I walked away from Catholicism many years ago. I didn't understand soooooo much. I've been confused but decided to find out the truth. EWTN popped up on my phone. The rosary was being recited. The words were reverent and eloquently spoken. I got hooked immediately. Next I watched father Chris. WHAT AN ANSWER TO PRAYER. Thank you father for explaining things in a way that I can accept.
I too walked away. Didn't understand. I was Baptized as a baby and got all the securements. I left the Catholic church for over two years and not until I got closer to Jesus, he lead me right back to where I belong. I will never leave again! It is, the one and only true religion that started with Jesus Christ! I love my Catholic faith and feel so incredibly blessed to know and understand it!!
Really ? You sure the devil didn't give you your eyesight back so that you can sin with your eyes ? Becareful what you think Jesus gave you and what Satan gave you .....Satan is allowed by God to perform certain miracles but they last for some time only ....so just be careful .
Amen HALLELUJAH! Jeremiah 29:11 11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
For anyone re-listening…. The fruits of these talks unfold and refresh each time there is more 🙏 thanksgiving for father Chris’s work!!! As a 7th grade catechist I know what it means to prepare ❤️ thank you for lending your heart and ear to the Holy Spirit!
I came in thru RCIA from a fundamentalist group who frankly hate “their Catholic brothers & sisters in Christ.”. I actually got lectured outside, inside, we don’t dance, yikes!!!! i listen to Father Alar all i can.
I am not a catholic Fr. Chris but am praying the Rosary my heart rests when I pray it and I may not understand everything but my heart tells me this is right.
Fr. Chris, I just turned 60 and this is one of the best catechism/s I ever had. Among all others that you so painstakingly researched, studied and generously shared with us. Thank you as always
Fr I have to add this- many years ago, I left the church. I remained Christian in my beliefs and attitude, but no longer attended Mass or rec’d sacraments. The last 5-6 years, I’ve felt a pull back to my faith. Started attending Mass occasionally. I promised my mother before she died, that I would get fully back into the church. I’m not sure how I found your Divine Mercy channel on RUclips, call it Divine intervention, but in an effort and desire to relearn my Catholic faith, I started watching your teaching videos. I’m learning a lot from you, and your enthusiasm you project through your lectures is contagious. I find myself excited about being Catholic for the first time in my life!! I am so grateful and thankful for all you and the other Marian brothers are doing to educate us and help guide us on our stairway to Heaven. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I feel like my mother may have helped me find a connection with you. Who knows, she may have saved my soul. But I feel like you have helped rescue my soul as well! Please continue to post these videos. I watch them all! I can feel my faith becoming stronger and my soul feels more pure than when I started this journey a few years ago! May God bless you for all you are doing to help us all get to Heaven!! 🙏❤️
Wow, Joan, God bless you! Thank you so much for being open to God's grace and coming back to your faith! We are so happy and that makes my day :) Thank you for sharing your faith journey with us and know you're in our prayers! God bless you!
This is so extremely organized and well explained. What a great speaker! God truly blessed you with wisdom. Thank you!! As a very logical thinker I’ve struggled with questions as a Protestant although now I’m converting to Catholicism. I’ve now baptized my 2nd baby into the church and plan to get baptized myself along with my 8 year old. What a blessing.
Our Hearts 💕 & prayers for Fr Chris, Fr Don Halloway, and all the Marians united in Christ Jesus. His teachings are like baby steps, precisely leading you to the best path in your life. I see Mary, Our Heavenly & Powerful intercessor in my prayers who's closest to Jesus. I follow At Jude, St Monica's Novena prayers to help our families' needs, problems, troubles, to bring them closer to Jesus & save their souls to Heaven. I'd asked for my salvation & to forgive me from my past sins I will always be repented. I wish I could've made better decisions to stop feeling condemned. Please Jesus save me and forgive me & my family as we want to be with youforever. I 🙏 🙇 ➕ 🙏 📿 🕯 ♥ 🌹 Amen
Father Alar everytime i hear these teachings there seems to be things i didnt hear before...amazing thank you so much you are a teacher just like Jesus God Bless You Fr Chris.❤
I’ve been watching your videos and learning a ton. My whole life I’ve been a Protestant and always believed that not only Catholics were bad but that they weren’t even Christian! Thank you Fr Alar for teaching me the truth!
Because of your talk on Saint Charbel…who performed more miracles than ANY other Saint (besides our Blessed Mother, Mary)I am praying a Novena to him now for the healing of my daughter, who is suffering from an illness for many years. Plus, now….she has another heavy cross to bear w/much physical & mental distress. I ask for your prayers & those of all of your followers of your “Explanation of the Faith” series too. This series has been a tremendous blessing for me, Father Alar. I pray that you…. & all of your listeners, will be blessed by your words of faith & you’ll continue on in your mission of bringing to all…. the message of God’s mercy & His unending love for all of His children! Thank you SO much, Father Chris! God bless you & keep you strong & healthy for whatever work He has planned for you to do for Him! 🙏
@@DivineMercy_Official oh Fr. Chris I saw your offer to William and wonder if you guys can help me. I'm a Convert from Protestant too and there's so many new things in Catholicism it makes my head spin. So much I don't know yet, but teaching like this really helps bolster my confidence that the Catholic Church is the Spiritual Home I've always searched for. I'm on the other side of the planet and don't seem to be surrounded by very knowledgeable Priests. THANK GOD for technology that I can still do this "Tele-learning." 😇 Going to look up St. Clare of Assisi in just a minute. I also watched your Video on Plenary Indulgences and thought that was a sensational lesson ❣️ I will try and connect with your Masses and Rosary Prayer maybe not live because of the time difference. Hopefully I can still receive the indulgence if I can't make the Livestream times??? Thank you again and GOD keep blessing you to bless us all over the planet ❣️🙏✝️
I was blessed to have a friend from the Netherlands bring a picture of the seamless robe of Christ she took when she visited the Trier Cathedral in Germany.......with this talk I understand Even more... So blessed to be Catholic
My husband and i visited Trier, Germany in 2006. We went to this Cathedral not far from Porta Negra, i think it was, and saw some relics. I just wonder if that is the Cathedral mentioned by Fr. Chris?
I have been a catholic non-believer, although i was baptized as a catholic, until i have watched a few of your posted videos in RUclips, now i an begining to repent my skipticsm as a Christian, i now openly admit that i am a poor sinner and i now understand the role of the Blessed Mary as the Mother of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the importance of all the Saints in the Catholic religion. Pray that God forgive all my skipticsm and doubts about religion in general due to my science agnostic, atheistic inclination in interpreting the bible mainly due to the theory of evolution and the big bang hypothesis. Now i will watch all your posted videos and will begin to practice as a true Catholic Christian and hope to fully reintegrate before i die.
Wow, thank you and God bless you! It is great you being open to God's grace and letting him lead you in your spiritual journey in life. Know you're in our prayers
I have numerous favorite Saints growing up, but had a deep and strong devotion to St. Pio of Pietrelcina, and of course, my heavenly mother, Mama Mary. Came to realize that my devotions to Padre Pio and Mama Mary led me one day to visiting them in San Giovanni Rotondo, and Lourdes respectively. And in my previous comment on St Joseph, I was also able to visit the Church dedicated for him in Singapore. A recurring devotion to St. Cajetan also came timely when I was looking for a job (I found a new one after couple of months! Praise and thank you, Jesus!) Just as the Saints were faithful to Jesus, so will they be to us when we implore their intercession! Thank God for the Holy Saints!
You explained why we need the intercession of Saints very well. I look forward to your "Explaining the Faith " series. Thank you very much Rev.Fr.Chris.God be with you and your congregation always Amen ...Bangalore India (21/3/21)
Thank You Again Father Chris. St Rita is also my Saint. I started praying to her for my troubled marriage, my husband an alcoholic has been clean for almost two years. Now I pray for him to convert and also pray for me, to learn to be more loving and accepting of the challenges in my life.
Love this Father! Tk you so much. I'm an older catholic and learned new things thru this video, as well as being refreshed in my beautiful & catholic faith that I learned during my childhood.
@@DivineMercy_Official So honouring the saints is proven to be biblical? Really want to become catholic but a protestant told me that honouring and giving devotion to the saints is not biblical and not relevant
Thank you Fr Chris I chose Saint Joseph at confirmation and ended up going to Saint Joseph's. I did a novena to him for help for work . He heard and helped me I've been blessed with work for years. Thankyou
Wonderful presentation Father Chris! I found your channel a few months ago and it has been so enlightening! God bless you for spreading the Truth and Light of our Lord Jesus Christ. 🙏🏻
I watch ALL of your talks & videos, especially First Friday’s & First Saturday’s. Father Chris you are AMAZING!!! I thank you & I’m grateful for you for those fantastic talks & for teaching/re-teaching us our Catholic faith!!! Thank you for sharing your tremendous knowledge & infectious enthusiasm!!! Your talks began as my hunger & need was insatiable!! God has blessed us with you & I pray God will bless you, all priests at Divine Mercy, & all priests!!
I have always wanted close friends. And I remember how happy I was when I found out that the saints are our closest friends, and that by investing into our friendship with them now we can be even closer to them in heaven. Learning to love Christ and His saints more does not take away from earthly friendships either, but rather helps us to have a greater capacity to love. I am grateful for all the saints, but especially those ones who have taken me under their wing in a special way. May they pray for us now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
I was lucky enough to have seen several incorruptible saints. Definitely a miracle from God, Saint Bernadette is absolutely amazing. She is so beautiful! You even see her eye brows. I look forward to signing up for a pilgrimage with you. 🙏
This is very informative for us a catholic to fight for our beliefs. Thank you father Chris 🙏❤ we praise GOD our Lord Almighty Holy Father our Creator and our God the Son our Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour with God the Holy Spirit one God forever and ever 🙏❤
another terrific seminary class today Father!! Thank you so much. I'm going to try to figure out my patron saint - i won't even bother looking up my name LOL I'm always praying for your Fr. Chris and everyone at the National Shrine. God bless and thank you again for all the time & effort you put into these talks!! They are AND you are a true blessing
I did look up my confirmation name mine was after my grandmother who died suddenly right before my confirmation I think I wore my confirmation dress at her funeral my mom had made for my confirmation,
Just yesterday I was talking to God and I asked him how do I pray to the saints and today your video of the saints pops up and when you mention you will tell us how to pray to the saints I knew God is leading me exactly what he has put in my heart to do. Wow just how Great is Gods way. I love how he uses his children to speak to each other this is so Great! Thank you!! I pray one day I can go visit your church and meet you. God bless you! Thank you for shining your light of Christ
The lives & roles of the saints in the catholic church serves as an inspiration & encouragement for all of us to pursue a life of continuous prayer & holiness with joy , hope & faith despite all the trials & tribulations this life has in store for all of us.
Thank you Father Chris for your message on the Saints. As a Non-Catholic, I was confused about whether we could only have one patron saint or more than one. I definitely think that Padre Pio is currently my main patron saint, because I have felt his presence numerous times. But I also have felt a connection to St Anthony of Padua and St Faustina. I learned to pray the Rosary with a Catholic family, whose elderly father and husband was on hospice before he died. (I was a CNA). His family invited me to pray the Rosary and also the chaplet of Divine Mercy with them. His wife gave me a booklet on St Anthony and eventually I prayed the chaplet of St.. Anthony for a little while at the time. But even before I bought my St Anthony chaplet, I prayed to him one night lying in my bed. I have flat feet, and my left foot was hurting. But in my mind I could see something or someone stirring (or awakening) (hard to describe). But the pain in my left foot stopped hurting. Amazing. The LORD heard my prayer. I have also felt the presence of St Faustina a few times. I bought a copy of her diary from the Marian Fathers. Just haven't read it yet. Last year I sent you my Angels "poem". Hope you received it. Someone like you is probably overwhelmed by people and letters (because you seem like a good father), so maybe you don't remember. I like you Father Chris Alar, because you are a Teacher Preacher. I have learned so much from you. If I lived near you I would become Catholic, and I would want you to be my father. God bless you Father Chris. Be safe in this winter storm. (From PA).
Thank you David and God bless you. If God is putting on your heart to look into the Catholic faith please don't hesitate! And please feel free to contact me if you have any questions as I would love to help you on this journey to find the fullness of the truth. God bless you
Thank you Father Chris for your teachings on the Saints today. I really have to search and find my Patron of Saint because I didn't even know anything about this until you mentioned it. I honestly didn't even know there was a Patron of Saint for cancer, as a cancer patient this truly helps in the process of my recovery. Thank you Father for everything you do, all the dedication, love and passion you put into these explanations. You are always in my prayers Father Chris and the National Shrine. God Bless You ♥️🙏🏼💙
Yes Evelyn, the Patron Saint for Cancer, is ST. PEREGRINE! He’s very very powerful! Actually u can search on Google the beautiful place in Oregon, the Shrine of St PEREGRINE on top of the mountain. So beautiful! I’ve been there,,,so serene & peaceful place! 🙏📿🙏👍👍
Shared on my Facebook page.. thank you so much, Fr Alar for doing this. Having grown up Mormon, drifting away from the church, then coming to God' true church last August, I was not aware I could pray to a Saint for aid. Sharing for those in aid.
Thank you Father Chris for always taking the time to teach us so much about our Catholic faith. What you do for us is priceless and appreciated more than you know. There are still so much to learn no matter what faith we are. It definitely helps me being a cradle Catholic. God Bless. 🙏📿💕
THANK YOU 🙏🏼 FATHER CHRIS! THANK YOU FOR GRANTING MY WISH....... it has definitely COME TRUE...... remember I asked you for this wish on my birthday 🎂 December 27!!! On your Sunday Mass!!! Listening now, Saturday March 20, 2021🇺🇸💟🇺🇸 California &! DEAR LORD PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!MAGA!❤️
Thank you Lord for having us Father Chris for his untiring talks to impart to us what he researched about our religion, thank you so much for that Fr. Chris , praying for your good health 🙏🏻, Lord heal his knee so he will be healed, thank you Lord 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
This is so helpful for me to fully understand as a convert, and also to be able to explain it to my agnostic and protestant relatives, thank you again Fr. Alar. I have a devotion to Bl Solanus Casey, and wear a 3rd class relic with his photo in a necklace everyday since I discovered him. He has done me some favors regarding my health, TBTG. I love him and hope to meet him in heaven. Oh my goodness, my grandmother is named Rita, and I also wear St. Rita's medal on my scapular!
Happy Belated Birthday Fr. Chris!! I'm the one getting all the gifts...lol I'm benefiting immensely from your videos!! Thank you and God bless you and your ministry. Oh and yes, I've become a Marian Helper because of you.
Thank you Fr. Chris. You are God sent in our times. Together with all the marian fathers and members of your Church. I always share the blessings of hearing your homilies and talks to my family and friends. Know that we are praying for all of you. As the feast of Divine Mercy nears, the loving words of God's mercy reverberates thru you. May all experience His mercy father. Here in the Phils where we are again being beaten by the adversary thru the covid scare, our churches will again be 🔒 closed. But, i know St. Joseph has something up his sleeves. And like him, i sleep and contemplate how he is going to lead us out of this, just as he protected mama Mary and our Lord when they came to pagan Eygpt. 💪💪💪😇😇😇🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Thank you Father Chris for explaining all these teachings about saints. I learned so much from them. God bless you more. Good job. Praise the Lord Jesus 🙏.
Dear Fr Chris, Thank You for the complimentary seminary lessons on ! Saints 🙏🙏 Always full of power packed knowledge that strengthens our faith ! Fr Chris, u r a leader of the Marians and a Saint in the making ! God bless you and Fr Mark for this wonderful teaching ! 😇😇😇
I love & adore all the saints they had undergone so many trials at times martyrdom they had survived 🙌 ❤️ all these depressing moments in their lives they had the greatest reward with holiness thanks for this awesome video talk, good health father chris 😀 😊 ❤️
Please everyone share this talk with others who need to hear this because many deprive themselves spiritually from saints. We are striving for sainthood and look to the saints for help.
JESUS I TRUST IN YOU! Thank you for this gift of life u’ve given me today & everyday of my life. Thank you for answering my request right away in looking for my place to stay. I’m so grateful! Thank you my Lord & my GOD! I LOVE YOU! ❤️ 💜❤️🙏📿🙏📿🙏🕯🕯🕯
Thank you Jesus for Mari as ns and Fr. Chris Alar! I am glad to listen today, Nov. 9/2022 of his talk on saints, mar. 19, St. Joseph's feast, Happy birthday, William Joseph, rip!
@@DivineMercy_Officialhello from Scotland loved the video along with all the others I have a question ever the centuries we have had relics taken from saints can I ask is there relics being taken from our modern day saints will there be a relic taken from pope Benedict just a question father thanks and God bless 🙏🏻🏴
Father Chris, this is an excellent talk. See how good all your recording and serious note taking in seminary shows up in your vocation. I need to show this to protestant friends. When I say I ask for Saint's intercession, a lot of them have a small frazzle.
Another excellent talk yes Fr we are went missionaries besides being Marian helpers we will follow you on apr 5-9 we learn sooo much from all of your good hard work. God Bless You
Thanks for your wonderful talks, I really gain a lot of spiritual wisdom from them! I was born on All Saints Day, so I guess I have a lot of help from above. My middle name is Mary, and I have a deep devotion to our Lord's Mother.
Thank you father chris for making my catholic teaching, stronger and closer to my lord God. such blessings coming from you father chris. I had no idea that the more you learn about our lord jesus, is like you can't continue to live without hearing the word of God. Best food ever in my life thank you father chris
You sound like you might know the answer to a question that I need before Tuesday morning. I hope you see this and I hope you won’t mind answering my question. Thank You in advance if you do answer. I need to know, in custody issues that involve the safety and well being of a toddler, which Saint should our family ask to intercede for the child. Open the Judges heart and mind and so he will think of the child instead of making down the middles decisions no matter the condition the child will be thrust into.
Saints are our friends in heaven.
I walked away from Catholicism many years ago. I didn't understand soooooo much. I've been confused but decided to find out the truth. EWTN popped up on my phone. The rosary was being recited. The words were reverent and eloquently spoken. I got hooked immediately. Next I watched father Chris. WHAT AN ANSWER TO PRAYER. Thank you father for explaining things in a way that I can accept.
Wow, that's awesome Sheila thank you for being open to God's grace and letting him lead you back to Himself. Thank you for sharing that!
greetings. How is your journey with the Lord, 3 years later?
I too walked away. Didn't understand. I was Baptized as a baby and got all the securements. I left the Catholic church for over two years and not until I got closer to Jesus, he lead me right back to where I belong. I will never leave again! It is, the one and only true religion that started with Jesus Christ! I love my Catholic faith and feel so incredibly blessed to know and understand it!!
I got my eye sight back thanks to Jesus I don’t care what anyone says I know it’s true.
Really ? You sure the devil didn't give you your eyesight back so that you can sin with your eyes ? Becareful what you think Jesus gave you and what Satan gave you .....Satan is allowed by God to perform certain miracles but they last for some time only ....so just be careful .
What a blessing!!!
Amen HALLELUJAH! Jeremiah 29:11
11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Just as we honor military heroes who sacrificed everything for our country, All Saints Day is no different.
For anyone re-listening…. The fruits of these talks unfold and refresh each time there is more 🙏 thanksgiving for father Chris’s work!!! As a 7th grade catechist I know what it means to prepare ❤️ thank you for lending your heart and ear to the Holy Spirit!
I came in thru RCIA from a fundamentalist group who frankly hate “their Catholic brothers & sisters in Christ.”. I actually got lectured outside, inside, we don’t dance, yikes!!!!
i listen to Father Alar all i can.
Thank you Lord for giving us the words thru fr. Chris Alar.
I am not a catholic Fr. Chris but am praying the Rosary my heart rests when I pray it and I may not understand everything but my heart tells me this is right.
Wow, God-bless you for being open to God's grace!
Fr. Chris, I just turned 60 and this is one of the best catechism/s I ever had.
Among all others that you so painstakingly researched, studied and generously shared with us.
Thank you as always
Thank you Ana and God bless you for joining us!
I concur...i am truly grateful to Fr. Chris' Explaining the faith series. I've learned a lot since i started following his talks.😍
Anyone know how to get a hold of a Baltimore catechism??? Thank you!
Same here! I am just awestruck!
@@suesmith9905 I have the Baltimore Catechism as an audiobook on my YT channel. God bless.
Fr I have to add this- many years ago, I left the church. I remained Christian in my beliefs and attitude, but no longer attended Mass or rec’d sacraments. The last 5-6 years, I’ve felt a pull back to my faith. Started attending Mass occasionally. I promised my mother before she died, that I would get fully back into the church.
I’m not sure how I found your Divine Mercy channel on RUclips, call it Divine intervention, but in an effort and desire to relearn my Catholic faith, I started watching your teaching videos. I’m learning a lot from you, and your enthusiasm you project through your lectures is contagious. I find myself excited about being Catholic for the first time in my life!! I am so grateful and thankful for all you and the other Marian brothers are doing to educate us and help guide us on our stairway to Heaven.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
I feel like my mother may have helped me find a connection with you. Who knows, she may have saved my soul. But I feel like you have helped rescue my soul as well! Please continue to post these videos. I watch them all! I can feel my faith becoming stronger and my soul feels more pure than when I started this journey a few years ago! May God bless you for all you are doing to help us all get to Heaven!! 🙏❤️
Wow, Joan, God bless you! Thank you so much for being open to God's grace and coming back to your faith! We are so happy and that makes my day :) Thank you for sharing your faith journey with us and know you're in our prayers! God bless you!
Joan, your heartfelt post has me crying. Please know that I have you in my prayer journal. I am praying for you!
I feel like Joan did.
@@kellys5442 thank you!
Nothing compares to the Latin Liturgy 🌹
This is so extremely organized and well explained. What a great speaker! God truly blessed you with wisdom. Thank you!! As a very logical thinker I’ve struggled with questions as a Protestant although now I’m converting to Catholicism. I’ve now baptized my 2nd baby into the church and plan to get baptized myself along with my 8 year old. What a blessing.
NOBODY TEACHES LIKE FATHER CHRIS ALAR!!!!! PRAISE BE JESUS CHRIST!!!! : )
Our Hearts 💕 & prayers for Fr Chris, Fr Don Halloway, and all the Marians united in Christ Jesus. His teachings are like baby steps, precisely leading you to the best path in your life. I see Mary, Our Heavenly & Powerful intercessor in my prayers who's closest to Jesus. I follow At Jude, St Monica's Novena prayers to help our families' needs, problems, troubles, to bring them closer to Jesus & save their souls to Heaven. I'd asked for my salvation & to forgive me from my past sins I will always be repented. I wish I could've made better decisions to stop feeling condemned. Please Jesus save me and forgive me & my family as we want to be with youforever. I 🙏 🙇 ➕ 🙏 📿 🕯 ♥ 🌹 Amen
Amen x God bless you
Father Alar everytime i hear these teachings there seems to be things i didnt hear before...amazing thank you so much you are a teacher just like Jesus God Bless You Fr Chris.❤
Douglas and I Gloria are thankful for this
He is cradle Catholic 62yr
I'm a convert of 14 years
Pray for our sacramental life
Thank you Fr Chris
I’ve been watching your videos and learning a ton. My whole life I’ve been a Protestant and always believed that not only Catholics were bad but that they weren’t even Christian! Thank you Fr Alar for teaching me the truth!
Amen 🙏 God bless you alleluia !
Because of your talk on Saint Charbel…who performed more miracles than ANY other Saint (besides our Blessed Mother, Mary)I am praying a Novena to him now for the healing of my daughter, who is suffering from an illness for many years. Plus, now….she has another heavy cross to bear w/much physical & mental distress.
I ask for your prayers & those of all of your followers of your “Explanation of the Faith” series too. This series has been a tremendous blessing for me, Father Alar.
I pray that you…. & all of your listeners, will be blessed by your words of faith & you’ll continue on in your mission of bringing to all…. the message of God’s mercy & His unending love for all of His children! Thank you SO much, Father Chris!
God bless you & keep you strong & healthy for whatever work He has planned for you to do for Him! 🙏
May your sweet daughter be fully restored, amen and amen x
Hi Sharon, what is your daughter's name? I always mention names when I pray, God bless you
I am coming out of 40+ years of Calvinism and this is an enormously helpful video for me.
Wow, that's awesome William. Please let me know if we can help in your faith journey!
@@DivineMercy_Official oh Fr. Chris I saw your offer to William and wonder if you guys can help me. I'm a Convert from Protestant too and there's so many new things in Catholicism it makes my head spin. So much I don't know yet, but teaching like this really helps bolster my confidence that the Catholic Church is the Spiritual Home I've always searched for.
I'm on the other side of the planet and don't seem to be surrounded by very knowledgeable Priests. THANK GOD for technology that I can still do this "Tele-learning." 😇 Going to look up St. Clare of Assisi in just a minute.
I also watched your Video on Plenary Indulgences and thought that was a sensational lesson ❣️ I will try and connect with your Masses and Rosary Prayer maybe not live because of the time difference. Hopefully I can still receive the indulgence if I can't make the Livestream times???
Thank you again and GOD keep blessing you to bless us all over the planet ❣️🙏✝️
How interesting ✌️
@@DivineMercy_Official Somehow I missed your reply! I'm well along into catechesis but will indeed contact you at some point.
Fr.Chris may God bless you for your true words 🙏👼
Thank you again and again Fr. Chris... God bless you always...
Fr Cris i always listen.....Philippines here. Salamat!
I was blessed to have a friend from the Netherlands bring a picture of the seamless robe of Christ she took when she visited the Trier Cathedral in Germany.......with this talk I understand Even more... So blessed to be Catholic
Thank you Brenda and God bless
My husband and i visited Trier, Germany in 2006. We went to this Cathedral not far from Porta Negra, i think it was, and saw some relics. I just wonder if that is the Cathedral mentioned by Fr. Chris?
Thank you Fr. Chris as always! I feel blessed everytime I'm listening to you and all the Marian Priests as well.. God bless us all🙏
Yes, Annie :)
I have been a catholic non-believer, although i was baptized as a catholic, until i have watched a few of your posted videos in RUclips, now i an begining to repent my skipticsm as a Christian, i now openly admit that i am a poor sinner and i now understand the role of the Blessed Mary as the Mother of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the importance of all the Saints in the Catholic religion. Pray that God forgive all my skipticsm and doubts about religion in general due to my science agnostic, atheistic inclination in interpreting the bible mainly due to the theory of evolution and the big bang hypothesis. Now i will watch all your posted videos and will begin to practice as a true Catholic Christian and hope to fully reintegrate before i die.
Wow, thank you and God bless you! It is great you being open to God's grace and letting him lead you in your spiritual journey in life. Know you're in our prayers
Father Chris Alar thank you for your insight and inspiration in details for The Role of the Saints.
I have numerous favorite Saints growing up, but had a deep and strong devotion to St. Pio of Pietrelcina, and of course, my heavenly mother, Mama Mary. Came to realize that my devotions to Padre Pio and Mama Mary led me one day to visiting them in San Giovanni Rotondo, and Lourdes respectively. And in my previous comment on St Joseph, I was also able to visit the Church dedicated for him in Singapore. A recurring devotion to St. Cajetan also came timely when I was looking for a job (I found a new one after couple of months! Praise and thank you, Jesus!)
Just as the Saints were faithful to Jesus, so will they be to us when we implore their intercession! Thank God for the Holy Saints!
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You explained why we need the intercession of Saints very well. I look forward to your "Explaining the Faith " series. Thank you very much Rev.Fr.Chris.God be with you and your congregation always Amen ...Bangalore India (21/3/21)
Amen God bless you all in Bangalore x
I am so blessed to have the Blessed Mother and Saint Elizabeth as my patron saints.
@@lilyw.719 She is the greatest saint! Even though we dont address her as "Saint" I pray to her and she intercedes for me.
Mary is a Saint. She is the greatest of all. I went to St. Mary's High School named for her.
@@DivineMercy_Official Thank you.
Father Alar, I love learning about the Catholic Faith from you ♥️
Thank you Cindy for joining us and God bless you!
Thank you so much Father Chris, ❤️
Thanks for listening. God bless
Dear St Joseph, Thank you so much for your lovely messages. Please be with me and my family, because we need your love and guidance SO MUCH
Thank you Rev Fr Chris Alar for your very beautiful and inspiring talk about the Saints.
Thanks for listening
Thank You Again Father Chris. St Rita is also my Saint. I started praying to her for my troubled marriage, my husband an alcoholic has been clean for almost two years. Now I pray for him to convert and also pray for me, to learn to be more loving and accepting of the challenges in my life.
Yes Chi, St. Rita, pray for us!
May God bless all viewers. Thank you Fr. Alar.
Amen x
Morning Father Chris. Adrian. C here. Thank u 4 the tuition free seminary classes.
So grateful for your wonderful ministry. Blessings from Scotland 🏴
God bless you and all in Scotland!
Fr Chris that was awesome , I always learn so much from you.
Thanks Jon.... appreciate your support of Divine Mercy.
Love this Father! Tk you so much. I'm an older catholic and learned new things thru this video, as well as being refreshed in my beautiful & catholic faith that I learned during my childhood.
@@sheila7809 Thank you Sheila for coming to join us. God bless you!
@@DivineMercy_Official So honouring the saints is proven to be biblical? Really want to become catholic but a protestant told me that honouring and giving devotion to the saints is not biblical and not relevant
Thank you Fr Chris
I chose Saint Joseph at confirmation and ended up going to Saint Joseph's. I did a novena to him for help for work . He heard and helped me I've been blessed with work for years. Thankyou
Thanks for sharing... God bless you!
Fantastic! Fr. Chris, God is using you powerfully. Thank you.
Thank you Father Chris Alar for teaching ,explaining us our faith. 🙏
God bless you more 🙏
Thanks for watching and having an open heart to it! God bless
Thank you Fr. Alar for another knowledge about our Saints May God bless you and your community of Divine mercy
33:15 starts a great explanation for me to understand.
Thank you father Chris alar I learn so much from you, god bless you🙏🙏🙏
Beautiful , Thank you!, Amen!
Wonderful presentation Father Chris! I found your channel a few months ago and it has been so enlightening! God bless you for spreading the Truth and Light of our Lord Jesus Christ. 🙏🏻
Thank you for joining us Bill and God bless you
“ God chooses to come to us through other people and things”. EXACTLY. 👍
Went to Mass at st Mark's in Huntersville. Had an encounter with the Good Shepherd and walking out I was drenched in the Holy Spirit. Will return.
Great parish!
I watch ALL of your talks & videos, especially First Friday’s & First Saturday’s. Father Chris you are AMAZING!!! I thank you & I’m grateful for you for those fantastic talks & for teaching/re-teaching us our Catholic faith!!! Thank you for sharing your tremendous knowledge & infectious enthusiasm!!! Your talks began as my hunger & need was insatiable!! God has blessed us with you & I pray God will bless you, all priests at Divine Mercy, & all priests!!
Thank you Rosemarie for your support of our evangelization efforts... we appreicate it! God bless
My favorite saint is St. Joseph since i was 15 y. Old .Now I'm 77 yrs old am from the Philippines
I learn so much from you. Thank you Father Chris.
Thanks Mason, nice to have you here. God bless
❤ Thank you Father
I have always wanted close friends. And I remember how happy I was when I found out that the saints are our closest friends, and that by investing into our friendship with them now we can be even closer to them in heaven. Learning to love Christ and His saints more does not take away from earthly friendships either, but rather helps us to have a greater capacity to love. I am grateful for all the saints, but especially those ones who have taken me under their wing in a special way. May they pray for us now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
the book my sister's the saints
I was lucky enough to have seen several incorruptible saints. Definitely a miracle from God, Saint Bernadette is absolutely amazing. She is so beautiful! You even see her eye brows. I look forward to signing up for a pilgrimage with you. 🙏
He would love to have you with us Alice! God bless you
Thank you for this. St. Francis of Assisi, pray for us. St. Benedict, pray for us. Padre Pio, pray for us. St. Faustina, Pray for us.
This is very informative for us a catholic to fight for our beliefs. Thank you father Chris 🙏❤ we praise GOD our Lord Almighty Holy Father our Creator and our God the Son our Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour with God the Holy Spirit one God forever and ever 🙏❤
Thank you truly for the wonderful lesson on the Saints.May the Saints 🙏 pray for us here on earth .
another terrific seminary class today Father!! Thank you so much. I'm going to try to figure out my patron saint - i won't even bother looking up my name LOL I'm always praying for your Fr. Chris and everyone at the National Shrine. God bless and thank you again for all the time & effort you put into these talks!! They are AND you are a true blessing
Yes, not sure of a saint Paryse! :) But you have one looking out for you that's for sure based on how you have come back to your faith with a force!
@@DivineMercy_Official amen Father!! AMEN!!!
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I did look up my confirmation name mine was after my grandmother who died suddenly right before my confirmation I think I wore my confirmation dress at her funeral my mom had made for my confirmation,
Thank you Father Chris Alar and all MIC's Marians Fathers and Brothers so very much!!!
Thuy-Vinh-Bui from Australia.
Wonderful talk! Many thanks 🇧🇷
Just yesterday I was talking to God and I asked him how do I pray to the saints and today your video of the saints pops up and when you mention you will tell us how to pray to the saints I knew God is leading me exactly what he has put in my heart to do. Wow just how Great is Gods way. I love how he uses his children to speak to each other this is so Great! Thank you!! I pray one day I can go visit your church and meet you.
God bless you! Thank you for shining your light of Christ
Wow, thank you for sharing that
The lives & roles of the saints in the catholic church serves as an inspiration & encouragement for all of us to pursue a life of continuous prayer & holiness with joy , hope & faith despite all the trials & tribulations this life has in store for all of us.
Well said
Loved the talk, Father Alar. I always learn so much listening to you.
Thanks for listening Teresa and God bless
Thank you for all you do Father Chris Alar ❤🕊✝️🙏🏻God Bless
Thank you Maria for your support of Divine Mercy. God bless!
Wonderful teaching, Fr. Alar. May God keep you always.🙏
Amen x
Thank you Father Chris for your message on the Saints. As a Non-Catholic, I was confused about whether we could only have one patron saint or more than one. I definitely think that Padre Pio is currently my main patron saint, because I have felt his presence numerous times.
But I also have felt a connection to St Anthony of Padua and St Faustina. I learned to pray the Rosary with a Catholic family, whose elderly father and husband was on hospice before he died. (I was a CNA). His family invited me to pray the Rosary and also the chaplet of Divine Mercy with them. His wife gave me a booklet on St Anthony and eventually I prayed the chaplet of St.. Anthony for a little while at the time. But even before I bought my St Anthony chaplet, I prayed to him one night lying in my bed. I have flat feet, and my left foot was hurting. But in my mind I could see something or someone stirring (or awakening) (hard to describe). But the pain in my left foot stopped hurting. Amazing. The LORD heard my prayer.
I have also felt the presence of St Faustina a few times. I bought a copy of her diary from the Marian Fathers. Just haven't read it yet.
Last year I sent you my Angels "poem". Hope you received it.
Someone like you is probably overwhelmed by people and letters (because you seem like a good father), so maybe you don't remember.
I like you Father Chris Alar, because you are a Teacher Preacher. I have learned so much from you. If I lived near you I would become Catholic, and I would want you to be my father.
God bless you Father Chris.
Be safe in this winter storm. (From PA).
Thank you David and God bless you. If God is putting on your heart to look into the Catholic faith please don't hesitate! And please feel free to contact me if you have any questions as I would love to help you on this journey to find the fullness of the truth. God bless you
Fabulous video!!!!
Thank you so much Fr Chris for deepening my understanding. God bless all your talks and efforts in spreading God’s Divine Mercy! Amen
Thank you for letting us be part of your faith journey Anne :) God bless
Thank you Father Chris for your teachings on the Saints today. I really have to search and find my Patron of Saint because I didn't even know anything about this until you mentioned it. I honestly didn't even know there was a Patron of Saint for cancer, as a cancer patient this truly helps in the process of my recovery. Thank you Father for everything you do, all the dedication, love and passion you put into these explanations. You are always in my prayers Father Chris and the National Shrine. God Bless You ♥️🙏🏼💙
Thank you E for watching the whole thing :)
Yes Evelyn, the Patron Saint for Cancer, is ST. PEREGRINE! He’s very very powerful! Actually u can search on Google the beautiful place in Oregon, the Shrine of St PEREGRINE on top of the mountain. So beautiful! I’ve been there,,,so serene & peaceful place! 🙏📿🙏👍👍
@@tessamariebilgera Wow, thanks, I sure wish I could visit one day God willing. God Bless You 💙🙏🏼♥️
I needed to hear this. We all need to hear this. Thank you father. God bless. Amen.🙏✝️🛐🛐🙏.
Shared on my Facebook page.. thank you so much, Fr Alar for doing this. Having grown up Mormon, drifting away from the church, then coming to God' true church last August, I was not aware I could pray to a Saint for aid. Sharing for those in aid.
That's awesome.... thank you for sharing.
Thank you Father Chris for always taking the time to teach us so much about our Catholic faith. What you do for us is priceless and appreciated more than you know. There are still so much to learn no matter what faith we are. It definitely helps me being a cradle Catholic. God Bless. 🙏📿💕
Thank you Diana for following your faith with us. God bless
THANK YOU 🙏🏼 FATHER CHRIS! THANK YOU FOR GRANTING MY WISH....... it has definitely COME TRUE...... remember I asked you for this wish on my birthday 🎂 December 27!!! On your Sunday Mass!!! Listening now, Saturday March 20, 2021🇺🇸💟🇺🇸 California &! DEAR LORD PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!MAGA!❤️
Yes, blessings to you JAS!
Thank you Lord for having us Father Chris for his untiring talks to impart to us what he researched about our religion, thank you so much for that Fr. Chris , praying for your good health 🙏🏻, Lord heal his knee so he will be healed, thank you Lord 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Thank you and God bless
My favourite Father. You are so God send. Please take my thanks and appreciation for your work.
Thank you for joining us and God bless you
This is so helpful for me to fully understand as a convert, and also to be able to explain it to my agnostic and protestant relatives, thank you again Fr. Alar. I have a devotion to Bl Solanus Casey, and wear a 3rd class relic with his photo in a necklace everyday since I discovered him. He has done me some favors regarding my health, TBTG. I love him and hope to meet him in heaven. Oh my goodness, my grandmother is named Rita, and I also wear St. Rita's medal on my scapular!
This is all totally incredible love to learn and understand better. God bless you father Chris thank you.
Thank you Yolanda and God bless you
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK & research here FATHER! We are now about to reap its benefits! 💙💙💙💞💞💞
SAINT MOTHER MARY PLEASE PRAY FOR US... 💖
Thank you for inspiring us here to keep going :)
Happy Belated Birthday Fr. Chris!! I'm the one getting all the gifts...lol I'm benefiting immensely from your videos!! Thank you and God bless you and your ministry. Oh and yes, I've become a Marian Helper because of you.
God bless you Fr. ✝️🙏💜
Thank you Fr. Chris. You are God sent in our times. Together with all the marian fathers and members of your Church. I always share the blessings of hearing your homilies and talks to my family and friends. Know that we are praying for all of you. As the feast of Divine Mercy nears, the loving words of God's mercy reverberates thru you. May all experience His mercy father. Here in the Phils where we are again being beaten by the adversary thru the covid scare, our churches will again be 🔒 closed. But, i know St. Joseph has something up his sleeves. And like him, i sleep and contemplate how he is going to lead us out of this, just as he protected mama Mary and our Lord when they came to pagan Eygpt. 💪💪💪😇😇😇🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Wow, thank you for helping us spread this important message of God's Divine Mercy. God bless you!
🕎 Thank you, Fr. Chris, been watching online three year.🙏💖🌹❤️
Thank you Fr. Alar, I really enjoyed the talk on the Saints and all the information.
Glad you enjoyed it Laurie... yes, quick a big grace given by God to the Church.
Fr chris the saint has given living the spirit of the lord living in the body amen 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
I hope and pray this brillant talk reaches the ears and hearts of all those who are confused on this matter especially protestants.
Many Thanks Fr.Chris❤.Best Regards from Lithuania 🇱🇹
What agift from God you and your teaching is for many of us. TY
Thank you Father Chris for explaining all these teachings about saints. I learned so much from them. God bless you more. Good job. Praise the Lord Jesus 🙏.
Thank you Rubi and God bless.
Dear Fr Chris, Thank You for the complimentary seminary lessons on ! Saints 🙏🙏 Always full of power packed knowledge that strengthens our faith ! Fr Chris, u r a leader of the Marians and a Saint in the making ! God bless you and Fr Mark for this wonderful teaching ! 😇😇😇
Thank you Deniece for your support of Divine Mercy.... God bless you :)
I love & adore all the saints they had undergone so many trials at times martyrdom they had survived 🙌 ❤️ all these depressing moments in their lives they had the greatest reward with holiness thanks for this awesome video talk, good health father chris 😀 😊 ❤️
As always thank you and God bless! You have no idea how much you help me.
Thank you Laura for being open to Christ's teaching through His Church. God bless you!
Please everyone share this talk with others who need to hear this because many deprive themselves spiritually from saints. We are striving for sainthood and look to the saints for help.
WoW, FATHER, THIS WHOLE MESSAGE IS INCREASING MY FAITH---EXPONENTIALLY!!!!
Thank you, Father Chris, for this wonderful lecture.
Greetings from Brazil.
Thank you and God bless everyone in Brazil
JESUS I TRUST IN YOU! Thank you for this gift of life u’ve given me today & everyday of my life. Thank you for answering my request right away in looking for my place to stay. I’m so grateful! Thank you my Lord & my GOD! I LOVE YOU! ❤️ 💜❤️🙏📿🙏📿🙏🕯🕯🕯
Thank you Jesus for Mari as ns and Fr. Chris Alar! I am glad to listen today, Nov. 9/2022 of his talk on saints, mar. 19, St. Joseph's feast, Happy birthday, William Joseph, rip!
Praise Jesus, you found a home😁💐💐💐
Thank you father I start listening to you ur amazing thank you for ur knowledge ur helping too much people understand the Bible God bless u
Thank you Fariz... we are glad God sent you here :)
All Saints in heaven,pray for us!🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️
Amen x
Saludos from TX. What a wonderful teaching. Thank you Fr. Alar,
Thank you Father Chris !!!!! I can’t wait to discover my saints! 💕 God bless you all!
Awesome Denise :)
@@DivineMercy_Officialhello from Scotland loved the video along with all the others I have a question ever the centuries we have had relics taken from saints can I ask is there relics being taken from our modern day saints will there be a relic taken from pope Benedict just a question father thanks and God bless 🙏🏻🏴
Thank you so, so much for teaching us about our beloved faith / church. God bless you.
Fascinating.
Good Morning..Father. Your talk was again so so good. An eye opener for us. Tqvm Father. God Bless you and your team. 🙏🙏🙂👍
Same to you Sylvia!
Father Chris, this is an excellent talk. See how good all your recording and serious note taking in seminary shows up in your vocation. I need to show this to protestant friends. When I say I ask for Saint's intercession, a lot of them have a small frazzle.
Thank you so much for watching and God bless you for sharing this important information about our faith
Another excellent talk yes Fr we are went missionaries besides being Marian helpers we will follow you on apr 5-9 we learn sooo much from all of your good hard work. God Bless You
Thank you Connie and God bless you for being open to God's Divine Mercy!
Thanks for your wonderful talks, I really gain a lot of spiritual wisdom from them! I was born on All Saints Day, so I guess I have a lot of help from above. My middle name is Mary, and I have a deep devotion to our Lord's Mother.
Thank you father chris for making my catholic teaching, stronger and closer to my lord God. such blessings coming from you father chris. I had no idea that the more you learn about our lord jesus, is like you can't continue to live without hearing the word of God. Best food ever in my life thank you father chris
Thank you Maria for responding to God's grace put on your heart.
You sound like you might know the answer to a question that I need before Tuesday morning. I hope you see this and I hope you won’t mind answering my question. Thank You in advance if you do answer. I need to know, in custody issues that involve the safety and well being of a toddler, which Saint should our family ask to intercede for the child. Open the Judges heart and mind and so he will think of the child instead of making down the middles decisions no matter the condition the child will be thrust into.
Thank you God for giving us Fr Chris. He has answered so many of my questions. I have ordered a book on Church history, which I find fascinating