When I was getting a blessing for pregnant women the newest priest at our parish (who had just been ordained) took out a little book full of blessing and was naming them off while he was looking for the right one “blessing for butter, blessing for bricks, blessing for mice, why would I bless a mouse? Oh, it’s too get rid of them...”
Fact: Consecrated people as priests or nuns pray at sunrise (Readings), midmorning (Lauds), noon (Angelus), mid afternoon (Vespers) and sunset (Compline). The 5 together are a Divine office of the Liturgy of the Hours. The word Salah is shorter but it is the Arabic for the same.
@@d.esanchez3351 you're a christian. Please don't call your self a heretic. You're not showing respect to yourself by doing that. The protestanism is one of many heresies but if you're being steadfast on your christian faith who would be able to separate you from Jesus?
I think the fact that the Church in Japan survived "underground" for 300 years without regularly ordained priests, Bibles, or contact with other Christians is inspiring, a beautiful testimony to God & Christian faithfulness, and not useless at all! Blessings from a friendly Lutheran sister in Christ. ❤
Rather a testimony to unusually stubborn stupidity, being void of church indoctrination. They should have figured out the truth behind religion by then. I’m stunned.
Filipino American here - I can attest that the Catholic youth in the Philippines is really amazing. I attended mass in the Philippines when I visited with my parents in 2019, and it was a mass for young people. Standing room only. When I was walking back to my pew after receiving communion, I will never forget it, I saw a young kid maybe 10 or 11 with his eyes closed very tightly shut, maybe even crying, standing amongst a large crowd of people in the back of the church. He was so beautifully deep in prayer. It moved me so much and continues to move me as I grow in my faith. I’m not used to that here in the US, even after having gone to Catholic schools and CCD when I went to public school. I’m often looked at like I’m “weird” because of my religiousness. I truly pray that that stigma changes here. You’re doing great things, Father, in bringing God’s message and love to our generation. God bless!
My sister converted and married a Catholic. I was maid of honor and had never been in a Catholic church before. The evening of rehearsal, I walk in the door and up the aisle to where the bridal party is sitting and my soon to be brother-in-law welcomes me, turns to my sister and says, "Well, she didn't burst into flames, we should be good to go."
@@TiaMargarita That is one good trait about the catholics. They have a decent sense of humor. Even when it comes to themselves. I'm an atheist and like to make Lutheran jokes about the church all the time. INDULGENCES?!?!?!?! LOL.
Margret you might want to look into the pope and the papacy. Do it on your own. Don't tell any other catholics, they WILL bombard you with.their opinion's.🙏
@@BaronFeydRautha I like how atheists think. They put a lot of thought into that decision and make that choice even though some Christians will criticize it. The Pope teaches that you don’t have to believe to get to Heaven so that helps us Catholics feel better for atheists! 😊 One time a little boy came up to Pope Francis and was crying because his dad had died and his dad was an atheist and he was afraid that his dad couldn’t go to heaven. Francis spoke with him quietly and then asked him if he could tell the audience what they talked about it and the little boy who was smiling now wagged his head up and down. He said that the boy’s father was a good man and that it was ok that he was an atheist. God takes in every good soul. The boy was soooooo happy.
@@veritasaequitas4100 Exactly what do you want me to look at in particular? I am well versed in the two thousand and twenty one years history of the papacy as a Christian theologian. I have no idea what you are hinting about.
I was there on 2015. It was boring, but to be among the 6 million that made history is amazing. And my parents were present during the 1995 papal visit, a year before I was born. The Philippines is a very religious nation. Many a Western country can learn from the humble nation, as I can see that such a trait is sorely needed in the Western world.
@@Kikotingin being soaked under the raise dancing our own cultural dance, waiting while standing in front of the Pontifical University to wait for the encounter with the Pope, and attending the mass, responding and singing, while under the rain is definitely not boring.
While I had lost my faith years ago (non-catholic), since I found this channel, I've had a feeling that perhaps it's time to start looking for what I lost.
And you will find that which you are seeking. I have faith in you and the Lord. Church is for the sinner, not the holy. We sometimes need to be one, to appreciate it.
I am an atheist and for some intriguing reason I watched this entire video with a sense of enchantment. You are awesome. Such a kindly oratory, I'm kind of baffled
You’ve got to meet some more priests, especially Franciscans. I love their sense of humor, how they deliver truths and how they make you think about your own life. The priest at my church used to be a rock DJ. I used to listen to his show when I was a kid!
@@DoctorLazertron You must not have listened to very many Baptist sermons. There are as many types of Baptist preachers and preaching styles as there are Baptists.
RIGHT?!?!?? I was thinking the same thing. My cousin recently moved to Pittsburgh. I'm from northeast PA, and while I feel I have traveled a good number of places in my life, I've never made it to the other side of my home state. This will definitely be something I'd like to visit when I am out there for a family visit when the pandemic has passed and we are back to some type of normalcy.
It's true. At the end of this one Mass, the priest just ducked into a side room to un-vest in full view of the departing attendees - not much bedside manner here. At that same Mass, a woman who was not familiar with protocol showed up to offer her homemade chocolates to the congregants before Mass - a self-proclaimed hostess. Rumor has she was arrested for trespassing in another church a few weeks before. As far as trivia goes, in the eighth grade I had so much intestinal gas in church while attending daily Mass, for an unknown reason, I had to dash to the men's room, passing gas in front of our consecrated religious sister. A guy I worked with related that when he got married, he knocked over the table with the gifts which was dead center in the main aisle, upon which he exclaimed "J----- C------" in a reportedly loud echoing voice.
I've never been more terrified than when you looked directly into the camera, smiled, and politely informed me that I'm a heretic For the avoidance of doubt, I am not a heretic.
It is also a little known or useless Catholic fact that looking at you and making your blood run cold by declaring you a heretic is a Holy Roman super power(comes with a cool origin story and a great costume to go with it). Personally I think it’s a bad rap, you hold a couple in Inquisitions and burn a few thousand people as heretics and it’s all you hear for centuries heresy heresy heresy the unfriendly Brady bunch 😇
There is no need to get upset when someone calls you a heretic. The word comes from the Greek... HAIRETIKES - ABLE TO CHOOSE ( with an acute accent on the E, spellings may vary) It simply means someone who chooses what they want to believe and disbelieve. A simple statement of fact. A modern version is " Cafeteria Christians" , those who pick and choose between the various denominations until that find the one that suits their lifestyle.
"Can't spell Catholic without Chaotic." I literally snorted coffee! Thank you for this collection of not always useless knowledge. Bonus points for the exceptional sense of humour! 🤣
@@charlietbarnes4842 ?? Uh no? Coffee. I drank. They said something funny. I laughed with a mouth full of coffee. Coffee came out my nose. The end. Never thought I'd say this as a full-blooded Pagan, but: You Need Jesus.
I love how the Philippines was mentioned three times and two for holding world records. But the honor is for being mentioned after the Vatican. Thanks for the useless trivia! I enjoyed the 18 minutes.
@@hackman669 - Did you mean to type Sinai? There already is an Orthodox Church in what they believe is Mt. Sinai. Odly enough it is called St. Cathrine's Monistary - as if she had anything to do with it. The Orthodox Church (Eastern) split with Rome over minor details such the "Filioque Clause". If you are not familiar with the term, use Google.
"Bishop of the Moon" is possibly the coolest title you could possibly have. Great video! I'm not extremely religious, but I enjoy learning about the various faiths around the world, this video was informative and fun! Keep up the good work!
I was so surprised when you pulled out a hungarian translation out of nowhere!!! Much love from Hungary, I really appreciate your channel and your work.
"We ask they pray with us and for us," that's still praying, to dead people. Leviticus 19:1, 20:6, 20:27, Ecclesiastes 9:5, Isaiah 8:19, Psalm 6:5, John 14:6, 1 Timothy 2:5, Deuteronomy 18:11, Revelation 21:8
Father, you make me want to get more active in the church... as a kid I never completed the CCD course because I was kicked out for bad behavior. Thank you for all you do!
@@BreakingInTheHabit why does Catholics don't believe in the rapture?😊😊 I am a catholic myself Sir but I'm really bugged upon if this is true or not. Please answer. Thank you
I identify as agnostic, religion just isn’t for me, but having said that I find your videos immensely interesting and educational, shedding new light on old teachings. keep it up man!
I'm not Catholic but I'm fascinated by the number of different Catholic monastic orders (Franciscan, Cistercian, Dominican etc) and the huge number of saints! Oh, and I remember the late Cardinal Sin from the Philippines who apparently had a great sense of humour and used to welcome guests to his house with "welcome to the house of Sin". :)
He was a sickly boy but he really wanted to become a Priest. He wrote a letter asking the Blessed Virgin for it and placed his letter under her Statue in his Church. The rest is history. Bless his soul.
I mean... we've been around 2,000 years... there's bound to be a lot of history. As a Filipino, yes I can confirm the info about the late Cardinal Sin is correct.
I am Catholic, but religions are very interesting to me and I love learning about them. I also enjoy learning about the different Christian denominations and then possibly attend a service .
@@Gladdig Idk about that. The Roman Catholic church doesn't teach the true gospel of Jesus Christ. I do believe there are true believers there though, their leaders don't talk for their people.
Hi! Christian but not a Catholic, I love your channel. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the work that you do. Maybe you already have one, but if not could you do a video explaining what the Catholic Mysteries are?
I was a scrawny highschooler in the philippines in 1995 and I attended WYD. It was one of the happiest days of my life, regardless of faith, or lack thereof. Got to see the pope JP2 in the popemobile up close. It was a glorious day.
Greetings from the holy and ancient city of Pittsburgh. Fr. Casey, our doors are open to you! When travel becomes easier, please visit our fair city and Saint Anthony Chapel. You can do an entire video on why Pittsburgh has so many holy relics. There is also a large contingent of Franciscans in the Diocese; a blessed opportunity to visit many of the brothers.
You're an amazing young man and make the whole thing about being Roman Catholics ALIVE....not the dry and tedious stuff of my youth in the early 1960s..., keep on being inspiring .
I just recently learned that Ash Wednesday is not actually a holy day of obligation, and it blew my mind! Also the reason (as I understand it) that there are 46 days between Ash Wednesday and Easter, and not the 40 that we assume, is because we don't actually do penance on Sundays. Every Sunday is like a mini Easter, and is always a day of celebration. Take out the 6 Sundays during lent, and we are back down to 40 days of penance in preparation for Easter. Please do correct me if I am in error here Father! Also I laughed way too loudly at the "squarespace" joke!
Dearest Father Casey, as an Architect I regret to inform you that Clerestory is typically pronounced "Clear - story". However I love that you put that fact in there ! Catholic architecture is so interesting and beautiful ❤️
Dear Father, thank you so much for all your efforts, your energy and your enthusiasm you use to give us essential insight into the church's teachings. I'm fully convinced that far less Catholics would abandon the Church if there were more Fathers like you. My deepest Respect 🙏
I don't think these were useless, quite the opposite. It's always great to learn interesting facts to know more about something so inportant in your life :)
As an Anglican, this was probably useless information. However, it was delivered so delightfully I couldn’t resist watching. Thanks for giving me something mindless to do for almost 20 minutes. I needed that break! 😊
I laughed when you wondered how many of us we're still watching/listening... I never once was tempted to switch away. I guess I enjoy not so necessary facts. 😊
He is my 2nd favorite lay Catholic, after Chesterton. Though I have to say that Tolkien probably has more popular influence than Chesterton at this point, which is a shame.
Tolkien wasn’t what your average observant Catholic would consider Catholic. His mother was from a Baptist family and was not received into the Catholic faith until 1900 when she was almost 30 and JRR was nearly 10. She died shortly thereafter at age 34 of type 1 diabetes, she left her sons in the guardianship of a Catholic priest who worked out their education scheme. If he worshipped at any “altar” it would probably be the altar of linguistics. Though both he and his friend CS Lewis wrote fantasy stories covering a Christian allegory the fantasy and the story always came first.
I was wondering on Lent myself a lot, until someone told me the clue: Lent is 40 days even if it counts 46 days from Ash Wednesday to Easter vigil. Sundays are always feast days for celebrating the resurrection of Jesus, thus they do not count. By the way I enjoyed the video very much Fr Casey, and your Hungarian pronunciation is quite good! 😀 Thank you for all the videos! Best wishes from the other side of the world.🙏
I was taught the same thing about the number of days of Lent. I just looked it up, and it appears there's a few different ways to look at it. Best I can summarize, there are 46 days of Lent, but there are only 40 days of fasting. Lent doesn't end on Saturday and begin on Sunday, but the fast doesn't apply since all Sundays are feast days. (If the one web site I found is correct, Pope St Gregory the Great made this clear about the 6 Sundays in Lent.)
2:50 It astonished me when I discovered this, but according to the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, "clerestory" is pronounced "clear story"; but it makes sense, because it is a storey of a building that is clear because it has glass in it. Colour me surprised.
I'm sure he meant the first "HOLY ROMAN Emperor". Though that's assuming that the HRE could actually be considered Holy, Roman, or an Empire. Though, I suppose it was closer to all those words when Charlemagne was in charge.
@@Savak22 hardly. Emperor is a term derived from Imperator, which the Legions would give to a successful general in the field. Being hailed as Imperator was a requirement to a triumph, so I seriously doubt Augustus would hate being called Emperor. If anything, he'd probably take issue with the term Dictator, as he always tried avoiding the title after his adoptive fathers assassination.
Yeah, I’ve been going to a catholic school for 9 years, and I’m in eighth grade. I know it’s dangerous to share my name, but my name is Joseph Corsigila.
Welcome back Father Casey. Hope you had a good break, Been enjoying Fr Patrick's Pause to chat in your absence but I do tease him about product placement on his channel. Stay close to Jesus and don't worry about your numbers and truly you know that is not wholly in your control
when you mentioned sister mary kenneth keller and her work with computers, it reminded me of a story my mom told me about when she studied nursing at mercy college in toledo in the early 1950's. the instructors were nuns and it seems that one of the senior sisters was researching the fresh stem cells of healthy, newborn babies and was discovering curing benefits, even back then. i guess faith and science can coexist.
My friend brother is a catholic priest and it's weird seeing that older dude in your neighborhood that do what ever he wants and looks like he's high all the time decide to go to seminary school and became a priest in your church it's so unreal and you have same vibe as him now 😅
16:26 i was always taught that sundays during lent didn't count as lent since we celebrate the ressurection in mass on those days. knocking them out of the 46 count for that year does indeed bring you to 40 days.
@@misterminutes4504 Sorry X,D 6 months late. Eh... calvinism is a branch of the Reformism wich is a branch of the Protestantism. The main theologist of that "school" is of course Jean Calvin. The i belive most popular sub-branch of the calvinists are the presbiterian (myself as well) wich is kinda popular in the US, Scotland, the Netherlands, South Korea and some regions of latin america... i think those places have like big calvinist groups. Calvinist doctrinal seal is the T.U.L.I.P doctrine. If you wanna google that. Btw we dont belive about Mary being part of the thirinty, thats heresy XD but i wanted to make a heresy joke.
Why use the term "megachurch?" There's a distinct pejorative connotation attached to that term. Notre Dame, or any of the medieval cathedrals might be called megachurches by some. I wouldn't say disdainful things about them or their congregations. I'm happy to hear of a 10,000+ family Catholic congregation, especially in the southern US. Megachurch is not the correct adjective to use.
Yes we are that many here in 🇧🇷 Brazil, Father. Many Protestants Christians here too, but just not close to be as much as Catholics. Thanks for the video! Well, just another trivia fact: Brazil has the largest Marian church (church building consecrated to the honor of our Holy Mother of God) in the world! It is gigantic! The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception “Aparecida” also happens to be the second largest Catholic church building in the entire world, second only to... Yeah, St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican City.
I didn't expect that I'm going to hear hungarian words in this video (and a Hungarian Catholic Church which i've never heard of), made my day, thank you😄🇭🇺
I think he means the Hungarian Greek Catholic Church (which we here in Hungary only call Greek Catholic Church). At least that's the only way it makes sense to me. And I was also surprised, when Fr. Casey spoke Hungarian! I just thought "Oh, that only works in some languages". Although a minor criticism to Fr. Casey: it's actually Hatodik Szixtusz in Hungarian... But I find it great, that of all the languages he chose Hungarian!
When I was getting a blessing for pregnant women the newest priest at our parish (who had just been ordained) took out a little book full of blessing and was naming them off while he was looking for the right one “blessing for butter, blessing for bricks, blessing for mice, why would I bless a mouse? Oh, it’s too get rid of them...”
Haha
Authentic hilarity. 😂
Oh my goodness!! How great!! :D
@@throwaway05 Actually, the mouse deserves your fist.
LOL absolutely
Dear Father, I am Muslim and I have immense respect for your work on this channel. Keep up the good work and may God bless you in your endeavours
Fact: Consecrated people as priests or nuns pray at sunrise (Readings), midmorning (Lauds), noon (Angelus), mid afternoon (Vespers) and sunset (Compline). The 5 together are a Divine office of the Liturgy of the Hours. The word Salah is shorter but it is the Arabic for the same.
Same, and im protestant jajajaja.
At lest we all the heretics can agree on one thing... that this channel is very good.
agree brother, your content is absolutely good and informative Father
@@d.esanchez3351 you're a christian. Please don't call your self a heretic. You're not showing respect to yourself by doing that. The protestanism is one of many heresies but if you're being steadfast on your christian faith who would be able to separate you from Jesus?
I'm Asatru and I love listening to Father Casey, I always love listening to other world views and Church history from the inside
I think the fact that the Church in Japan survived "underground" for 300 years without regularly ordained priests, Bibles, or contact with other Christians is inspiring, a beautiful testimony to God & Christian faithfulness, and not useless at all! Blessings from a friendly Lutheran sister in Christ. ❤
Rather a testimony to unusually stubborn stupidity, being void of church indoctrination. They should have figured out the truth behind religion by then. I’m stunned.
Your artist's rendering of Pope Lando appears to have been inspired by a tapestry from long ago and found in a galaxy far, far away.
If I could like this comment 3 times, I would!!!
@@threestrandsministry6319, 👍 × 3
i see lando I think Londo Mulare.
Filipino American here - I can attest that the Catholic youth in the Philippines is really amazing. I attended mass in the Philippines when I visited with my parents in 2019, and it was a mass for young people. Standing room only. When I was walking back to my pew after receiving communion, I will never forget it, I saw a young kid maybe 10 or 11 with his eyes closed very tightly shut, maybe even crying, standing amongst a large crowd of people in the back of the church. He was so beautifully deep in prayer. It moved me so much and continues to move me as I grow in my faith. I’m not used to that here in the US, even after having gone to Catholic schools and CCD when I went to public school. I’m often looked at like I’m “weird” because of my religiousness. I truly pray that that stigma changes here. You’re doing great things, Father, in bringing God’s message and love to our generation. God bless!
I could duplicate the effect through hypnotism of an atheist, including the sincere piety.
@@jimkirby9959 Pardon?
@@jimkirby9959 ?
The choir Director at my last church is Filipino. Before I met him I had absolutely no idea how on fire all y’all are! ❤️
Don't a few men volunteer to be crucified in public in the Philippines and don't they let the schools out so the kids can see it? True or not?
My sister converted and married a Catholic. I was maid of honor and had never been in a Catholic church before. The evening of rehearsal, I walk in the door and up the aisle to where the bridal party is sitting and my soon to be brother-in-law welcomes me, turns to my sister and says, "Well, she didn't burst into flames, we should be good to go."
Catholic humor at its finest! ❤️
@@TiaMargarita That is one good trait about the catholics. They have a decent sense of humor. Even when it comes to themselves. I'm an atheist and like to make Lutheran jokes about the church all the time. INDULGENCES?!?!?!?! LOL.
Margret you might want to look into the pope and the papacy. Do it on your own. Don't tell any other catholics, they WILL bombard you with.their opinion's.🙏
@@BaronFeydRautha I like how atheists think. They put a lot of thought into that decision and make that choice even though some Christians will criticize it. The Pope teaches that you don’t have to believe to get to Heaven so that helps us Catholics feel better for atheists! 😊 One time a little boy came up to Pope Francis and was crying because his dad had died and his dad was an atheist and he was afraid that his dad couldn’t go to heaven. Francis spoke with him quietly and then asked him if he could tell the audience what they talked about it and the little boy who was smiling now wagged his head up and down. He said that the boy’s father was a good man and that it was ok that he was an atheist. God takes in every good soul. The boy was soooooo happy.
@@veritasaequitas4100 Exactly what do you want me to look at in particular? I am well versed in the two thousand and twenty one years history of the papacy as a Christian theologian. I have no idea what you are hinting about.
The Philippines in 1995: "Wanna see us gather the most Christians?"
The Philippines in 2015: "Wanna see me do it again?"
Philippines in 2021: Wanna see us Celebrate 500 years of Christianity?
I was there on 2015. It was boring, but to be among the 6 million that made history is amazing. And my parents were present during the 1995 papal visit, a year before I was born.
The Philippines is a very religious nation. Many a Western country can learn from the humble nation, as I can see that such a trait is sorely needed in the Western world.
@@mayuri4184 getting soaked under the rain for a couple of hours while dancing and cheering Pit Señor was far from being boring wth
@@Kikotingin being soaked under the raise dancing our own cultural dance, waiting while standing in front of the Pontifical University to wait for the encounter with the Pope, and attending the mass, responding and singing, while under the rain is definitely not boring.
@@liardjonasdevilla4601 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
I mean it was many things but “boring”? Nahhh.
While I had lost my faith years ago (non-catholic), since I found this channel, I've had a feeling that perhaps it's time to start looking for what I lost.
Yes! I will pray for you brother!
@@LukeShalz The strange thing is, I only feel compelled to look in one particular direction. I figure that has to mean something.
@@Pheenix9900 Which direction is that?
@@LukeShalz I'll give you 3 guesses.
And you will find that which you are seeking. I have faith in you and the Lord. Church is for the sinner, not the holy. We sometimes need to be one, to appreciate it.
I am an atheist and for some intriguing reason I watched this entire video with a sense of enchantment. You are awesome. Such a kindly oratory, I'm kind of baffled
You’ve got to meet some more priests, especially Franciscans. I love their sense of humor, how they deliver truths and how they make you think about your own life. The priest at my church used to be a rock DJ. I used to listen to his show when I was a kid!
Watchin too many Baptists if kind oration from Christians is unusual to you.
@@DoctorLazertron You must not have listened to very many Baptist sermons. There are as many types of Baptist preachers and preaching styles as there are Baptists.
@@melissawalker3888 You're probably right I should shrink the generalization down to fire and brimstone preachers
Me: “Not Catholic”
Them: “Wanna hear useless Catholic facts?”
Me: “Sure!”
Not catholic yet*
same
@@tomasveras2175
Yea uhhh no, respect other religions/beliefs
He seems to provide the ultimate proof that Celibacy is unnatural!! :-O
@@tomasveras2175 ewwww heresy
Speaking of patron saints, I just learned that the patron saint of carbon copies is St Francis of a CC.
I’m dying! 🤣
Dude 🤣🤣🤣
@FaithnCross I am a theological researcher. What doctrine are you concerned with?
@FaithnCross ???
badum ts
The shot of "Pope Lando" ("artist's best rendering of what he would have looked like...") in a pope's mitre cracked me up! 7:39
You can’t say something like “Pittsburgh has the second most relics after the Vatican” and and then not tell us what relics are there!
And how many! :)
For the answer, google St. Anthony's Chapel on Troy Hill in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for the number of relics located there.
Yes. Need to visit the chapel on Troy Hill section. Awesome.
RIGHT?!?!?? I was thinking the same thing. My cousin recently moved to Pittsburgh. I'm from northeast PA, and while I feel I have traveled a good number of places in my life, I've never made it to the other side of my home state. This will definitely be something I'd like to visit when I am out there for a family visit when the pandemic has passed and we are back to some type of normalcy.
and how they got there.
"the ancient and holy city of Pittsburgh, PA"
Yaasss time to do pilgrimage 🙌
Pleeeeeease do another "useless trivia" video, this is fantastic!
The SquareSpace joke was so good, I expected Martin Luther to come barging in 😀
Because Father Casey really "nailed it"? True, but not 95 times 🤣
I may not be a catholic but I like this guy
Me too!
Same!
I am ortodox
@@biarodriguez9390 I am A Baptist, The Church of England cares more about politics than God
@@samuelcarver1343 do you read Chesterton?
I am a Catholic, a Lawyer and a Singer. I knew quite a lot, I am impressed at myself. Very entertaining. You just gained yourself a new subscriber! ✨
Please, Practice Humility, It is something i need to work on to....
"If the priest has somewhere to be, he can just bounce." 😂🤣😂😂🤣 Had me rolling lmao
It's true. At the end of this one Mass, the priest just ducked into a side room to un-vest in full view of the departing attendees - not much bedside manner here. At that same Mass, a woman who was not familiar with protocol showed up to offer her homemade chocolates to the congregants before Mass - a self-proclaimed hostess. Rumor has she was arrested for trespassing in another church a few weeks before.
As far as trivia goes, in the eighth grade I had so much intestinal gas in church while attending daily Mass, for an unknown reason, I had to dash to the men's room, passing gas in front of our consecrated religious sister.
A guy I worked with related that when he got married, he knocked over the table with the gifts which was dead center in the main aisle, upon which he exclaimed "J----- C------" in a reportedly loud echoing voice.
@@rick9870 Why don't you go ahead and leave the useless facts to Father/Brother Casey? His are actually interesting.
@@GSDPops why? I couldn't resist my fart story.
@@rick9870 are you twelve?
@@GSDPops jfc why are you so negative?
Fact: Hell does freeze over about 5 months out of the year ... in Hell, Michigan.
Is it a worst city than Flint?
@@sergiowinter5383 Actually Hell is much nicer than Flint 😄
Also a village in Norway
So yes definitely 😁🥶
So that's what they mean when they say it's cold as hell
@@tobinfromfireemblem9742 Correct. Lol
I've never been more terrified than when you looked directly into the camera, smiled, and politely informed me that I'm a heretic
For the avoidance of doubt, I am not a heretic.
what till he sees your twitter...... trust my that is more scary.. though might be a good troll
7th century
It is also a little known or useless Catholic fact that looking at you and making your blood run cold by declaring you a heretic is a Holy Roman super power(comes with a cool origin story and a great costume to go with it). Personally I think it’s a bad rap, you hold a couple in Inquisitions and burn a few thousand people as heretics and it’s all you hear for centuries heresy heresy heresy the unfriendly Brady bunch 😇
@@playnicechannel When your blood runs cold that is the Holy Spirit trying to get through.
There is no need to get upset when someone calls you a heretic.
The word comes from the Greek...
HAIRETIKES - ABLE TO CHOOSE
( with an acute accent on the E, spellings may vary)
It simply means someone who chooses what they want to believe and disbelieve.
A simple statement of fact.
A modern version is " Cafeteria Christians" , those who pick and choose between the various denominations until that find the one that suits their lifestyle.
Yo, not gonna lie you got me with that square space sponsorship!
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Hahahaha.... you got GOOD with that Square Space gag!!! REAL good!
Comedy brilliance right there!
@@tacodias bruh the pun XD
"Can't spell Catholic without Chaotic." I literally snorted coffee! Thank you for this collection of not always useless knowledge. Bonus points for the exceptional sense of humour! 🤣
U mentioned coke ov lol
@@charlietbarnes4842 ?? Uh no? Coffee. I drank. They said something funny. I laughed with a mouth full of coffee. Coffee came out my nose. The end.
Never thought I'd say this as a full-blooded Pagan, but: You Need Jesus.
Chaotic?
Really loved that episode. So many years of Catholic school came rushing back. Best education anyone could ask for ❤️💪🏼
I love how the Philippines was mentioned three times and two for holding world records. But the honor is for being mentioned after the Vatican. Thanks for the useless trivia! I enjoyed the 18 minutes.
We have a Catholic Church in Antartica, that says a lot 🙌🏾🙌🏾
Next stop the sianai then Mars.
This just give me the idea to google the list of the countries in the world without a catholic Church.
@@hackman669 - Did you mean to type Sinai? There already is an Orthodox Church in what they believe is Mt. Sinai. Odly enough it is called St. Cathrine's Monistary - as if she had anything to do with it. The Orthodox Church (Eastern) split with Rome over minor details such the "Filioque Clause". If you are not familiar with the term, use Google.
I did not know that
@@TheLeftRbabieskillers North Korea. They say they have 2 church. BUT IT'S A LIEEEE
"Bishop of the Moon" is possibly the coolest title you could possibly have.
Great video! I'm not extremely religious, but I enjoy learning about the various faiths around the world, this video was informative and fun! Keep up the good work!
Besides no divorce, the Philippines also bans abortion.
The way it should be
@@johnnylightning1967 yes
Based
Good.
Like Poland! Sick country...
I like random knowledge about stuff. As a catholic, though, I feel my random bits of knowledge might be lacking, this video came in the right time
I was so surprised when you pulled out a hungarian translation out of nowhere!!! Much love from Hungary, I really appreciate your channel and your work.
Catholics don't pray "to" saints. We use that term loosely.. We ask they pray with us and for us. We honor them as role models
Same for Orthodox and Anglicans. Most Evangelicals accuse us all of idolatry and paganism as it is.
Interesting
I thought so. I'm not Catholic.
"We ask they pray with us and for us," that's still praying, to dead people. Leviticus 19:1, 20:6, 20:27, Ecclesiastes 9:5, Isaiah 8:19, Psalm 6:5, John 14:6, 1 Timothy 2:5, Deuteronomy 18:11, Revelation 21:8
@@vian-ij4sv except they’re not dead. All in Christ are alive. Hence the multitudes in heaven as recorded in Revelation. The Saints live.
Father, you make me want to get more active in the church... as a kid I never completed the CCD course because I was kicked out for bad behavior. Thank you for all you do!
LOL come back brother. This time don't put gum in little Timmy's hair.
8:50
Bishop of the moon.
Now that's an out of the world responsibility 😂
"And, also, you're a heretic" 😂
Just wanted to make sure were were clear on that... haha
@@BreakingInTheHabit allegedly, no solid proof that collyridianism was real. Loved the delivery though!
I really dig Fr. Casey's style.
@@BreakingInTheHabit why does Catholics don't believe in the rapture?😊😊 I am a catholic myself Sir but I'm really bugged upon if this is true or not. Please answer. Thank you
@@mmmmhi5631 we shall wait for the video on this, if there isn't any yet.
I identify as agnostic, religion just isn’t for me, but having said that I find your videos immensely interesting and educational, shedding new light on old teachings. keep it up man!
I'm not Catholic but I'm fascinated by the number of different Catholic monastic orders (Franciscan, Cistercian, Dominican etc) and the huge number of saints!
Oh, and I remember the late Cardinal Sin from the Philippines who apparently had a great sense of humour and used to welcome guests to his house with "welcome to the house of Sin". :)
He was a sickly boy but he really wanted to become a Priest. He wrote a letter asking the Blessed Virgin for it and placed his letter under her Statue in his Church. The rest is history.
Bless his soul.
I mean... we've been around 2,000 years... there's bound to be a lot of history. As a Filipino, yes I can confirm the info about the late Cardinal Sin is correct.
Can't wait. Miss seeing you. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas and have a blessed New Year.
Useless?
It's an excellent material for a RUclips video...
Thanks Father. Hoping for more Useless Catholic Trivia.
Greetings from Zimbabwe, your channel has helped me renew my faith..
God bless a beautiful Zimbabwe! 🙏😀
The two collateral things I love about Catholicism are the 2000+ years of trivia and the merch. I look forward to you tackling the latter.
I went to confession today and was able to take the sacrament of eucharist.... thanks to channels like this... thank you.
I’m a Protestant Christian, but this is just so interesting.
Same here I'm Baptist, but this stuff is so cool
You could always rectify that ;)
I am Catholic, but religions are very interesting to me and I love learning about them. I also enjoy learning about the different Christian denominations and then possibly attend a service .
@@Gladdig Idk about that. The Roman Catholic church doesn't teach the true gospel of Jesus Christ. I do believe there are true believers there though, their leaders don't talk for their people.
@@hopelove897 Maybe you'll enjoy the Joint Declaration on Justification :-)
Hi! Christian but not a Catholic, I love your channel. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the work that you do. Maybe you already have one, but if not could you do a video explaining what the Catholic Mysteries are?
He does one explaining the mass that’s awesome!
@@TheChristianFairy thanks!
🙏🙏🙏 4 U! 😀
This is amazing ! Please do a part 2 ! I would love more useless Catholic facts/trivia !
St. Drogo Sebourg seems like the guy for me
Drogo is also the name of Frodo's father in The Lord of the Rings
Yeah, me too.
Same here... same here.
@@williamhartman5424 That's what I thought lol
I was a scrawny highschooler in the philippines in 1995 and I attended WYD. It was one of the happiest days of my life, regardless of faith, or lack thereof. Got to see the pope JP2 in the popemobile up close. It was a glorious day.
We need a part 2 of this 😊
Billed as USELESS, Father, I found it very interesting and educational, great points to use in Catholic conversation.
Greetings from the holy and ancient city of Pittsburgh. Fr. Casey, our doors are open to you! When travel becomes easier, please visit our fair city and Saint Anthony Chapel. You can do an entire video on why Pittsburgh has so many holy relics. There is also a large contingent of Franciscans in the Diocese; a blessed opportunity to visit many of the brothers.
You're an amazing young man and make the whole thing about being
Roman Catholics ALIVE....not the dry and tedious stuff of my youth in the early 1960s..., keep on being inspiring .
I just recently learned that Ash Wednesday is not actually a holy day of obligation, and it blew my mind! Also the reason (as I understand it) that there are 46 days between Ash Wednesday and Easter, and not the 40 that we assume, is because we don't actually do penance on Sundays. Every Sunday is like a mini Easter, and is always a day of celebration. Take out the 6 Sundays during lent, and we are back down to 40 days of penance in preparation for Easter. Please do correct me if I am in error here Father!
Also I laughed way too loudly at the "squarespace" joke!
I'm an atheist but damn this is interesting, and you do a fantastic job being engaging and charming. Very well done my dude!
“Now let’s take a minute to talk about Squarespace.
Just kidding.”
😂 the cheekiness
This... This is how to get me back into the church.
Dearest Father Casey, as an Architect I regret to inform you that Clerestory is typically pronounced "Clear - story". However I love that you put that fact in there ! Catholic architecture is so interesting and beautiful ❤️
Dear Father, thank you so much for all your efforts, your energy and your enthusiasm you use to give us essential insight into the church's teachings. I'm fully convinced that far less Catholics would abandon the Church if there were more Fathers like you. My deepest Respect 🙏
14:42 If you look very closely at people to the left of the altar you can see me playing the flute.
Fr. Casey, this was awesome!!!Please do more of these, I enjoyed it a ton 😄!
I don't think these were useless, quite the opposite. It's always great to learn interesting facts to know more about something so inportant in your life :)
As an Anglican, this was probably useless information. However, it was delivered so delightfully I couldn’t resist watching. Thanks for giving me something mindless to do for almost 20 minutes. I needed that break! 😊
They mentioned the Venerable Bede, which other than AD/BC only matters to Anglicans and Episcopals.
@@Egilhelmson Anglicans and “Episcopalians” - just to be correct! (As we always try to be!) 😁
You should check out the Ordinariates, he mentioned how some of our priests are married. Anglican patrimony/use within the Roman (Catholic) Rite.
I laughed when you wondered how many of us we're still watching/listening... I never once was tempted to switch away. I guess I enjoy not so necessary facts. 😊
Considering this is useless trivia, it is by far the most interesting video I've seen on You Tube in years. Thanks for the enlightenment!
My man just called out Notre Dame so hard
This video trivia is not useless at all. Keep it up father.
Me, italian boy:
"Sisto Sesto"
Hours of laugh
In Spanish it would be Sixto Sexto
Wasn't she in The Flying Nun?
Tolkien was my favorite Catholic.
He is my 2nd favorite lay Catholic, after Chesterton. Though I have to say that Tolkien probably has more popular influence than Chesterton at this point, which is a shame.
@@NemisCassander Chesterton's essays defending his Catholicism are brilliant. And I'm a Jew saying this.
I'm going to go with Galileo daughter, the interesting one.
Tolkien wasn’t what your average observant Catholic would consider Catholic. His mother was from a Baptist family and was not received into the Catholic faith until 1900 when she was almost 30 and JRR was nearly 10. She died shortly thereafter at age 34 of type 1 diabetes, she left her sons in the guardianship of a Catholic priest who worked out their education scheme. If he worshipped at any “altar” it would probably be the altar of linguistics. Though both he and his friend CS Lewis wrote fantasy stories covering a Christian allegory the fantasy and the story always came first.
Welcome back Fr Casey ! Your contents are never trivial! Thanks for helping us to be knowledgeable Catholics! 😇😇
A Catholic youtube channel, I've never subscribed so fast in my life.
You are saved ...hee
I thought this was going to be boring but it was so much fun. 🤗
I'm not kidding; this is actually my favourite video on the channel
11:24 - To be accurate: Dante wrote the "Comedia" in 1320. The one from 1472 is the first printed edition.
I think St. Drogo Sebourg will be suprised by the amount of prayers he is receiving
I was wondering on Lent myself a lot, until someone told me the clue: Lent is 40 days even if it counts 46 days from Ash Wednesday to Easter vigil. Sundays are always feast days for celebrating the resurrection of Jesus, thus they do not count.
By the way I enjoyed the video very much Fr Casey, and your Hungarian pronunciation is quite good! 😀 Thank you for all the videos! Best wishes from the other side of the world.🙏
I was taught the same thing about the number of days of Lent. I just looked it up, and it appears there's a few different ways to look at it. Best I can summarize, there are 46 days of Lent, but there are only 40 days of fasting. Lent doesn't end on Saturday and begin on Sunday, but the fast doesn't apply since all Sundays are feast days. (If the one web site I found is correct, Pope St Gregory the Great made this clear about the 6 Sundays in Lent.)
@@williamborysewicz Thank you for the clarification. Yes this is the right description.
2:50 It astonished me when I discovered this, but according to the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, "clerestory" is pronounced "clear story"; but it makes sense, because it is a storey of a building that is clear because it has glass in it. Colour me surprised.
"Charlemagne was the first roman emperor" I bet Augustus is rolling in his grave.
Augustus would not have recognized himself as Roman Emperor. He was Princeps.
I'm sure he meant the first "HOLY ROMAN Emperor". Though that's assuming that the HRE could actually be considered Holy, Roman, or an Empire. Though, I suppose it was closer to all those words when Charlemagne was in charge.
Quite the opposite. He'd be delighted not to be called emperor, a harsh insult during the Republic and tge early empire.
@@Savak22 hardly. Emperor is a term derived from Imperator, which the Legions would give to a successful general in the field. Being hailed as Imperator was a requirement to a triumph, so I seriously doubt Augustus would hate being called Emperor. If anything, he'd probably take issue with the term Dictator, as he always tried avoiding the title after his adoptive fathers assassination.
@@alexporter7379 the first HOLY roman empire was frederick barbarossa
This was a fun video to watch, friar. You have a strong intellect and I would love to see more Catholic trivia. ☺
He does indeed have a strong intellect. All in all, I prefer the Dominican order (OP is OP after all ;D), but that's really a hard choice sometimes.
I just coming upon this today (1/23/2023) & LOVE it! Thanks Fr. Casey for all of the information you give us.
This is totally informative. I grew up very Catholic and my grandad loved doing trivias with me.
Yeah, I’ve been going to a catholic school for 9 years, and I’m in eighth grade. I know it’s dangerous to share my name, but my name is Joseph Corsigila.
Welcome back Father Casey. Hope you had a good break, Been enjoying Fr Patrick's Pause to chat in your absence but I do tease him about product placement on his channel. Stay close to Jesus and don't worry about your numbers and truly you know that is not wholly in your control
when you mentioned sister mary kenneth keller and her work with computers, it reminded me of a story my mom told me about when she studied nursing at mercy college in toledo in the early 1950's. the instructors were nuns and it seems that one of the senior sisters was researching the fresh stem cells of healthy, newborn babies and was discovering curing benefits, even back then. i guess faith and science can coexist.
They can, for sure!! Since they both serve the truth, they complement each other and, therefore, will never contradict eact other.
Love this video! Can you possibly do 18 minutes of random trivia on Saints? That would be so much fun too.
Yes, a rundown on the legenda aurea. And don't forget heavyweight champion St.Nick ;-)
Oh, I'd click on that vid! 😺🤗🖖
Loved this. ”Useless facts”? No such thing. Imho.
useless facts definitely exist
@@CarlosLopez-ch6bu Name one please. :)
My friend brother is a catholic priest and it's weird seeing that older dude in your neighborhood that do what ever he wants and looks like he's high all the time decide to go to seminary school and became a priest in your church it's so unreal and you have same vibe as him now 😅
I've just found this channel and as a dude who loves studying religions of all kinds, this is some real good stuff for background listening
45 hours has never been so long. 😭
16:26 i was always taught that sundays during lent didn't count as lent since we celebrate the ressurection in mass on those days. knocking them out of the 46 count for that year does indeed bring you to 40 days.
Saint Drogo Sebourg is just the saint I was looking for.
It's Sixtus a hatodik for me. I'm eagerly looking forward to that. 😅
As a protestant I found this very interesting, thank you.
This was a great way to procrastinate my homework lol thank you
This might be useless Catholic trivia, but I find it useful. Thank you Fr. Casey❤
Dear Father, this video has brought me back to your channel. Thank you.
"Also, youre a heretic"
Me, a calvinist: How did he know :0
(Excelent video jajaja. Loved it)
What's a calvinist?
@@misterminutes4504 Sorry X,D 6 months late.
Eh... calvinism is a branch of the Reformism wich is a branch of the Protestantism. The main theologist of that "school" is of course Jean Calvin. The i belive most popular sub-branch of the calvinists are the presbiterian (myself as well) wich is kinda popular in the US, Scotland, the Netherlands, South Korea and some regions of latin america... i think those places have like big calvinist groups.
Calvinist doctrinal seal is the T.U.L.I.P doctrine. If you wanna google that.
Btw we dont belive about Mary being part of the thirinty, thats heresy XD but i wanted to make a heresy joke.
That "smallest Catholic Church in the world" is so much more beautiful than the Catholic megachurch in NC
Which Catholic "megachurch" are you referring to?
@@We3Boys The one mentioned at the 14:45 mark in NC with over 10,000 families.
Yep, my apologies. I hadn't made it that far in the video yet.
Why use the term "megachurch?" There's a distinct pejorative connotation attached to that term. Notre Dame, or any of the medieval cathedrals might be called megachurches by some. I wouldn't say disdainful things about them or their congregations. I'm happy to hear of a 10,000+ family Catholic congregation, especially in the southern US. Megachurch is not the correct adjective to use.
We don't have megachurch. We have basilicas, cathedrals, or you can say megaparishes.
Cradle Catholic here who went to Catholic schools & Catholic college… and this was fascinating! Please make a sequel!
Yes we are that many here in 🇧🇷 Brazil, Father. Many Protestants Christians here too, but just not close to be as much as Catholics.
Thanks for the video!
Well, just another trivia fact: Brazil has the largest Marian church (church building consecrated to the honor of our Holy Mother of God) in the world! It is gigantic!
The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception “Aparecida” also happens to be the second largest Catholic church building in the entire world, second only to... Yeah, St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican City.
On line catholic evangelization is only one it's infancy. When it goes main stream brazilian portuguese, watch out protestants.
greetings from spain! can't wait for the video!!!
Can we have more trivia? I love it!
I didn't expect that I'm going to hear hungarian words in this video (and a Hungarian Catholic Church which i've never heard of), made my day, thank you😄🇭🇺
My attempt at telling him how to pronounce Szixtusz Hatodik:
Seex-toos Haw-toh-deek
I think he means the Hungarian Greek Catholic Church (which we here in Hungary only call Greek Catholic Church). At least that's the only way it makes sense to me.
And I was also surprised, when Fr. Casey spoke Hungarian! I just thought "Oh, that only works in some languages". Although a minor criticism to Fr. Casey: it's actually Hatodik Szixtusz in Hungarian... But I find it great, that of all the languages he chose Hungarian!
Viva Hungry! 😀🙏