Three Habits to Get the Most Out of Lent - Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermon
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- Опубликовано: 20 фев 2021
- Friends, we come now to one of the most important periods of the liturgical year: Lent. During this time of preparation, the Church asks us to cultivate a deeper friendship with God through prayer, to control and reorder our desires for physical goods through fasting, and to show our love in the concrete way of giving alms.
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“Take the time…” is a very symbolic phrase … for me, it means take the time doing good with people around me, of course, my family comes first, then, take the time to pray the Rosary, join online Mass, no matter how busy the day is, and so on and so forth … “
Jesus took the time reaching out to His Apostles, teaching in synagogues, or anywhere He went where people gather and heard Him spoke in parables…!”
Thank you, my Lord Bishop. This is still relevant in 2024
I quit drinking this lent. Pray for me
God bless you and your effort and I pray you accept God's grace to continue on your journey after Lent is over. Continue to please God the rest of your life. I will add you to my prayer list daily as well. God must be so pleased with the effort you have put into doing something good this Lent.
I am just disappointed that the Chapel here is not open because of the virus. I went daily for an hour before this virus came and ruined everything.
@@carollinde837
A suggestion
Why not attend Live ADORATION on RUclips in a quiet corner of your house.... during this pandemic
Praying for you! ❤️
@@claudinejoseph5533 On You Tube?????
So far, this has been my most intentional Lent; I will finally be confirmed and baptized this Easter!
Congratulations, and God bless!
Congratulations and welcome 🙏 🥰
Welcome home. God bless you in your new journey.
Congrats Britanny and I am sooo proud of you . Your perseverance is so great and you will get your reward on Holy Saturday. I will pray for you and
my Spirit will be you on that special event of your life.Peace be with you!
Carmencita
Congratulations.
Amazing teachings about Lent. Thank you, Bishop.
Pray, fast, 2:07 and give alms this Lent. 🙏 Pray my rosary.
Relevant in 2024 !
Still relevant in 2023! 👍 Thank you Bishop Barron!
I failed over the first 3 days. I did not realize it was Lent and I am not a Catholic. I am trying to let Jesus reach me.
I am going to pray... I will try to fast... and for the next 37 days (and beyond) I am going to work very hard to give up porn.
As a fellow man struggling with this problem, I will lift you up in prayer this week.
God be with you.
Ask that obstacles be removed so that you can respond to the grace you are praying for. And if it doesn't work out on any particular day then just put it all in the Sacred Heart of Jesus and begin again.
be assured that God is so pleased that you are willing to give up porn so when tempted
Call on Jesus to be your strength. You know you cannot do it alone. People are
praying with you. Blessings and peace, Sr. Brigid
Be assured God is so pleased that you have taken the first step in your willingness to give
Up porn and the more you ask Jesus to give you strength, he will help you. You are not
Alone. Many people are responding to help you so be confident that you can let go and
discover God’s love and human love in healthy relationships. Take care.
Peace, Sr. Brigid
Persist, brother. Keep praying.
Also consider joining a group called "Celebrate Recovery" (yeah, them rascally Prots came up with it, but it's a good Christ-centered program. I recommend it for anyone struggling with bad habits & behaviors: alcohol, bingeing, cards, donuts, emotional excesses, etc.)
"One who is too busy to pray is busier than what God wants him/her to be".
When I grow up I’d like to preach like this. Simple and deep
To broach no further than the , meaningless ,surface. To ,accordingly, reject eliminate.
I do my hoy hour early in the morning as well as my Rosary.
Very concrete. Thanks Bishop
Thank you, Bishop Barron. I listen to your podcast while working out, instead of listening to music. I listen when my mind is at risk of wandering, when it's too quiet, and I listen when I need strength. Thank you.
Great inspiration, practi,concrete ideas to put into practice, thanks!
I'm currently a protestant, but last Advent I decided to follow the St Philip's Fast, and I found it very fruitful. Because of how good it was, I decided to adopt the Great Fast from the Eastern church this Lent, a 49 day fast with quite strict rules of no meat or fish, dairy, poultry, or wine or oil(excepting certain saints' feasts). There is so much in fasting that is fruitful for the spirit. Thank the Lord Jesus Christ for all that is Good in this life that we can enjoy, and for the reminder that we cannot live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God the Father. Amen.
Lord Jesus Christ son of the living God,have mercy on me as a sinner.
Obsessions manifest individually
thank you saying the rosary daily for 2 years has transformed my life and reduced my depression brilliant sung rosary on line so i don't feel alone
I needed that. The pipes burst in my apartment building, sprinklers came on, ceilings collapsed, and mandatory evacuation by the fire marshall. Some folks lost everything they own. Thanks for reminding me to focus on what's important. It has been frightening, bouncing from place to place and not knowing when I might have a home again, but this message reminded me of my blessings that I do have. Thank you Bishop Barron.
I pray you continue to be strong. Hope you get stability soon. Wherever you go, God is with you.
I pray peace for you; it will allow you to see the blessings God Provides in every situation. God has 'a plan for your life, it is a plan of good and not of evil'. 'Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding'
Great video Bishop Barron. Full of the information that I had forgotten. Thanks be to God. And may God bless you.
thanks so much Father Barron.... God bless you and lets make this lent the best we can together
Say hello to whomever you walk by, whether they are looking at you or not. The results are amazing.
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Good advice for lent !
I’m asking for you to please pray for my eyes I’m loosing my eyesight and I’m having a very hard time with this and I’m not able to go to daily mass like I used to I just want to be the best I can be for Jesus Christ
I’m in my chapel right now. I’ll pray for you.
@@BishopBarron thank you so very much
Amen
Excellent explanation thank you
Just a reminder to all that daily Mass online is offered by many parishes in a way to deal with the Covid-Work at Home issue. It's a great way to take 30 minutes a day to start ones' day- Thank you Bishop Robert for the ideas!
Unless you are immune compromised and cannot go out during Covid peaks, watching Mass online is not a substitute at all. Can you receive Jesus through your TV?
Growing up in faith is an intentional endeavor. It does not emerge from living in the circumstancial drift. What intentional fasting is revealing to me are my addictions, fasting helps me shift from « they have me » to « I have them ». Prayer, for me, helps cultivate another form of hunger. Alms giving is my area of improvement.
Levis Shalom
Thank you Father fo remind our obligations as follower Of Jesus and believers.
Our Catholicism should move us - working faith, full of life. Thank you for that "moving" homily Bishop Barron.
Amen 🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼
I guess I am struggling to understand why anyone would give this sermon a thumbs down. Just good, practical and life affirming and enhancing advice in my view. Whether one is religious or not, a periodic fasting and reflecting period in each of our lives is a healthy thing to do.
There are just angry people out there. I noticed in the comments for last week's Sunday mass on Ascension Presents, some Christian fundamentalist was leaving angry responses on many of the comments.
Coincidentally (or not,) on an Ash Wednesday service, some guy left a comment about how satisfying this, their 2nd mass of the day, was. This time, some angry Catholic dude had to jump in and tell the first guy how he really should be doing in person services.
Some people need things to be exactly their way. If things are not precisely aligned, then they become like the dog who must make his mark on those grounds. 💦, if you know what I mean.
p.s. I will introduce Mr Angry Fundamentalist to Mr Angry Catholic, and challenge them to find Christ's love in a dialog.
@@77thTrombone Well I guess it is a good thing that they are tuning in, even if if they have to be negative about it.
@@leonardconvissor9829 good point. Better than not tuning in at all.
Ignore such negative things, concentrate on higher things
I testify that the Holy Rosary and you have reached inside me and gotten the best and God isn't done with me yet... Lear the Rosary.and do it daily and watch how you change.
This man is a genius.
Praise the Lord Jesus Christ 🙏 Mother Mary Pray For Us 🙏Abba Father Bless us and we Adore You 🙏Holy Spirit Guide us and direct our paths 🙏
Praying The Rosary...Indeed, Your Grace, Dear Bishop Barron!!...You "guaranteed" what positives would come from Praying The Rosary each day...and i can vouch it to be 'spot on' from personal experience!!
I have noticed the 1 Prayer the devil tries very hard to keep me away from...It's The Rosary...'n NOT Praying The Holy Rosary daily HAS PROVEN to be disastrous in a Life that (re)started backtracking against the walking away from sin..!!
for the algorithm. GLORY TO JESUS CHRIST.
Fasten and pray are powerful tools. I know they are.
God bless you, Bishop Barron.
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I gave up Face Book for lent. My life is so much more peaceful. I get most of my news from FB so I ll go back after Easter. Miss friends there but more time for God.
Why go back? Lent is about making long term changes.
Same here
Glad I found this before Lent instead of halfway through or at the end! Thank you!
I’m ending my pornography addiction this year during lent and hopefully for good. It’s been holding me hostage for too long. Pray for me.
God bless you.
@@BishopBarron Thank you Your Excellency! This means a lot to me.
@@thegrindeveryday9408 I hope it’s going well brother👏🏾👏🏾
I feel more at ease in this world knowing that men like you are in Bishop Barron.
As we progress into this year of honouring St Joseph, so overdue n a world hungry n thirsty for real acknowledgement of the positive n the good, n the strong in the male...may you n your team continue to go from strength to strength n continue to lead educate n inspire us all to do likewise. Thank you.
This is the first sermon I have seen by you. Thank you, this was very inspiring. God Bless!
Welcome and God bless you.
They are all inspiring. God Bless you! :)
While I was a student in Philadelphia I had gone to a local Baptist church with 15-20 people any given Sunday. The pastor there had urged his community to give back to the church generously, but to give it cheerfully. (2 Corinthians 9:7) So whenever it came time for offering there was celebratory music and everyone got up and danced their way to the front to give their offering. I think of that as we go in to the season of Lenten alms giving that this is not some burdensome task we undertake, but something we can do cheerfully, praising God, loving our neighbor, and trusting God to provide for our material needs.
I had a similar experience in Ghana, West Africa. A dancing prcession up to the basket.
"Give til you smile." When you don't feel like giving, look up at the Lord, laugh, and then say to yourself "you got me, Lord. I don't want to give but I'm going to give anyway."
Thank you Bishop Barron, the wisdom in your homilies, is so powerful. Instead of lent being a sad time, ypu present us with meaningful ways to pray, fast and give alms. Which will satisfy the longing of our hearts Jesus.🙏☦️🛐
Great homily! I'm praying the Rosary everyday and giving up social media for Lent. God bless everyone!
A start n the direction is a willingness to see what God can and will d with the small and great surrender of it will to his mercy and grace.
Thank you, Bishop. I made sure to take some notes for future Lenten seasons. Your weekly homilies are truly inspirational and helpful in my faith life. God bless you!
Pray the rosary every day it will change your life. Yup this is true. Thank you bishop baron
Super... Very concrete... Nice, firm, interesting and enlightening.... Many thanks, Bishop🙏🏻🙏🏻
I find that reading God's Word carefully and prayerfully gives me more incentive to pray. It may sound strange, but watching the news can trigger your prayer life. Something upsets you? Don't get mad. Pray about it!
I do the same thing....always something to pray about!
“Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me.” Great sermon as always.
Let us pray for the 12 souls that gave this a thumbs down. May God have mercy on their souls!
Oh, I really loved this one! Because you were very clear, unapologetic in criticing pornography and also encouraging with hope to give it up, plus so inspiring and giving us already existing Catholic ways how to carry ourselves during Lent. LOOVED it, really needed to hear it today, thank you Bishop Barron, keep praying for me and all listeners! ❤ And God bless you too!
Thank you for another inspiring sermon, Your Excellency! I love that many of your sermons have a message we can act upon and this homily has plenty of great suggestions. This just might be the turning point in my Lenten journey. Thank you!
Thank you Bishop! God bless you and all what you do! Ave Maria!
Thanks Bishop Barron Awesome video! God bless you
Bishop Barron is the goat 🐐
This is practical and pastoral. God bless you, Bishop!
Thank you Bishop Barran for an indepth of the 3 habits we have to live during Lent and showing us how best to live them in the most practical way for each one according to the will of God for me. God bless you
Thanks Bishop Barron for your sermons, they inspire and nourish mind and soul. May God continue to strengthen and protect you.
Thank you Bishop Barron for always inspiring me and strengthening my relationship with Jesus! May God abundantly bless you always!
Thank you Bishop Barron God Bless you and give you the Wisdom and Fortitude to keep up with the good work! I love your homilies...very simple to understand but hard to accomplish thank you !!with the help of God we can accomplish anything!!
Many tks Bishop Barron....you have given me direction for my Lenten duties, you were so informal and encouraging, nice.😆
Praying, fasting and giving alms. Thank you Bishop Barron.
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!!! Well done and thank you BB as always for challenging us!
Thank you, Bishop Barron, for your invaluable guidance in this Lent season, to lead us to the true Light, our Lord, Jesus Christ.
"Lord Jesus Christ, son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner."
Grateful for your reminders to pray, fast and give alms this lent and the suggestions you made.
God bless you abundantly for your work to bring the Good News to God’s People. I promise this
lent Ito do one of the examples you gave for prayer, fasting and almsgiving.
Peace, Sr. Brigid
Oh, SO PRACTICAL!!!!! Thank you ever so much, Bishop Barron!
I have the means to be more in prayer. In my cellphone I have the bible, I have the rosary and access to many good people and it is always with me. I just don't apart time enough. That's my first hurdly for this Lent.
Thank you Bishop!
Wonderful, concrete, and tangible - thank you!
Thank you so much, Bishop Barron! You are so right, on so many levels!! May God bless you, always!!!❤️🙏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you Bishop Barron for a feel good homily. God bless you 🙏
I will try to make this the best Lent ever
thank you, Bishop!!
Thank you Father for giving me ideas to serve my Lord this Lent.
Thank you Bishop Barron. It felt like you were talking directly to me.
Lent//40 Days for Life. When I fast, hunger reminds me to pray. When I pray, I don't feel hungry. I invite you to spend an hour in front of an abortion facility or the referral centers in pro-life states. Pray, Fast and Peaceful Prayer Vigil for the Sanctity of Human Life and the end to abortion (and the death penalty-my added intention).
Lovingly powerful reminders, made simple, for every heart /mind. Praise God 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Thank you Bishop Barren for confirming what I am not doing well this Lenten season. I am going to the Franciscan Renewal Center tomorrow in Scottsdale for my personal "Silence and Solitude" retreat and let God talk to me. May God Bless all of you.
@@bishoprobertbarron4605 Fr. Regula had told me more than once what a testimony I am to the Church in my almsgiving, especially to the poor and those in need. I am also a out-of-state caregiver which has been very challenging for the past year and a half. I am a giver without expecting anything in return. I was told this morning by a Monsenior visiting from Ireland, I need to start thinking of myself because I won't be any good to someone if I am not good to myself.
Many thanks to you Bishop Barron!
Let us MAKE the time to pray with a grateful heart. May Gods bless You.
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God Bless you Bishop Barron for being such a great leader for the Church
Thank You Bishop Barron, I always look forward to your presentations, be it the Holy Mass and Sermon on Sunday or an;y other of your presentations. I look forward to your take or explanation of various
scriptures, gospela etc. You make them easier to understand. God Bless You, Always!
So many excellent, concrete ways to have a memorable, meaningful Lent. Thanks and God bless Bishop Baron 🙏❤️🙏
Paz y Bien. Gracias. Me gusta cómo lo explica, con cuánta serenidad y sencillez convencida. Gracias. VIII Centenario de la Muerte de santo Domingo de Guzmán.
Thank you Bishop Barron. I pray a lot but giving all those who ask for money is a very difficult thing for me. Instead I walk into the street and if I see some pan handlers I give them few bucks. This way they do not keep on asking for more. If we keep on giving all those who ask, there will be no end. I hope Jesus is pleased with me.
Thank you, Bishop Barron, for all the suggestions, recommendations and resolutions that I can undertake to make this Lent a truly fitting observance for the sake of my soul.
Thank you so much Bishop Barrón! We never miss one of your sermons!
Woww!! loud and clear! Thank You Jesus for speaking to me and thank you for the life of Bishops🙏🙏❤
Thanks for the wonderful sermon and great practical examples.
@@bishoprobertbarron4605 😂😆😆😆😆🤣
So very glad I found you. Covid has been a blessing in that regard. I now have time to listen to all kinds of informative sermons and pod casts. I pray you have many years left to touch so many lives.
Thanks for your wonderful sermons and a reminder of how important lent is to our Catholic way of life
Hello Father,
One thing you said about fasting really struck home with me.I think you were quoting from Thomas Merton when you said, “Our desires have to be disciplined so that the deeper hungers of the heart and the soul can emerge” I really like and understand that perfectly well.
Thanks
Eddy Barry
@@bishoprobertbarron4605
Hello Father,
I didn’t even know I had a profile on RUclips only Facebook. I can’t donate online as requested because I don’t have nor want a bank account. Besides, I wouldn’t trust online transactions.
My favourite way of giving alms is through the Latin Mass and street beggars some of whom I know pretty well. It’s nice to see the money bringing a smile to people’s faces.
Great homily. Thank you
I so enjoy your SERMONS. Thank you Bishop Barren, your doing wonders for the people.
I shared with my adult children. God Bless you
prayer is in fact unlearning all things before God's presence, we need not structure our prayer, it should be heart to heart, one to one, child's cry and mothers hug, like that. All we need in prayer is to go empty, not concealing anything and leave all the shame behind, allow the tears to flow, falling down in adoration in front of "The Most Holy Eucharistic real presence of God" 🙏
@Bishop robert Barron
Thanks , I will pray for that child, however pl note that, your's is not Bishop Barton's a/c or it is his reply either .
God bless you, Let us grow in Christ 🙏
A very beautiful, simple but powerful message for Lent and beyond by Bishop Barron. Thank you Bishop May God bless you today and always
Thank you so much for you and your messages. May you be mightily blessed and protected.🐤💗🙏.