Thank you Bishop Strickland. Praying for you nightly. God bless you. Sacred Heart of Jesus through the intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray 🙏🏻 for us.
The Sacred Heart is my Valentine. That's why this is my favorite day of the yr. (St. Valentine was not just a saint, he was a martyr.). HAPPY St. VALENTINE'S DAY! ❤
We observed St. Valentine's day today (Tuesday) in order to have a normal, penitential Ash Wednesday. My kiddos still have lots of candy, but they can hold onto it until Sunday. God bless you, Bishop Strickland!
Thank you for your kind understanding of navigating both Ash Wednesday and still remembering our Valentines Day without becoming too judgmental. I too think tomorrow doesn’t have to be an either or day. I think we all can find a way that works for all families. Thank you, Bishop Strickland.
I enjoy listening to Bishop Strickland. What a great perspective on both events happening on the same day. "Grow in your faith." Clear, concise message once again. Ave Maria.
A priest in South Africa said...Lent is about the greatest Lover the world has ever known...who came to lay down His life to demonstrate the greatest Love the world has ever known💖👐
So, eat fish for Valentine main meal. Fast for the rest of the day. My daughter's birthday fell on Ash Wednesday one year. She had ashes on her forehead in the birthday picture. We had cake during the main meal. I fasted afterwards
Far from being a clash, this is a divine message: We need to honor and venerate St. Valentine now more than ever and devote our fast to him for his role in winning souls to Jesus Christ through the holy sacrament of marriage.
I agree, St. Valentine was a martyr for the Faith and brought many souls back to the Church so I celebrate St. Valentine's Day as a feast day as it was originally meant to be. Also he embodied Christian Love just as Lord Jesus taught and also the Sacrament of Marriage
Muchas gracias sr. Joseph Estrickland. Por sus mensajes desde ocosingo chiapas México. Aunque no hablo el Inglés. En unión con el santo Espíritu de San juan el bautista. Logro comprender lo que usted nos recomienda en estos tiempos de tribulación, que dios lo bendiga Y lo proteja de todo mal
I was imaging a Crucifix today with a heart around it. The Crucifix is the most awesome symbol of love and sacrifice , to lay your life down for a friend. God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son.
Excellent point. The World's symbol for heart is a pink or red one surrounded by chocolate, roses or nothing. That says it all...the World couldn't care less about sacrifice. It only cares about pleasure. By contrast Jesus Sacred Heart is surrounded by THORNS!!!!!
I put Ash Wednesday and Valentines day together. I rightlt observed the fasting and abstinence of Ash Wednesday. Went to Mass to receive ashes. Then me and my fiance had a cozy meatless dinner and celebrated our love. He brought me roses and i got him his favorite chocolates to be eaten after Ash Wednesday. St. VALENTINE is the Patron St of love and a martyr, so he does deserve recognition.
In times like this, we need to strictly follow our Catholic tradition. We really need to pray and penance. Giving up un necessary celebration would be a good offering.
I am a day late to share my story but my wife and I decided to combine Valentine's day with Mardi Gras and then have our focus be entirely on Ash Wednesday. Happy lenten times to all!
Thank You Bishop Strickland for Your Beautiful and Heartfelt Message for Valentines Day and Ash Wednesday the Start of The Lenten Season. It is always Enlightening to hear from You and Your Sound Advice I Am keeping You in Prayer Especially in the recitation of the Rosary Every day. God Bless You and Your Ministry! ⛪
God bless you, Bishop Strickland, for your kindness. Thank you for your gentle suggestions and reminders relevant to this particular day. As the prayer says - Remember, Christian soul, thou hast this day - Jesus to imitate - the Blessed Virgin and the Saints to venerate....a soul to save, a body to mortify...neighbors to edify...
Thank you Bishop Strickland for your explanation. May God bless you and strengthen you in this time of moral and spiritual confusion that the world and the Church are in.
Thank you for being the BEST Bishop in the United States. So sorry that our bishops haven't united as Africa bishop's. We will answer to God, I think Jesus is coming maybe sooner than we expect. Clergy are held to higher accountability on judgement day. There is power in numbers, we need to unite.
My beloved Mother used to love telling us this little story after my big Family converted to Catholicism. When she was a little girl, she wanted Ashes SO BAD that she would go down to the railroad tracks and find pieces of coal that had fallen off the containers, where by they would take them and rub them on their forheads until the mark was complete. She swore it was a Sign. God is Good!! 🥰
Valentine was all about GIVING so take that opportunity of both Valentine Day and Ash Wed Day to do some type of almsgiving either physical or spiritual. Then one can honor both and if you have children it is a great opportunity to live the Gospel as the Saints did.
We are celebrating one day early as Friendship Day and telling St Valentine story of how he left money for father’s of poor daughters for dowrys do they could marry 😅
UNLESS ABSTINENCE OR FASTING IS NOT ADVISED FOR HEALTH REASONS, A DAY OF PENANCE, FASTING OR ABSTINENCE WILL NOT HURT ANYONE OF US. WE CAN EXPRESS OUR AFFECTION FOR THOSE WE LOVE AND OBSERVE THE MYSTERIES AND PENANCE OF ASH WEDNESDAY.
I appreciate the approach you took in this video. You seem like a friend giving advice as opposed to someone scolding their subjects like some priests can be. Have a blessed Ash Wednesday/St. Valentine’s Day. ❤
Father is so simple! Why do we do what we do during Lent to rejoice with the Resurrection of our Savior, FOR THE LOVE ❤ OF GOD❤ why do we want to give testimony of our faith? For the love of Jesus and for each other, that's what St. Valentine's did. Praise the Lord! 🎉 💘
IMO, God is making things clear this year, probably for a reason. Our Christianity calls us to make the decision all day every day.... Do we choose Him or the ways of the world?
If I was in a relationship, I think it would be super special to fast with someone, go to Mass together, and in the evening get some Fish and Chips together and watch a Christian Film
I will just forget about st Valentine and concentrate on Ash Wednesday because it's the most important day for the start of Lent . It's quite significant that Church is full on Ash Wednesday ....it's great to see that important days in the Liturgy year are still important to the faithful especially where a Parish is not running the way it should . We have to now really acknowledge the fall of Parishes and start rising from the ashes . Pointless to pretend it's not happening . The only way to heal is to fix first ...sending you blessings Bishop ....out of Africa
Or try Valentines Day +1 and celebrate it on Thursday. Mom was born on the 14th and for those years where it was in Lent, Mom had us follow the church's rules. The only day that wasn't "Lent" in our house was St. Patrick's Day. 🙂
On the liturgical calendar, St. Valentine is displaced by Ash Wednesday. Also this Lent, St. Patrick’s Day (which ALWAYS falls during Lent) is displaced because it falls on Passion Sunday (5th of Lent). In patronal places, both feasts cannot be observed on the actual days this year. No different if Easter or Pentecost displace a feast.
Love CatholicVote's meme yesterday. "You can't spell St. Valentine without LENT!" Happy, holy, fruitful Lent to all. 🙏🏼♥️
@gerir4386, I should have read your comment before I made mine. I also noticed the same thing as Catholic Voice.
@@JackieArmB 😘 Great minds...
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Jesus Christ is my Valentine. Spend your day in love with our Lord.❤
I love this message I pray for you every day. We need holy Bishops like you Thank you for all that you’re doing God bless you ❤
@patriciajones Your prayer for bishop goes a long way. It will be a pleasure connecting with you.
Thank you Bishop Strickland. Praying for you nightly. God bless you. Sacred Heart of Jesus through the intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray 🙏🏻 for us.
I gave my family their St Valentines day today in preparation for Ash Wednesday.
The Sacred Heart is my Valentine. That's why this is my favorite day of the yr. (St. Valentine was not just a saint, he was a martyr.). HAPPY St. VALENTINE'S DAY! ❤
@bettywagner4208 It is so heart warming to know the Scared heart is your valentine. It will be a pleasure connecting with you.
We're celebrating St Valentine today.
May God bless you, Bishop Strickland.
Thank you for being a great pastor..
We just celebrated Valentines day on Sunday
Thank you for a great explanation Bishop Strickland. God bless you abundantly.
Muchas gracias Monseñor saludos desde Argentina!
Thank you Bishop Strickland 🙏 Could you please give us a blessing after your beautiful videos. Praying for you daily 🙏
That would be wonderful!
GOD Bless you Bishop Joseph Strickland and Thank you ✝️🙏🏼🛐
BISHOP STRICKLAND Thank You💗🙏God Bless!
We observed St. Valentine's day today (Tuesday) in order to have a normal, penitential Ash Wednesday. My kiddos still have lots of candy, but they can hold onto it until Sunday. God bless you, Bishop Strickland!
Thank you for your kind understanding of navigating both Ash Wednesday and still remembering our Valentines Day without becoming too judgmental. I too think tomorrow doesn’t have to be an either or day.
I think we all can find a way that works for all families.
Thank you, Bishop Strickland.
Thank you your Excellency God bless
Praise be to God!
Thank you, Bishop! I appreciate the advice.
Love and sacrifice go hand in hand !
I enjoy listening to Bishop Strickland. What a great perspective on both events happening on the same day. "Grow in your faith." Clear, concise message once again. Ave Maria.
God Bless you Bishop Strickland. Thank you for sharing!🙏🙏🙏
Thank you, Your Excellency. I pray for you by name everyday.
Can you pray for me please.
A priest in South Africa said...Lent is about the greatest Lover the world has ever known...who came to lay down His life to demonstrate the greatest Love the world has ever known💖👐
God bless you.
So, eat fish for Valentine main meal. Fast for the rest of the day.
My daughter's birthday fell on Ash Wednesday one year. She had ashes on her forehead in the birthday picture. We had cake during the main meal. I fasted afterwards
Far from being a clash, this is a divine message: We need to honor and venerate St. Valentine now more than ever and devote our fast to him for his role in winning souls to Jesus Christ through the holy sacrament of marriage.
That is a great idea!!
Well said!
I agree, St. Valentine was a martyr for the Faith and brought many souls back to the Church so I celebrate St. Valentine's Day as a feast day as it was originally meant to be. Also he embodied Christian Love just as Lord Jesus taught and also the Sacrament of Marriage
Love God first! No other love is greater than giving your kids the example of loving GOD!
Muchas gracias sr. Joseph Estrickland. Por sus mensajes desde ocosingo chiapas México. Aunque no hablo el Inglés. En unión con el santo Espíritu de San juan el bautista. Logro comprender lo que usted nos recomienda en estos tiempos de tribulación, que dios lo bendiga Y lo proteja de todo mal
PRAYING FOR YOU EVERY DAY!!! thank you for your strength and leadership!! May God bless you always Father!!
I was imaging a Crucifix today with a heart around it. The Crucifix is the most awesome symbol of love and sacrifice , to lay your life down for a friend. God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son.
Excellent point. The World's symbol for heart is a pink or red one surrounded by chocolate, roses or nothing. That says it all...the World couldn't care less about sacrifice. It only cares about pleasure. By contrast Jesus Sacred Heart is surrounded by THORNS!!!!!
Longer videos please 🙏
It is SAINT VALENTINES DAY ✝️❤️ From ashes to ashes.
God always comes first!!! That is the simplest
explanation.
God bless you Monseñor Joseph Strickland forever en ever!
Nice preaching
I put Ash Wednesday and Valentines day together. I rightlt observed the fasting and abstinence of Ash Wednesday. Went to Mass to receive ashes. Then me and my fiance had a cozy meatless dinner and celebrated our love. He brought me roses and i got him his favorite chocolates to be eaten after Ash Wednesday. St. VALENTINE is the Patron St of love and a martyr, so he does deserve recognition.
God bless you Bishop Strickland! It’s my first Ash Wednesday as a new convert. I am very excited to have a deeper relationship with our Lord!
GOD BLESS YOU, BISHOP STRICKLAND!
So we cam focus pn Ash Wednesday tomorrow ❤🙏
In times like this, we need to strictly follow our Catholic tradition. We really need to pray and penance. Giving up un necessary celebration would be a good offering.
I am a day late to share my story but my wife and I decided to combine Valentine's day with Mardi Gras and then have our focus be entirely on Ash Wednesday. Happy lenten times to all!
My dear brother is 21 years anniversary today. P!ease for my dear brother Bernard 🙏🙏🙏💖💖💖
That was a "nutritious" food for thought. Thank you, Bishop Strickland. Have a blessed day.
Thank you Bishop for your leadership in these confusing times. God bless you
Gracias, padre Joseph, verlo y oírlo me hace feliz. Dios lo bendiga. 🙏
God Bless you Dear Bishop Strickland !
Ave Maria cheia da graca o Senhor e convosco. Bendita sois vos entre as mulheres e bendito e o frutto do vosso ventre Jesus.
Thank you bishop Joe. You're the bomb!
Thank You Bishop Strickland for Your Beautiful and Heartfelt Message for Valentines Day and Ash Wednesday the Start of The Lenten Season. It is always Enlightening to hear from You and Your Sound Advice I Am keeping You in Prayer Especially in the recitation of the Rosary Every day. God Bless You and Your Ministry! ⛪
Thank you, Your Grace! I appreciate your guidance. May you and yours continue to be God's blessing in the world. Amen!
Thank you Bishop Strickland. ❣️
God bless you always.
Flowers and cards! And more flowers! And admire the pretty box of chocolates to open later.
...unless you gave up chocolate for Lent. 😊
God bless us Lord Bishop Strickland.
Woohoo Lent starts!
God bless you, Bishop Strickland, for your kindness. Thank you for your gentle suggestions and reminders relevant to this particular day. As the prayer says - Remember, Christian soul, thou hast this day - Jesus to imitate - the Blessed Virgin and the Saints to venerate....a soul to save, a body to mortify...neighbors to edify...
Gracias Sr obispo Strickland Diosnle bendiga siempre y lo proteja y q
Siga siendo fiel a Jesús nuestro señor Dios así sea ❤
Dear Bishop Strickland you’re in my prayers every single day.
GOD BLESS YOU 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Absolutely! Agree
❤Dios le bendiga Monseñor 🙏🙏🙏 saludos desde España 🙏
Thank you Bishop Strickland.
When are you going to converse with E Michael Jones on the Patrick Coffin Show, Bishop?
Thank you Bishop Strickland for your explanation. May God bless you and strengthen you in this time of moral and spiritual confusion that the world and the Church are in.
Thank you for being the BEST Bishop in the United States. So sorry that our bishops haven't united as Africa bishop's. We will answer to God, I think Jesus is coming maybe sooner than we expect. Clergy are held to higher accountability on judgement day. There is power in numbers, we need to unite.
My beloved Mother used to love telling us this little story after my big Family converted to Catholicism. When she was a little girl, she wanted Ashes SO BAD that she would go down to the railroad tracks and find pieces of coal that had fallen off the containers, where by they would take them and rub them on their forheads until the mark was complete. She swore it was a Sign. God is Good!! 🥰
Bishop Strickland Dios quiera que su rebaño se le regrese
✝️🛐🙏🌿🕊️
God bless you Bishop
Thank you Bishop Strickland for your strength and faithful support of our Faith 🙏🏻🕊✝️🕊🙏🏻
Amen.
God bless you always Bishop Strickland. Thank you for your enlightenment and teaching the Truth of Our LORD. 🙏🏻🙏
God peace be in each
Valentine was all about GIVING so take that opportunity of both Valentine Day and Ash Wed Day to do some type of almsgiving either physical or spiritual. Then one can honor both and if you have children it is a great opportunity to live the Gospel as the Saints did.
💝vaLENTine 🙏
We are celebrating one day early as Friendship Day and telling St Valentine story of how he left money for father’s of poor daughters for dowrys do they could marry 😅
UNLESS ABSTINENCE OR FASTING IS NOT ADVISED FOR HEALTH REASONS, A DAY OF PENANCE, FASTING OR ABSTINENCE WILL NOT HURT ANYONE OF US. WE CAN EXPRESS OUR AFFECTION FOR THOSE WE LOVE AND OBSERVE THE MYSTERIES AND PENANCE OF ASH WEDNESDAY.
AGREE!🙏🙏🙏
I appreciate the approach you took in this video. You seem like a friend giving advice as opposed to someone scolding their subjects like some priests can be. Have a blessed Ash Wednesday/St. Valentine’s Day. ❤
The "Clash" between Valentine´s Day and Ash Wednesday...
How can The Vatican Punish such an Innocent Man?
Thank Bishop for this topic. I hope you’ll have more videos to teach us to be good Catholics. Like the importance of fasting.
Blessings!!!!! Js
Not a problem. Thanks Bishop.
Hello, Bishop.
❤✝️ ❤✝️ ❤✝️ ❤✝️ ❤✝️ ❤✝️ JESUS IS LOVE.
Thank you.
We celebrated Valentine's Day on Monday so we could follow the guidelines for the day.
Like!
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Father is so simple! Why do we do what we do during Lent to rejoice with the Resurrection of our Savior, FOR THE LOVE ❤ OF GOD❤ why do we want to give testimony of our faith? For the love of Jesus and for each other, that's what St. Valentine's did. Praise the Lord! 🎉 💘
IMO, God is making things clear this year, probably for a reason. Our Christianity calls us to make the decision all day every day.... Do we choose Him or the ways of the world?
Today is Ash Wednesday and today also happens to be St Valentine's day...
Happy days!
Thanks
As Catholics , Ash Wednesday should be observed as always regardless of Valentine’s Day. Perfect sacrifice for Lent .
If I was in a relationship, I think it would be super special to fast with someone, go to Mass together, and in the evening get some Fish and Chips together and watch a Christian Film
for those of us single and alone, ValenAsh Day will be a double penance 😋
"We will just catch another Ash Wednesday next year" 😂
❤️❤️❤️
I will just forget about st Valentine and concentrate on Ash Wednesday because it's the most important day for the start of Lent . It's quite significant that Church is full on Ash Wednesday ....it's great to see that important days in the Liturgy year are still important to the faithful especially where a Parish is not running the way it should . We have to now really acknowledge the fall of Parishes and start rising from the ashes . Pointless to pretend it's not happening . The only way to heal is to fix first
...sending you blessings Bishop ....out of Africa
Or try Valentines Day +1 and celebrate it on Thursday. Mom was born on the 14th and for those years where it was in Lent, Mom had us follow the church's rules. The only day that wasn't "Lent" in our house was St. Patrick's Day. 🙂
First things first...................Mass...............then other things....................
On the liturgical calendar, St. Valentine is displaced by Ash Wednesday. Also this Lent, St. Patrick’s Day (which ALWAYS falls during Lent) is displaced because it falls on Passion Sunday (5th of Lent). In patronal places, both feasts cannot be observed on the actual days this year. No different if Easter or Pentecost displace a feast.
Me and my husband did valentine day Tuesday
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