Are You Wasting Your Time?

[@davidpaulmichaelde]

Another classic Fr Mike homily to share and save.

[@catherineaustin3397]

God bless you Fr. Michael, I listen to you every day from Ireland 🇮🇪☘️. You are a true Holy Shepherd and your homilies are just beautiful, strong and true. 🙏✝️❤️

[@jlangenbacker78]

Wow!🙏🏽

[@rshier8422]

Thank you Fr. Mike; you're such an inspiration. I go to Mass every Sunday here in Ontario Canada and come back home to listen to your homily. May God Bless you and your Ministry. Praying for all our Priests 🙏📿✝✝

[@emaccreative]

Me too! 💕🙏🏼✝️📿🇨🇦

[@MishelC-q5y]

AMEN🙏 I could listen to this again and again!!

[@craiglist483]

Thank you Fr Mike. I will never get out of the kiddie pool if I don’t go into the deeper water, I won’t survive the deeper water without effort and discipline. Daily, early, persistently & consistently. 🙏

[@sharonchilton2381]

Thankyou Fr. Mike.... ✝️🇨🇦😊

[@sharonchilton2381]

Pray 🙏 in solitude... To talk to your heavenly Father with your heart and soul.

[@RRoss-bb8ou]

Hi Father Mike! My name is Ron! Thank you very much Father Mike for your homily on prayer! I’m going to save this video and take notes on it and spread to my family and friends! May Gods Peace and Grace be with you at all times-24/7…! I love you and all your homilies! May our Beautiful Mother Mary continue to surround you with HER MOTHERLY MANTEL OF LOVE!!!

[@Marekcatholic]

I like the intensity of this homily. God bless Fr. Mike

[@simonrankin9177]

Here in Australia some of our priests are luke warm , sometimes i think there reading out there shopping lists..

[@ruthgilmour8399]

"Prayer is not boring. It's difficult." So true. Thank you, Father Mike.

[@simonrankin9177]

Prayer is really just a chat with the creator....

[@alisonjones4881]

Dear Fr. Mike, I have listened to this homily a number of times and each time I appreciate every word you are saying more and more. I believe your words, I know they are true from my own experience. Although I am not belonging to the Roman Catholic persuasion I find your homilies so Christ centred and filled with admonitions not to depend on ritual but on a living relationship with God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. I value greatly so much of what you are calling us, as God's 'blood bought' children, to be in this world. May God bless you richly even as you are a blessing to others.

[@gerardstamaria3945]

Dear Fr. Michael, your homily has touched my life in various ways, and I am very thankful for having God bless me with this gift. Being a Catholic is very easy, but being a real practicing Catholic is difficult, and I love my Catholic faith because of this. I was not a good person, but today, I am discovering Jesus in special and sometimes strange moments in my life. Jesus, bless our priest, bless Fr. Mike and all my brothers and sisters who have yet to discover you in their life. Amen.

[@AnnaPlucinsky]

You are so unselfish and such a wonderful example. It is something new for me to see. Thank you.😊

[@c3plus192]

I would love to give this a thousand likes❤❤❤ Thank you Father Mike.

[@annmargaret2106]

Just what I needed to hear! I need more discipline in my life, prayer is the first step.

[@jlangenbacker78]

Well said Father Mike! Thank you!🙏🏽

[@SamSlam-sk7zs]

You are one of the best! I love your words! Thank you!

[@bivouac-wt1lz]

PRAY for our country.

[@DedeMahoney-j7y]

Beautiful. Thank you for your faithfulness and inspiration. 🙏

[@jimchandler6065]

Without prayer, we are lost. God has given us the blueprint of life. God is good all the time.

[@debrabrad]

Thank you Fr. You made that crystal clear 🙏

[@bajone02]

All the time, God is good. Amen. Repeat.

[@stephaniehatfield5831]

Always, always feeding your lambs! Thank you Fr Mike🙏🏻McMinnville, Oregon

[@monicapalen7963]

Thank you to God that we still have priest like you Fr. Mike. We are hungry for truth, you really have the Holy Spirit on you. God bless you!

[@marionregan1053]

Father Michael God Bless you Greetings from Dublin

[@annemcgoff8495]

🙏 I needed to hear this today!🙏

[@christiantvireland]

Daily Prayer, The Holy Rosary, The Chaplet of Mercy on the Rosary Beads, The Stations of the Cross with a book of the Stations

[@veredictum4503]

Gonna share with all my friends (whether they like it or not!) because - "woe to me if I do not preach / share the gospel".

[@simonrankin9177]

Very true...God asks us to spread the Gospel. .

[@cnyphotovideo]

Amen. Thank you, Fr. Mike.

[@claresullivan9130]

Thank you for this homily, it's one of your best.

[@colleen412]

💯❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🙏THANK YOU!

[@celiawalker5732]

Thank you Father Mike 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Love listening to you and appreciate the time and thought you put into your preaching 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@maryannebouterie3912]

We visited BSL and came to mass there on Labor Day; what a blessing to worship there; may God continue to help you lead. Following from Thibodaux.

[@simonrankin9177]

Well said powerful preaching ....The Truth. ..

[@bettybella2417]

Thank you Rev Fr Mike for explaining the 3 parts/moments of prayer within the context of the Holy Eucharist ( Mass ).

[@cheraybisaya]

Give me the grace oh Lord to be consistent of my prayer life. Blessings to you Fr. and all the priests worldwide!

[@chamoan3]

The holy Spirit has spoken through you. Praise God!!🙏

[@bettyweber8424]

Take time to spend in the Adoration Chapel in prayer, even just to visit 🙏

[@patr5708]

Absolutely excellent homily Father. Thank you! You are a gift of God to us!

[@cherrycherry1292]

Thank you Father Mike. When you said speak Lord your servant is listening. I started to cry. This really hit me. I have been asking myself what more can I do. Thank you for showing me the way.✝️❤️

[@gracesflowers977]

Father Mike, you are a blessing to me. Thank you for your wisdom and guidance 🙏.

[@brookes.4545]

Pray for me, Father Mike and I am pray for you

[@agneshabas2890]

Prayer an act of humility 🙏 Thank you !

[@HumilityisaVirtue]

I hear you, Father, loud and clear... I must pray.I do pray, all day long: the Angelus and Rosary, as well as contemplative prayer and some meditation, but Jesus is always in my mind. I once heard a local priest exclaim that simply thinking of God all day is very powerful prayer. Another "pull-no-punch-but-delivered-with-charity" homily. You are so correct. It is a waste of time going to Holy Mass if one doesn't pray. It works, because it worked for me. I wasn't always a good person.

[@watermain48]

Thank you so much for that inspiring homily Fr. Mike. We need someone like you to stir our parish up. God bless you and keep speaking to us.

[@InnocentCentaur-tt3we]

Yes...a so much needed homily and a beautiful one at that. Amen 🙏 Salve Maria 🙏

[@arthurmaglieri1824]

Thank you Fr Mike, great sermon!!

[@EmeritaKagombora]

This homily is a prophetic word ro me today . Bcos am kind of ... I keep on praying

[@lucillefougere7738]

Thank you Father. This was a fantastic homily. I hope people will heed your very crucial message. God bless you

[@josephinewalker6181]

Excellent!! Excellent!! Excellent!!!

[@helenthielen1718]

Fantastic homily Father!! Thank you!!!

[@patrechtien8186]

In prayer I begin to know myself the one God created

[@JulieRoy-fv2wq]

God Bless you, Fr. Mike. What a powerful homily. Thank you for being such a great servant of God teaching us how to live.

[@kathyglover7994]

Love this... you're right Fr Mike...best time for me to pray the rosary is first thing in the morning, or else it's bedtime and I'm falling asleep in getting it "done". So when I wake up... sometimes at 3-4am, I start with my devotion to our Blessed Mother... sets my day a right!

[@katkat2340]

We lay down our lives in prayer. One can not pray all the time - if we do not pray at set times. 😇😇😇💙🙏🏽💫

[@mysterymystery465]

I 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 for my loneliness to end but in my ❤️ that will only happen when I die and meet God

[@teresamelvin1073]

Beautiful homily Father Mike as always great homilys to guide us❤

[@mariettatrapani291]

A Day in The Life of Jesus: For This Purpose, I Have Come: He Is Still at Work: Like Jesus may we always make time to Pray Alone and If Possible, in a Place where we are not Disturbed. Pray Without Ceasing 1- Thessalonians 5 -16:18. Thank You Rev. Mike O'Connor & God Bless! ⛪

[@beautifulpeacock4734]

Praise God, I thank God for you father Mike. God has answered my questions through you father Mike. Thank you. May God bless you , in Jesus’ name. Amen.

[@dan77734]

Health Service officials have said believers live longer. Prayer is much more powerful from this life. Every day our prayers help others more than if we were dead. Our Guardian Angel , et al, know this fact.

[@sharonr.6612]

I MUST LISTEN, LEARN OR B LOST..

[@lorettarobertson6705]

I learned that when I am struggling to pray that I must push thru to concentrate and that discipline is essential in my prayer life..Thank you Father Mike and God bless and keep

[@walkwagrepeat]

❤

[@LoantakaBrook]

Yes because I’m on YT 😔

[@EmeritaKagombora]

Fr Mike thank you. Fr are you brother to fr Mark Goring?

[@AnnaPlucinsky]

3397 is right on.😂

[@markantonelli53]

So I must pray, but when God ignores me, I’m somehow at fault for that? God ignoring me tells me that I’m not now, nor will I ever be, good enough for God to ever hear me pray. I see no point in communicating to a God that will never hear me, regardless of what I do

[@bettyweber8424]

Go to the Adoration Chapel & continue, you will find you being renewed in your faith 🙏

[@markantonelli53]

@@bettyweber8424 and how will I know that is happening by going to an adoration chapel?

[@bettyweber8424]

It doesn't happen right away, as you continue to go offering your time to spend with the Eucharist the Body & Blood of Jesus Christ you will find peace. Then you will feel a sense of forgiveness & welcoming. It takes the time you offer in small prayers 🙏

[@markantonelli53]

@@bettyweber8424 but I have no idea how I would know that I’ve found that peace. I’ve never found it before, how is it that I’ll find it doing this?

[@bettyweber8424]

Take it a step at a time, God speaks to you not right away. It is somewhat like a light switch that goes out & you keep trying to figure out why it is working. Once in awhile it goes on & then for what ever reason doesn't work again, you continue to try to get it figured out except in visit the Adoration Chapel you are spending time in prayer asking for God's guidance & you will receive it 🙏. It took awhile for me as I was living a sinful life & I went to Adoration to ask God to help me turn my life around 🙏. It took awhile & I don't know there was this lifting of a weight off of me that only God can do, asking for the Holy Spirit to come upon you🕊️. There are books in the Adoration Chapel that you can read, you are in my prayers 🙏

[@AileenSerrantes-v5o]

What do you want me to do?

[@norahhoskinson3246]

X

[@DannyLoyd]

So, why is it called " Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church"? Do you belong to her? was she crucified for you? were you baptized into her name?

[@mariettatrapani291]

Because The Church Was Named in Honor of The Blessed Virgin Mary The Mother of Our Lord Jesus Christ! ⛪

[@DannyLoyd]

@@mariettatrapani291 And? The Church is the bride of Christ, why would the bride of Christ be called the Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church? I looked up Catholic Churches in my area and here are some names, Guadalupe Catholic Church, Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, All Saint Catholic Church, Saint Patrick Cathedral Catholic Church, Saint Andrew Catholic Church, Saint Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, Saint Bartholomew Catholic Church. The Apostle Paul says in 1 Cor 1:12 " Each one of you says, " I belong to Paul" or "I belong to Apollos", or "I belong to Cephas", or " I belong to Christ". Is Christ DIVIDED? Was Paul CRUCIFIED FOR YOU? or were you baptized into the name of Paul"? The answer is, NO , Paul was not crucified for you, nor were you baptized into his name, so you do not belong to Paul. The same with Apollos, Cephas, BUT WHAT ABOUT CHRIST? Yes, he was crucified for me, YES I was baptized into his name, so I belong to him. So, is Christ divided? why do you wear the name Mary? Saint Patrick? Saint Andrew? etc....did they die for you? were you baptized into their name? No, you were not, so you do not belong to them, so why do you wear their name? IS CHRIST DIVIDED? apparently so in the Catholic Church. Romans 16:16 " the Churches of Christ salute you" Gal 1:22 " not known by sight to the Churches of Christ in Judea". I belong to Christ

[@spblouin4270]

We pray for you Danny.

[@r.e.gamache7175]

Our Lady is our Blessed, Spiritual Mother. We honor our Blessed Mother because of Her perfect "Yes" to God. We unite our imperfect "Yes" to God with Her perfect "Yes." We develop a relationship with Her through prayer (the Rosary). As that relationship grows, our Blessed Mother forms us into worthy brothers and sisters of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We ask Her to help us become holy, so that one day we may deserve to stand before our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, as His worthy brothers and sisters. Our Blessed Mother is the greatest help we have on the path to holiness.

[@DannyLoyd]

@@mariettatrapani291 And? Look at some of the names of Catholic Churches, " Guadalupe Catholic Church", "Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church", " All Saints Catholic Church", " St. Patrick Cathedral Catholic Church', "St. Andrew Catholic Church", "St. Thomas Catholic Church", " St. Bartholomew Catholic Church". Eph 5:23 " Christ is the head of the Church, HIS BODY, and is HIMSELF ITS SAVIOR. As the Church is subject to Christ...Christ loved the Church and GAVE HIMSELF UP FOR HER." 2 Cor 11:2 " I betrothed you to Christ to present you as a pure bride to her one husband." So, the Church is the bride of Christ and the bride wears the name "St Thomas"? "Mary"? "St Andrew"? So, Christ was crucified for me, I was baptized in the name of Christ, I belong to him 1Cor 1:12-13 deals with this. One day when you stand before the Good Lord, you can tell him why it was called " St Thomas Catholic Church" etc......