Bishop Barron on The Spirituality of Advent

[@jdfox6884]

Bishop, I’m a family man of 30 plus years and a daily communicant of 40. I spent 10 years Franciscan University during the Fr. Mike Scanlan years, giving reason to my faith. I’m not alone in saying you are the intellectual rock and light at this time for the faith, and for my faith. Thank you, deeply.

[@eugeniuszrusy7622]

THANKS, BISHOP ROBERT BARRON! Szczesc Boze Rodakow z POLSKI

[@lindastapleton2324]

Thank You Bishop Barron! Great message!

[@johndopieralla9973]

Bishop Barron I want to thank you for everything you have done. You have impacted my life and inspired me in so many ways. I have been considering joining a religious order for a few years, and I might in a few years from now. Watching you makes my call even stronger for some reason. I will continue to pray for you and God love you Bishop Barron!!

[@BishopBarron]

God bless you, John.

[@josephweidenbenner4730]

I agree with you, John.

[@benetetaioane5980]

Bishop Baron thank you very much.

[@kiasulang8894]

Thank you, Bishop Barron, for this guidance. I will remember it forever..

[@joyjanna4058]

Lovely to listen to. I loved the car ideas!

[@justinkauchak5790]

How wonderful to have praying the Rosary opened to another aspect of prayer: waiting!

[@theclapaolini4322]

Perfectly beautiful to do any or all of those meritorious suggestions. HAPPIER ADVENT BECAUSE OF THIS TO EVERYONE.

[@xinxinedam]

Thank you for the reminder.. The story of Abraham and Sarah waiting.., teaches me to have a heart that will receive once God says I'm mature/ready/prepared enough for this.. 🙏🏼💜

[@Crabtree360]

I have been trying to think of how the time can be spent becoming closer to God during the upcoming Christmas season. Thank you Fr. Barron for the insight. Your video has given me the framework to start advent on the right foot.

[@2joanna1]

Thank you.

[@casperbandohagyarko8753]

Hi Bishop Baron. this message puts me right on track during this Advent season. Merci infiniment

[@alanbourbeau24]

Advent season is my favorite time of the year because it gives me the opportunity to Christianize the Christmas season. It's about the birth of Jesus Christ. To atheists, non believers, non practicing Christians. I say make sincere repentance for all their sins and accept Jesus as the savior. And I pray for them too with my rosary.

[@raphaelger]

Thank you

[@lynalbino4246]

Thank you Bishop Barron for all your advices . I am awakened! GOD BLESS YOU.

[@Eowyn3Pride]

I totally needed that! 😊 Thank you Excellency! I'm 'waiting' for work. I want to work but I also want to do work that pleases God...so, I'm applying and WAITING! ❤

[@teresalorelpurification1197]

Yes ,Bishop you have spoken the most important thing in spiritual life ,thank u ,I m your best lis

[@jamesm2942]

Good advice Bishop Barron. Thank you.

[@alanbourbeau24]

As the final weeks of ordinary time come, I get the good sensational feeling of Advent season. By next Sunday, it'll be the Solemnity of Christ the King. My favorite Advent hymn is O come O come Emannuel.

[@YTRoseMedicomp]

Be still before the Lord, and wait with patience.

[@BishopBarron]

Ja, ich kann ein bischen Deutsch lesen, aber nicht so gut sprechen. The second half is coming soon. Yes, you have to wait!

[@dawnthi]

I watch this video repeatedly because I have a lot of impatience and want everything NOW like that little girl on Willie Wonka.

[@ApacheTim]

Father, it reminds me of the military adage: 'HURRY UP AND WAIT!"

[@mtd_joemama7018]

Who else is watching for rf/re work

[@Xebel_Rebel]

so wise, the rosary is to slow down. Saying the rosary is good in commute.

[@BishopBarron]

Look harder! I did a reflection on it last year.

[@BillWendel]

If, as Fr. Barron you don't like to wait, fast forward and listen from 1:50 to 3:15 to learn how God uses prayer and the season of Advent to expand our hearts so they can receive what God wants to give us.

[@julberryjuan4534]

Wow from 11 years ago, I was still in college when this vid was made!

[@elizabethhestevold1340]

Good point.... What if we're blinded to what's important....and it's not.......but something other. The season off Advent to me is just medatively beautiful for the Advent itself.🇺🇸🇩🇰🦅

[@provi628]

😇🙏🙌

[@tracer0017]

Be careful of anyone who says there are many ways to salvation, there is only one

[@Gentrified_Musings]

Run Lola Run was one of my favorite movies. Interesting how you relate the main character to an Advent figure. I think differently about the rosary though.

[@kflo815]

Amen

[@tigertrophy1805]

I fight w in my self and my marriage. Waiting on the Lord .Destroying my competitors patiently slowing down to God speed.

[@rockymagb8101]

Bishop : maybe not a good Idea to be praying the beads while in traffic ? I would say just do the prayer mentally ? But what do I know ? God bless you

[@patrickfoley4990]

By law we are not allowed to text or even hold our phone. while driving Punishable by a fine.I wonder if the police officer would give us a break if we were holding the Rosary beads. I do recite the Rosary while driving. I have the Scriptural Rosary recorded on my phone. I have a confession to make. I rigged up a little pouch to hold my phone so it doesn't fly all over the place.Yes , I made it with duck tape. Praise God and keep your eyes on the road.

[@joseph_3570]

Bishop, my Parish printed something on our bulletin which included your message telling people to "fast from Christmas music from November 1st to December 26th". Bishop, first of all, be careful who you say that to. In the Philippines, the Christmas spirit is so strong, that it starts with Christmas music playing as early as SEPTEMBER 1st and ends early January. Do not mess with the way we Filipinos celebrate Christmas, it’s not a sin to get Christmassy before Christmas day. In the Filipino culture, we celebrate nine evening or dawn masses from December 16th to the 24th in anticipation of Christmas. These masses are known as “Simbang Gabi”. Because Simbang Gabi is celebrated in anticipation of Christmas, it’s not treated like an ordinary Advent mass. These masses are festive. The Gloria and Christmas carols are sung, white vestments are worn by the clergy instead of violet and the sanctuary is festively decorated. Simbang Gabi is an ancient Filipino tradition that is approved by the Vatican and has spread all over the world. Someone might tell you that Simbang Gabi should be treated like an advent mass, but those people don’t understand what Simbang Gabi is all about. If you are confused, I would suggest reading this: www.scribd.com/document/366116828/Guidelines-on-the-Celebration-of-Simbang-Gabi-in-the-Archdiocese-of-Manila-2013

[@marypugh3876]

I'm not getting any younger, l thought he would have let me know by now.

[@Eowyn3Pride]

We wait in joyful hope, like Mary, like Elizabeth, Abraham, Sarah...in joyful hope. Show us the path Lord to meet You, and the courage to take it! ❤

[@GrislyAtoms12]

At 5:06 to 5:12: Turn the radio off.... EWTN: Nooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!

[@felixfigueroa1135]

I keep hearing is in Gods time. Well God is eternal not me! I admit is hard for me to accept that I have to keep waiting, so I guess I need to grow in patience and humility. So is it because my heart is not ready to receive the gift? Well at the pace things are going I might be 120 years old by the time I receive Gods gift , if He decides to have mercy on me and give it to me. Yes in the Bible many of Gods holy people waited for God. Well I’m not holy by any stretch of the imagination! I was hoping to have hope after seeing the video, but not sure now. Advent is to prepare ourselves for God. It seem to me that my human nature prevents me to have a heart ready ( and I have prayed for) to receive His merciful gift. I been told to put it in Gods hand. Okay I have done that before, so does that mean I should stop praying for it, and change plans? The problem I see with changing plans is that life becomes meaningless to me. I feel undead now. Any suggestions?

[@s0unDTraktechnoid]

Can we just focus on the fact for a sec that Bishop Barron hasn’t aged a day in 12 years?!

[@mdv5845]

Culted con.

[@DIS6103]

Sorry Bishop.. Advent is not here yet

[@agentpenguin5800]

ah yes the lord not a single criiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiime

[@hoopoe3093]

Jesus Christ was not born on 25 December and the Bible does not mention it all. This is just another Catholic invention or just copying other pagan cults. It follows the Saturnalia, Sol Invictus and Mithra, who were all born on 25 December. All these were pagan cults gods or saviors that existed before Jesus. So, why the Christmas celebrations of pagan?

[@patrickfoley4990]

hoopoe bird Sorry , it's a lump of coal in your stocking this Christmas.

[@Eowyn3Pride]

People chose Christ. And despite popular opinion, people STILL continue to choose Christ. Let me ask you this, What does Christ have that all those other pagan gods and holidays don't have? When you truly find this answer, you will also have the answer to you question! Who is Christ? What's all the fuss? 😊