Afraid of the Coronavirus?
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- Опубликовано: 23 сен 2024
- Wearing masks, not wearing masks, and all the mixed emotions that have come with the coronavirus reveal that-as a society-we lack freedom from the fear of death.
Maybe you know someone who has died from the virus, or someone who lost their livelihood due to the lockdown. Many are wondering when they can safely go out again, or when they can they go back to Mass.
In fact, the coronavirus is revealing the fear of not just death, but also the fear of loss, uncertainty, and insecurity.
In these strange times, it’s encouraging to remember the one who conquered death. In Hebrews we read:
“Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same nature, that through death he might destroy him who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong bondage” (Hebrews 2:14-15).
In a world without Jesus, death ought to be feared because it is a separation from life and everything good. But Christ has transformed life and death. This does not mean suffering and grief simply don’t matter, but in our suffering we have hope that death is not the end.
Living life is risky. About nine out of a thousand people die every year, COVID-19 aside (www.macrotrend.... But the meaning of life is so much more than avoiding death. Frankly, some things are worse than death and some things are more important than our lives on earth. We are called to embrace the risks of life and live in hope … while still taking reasonable health precautions.
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My mom just died in June from cancer. I've never experienced a death of someone so close to me and I can honestly say I've completely lost my fear of dying. Death has been something moreso to look forward to so I can be with God and see my mom again. Right after she died, there were disturbances in my house such as lights going on by themselves and objects knocking over on their own. I'm almost positive she went to Purgatory first (she died in a state of grace) and I've been praying the Rosary and a Divine Mercy for her soul everyday( I missed a couple days). Now the disturbances have completely stopped. I take it my prayers are working or maybe freed her completely at this point. I know when you pray the Rosary everyday, the promises are you will never die a sudden death and you will never die without the Sacraments. I'm not afraid of no death!
I'm sorry for your loss.
Great witness hope your Mom reached her eternal abode... Prayers
Sorry for your loss. I will pray for you. Your story inspires me. I am so glad your prayers have been answered and glad that your mom was in state of grace. You will one day see her again and I am sure she must be watching over your from Heaven. God bless
I'm sorry for your loss. Keep praying for your mother!
i just lost my sister, she was just 2 years younger than me and we had been through so much. I feel your pain. May she rest in eternal peace.
“Death is only as evil as the destination afterward” St. Augustine
Jesus Christ told st. John while in prison, "Great indeed are the advantages of tribulations. The Lord sends them to us, not because he wishes our misfortune, but because he desires our welfare." St. Alphonsus Liguori "When they come to us, we must embrace them with thanksgivings, and must not only resign ourselves to the divine will, but must also rejoice that God treats us as He treated His Son Jesus Christ, whose life upon this earth was always full of tribulation. In the first place, tribulation opens the eyes which prosperity had kept shut."
"We are chastised by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with this world" I Corinthians 11:32
RUclips isn’t the place for a theological debate. I hoped to give some people some hope and to give some amount of relief to any That might be afraid of death with what I believe is a very powerful and brave quote from St. Augustine. God bless and may peace and truth reside in you.
I wanted to give hope on a hopeful video to those who wanted hope. It’s not my calling to be a preacher teacher or evangelist. I do not have the capacity or the strength of will to believe I have what it takes to change peoples minds. The church has people for that. They are called priests. If you are looking for the truth, reach out to a priest. If You’re looking for a fight go to you tube. I am not intelligent enough to evangelize. I just like the quote and thought I’d share it. I’m a simple man.
@Izzy James hey I like this! And you do drive a good argument as to why I should respond. I can respect that. The issue that I have with online debates is that, like I said I don’t think I have the intelligence and capacity to respond well in a little post. I have spent hours talking on a single subject face to face with people. How can one condense that much info into a little post? Another reason I don’t like getting into it it is I have a family and honestly don’t have a lot of time. ( for instance I’m supposed to be making dinner right now but am delaying to answer this comment 🤣)But I will submit and attempt to answer your earlier comment at least, but it will have to wait until my children are in bed. Lol until then!
I'm 61, and refuse to live in fear. I put my trust in God, and live my life. If he chooses to call me home, then his will be done.
God bless you for your wisdom founded in God!!
I agree. Refuse to be frightened and may God's will be done.
What about Gods trust in you to make good choices? Its not about fear. You can die from a car accident. But why should anyone have to go out to a lobster dinner to prove they are not afraid. Sound more like people are afraid to stay at home
God bless you for your faith and trust in the Lord!
@@RealityHurts923 l am not afraid to stay at home. I love being at home. In fact I quite enjoyed the lockdown although sometimes it is useful or agreeable to be able to go out when one wants. Why should one be afraid of being at home or being ill or dying when Jesus is always with us. This doesn't mean one should be stupid and cause the spread of an illness unnecessarily. If other people are frightened one should respect their feelings. However I don't think God wants us to be frightened. Jesus gave us his peace. In one of St. John's (I think) Epistles he says love drives out fear.
My dad always says “ the problem is not that you’re going to die,” the problem is that we don’t reach eternal salvation.”
I was told a while ago by a priest that fear/sadness doesn’t necessarily mean a lack of faith. The example he used was Jesus in the Garden. I am hope-filled but I am also prone to anxiety. I take it to God, bc he knows what’s in my heart. But on the outside it can look a lot like fear. It’s a daily return to give it all back. Only He can build on that weakness.💗
Beautifully said, LittleFlower🙏🏼
I understand that
Well said. "Sorrowful yet always rejoicing." (2 Cor. 6:10) We can weep but not despair because we have Jesus no matter what, and He is our strength. (Philippians 4:13)
Your channel name suits your comment. Well said. God bless and Praise the Lord.
@Renoir Kim Personally, what I did was I first check the things they pointed out about Catholic beliefs and studied why do we believe what for some Christians look pagan or "demonic". On what they say, just don't take it too much because they take their criticism to the extreme that its not healthy (sometimes they will present a single verse and use it on their own terms against other beliefs like Hebrews 3:7-15) instead of inspire others to know more on growing faith. For us Catholics, as far as I know, we practice humility that's why we should not fight them back. Instead, understand why they think of this or that and then explain to them nicely. Yes , I know how it feels, specially when they misunderstood the Catholics as the "Whore of Babylon". But we as Catholics should know more about our beliefs and its origins. (check out Catholic Answers)
I’m not afraid of dying. I’m afraid of not being worthy enough to go with God when I die.
And my belief is that if I refuse to wear a mask and take other precautions, if my doing so spreads the virus to someone else, and if that person dies, then I have greatly sinned...to the point of costing someone's life. Talk about not being worthy !
@@allthingsharbor the virus killed the person, not you. It's not like you go around purposefully coughing on people either. If you take precautions like washing your hands, avoid being around sick and vulnerable, and you go back to living you normal life, it's not a sin against God.
Believe
Do your best
Its the people you leave behind when u die😇❤
You said it!
How true, Fr. Mike. Trying to keep our gaze on Jesus as everything seems 'more in control' this way. God bless you and all viewers.
Right on !! 🙏🙏
Totally agree with you. I was in so much fear hearing all the news. But my fear made me search God again and I realize that my relationship with him is what matters, and i don’t feel that fear anymore because God is in control. And it will be his will.
Death is not the end for those who live for Christ
we have a saying in Brazil: "para morrer basta estar vivo." or: "All it takes to die is to be alive".
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Dying in brazil is popular
So true.
I’ve been saying this all along. Don’t be afraid; none of us gets out alive. It is heartbreaking the level of fear in people instead of faith. God Bless us all.
Its not about fear. Its about surviving and not just giving up because Trump supporters say so
G V Like I said it’s not about fear. Nobody said anything about staying in bed. Nobody is doing that and nobody is suggesting to do that. We wear seatbelts, not because we are terrified to drive or travel. How ridiculous it would be to belittle someone and call then “scared” or give someone a lecture and stats about death just because someone wears a seatbelt when then drive, wears a life jacket on a boat in the middle of the ocean in rough seas or a helmet when riding a motorcycle or wearing a mask to help keep people from getting sick. It’s also funny that someone would suggest that just because you take these precaution that it mean you don’t care about other problems in the world. A shaming tactic that will never work.
gigi v Keep obeying what? You are the one obeying Trump and preachers. Stop being afraid and wake up!
@@RealityHurts923 shut up!
Trump has nothing to do with it. It has everything to do with the word of God. Either you believe his word and stand on his promises or you do not.
Many thanks Fr. Mike. As you said I also don’t want to make light of what has happened, and I have family who have passed due to the virus, and other illnesses during this time. But I have gained so much too. Before the COVID outbreak and lockdown (we were one of the first EU countries to enter lockdown) I was entering a personal form of lockdown. I had been diagnosed with an aggressive breast cancer at the start of the year, and was in a whirlwind of testing and doctors appointments during January and started an aggressive chemotherapy program at the end of that month. Due to the aggressive chemo I had to be isolated, I had to wear a mask if I went out, I had to avoid crowded areas, I had to wash and sterilise my hands, I couldn’t have visitors, etc. One of the last people I saw face to face was my local priest and he told me that there was no way he could come visit me to bring me communion etc (long story). So I was facing this period of several months with this kind of a lockdown. Maybe 2-3 weeks later COVID hit and everyone else was doing the same. Suddenly I was finding mass, prayer sessions, rosaries on-line. During this time I have been able to deepen my prayer life and grow closer to Jesus. Although I didn’t want to die, I can say that I was not (am not) afraid of dying, and being able to share prayer with friends and family, grief by attending virtual funeral masses, and even a week long conference, I have been able to grow spiritually. Even when my country of residence started to “reopen” I was still living with the restrictions - and using the internet to have daily masses and rosaries. Now, thanks to the Grace of God and His great Mercy, I am recovering, the cancer has gone, between the chemo and surgery it has been removed. I still have treatments to go, but next week I can start working again (remotely), and I have grown closer to many members of my family through this time that God has sent to us. I know it has been hard for many and my prayers are with them. The next thing for me is that as I come out of this cocoon I have been living in, is how to maintain and grow this depth of prayer that I have learned.
Beautiful , l and thank you for sharing your experience with us...you have great faith, the faith that makes saints...you are so loved..peace be with you ALWAYS sunshine....💝☀️.
Thanks be to God! This was lovely to read. I'm glad you are still with us! ❤
What a great example you are of trust in God’s mercy! Thanks be to God for your healing and may He continue to bless you! Sending love and prayers for you from USA Virginia 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Love and prays from Michigan ♥️✝️🙏
God bless you
Satan - see Jesus. I make people stop going to Church.
Jesus - wrong, the outbreak makes my faithful have a church in every home.
And may I also add that wearing a mask is a mark of humility and concern for others.
This is also a reminder for myself.
@Joseph I don't get this not wearing mask protest. I'll give my penny to Caesar.
Amen
Joseph here’s how I see it. If it’s not real and you wear it out of charity I can still offer up the inconvenience of wearing it up to our Lord. If it is real I am doing my best, little as it may be, to help slow down the spread and protect those around me who are vulnerable.
If the politicians are corrupt, that’s on them. I’m going to do this to love my neighbor( and it gives me a small mortification to wear it because of the discomfort).
“But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.”
2 Corinthians 3:16-18
Hi Fr. Mike, I currently have the coronavirus right now and before I got it my mindset was exactly what you were saying...I'm ready because I know its better there beside Him...When I got it, I got worse and worse and I am truly scared. I know that God will take care of my mother, father and brothers and I know that He will not forsake me...but I just feel the fear. I have only discovered your videos recently when I got sick and it kept me company through this. I am getting enlightened by listening to every video that you and ascension makes and before the I caught the virus, I was trying to do better my relationship with our Lord...but with this virus I hope and pray that my time to improve that relationship, especially from what I'm learning watching your videos, would not be cut short...but again all is His plan...Thank you for all the videos you guys have done and please continue doing some more...looking forward to the mass this Sunday on youtube...
Hope you feel better. If you have the coronavirus now, it is advised to quarantine so that others who are vulnerable won’t get it too... especially any elderly or immune-compromised people that attend Mass. I totally get that Fr Mike says we shouldn’t live in fear but I don’t think that means we should be imprudent. Get well soon and I promise to keep you in my prayers!!
I will pray for you and Miguel. To overcome coronavirus and to be strong and fearless.
I said a pray for you to be healed, Miguel. If I get the CV19, I would take Hydroxychloraquine, Zpack and Zinc prescribed by a doctor. It is proven to make you well. Also, I would take lots of grams of Vitamin C - you can't take too much. There are other natural treatments to build up the immune system and the two I mentioned oxygenate the blood cells that heals the body.
your not going to die. the coronavirua isn't real.
My prayers are with you. And most of all Jesus is with you...
100% Father Mike!!!!!
What I love of this Pandemic as well is that it was a big shook for everyone. A giant wake up call AND reminder that we are NOT in control. People get SO consumed in their daily personal routines.... they forget about life simple (but grand) blessings, people forget about Christ, many people walk around as if it's all about them, their wants, their needs, and cannot be bothered by other's sufferings. This pandemic has been a good wake up call I think many people needed.
End note: Prayers and love to all who have lost loved ones due to this virus. 🙏🏼💙
Beautifully said!
I am not afraid to die. I know that I will eventually exist forever with our Lord. I just really want to live as long as I can on this Earth to love & enjoy my family & friends. I just became a grandmother last December & am so in love with my little granddaughter! Her parents do not believe in God. I will be her teacher. I do not want to die quite yet, if it is God’s will. 😊
You know that before I was born, I had no idea and wasn’t worried about being born. Turns out life is full of blessings no matter how I perceive events. I prefer, as St Pio recommended, to pray, hope and don’t worry. Of course we must do the right things to help keep this virus at bay (prevention measures) but worry never added any lifespan to anyone. God bless.
I’ve never asked anyone to pray for me (feeling selfish) however Fr. Mike made a great point (Living in/with Jesus) I humbly ask for your prayers that I & my family (sadly they do not attend mass & my daughter just told me she didn’t believe) can live in & with Jesus. It’s been such a struggle. Thank you Fr. Mike for this. 🙏
I'm not afraid of being dead, but I'm not looking forward to whatever process it will be that gets me there. Wasn't even our Lord distraught the night before His crucifixion? But thank you for the reminder about the bigger picture.
I don’t know why but I think that too sometimes
Emma Primavera I totally agree. I am dying, I have 2 terminal illnesses that are in end stages. One is a lung disease, the other is cancer in my lungs, bones & lymphnodes. My doctors have told me I could die from either one any time. I've never been afraid of death, I'm looking forward to being with the Lord. I'm also quite happy continuing to live, even with these 2 illnesses. But recently I've had some health complications that at times cause me to suffocate, even while on oxygen. The only thing that has helped turn the suffocation around during those times was prayer. I'm still not afraid of death, but it's impossible to not feel fear at the times I'm suffocating, even though I know the Lord is with me, the panick just comes over me like a natural response to the suffocation.
@@caryulmer5578 I Love you Cary!!! I feel the same way and when my time comes i hope i persevere like you! You are a Hero!!!
Oh and suffocation is scary..not because of death but because you literally cant breathe.i know..i had heart failure...i got addicted to the oxygen tank..crazy
Same here I’m not afraid to die but I’m afraid to suffer before I die. All the time I wish I just die on my sleep. I had covid Palm Sunday week and I had a hard time breathing and about the 15th day of covid my lips turned blue due to lack of oxygen, the only thing that made me feel better was when I said the rosary.
I have only a few years, or less, of my life left to live. I cannot spend time with family and friends, nor am I allowed in most stores because I don't have the strength to breathe well without a mask, let alone with one on. No lung disease, but I do have a failing autonomic system. So here I spend most of my time alone, unable to enjoy what I love to do, unable to visit loved ones, often unable to even attend Mass. I'm not afraid of dying; I'm afraid of not being allowed to live as best I can, loving and being loved, and teaching my young adult grandchildren. I won't escape death no matter what, but I want my time left to mean something to someone whom I value a great deal, and maybe even everyone I value.
I understand totally what you are saying. Praying for you that we will all have time to spend again with our grandchildren and families as we once knew. 🙏🏻
I hear you , and praying for you that God willing you will have time to teach your grandchildren because you teaching them about God and Jesus is the best inheritance you can leave them. You are not alone, God is always with you. Praying the rosary everyday is very powerful and recently through praying I have learned to offer our pain and suffering to Jesus on the cross and to share with his suffering on the cross with generosity and love.🙏❤️
Everybody wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.
By Steve jobs
Mnnn... I guess it would be the hardest cross
That’s an absolute statement and not true
The death by itself is not desiderable, nor have to be antecipated. I know what you mean, but I think it's good for all to explain that the life is a gift of God and here we receive the blessings and the grace of God which will allow us to go Heaven after the death, if we cooperate with this grace. Remember also that the indeferentism about own life is also sinful, as the excessive fear of the death. The last practically denies the goodness of Heaven, and the first denies the importance of this life. Both are wrong.
That is one of my favorite songs by Albert King!
I find reading Sacred Scripture often, gives me hope and lessons my fears. Read the Psalms over and over and over again!
Thank you Guardian Angel 💞 I am so happy you chose this as your youtube name because I actually feel like my guardian angel used you to write this comment and for me to read it! It was so sweet to read it and then realize your sweet youtube name had post it! Made my night, Thank you. 💞
Bless you for this Fr Mike! I’ve seen a huge increase in my anxiety and fear of death/suffering since the pandemic. You have brought a Godly perspective to this pain. Thank you!
When you look into his eyes it gives you such peace thank you I needed this tonight.
FATHER, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! How MUCH we need to hear this!!! When we know WHO we’re going to when we die - then what is there to fear? God bless you! I pray for all priests & you’re in my special prayers! You have truly blessed me by so many of your teachings!!!
Fr. Mike, you have not idea how much I love you. When I'm afraid, when I'm hopeless, when I'm alone, when I feel bad or when I feel lost... I came to see your videos and my soul fills with hope and peace, and all the bad feelings run out of my mind.
Thank you very much Fr. Mike, you are the reason I became catholic.
God bless you.
Very valid talk. Insightful. Truthful. So many people not only in a state of fear, but of anger as well...as of to say, “how dare this virus interfere with my hair and nails appointment.” We need to get a grip. This is real life. God bless.
I live in NYC. I work near the hot zone of this virus as well as where rhe demostrations took place.
What upset me was not being able to go to church.
What saddened me was hearing the sadness in the voice of my priests because they could not have their congregation in person.
@Mike Cranston not the same. But church was eventually streamed.
“To stop risking is to stop really living……” 🕊🕊🕊
Thank you fr.Mike for these videos, I’ve been going through a lot of anxiety 😫not because of the virus but it started during quarantine, I get a lot of intrusive thoughts and I would like to stop having those, guys please pray for me🙏.
I suffer from this too. Speak to a priest if you can or find a counselor. If you are worried that these intrusive thoughts are sinful remember they are not because you are not consenting to them. 💖💖 i will pray for you
Catholic Peace Thank you, I will also pray for you.
I’m not afraid of death. I’m afraid of dying, or should I say, suffering. I’m already suffering with chronic pain. It is a struggle. Yes I offer it all up. But the dying is peaceful. It is the suffering before hand that is difficult. And losing someone I love like my spouse or child is something I don’t think I could handle. Only God knows and he will make sure it all happens in the right order.
I don't live in fear or hope I live in faith and the expectation of the kingdom coming. After God showed me a yellow ray of light inside the chapel of my catholic high school at age 18 I have never looked at the world the same. I live in sacrifice and excess. I have indulged in sin to the fullest and found it empty and a path to a dark bottomless pit. I live now in light and a daily relationship with this mysterious God who seems to never leave me alone....no matter what I do!!! I live as a child of God not focused on materialistic abundance but spiritual abundance. Obedience for me is work but work worth the sweat and blood. I will die but I will die with Christ. I started this relationship with christ at age 16 and I know it is an eternal relationship. For now on earth I strive....I persevere.
Thank U for sharing this! As Christians we have hope in Christ, a hope that with perseverance is how we can live best. Living With hope bravery of stand and choosing the good (precautions). But not taking them not because of the fear to death but with hope of choosing right to do God's will. Discernment.
Fr Mike, thank you for your words and prayer as always. Could you speak to the responsibility we have to our neighbor during this pandemic? In other words, what if someone is more concerned about unknowingly spreading the virus to others at Mass (due to asymptomatic cases) than catching it themselves? Is it enough to wear a face covering and stay a few yards away from one another (without going to recreational crowded places like bars, etc)? And what about the responsibility of parents with young children or babies? Does attending Mass rank higher than staying home to prevent spreading the virus accidentally out of love of my neighbor? #AskAscension
Father I'm a sinner please pray for my soul please thank you.
Bless you Father!! I've been saying from day 1...our God is not a God of fear! Thank you Father for confirming this.
He makes some good points, especially about realizing death comes eventually. However, the fear issue he describes is not about that for everyone. He focuses solely on people who are afraid of COVID-19 being afraid of dying. I think many, many people are afraid of getting COVID-19 and NOT dying. The prolonged and extended suffering upon getting the disease is a concern for many people, who truly, would rather die with the grace of God than recover and suffer.
The fear of a death of horror fighting for oxygen is a real fear. Being alone without those we love is a real fear. Having a virus that destroys personal contact with others is a fear. There is a lot you are looking over and not considering. I do not fear death. I fear the horrid consequences of COVID-19.
Yes, I agree. This was a tad insensitive from where I stand.
I agree. We have to live prudently and grow in faith and hope while doing our part to stop the spread.
God bless you Ascension Presents! 🧡🙏🏼
Working from home since March. Prayer life massively increased. Extra time. I don't want to lose the gains I have made in prayer. Draw closer to God. Also doing the 33 Days to Morning Glory. Times and news not great, but God is wonderful. What can I do? Pray. And of course watch Father Mike.
As someone with a severe anxiety disorder, you said things that really stuck with me. I have been living in fear for the past 14 years and looking back, I feel like I never really have been living. It's depressing. It's been a struggle to not live in fear, but I truly want to feel alive and really live. When you said that living in fear and not taking the risks that come with life would destroy life before it actually ends, it gave me a new perspective on my fear. Thank you for this.
this pandemic has actually strengthened my trust in God. i do all i can to prevent infection - mask, hand-sanitiser, social distancing - and the rest is in God's hands. i was also very fearful in the beginning, but now, as you said, Fr Mike, i am full of hope. God bless and keep everyone safe.
Thank you Father Mike. God bless you. "Only in GOD is my soul at rest!"
Fr Mike that was a beautiful talk and I appreciate it. Please pray for my daughter who lives in so much fear. I'm going to show her this video. Many thanks... Mary Ireland 🇮🇪.
Whenever I'm excited about something materialistic, I always remind myself that none of this is permanent. Even every brick of the house I'm living in will be destroyed one day, including my body. This makes me appreciate more and more the time I spend with my family and friends.
It is true that sometimes I too forget that I have to die one day, and the beauty of the body that I praise, will all be nothing but dust.
I've never had an encounter with death, or appreciated the reality of it before this year. This was exactly the video I needed to see
Fr. Mike, thank you. I really needed to hear this. I’ve been battling with fear during this whole pandemic, but out of trying to keep others safe. I’ve slowly tried to make my way toward just putting my trust in God and I hope to continue that, especially after watching this. It’s definitely not something I really wanted to hear, but you are right. We can’t live in fear but still need to be careful for others and their safety.
I was extremely afraid of death.
I used to think about that every night, like a torture.. One second you're alive, the other not.
Then, almost one month ago on Reddit i witnessed a response who totally changed my life.
The comment said: "We take our life for granted and pretend it's ours, but heck dude, our life is not even OURS, it was given to us, we borrowed it!"
We borrowed it, exactly. Everyone has the right to be on this planet, selfishness only leads to destruction, bigger or smaller that is.
I have no more fear of death, because i know that my life will be given to someone else who'll take my place, somewhere in this world.
Life is sharing, life is caring about others, is love. Don't believe to people who says otherwise.
If this is reincarnation you are talking about then I suggest you keep looking for the right answer
Everything on you post is on point except the part where u say your life will be given to someone else who’ll take your place ?? You are irreplaceable as god made you unique.
Before I came upon this video.I was wishing you would talk about the covid pandemic and its repercushions on our faith.And today saw exactly what I was wishing for.Thanks Fr Mike...God bless you.
I was never afraid of COVID, I just followed all of the precautions and recommendations the CDC presented and felt i would be OK. When in doubt, follow directions. Its a shame that some people, as well as clergy, made it a political issue.
This is one of the best videos I've seen recently. Thank you.
Reflection for tonight:
I was an Altar server when I was a teenager and I remember everybody need to receive communion on the tongue and we use a bronze paten to not let a particle of the Lord (Eucharist) drop on the floor. I can really see him particles on the paten. After then the Priest will very carefully place the particles to the chalice. Is this love for the Lord? Or what.
I can’t imagine it. Oh Lord forgive me.
One of my prayers every morning is to decrease my fear and increase my faith. My biggest fear is not of dying, it is that I pray that the good I have done over my life outweighs the bad. I am trying to take this pandemic seriously but not be psychotic about it. Thank you Fr Mike. This may be my favorite video of yours.
More then "hope," we TRUST in Jesus.
My grandfather (92) has covid, currently in a hospital, with weak symptoms. We were very careful and yet we cought it, also with weak symptoms (no fever, only small cough and lack of smell and taste for 3-4 days). I'm so sad. I keep asking God why it happened to us.
Be Not Afraid
I go before you always
Come follow me
And, I will give you rest.
I can't i love the will from God! Thank you Mommy Mary! Thank you Jesús Christ!😇😇😇👼
Mortality is always on my mind these days! I live nextdoor to my elderly parents, and I'm very afraid of being exposed to the virus, and passing it on to my parents! My sister who is very much an OCD/germaphobe has this sweet, little, 12 year old toy poodle who was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, and I'm afraid it may be too late. My whole family is very upset. All I can do is pray, but the thing is that my mother actually has type 2 diabetes, and I'm afraid to say it, but I feel this is a wake up call for my family concerning my mother's health. We all love each other, but when we're together we fight over stupid things. I guess I'm asking for prayers. I wish my family could come together in prayer, and not waste time.
Thank you, Fr. Mike. I really like your talks. It makes so much impact on my life. Whenever I listen to you, it changes me.
I don't fear death. I fear the prospect of dying while in a state of sin. Thank God for the sacrament of confession. We should all pray for God to grant us the grace to let our purpose of amendment be firm.
I really needed to here your message today and your perspective to counter the fear that seems to be everywhere today. I will continue to take sensible precautions but I choose Jesus over fear. Choice made. Thank you Father Mike.
I'm so excited and thankful to hear a Catholic priest say that very simply we need not live in fear alone. Rather than silently go along with all of the fear inducing behaviors forced upon us this shepherd is leading our spirits over our bodies. Thank you, Father.
I am afraid more for my baby grandchildren for we do not know if we are a carrier of the virus. I prefer not to be the cause of their sufferings. I am afraid for myself because it’s the human in me...just like Jesus at the agony in the garden...therefore I entrust us to the Divine Mercy protection and Mother Mary’s care...every time I feel anxious I find comfort in “Jesus, I trust in you...thy will be done for your will is love and Mercy in itself.” I know Jesus, Mary & Joseph will be there at the hour of our death if we ask & believe...God bless and protect us all from all evil and viruses...thank you Fr. Mike...
Wow this was the exact message I needed today 🙏 thank you
Amen Father Mike! The Holy Spirit is using you to speak the Truth to SO many. God Bless you!
Amen Father Mike, we have Jesus and with Him we have hope, we just need to stay focused. Many people focus on the "what if"...its tough not to. Thank you.
In the midst of the adversity the spirit reveals to us the latent enemy fear of death. Jesus Christ takes us to the truth.
I enjoy and get great comfort from Mike. If God wants me to call him father then thats what i would call him. I dont decide what the bible says, im just a man so im not going to go around telling people im wrong or right. I can say that Mike brings me a lot of comfort watching him. God Bless you
Many thanks Fr. Mike. Excellent presentation. I also like that your videos are short around seven minutes, which makes them easy to pass on to others. I wish more Catholic RUclips channels would try to keep their videos shorter, max at 20 mins. Anything over that tends to be too much time for a 'general' RUclips audience to watch (unless they have lots of time on their hands).
Father, one of my greatest fears is the eternity, the never ending of heaven. Its something that I can't wrap my mind around and it really scares me even though heaven is with God. Have any advice?
You aren't alone in that!
You are definitely not alone in this. I've struggled with grasping the concept of eternity for almost my entire life. I remember jumping out of bed and struggling to breathe as a young child at night when I would think about eternity. The only way I've been able to cope with it throughout my life is by not thinking about it. Which isn't really the answer. I wish someone like Father Mike would do a video on this subject whereas I feel many struggle to grasp the concept of eternity. Maybe it's beyond our grasp?
Both happily and sadly you are right father Mike. Happily because Jesus will never abandon or forsake us, and sadly because the fear you talked about is alive in our minimally opened churches that don't provide the life of Jesus to everyone, the blessing of confession, and the uplifting joy of prayerful song. So fearful no, but rather quite sad a full of lament since schools and so much else are getting greenlighted while we're still being sidelined. Work and money have taken priority over worship, and that's heartbreaking - as well as rather fearful! What have we become or are becoming? In Christ, Andrew
Stopped being afraid of death back in 2007. I was hit by car and went for a measured 110 foot ride along the ground. And for about 30 seconds as I laid on the ground staring up at the blue sky feeling a light breeze, it was perfect peace. And then pain and reality set in.
Please pray for me and my Godmother Diane and all of our families and friends and neighbors...for conversion and holiness and healing
Amen! Love your videos Fr. Mike. My friends and I share them with each other all the time. Keep up God's good work!
Thank you, Father. I have never understood the fear of death. it is, so to speak, a part of life. God bless you!
Praise the Lord Jesus Christ 🙏 Mother Mary Pray For Us 🙏Abba Father Bless us and we Adore You 🙏
Always of voice of reason Father Mike.
Father Mike... God Bless you.
I went to mass recently in Ireland. There was a priest younger than father Mike. He was full of grace and the holy spirit like father Mike. There is a new evangelism in the church.
Thank you Father. This is what I have been telling my kids, because none of us are above suffering, we are called to suffer not to run from it. Jesus suffered and taught is how to suffer and offer it for the Kingdom of Heaven. If God means for me to get Covid, I will get Covid, and nothing will frustrate His will. I have heard that I am crass for saying this, but I say it anyway, "none of us make it out of life alive" I don't want to be crass, but I must be honest. My Grandfather died during all this, his name was Harry, and he had been vehemently anti-catholic for as long as I can remember. But please pray for him, he was my grampa, and I loved him very much, even if he didn't like my Catholicism, he did love me, and that was a gift.
Not afraid of death; it is the death process (Covid-19) insisting you die without your loved ones by your side. It is the idea of dying without the last rites.
Fr. Mike I live in Christ with joy. I wear a mask every time I'm in public because that is a way to love one another. I don't want to get sick myself, having asthma already and I equally don't want to spread to someone else. They might die or give it to someone else who would. I am not afraid to die, but they might be and not ready for death. Peace of Christ to you.
Thank you Father Mike I needed to be reminded I feel so good listening to you and how true
No, but I am afraid about German bishops and the dioceses who use that as an excuse for liturgical abuses and restrictions
I haven’t forgotten and dying is a good thing, BUT God created suave a beautiful world, animals, plants, rivers, seas etc. I love this planet, (world, universe) Idk what to call it, but his creation is beautiful and I would love to live here as longest I can, cause he created all of this for our enjoyment. Our family, friend, pets etc. I love, love, love living. Even though my health is not the greatest, even though I have gone through some challenges I still love life. And let’s not forget that Jesus is always with us and the holly spirit too. And our Mother Mary showing us the way to Jesus!!
Did God create this world for our enjoyment? I thought he created the Garden of Eden for our enjoyment and after the fall we ended up here, a place administered by the prince of this world.
And this is why 2 years later I am still so bitterly disappointed with the church for closing its doors and shutting us out at a time when we most needed the community of the church. Where was the faith from our regions leadership then? Where was the concern for our souls then? The message seemed clear, our physical well being superseded our spiritual well being.
I find Father Mike inspiring and I respect him immensely. But this video didn't address the fact that most, if not all, are just as afraid of getting really, really sick and having terrible health issues for the rest of their lives. My husband had the flu three years ago which led to a secondary lung infection from which he has not fully recovered. Maybe in 20 years, Father Mike will have a different perspective. God bless you!
We have Jesus! Amen! Thank you. I needed to hear this. 🙏🏻
I love you father. I'll speak with you in the kingdom my mutual friend in Christ. Thank you.
I always say, we are all one breath, one heartbeat away! I live according to that, tomorrow is never promised what we do with each day granted us is what counts. Pray pray pray, Jesus is lord and is in charge, we have the help of Our Lady, St. Joseph, and all the angels and saints, and as St. Pio said Pray, hope and don’t worry. Fr. Mike thank you so much for all your messages are great, viva christo rey 🙏🏻😇💕
This is you NOT being glib or flippant, really, Father?
Now I have a granddaughter that I wouldn't have if there hadn't be this tribuation... distractions, traveling, so many other projects... I give glory to the Father! He takes evil and makes it good.
Father mike, may you pray for me, I’ve had a spiritual attack 2 days ago, & now I feel so weak especially in my faith.
Javier Garcia 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️
Pray pray pray my friend the rosary especially praying the full rosary (all four mysteries) is really powerful. Don’t despair God is always with you. Will keep you in my prayers
Maria altarinheaven Thank you so much! 😭❤️ I really appreciate it, I love my Christian community! People like you! 😭 I woke up so much better today, my mind is still wondering if I’m saved or not, because I did feel really attacked after sharing the gospel to my friends that are in drugs.
I am not afraid of dying except I hope to live long enough to conquer some behaviours I'm struggling with, and be there for my children until they reach adulthood.. But ever since my marriage failed, I have no more dreams and I am not attached to life.
We ALL needed this message! God bless you Fr. Mike!
Amen Father! This is exactly what we need to remember. We can die any day any time any where. So grateful for your message. #momentomori Faith Hope Love - let’s keep our eyes on Christ always!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼♥️🙏🏼🙏🏼
'To stop risking, is to stop really living'.
I've been extremely 'risk-averse' to the point where I have a hard time really living...out of fear of anything going wrong. It's been awful.
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and love and of a sound mind.
not afraid of death ....but afraid of that process and that experience
I'm afraid what's hidden beyond Coronavirus not afraid of the death if is that God's will. 🙏🙏
Very true comment father, when your gripped with fear, this could accelerate you death, because your not thinking clearly and not functioning as a human being and can take its toll on you.
We have to carry on as normal and pray to God for protection.