us who took their children to Mass, went to holy hours with them, witnessed with careers of service and now have “none” adult children, a failure at our primary vocation in life? (Sure there is time to pray daily for them and make pilgrimages and small sacrifices for them, but still God seems non-applicable to their life’s for some years.)
Yes, don’t lose hope. A friend of mine in Indonesia told me that at one mass he felt like an odd duck kneeling and receiving communion on the tongue but then later on there were a group of teens who also knelt and received on tongues.
When I was a young altar boy, we were blessed with a priest who, despite his flaws, had a deep reverence for the Holy Eucharist. One Sunday morning after the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, as everyone was leaving and talking as they walked out, they were louder than usual. Fr. walked out of the sacristy to the front of the steps ascending to the altar and, with every bit of sternness short of losing his temper, declared "Even though the Mass is over this is still the House of the Lord, not some pool hall! (pointing to the tabernacle) Jesus Christ is still present in the Blessed Sacrament, so please hold it down!" In an instant, he demonstrated just how much the Eucharist is *not* just a symbol. God bless him for that example.
No it is not .Where in the New Testament church is this taught .Even Augustine did not believe this . This teaching that a priest can offer up God again is heresy .It is calling a piece of bread God . That is idol worship .Where is holy water in the N.T. ? There is no such thing as mortal sin. Sin is sin. DIscerning the body of Christ, does not mean actual body if He was present it would not be remembrance .Jesus is now in his true church which is his body through the Spirit .To say a priest can offer him again is blasphemy .He offered himself . Christening does not make you anything ,this is not the gospel which Peter preached ,it was believe ,then repent, then be baptised.It is not something that is done to someone ,without them knowing.That is more like the circumcision party which was condemned as a false gospel Gal1 .
@@wendymitchell8245 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and giving it to his disciples said, "Take and eat; this is my body." Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed on behalf of many for the forgiveness of sins." (Mt 26:26-28; cf. Mk 14:22-24, Lk 22:17-20, 1 Cor 11:23-25) If something becomes blessed by God and transformed by his divine mystery, why then would God then undo this perfect and miraculous work? On the altar, God truly transforms the bread and wine into his true body and blood. God's presence is true and physical through this Eucharist as Jesus taught that this was his body. The Eucharist is then removed from the Altar and kept within the Tabernacle. What I believe you do not understand is that no transformation has occurred with the Eucharist after the mass has ended. The celebration of the Eucharist goes beyond the boundaries of the mass and God is ever-present once the Eucharist is transubstantiated. The Eucharist is merely stored in a different area of the Church in the Tabernacle, God is still there! His Body has just been moved to a different part of the church. For example, if you have a book in a library and decide to check it out is it not still a book? It is still a book from the Library but has merely been moved to a different place even after you finish looking at it at the library.
@Ian R.C.s take part of a chapter an take things out of context . John summed it up with v 63 knowing some would not grasp what he was saying was symbolic . Clement said in Paedagogus 1 ch 6 . elsewhere the Lord in the Gospel of John brought out this in symbols when he said 'eat my flesh and drink my blood ,'describing distinctly by metaphor the drinkable properties of faith and promise. The R.C.s tend to take verses addressed to the Gnostics where the writers were addressing Gnostics to show Jesus was not just a spirit but had a body .The church fathers did not teach it was a literal body .
In our parish in Russia we were in Eucharistic Vigil on eve of Assumption of Virgin Mary. It started at 8 pm and ended after Midnight. Can't say there were many people who participated, but the church was not empty as well. So can agree with other commenters: don't lose hope!
Алекс Баранов My Grandmothers advice is “Stand your ground. Even if you are the only one taking the post stand your ground because someone has to do it. If no one else will you have to keep the lamps lit.”
Our ancestors used to walk for miles to go to a church to attend Mass and would do whatever it took to get a priest. They had Eucharistic processions from house to house.
Really shocked at the results of this survey. It was because of the reality of the Eucharist according to the church fathers that brought me from being a Baptist Deacon into the Catholic Church. Everything else flowed from there and justified the losses I had to make the move. You are so right about the importance of teaching and teach what the Fathers taught. No Protestant or non conformist that I have met has ever read that this was the original belief and when they do ...wow - God bless you for all your work!
Martin Reed - I suspect that we'd find a much higher percentage of belief among converts, and I think its not an "accident" that those of us who converted were spared the watered down (or non-existent) Catechesis that so many "cradle Catholics" were subjected to, particularly in the 1970's and 80's.
Tom Landry - that could be true but I didn’t get that much teaching when I converted! I had read myself into the faith and gone through the catechism about 4 to 5 times trying to disprove it lol I didn’t want to be a catholic, in fact, anything but. Couldnt really argue however when you find that the church fathers all seemed to say the same thing as the Catholic Church especially around the Eucharist! They say truth hurts lol but happy to be here now!
@@martinreed5892 - It's funny you say that - It's something I hear from many converts, both in person and from people I encounter through TV or radio. Many of us "didn't Want" to become Catholic. Personally, I was never strongly opposed to The Church, but still didn't want to be Catholic, and didn't want to even give The Church a chance! But once I DID give her a chance, I soon found myself unable to make (or logically support) any rational argument against joining! I now consider my initial change of heart - deciding to at least "consider" the Church, to be one of the best things I've ever done. As that decision (and the studies that followed) lead to my eventual conversion. God Bless You!!!
"...stop dumbing it down, ... " Amen to that. One dimensional theologic teaching as a kid was the core to why I stopped going to church(and since begun remedying)
I agree with your comment. I was fortunate enough to have a strong Catholic family to supplement my mediocre learning in Catholic school and a youth group experience similar to Protestant friends'. Since then, I have witnessed others less fortunate leave the Church. There are many Catholics who share our experiences. I am so glad you are coming back to us! Welcome home!
Sixty one years old , just now found out about the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist, my Lord , my God , I love you. Bishop Barron, don’t ever stop !
When I was a child in the 50's and 60's only perhaps a third of the congregation went to communion. Now virtually everyone does, even though few go regularly to confession. What's wrong with this picture?
Karen H Do you know why we are obligated to go to the Sacrament of Reconciliation and receive The Eucharist once a year? It is because NOBODY went to Communion at one point in the Catholic Church. They believed that they were too unworthy, so the Church had to make it an obligation once a year so people would go. Google it.
I see so many people file up to take the Holy Eucharist, yet see few at reconciliation. I RARELY hear priests ever admonish people to avoid Holy Communion until they have reconciled to Christ. They seem more concerned with their homily jokes than catechism. This is a SERIOUS error. St Paul told us the seriousness of taking His body and blood without contrition. But, I am more concerned for the clergy than anyone else. Because of this. It will fall on them before God. Some try, others not so much and some, it pains me to say have no interest whatsoever and are more concerned with laity and the sensuous world than God.
Peche Lele I can only assume that you are speaking from your own experience. I expect that you are involved in a very limited number of parishes, therefore I feel you are making a judgement from your limited experience and what you read or hear in the news about the Catholic Church. Firstly, it is not necessary to go to the Sacrament of Reconciliation if you have not committed a mortal sin. Of course, simply going to Confession is a source of grace, but are you aware that the Eucharist itself is a source of forgiveness of sins? I will quote from the Divine Liturgy of the Ukrainian Catholic Church - “ This ( the Eucharist) has touched my lips are my sins are removed “ I grew up pre Vatican II, and I can tell you why so many people went to Confession. Mortal sin was drilled into us, and so terrifying was it, that everyone went to Confession, just to be on the safe side. It was a different world. A God who loves all people is hard to comprehend when you are terrified of Him. My uncle was a priest and knew very well that he would be judged more harshly because of his higher learning and his responsibility to those he shepherded. At every wedding or funeral I have attended, the priest has made very clear who is able to receive the Sacrament of the Eucharist. How many priests do you know? “ They “ is a loose term and is very inaccurate. I don’t believe you know how many priests of the many thousands in the Catholic Church fit your description.
Wow I was so extremely blessed hearing this interview today and Bishop Barron overwhelming devotion to Jesus in the Holy Eucharist!! As so much of the world falls apart around us I always think of just clinging to Jesus there in the tabernacle so I don’t get washed away with the crowd. What a comfort to know our Bishop has his sheep’s backs on promoting love of devotions such as adoration. I taught my 2 kids exactly as suggested w/o any real teaching or support from my parish or fellow Catholics. But figured I’d be a weirdo to them, but Jesus is our love & we need to show Him our devotion back by how we use our bodies in reverence toward His presence in Church. Amen 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🙏🏼great session thank you!!
I signed up for RCIA five years ago, as an Anglican, primarily because of the Real Presence, rather than merely the notion of a symbol. I knew I deeply needed the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ. Despite the heresies and the diabolic infiltration of the Church, I have never regretted my conversion, and I continue to hold with profound joy to this amazing, life-giving Gift of God's self. I share my experience with as many young Catholics as I can. They have been sold short for many decades.
Lex orandi lex credendi. How you pray is how you believe. When the most important prayer the church has, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, had been watered down so much it's no wonder that people don't believe in the real presence. Obviously the problem is deeper than just the liturgy, but that's a huge part of it.
fcastellanos57 How can it be idolatry if it is actually the presence of our Lord upon the Altar. If you do no believe it is the real presence then you are not Catholic and it would indeed be idolatry. If you believe it is our Lord Jesus upon the alter then Idolatry can not occur. Is looking at a picture of Jesus and adoring the man God who walked among us idolatry? If so then the Apostles and Mary were sinners as well.
Side less , You think that Jesus is there, this does not make it true, Show me somewhere in the scriptures where this is taught as a fact and I become Catholic, the apostles nor Mary never knelt in front of an image. Have you read the second of the Ten commandments from your Bible? Exodus 20:4-6 "You shall not make for yourself a carved image-any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments. “ this commandment was change by the Catholics so that images and statues can be worshiped, check it out.
I am looking at becoming a Catholic and it stems from my understanding of what the early church believed too. If I was to convert to Rome, I would be leaving a church which seems to want to reinvent itself every few years. In my opinion at least, there are certain immutable truths that stem from our Immutable God and we try to change or compromise them at our peril. That's not to say that there aren't plenty of opportunities to embrace the arts and culture in the church but the key doctrines from the early days of Christianity itself are preserved and enshrined by the church through the guidance of the Holy Spirit. To that end I pray for God's blessing to rest upon all who seek him in spirit and truth. May I also thank everyone from the WoF team as I am learning a lot about the Catholic faith from Bishop Barron and the team.
Bet you won't ever miss *culture and arts* in the Catholic Church, more so with Bishop Barron and Word On Fire right in the heart of the Church's mission.
If you want to convert and be a part of a Church that resembles the early Church in both liturgy and beliefs go to parishes where Traditional Latin Mass is offered. Here on YT lookup sermons and conferences by Bp Fulton Sheen, Fr Chad Ripperger and Fr Philip Wolfe FSSP
Word On Watches I recommend you take your Bible and read the New Testament, that’s all you need to be a christian without getting all confused with all the doctrines that you do not find in the scriptures or doctrines not followed by any of the apostles. Catholicism is full of rituals which DO NOT have any effect on your life, the purpose of Christianity is to be righteous and you can obtain this through obedience to the words of Jesus, such as deny yourself, love one another, forgive etc. you can read these in the gospels. If you just want to do religion, convert to Catholicism, but if you want to be transformed by the power of the gospel, read the New Testament, place emphasis on the letters Paul wrote and then you will experience the power of God to change you inside out.
Bishop Robert Barron has so much illumination. I am fascinated by his answers specially to the last question. He didn't even hesitated to burst the answer. Spot on! Hooray! for Bishop Robert! May the Lord continues to enlighten him.
Even as a Protestant I believed that the bread and cup WAS the body and blood. But it's obvious we aren't drinking physical blood and chewing on real human flesh. However God can call anything what he wants. So if Jesus says the wine and wafers ARE his body and blood, then that's what it is. Great video.
Exactly, I take Jesus at his word, "This IS my body, and this IS my blood." No indication from Jesus that the bread and wine are just symbols. Just BELIEVE Jesus, and don't try to explain it scientifically, it won't work.
I would like to see a survey on how many Catholics know/don't know that skipping weekly Mass and Holy Days of Obligation are mortal sins and require Confession BEFORE receiving the Eucharist again. Also, how many Catholics receive the Eucharist without going to Confession for months or years.
It is a problem with the catechism. The church consider who is teaching catechism and how they understand the teaching of the church. If you have a catechist who does not understand the teaching then the result will be ignorance
I agree, I was surprised when I was asked to teach the Catechism to children without them really knowing who I was, what I really believe and without any preparation.. I could have been someone who doesn't believe in the real presence of God in the Eucharistic and teach the wrong way... I pray that I did a good job with those children
@@50toinfinityatleast True. Today if one arrives late for mass they go on to receive the body of Christ even if they are at fault. One of the little things that point to the catechists. People old and young should know this, but when catechism is delivered by people who are not qualified what can you expect.
@@50toinfinityatleast I'd say it rather depends on why one is late. If one is late because he/she saw another human being in danger and saved his life, I consider that to be a very good excuse to be late. The one who saw that same human being in distress but choose not to help and just let that person die because otherwise he/she would be late for mass doesn't properly understand Christianity in my opinion. What happened to your understanding of Matthew 7 : "“Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." If you just saved a persons life, and as a result you are late for mass. How would you have liked it if all the people in church stood up, turned towards you and said on a condescending tone :"Being late is so disrespectful".
"When you lose the pious devotional practices behind a belief, the belief soon after evanesces." Your Eminence, I believe this is exactly where people point to the Novus Ordo as a root cause of this crisis. Not that it necessarily is less reverent, but that it allows for irreverence and the loss of pious devotional practices more than the Tridentine Mass does. As far as I've argued that the Novus Ordo is related to the loss of belief, this is the basis of the argument that I have made.
Thank you for this video. I appreciate the clarity. Clarity around difficult subjects are sometimes hard and not what you want to hear but in the end, always more helpful then skirting the issue.
I am 65 and my parent's generation, along with the Priesthood and Nuns did an extremely poor job on teaching the sacraments and the Bible. I am presently looking and praying at/on coming "back" to the Catholic Church. I can tell you Bishop that I went to a Catholic School in the early 60's and remember Catechism, BUT we didn't read the Bible and my parents were not good Christians. I came back to Christ when I was 42 and spent that time in the Southern Baptist Church. I have to tell you, nearly all you talk about in your talks and Sermons is almost totally alien to me. Just ordered my 2009 version of the Catechism. Pray for me guys and I ask the Holy Spirit for the devotion and discipline in re-educating myself in the truth of the Catholic Church!! God Bless you guys!!!
Hi Bruce, you might like to listen to a *free* daily podcast that just started Jan 1, 2023. It is called "The Catechism in a Year" led by Father Mike Schmitz. You'll find it at the top of any searches you do. Today is Jan 19, so I have 18 sessions so far. It is outstanding. The Catechism can be a little dry, so Fr. Mike adds excellent commentary to make the concepts more understandable. I am appreciating it like never before. BTW - I'm 64, so I went through a similar lack of really good catholic teaching.
@@johndonato3638 Hey Brother - thanks for the info. So far, I have found the reading interesting and informative. Baptists do not have anything like it that I have seen. Not breaking any reading records although it is funny as I just completed the discussion on the Eucharist (on pg. 170). Who knows this reading may bring me "back" to my childhood Catholic roots!! All kidding aside - Thanks again and have a Blessed day!!!
Never will anyone go wrong listening to Bishop Barron You will learn think,understand clearly GOD SEND HIM TO GIVE TRUTH ABOUT WHATEVER SUJECT HE SPEAKS ABOUT. WOW IS HE A GIFT TO US ALL OR WHAT!!!!!?
@Justin W but in many places except for those parishes with adoration chapels they are being moved back. Not all at once but slowly. We ofter get hung up on dividing the Church into rad trads and felt and tambourine Catholics. Most Catholics are neither and feel pushed around by both. Try bringing the devotions back and letting the people show you what they want. First Friday, First Saturday but for the people to follow those Confession has to.be available every First Saturday. Moving the Tabernacle back let your Bishops know that you would appreciate that. Communicate priests aren't taught mind reading at the seminary. But do it respectfully.
@@nancyjanzen5676 "try bringing the devotions back and let the people show you what they want" What?? This is the problem with sideline Catholics, the church is not a supermarket where you can pick up certain beliefs and leave other beliefs on the shelf. It's not a case of 'Oh I like going to receive Holy Communion so I'll do that' , but 'I don't like going to Confession so I won't do that'. Your either a Catholic or your not, you can't cherry pick your favourite sacraments while ignoring others!!
Great conversation about the reasons for the falling away of belief. Especially the lessons of the family. So important for the foundation of the faith.
I grew up from Vietnam. I wasn't taught reading the bible, we mimick our elders. Do I get taught that God is present in the Eucharist? No. As I learn from word on fire and others that I come to believe the present of God in the Eucharist. I didn't even learn how to behave at the tabernacle. As I journey as a Catholic, I believe he is there to the point when my husband was fighting cancer , we wanted to received God in the Eucharist just to get his touch, his healings and his love. I can't imagine how we live without Eucharist. Keep communicate, teaching and I will do my best to teach my kids and my grand kids
Our young 29 year old priest serves 4 parishes. Two of the older churches were traditional with the Tabernacle in the center. He brought back the Tabernacle in one of the other two, last night our Men's group voted to fund moving the Tabernacle to center in the newer larger church. This church was built in 1986 and the Sacrarium was draining into the common sewer and not into the ground. We were shocked that this was overlooked during the construction. I question if it was even considered by the liberalism in the church. We need more priest that brings reverence back in the House of Our Lord. Recommend you read the Bishop's new book, Letter to the Suffering Church.
I appreciate your teachings so much Bishop Barron and all the team at Word on Fire. I agree with your assessment of the non belief in the real presence. We need better catechesis and I believe with better understanding and faith reverence of the Eucharist is a natural consequence. Sadly no wonder our church is struggling right now. Lord have mercy....
The Catholics in the "pews" know better...we will never give up our love of Jesus in the Eucharist. The people out there being polled are part of the apathy out there. It is so sad. But you are right, we need to discuss the real presence of Christ, dispelling this modern myth.
Thank you Bishop for discussing this critical issue. I would only suggest something from my own observations over the years. After V11, the Mass and churches went under great change. Churches built afterwards seem to be a certain "dumbing down of Church structures" including the moving of the tabernacle off the main alter to either a side alter or even into separate space or behind the main alter. No longer front and center. Just a thought!
You are right, the people do say, "We don't believe the teachings." I am not denying that there has been bad catechesis, but there are people for hundreds of years who didn't have good catechesis but still believed vehemently in the Real Presence. Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi. The experience of the people during liturgy must come first and foremost, before catechesis. Otherwise, it is like teaching one thing in the classroom only for the student to go back home and experience a different reality from their parents. And that is on us as priests. If we preach and teach the Real Presence ardently, but our liturgical reverence is lacking, we are hypocrites. We need incense, we need keeping the canonical digits together, we need beautiful and worthy liturgical vessels/altars/tabernacles. Your Student and Friend, Fr. Dan Weger
Bishop Barron Im a Filipino catholic I really appreciate your videos esp the 10 commandments, 7 deadly sins, and the discussion on original sin. 45years old and its only this year that i understood some of my religion whom despite its weakness is my interpretation of my faith to my Savior. God bless you Bishop.
Bishop Barron, it isn't just that people haven't been catechized, though surely that has been a big part of it, but I know friends who were catechized the same as me, yet the belief they had as younger people, has been given up in order (seemingly) to be more like our protestant "brethren". It's very disturbing to see, but so many Catholic churches no longer look or feel Catholic, which makes me think Mass no longer "feels" Catholic. I believe you're correct about people acting less Catholic, losing the actions of belief. It's so difficult to see people willing to give up such a miraculous event while accepting something so much more inferior.
@@johnpglackin345 it has been the loss of Catholicity in the clergy which has taken it out of so many Catholics; I'm in total agreement with you. It's hard to take, to swallow. Evangelization stopped the day the liturgy changed, and most Carholics were no longer truly Catholic; nor were most of the clergy who stopped the evangelizing.
@@jimkiesow9349, you're very correct. In addition to that, our Lord ordained we can manifest our faith by believing in the Real Presence of our Lord in the sacrament of the Eucharist.
@@rongarrander5317 Let me ask you a question. Do you think that a very intelligent person of humble and sincere spirit, with a deep and abiding faith in Christ, may see something totally different in those Scripture references than what you are seeing?
Bishop Barron makes a great point that how we act with are bodies is very important. To that I say what is more reverent receiving communion on your tounge kneeling at a communion rail from a priest or standing up, in your hands from a Eucharistic minister.
Who's to say which is more reverent? Or that it's not more reverent to never even behold the Eucharist, to eschew any approach towards it because one recognizes how truly unworthy they are when faced with His Glory?
Bad catechesis is probably the biggest cause. I went to Catholic school for 6 years (middle through high school) and only heard a single time from any teacher that the Church teaches that it has the full light of truth, a statement which both shocked and angered a large fraction of my senior-year class, most of whom had attended that school since kindergarten! I do not understand why so many are convinced that veils and Latin are going to tell kids what no one is telling them.
@@teresasnamesake4784 Then I think we agree that we should begin with proper catechesis. Actual dogma would be a great start it seems. On the other hand, I've seen veils confused with virtue, which is a lack of distinction I hope we all can avoid, regardless of whether you wear a veil to Mass or not.
The point is that with the post Vatican II mass came the loss of our teaching nuns . That was one of the biggest tragedies of all. They were irresplacable. On tbe other hand we are seeing a boom in numbers of vocations to traditional orders of sisters who favour the latin mass and full habits.
And what fostered this poor cathechesis? The question of TLM vs NO aside: Where are our communion rails? Why are we receiving (and trained by catechists to receive) in the hand? And doesn't it seem we abuse the indult for lay eucharistic ministers beyond it's own admissible conditions? Irreverence has been allowed to be institutionalized in our Church! How shameful. Yes, catechize more clearly, but to your own point, Eminence, PRACTICE more clearly. Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi. Liturgy is it's own catechism. If the sheep are to be more reverent, then the shepherds must lead us there most fundamentally by means of the liturgy!
I'm Orthodox, our Traditions have the same 1,000+ development, and share A LOT. In our Divine Liturgy, before the Chalice is brought out through the royal doors, everyone who will be receiving the Eucharist prays "I believe, O Lord, and I confess that Thou art truly the Christ, the Son of the Living God, who camest into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the first. I believe also that this is truly Thine own most pure body, and this is truly Thine own precious blood..." (translations vary). Do Roman Catholics have this in their Liturgy? Do Roman Catholics recite their theological beliefs about who The Lord is and what the Eucharist is before receiving it to bring them to mind every time they receive? If so, could it be that the people who don't know it aren't attending? Edited to add: I ask because both our Churches have A LOT of people who say "I am [insert ethnicity] Orthodox" or "I am [insert ethnicity] Catholic" who do not regularly attend Church or pray or study the Tradition
Eleni Alison Erekson - Hi and God Bless you! We all recite the nicene creed which sums up the fullness of the faith and as the Eucharist is distributed we always say Amen to the profession of it being the body and blood of Christ. It is however not explicitly stated as literally being so probably due to the presumption that it is never taught as being anything other than the literal and physical presence . Every blessing 😀
Yes, as a practicing Catholic, in Holy Mass Celebration, we all recite just before recieving The Body and Blood of Christ, Lord I am not worthy to receive you but only say the word and I shall be healed 🙏🏼💝
@@martinreed5892 When do you (the laypeople) profess that the Eucharist is truly the Body and Blood of Christ? In your prayers of preparation for the Eucharist the night/morning before receiving it? In vespers/vigil/matins/Orthos before receiving? "It is however not explicitly stated as literally being so probably due to the presumption that it is never taught as being anything other than the literal and physical presence " It is taught that it is not truly the Body and Blood of Christ in the majority of Protestant and Reformist denominations. Is this something we should presume? I'm not exactly certain how it works in the Roman Catholic Church, but in the Orthodox Church there are things our Readers, Priests and Bishops can decide will be included or skipped in the services (as well as things that 100% MUST be or MUST NOT be included). If you were Orthodox, I would say "talk with other members of your parish and ask your priest/bishop if this prayer, said by the clergy and laypeople together, can be included in your Divine Liturgy" -and that would not be out of line. In fact, if I went to my priest and said "I'd like it if we also said this prayer and had an even longer service" I'm certain he would be thrilled :p I'm not sure this would be "how things are done" in the Roman Catholic Church, but can you ask your priest about including this prayer of St. John Chrysostom for the laypeople to say in their prayers of preparation or during the Mass? Correct me if I'm wrong: St. John Chrysostom is the author of your weekly liturgy too (with St. Basil's Liturgy celebrated during Lent and on certain specified dates)? Is there anything preventing you from adding it back in in your personal prayer life and/or parish prayer life?
@@theresaaguilar3553 Thank you for your answer! That does describe who Christ is (Ie/ Lord, the Healer, etc) and who we are (Unworthy, in need of His healing,etc) but do you say a prayer that describes what the Eucharist is (Ie/ Truly His Body and Blood). If not, is there anything to prevent you from adding it in? As I asked Martin, In the Orthodox Church, there are some parts of the service that may or may not be included if the Reader/Clergy decide to include or not include them. If you were Orthodox, I would say "talk with other members of your parish and ask your priest/bishop if this prayer, said by the clergy and laypeople together, can be included in your Divine Liturgy" -and that would not be out of line. In fact, if I went to my priest and said "I'd like it if we also said this prayer and had an even longer service" I'm certain he would be thrilled ;) I'm not sure this would be "how things are done" in the Roman Catholic Church, but can you ask your priest about including this prayer of St. John Chrysostom for the laypeople to say in their prayers of preparation or during the Mass? If not, would anything prevent you from including it in your own prayers in preparation for the Eucharist, and/or with your children, godchildren, or Sunday school students?
@Eleni Alison Erekson, yes we also have a profound prayer that many people who are bed ridden or in emergency situations and cannot receive The Holy Eucharist (The Body Of Christ) recite the following prayer: (I know the Spanish version. I translate it to English) Oh my Lord Jesus, I truly believe You are present in the Holy Sacrament of the altar. I love you above all things. I desire fervently to receive you in my soul but since I cannot receive you sacramentaly, come spiritually at least to my heart. Stay with me and do not allow me to separate from You. Amen 🙏🏼💕🙂
Also, what is stopping a bishop, a council of bishops, or the pope from saying, “Please, if you believe that the Eucharist is only a symbol, do not receive this Sunday”? And for a priest, to say the same in his homily, set aside a block of time for spiritual direction on the matter, and invite people to come and speak with him? Simple fix, but I’m sincerely curious: what prevents this kind of direct action?
Why? Because many Catholics don't like being told what to do. And pastors are afraid of losing parishioners if they were to tell the people something like that.
great discussion as always. Around the time of this video my priest had implemented a perptual prayer at mass during the petitions: "For a true and abiding reverence in our parish for the Real Presence of Jesus Christ -- body, blood, soul, and divinity -- in the most Blessed Sacrament." We have been praying for it ever since. I think it makes it much more difficult to misunderstand after such repetition, not to mention my pastor does not shy away from preaching any truth of the faith. Thanks for the videos Bishop, and God bless you.
It is very sad when Catholics stop listening to Jesus Christ when He is teaching us a true lesson. This is my body ,this is my blood .Do this in memory of Me. Should be taken as true. Not as a fairy tale.
When are Catholic priests going to accept the fact that the most important focus of their ministries should be to save the souls of humanity? Congregants long to be challenged and informed on doctrinal issues from the pulpit. Let us begin by placing the tabernacle so that it is undoubtedly the focal point in the church.
Thanks Very much Bishop Barron , again! . I'm in the middle of reading Brant Pitre's "Jesus and the Hebrew roots of the Eucharist " at your suggestion and it's sparked in me so many lightbulb moments that I will share this and your video within my social circle. As someone who has discovered the richness of our faith through the Neocatechumenal Way , I am saddened by the state of the level of faith of our youth. Wish I could do something for them
The Eucharist was one of the main reasons I wanted to become a part of the Catholic Church. The real presence of Christ, body and blood in this Blessed Sacrament ! I could take communion in almost any Protestant church... just a religious symbol.
How sad this problem we have in the church, I pray to the Mother of God for the grace of God to direct us to the right paths of the church. I teach RCIA and I do not sugarcoat my student, I focus alot on the Eucharist as the body of Christ because is a fundamental truth.
I am a 57 year old cradle Catholic and I too struggle with the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist, I try to take it entirely on faith, but the doubt is constant and it bothers me greatly. I'm often jealous of those who believe deep in their souls and the joy they and even ecstasy they feel about partaking if this Sacrament. One of the things I blame this on is the total lack of Catachesis in my youth. I have queried many in my age group, those who have left the Church and the few I find in my parish and they have the same lack of knowledge of our religion as I do, even with 8 years of weekly CCD classes growing up. I call us the lost generation
I really feel for you. I think I hear your heart. Maybe you could give up worrying about it for a season & read your Bible thoroughly. If you want to know the truth, I'm sure God will make His truth known to you.
At 10:18 Bishop Barron addressed the problem I have whenever I must needs assist at a Novus Ordo Mass. Here we are, in the very presence of God Almighty, and yet it becomes hard to pray after Mass because of the sudden uproar of voices ... as if they had already left the Nave and entered the church hall for some coffee and fellowship. I find it truly distressing. To see/hear so many people, who are (probably) leading a much holier life that I, acting as if we were not in a sacred place. - Reg +JMJ
"Ladies and gentleman, Our Lord Jesus Christ is present" Love this introduction just before the Holi Mass on Sunday..,? thanks for your time and teaching experience.God bless you and your wise crowd.
I liked the video and learnt a lot. I’m 53, from England and catholic. I struggle with knowing whether the bread and wine are or aren’t the real presence of Jesus blood and body. I know I believe it is what Jesus said it is but I don’t know what he meant! With so many great and good non catholic Christians famous and not who must be missing out on what a lot of catholics say is the pinnacle of Christian belief it’s hard to know. I’m not sure the bishop answered the listeners question at the end of the talk. God Bless and Praise Jesus. 🙏🏻
Mary Bennett I agree. I have started attending Latin Mass and find the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass to be a much more reverent and reception of the Eucharist kneeling at the altar “on the tongue” more appropriate and honorable.
Your Excellency, as a priest (and fellow Chicagoan) I appreciate this theme. I have tried -- time and time again -- to instill in my parishioners that we genuflect as an act of bodily adoration to Jesus present in the tabernacle. I must admit that I have to explain that we do not genuflect to the altar, but to Jesus who is present behind the altar. I agree wholeheartedly to your analysis of the bodily expression of worship. Thank you!!
Deb from California When parishioners are ordered to stand during the Consecration-and if you kneel, someone taps you and tells you to stand-it propagates the attitude of the Eucharist does not need to be worshipped. When my family was repeatedly told to stand-I finally said, “No!” Our parish does not kneel after Agnus Dei, and another notch on the belt for the Eucharist being a snack. We sometimes double up and go to a Latin Mass out of our parish. We were shocked at how many under 40s attended and fully participated. The devotion and worship is palpable between the two services. I used to get to Mass up to a half hour early to pray a rosary, but there is a party going on and the noise level is too loud to pray. I am glad that Gospel is held up and we bow and show that reverence to the Gospel, but did the Eucharist have to suffer the disrespect because of it? The homilies are five minutes max and have no substantive meaning. The Eucharistic ministers wear jean shorts and there are sometimes more giving the Body and Blood than are receiving. I know that all of this seems like little things, but they are physical positions that put one body and soul into what is occurring on the altar. Our parish is putting in new pews and asking people to purchase a pew. We investigated. And were FINALLY told that there would be no kneelers. We asked others if they knew that and no one knew it. We have a woman as an apostolic assistant and she is responsible for the “no kneeler” mission. Whether people kneel or stand during Mass does not mean we should not have kneelers-for Adoration, a rosary, the Stations of the Cross, or just kneeling while praying one’s penance after Reconciliation. Will some of you Bishops and pastors speak out about being in the proper physical position to help the mind in the Spiritsl position? At least the pews order has been put on hold-due mainly to asking every Catholic he saw whether they knew it or not.
We need the Priest to focus on the Eucharist. A great way is to put the Tabernacle back in the center of the Church. Then teach them of the Eucharist. The Eucharist one of the most important aspects of the Catholic Church, without it were just another Protestant denomination.
In reference to the placement of the tabernacle - I once heard a priest say “If you know what’s in it, you would know where to put it.” It just seems common sense that the most important vessel of the “real presence” should be front and center of the church. Not tucked off to the side. Bishop Barron, I greatly appreciate your insight, but how can you say at one moment that HOW we worship matters, but then dance around the issue of how the Liturgy is celebrated in the majority of parishes today. Clearly liturgy is a large part of the problem... I’m not saying the only problem, but most definitely a good chunk of it.
I wholeheartedly believe on this unbelievable question of the Holy Eucharist, now on the clarification and how the Remedy may be made today is of course is TQM brainstorm at the not the highest but on the contrary if I may Primary and secondary education within its schools worldwide... to solve this critical issue... Godspeed... God Love You... "+"
You're not excluding yourself from the problem of poor evangelization...that's great, that's humble, but... It was through men like you, who so eloquently, and passionately, and tirelessly, and consistently define Catholic teaching, that I and so many got to grow in my faith and love for the Eucharist. THE EUCHARIST IS TRULY THE SUBSTANCE OF THE BODY AND BLOOD, SOUL AND DIVINITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST IN THE ACCIDENTS OF BREAD AND WINE!
Thank you Brandon and Bishop Barron. Your Excellency, do not apologize for getting fired up. We need to see that side of you. The emotional, the physical as well as the intellectual and spiritual working together drives your point home. You are in our prayers.
From my experience if you go to the Novus Ordo you don't get the information, or the vibe to even hint at the beauty and truth of our faith. You have to get it outside of Mass. The Internet is the reason I came back. It had absolutely nothing to do with the ordinary form of the Mass. The only reason my interest was peaked at all was through movies and music from before Vatican 2. I had a sense of something that has been lost in many parishes. Maybe it's not THE reason but I feel ignored and invisible to anyone who says it's not at least a symptom of the problem. I even feel betrayed at times.
Agreed 100%. I had fallen away for many years. It was the holy spirit that led me to the TLM that brought me back and got me interested in actually learning my faith, not the hokey-pokey hootenanny 'masses' that you see at most NO parishes.
@@derekr1013 also Tolkien helped me...and just research his attitude to the Novus Ordo 😂🤣. The movie The Mission as well, horror movies with priests being badass. Basically anything and everything BUT the Novus Ordo helped
That's right Bishop Barron! 🙏🏼 That's how I learned my Catholic faith as a child by watching my parents doing reverence just before entering God's House 🙏🏼(Church) I observed my parents kneeling before the Blessed Sacrament after Holy Mass to pray and give thanks 🙏🏼 As I was growing up I later learned that my parents became Ministers Of The Holy Eucharist. I remember feeling so honored to be their daughter because I thought to myself, Wow What An Honor To Be Able To Administer The Most High, Jesus, Alive and Present 🙏🏼💝 I also watched and learned after praying before The Holy Sacrament, when getting up to leave The Holy Presence, I observed an adult walking out backwards as to not give The Holy Sacrament his/her back honoring The Holy Presence Of Jesus, Alive 💝 and Present 🙏🏼💝🌷
The Eucharist problem? Do people really not know about the true meaning of the Eucharist? I mean, I guess I'm lucky to know the Eucharist by heart at such a young age.
Your Eminence, I'm a"millennial" and I'd like to ask, how come the USCCB doesn't promote the Tridentine Mass? Living in the Chicago land area I've seen more of these masses pop up but they're hard to get to. How come it isn't required of every parish to celebrate the Extraordinary Form at least once a week? I grew up with the Novus Ordo and I find it common place. I'm finding that many millennials feel the same way. How come the Church doesn't embrace the Mass in all its forms and bring back a sense of tradition? It would, as you once said, "re-Judaize" Christianity.
@Anthony Burke. I am a millennial. There is nothing more special about the TM over the NO. All Magisterial approved rites are equal. Jesus and the Apostles celebrated Mass in Aramaic, Hebrew and Greek. Reverence is in your heart and in your attitude. The NO converted many to Catholicism in Africa and Asia, without which they will be Protestants.
@@JosephGillespie928 I'm in agreement with you and the good Bishop. There is not 1 cause or solution to any problem. It's multifactorial and should be addressed as such. The only point I'm trying to make is that what makes the sacred, "sacred" is that it's set apart and unique. Some people enjoy the Extraordinary form (like myself) and others appreciate the Novus Ordo. I think both are good in their own right but, in the case of the Extraordinary form, if it brings interest and people to the Mass and to Christ then why not use it to its full advantage? I enjoy this quote, which was presented on another Catholic channel, by Donald Kingsbury, "Tradition is a set of solutions for which we have forgotten the problems. Throw away the solution and you get the problem back. "
@@jeremiahong248 I'd like to refer you to my reply to Joseph Gillespie. In addition, it's not my intention to sound snarky, but I want to point out the contradiction in your statement: as you said there's nothing special about the TLM versus the NO but then go on to praise the NO in converting many people to the faith. As I said to Joseph, the Church should take advantage of the Extraordinary form if it leads people to Christ and brings about a reverence for the Eucharist.
@@anthonyburke3000 I agree with your reply to Joseph. I am not contradicting myself. All rites approved by the Magisterium is equal. I am only stating a fact re effects of the NO rite in Africa and Asia - very real. By saying this, I am merely stating what you wrote to Joseph. The TM will appeal to some and NO to others - like in Africa and Asia.
I have lived in many locations throughout the U.S. and in the world. I've noticed that a lot of the newer Catholic churches in the U.S. no longer have kneelers in the pews? I currently live outside of Texas on the East Coast. I do not attend Mass at my local parish, because it does not have kneelers and kneeling isn't encouraged; therefore, I go to another parish. It seems like there's a trend, especially in newer churches, to adopt a more Protestant look/practice. I can understand standing if the Mass is conducted outside or inside a stadium, but I really think kneelers should NOT be removed from Catholic churches.
So ... has the Archdiocese of Los Angeles sent an e-mail to every church and school to ask priests to remind parishioners at mass about the true presence? .... I bet “no” !
I'm a 21 year old Catholic and for myself I would say the teaching of the church has been severely lacking. These basic facts about the church, especially the theology of the church, needs to be given a much larger emphasis. For the life of me I don't know why church fathers like St Thomas Aquinas have been ignored.
The Novus Ordo fed Mother Theresa and JP II only after they had been raised on the TLM for over 40 years of their lives. Cummon Bishop. Be intellectually honest.
So this is what I don't understand about Bishop Barron's argument. He accepts genuflecting as a behaviour instrumental to the correct attitude to the Eucharist, yet doesn't accept Novo Ordus could be having the same affect - something far more essential than genuflecting. Ultimately, I don't think Novo Ordus is exclusively the only factor, but surely it is one of them.
@@tomward5293 I agree. The senses are the primary instrument to ordering ones mind to a reality. Being around more reverential behaviors (communion on the tongue, kneeling for communion, beautiful architecture, etc. etc.) will increase assent to a difficult teaching. It's not controversial to admit that the banality of 95% of NO liturgies is principally the cause of decreased reverence. It's not even a close call.
This is so sad that over 70% don't understand what actually happens during the Consecration of the Holy Eucharist! Thank you for all your work! God Bless!
I agree what would we do without the work of our dearly religious nuns? I went to Mass yesterday. The Mass is celebrated in the chapel of our oldest Catholic nursing home in our city. I spent 40 minutes talking to this elderly, lovely nun after Mass. She is 89 years old and she looks after that section of the nursing home and the other nun is 60+ years old, she looks after the new section of the nursing home (3 floors building) ....and that is it. No more Nuns in to look after the 4 buildings! She is pushing seniors same age as her (or younger) in their wheelchairs, or mobile beds. It is amazing! Her witnessing, her example. She should be "served" at 89....yet, she continues to serve. This is the Order of Sisters of Providence in Alberta. Amazing, truly amazing. I told my Jesus, I want to be like her get to the old age & continue serving as you deserved to be served, and to love you as you deserved to be loved. 🙏🥰
Anyone who observes the line shuffling forward and the blank expressions on the faces each week in the average parish could see that belief in Who awaits at the altar is not understood at all. 'Agree whole heartedly that it is not one single thing, and that it is not the Novus Ordo in and of itself.... however, a BAD Novus Ordo is an altogether different thing. It's like conflating legal immigration with illegal immigration. There is a huge distinction that must be underscored in order to understand the subject. How many Novus Ordo Masses in America are conducted with piety and reverence, or follow the actual prescriptions given at the Council? THAT Novus Ordo, that presecription for the celebrant to follow, is a beautiful and reverent celebration that maintains the sacrificial nature of the Mass. I've seldom encountered it in my many years. That is a problem. Lose the sense of sacrifice, place the accent on the "meal" and "table" and you lunge towards a more protestant understanding of worship. Belief in the True Presence evaporates in this environment. We are in crisis-- the physical church is in peril and so is the spiritual church. No surprise because they are one in the same at some mysterious level.
I’m a non-denominational Evangelical and this is one of the key issues in wrestling with now. It’s ironic to me that if you were to ask someone in my church if the seven days of creation are symbolic or literal they’d answer “literal”; same for miracles and the resurrection and teaching about marriage and so many things... then when Jesus says “this is my body” it flips.
Michael Gardner John 6:30 begins a colloquy that took place in the synagogue at Capernaum. The Jews asked Jesus what sign he could perform so that they might believe in him. As a challenge, they noted that “our ancestors ate manna in the desert.” Could Jesus top that? He told them the real bread from heaven comes from the Father. “Give us this bread always,” they said. Jesus replied, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.” At this point the Jews understood him to be speaking metaphorically. Jesus first repeated what he said, then summarized: “‘I am the living bread which came down from heaven; if any one eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh.’ The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, ‘How can this man give us his flesh to eat?’” (John 6:51-52). His listeners were stupefied because now they understood Jesus literally-and correctly. He again repeated his words, but with even greater emphasis, and introduced the statement about drinking his blood: “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you; he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him” (John 6:53-56). No Corrections Notice that Jesus made no attempt to soften what he said, no attempt to correct “misunderstandings,” for there were none. Our Lord’s listeners understood him perfectly well. They no longer thought he was speaking metaphorically.
I teach 5th grade and we use Transubstantiation every day in publicly funded Catholic School in Alberta. you give me strength to do so. Thank you Thank you Thank you
When you see a guy (and this has been me) in jeans and a t-shirt, pop the Eucharist in his mouth like a Lay Potato Chip, do you think people see Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity? Sure, they told me what it was, okay? And? I didn’t believe it until I saw a woman prostrate herself in Adoration once. Looked up and said, “oh, hey, when did Jesus show up?”
How can you say it has nothing to do with the Novus Ordo and reference your parents generation genuflecting in movie theaters in the same video and not recognize the connection is beyond me. If you want to fix the "Eucharist Problem" get rid of the Novus Ordo or at least bring back ad orientem worship, communion kneeling on the tongue at a rail.
Yeah Phil Ryan! Think you touched a good point on the correlation between Eucharist and confession. Like to see a survey on how many Catholics go to confession regularly or believe in its value. I believe the stats would be connected
It is because we have too many Eucharist Ministers. people DONT believe, we have become another protestant church sometime priest are not giving communion. I grew up having the most respect for the priest because he was consecrated to God and church, his hands were anointed to heal and his two finger to hold the consacrated bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ. We kneeled at com.rail to recieve communion and we were to remain kneeling in the pew until the Host/Christ is back in the tabernacle. Why was it change? Priest and EMs should not be giving communion to those people that dont say AMEN.
It is a good point that John Paul II and Mother Teresa came up through the Novus Ordo Mass, but Mother Teresa once said the saddest thing she ever saw was people receiving the Eucharist on the hand. JPII said that if possible a parish should work to make sure that all of their Altar Servers are boy Altar servers as boys can only become priest. The Novus Ordo is legit, but even theses two Saints that came up through the Novus Ordo still demanded reverence and respect at the Novus Ordo Masses. Has the Church done a bad job or teaching the true presence over the past 50 years? Yes, but the Church has also drifted into a state of total disrespect for reverence at the Mass. It is a "both and" situation "not an either or". We must teach the true presence better, but we must also demand a stanch respect for the liturgy.
I think the disbelief in the Eucharist is a result of many factors, all seemingly inconsequential, that really played into the undermining of a more mystical belief of the real presence. For instance in many more modern churches, the tabernacle is off to the side and not on the altar. And where it is placed, it is usually not very noticeable. So the architecture and placing of it send the signal that it isn't of great importance. Or often the tabernacle isn't even kept in the sanctuary church itself but is kept in a small chapel off to the side. Again, what signal does this send people? And I hate to say this because I myself prefer receiving in the hand and I do when I go to my regular parish, but I have on several occasions attending the TLM or the Anglican rite or the Byzantine Rite and there is just a greater feeling of reverence when receiving kneeling or in a more formal way (at the Anglican Use we lined up in front of the front pew and the priest went down the line with the Eucharist). Shuffling up in a line to receive in the hands just feels more casual. It just does. It's that body thing. But also the catechesis has been so abysmal. I went to Catholic schools all my life starting from 1965 through 1982. And I feel like I was robbed! I did not learn squat during this time. What I learned, I learned from my pious mother, father and grandmother. As a revert adult, I was trying to teach catechism for about 7 years in two different parishes. But honestly it depressed me. The whole set up was so poor. Parents would drop their kids off for RE (like it was a babysitting service) but never take the kids to Mass. And the teachers were all volunteers, many of whom were really ignorant or they actually were deliberately teaching the wrong thing to the kids. My daughter's teacher for Holy Communion (who I later found out was pro choice) told the kids the Eucharist was a symbol! And my 7 yo daughter had to correct her! That's horrendous. There should be more quality control over the teachers. And the textbooks they use are usually incredibly watered down. I often couldn't even figure out what the point of the lessons the authors were. It was garbled and diluted by cartoons and busy work. For a couple years I taught an 8th grade confirmation class but it was so discouraging that these girls never went to Sunday Mass and yet were going to receive the sacrament of Confirmation. It truly was like the parish itself was TRYING to make it all about being culturally Catholic but not Catholic in belief. They couldn't have made it easier! So a lot of poorly thought out changes and a lot of negligence on the part of those in the Church who should take their role as evangelizers more seriously. Christ told us to go and make disciples of all men and yet the church has been so lazy and I guess so busy with their vile corruption, they didn't bother to take their teaching responsibilities seriously. That can work for a generation, maybe because religion is more caught than taught. But if you water down the teachings and get so careless and negligent it eventually wreaks havoc. Especially when the culture is so at odds and so openly hostile with the belief in God or in morality.
Two questions for you, Faith---(1) why do you prefer Communion in the hand? I don't see any upside to this, and (2) don't you know it is a mortal sin to attend Anglican services, especially if you receive their "communion"?
@@GeorgePenton-np9rh I just get a little anxious receiving on the tongue. It makes me self-conscious. But I do often receive on the tongue. I go back and forth. And I said Anglican Use - it's fully valid under Pope Benedict XVI authority, way back in 2011. catholicherald.co.uk/news/2011/01/15/pope-benedict-establishes-worlds-first-ordinariate/
How can we begin the solve the problem of unbelief when so many of the church hierachy and religious do not have a super-natural belief as well? Another example today where I read that the Superior of the Jesuit order does not believe that the Satan exists but that he's merely a "symbol"..The Superior later walked backed his statement after a fire storm protest but he was quite explicit in his original explanation of why he believed Satan was a symbol. So I'm not buying his "walk back".
Thank you so much for this. I have been working so much and rushing so much that my sense of reverence even in church has been skewed. I know now that I MUST find a way to get to Adoration and build it into my schedule. Also, I'm realizing that I can no longer just bow from the waist when I should genuflect. I have been telling myself that because my knee is bad I should just bow. But I see very elderly people in the parish genuflect, sometimes with great effort. Surely I can make this little sacrifice. Thank you both Bishop Baron and Brandon for the wonderful work that you do.
Bishop Barron, I so appreciate your videos! My non Catholic husband is now listening at times and he really resonates with what you are saying. This venue is great. IN the spirit of Bishop Sheen, you are using the media expertly and in an inspired way. Thank you!!
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Instead of bishop barren, have your husband listen to Bishop Sheen. Barren is a modernist and will take your DH in the wrong direction. Sheen will be named a saint and for good reason
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My 15 year old son spent 90min last night in Eucharist Adoration with a group of about 30 teenagers. Don't loose hope Father!
God bless him!
Joel Landry, this is a true example of how your families and supporting church is training children in the way they should go. Thank you, God bless and keep up such encouragement to our youth.
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Indeed, that is a blessing for you, your children and the church. But is the opposite true ?- did those of us who took their children to Mass, went to holy hours with them, witnessed with careers of service and now have “none” adult children, a failure at our primary vocation in life? (Sure there is time to pray daily for them and make pilgrimages and small sacrifices for them, but still God seems non-applicable to their life’s for some years.)
Yes, don’t lose hope. A friend of mine in Indonesia told me that at one mass he felt like an odd duck kneeling and receiving communion on the tongue but then later on there were a group of teens who also knelt and received on tongues.
When I was a young altar boy, we were blessed with a priest who, despite his flaws, had a deep reverence for the Holy Eucharist. One Sunday morning after the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, as everyone was leaving and talking as they walked out, they were louder than usual. Fr. walked out of the sacristy to the front of the steps ascending to the altar and, with every bit of sternness short of losing his temper, declared "Even though the Mass is over this is still the House of the Lord, not some pool hall! (pointing to the tabernacle) Jesus Christ is still present in the Blessed Sacrament, so please hold it down!" In an instant, he demonstrated just how much the Eucharist is *not* just a symbol. God bless him for that example.
No it is not .Where in the New Testament church is this taught .Even Augustine did not believe this . This teaching that a priest can offer up God again is heresy .It is calling a piece of bread God . That is idol worship .Where is holy water in the N.T. ? There is no such thing as mortal sin. Sin is sin. DIscerning the body of Christ, does not mean actual body if He was present it would not be remembrance .Jesus is now in his true church which is his body through the Spirit .To say a priest can offer him again is blasphemy .He offered himself . Christening does not make you anything ,this is not the gospel which Peter preached ,it was believe ,then repent, then be baptised.It is not something that is done to someone ,without them knowing.That is more like the circumcision party which was condemned as a false gospel Gal1 .
@@wendymitchell8245 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and giving it to his disciples said, "Take and eat; this is my body." Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed on behalf of many for the forgiveness of sins." (Mt 26:26-28; cf. Mk 14:22-24, Lk 22:17-20, 1 Cor 11:23-25) If something becomes blessed by God and transformed by his divine mystery, why then would God then undo this perfect and miraculous work? On the altar, God truly transforms the bread and wine into his true body and blood. God's presence is true and physical through this Eucharist as Jesus taught that this was his body. The Eucharist is then removed from the Altar and kept within the Tabernacle. What I believe you do not understand is that no transformation has occurred with the Eucharist after the mass has ended. The celebration of the Eucharist goes beyond the boundaries of the mass and God is ever-present once the Eucharist is transubstantiated. The Eucharist is merely stored in a different area of the Church in the Tabernacle, God is still there! His Body has just been moved to a different part of the church. For example, if you have a book in a library and decide to check it out is it not still a book? It is still a book from the Library but has merely been moved to a different place even after you finish looking at it at the library.
@Ian R.C.s take part of a chapter an take things out of context . John summed it up with v 63 knowing some would not grasp what he was saying was symbolic .
Clement said in Paedagogus 1 ch 6 . elsewhere the Lord in the Gospel of John brought out this in symbols when he said 'eat my flesh and drink my blood ,'describing distinctly by metaphor the drinkable properties of faith and promise.
The R.C.s tend to take verses addressed to the Gnostics where the writers were addressing Gnostics to show Jesus was not just a spirit but had a body .The church fathers did not teach it was a literal body .
Prays for Bishop Barron, his skills shine in defense of the Blessed Sacrament!All Bishops today need a centering in the Eucharist!
In our parish in Russia we were in Eucharistic Vigil on eve of Assumption of Virgin Mary. It started at 8 pm and ended after Midnight. Can't say there were many people who participated, but the church was not empty as well.
So can agree with other commenters: don't lose hope!
Алекс Баранов My Grandmothers advice is “Stand your ground. Even if you are the only one taking the post stand your ground because someone has to do it. If no one else will you have to keep the lamps lit.”
Our ancestors used to walk for miles to go to a church to attend Mass and would do whatever it took to get a priest. They had Eucharistic processions from house to house.
Really shocked at the results of this survey. It was because of the reality of the Eucharist according to the church fathers that brought me from being a Baptist Deacon into the Catholic Church. Everything else flowed from there and justified the losses I had to make the move. You are so right about the importance of teaching and teach what the Fathers taught. No Protestant or non conformist that I have met has ever read that this was the original belief and when they do ...wow - God bless you for all your work!
All of us who believe must do our part to inform the "go along" crowd.
Jesus is with us in every Tabernacle.
Let's increase our prayers.
Martin Reed - I suspect that we'd find a much higher percentage of belief among converts, and I think its not an "accident" that those of us who converted were spared the watered down (or non-existent) Catechesis that so many "cradle Catholics" were subjected to, particularly in the 1970's and 80's.
Tom Landry - that could be true but I didn’t get that much teaching when I converted! I had read myself into the faith and gone through the catechism about 4 to 5 times trying to disprove it lol I didn’t want to be a catholic, in fact, anything but. Couldnt really argue however when you find that the church fathers all seemed to say the same thing as the Catholic Church especially around the Eucharist! They say truth hurts lol but happy to be here now!
@@martinreed5892 - It's funny you say that - It's something I hear from many converts, both in person and from people I encounter through TV or radio. Many of us "didn't Want" to become Catholic.
Personally, I was never strongly opposed to The Church, but still didn't want to be Catholic, and didn't want to even give The Church a chance! But once I DID give her a chance, I soon found myself unable to make (or logically support) any rational argument against joining!
I now consider my initial change of heart - deciding to at least "consider" the Church, to be one of the best things I've ever done. As that decision (and the studies that followed) lead to my eventual conversion.
God Bless You!!!
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That's Grace, my friend.
Happy for you and for us to have your testimony and even inspired.
Glad you followed God's invitation.
"...stop dumbing it down, ... "
Amen to that. One dimensional theologic teaching as a kid was the core to why I stopped going to church(and since begun remedying)
I agree with your comment. I was fortunate enough to have a strong Catholic family to supplement my mediocre learning in Catholic school and a youth group experience similar to Protestant friends'. Since then, I have witnessed others less fortunate leave the Church. There are many Catholics who share our experiences. I am so glad you are coming back to us! Welcome home!
Thank you for the amazing work you both do Brandon & Bishop Barron
Sixty one years old , just now found out about the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist, my Lord , my God , I love you. Bishop Barron, don’t ever stop !
When I was a child in the 50's and 60's only perhaps a third of the congregation went to communion. Now virtually everyone does, even though few go regularly to confession. What's wrong with this picture?
The teaching of the 'sheep' has gone by the wayside. VII's goal was this. Dumb down the people - goal of Satan. Yep, he did it.
Karen H Do you know why we are obligated to go to the Sacrament of Reconciliation and receive The Eucharist once a year?
It is because NOBODY went to Communion at one point in the Catholic Church. They believed that they were too unworthy, so the Church had to make it an obligation once a year so people would go.
Google it.
I see so many people file up to take the Holy Eucharist, yet see few at reconciliation. I RARELY hear priests ever admonish people to avoid Holy Communion until they have reconciled to Christ. They seem more concerned with their homily jokes than catechism. This is a SERIOUS error. St Paul told us the seriousness of taking His body and blood without contrition. But, I am more concerned for the clergy than anyone else. Because of this. It will fall on them before God. Some try, others not so much and some, it pains me to say have no interest whatsoever and are more concerned with laity and the sensuous world than God.
While attending mass in Mexico, probably 20% of the congregants received the blessed sacrament.
Peche Lele I can only assume that you are speaking from your own experience.
I expect that you are involved in a very limited number of parishes, therefore I feel you are making a judgement from your limited experience and what you read or hear in the news about the Catholic Church.
Firstly, it is not necessary to go to the Sacrament of Reconciliation if you have not committed a mortal sin. Of course, simply going to Confession is a source of grace, but are you aware that the Eucharist itself is a source of forgiveness of sins? I will quote from the Divine Liturgy of the Ukrainian Catholic Church - “ This ( the Eucharist) has touched my lips are my sins are removed “
I grew up pre Vatican II, and I can tell you why so many people went to Confession. Mortal sin was drilled into us, and so terrifying was it, that everyone went to Confession, just to be on the safe side. It was a different world. A God who loves all people is hard to comprehend when you are terrified of Him.
My uncle was a priest and knew very well that he would be judged more harshly because of his higher learning and his responsibility to those he shepherded.
At every wedding or funeral I have attended, the priest has made very
clear who is able to receive the Sacrament of the Eucharist.
How many priests do you know? “ They “ is a loose term and is very inaccurate. I don’t believe you know how many priests of the many thousands in the Catholic Church fit your description.
Wow I was so extremely blessed hearing this interview today and Bishop Barron overwhelming devotion to Jesus in the Holy Eucharist!! As so much of the world falls apart around us I always think of just clinging to Jesus there in the tabernacle so I don’t get washed away with the crowd. What a comfort to know our Bishop has his sheep’s backs on promoting love of devotions such as adoration. I taught my 2 kids exactly as suggested w/o any real teaching or support from my parish or fellow Catholics. But figured I’d be a weirdo to them, but Jesus is our love & we need to show Him our devotion back by how we use our bodies in reverence toward His presence in Church. Amen 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🙏🏼great session thank you!!
I signed up for RCIA five years ago, as an Anglican, primarily because of the Real Presence, rather than merely the notion of a symbol. I knew I deeply needed the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ. Despite the heresies and the diabolic infiltration of the Church, I have never regretted my conversion, and I continue to hold with profound joy to this amazing, life-giving Gift of God's self. I share my experience with as many young Catholics as I can. They have been sold short for many decades.
Lex orandi lex credendi. How you pray is how you believe. When the most important prayer the church has, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, had been watered down so much it's no wonder that people don't believe in the real presence. Obviously the problem is deeper than just the liturgy, but that's a huge part of it.
A-D-O-R-A-T-I-O-N of The Blessed Sacrament WILL change your life!!
Don’t you realize this is idolatry?
Amen! It absolutely will change your life for the better!
fcastellanos57 How can it be idolatry if it is actually the presence of our Lord upon the Altar.
If you do no believe it is the real presence then you are not Catholic and it would indeed be idolatry.
If you believe it is our Lord Jesus upon the alter then Idolatry can not occur.
Is looking at a picture of Jesus and adoring the man God who walked among us idolatry? If so then the Apostles and Mary were sinners as well.
Side less ,
You think that Jesus is there, this does not make it true, Show me somewhere in the scriptures where this is taught as a fact and I become Catholic, the apostles nor Mary never knelt in front of an image. Have you read the second of the Ten commandments from your Bible?
Exodus 20:4-6
"You shall not make for yourself a carved image-any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments. “ this commandment was change by the Catholics so that images and statues can be worshiped, check it out.
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John 6
Luke 22:19
I didn't say it is His body, He did. Peace.
Like the 'Year of Mercy', we need a year of 'Jesus, truly present in the Eucharist'.
That is an excellent idea!
I am looking at becoming a Catholic and it stems from my understanding of what the early church believed too. If I was to convert to Rome, I would be leaving a church which seems to want to reinvent itself every few years. In my opinion at least, there are certain immutable truths that stem from our Immutable God and we try to change or compromise them at our peril.
That's not to say that there aren't plenty of opportunities to embrace the arts and culture in the church but the key doctrines from the early days of Christianity itself are preserved and enshrined by the church through the guidance of the Holy Spirit. To that end I pray for God's blessing to rest upon all who seek him in spirit and truth. May I also thank everyone from the WoF team as I am learning a lot about the Catholic faith from Bishop Barron and the team.
Bet you won't ever miss *culture and arts* in the Catholic Church, more so with Bishop Barron and Word On Fire right in the heart of the Church's mission.
Word On Watches download the Catholic answers app you will learn a lot from former protestants such as Jimmy Akin, Tim Staples and Steve Ray
If you want to convert and be a part of a Church that resembles the early Church in both liturgy and beliefs go to parishes where Traditional Latin Mass is offered. Here on YT lookup sermons and conferences by Bp Fulton Sheen, Fr Chad Ripperger and Fr Philip Wolfe FSSP
Word On Watches
I recommend you take your Bible and read the New Testament, that’s all you need to be a christian without getting all confused with all the doctrines that you do not find in the scriptures or doctrines not followed by any of the apostles. Catholicism is full of rituals which DO NOT have any effect on your life, the purpose of Christianity is to be righteous and you can obtain this through obedience to the words of Jesus, such as deny yourself, love one another, forgive etc. you can read these in the gospels. If you just want to do religion, convert to Catholicism, but if you want to be transformed by the power of the gospel, read the New Testament, place emphasis on the letters Paul wrote and then you will experience the power of God to change you inside out.
Word On Watches read Dr‘s Scott Hahn’s books. Start with the lamb’s supper.
Bishop Robert Barron has so much illumination. I am fascinated by his answers specially to the last question. He didn't even hesitated to burst the answer. Spot on! Hooray! for Bishop Robert! May the Lord continues to enlighten him.
Even as a Protestant I believed that the bread and cup WAS the body and blood. But it's obvious we aren't drinking physical blood and chewing on real human flesh. However God can call anything what he wants. So if Jesus says the wine and wafers ARE his body and blood, then that's what it is. Great video.
Exactly, I take Jesus at his word, "This IS my body, and this IS my blood." No indication from Jesus that the bread and wine are just symbols. Just BELIEVE Jesus, and don't try to explain it scientifically, it won't work.
@@morelmaster If you take Jesus at His word then How many mountains Have you moved with your tiny amount of faith?
I would like to see a survey on how many Catholics know/don't know that skipping weekly Mass and Holy Days of Obligation are mortal sins and require Confession BEFORE receiving the Eucharist again. Also, how many Catholics receive the Eucharist without going to Confession for months or years.
@@precisi0n86 that's sacrillage, plain and simple
It is a problem with the catechism. The church consider who is teaching catechism and how they understand the teaching of the church. If you have a catechist who does not understand the teaching then the result will be ignorance
I agree, I was surprised when I was asked to teach the Catechism to children without them really knowing who I was, what I really believe and without any preparation.. I could have been someone who doesn't believe in the real presence of God in the Eucharistic and teach the wrong way... I pray that I did a good job with those children
M Beamer No it’s not the catechism it’s who’s being allowed to teach it in some places in some cases to my understanding
@@50toinfinityatleast True. Today if one arrives late for mass they go on to receive the body of Christ even if they are at fault. One of the little things that point to the catechists. People old and young should know this, but when catechism is delivered by people who are not qualified what can you expect.
LV Map amen! It’s a holy time. Being late is so disrespectful.
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I'd say it rather depends on why one is late. If one is late because he/she saw another human being in danger and saved his life, I consider that to be a very good excuse to be late.
The one who saw that same human being in distress but choose not to help and just let that person die because otherwise he/she would be late for mass doesn't properly understand Christianity in my opinion.
What happened to your understanding of Matthew 7 : "“Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."
If you just saved a persons life, and as a result you are late for mass. How would you have liked it if all the people in church stood up, turned towards you and said on a condescending tone :"Being late is so disrespectful".
"When you lose the pious devotional practices behind a belief, the belief soon after evanesces." Your Eminence, I believe this is exactly where people point to the Novus Ordo as a root cause of this crisis. Not that it necessarily is less reverent, but that it allows for irreverence and the loss of pious devotional practices more than the Tridentine Mass does. As far as I've argued that the Novus Ordo is related to the loss of belief, this is the basis of the argument that I have made.
Thank you for this video. I appreciate the clarity. Clarity around difficult subjects are sometimes hard and not what you want to hear but in the end, always more helpful then skirting the issue.
I am 65 and my parent's generation, along with the Priesthood and Nuns did an extremely poor job on teaching the sacraments and the Bible. I am presently looking and praying at/on coming "back" to the Catholic Church. I can tell you Bishop that I went to a Catholic School in the early 60's and remember Catechism, BUT we didn't read the Bible and my parents were not good Christians. I came back to Christ when I was 42 and spent that time in the Southern Baptist Church. I have to tell you, nearly all you talk about in your talks and Sermons is almost totally alien to me. Just ordered my 2009 version of the Catechism. Pray for me guys and I ask the Holy Spirit for the devotion and discipline in re-educating myself in the truth of the Catholic Church!! God Bless you guys!!!
Hi Bruce, you might like to listen to a *free* daily podcast that just started Jan 1, 2023. It is called "The Catechism in a Year" led by Father Mike Schmitz. You'll find it at the top of any searches you do. Today is Jan 19, so I have 18 sessions so far. It is outstanding. The Catechism can be a little dry, so Fr. Mike adds excellent commentary to make the concepts more understandable. I am appreciating it like never before. BTW - I'm 64, so I went through a similar lack of really good catholic teaching.
@@johndonato3638 Hey Brother - thanks for the info. So far, I have found the reading interesting and informative. Baptists do not have anything like it that I have seen. Not breaking any reading records although it is funny as I just completed the discussion on the Eucharist (on pg. 170). Who knows this reading may bring me "back" to my childhood Catholic roots!! All kidding aside - Thanks again and have a Blessed day!!!
Never will anyone go wrong listening to Bishop Barron
You will learn think,understand clearly
GOD SEND HIM TO GIVE TRUTH ABOUT WHATEVER SUJECT HE SPEAKS ABOUT. WOW IS HE A GIFT TO US ALL OR WHAT!!!!!?
Then why move the tabernacle to the side where it is out of sight???
How long since you been to mass most of them are being moved back?
@@precisi0n86 lol ok
@Justin W but in many places except for those parishes with adoration chapels they are being moved back. Not all at once but slowly. We ofter get hung up on dividing the Church into rad trads and felt and tambourine Catholics. Most Catholics are neither and feel pushed around by both. Try bringing the devotions back and letting the people show you what they want. First Friday, First Saturday but for the people to follow those Confession has to.be available every First Saturday. Moving the Tabernacle back let your Bishops know that you would appreciate that. Communicate priests aren't taught mind reading at the seminary. But do it respectfully.
@@nancyjanzen5676 "try bringing the devotions back and let the people show you what they want" What?? This is the problem with sideline Catholics, the church is not a supermarket where you can pick up certain beliefs and leave other beliefs on the shelf. It's not a case of 'Oh I like going to receive Holy Communion so I'll do that' , but 'I don't like going to Confession so I won't do that'. Your either a Catholic or your not, you can't cherry pick your favourite sacraments while ignoring others!!
@@MrKeviemc not every Catholic has ever done all the devotions I am sure you dont either. I most likely do many more than you do.
Great conversation about the reasons for the falling away of belief. Especially the lessons of the family. So important for the foundation of the faith.
I grew up from Vietnam. I wasn't taught reading the bible, we mimick our elders. Do I get taught that God is present in the Eucharist? No. As I learn from word on fire and others that I come to believe the present of God in the Eucharist. I didn't even learn how to behave at the tabernacle. As I journey as a Catholic, I believe he is there to the point when my husband was fighting cancer , we wanted to received God in the Eucharist just to get his touch, his healings and his love. I can't imagine how we live without Eucharist. Keep communicate, teaching and I will do my best to teach my kids and my grand kids
Our young 29 year old priest serves 4 parishes. Two of the older churches were traditional with the Tabernacle in the center. He brought back the Tabernacle in one of the other two, last night our Men's group voted to fund moving the Tabernacle to center in the newer larger church. This church was built in 1986 and the Sacrarium was draining into the common sewer and not into the ground. We were shocked that this was overlooked during the construction. I question if it was even considered by the liberalism in the church. We need more priest that brings reverence back in the House of Our Lord. Recommend you read the Bishop's new book, Letter to the Suffering Church.
Yes, bring back the kneelers too.
I appreciate your teachings so much Bishop Barron and all the team at Word on Fire. I agree with your assessment of the non belief in the real presence. We need better catechesis and I believe with better understanding and faith reverence of the Eucharist is a natural consequence. Sadly no wonder our church is struggling right now. Lord have mercy....
The Catholics in the "pews" know better...we will never give up our love of Jesus in the Eucharist. The people out there being polled are part of the apathy out there. It is so sad. But you are right, we need to discuss the real presence of Christ, dispelling this modern myth.
Honestly, I have wondered if that 'pew poll' was all accurate. However even if there was as less as ONE I would treat it seriously.
Thank you Bishop for discussing this critical issue. I would only suggest something from my own observations over the years. After V11, the Mass and churches went under great change. Churches built afterwards seem to be a certain "dumbing down of Church structures" including the moving of the tabernacle off the main alter to either a side alter or even into separate space or behind the main alter. No longer front and center. Just a thought!
You are right, the people do say, "We don't believe the teachings." I am not denying that there has been bad catechesis, but there are people for hundreds of years who didn't have good catechesis but still believed vehemently in the Real Presence. Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi. The experience of the people during liturgy must come first and foremost, before catechesis. Otherwise, it is like teaching one thing in the classroom only for the student to go back home and experience a different reality from their parents. And that is on us as priests. If we preach and teach the Real Presence ardently, but our liturgical reverence is lacking, we are hypocrites. We need incense, we need keeping the canonical digits together, we need beautiful and worthy liturgical vessels/altars/tabernacles.
Your Student and Friend,
Fr. Dan Weger
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Im a Filipino catholic
I really appreciate your videos esp the 10 commandments, 7 deadly sins, and the discussion on original sin.
45years old and its only this year that i understood some of my religion whom despite its weakness is my interpretation of my faith to my Savior.
God bless you Bishop.
Bishop Barron, it isn't just that people haven't been catechized, though surely that has been a big part of it, but I know friends who were catechized the same as me, yet the belief they had as younger people, has been given up in order (seemingly) to be more like our protestant "brethren". It's very disturbing to see, but so many Catholic churches no longer look or feel Catholic, which makes me think Mass no longer "feels" Catholic. I believe you're correct about people acting less Catholic, losing the actions of belief. It's so difficult to see people willing to give up such a miraculous event while accepting something so much more inferior.
@@johnpglackin345 it has been the loss of Catholicity in the clergy which has taken it out of so many Catholics; I'm in total agreement with you. It's hard to take, to swallow. Evangelization stopped the day the liturgy changed, and most Carholics were no longer truly Catholic; nor were most of the clergy who stopped the evangelizing.
I agree about the tabernacle not being on view, too many changes in the church,very sad.
Very few Eucharistic Vigil held in parishes will result in forgetting the Real Presence of Jesus.
If you have received Jesus through faith he lives in you. That's His presence.
@@jimkiesow9349, you're very correct. In addition to that, our Lord ordained we can manifest our faith by believing in the Real Presence of our Lord in the sacrament of the Eucharist.
@@borrico1965 And you have some Scripture to support your contention, right?
@@jimkiesow9349 John 6, 1 Cor. 10:15-18, 1 Cor. 11:27-29
@@rongarrander5317 Let me ask you a question. Do you think that a very intelligent person of humble and sincere spirit, with a deep and abiding faith in Christ, may see something totally different in those Scripture references than what you are seeing?
Excellent explanation of the Eucharist thank you Bishop Barron!
Bishop Barron makes a great point that how we act with are bodies is very important. To that I say what is more reverent receiving communion on your tounge kneeling at a communion rail from a priest or standing up, in your hands from a Eucharistic minister.
Who's to say which is more reverent? Or that it's not more reverent to never even behold the Eucharist, to eschew any approach towards it because one recognizes how truly unworthy they are when faced with His Glory?
Bad catechesis is probably the biggest cause. I went to Catholic school for 6 years (middle through high school) and only heard a single time from any teacher that the Church teaches that it has the full light of truth, a statement which both shocked and angered a large fraction of my senior-year class, most of whom had attended that school since kindergarten!
I do not understand why so many are convinced that veils and Latin are going to tell kids what no one is telling them.
Your last sentence should be carved in gold in every Traditionalist house.
Veils and Latin are the effect of proper catechesis not the cause.
@@teresasnamesake4784 Then I think we agree that we should begin with proper catechesis. Actual dogma would be a great start it seems.
On the other hand, I've seen veils confused with virtue, which is a lack of distinction I hope we all can avoid, regardless of whether you wear a veil to Mass or not.
The point is that with the post Vatican II mass came the loss of our teaching nuns . That was one of the biggest tragedies of all. They were irresplacable. On tbe other hand we are seeing a boom in numbers of vocations to traditional orders of sisters who favour the latin mass and full habits.
EC Kuhl and others, learn what the phrase lex orendi, lex credendi means.
And what fostered this poor cathechesis? The question of TLM vs NO aside: Where are our communion rails? Why are we receiving (and trained by catechists to receive) in the hand? And doesn't it seem we abuse the indult for lay eucharistic ministers beyond it's own admissible conditions? Irreverence has been allowed to be institutionalized in our Church! How shameful. Yes, catechize more clearly, but to your own point, Eminence, PRACTICE more clearly. Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi. Liturgy is it's own catechism. If the sheep are to be more reverent, then the shepherds must lead us there most fundamentally by means of the liturgy!
Please see and read second Vatican council
Did Jesus say you cannot receive the bread I give you in your hand? What traditional nonsense .
I'm Orthodox, our Traditions have the same 1,000+ development, and share A LOT. In our Divine Liturgy, before the Chalice is brought out through the royal doors, everyone who will be receiving the Eucharist prays "I believe, O Lord, and I confess that Thou art truly the Christ, the Son of the Living God, who camest into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the first. I believe also that this is truly Thine own most pure body, and this is truly Thine own precious blood..." (translations vary). Do Roman Catholics have this in their Liturgy? Do Roman Catholics recite their theological beliefs about who The Lord is and what the Eucharist is before receiving it to bring them to mind every time they receive? If so, could it be that the people who don't know it aren't attending?
Edited to add: I ask because both our Churches have A LOT of people who say "I am [insert ethnicity] Orthodox" or "I am [insert ethnicity] Catholic" who do not regularly attend Church or pray or study the Tradition
Eleni Alison Erekson - Hi and God Bless you! We all recite the nicene creed which sums up the fullness of the faith and as the Eucharist is distributed we always say Amen to the profession of it being the body and blood of Christ. It is however not explicitly stated as literally being so probably due to the presumption that it is never taught as being anything other than the literal and physical presence . Every blessing 😀
Yes, as a practicing Catholic, in Holy Mass Celebration, we all recite just before recieving The Body and Blood of Christ, Lord I am not worthy to receive you but only say the word and I shall be healed 🙏🏼💝
@@martinreed5892 When do you (the laypeople) profess that the Eucharist is truly the Body and Blood of Christ? In your prayers of preparation for the Eucharist the night/morning before receiving it? In vespers/vigil/matins/Orthos before receiving?
"It is however not explicitly stated as literally being so probably due to the presumption that it is never taught as being anything other than the literal and physical presence " It is taught that it is not truly the Body and Blood of Christ in the majority of Protestant and Reformist denominations. Is this something we should presume?
I'm not exactly certain how it works in the Roman Catholic Church, but in the Orthodox Church there are things our Readers, Priests and Bishops can decide will be included or skipped in the services (as well as things that 100% MUST be or MUST NOT be included). If you were Orthodox, I would say "talk with other members of your parish and ask your priest/bishop if this prayer, said by the clergy and laypeople together, can be included in your Divine Liturgy" -and that would not be out of line. In fact, if I went to my priest and said "I'd like it if we also said this prayer and had an even longer service" I'm certain he would be thrilled :p I'm not sure this would be "how things are done" in the Roman Catholic Church, but can you ask your priest about including this prayer of St. John Chrysostom for the laypeople to say in their prayers of preparation or during the Mass? Correct me if I'm wrong: St. John Chrysostom is the author of your weekly liturgy too (with St. Basil's Liturgy celebrated during Lent and on certain specified dates)? Is there anything preventing you from adding it back in in your personal prayer life and/or parish prayer life?
@@theresaaguilar3553 Thank you for your answer! That does describe who Christ is (Ie/ Lord, the Healer, etc) and who we are (Unworthy, in need of His healing,etc) but do you say a prayer that describes what the Eucharist is (Ie/ Truly His Body and Blood). If not, is there anything to prevent you from adding it in?
As I asked Martin, In the Orthodox Church, there are some parts of the service that may or may not be included if the Reader/Clergy decide to include or not include them. If you were Orthodox, I would say "talk with other members of your parish and ask your priest/bishop if this prayer, said by the clergy and laypeople together, can be included in your Divine Liturgy" -and that would not be out of line. In fact, if I went to my priest and said "I'd like it if we also said this prayer and had an even longer service" I'm certain he would be thrilled ;) I'm not sure this would be "how things are done" in the Roman Catholic Church, but can you ask your priest about including this prayer of St. John Chrysostom for the laypeople to say in their prayers of preparation or during the Mass?
If not, would anything prevent you from including it in your own prayers in preparation for the Eucharist, and/or with your children, godchildren, or Sunday school students?
@Eleni Alison Erekson, yes we also have a profound prayer that many people who are bed ridden or in emergency situations and cannot receive The Holy Eucharist (The Body Of Christ) recite the following prayer:
(I know the Spanish version. I translate it to English) Oh my Lord Jesus, I truly believe You are present in the Holy Sacrament of the altar. I love you above all things. I desire fervently to receive you in my soul but since I cannot receive you sacramentaly, come spiritually at least to my heart. Stay with me and do not allow me to separate from You. Amen 🙏🏼💕🙂
Also, what is stopping a bishop, a council of bishops, or the pope from saying, “Please, if you believe that the Eucharist is only a symbol, do not receive this Sunday”? And for a priest, to say the same in his homily, set aside a block of time for spiritual direction on the matter, and invite people to come and speak with him? Simple fix, but I’m sincerely curious: what prevents this kind of direct action?
Why? Because many Catholics don't like being told what to do. And pastors are afraid of losing parishioners if they were to tell the people something like that.
john mizak Not very manly. Not very fatherly if true.
If I had seen bishops and priests acting that way when I was in my 20s, it would’ve made me want to become one. Just sayin’. (Cough-vocations crisis.)
Amazingly well done!!
And there are young folks slowly but surely rising up with FIERCE devotion to the Eucharist 💗
Thanks a Million for taking up the Topic again, in detail.
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great discussion as always. Around the time of this video my priest had implemented a perptual prayer at mass during the petitions: "For a true and abiding reverence in our parish for the Real Presence of Jesus Christ -- body, blood, soul, and divinity -- in the most Blessed Sacrament." We have been praying for it ever since. I think it makes it much more difficult to misunderstand after such repetition, not to mention my pastor does not shy away from preaching any truth of the faith. Thanks for the videos Bishop, and God bless you.
It is very sad when Catholics stop listening to Jesus Christ when He is teaching us a true lesson. This is my body ,this is my blood .Do this in memory of Me. Should be taken as true. Not as a fairy tale.
Well-said.
Amen
I love the way the Bishop answered the question at the end. I am also reminded to teach my children to genuflect before the Blessed Sacrament.
When are Catholic priests going to accept the fact that the most important focus of their ministries should be to save the souls of humanity? Congregants long to be challenged and informed on doctrinal issues from the pulpit. Let us begin by placing the tabernacle so that it is undoubtedly the focal point in the church.
Thanks Very much Bishop Barron , again! . I'm in the middle of reading Brant Pitre's "Jesus and the Hebrew roots of the Eucharist " at your suggestion and it's sparked in me so many lightbulb moments that I will share this and your video within my social circle. As someone who has discovered the richness of our faith through the Neocatechumenal Way , I am saddened by the state of the level of faith of our youth. Wish I could do something for them
The Eucharist was one of the main reasons I wanted to become a part of the Catholic Church. The real presence of Christ, body and blood in this Blessed Sacrament ! I could take communion in almost any Protestant church... just a religious symbol.
How sad this problem we have in the church, I pray to the Mother of God for the grace of God to direct us to the right paths of the church.
I teach RCIA and I do not sugarcoat my student, I focus alot on the Eucharist as the body of Christ because is a fundamental truth.
I am a 57 year old cradle Catholic and I too struggle with the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist, I try to take it entirely on faith, but the doubt is constant and it bothers me greatly. I'm often jealous of those who believe deep in their souls and the joy they and even ecstasy they feel about partaking if this Sacrament. One of the things I blame this on is the total lack of Catachesis in my youth. I have queried many in my age group, those who have left the Church and the few I find in my parish and they have the same lack of knowledge of our religion as I do, even with 8 years of weekly CCD classes growing up. I call us the lost generation
I really feel for you. I think I hear your heart.
Maybe you could give up worrying about it for a season & read your Bible thoroughly. If you want to know the truth, I'm sure God will make His truth known to you.
At 10:18 Bishop Barron addressed the problem I have whenever I must needs assist at a Novus Ordo Mass. Here we are, in the very presence of God Almighty, and yet it becomes hard to pray after Mass because of the sudden uproar of voices ... as if they had already left the Nave and entered the church hall for some coffee and fellowship.
I find it truly distressing. To see/hear so many people, who are (probably) leading a much holier life that I, acting as if we were not in a sacred place.
- Reg
+JMJ
"Ladies and gentleman, Our Lord Jesus Christ is present" Love this introduction just before the Holi Mass on Sunday..,? thanks for your time and teaching experience.God bless you and your wise crowd.
I liked the video and learnt a lot. I’m 53, from England and catholic. I struggle with knowing whether the bread and wine are or aren’t the real presence of Jesus blood and body. I know I believe it is what Jesus said it is but I don’t know what he meant! With so many great and good non catholic Christians famous and not who must be missing out on what a lot of catholics say is the pinnacle of Christian belief it’s hard to know. I’m not sure the bishop answered the listeners question at the end of the talk. God Bless and Praise Jesus. 🙏🏻
Mary Bennett I agree. I have started attending Latin Mass and find the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass to be a much more reverent and reception of the Eucharist kneeling at the altar “on the tongue” more appropriate and honorable.
I can't tell you how many obedient evangelicals have become Catholics from Jesus' words in John 6:53-59.
I gratefully and joyfully number myself among them. Deo Gloria!
Why is it a secret?
I love this channel.
It springs forth with hope, love, understanding, and increased faith.
Thank you Bishop Barron.
Your Excellency, as a priest (and fellow Chicagoan) I appreciate this theme. I have tried -- time and time again -- to instill in my parishioners that we genuflect as an act of bodily adoration to Jesus present in the tabernacle. I must admit that I have to explain that we do not genuflect to the altar, but to Jesus who is present behind the altar. I agree wholeheartedly to your analysis of the bodily expression of worship. Thank you!!
Deb from California
When parishioners are ordered to stand during the Consecration-and if you kneel, someone taps you and tells you to stand-it propagates the attitude of the Eucharist does not need to be worshipped. When my family was repeatedly told to stand-I finally said, “No!” Our parish does not kneel after Agnus Dei, and another notch on the belt for the Eucharist being a snack. We sometimes double up and go to a Latin Mass out of our parish. We were shocked at how many under 40s attended and fully participated. The devotion and worship is palpable between the two services. I used to get to Mass up to a half hour early to pray a rosary, but there is a party going on and the noise level is too loud to pray. I am glad that Gospel is held up and we bow and show that reverence to the Gospel, but did the Eucharist have to suffer the disrespect because of it? The homilies are five minutes max and have no substantive meaning. The Eucharistic ministers wear jean shorts and there are sometimes more giving the Body and Blood than are receiving. I know that all of this seems like little things, but they are physical positions that put one body and soul into what is occurring on the altar. Our parish is putting in new pews and asking people to purchase a pew. We investigated. And were FINALLY told that there would be no kneelers. We asked others if they knew that and no one knew it. We have a woman as an apostolic assistant and she is responsible for the “no kneeler” mission. Whether people kneel or stand during Mass does not mean we should not have kneelers-for Adoration, a rosary, the Stations of the Cross, or just kneeling while praying one’s penance after Reconciliation. Will some of you Bishops and pastors speak out about being in the proper physical position to help the mind in the Spiritsl position? At least the pews order has been put on hold-due mainly to asking every Catholic he saw whether they knew it or not.
We genuflect ay our church and I sense strong reverence for the Eucharist...
We need the Priest to focus on the Eucharist. A great way is to put the Tabernacle back in the center of the Church. Then teach them of the Eucharist. The Eucharist one of the most important aspects of the Catholic Church, without it were just another Protestant denomination.
In reference to the placement of the tabernacle - I once heard a priest say “If you know what’s in it, you would know where to put it.” It just seems common sense that the most important vessel of the “real presence” should be front and center of the church. Not tucked off to the side. Bishop Barron, I greatly appreciate your insight, but how can you say at one moment that HOW we worship matters, but then dance around the issue of how the Liturgy is celebrated in the majority of parishes today. Clearly liturgy is a large part of the problem... I’m not saying the only problem, but most definitely a good chunk of it.
I wholeheartedly believe on this unbelievable question of the Holy Eucharist, now on the clarification and how the Remedy may be made today is of course is TQM brainstorm at the not the highest but on the contrary if I may Primary and secondary education within its schools worldwide... to solve this critical issue...
Godspeed... God Love You... "+"
You're not excluding yourself from the problem of poor evangelization...that's great, that's humble, but...
It was through men like you, who so eloquently, and passionately, and tirelessly, and consistently define Catholic teaching, that I and so many got to grow in my faith and love for the Eucharist.
THE EUCHARIST IS TRULY THE SUBSTANCE OF THE BODY AND BLOOD, SOUL AND DIVINITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST IN THE ACCIDENTS OF BREAD AND WINE!
Thank you Brandon and Bishop Barron. Your Excellency, do not apologize for getting fired up. We need to see that side of you. The emotional, the physical as well as the intellectual and spiritual working together drives your point home. You are in our prayers.
From my experience if you go to the Novus Ordo you don't get the information, or the vibe to even hint at the beauty and truth of our faith. You have to get it outside of Mass. The Internet is the reason I came back. It had absolutely nothing to do with the ordinary form of the Mass. The only reason my interest was peaked at all was through movies and music from before Vatican 2. I had a sense of something that has been lost in many parishes. Maybe it's not THE reason but I feel ignored and invisible to anyone who says it's not at least a symptom of the problem. I even feel betrayed at times.
Agreed 100%. I had fallen away for many years. It was the holy spirit that led me to the TLM that brought me back and got me interested in actually learning my faith, not the hokey-pokey hootenanny 'masses' that you see at most NO parishes.
@@derekr1013 also Tolkien helped me...and just research his attitude to the Novus Ordo 😂🤣. The movie The Mission as well, horror movies with priests being badass. Basically anything and everything BUT the Novus Ordo helped
Wonderful video, I just can't stop feeling sad for all those brothers that are not enjoying Eucarist, all our sorrows are solved ith our Lord.
That's right Bishop Barron! 🙏🏼 That's how I learned my Catholic faith as a child by watching my parents doing reverence just before entering God's House 🙏🏼(Church) I observed my parents kneeling before the Blessed Sacrament after Holy Mass to pray and give thanks 🙏🏼 As I was growing up I later learned that my parents became Ministers Of The Holy Eucharist. I remember feeling so honored to be their daughter because I thought to myself, Wow What An Honor To Be Able To Administer The Most High, Jesus, Alive and Present 🙏🏼💝
I also watched and learned after praying before The Holy Sacrament, when getting up to leave The Holy Presence, I observed an adult walking out backwards as to not give The Holy Sacrament his/her back honoring The Holy Presence Of Jesus, Alive 💝 and Present 🙏🏼💝🌷
It was useful for me to hear someone explain the substance and accidents of transubstantation
The Eucharist problem? Do people really not know about the true meaning of the Eucharist? I mean, I guess I'm lucky to know the Eucharist by heart at such a young age.
Now that we do not have masses regularly, I am really hungry for the body of Christ: The Eucharist.
Your Eminence,
I'm a"millennial" and I'd like to ask, how come the USCCB doesn't promote the Tridentine Mass? Living in the Chicago land area I've seen more of these masses pop up but they're hard to get to. How come it isn't required of every parish to celebrate the Extraordinary Form at least once a week?
I grew up with the Novus Ordo and I find it common place. I'm finding that many millennials feel the same way.
How come the Church doesn't embrace the Mass in all its forms and bring back a sense of tradition?
It would, as you once said, "re-Judaize" Christianity.
@Anthony Burke. I am a millennial. There is nothing more special about the TM over the NO. All Magisterial approved rites are equal. Jesus and the Apostles celebrated Mass in Aramaic, Hebrew and Greek. Reverence is in your heart and in your attitude. The NO converted many to Catholicism in Africa and Asia, without which they will be Protestants.
@@JosephGillespie928
I'm in agreement with you and the good Bishop. There is not 1 cause or solution to any problem. It's multifactorial and should be addressed as such.
The only point I'm trying to make is that what makes the sacred, "sacred" is that it's set apart and unique. Some people enjoy the Extraordinary form (like myself) and others appreciate the Novus Ordo. I think both are good in their own right but, in the case of the Extraordinary form, if it brings interest and people to the Mass and to Christ then why not use it to its full advantage?
I enjoy this quote, which was presented on another Catholic channel, by Donald Kingsbury, "Tradition is a set of solutions for which we have forgotten the problems. Throw away the solution and you get the problem back. "
@@jeremiahong248
I'd like to refer you to my reply to Joseph Gillespie.
In addition, it's not my intention to sound snarky, but I want to point out the contradiction in your statement: as you said there's nothing special about the TLM versus the NO but then go on to praise the NO in converting many people to the faith.
As I said to Joseph, the Church should take advantage of the Extraordinary form if it leads people to Christ and brings about a reverence for the Eucharist.
@@anthonyburke3000 I agree with your reply to Joseph. I am not contradicting myself. All rites approved by the Magisterium is equal. I am only stating a fact re effects of the NO rite in Africa and Asia - very real. By saying this, I am merely stating what you wrote to Joseph. The TM will appeal to some and NO to others - like in Africa and Asia.
@@jeremiahong248 Is there something wrong with being Protestant?? I await your reply...🤨🤨🤨
I have lived in many locations throughout the U.S. and in the world. I've noticed that a lot of the newer Catholic churches in the U.S. no longer have kneelers in the pews? I currently live outside of Texas on the East Coast. I do not attend Mass at my local parish, because it does not have kneelers and kneeling isn't encouraged; therefore, I go to another parish. It seems like there's a trend, especially in newer churches, to adopt a more Protestant look/practice. I can understand standing if the Mass is conducted outside or inside a stadium, but I really think kneelers should NOT be removed from Catholic churches.
So ... has the Archdiocese of Los Angeles sent an e-mail to every church and school to ask priests to remind parishioners at mass about the true presence? .... I bet “no” !
Richard Benitez - I'd like to put $50 on your side of that wager. Sadly, it would be a "sucker bet" to think otherwise... :-(
I'm a 21 year old Catholic and for myself I would say the teaching of the church has been severely lacking. These basic facts about the church, especially the theology of the church, needs to be given a much larger emphasis. For the life of me I don't know why church fathers like St Thomas Aquinas have been ignored.
Your Excellency, Second graders can understand transubstantiation. No reason to wait until 4th grade to teach this truth of our Catholic Faith.
Well, they can understand it to the extent that any of us really understand it.
the absolute best lecture on the Eucharist
The Novus Ordo fed Mother Theresa and JP II only after they had been raised on the TLM for over 40 years of their lives. Cummon Bishop. Be intellectually honest.
So this is what I don't understand about Bishop Barron's argument. He accepts genuflecting as a behaviour instrumental to the correct attitude to the Eucharist, yet doesn't accept Novo Ordus could be having the same affect - something far more essential than genuflecting. Ultimately, I don't think Novo Ordus is exclusively the only factor, but surely it is one of them.
@@tomward5293 I agree. The senses are the primary instrument to ordering ones mind to a reality. Being around more reverential behaviors (communion on the tongue, kneeling for communion, beautiful architecture, etc. etc.) will increase assent to a difficult teaching. It's not controversial to admit that the banality of 95% of NO liturgies is principally the cause of decreased reverence. It's not even a close call.
At the very least bring back communion rails and communion on tongue while kneeling. This should be done in NO and TLM
@@tomthx5804 Not sure what you're even saying.
@@tomthx5804 What in the blazes...
Lord I believe, help my unbelief.🙏🏻🕊✝️❤️
Wearing a chapel veil at mass can be a beautiful and reverent way of honouring Our Lord in the Most Blessed Sacrament.
How so?
This is so sad that over 70% don't understand what actually happens during the Consecration of the Holy Eucharist! Thank you for all your work! God Bless!
R-E-V-E-R-A-N-C-E
In distribution and reception.
On the tongue, while kneeling from the consecrated hands of a priest.
What of the disabled? What if someone has arthritic knees? What if someone is in a wheelchair, paralyzed?
Lisa Messenger of course if someone is physically unable they’re not expected to kneel.
I agree what would we do without the work of our dearly religious nuns? I went to Mass yesterday. The Mass is celebrated in the chapel of our oldest Catholic nursing home in our city. I spent 40 minutes talking to this elderly, lovely nun after Mass. She is 89 years old and she looks after that section of the nursing home and the other nun is 60+ years old, she looks after the new section of the nursing home (3 floors building) ....and that is it. No more Nuns in to look after the 4 buildings! She is pushing seniors same age as her (or younger) in their wheelchairs, or mobile beds. It is amazing! Her witnessing, her example. She should be "served" at 89....yet, she continues to serve. This is the Order of Sisters of Providence in Alberta.
Amazing, truly amazing. I told my Jesus, I want to be like her get to the old age & continue serving as you deserved to be served, and to love you as you deserved to be loved. 🙏🥰
Anyone who observes the line shuffling forward and the blank expressions on the faces each week in the average parish could see that belief in Who awaits at the altar is not understood at all. 'Agree whole heartedly that it is not one single thing, and that it is not the Novus Ordo in and of itself.... however, a BAD Novus Ordo is an altogether different thing. It's like conflating legal immigration with illegal immigration. There is a huge distinction that must be underscored in order to understand the subject. How many Novus Ordo Masses in America are conducted with piety and reverence, or follow the actual prescriptions given at the Council? THAT Novus Ordo, that presecription for the celebrant to follow, is a beautiful and reverent celebration that maintains the sacrificial nature of the Mass. I've seldom encountered it in my many years. That is a problem. Lose the sense of sacrifice, place the accent on the "meal" and "table" and you lunge towards a more protestant understanding of worship. Belief in the True Presence evaporates in this environment. We are in crisis-- the physical church is in peril and so is the spiritual church. No surprise because they are one in the same at some mysterious level.
Thanks be to God, and thank you Bishop Barron for teaching the true Catholic faith.
I’m a non-denominational Evangelical and this is one of the key issues in wrestling with now. It’s ironic to me that if you were to ask someone in my church if the seven days of creation are symbolic or literal they’d answer “literal”; same for miracles and the resurrection and teaching about marriage and so many things... then when Jesus says “this is my body” it flips.
Michael Gardner John 6:30 begins a colloquy that took place in the synagogue at Capernaum. The Jews asked Jesus what sign he could perform so that they might believe in him. As a challenge, they noted that “our ancestors ate manna in the desert.” Could Jesus top that? He told them the real bread from heaven comes from the Father. “Give us this bread always,” they said. Jesus replied, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.” At this point the Jews understood him to be speaking metaphorically.
Jesus first repeated what he said, then summarized: “‘I am the living bread which came down from heaven; if any one eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh.’ The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, ‘How can this man give us his flesh to eat?’” (John 6:51-52).
His listeners were stupefied because now they understood Jesus literally-and correctly. He again repeated his words, but with even greater emphasis, and introduced the statement about drinking his blood: “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you; he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him” (John 6:53-56).
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Notice that Jesus made no attempt to soften what he said, no attempt to correct “misunderstandings,” for there were none. Our Lord’s listeners understood him perfectly well. They no longer thought he was speaking metaphorically.
I teach 5th grade and we use Transubstantiation every day in publicly funded Catholic School in Alberta. you give me strength to do so. Thank you Thank you Thank you
Hi Berard,
Can you compare this scripture Hebrew 10:1-18 with the Eucharist and transubstantiation and let me know your thoughts.
When you see a guy (and this has been me) in jeans and a t-shirt, pop the Eucharist in his mouth like a Lay Potato Chip, do you think people see Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity? Sure, they told me what it was, okay? And? I didn’t believe it until I saw a woman prostrate herself in Adoration once. Looked up and said, “oh, hey, when did Jesus show up?”
I was astounded when I read of this poll. I believe 100% that the bread and wine truly become the Body and Blood of Jesus.
How can you say it has nothing to do with the Novus Ordo and reference your parents generation genuflecting in movie theaters in the same video and not recognize the connection is beyond me. If you want to fix the "Eucharist Problem" get rid of the Novus Ordo or at least bring back ad orientem worship, communion kneeling on the tongue at a rail.
Yeah Phil Ryan! Think you touched a good point on the correlation between Eucharist and confession. Like to see a survey on how many Catholics go to confession regularly or believe in its value. I believe the stats would be connected
Bishop, we need to bring back the communion rail and kneel before the Eucharist.
It is because we have too many Eucharist Ministers. people DONT believe, we have become another protestant church sometime priest are not giving communion. I grew up having the most respect for the priest because he was consecrated to God and church, his hands were anointed to heal and his two finger to hold the consacrated bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ. We kneeled at com.rail to recieve communion and we were to remain kneeling in the pew until the Host/Christ is back in the tabernacle. Why was it change?
Priest and EMs should not be giving communion to those people that dont say AMEN.
It is a good point that John Paul II and Mother Teresa came up through the Novus Ordo Mass, but Mother Teresa once said the saddest thing she ever saw was people receiving the Eucharist on the hand. JPII said that if possible a parish should work to make sure that all of their Altar Servers are boy Altar servers as boys can only become priest. The Novus Ordo is legit, but even theses two Saints that came up through the Novus Ordo still demanded reverence and respect at the Novus Ordo Masses. Has the Church done a bad job or teaching the true presence over the past 50 years? Yes, but the Church has also drifted into a state of total disrespect for reverence at the Mass. It is a "both and" situation "not an either or". We must teach the true presence better, but we must also demand a stanch respect for the liturgy.
I really dislike when people gather inside church to chit chat before and after mass. How can this be stopped?
I think the disbelief in the Eucharist is a result of many factors, all seemingly inconsequential, that really played into the undermining of a more mystical belief of the real presence. For instance in many more modern churches, the tabernacle is off to the side and not on the altar. And where it is placed, it is usually not very noticeable. So the architecture and placing of it send the signal that it isn't of great importance. Or often the tabernacle isn't even kept in the sanctuary church itself but is kept in a small chapel off to the side. Again, what signal does this send people? And I hate to say this because I myself prefer receiving in the hand and I do when I go to my regular parish, but I have on several occasions attending the TLM or the Anglican rite or the Byzantine Rite and there is just a greater feeling of reverence when receiving kneeling or in a more formal way (at the Anglican Use we lined up in front of the front pew and the priest went down the line with the Eucharist). Shuffling up in a line to receive in the hands just feels more casual. It just does. It's that body thing. But also the catechesis has been so abysmal. I went to Catholic schools all my life starting from 1965 through 1982. And I feel like I was robbed! I did not learn squat during this time. What I learned, I learned from my pious mother, father and grandmother. As a revert adult, I was trying to teach catechism for about 7 years in two different parishes. But honestly it depressed me. The whole set up was so poor. Parents would drop their kids off for RE (like it was a babysitting service) but never take the kids to Mass. And the teachers were all volunteers, many of whom were really ignorant or they actually were deliberately teaching the wrong thing to the kids. My daughter's teacher for Holy Communion (who I later found out was pro choice) told the kids the Eucharist was a symbol! And my 7 yo daughter had to correct her! That's horrendous. There should be more quality control over the teachers. And the textbooks they use are usually incredibly watered down. I often couldn't even figure out what the point of the lessons the authors were. It was garbled and diluted by cartoons and busy work. For a couple years I taught an 8th grade confirmation class but it was so discouraging that these girls never went to Sunday Mass and yet were going to receive the sacrament of Confirmation. It truly was like the parish itself was TRYING to make it all about being culturally Catholic but not Catholic in belief. They couldn't have made it easier! So a lot of poorly thought out changes and a lot of negligence on the part of those in the Church who should take their role as evangelizers more seriously. Christ told us to go and make disciples of all men and yet the church has been so lazy and I guess so busy with their vile corruption, they didn't bother to take their teaching responsibilities seriously. That can work for a generation, maybe because religion is more caught than taught. But if you water down the teachings and get so careless and negligent it eventually wreaks havoc. Especially when the culture is so at odds and so openly hostile with the belief in God or in morality.
Two questions for you, Faith---(1) why do you prefer Communion in the hand? I don't see any upside to this, and (2) don't you know it is a mortal sin to attend Anglican services, especially if you receive their "communion"?
@@GeorgePenton-np9rh I just get a little anxious receiving on the tongue. It makes me self-conscious. But I do often receive on the tongue. I go back and forth. And I said Anglican Use - it's fully valid under Pope Benedict XVI authority, way back in 2011. catholicherald.co.uk/news/2011/01/15/pope-benedict-establishes-worlds-first-ordinariate/
Thanks you so much. For this nice and wonderful teaching, Your grace. May God bless you always.
How can we begin the solve the problem of unbelief when so many of the church hierachy and religious do not have a super-natural belief as well? Another example today where I read that the Superior of the Jesuit order does not believe that the Satan exists but that he's merely a "symbol"..The Superior later walked backed his statement after a fire storm protest but he was quite explicit in his original explanation of why he believed Satan was a symbol. So I'm not buying his "walk back".
Thank you so much for this. I have been working so much and rushing so much that my sense of reverence even in church has been skewed. I know now that I MUST find a way to get to Adoration and build it into my schedule. Also, I'm realizing that I can no longer just bow from the waist when I should genuflect. I have been telling myself that because my knee is bad I should just bow. But I see very elderly people in the parish genuflect, sometimes with great effort. Surely I can make this little sacrifice. Thank you both Bishop Baron and Brandon for the wonderful work that you do.