Thank you Fr. Chris for this podcast. I know Catholics who divorced and left the Church because they thought they could receive the sacraments and felt separated from the Church. I was in an emotionally abusive marriage marriage for 27 years. I stayed for the sake of the children . I was granted an annulment on the grounds of Emotional abandonment on several levels, as my husband was not capable to have an emotionally intimate relationship per a professional psychologist and from testimony to the Church from witnesses. I sought the annulment to also free me from the sense of obligation I felt to him on a spiritual level. The annulments process was lengthy and for the most part very healing. Never remarried.
I am so happy to have found this video which is dated 3 years ago, because I recently watched a video with you Father on another persons podcast where she stated that abuse was not a reason to get an annulment and that the marriage would still be valid, even with an annulment. I am a victim of abuse, and I will not be uncharitable to my ex-husband, so I cannot get into details. There was a lot I didn't know about him, which came out later in counseling, and our counselor was a Catholic priest. I followed all the rules and homework assignments, and my then husband broke every rule and guidance suggestion. It was horrible and scary to even get in a car, for fear of my life. My annulment process was very long and painful, but in the end, it was granted. I later got married in the Catholic church to my present husband. I wish I could send this video to the person you made the podcast with so she would have some clarity, because she is counseling couples and I would hate to see her giving wrong advice or making statements that are just not true.
Hi Fr. Chris. I wanted to thank you for everything you do to get prepared for your Saturdays’ presentations. Please don’t worry about the time you spend talking. There’s no need to shorten your time. I really enjoy hearing you and learning more about our Catholic faith. God bless you 🙏🏻
Remain blessed Fr Chris ❤️this marriage teaching should be taught all over the world because the world is going mad. They don’t understand what marriage is about, so many separations are happening between husband and wife as a result of infidelity. Christ have mercy 🙏🏽
Since my baptized in 1966 , this is the first time I have heard such deep explanation of the importance of the church to marriage . I used to know that have to get married in the church , cannot divorce, children must be baptized . Thanks Fr Chris
Thank you Father Chris. I saw myself in so much of what you said. I was the victim. And I felt isolated from the church when my ex abandoned me. Every thing is now straightened out. But, still what you said was comforting.
Thank you so much. This type of talk takes courage to deliver. All praise and thanks to the Holy Spirit who is working through you. May your work continue to be blessed by Him.
Praying always for the soul of my wife Grace that in God'd perfect time she may receive Eternal Life!!! Thank you Fr. Chris, and hoping that Catholics may realize the importance of Sacramental Marriage! Greetings from CLAMP.
Dear Brad, thank you for the message. Prayers for you and for your wife Grace... yes, may God's mercy be showered upon her. And thank you for following your Catholic Faith. God bless you!
Thank you Fr. Chris!! Your talks are very helpful! Please stop apologizing, there is nothing to apologize for!! You are in the very important business of saving souls!! Truth matters and should NEVER be apologized for. Thank for for what you do!🙏🙏
Thank you PQ, I appreciate it. But if you had any idea of the letters we get vilifying Catholic Church teaching, accusing me for giving my own opinion, and speaking on politics, with people accusing me of being insensitive, you would know why I try to be compassionate. God bless.
@@DivineMercy_OfficialFr, with all due respect, be like St Athanasius during the Arian persecution. Stand up to the bullies with fervour in your heart. Jesus was never minced his words for anyone. Please read St Athanasius 11th letter. God bless.
Thank you father Alar. I love listen to all your lectures. You are amazing speaker. You help understand and it comes right into my heart. I enjoy your humor. You have special gift. I can’t listen enough of you. I pray for you everyday🙏🙏🙏
Thank you, Fr. Chris. Please do not shorten your talk. I am learning so much about my Catholic faith. God bless and keep you always! My prayers are with you and all priests.
A blessed marriage grounded in true forever love is : For better for worse in sickness and in health For richer for poorer till death do us part! Not to be taken lightly. Thank you Fr Chris.Thank for setting us straight. I love your humorous side. It brings me joy and laughter!🙏😄😅
Thank you so much father Chris for explaining this🙏🏻 Imagine the positive impact on humanity this information would be if taught to the younger generations💫
1Timothy 3:2-5, A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity. (Catholics do not match anything in the Bible)
Father Chris,Congratulations on your promotion. I continue to pray for you and your intentions.,This Saturday class will help so many Catholics who misunderstand. God bless all who read these words,"Jesus i trust in You"
I am learning alot through these videos. I do feel that divorce is one of the reasons we are losing people from the Catholic Church. I personally know several people that have left the church after divorce because they no longer felt welcome. They felt like they had to jump through hoops. Unfortunately when the parent or parents leave the church they usually take the kids with them.
1Timothy 3:2-5, A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity. (The Catholics do not match anything in the Bible.)
Amazing talk! You cleared so many fuzzy ideas - thank you so much! Thank you God and thank you to our Church for great guidance. Wish I heard this talk years ago, I've always been scared to enter marriage due to its huge sacramental meaning and commitment. I will definitely try to spread the practice of entering the covenant with the cross at weddings - amazingly awesome.
Thank you Fr Chris for your imformative talked. For sharing about Croatia wedding. I remembered my parents wedding they were given a blessed crucifix during their wedding ceremony in the church. My mom told me when you got married you have to carry your cross till death. Again thank you Fr Chris as usual your talked always great. God bless you always.💖
@@DivineMercy_Official I think is a tradition too in the Philippines to give a blessed crucifix when the couple exchange their vows. But now a days they kind forgot the tradition. So sad😢 And also the bride now a days not wearing a modest wedding gown. So sad too😢
Thanks be to God for Fr. Chris. I've learned so much from your classes as I'm taking very good notes from all your lectures❤❤❤. O Lord, You are the Way, my life my heartbeat. Secred Heart of Jesus, have Mercy on us. 🙏 🙏 🕊 🕊 ❤❤
Hello Father, I do listen to your talk. I would like you to pray for my marriage my husband walk out on me and I am very sad because we are together for 12yrs.
The wife’s mission is to also get the husband to heaven. Because the prayer of a wife for the husband and vice versa are very powerful in the eyes of the Lord. Just like a prayer from a mother to her child. It has a special grace.
Indeed Carla, l pray for my non-catholic husband daily for his conversion, because of different cultures, n we have differences of opinion n after 30 yrs of marriage n moving to TLM n 7 yrs ago, l understood to pray daily n asking Blessed Mother Mary to help us be patient, persevere n respect each other. l changed first n l saw my husband changed too. Now we understood each other better n prayers have helped us to respect each other, be patient, persevere n love each other more. Thanks be to GOD for HIS blessings n Mother Mary's intercession.
Made a beeline for this video. Went in today for a 1-on-1 with my RCIA teacher and learned that 2 civil marriages, with standard divorce practices now put on hold my baptism Easter vigil if annulments aren't done by then. So, gathering info and praying like mad this can handled quickly and effectively.. as my instructor said, "You are being tested". Indeed. God give me strength, and above all, patience.
Fr. Chris, Thanks be to God” “one of my nieces daughter of my beloved Cresencio, Pura Funtanares, born after me, his Third child, she is now Italian Citizen, Bernardita Pura Funtanares, is Now at St. Rita’s Cloistered nun! Now was called Sister Angela, Treasurer, in the main, Saint Rita Cloistered Convent in Italy” The next born after to Sr. Angela, brother Fr. Eric F. Funtanares , was a Passionate priest, The Director in Passionist in the Philippines 🇵🇭! Amen 🙏 Thank you, Fr. Chris” Excellent talks! Amen 🙏
Good morning dear Fr. Chris. Today 1/16/23 Blessed New Year to you, your family & staff at the Shrine. Don't know when this talk was, but I came across it today. Yesterday I was in tears during Mass because my daughter's divorced fiancee is non Catholic Christian. They're dragging their feet to file Annulment so they can marry in the Catholic Church. They're other choice is for his Church Pastor to marry them, so sad, I'd wish for my only child to be blessed and receive the Sacrament of Marriage by an Ordained Priest. What am I to do!!!
Thanks so much father. This is making me understand marriage in a deeper way and understanding God's awesome love to join two together to help each other to go to heaven.. 👏👏👏.. My future husband whenever you are May God lead you to listen this this ☺
Hi Father Chris, Congrats on reaching 300K subscribers on the channel. I have watched all the ETF videos, and am making way through them again. These are a great resource for us all. Thank you and all the Marian Fathers.
Thankyou Fr Chris for such a enlightining talk .Wish to share the message with every youth and hopefully wish the video is shared.resounded and echoed around the world .Praise Lord .Keeping you Fr Chris in my prayers .
A blessed day Fr. Chris, many parents of my students are not married, because most of them did not get a good education and have no adult to teach them, please discuss abot it so I can share with them and also my grown up students who are now in their marrying age. Thank you so much, Father Christ and all Marian Fathers. All praise and glory to God Almighty. Amen.
I can empathize with my name sake, for years families under stress are part of my daily prayers. Thank you Rev.Fr.Chris for an encouraging message. God bless you and all wives struggling under marital stress. Amen..... Bangalore India
Thank You Father Chris, you are a faithful priest and leader, I have learned so much about our Faith thru your teachings. God bless you. Please keep teaching, I pray one day all will watch learn and be one with God. I will always pray for you and our Church.have a bless day.🙏🙏🙏❤
Thank you Fr. Cris for a wonderful teaching on marriage. May Lord the God bless people to understand how pure and responsible a marriage is. Wishes from India.
My sons are Deaf, and planning to get engaged, so PLEASE add Subtitles to these most important teachings. God bless you and your Marian Community. Your followers in Ireland.
Thank you fsther, but it says the "captions" are Not Available. The auto generated ones aren't great, but they are better than nothing. So far, ive been trying to "sign" your messages to them. Its just that without the Subtitles, we cannot share with our other Deaf friends. Thank you so much for your messages...they mean so much, and are so relevant. God bless you and your community. Kat in Ireland
@@k.w.9601 Wow, God bless you Kat. We are so sorry, but we had to turn the subtitles off because it was actually putting swear words for the name of Jesus. It actually seemed demonic and we don't know if someone was doing it. Unfortunately, we couldn't keep them on. Plus, they weren't very accurate anyway. I will pray for you and your children and for Ireland.... Irish monks saved western civilization. God bless you.
@@mistybuttercup110 Yes, unfortunately we had to turn them off because they were incorrect and putting curse words in for the name of Jesus. It was very sinister and we don't know why it was happening.
Father Chris Alar thank you for the detailed insight and inspiration of Marriage, Divorce and Annulments that the Church Actually Teaches; ie For better or Worse as vowed. If one breaks any one's marriage, God will put asunder to one; it is a dead sin.
Dear Fr. Alar, Thank You so much for diving deep into this subject. I needed more information. Just like your sister. God Bless You for being such a wonderful priest! And for teaching us so many things about our beautiful faith. Your presentations do not seem long at all, more like fascinating! I’ve learned so much, as others feel the same. Keep doing what you’re doing, with your most humble heart. We love you and are praying for you, and all priest. Praying for more Holy priest. God Bless You, Angie
This brought alot of peace to me after a divorce many years ago....in divorce children must be taught what Honor they Father and they Mother it worked for us and our children
Thank you Fr Chris, You strengthened our marriage life. Our son Dominic is diagnosed with Autism/ADHD our marriage is up and down because of behavioural issue of our son. Today is our 13th Wedding Anniversary. Thank you Holy Spirit for guiding our marriage strong. To God be the glory. Amen
Thank you Father, for a very informative issues on the topics of your teachings on marriage, divorce and annulment. I am still single and never been married. But I enjoyed listening to you, Father. Thank you Father and will go over and listen to your other previous teachings. Praying for you all. God bless.🙏🙏❤
We are blessed to have you Father. I am listening from India. Continue your talks which are required for Evangelising couples and for living a holy married life.
Fr. Chris, I love what you shared about the Croatian custom of “you’ve found your Cross”.. resonates with a marriage philosophy I learned some time ago. In this day and age we sensationalize the concept of finding “the one” we are “compatible” with (I.e. the soulmate).. but people get the meaning of compatibility twisted. Being compatible to someone means being willing to *suffer with* .. the Latin Root for compatible is compati, which means suffer (pati) with (com). And furthermore, pati is the Latin origin of passion (which is another sensationalized word connoting strong carnal emotions, but which truly means suffering in sacrificial and unconditional love, as how Jesus did by His Passion). We are not by default compatible with someone, as in there is no such thing as a soulmate predestined for us. That is a worldly narcissistic mentality that sadly sets the wrong expectations for marriage and could be what plays a big part in the high rates of divorces in the Western World. Instead: We become compatible through mutual suffering founded in sacrificial love as spouses who have made the sacramental Vow in front of God (carrying that Cross). I found that Croatian custom very fascinating and no wonder there are no “divorces” or “annulments” there. That’s the attitude and success formula for lifelong marriages.
I love your talks. Thank you for all that you do for us, and I hope you do not shorten them. You put so much into them. they are too valuable to shorten.😊🙏💞
Oh thank you. I had just joined when my spouse divorced me. We were separated while I was in RCIA. I asked him to leave do to abuse. I have struggled 7 years later withe trauma and then have beat myself up because I am divorced even though the church annulled it. But it is reassuring to know I did nothing wrong.
@@DivineMercy_Official Laudetur Iesus et Maria! Croat here, I must add something. The crucifix is put in a special place at the home. Whatever problem there's in marriage, life, etc, spouses fall on knees and pray together to our Lord Jesus! So you don't need a psychiatrist, marriage counseling etc. YOU HAVE CHRIST!
Thanks a lot Fr. Cris for this very helpful clarifjcation about marriage, and divorce. It really made things clesrer to me and will guide me on the next steps to follow.
I listened a 2nd time- Father when you mentioned “& I think this is where MOST fall into!” The psychological deficit...... you hit the nail on the head! My ex-husband was an alcoholic & physically hurt me.... 💪🏼💪🏼 & of course we are divorced since my daughter was one year old...... 💔 my daughter is now 22 years old- She studied at A private Catholic elementary school-a Salesian school, next to St John BOSCO HS- was a high school scholar at ST PIUS X HS here in Southern California and a scholar and Dean’s lister at CSUF and graduated A CumLaude..... ❤️ Now she is at USC studying for her Masters Degree In Public Health! 💖💖💖 All this without a penny from her father because he left the country post divorce. I made the right decision in divorcing her father 21 years ago.📜 🕊🕊🕊 & it helped me become closer to OUR LORD GOD JESUS CHRIST & MOTHER MARY 💙 THANK YOU 🙏🏼 for this lecture, Father Alar.
The truth you spoke brought me comfort and opened another path for me. Your sister is very lucky to have you and I am thankful I can at least hear it on RUclips since I have yet to find a Priest who has been able to provide that kind of spiritual direction. Thank you.
Very informative, Fr Chris. I was especially focused on the marriage ceremony in Croatia. That marriage is a CROSS. Maybe if couples who marry accept this, there will be less separations and divorce.
Thank you for educating us about our s catholic faith - it was very inspiring - please keep husband and son in prayer as they dont believe in God - son baptized in the catholic church and husband - a non practicing Muslim
Fr Chris, this talked popped up on my screen after Divine Mercy Mass this morning. What a beautiful explanation of the Church’s teaching on marriage. I wish all people could hear this-young and old, in any vocation-because it all makes sense. I am learning too; as a child of the 70s I did not get much of this info and am very thankful for all your talks. I am always learning! Also, I have a divorced friend with whom I would love to share this particular talk. Fr Chris, please let me thank you for your good humor. This is a special part of your personality that adds a spark of pure joy to your teaching. 🙏✝️💖
Thank you Lord God for this beautiful teaching of Fr Chris on marriage. I pray that this teaching will reach to as many people so that there will be less broken marriages, Amen! 🙏
Fr. Chris, you always apologize for being to long. No, please, you are never boring and I, for one, want to listen to all of each subject and learn all I can. Please do not shorten any lessons, one can always pause and pick up where they left off. I go back and listen to the teachings again. God has given you a great gift! I have learned more from you in a few months than most of my searching in 65 years. May God’s grace continue to pour out all over you. If you only knew how much we need it... ✝️🙏✝️ ❤️
Thank you Ellie and God bless you for your kindness. I just know that many people are busy and won't watch these talks since they are long, but you are right... our faith is so beautiful that it is really hard to get it any shorter :)
@@DivineMercy_Official I realize most people have limited time but one can stop when they have to, then continue the rest later! Please don’t edit out any info! The good Lord has a special blessing on you, let the Holy Spirit loose!! 🕊💕
Thank you but it's not so much apologizing as it is a plea to stop writing letters to church officials causing us a lot of time responding when we are just giving Catholic Church teaching. Thank you and God bless.
Thank you for this very thorough teaching! I especially like how you explained annulments. I had a decree of nullity and it was a healing process. Also, canon law regarding abusive relationships is very helpful.
Thank you Father.. I needed to hear this. Please don’t shorten your talks, we need this more than you can imagine.. God love you I haven been divorced now over five years. I live with the guilt of destroying my marriage. We had a civil wedding. I did not practice my faith then nor did I when I divorced. It was only about two years after the divorce that by God’s Grace I returned to the faith, confessed and have been trying to live by the church’s teachings. But I struggle with the guilt still. I am Catholic baptised, he was but not Catholic. I will try and get an annulment, it might help me heal. I am not sure if he got remarried or what his situation is, but I have been single, and living alone. I don’t want him to be punished for my sin. Maybe someday if it’s God’s will, I would like to meet someone and get married again. And I do pray for that and until then for the grace to live alone. But the guilt of my past still affects me.
God bless you Sandra.... remember, God loves us infinitely no matter what we have done as long as we come back to her with contrition. It is clear you have done that. You are in our prayers.
Father.. in some cases digging for the truth is extremely difficult in these cases with the declaration of nullity... it makes sense why some tribunals request a psychologist to look between the lines through the testimonies. Thank you for your talk . We need more dioceses to explain the process and be more transparent.
Thank you Fr. Chris for this podcast. I know Catholics who divorced and left the Church because they thought they could receive the sacraments and felt separated from the Church. I was in an emotionally abusive marriage marriage for 27 years. I stayed for the sake of the children . I was granted an annulment on the grounds of Emotional abandonment on several levels, as my husband was not capable to have an emotionally intimate relationship per a professional psychologist and from testimony to the Church from witnesses. I sought the annulment to also free me from the sense of obligation I felt to him on a spiritual level. The annulments process was lengthy and for the most part very healing. Never remarried.
I am so happy to have found this video which is dated 3 years ago, because I recently watched a video with you Father on another persons podcast where she stated that abuse was not a reason to get an annulment and that the marriage would still be valid, even with an annulment. I am a victim of abuse, and I will not be uncharitable to my ex-husband, so I cannot get into details. There was a lot I didn't know about him, which came out later in counseling, and our counselor was a Catholic priest. I followed all the rules and homework assignments, and my then husband broke every rule and guidance suggestion. It was horrible and scary to even get in a car, for fear of my life. My annulment process was very long and painful, but in the end, it was granted. I later got married in the Catholic church to my present husband. I wish I could send this video to the person you made the podcast with so she would have some clarity, because she is counseling couples and I would hate to see her giving wrong advice or making statements that are just not true.
Length of your video isn’t an issue -getting all the info is important! Thank you Father Chris!
Thank you for joining us Karen. God bless.
Thank you, Father Chris. Please do not shorten the talk. I love listening to your teaching.
Thank you Audrey for joining us and God bless you.
Hi Fr. Chris. I wanted to thank you for everything you do to get prepared for your Saturdays’ presentations. Please don’t worry about the time you spend talking. There’s no need to shorten your time. I really enjoy hearing you and learning more about our Catholic faith. God bless you 🙏🏻
Thank you for joining us. God bless
I have learned so much thankyou from Australlia
Clear pronunciation from Korean Catholic!
Remain blessed Fr Chris ❤️this marriage teaching should be taught all over the world because the world is going mad. They don’t understand what marriage is about, so many separations are happening between husband and wife as a result of infidelity. Christ have mercy 🙏🏽
This answered so many questions I have. Thank you Father! So grateful I found this! 🙏
Welcome!
Since my baptized in 1966 , this is the first time I have heard such deep explanation of the importance of the church to marriage . I used to know that have to get married in the church , cannot divorce, children must be baptized . Thanks Fr Chris
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That is the same year I was baptized!!!😁 It was a great year for baptisms it seems!!!
Velox Versutus Vigilans
Thank you Father Chris. I saw myself in so much of what you said. I was the victim. And I felt isolated from the church when my ex abandoned me. Every thing is now straightened out. But, still what you said was comforting.
Thank you for being with us and prayers for you!
Thank you so much. This type of talk takes courage to deliver. All praise and thanks to the Holy Spirit who is working through you. May your work continue to be blessed by Him.
Thank you Sinead for joining us... God bless, you're in our prayers.
Heavenly Father please protecr Fr Chris..Amen
God bless you too Fr. Chris!! Watched till the end, just today 🙋🏻♀️.. I’m blessed
Praying always for the soul of my wife Grace that in God'd perfect time she may receive Eternal Life!!! Thank you Fr. Chris, and hoping that Catholics may realize the importance of Sacramental Marriage! Greetings from CLAMP.
Dear Brad, thank you for the message. Prayers for you and for your wife Grace... yes, may God's mercy be showered upon her. And thank you for following your Catholic Faith. God bless you!
Thank you Fr. Chris!! Your talks are very helpful! Please stop apologizing, there is nothing to apologize for!! You are in the very important business of saving souls!! Truth matters and should NEVER be apologized for. Thank for for what you do!🙏🙏
Thank you PQ, I appreciate it. But if you had any idea of the letters we get vilifying Catholic Church teaching, accusing me for giving my own opinion, and speaking on politics, with people accusing me of being insensitive, you would know why I try to be compassionate. God bless.
@@DivineMercy_OfficialFr, with all due respect, be like St Athanasius during the Arian persecution. Stand up to the bullies with fervour in your heart. Jesus was never minced his words for anyone. Please read St Athanasius 11th letter. God bless.
Thank you father Alar. I love listen to all your lectures. You are amazing speaker. You help understand and it comes right into my heart. I enjoy your humor. You have special gift.
I can’t listen enough of you. I pray for you everyday🙏🙏🙏
Thank you Michelle and God bless you. We appreciate you tuning in and know you're in our prayers.
Thank you, Fr. Chris. Please do not shorten your talk. I am learning so much about my Catholic faith. God bless and keep you always! My prayers are with you and all priests.
A blessed marriage
grounded in true forever
love is :
For better for worse
in sickness and in health
For richer for poorer
till death do us part!
Not to be taken lightly.
Thank you Fr Chris.Thank
for setting us straight.
I love your humorous side.
It brings me joy and
laughter!🙏😄😅
God bless Alma, may the Lord keep you close.
Amen! Please pray for mine. These vows are what we both strongly agree about. Helps us to have lasted in marriage for these 20 years
Fr Chris well done, when you are disappointed the talk is coming to the end, then you know it's good. Keep the talks going 🇮🇪 Ireland
Marriages is sacred.
To God be the Glory😇🥰
Yes it is a blessed covenant a holy sacrament 🙏❤️. Thank you Jesus 🙏❤.
Thank you so much father Chris for explaining this🙏🏻 Imagine the positive impact on humanity this information would be if taught to the younger generations💫
Yes, thankyou Kristina and God bless you.
1Timothy 3:2-5, A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity. (Catholics do not match anything in the Bible)
@@void9837 Your name is appropriately chosen! Void: Completely lacking; devoid: synonym: empty.
"void of understanding."
Thank you so much for this teaching. especially about bearing the cross for one another...amazing!!!
Thank you for joining us Linda and God bless you.
I thank you, Fr. Alar, for an enlightening talk about marriage and divorce. It helped to bring peace of mind to me. God bless you.
I really enjoy your talks, Fr Chris; especially when you chuckle at some points which amuses me. And make me want to listen some more. ❤️👍🏼👍🏼❤️
Father Chris,Congratulations on your promotion. I continue to pray for you and your intentions.,This Saturday class will help so many Catholics who misunderstand. God bless all who read these words,"Jesus i trust in You"
What an amazing gift for all!!!! Thank-you Father Chris...... I truly thank-you for all that you teach us. God bless you eternally.
Thank you for watching and God bless you
I am learning alot through these videos. I do feel that divorce is one of the reasons we are losing people from the Catholic Church. I personally know several people that have left the church after divorce because they no longer felt welcome. They felt like they had to jump through hoops. Unfortunately when the parent or parents leave the church they usually take the kids with them.
Fr. CHRIS....am from India and I enjoy your teachings...God bless you with more zeal and strength to carry out his work..thankyou
Thank you and God bless you all in India
Such a blessed teaching! As always, thank you Father Chris and your ministry!!!
1Timothy 3:2-5, A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity. (The Catholics do not match anything in the Bible.)
Amazing talk! You cleared so many fuzzy ideas - thank you so much! Thank you God and thank you to our Church for great guidance. Wish I heard this talk years ago, I've always been scared to enter marriage due to its huge sacramental meaning and commitment. I will definitely try to spread the practice of entering the covenant with the cross at weddings - amazingly awesome.
Thank you Tesa and may God bless you and lead you!
Thank you Fr Chris for your imformative talked. For sharing about Croatia wedding. I remembered my parents wedding they were given a blessed crucifix during their wedding ceremony in the church. My mom told me when you got married you have to carry your cross till death. Again thank you Fr Chris as usual your talked always great. God bless you always.💖
Thank you Ellen and God bless Croatia :)
@@DivineMercy_Official I think is a tradition too in the Philippines to give a blessed crucifix when the couple exchange their vows. But now a days they kind forgot the tradition. So sad😢
And also the bride now a days not wearing a modest wedding gown. So sad too😢
@@redrose4026 Yes, and God bless the Philippines.
Thank you father Chris, great teaching as always. May God bless you and keep you in this beautiful ministry
Thank you Fr. Chris for this great must know information. God bless you an continue to guide you.
Thanks be to God for Fr. Chris. I've learned so much from your classes as I'm taking very good notes from all your lectures❤❤❤. O Lord, You are the Way, my life my heartbeat. Secred Heart of Jesus, have Mercy on us. 🙏 🙏 🕊 🕊 ❤❤
I love listening to Father’s Saturday talks!✝️❤️
Thank you Graciella for staying close to Jesus and your faith.
Hello Father, I do listen to your talk.
I would like you to pray for my marriage my husband walk out on me and I am very sad because we are together for 12yrs.
@@patriciachanglee5653 hello, seen your comment. How are you doing? "Prayed for you guys"
The wife’s mission is to also get the husband to heaven. Because the prayer of a wife for the husband and vice versa are very powerful in the eyes of the Lord. Just like a prayer from a mother to her child. It has a special grace.
Indeed Carla, l pray for my non-catholic husband daily for his conversion, because of different cultures, n we have differences of opinion n after 30 yrs of marriage n moving to TLM n 7 yrs ago, l understood to pray daily n asking Blessed Mother Mary to help us be patient, persevere n respect each other. l changed first n l saw my husband changed too. Now we understood each other better n prayers have helped us to respect each other, be patient, persevere n love each other more. Thanks be to GOD for HIS blessings n Mother Mary's intercession.
Who prays for the unmarried, how do they get help to go to Heaven?
Made a beeline for this video. Went in today for a 1-on-1 with my RCIA teacher and learned that 2 civil marriages, with standard divorce practices now put on hold my baptism Easter vigil if annulments aren't done by then. So, gathering info and praying like mad this can handled quickly and effectively.. as my instructor said, "You are being tested". Indeed. God give me strength, and above all, patience.
OUr prayers are with you....
Fr. Chris, Thanks be to God” “one of my nieces daughter of my beloved Cresencio, Pura Funtanares, born after me, his Third child, she is now Italian Citizen, Bernardita Pura Funtanares, is Now at St. Rita’s Cloistered nun! Now was called Sister Angela, Treasurer, in the main, Saint Rita Cloistered Convent in Italy” The next born after to Sr. Angela, brother Fr. Eric F. Funtanares , was a Passionate priest, The Director in Passionist in the Philippines 🇵🇭! Amen 🙏 Thank you, Fr. Chris” Excellent talks! Amen 🙏
Thank you Father Chris for your beautiful talk today. God bless you.
Thanks for listening, God bless.
Good morning dear Fr. Chris. Today 1/16/23 Blessed New Year to you, your family & staff at the Shrine. Don't know when this talk was, but I came across it today. Yesterday I was in tears during Mass because my daughter's divorced fiancee is non Catholic Christian. They're dragging their feet to file Annulment so they can marry in the Catholic Church. They're other choice is for his Church Pastor to marry them, so sad, I'd wish for my only child to be blessed and receive the Sacrament of Marriage by an Ordained Priest. What am I to do!!!
Good day,Fr.Chris Alar! A must for married couples !
Thanks so much father. This is making me understand marriage in a deeper way and understanding God's awesome love to join two together to help each other to go to heaven.. 👏👏👏.. My future husband whenever you are May God lead you to listen this this ☺
Thank you Veronica and God bless you for being open to God's teaching on marriage through his church
Thank you for your talk which covers a very important issue in society today, this really opens my eyes to the Church's teaching!!
Thank you Helene for joining us and being open to God's teaching through His Church.
Thank you Father, how wonderful the explanation and all of your teaching so far. To me your are the great gift from God to us the laity
God bless you IT... and thank you for being a faithful Catholic.
YOUR TALKS ARE NEVER TOO LONG Father!!!!!👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼📖🕊🕊🕊
Hi Father Chris, Congrats on reaching 300K subscribers on the channel. I have watched all the ETF videos, and am making way through them again. These are a great resource for us all. Thank you and all the Marian Fathers.
Thank you Mike and God bless you for taking the time to be with us!
Thankyou Fr Chris for such a enlightining talk .Wish to share the message with every youth and hopefully wish the video is shared.resounded and echoed around the world .Praise Lord .Keeping you Fr Chris in my prayers .
A blessed day Fr. Chris, many parents of my students are not married, because most of them did not get a good education and have no adult to teach them, please discuss abot it so I can share with them and also my grown up students who are now in their marrying age. Thank you so much, Father Christ and all Marian Fathers. All praise and glory to God Almighty. Amen.
I can empathize with my name sake, for years families under stress are part of my daily prayers. Thank you Rev.Fr.Chris for an encouraging message. God bless you and all wives struggling under marital stress. Amen..... Bangalore India
Thank you Pamela for joining us. God bless.
Thank you father. This clarified everything I wanted to know. Thank you Jesus for speaking 🙏✝️
God bless you F Chris
You too!
I am Croatian Canadian. LOL you butchered my Dad's home town about no divorce . God bless you and God love you Father . Amen.
God bless you Fr. Cris. May the Holy Spirit continue to inspire you in teaching us our catholic faith.🕊️ Praying for you always.🙏 Thank you.🙌♥️
You too!
Thank You Father Chris, you are a faithful priest and leader, I have learned so much about our Faith thru your teachings. God bless you. Please keep teaching, I pray one day all will watch learn and be one with God. I will always pray for you and our Church.have a bless day.🙏🙏🙏❤
god bless you father alar you explain things so well and easily to understand your words have weight and i wish you were here in my parish thank you
Thank you Fr. Cris for a wonderful teaching on marriage. May Lord the God bless people to understand how pure and responsible a marriage is. Wishes from India.
Thank you Rose and God bless.
My sons are Deaf, and planning to get engaged, so PLEASE add Subtitles to these most important teachings. God bless you and your Marian Community. Your followers in Ireland.
Dear KW, yes youtube has a subtitle option that can be activated.
Divine Mercy
Father- captions are “unavailable” on your videos -
Thank you fsther, but it says the "captions" are Not Available. The auto generated ones aren't great, but they are better than nothing. So far, ive been trying to "sign" your messages to them. Its just that without the Subtitles, we cannot share with our other Deaf friends. Thank you so much for your messages...they mean so much, and are so relevant. God bless you and your community.
Kat in Ireland
@@k.w.9601 Wow, God bless you Kat. We are so sorry, but we had to turn the subtitles off because it was actually putting swear words for the name of Jesus. It actually seemed demonic and we don't know if someone was doing it. Unfortunately, we couldn't keep them on. Plus, they weren't very accurate anyway. I will pray for you and your children and for Ireland.... Irish monks saved western civilization. God bless you.
@@mistybuttercup110 Yes, unfortunately we had to turn them off because they were incorrect and putting curse words in for the name of Jesus. It was very sinister and we don't know why it was happening.
Father Chris Alar thank you for the detailed insight and inspiration of Marriage, Divorce and Annulments that the Church Actually Teaches; ie For better or Worse as vowed. If one breaks any one's marriage, God will put asunder to one; it is a dead sin.
Dear Fr. Alar,
Thank You so much for diving deep into this subject. I needed more information. Just like your sister. God Bless You for being such a wonderful priest! And for teaching us so many things about our beautiful faith. Your presentations do not seem long at all, more like fascinating! I’ve learned so much, as others feel the same. Keep doing what you’re doing, with your most humble heart. We love you and are praying for you, and all priest. Praying for more Holy priest.
God Bless You,
Angie
This brought alot of peace to me after a divorce many years ago....in divorce children must be taught what Honor they Father and they Mother it worked for us and our children
Thanks for the enlightenment. God be the glory.
Thank you Fr Chris on your informative talk about marriage, divorce and annulment 🙏
Thank you Fr Chris, You strengthened our marriage life. Our son Dominic is diagnosed with Autism/ADHD our marriage is up and down because of behavioural issue of our son.
Today is our 13th Wedding Anniversary. Thank you Holy Spirit for guiding our marriage strong. To God be the glory. Amen
Dear Ellen, happy anniversary and blessings on your marriage!
@@DivineMercy_Official Fr. Chris please pray for my son Dominic. God bless you always.💖
@@redrose4026 Yes, prayers for Dominic and his autism. God bless you and your family.
@@DivineMercy_Official Thank you Father
Thank you Father, for a very informative issues on the topics of your teachings on marriage, divorce and annulment. I am still single and never been married. But I enjoyed listening to you, Father. Thank you Father and will go over and listen to your other previous teachings. Praying for you all. God bless.🙏🙏❤
Thank you Sandra for taking the time to listen. God bless you!
We are blessed to have you Father. I am listening from India. Continue your talks which are required for Evangelising couples and for living a holy married life.
God bless Shelton and thank you for joining us. God bless India...
Fr. Chris, I love what you shared about the Croatian custom of “you’ve found your Cross”.. resonates with a marriage philosophy I learned some time ago. In this day and age we sensationalize the concept of finding “the one” we are “compatible” with (I.e. the soulmate).. but people get the meaning of compatibility twisted. Being compatible to someone means being willing to *suffer with* .. the Latin Root for compatible is compati, which means suffer (pati) with (com). And furthermore, pati is the Latin origin of passion (which is another sensationalized word connoting strong carnal emotions, but which truly means suffering in sacrificial and unconditional love, as how Jesus did by His Passion).
We are not by default compatible with someone, as in there is no such thing as a soulmate predestined for us. That is a worldly narcissistic mentality that sadly sets the wrong expectations for marriage and could be what plays a big part in the high rates of divorces in the Western World. Instead: We become compatible through mutual suffering founded in sacrificial love as spouses who have made the sacramental Vow in front of God (carrying that Cross). I found that Croatian custom very fascinating and no wonder there are no “divorces” or “annulments” there. That’s the attitude and success formula for lifelong marriages.
Thank you father Chris. I feel so much better after your talk. God bless you!
I learn a lot with you about our Heavenly Father. Amen ❤
I love your talks. Thank you for all that you do for us, and I hope you do not shorten them. You put so much into them. they are too valuable to shorten.😊🙏💞
Thank you Barbara for joining us and God bless.... keeping you in prayer.
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Oh thank you. I had just joined when my spouse divorced me. We were separated while I was in RCIA. I asked him to leave do to abuse. I have struggled 7 years later withe trauma and then have beat myself up because I am divorced even though the church annulled it. But it is reassuring to know I did nothing wrong.
Yes, KB, each situation is different and the Church takes that into consideration.
Love the Bosnia vows! Makes it very important.
Excellent!
Yes, a beautiful testament to the faith....
@@DivineMercy_Official Laudetur Iesus et Maria! Croat here, I must add something. The crucifix is put in a special place at the home. Whatever problem there's in marriage, life, etc, spouses fall on knees and pray together to our Lord Jesus! So you don't need a psychiatrist, marriage counseling etc. YOU HAVE CHRIST!
@@ZEDSTRIPY ..I love it!❤️🙏
Another great talk… Thank you Father Chris
So enlightening. My husband and I cant stop listening to your talks. God bless you.
Wow, thank you so much Lea for you and your husband being so open to God's word through Church teaching. God bless you both! :)
Thank you for explaining. I had never heard an explanation of what a divorce or annulment is.
Truly the Church of God. Wise, and infused with the Holy Spirit!
I only feel home in my faith ❤
Father Alar, thank you. Your talks are the best!
thank you for being with us Meta and God bless you!
I’m a transform sinner !! And the Lord has me doing my Storytelling The . Lord is my Savior !
Thanks a lot Fr. Cris for this very helpful clarifjcation about marriage, and divorce. It really made things clesrer to me and will guide me on the next steps to follow.
Thank you for taking the time to watch it and God bless you
Thank you father
Thankyou father Alar... I got all the answer to my question here about marriage ...love it. God bless you father.
Thank you Evan and God bless you
I listened a 2nd time-
Father when you mentioned “& I think this is where MOST fall into!” The psychological deficit...... you hit the nail on the head! My ex-husband was an alcoholic & physically hurt me.... 💪🏼💪🏼 & of course we are divorced since my daughter was one year old...... 💔 my daughter is now 22 years old-
She studied at A private Catholic elementary school-a Salesian school, next to St John BOSCO HS- was a high school scholar at ST PIUS X HS here in Southern California and a scholar and Dean’s lister at CSUF and graduated A CumLaude..... ❤️
Now she is at USC studying for her Masters Degree In Public Health! 💖💖💖
All this without a penny from her father because he left the country post divorce.
I made the right decision in divorcing her father 21 years ago.📜 🕊🕊🕊 & it helped me become closer to OUR LORD GOD JESUS CHRIST & MOTHER MARY 💙
THANK YOU 🙏🏼 for this lecture, Father Alar.
Keeping you all in prayer. God bless you
The truth you spoke brought me comfort and opened another path for me. Your sister is very lucky to have you and I am thankful I can at least hear it on RUclips since I have yet to find a Priest who has been able to provide that kind of spiritual direction. Thank you.
Thank you Heather for joining us. Know that your are in our prayers. God bless.
Very informative, Fr Chris. I was especially focused on the marriage ceremony in Croatia. That marriage is a CROSS. Maybe if couples who marry accept this, there will be less separations and divorce.
Yes, very interesting.....
@@FP111 Good points to ponder... and to pray on.
Thank you for educating us about our s catholic faith - it was very inspiring - please keep husband and son in prayer as they dont believe in God - son baptized in the catholic church and husband - a non practicing Muslim
Fr Chris, this talked popped up on my screen after Divine Mercy Mass this morning. What a beautiful explanation of the Church’s teaching on marriage. I wish all people could hear this-young and old, in any vocation-because it all makes sense. I am learning too; as a child of the 70s I did not get much of this info and am very thankful for all your talks. I am always learning! Also, I have a divorced friend with whom I would love to share this particular talk. Fr Chris, please let me thank you for your good humor. This is a special part of your personality that adds a spark of pure joy to your teaching. 🙏✝️💖
Thank you Paula Ann and God bless you. We appreciate you joining us and for sharing these videos to help spread our faith.
😅😊😊...thanks Fr Chris for all the teaching, your lessons are truly helpful & greatly appreciated 🙏 👍
Thank you Father.
Thank you Lord God for this beautiful teaching of Fr Chris on marriage. I pray that this teaching will reach to as many people so that there will be less broken marriages, Amen! 🙏
Thank you for tuning in and God bless you.
Fr. Chris, you always apologize for being to long. No, please, you are never boring and I, for one, want to listen to all of each subject and learn all I can. Please do not shorten any lessons, one can always pause and pick up where they left off. I go back and listen to the teachings again. God has given you a great gift! I have learned more from you in a few months than most of my searching in 65 years. May God’s grace continue to pour out all over you. If you only knew how much we need it... ✝️🙏✝️ ❤️
Thank you Ellie and God bless you for your kindness. I just know that many people are busy and won't watch these talks since they are long, but you are right... our faith is so beautiful that it is really hard to get it any shorter :)
@@DivineMercy_Official I realize most people have limited time but one can stop when they have to, then continue the rest later! Please don’t edit out any info! The good Lord has a special blessing on you, let the Holy Spirit loose!! 🕊💕
@@ellieraposa5275 Thank you for the input Ellie, we appreciate it :)
I agree. Stop apologizing, take the time to explain. I am enjoying learning about my faith. So much to learn.
Thank you but it's not so much apologizing as it is a plea to stop writing letters to church officials causing us a lot of time responding when we are just giving Catholic Church teaching. Thank you and God bless.
Thank you for this very thorough teaching! I especially like how you explained annulments. I had a decree of nullity and it was a healing process. Also, canon law regarding abusive relationships is very helpful.
33:40. Good explanation about the sacredness of vows.
Thank you Father.. I needed to hear this. Please don’t shorten your talks, we need this more than you can imagine.. God love you
I haven been divorced now over five years. I live with the guilt of destroying my marriage. We had a civil wedding. I did not practice my faith then nor did I when I divorced. It was only about two years after the divorce that by God’s Grace I returned to the faith, confessed and have been trying to live by the church’s teachings. But I struggle with the guilt still. I am Catholic baptised, he was but not Catholic. I will try and get an annulment, it might help me heal. I am not sure if he got remarried or what his situation is, but I have been single, and living alone. I don’t want him to be punished for my sin. Maybe someday if it’s God’s will, I would like to meet someone and get married again. And I do pray for that and until then for the grace to live alone. But the guilt of my past still affects me.
God bless you Sandra.... remember, God loves us infinitely no matter what we have done as long as we come back to her with contrition. It is clear you have done that. You are in our prayers.
Divine Mercy thank you Father.. your words give me confidence and courage.. May God love you
Father your teachings are so helpful to me. I really enjoy them all.
Thank you for joining us Agnes! God bless you.
Father.. in some cases digging for the truth is extremely difficult in these cases with the declaration of nullity... it makes sense why some tribunals request a psychologist to look between the lines through the testimonies.
Thank you for your talk .
We need more dioceses to explain the process and be more transparent.
I’m learning so much. Thank you Father!🙏🌟
God bless you and thank you for joining us Penny.
Hi father Chris I love your talks. I learned a lot. Thank you very much ♥️♥️♥️
Thank you Father Chris🙏
Thank you so much for your teaching
Fr Chris I love ur humor
Thank you for this, Father.
Thanks for listening. God bless.