Day 203: The Purpose of Indulgences - The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

[@robehrgonzales77494]

Dia 203 ❤❤❤ Praise and Glory to my Lord Amen ❤❤❤

[@robehrgonzales77494]

Father Mike,(guaPo), I am praying for you my brother in Christ. Blessings ❤❤❤

[@marianmilne6009]

Thank you once again, Fr Mike. Praying for you and everyone here. God bless🙏❤️🙏

[@56Tyskie]

O my God, I am heartfully sorry for having offended thee, and I detest all my sins because of thy just punishment, but most of all because I have offended thee my God, who is all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of thy grace, to sin no more, and to avoid the near occasion of sin. Amen.

[@dianefrank3688]

Ament! ❤🙏

[@TrixRN]

Amen🙏❤️

[@17CW68fNv]

Thanks, Fr Mike, God Bless. Praying for all.

[@CARS63]

🛐✝️🛐Thank you🛐✝️🛐

[@elizabethcronin3074]

Hello everyone & Happy Day 203!🙏😊

[@KB_2161]

Hello Elizabeth and all and happy 203!!!

[@dianefrank3688]

Hi Elizabeth have a happy Day 203. Hope to go the the vigil mass Sat., but now days everything seems to be subject to change.❤🙏

[@elizabethcronin3074]

@@dianefrank3688 hi Diane! Have a nice weekend!😊

[@dianefrank3688]

@@elizabethcronin3074 Thank you and you too. 🥰🙏

[@TrixRN]

Hi y’all 👋 Happy day 203.🙏❤️ I was settling in for a nice quiet evening when my RCIA candidate called & asked me if I wanted to come to a dinner party at her house, one of our priests was fixing the dinner. I jumped at the chance because I heard Father was a great cook. They held an auction awhile back benefiting the school & her husband had the winning bid. He’s Catholic but she’s not…yet.😊 Anyway, I had already put on my jammies, but I said yes. It was going to take them 30 minutes to get to my house. I jumped back into my clothes, put a little makeup on, & went & had a lovely time. Wonderful surprise to the beginning of the weekend! God is so good!😊🙏❤️ Edit: From now on I’m not going to post the consecration reflection at night. It puts too much pressure on me to get it done, so I rush through. I’ll post tomorrow as early as I’m able, which, admittedly, is not very early.😄

[@maryp5127]

Our Church did it ,bye the grace of God General absolution during Covid ,there was to penance with the permission of of Bishop 🙏🏻

[@richardbergmark6722]

Thank you Father.

[@56Tyskie]

For the sake of His sorrowful Passion have mercy on us and on the whole world. Most precious Blood of Christ save us ✝️🙏

[@dianefrank3688]

💜✝

[@Call_Upon_YAH]

He with ears, hear: Through the Holy Spirit, God has put it on me to preach to those lost in the devil's deceit! Hear me when I say, ye that are Catholic have been deceived and know not God. Ye worship Mary, praying to her; when God tells his to worship none other than him. It is idolatry. Catholicism has its own Bible and teachings, which are blasphemous to the word of God: the Holy Bible. As ye follow the teachings of man and not God; ye hear the pope, but not Jesus, yet ye claim to be his disciples! These are but a few things I named ye dwell within; there are many more. I tell you now to repent of your sins, accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, and you'll receive the gift of the Holy Spirit upon asking the Father! There are *NO* sub-divisions of Christianity. You're either a disciple of Christ or not. A Christian is someone who follows God's word, not a religion. Who obey the Father and follow his will; not man's nor their own heart's. Unless you keep Jesus' commandments, think not the Holy Spirit will dwell within you! They who heed this message and did what was stated with an open heart to God... Read the Holy Bible (KJV) daily and every time before you read, pray to the Father and ask: "Lord I ask that you give me understanding of your word, that I interpret it the way you want me to, and none of my own. I ask you in Jesus' name, amen." Revelation 22:8-9 KJV 8 And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. 9 Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God. Acts 2:38 KJV 38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Luke 11:13 KJV 13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him? John 14:21-24 KJV 21 *He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.* 22 Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world? 23 Jesus answered and said unto him, *If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.* 24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and *the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.* 3 John 1:11 KJV 11 Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. *He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.* 1 John 3:6-10 KJV 6 *Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.* 7 Little children, let no man deceive you: *he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.* 8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. 9 *Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.* 10 *In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God,* neither he that loveth not his brother.

[@dianefrank3688]

@@Call_Upon_YAH 🙏🙏🙏

[@MorreHope]

Let's keep praying for the community and for Fr Mike.

[@KB_2161]

🙏❤🙏

[@dianefrank3688]

Praying 🙏🙏🙏

[@TrixRN]

🙏❤️

[@dana_ch82]

❤🙏🏻

[@TrixRN]

I finally posted today’s Marian Consecration reflection. It was a really difficult one for me.

[@audreyzahn9966]

Thanks!

[@TheCatechismInAYear]

You are so welcome! Thank you for your support of Catechism in a Year!

[@silviamendive3900]

I heard that on 9/11, a priest traveling on one of the hijacked planes gave general absolution just before crashing. God bless him!

[@KB_2161]

Yes it was quite brave of him as the hijackers objected to it and he stood up to them. My Lord and my God. 🙏❤🙏

[@SuperRuthJ]

Thank you Father Mike!❤ Let us pray for the souls in Purgatory!❤🙏❤

[@rowenatebaldi3213]

Yes! in our parish, we used to have that sacrament of Reconciliation that took place in the framework of a communal celebration. This happened the Reconciliation service during Lent for Easter, and another for Advent. Several priests from difference parishes comes and hears confessions after the proclamation of the Word, Homily, examination of conscience and the Act of Contrition. Such a gift!

[@JayRedding12_12]

Somehow it just clicked for me. The Church, the body of Christ, is in communication with each other. On earth and in the afterlife. I knew this before, but somehow it just made full sense to me today. Thank you Fr. Mike. God bless you 🙏

[@TrixRN]

Isn’t that amazing? It clicked for me several weeks ago, (I forget now what we were studying) but something Fr. Mike said… Blessings 🙏❤️

[@nherring3386]

This is where the rubber meets the road. Fr Mike, thank you for these last two days. God bless you all.

[@susannebrule3160]

Thank you!

[@peggybarney1732]

Thank you, Fr. Mike for praying for me. I am praying for you 🙏 I am praying for all of us. And now I will pray for those who have gone before me.

[@dianefrank3688]

❤🙏

[@R_Thomp]

Thank you Father

[@rm-paradise]

Father, may everything that I do this day, whether it be full of joy or pain, whether it be full of love or of grief, I ask that everything I go through today be offered to you just like Jesus offered everything to you. It is in his name we pray. Amen. 7/22/2023.

[@MorreHope]

Amen

[@KB_2161]

Amen Amen Amen ❤

[@roystonfernandes8305]

Indulgences are granted through the ministry of the Church, which, as the dispenser of the grace of redemption, distributes the treasury of merits of Christ and the Saints. In cases of serious necessity (as in imminent danger of death), recourse may be had to a communal reconciliation with general confession and general absolution, as long as the norms of the Church are observed and there is the intention of individually confessing one's grave sins in due time. The Sacrament of Penance is indeed a gift of God's infinite mercy.🙏

[@dianefrank3688]

We are so lucky to have this gift of confession. ❤🙏

[@Sheilamarie2]

Thank you, Brother, I always read and appreciate your summaries. God Bless!

[@roystonfernandes8305]

@@Sheilamarie2 Praise God. Pray for Fr. Mike and the ministry he conducts with so much enthusiasm

[@ipatecek]

I too appreciate your summaries and also write them down in my notebook. Thank you so much.

[@munchlax9715]

Amen

[@almapuritaparcon3435]

Day 203. 🙏🙏🙏

[@Sheilamarie2]

Thank you, Father Mike. I understand indulgences help me, help my brothers and sisters, and helps Christ's Church. God bless you and everyone here!

[@TrixRN]

God bless you, Sheila Marie.🙏❤️ Have you seen we’re doing a Marian Consecration here? I’m posting excerpts of the reflections from Fr. Michael Gaitley’s book, 33 Days to Morning Glory each day. I’ll post day 10 tomorrow. Please join in, if you can.

[@Sheilamarie2]

@@TrixRN Thank you, I will look for them (past), present and future! God Bless you too, so happy you are a sister in Christ and His Church!

[@jeffreyasquith8331]

Thanks so much Father Mike❤

[@TrixRN]

@@Sheilamarie2I finally posted today’s Marian Consecration reflection.😊

[@Sheilamarie2]

@@TrixRN Thank you! God bless you!

[@marybailey6254]

Blessings to all who are participating in the CIY & BIY today 🙏🏻🕊✝️🕊🙏🏻

[@143mschrag]

Praise and Glory be to God Almighty Father❣️ Thank you so much Fr. Mike, and Ascension. As always, my continued prayers for all. God Bless 🙏🏻

[@dianefrank3688]

Thanks Irene for your prayers for all of us. I am praying for you also.❤🙏

[@143mschrag]

@@dianefrank3688 you're welcome, and thanks as well 🙏🏻💜

[@glenapereira3492]

Indulgences are gifts from God through the Church. 🙏 Amen

[@CarmenRodriguez-vx1km]

God bless you Fr. Mike for Day 203❣️.

[@doloreswisecarver1784]

We should all strive to be Saints, not because we will get to Heaven, but rather loving and being of service to others, gives our lives meaning and purpose. It helps us become the best version of ourselves here and now. It is using the gifts that God has given us to the max.

[@TrixRN]

Amen!🙏❤️

[@Manyanababy]

🙏🏽

[@carlz7777]

I cannot thank you enough for all you have done and continue to do! I have attended services, more than once, where general absolution was given - and this is the FIRST time I have heard that I am still required to go to Confession! Far too many bishops are NOT doing their jobs!

[@KB_2161]

God bless you!❤🙏❤

[@colleenangwin3270]

This is such an enlightening and joyful journey. I cannot express my gratitude to you Fr Mike for your work taking us on this journey. I assure you you are in my prayers daily and I am ever so thankful for your prayers also. Each day is such a joy, thank so from the bottom of my heart. 💜✝️🙏

[@wreloise1]

“So with yourselves; since you are eager for manifestations of the Spirit, strive to excel in building up the church.” ‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭14‬:‭12‬ ‭

[@kathyfranzoni274]

My father Mike that was a big mouthful today you're right it was long very good please keep praying for me as I'm still not feeling well I'm praying for my community and for you and for all my friends and family all that are in need seems like the whole world is indeed so amen and God bless sleep well

[@alexandermaciag377]

I hope today many will give their hearts to God and become Catholic. Jesus I Trust In You

[@deedeebuhler9610]

May God bless you always 🙏

[@katenitzken4876]

'Holy smokes!" -Fr. Mike. Thanks, Father Mike, for teaching us about the small but critical details of our faith through the Catechism. Those details are so helpful in our catholic walk!

[@KB_2161]

🤟🙏❤🙏🤟

[@DaisyRansom]

❤‍🔥

[@francismanauremedina5997]

Thank you, Father Mike, for helping me understand the Catechism, my mom and I we are watching the Bible in a year in Spanish, please Father Mike, create a Spanish version of this podcast, my mom really wants to learn too. I am praying for you 🙏 God bless

[@MorreHope]

Es un muy buen conception.

[@paulacevedo8814]

Praise to you God and Jesus Christ❤🙏🕊😇

[@R.C.425]

😊 thank you father mike.

[@artorefalnera3055]

Fr. Thank you ❤. Praying for you and for all my CIY brothers and sisters . God bless ❤🙏

[@dana_ch82]

❤🙏🏻

[@artorefalnera3055]

@@dana_ch82 🙏❤

[@dawnmireles2912]

July 22, 2023 Jesus, I trust in You!

[@Robert-bm2jr]

There was a recent case of general absolution where the Bishop of Hawaii gave absolution when a missile alarm (or something like that) went off. It was a false alarm, but the Bishop chose to give general absolution thinking that it was real. What a blessing!

[@carolradlinger8661]

Communal confession is a beautiful way for confession on very special occasions such as Christmas or Easter, it makes me feel so connected to others on there journey, oh yeah , like we are doing together right now with Father Mike ❤️😘

[@TrixRN]

😁🙏❤️

[@carlz7777]

Paragraph 1475 is beautifully captured in this quote from Pope Pius XII: "The salvation of the many depends on the faithfulness of the few." AMEN - Keep praying! 🙏🙏☝

[@vilmawoodfine61]

Thank you Father Mike,

[@erlindafields8897]

What a gift 🎁!!! Yes Father Mike I agree 🙏God Bless everyone

[@naomiwelch6715]

Thank you for a much better understanding on indulgences, Fr. Mike. God bless you and keep you holy.

[@chavelasalas9151]

Amen

[@joseguzman1051]

Amen 🙏.

[@WashingtonDC99]

Day 203. Thank you Father Mike for your explanation.

[@theresacapocci6144]

Your prayer to god the Father was so beautiful tku❤

[@2000Biscotto]

Thank you Fr. Mike! Blessings everyone! 🙏

[@dawnmireles2912]

July 22, 2023 A great addition to Father Mike’s Bible in a Year and Catechism in a Year is listening/watching EWTN Mother Angelica Live Classics. She speaks to us today to help us live right with God. Another suggestion is Saint Faustina’s Diary. I urge you to listen to or read her Diary to also help guide you in this life. Jesus I trust in You. #DivineMercy

[@charmiemael460]

Thanks Fr.Mike 👍🤗🙏➕📿🛐🔥📖🧡🕊🧡🇻🇦🇵🇭

[@marianmilne6009]

Thznk you Fr Mike. These explanations are clarification for me. Praying for you and everyone here. God bless🙏❤️🙏

[@nathanngumi8467]

Word.

[@KB_2161]

WORD

[@ipatecek]

We had a priest years ago who allowed us to write our sins on a piece of paper and he gave us all absolution.

[@KB_2161]

Wow❤ maybe they were all venial 🙏❤🙏

[@Happylife10101]

Father Mike please offer mass of possible or our prayers for my friend Sandra passed away yesterday i pray she will be straight to heaven such a good lady loved Christ Jesus 🙏😇

[@KB_2161]

Consider it done ❤

[@kmousie]

Praying for the repose of her soul and for you and everyone else who love her.

[@MrDarshD]

Thank you so much Fr. Mike and the Ascension Team

[@metildajoseph5265]

Greetings Father Mike, Thoughts :- -> Message reflect with, "Indulgence emphasizes The Divine Significance of Spiritual Examen with Spiritual Exercises in Holy Church at all times in every aspects of Life." -> Thanks Father, Team Ascension Press for Valuable Insights. With regards and Prayers, Ranjith Joseph (R.J)

[@gloriaruiz2332]

❤

[@jdiane44]

Love the Byzantine rite!

[@maryellenrose1764]

Our priest and his assistant do round the clock confession availability during Holy Week from Tuesday evening until Thursday morning. Its amazing.

[@mariacisneros6114]

🙏

[@joannag4579]

Father Mychal Judge the chaplain of the New York City Fire Department often gave group absolution to NYC firefighters before they went into a fire. He was criticized for it but it seems to me that running into a burning building is grave circumstance and certainly there is a danger of death. I hope he did it on 9/11. On 9/11 he went into the towers and was killed while giving last rites to one of his firefighters. They found this prayer in his pocket, “Lord, take me where You want me to go; let me meet who You want me to meet; tell me what You want me to say, and keep me out of You way.” Todays reading reminded me of him and his beautiful faith.

[@dianefrank3688]

Thank you for sharing this beautiful story of a faithful priest. ❤🙏

[@emms1282]

🕯🙏🕯

[@elizabethcronin3074]

Your Song of the Day: “Gracious God”- by Jesse Manibusan.🎶 kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaLJp399nJuNf7M

[@dianefrank3688]

Thank you Elizabeth for selecting this beautiful song. I enjoyed it very much. 💙🙏

[@KB_2161]

Beautiful song selection thank you Elizabeth ❤

[@elizabethcronin3074]

@@KB_2161 thank you KB!😊

[@TrixRN]

Great song for tonight. Thanks, Elizabeth.🙏❤️

[@markamundsen6633]

I may be mistaken, but I believe Fr. Mychal Judge, whom the FDNY called Victim #1 on 9/11, prayed for general absolution for those trapped in the towers before their collapse, which caused his own death.

[@patmendell381]

Oh, I pray he did, and for all who died that terrible day.

[@KB_2161]

You are not mistaken. There were several priests there administering general absolution on that horrific occasion and many were called to heaven during and afterwards. 🙏❤🙏

[@miachambers830]

Day 203..! The Purpose of Indulgences..!! YIKES..!! 🙏🏻👍🏻🙏🏻 God You are so good to me. Thank You for blessing me on this journey. Thank You for sharing Fr. Mike and MY priest..! I am so blessed with both of them in my life..! ❤❤❤ Father, I do hope you don’t open a ‘holy can of worms’ with your explanation of a communal prayer service… for the celebration of confession… GRAVE NECESSITY…only..! Then ‘individual’ confession. People are going to hear what they want to hear..! 😔😔😔 People, go back and listen to that part again, please..! 😔😔😔 I CANNOT WAIT to hear you tomorrow. ❤️❤️❤️ I am praying for all of you, 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 especially Fr. Mike and MY priest..!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Please pray for me. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 God bless. ❤❤❤

[@hlobend2111]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@maryellenrose1764]

❤❤❤

[@Jmjemmanual]

Day 203 on 22/07/2023 is feast day of Saint Mary Magadalene, highlighted in paragraph 1481..❤❤❤❤

[@KB_2161]

She is a favorite of mine ❤🙏❤

[@1991ROLEX]

Rarely done, last one I personally know of was during the deploying for military operations following the attacks on September 11th, 2001. The "General Absolution" was effective only for those deploying, not on family members or other service members who were present.

[@adelaidawallaert287]

🙏❤️

[@JayRedding12_12]

Looks like tomorrow is Nugget Day :-)

[@KB_2161]

Yay❤

[@doloreswisecarver1784]

Day 203 takeaways: The purpose of Indulgences: The Christian who seeks to purify himself is not alone. We are linked to the entire Communion of Saints in charity. This includes the Church Triumphant (those in Heaven), the Church Militant (those on Earth) and the Church suffering (those in Purgatory). The holiness of one can profit others as well. The ripple effect of an individual holy moment is far greater than the ripple effect of one sin. It is easy to misunderstand indulgences. The selling of indulgences was never okay and forbidden by the Church, however contributing money to the poor or to the Church is an act of Grace. To those on the outside, this can look as if someone is purchasing graces, but they are not. The grace is the effect from the charitable action. MOTIVE MATTERS. To perform an indulgence with the thought of, “I’m buying a ‘get-out-of-jail-free’ card is the sin of PRESUMPTION. God sees into our hearts and He knows our motives. He is not to be made a chump out of. It would be like someone erroneously thinking, “Oh, I can have an abortion because God will forgive me.” This is total presumption. Additionally, many Protestant denominations feel that once they have chosen Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior that they do not need to grow in righteousness and sanctification. They see no need in indulgences. However, we know that there is a continual need for spiritual growth. There are seven steps to the Sacrament of Confession: Greeting & prayer; Reading of Scripture to illuminate one’s conscience; Confession of sins; Penance; Absolution; Prayer of Thanksgiving; Act of Contrition. There can be Reconciliation in a Communal Liturgical Action but sins must still be confessed on an individual basis. Only in cases of grave necessity, like a military troop going into battle, can general absolution be given. It is a rare case.

[@TrixRN]

Excellent synopsis! Thank you🙏❤️ Several of us are also doing a Marian Consecration & I’m posting reflections from the book, 33 Days to Morning Glory. Please join us if you can.😊

[@MorreHope]

Indulgence is an added Grace. Question. When we go to mass; that is an indulgence. Then, is indulgence an indulgence when you ask for it; or is it automatic?

[@weallhaveanopinion]

Going to the March For Life in DC is part of an indulgence!

[@KB_2161]

Here here AMEN ❤

[@jilbageorgalis1568]

At 4:29 Fr Mike said the saints “in this way attained their own salvation”. How can anyone attain salvation but by trusting and following our Lord Jesus?

[@wms72]

All saints do everything through and in Jesus. That's a "given," "default", taken for granted, as when St. Paul admonished, "Work out your salvation in fear and trembling," the Christian understands he means "in Christ Jesus," trusting in Him.. That's why we make all our prayers "In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. " See timestamp 2:49, the Christian acts "with the help of God's grace." Read 2:54 the life of the Christian is joined to Christ.

[@jilbageorgalis1568]

@@wms72 Thank you….I’m learning and loving the Catechism.

[@wms72]

@@jilbageorgalis1568 You're very welcome. It's wonderful that you're learning and loving the catechism. Glad I could help. Please pray for me. Thanks😊

[@dawnmireles2912]

July 22, 2023 Please pray for Souls in Purgatory. Go ahead, just take about 30 seconds to help save a soul that maybe is your family member or friend! Go forth and help save! Here is the prayer: (According to tradition, St. Gertrude the Great was told by Our Lord that each time she piously recited the following prayer, it would release 1,000 souls (or a vast number) from their suffering in purgatory.) The Prayer of St. Gertrude Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the masses said throughout the world today, for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family.
Amen. God would reply to St. Gertrude that He would use whatever was offered to Him for the faithful departed, according to His inclination to show pardon & mercy.

[@KB_2161]

Absolutely every day ❤

[@susanclary263]

Our former parish priest used to perform communal reconciliation when there were large crowds of parishioners. I'm wondering now if sins were really forgiven since that wasn't an approved way to do that.

[@TrixRN]

Mortal sins weren’t forgiven 😳

[@KB_2161]

​@@TrixRN❤🙏❤

[@patmendell381]

I understand we can give our indulgences to those in purgatory, but can we offer them for the living?

[@KB_2161]

No, but we can pray for them, have masses said for them, etc etc. A priest explained it to me: "willpower". That's all he said, "willpower" and I understood immediately. ❤

[@JayRedding12_12]

He wants us to name our sins to the best of our memory even though He already knows our sins. Like the woman that was hemorrhaging for years and she touched the Lord's clothes. He asked, "Who touched me?" Not because He didn't know, but because He wanted her to admit to it.

[@KB_2161]

Imagine being given the task of counting every grain of sand in the world. It would obviously be an impossible task. In fact, all the people in the world could not accomplish such a task together. Some things are simply beyond us. Another task that would even be more difficult to accomplish is to fully fathom the Mercy of God. This is impossible. The Mercy of God is completely beyond us. Its depths and breadth are infinite. You could spend your whole life contemplating and experiencing the Mercy of God and you would only begin to penetrate the surface. In fact, if every person ever created spent eternity contemplating the Mercy of God, our combined effort would not even suffice to comprehend it. Understanding that the Mercy of God is infinite will enable us to turn to Him no matter our struggle and no matter our sin, trusting in Him with all the powers of our soul (See Diary #1059). Have you tried to comprehend the Mercy of God? Do you even understand that you can never fully understand this infinite Gift? If you are to trust in our Lord, you must begin this impossible mission of Divine contemplation. It’s what you will do eternally in Heaven. And your Heaven must begin now. Doing so will deepen your ability to trust, and your trust will enable you to surrender. Do not wait, begin this glorious task today. -Daily Reflections on Divine Mercy For the intentions of all of our brothers and sisters in need of prayer, worldwide, especially those in need of purgatorial prayer(guys know that you are one plenary indulgence away from Eternal Salvation in accordance with the Will of God. Hang in there you've got this) 🙏❤🙏 Lord of Mercy, we thank You for the infinite nature of Your love and for calling us to begin our journey into this unfathomable mystery. Give us the grace to open our eyes so that we may begin to plunge into Your Mercy and in so doing, deepen our trust in You this day. Jesus, we trust in You. 🙏❤🙏🤟🙏❤🙏

[@TrixRN]

The abyss of His unfathomable Divine Mercy, His greatest attribute. I love the language of the Diary.🙏❤️

[@MorreHope]

The mercy of God is the entire Universe; and God is the creator of it; NOW THAT IS MASSIVE MERCY; AND I NEED IT; AS WELL YOU; AND ALL MY NEIGHBORS; AND THEN THE WHOLE WORLD; FOR HIS DIVINE MERCY.

[@KB_2161]

​@@MorreHopeShalom Shalom ❤

[@KB_2161]

​@@TrixRNso many don't appreciate the Diary but they sure are present on Divine Mercy Sunday ❤😂❤😮

[@lanstonpinto4421]

What gives the Church authority to give a plenary indulgence to remove all temporal punishments? It is the authority which Jesus extended to the church when he gave the Church leaders the power of binding and loosing

[@patriciatremblay2058]

“General absolution” services were popular in the 80’s..😔😢

[@TrixRN]

Think of the unforgiven sin😳😱😔🙏❤️

[@KB_2161]

😮🙏🙏😮

[@jefflea9239]

I use this study as part of my morning routine. But since they are getting considerably longer every day I may just have to quit. I'm a single dad of a son with a mental disability, and one of his buddies has come to live with us because he now homeless (something that happens to a lot of young people with mental disabilities). So it is not always practical for me to spread listening to long videos over the course of the day. My time in the morning is when it is quiet. So when the videos get over 15-18 minutes I start running out of time. So I may just finish the year reading using the plan and not the videos.

[@mperez2730]

I will be praying for your needs and intentions. May the Lord bless you and give you the fortitude you need 🙏

[@meihui7767]

Please don’t give up. I don’t think it’s going to be always this long going forward. I think Fr. Mike was really excited to talk about confession and he must have wanted to explain indulgences well as this is a thing that causes a lot of confusion

[@lpr1212]

Don’t give up if you don’t want to. I have limited time also. I fast forward the intro by tapping on the video. Then you can tap the gear and speed up the sound. I know Fr. Mike already talks fast but it might help on the long days. God bless you for your caregiving and also helping another. I too am still caring for my husband who had a stroke on day 17. Peace be with you! ✝️

[@jamesmcgrath3841]

@jefflea You know, Jefflea, during the year when I was overworking, I got behind here by two weeks. No biggie. Even if you fall behind, you can catch up when you get a chance to do so. Also, you can skip one that you see is 24 min, and come back to it later. But I don't see how Fr Mike could have shortened this one. And it was like all of them more than worth the time. Best, James 😇

[@KB_2161]

Our prayers are for your intentions my friend which includes your family. I have family with special needs and it is challenging. I will have three masses said for you and your family's intentions. If only you lived close enough that the CIY community could help you in person but we can help you spiritually and it shall be so! Prayers are steadily ascending for your intentions and all of our brothers and sisters in need of prayer, worldwide, especially those in need of purgatorial prayer. ❤🙏❤

[@golgibella]

Prayer, fasting, almsgiving. For me and CIY participants:St Raphael the archangel please bind the demon asmodeus and beezlebub and demons of lust, broken relationships, gluttony, pestilence,and disease. Send them to Jesus for immediate sentencing for the glory of God. St Michael the archangel please bind the demon Lucifer and Leviathan and belphegor and demons of pride, envy, government, debt, and sloth. Send them to Jesus for immediate sentencing for the glory of God. St Gabriel the archangel please bind the demon Mammon and Satan and demons of greed, wrath, injustice, lies, and death. Send them to Jesus for immediate sentencing for the glory of God. Guardian angel please bind the demon Satan, belphegor, Mammon, asmodeus, Leviathan, Lucifer, beezlebub, and demons of wrath, injustice, lies, death, sloth, greed,lust, broken relationships,broken families, envy, government, debt, pride, gluttony, envy, pestilence, and disease. Send them to Jesus for immediate sentencing for the glory of God and my sincere conversion. Mary please send a special troop of warrior angels to bind all devils effecting me and my husband and my family, send them to Jesus for immediate sentencing for the glory of God. For me, my husband, my family, and the whole world, especially me and my husband: My adorable Jesus, may our feet journey together, may our hands gather in unity, may our hearts beat in unison, may our souls be in harmony, may our thoughts be as one, may our ears listen to the silence together, may our glances profoundly penetrate each other, may our lips pray together to gain mercy from the Eternal Father.Amen.💜

[@MamiShaun]

Amen

[@pjburges]

Father Mike, do you think just like general absolution should only be given in times of "grave necessity" so communion by extraordinary means/ministers should also only be done in times of grave necessity? I consider Covid to be one of those times where communion on the hand made a lot of sense. Just before going into battle with a group of men is another moment of 'grave necessity' maybe where multiple people (laity) help to distribute the host very quickly. Otherwise I've always received on the tongue from a priest/deacon preferably just because I "feel" like receiving on the hand or hand-to-hand thru other people is only meant for those emergency situations like pandemics and wars and near death situations where someone carries the eucharist out to you in the hospital etc and I shouldnt "abuse" it?... I can't cite canon law or some scripture that says this - I've always just felt the spirit pushing me in that direction. Curious what you think, and what any other Catholics on the KZbin think. I have friends who are extraordinary ministers - they are all good people. I have no axe to grind. Cheers!

[@jacquenecranna2197]

I still do not understand indulgences. It just doesn't make sense to me. We should always be praying, giving alms, and participating in the Sacraments, shouldn't we? I am not a cradle Catholic, so if someone can help me understand I'd be most grateful.

[@rosemaryjassoy7145]

If a priest has granted a general absolution without the penitent divulging his/her individual grave sins and he/she is given absolution, is that absolution valid?

[@KB_2161]

It depends on the situation. ❤🙏❤

[@rosemaryjassoy7145]

@@KB_2161in normal reconciliation without any extenuating circumstances.

[@nallelypena9500]

I see they have bible in a year in spanish. Will there be catechisms in a year in Spanish?

[@KB_2161]

Yes, every language ❤

[@TriciaHolman]

Holy Smokes! That does have its origins in the White Smoke that issues from the Vatican on the Election of a new Pope? Trish, Australia.

[@Call_Upon_YAH]

They with ears to hear, let them hear: Through the Holy Spirit, God has put it on me to preach to those lost in the devil's deceit! Hear me when I say, ye that are Catholic have been deceived and know not God. Ye worship Mary, praying to her; when God tells his to worship none other than him. It is idolatry. Catholicism has its own Bible and teachings, which are blasphemous to the word of God: the Holy Bible. As ye follow the teachings of man and not God; ye hear the pope, but not Jesus, yet ye claim to be his disciples! These are but a few things I named ye dwell within; there are many more. I tell you now to repent of your sins, accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, and you'll receive the gift of the Holy Spirit upon asking the Father! There are *NO* sub-divisions of Christianity. You're either a disciple of Christ or not. A Christian is someone who follows God's word, not a religion. Who obey the Father and follow his will; not man's nor their own heart's. Unless you keep Jesus' commandments, think not the Holy Spirit will dwell within you! They who heed this message and did what was stated with an open heart to God... Read the Holy Bible (KJV) daily and every time before you read, pray to the Father and ask: "Lord I ask that you give me understanding of your word, that I interpret it the way you want me to, and none of my own. I ask you in Jesus' name, amen." Revelation 22:8-9 KJV 8 And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. 9 Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God. Acts 2:38 KJV 38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Luke 11:13 KJV 13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him? John 14:21-24 KJV 21 *He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.* 22 Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world? 23 Jesus answered and said unto him, *If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.* 24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and *the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.* 3 John 1:11 KJV 11 Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. *He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.* 1 John 3:6-10 KJV 6 *Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.* 7 Little children, let no man deceive you: *he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.* 8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. 9 *Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.* 10 *In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God,* neither he that loveth not his brother.

[@marsharr2877]

This looks like a copy / paste from another KZbin channel that I’ve seen recently

[@PhyllisFiorillo]

Are spiritual bouquets buying prayers for the dead?

[@sharonmiller9100]

Spiritual bouquets are just prayers (by many) for a person, dead or alive. Nothing is bought...

[@tommaxwell429]

Hmmm! I have a beef with this one father. It seems that you are rationalizing the early selling of indulgences for building St Peter's Basilica and perhaps other Church buildings as well. IMO if it looks and quacks like a duck, then it's a duck. To say that centuries later Catholics and non-Catholics alike really enjoy it as justification for exploiting, often the poor and less educated at the time it occurred is not admitting the faults and sins of early Popes. I have no problem with indulgences directed at helping others. If I am told to donate or volunteer for a local charity, I can do that and will do that. But if I'm asked to donate more money unwillingly to the Church coffers or projects, then I cannot see how that could viewed in any other way than selling salvation. Early Church corruption drove many believers away from the Church, caused many arguments and divides in the Church, and can arguably be listed as a source for Luther's reformation. I don't think we should try to justify it with, "Yeah but oh the benefits to believers, today" If the Church needs money for special projects, ask! I'll willfully give more. But please don't ask me to donate to The Church as penance for my confession.

[@rm-paradise]

Glad that is in the past. A lot of bad things happened in the past. The Church forbids selling of sanctification. Yet, we are all broken people and really don't know the intent of the Church leaders back then if they believed they were selling sanctification or asking for alms. I'd prefer not to be a cynic and assuredly know the Church forbids selling of indulgences. 7/22/22023.

[@wms72]

@tommaxwell429 Anyone doing a charitable work (like donating money) UNWILLINGLY, as you say, certainly earns no merit for it, gains no indulgence, remits no purgatorial consequence. (So why should the Church say it does? I doubt the Church ever did this.) Is there proof the Church extorted money from people, forced them to give UNWILLINGLY? I really think Luther's made-up accusation of "selling Indulgences" was as unjustified as his forbidding the publication of the Epistle of St. James in his edition of the German Bible. He excluded it because James explicitly denies Luther's made-up doctrine of salvation by faith alone. James 2:22 But, if an accusation is repeated often enough, almost everyone believes it. Just like the Galileo controversy. People have been conditioned to believe the Church silenced Galileo for teaching heliocentricism, ignoring the fact that the Catholic priest Copernicus discovered the Earth revolved around the Sun BEFORE Galileo did, yet nothing happened to him. If you resent being assigned a penance, you really don't trust God's holy Church, the power of binding and loosing bestowed on the Church by Christ. Donating to build a Church is an act of charity, which would be an especially appropriate penance for someone who sins by miserliness, lack of generosity, lack of trust, lack of concern for the spiritual or temporal welfare of one's neighbor or one's soul.

[@wms72]

​@@rm-paradise"Selling Indulgences " is a false accusation, imho

[@dck_tx4007]

Agreed.

[@tommaxwell429]

@@wms72 Agreed, but I think you missed the point of my post. God Bless!

[@TrixRN]

💜🤍🌹MARIAN CONSECRATION🌹🤍💜 Day 10 Consecration to Jesus through Mary “Come, Holy Spirit, living in Mary. Unveil for me the meaning of the Immaculate Conception. Who Are You, O Immaculate Conception? (Part 2) We know Mary is immaculately conceived. So why did she identify herself as the Immaculate Conception? It has to do with the union between the Holy Spirit & Mary. St. Maximilian Kolbe explains: *What type of union is this? It is above all an interior union, a union of her essence with the “essence” of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit dwells in her, lives in her. This was true from the first instant of her existence. It was always true; it will always be true.* *In what does this life of the Spirit in Mary consist? He himself is uncreated Love in her; the Love of the Father and of the Son…He is a fruitful Love, a “Conception.” Among creatures made in God’s image the union brought about by married love is the most intimate of all…the Holy Spirit lives in the soul of the Immaculata, in the depths of her very being…makes her fruitful…If among human beings the wife takes the name of her husband because she belongs to him, is one with him, becomes equal to him and is, with him, the source of new life, with how much greater reason should the name of the Holy Spirit, who is the divine Immaculate Conception, be used as the name of her in whom he lives as uncreated Love, the principle of life in the whole supernatural order of grace?* All to say Mary is the spouse of the Holy Spirit, a union deeper than what we understand by a spousal relationship. This will be explored tomorrow. This has been the most difficult concept so far. I ended up just copy/pasting that whole section as I had difficulty putting in my own words. I’ll need to ponder this more. If you were able to get through it & you understand it please share your thoughts. We focus on offering up our prayers & devotions to understanding ourselves & our sins. Humility is the key. St. Maximilian Kolbe, pray for us.🙏❤️

[@KB_2161]

Thank you my friend. Also, 33 days to morning Glory is available pdf. You will see it. The site is haciados, but I would just type in day 11 fr Michael Gaitley 33 days to Consecration to Mary and hopefully you will find it. It allows copy and paste. I am sorry that I wasn't more clear before and I hope this posts. God bless you my friend 🤟🙏❤🙏🤟

[@TrixRN]

@@KB_2161 I found & downloaded it. That’s how I have that extensive quote. Thank you!

[@dianefrank3688]

This is beautiful and does make sense when you reflect on it. This would be a very hard concept for those who do not have a Marian devotion or fully understand the whole mystery of the Incarnation. ❤🙏

[@KB_2161]

​@@TrixRNno thank you! This is an awesome idea! More people can benefit from the Consecration to Mary! 🙏❤🙏

[@KB_2161]

​@@dianefrank3688exactly! 🙏❤🙏

[@lindafolks]

God bless you Fr. Mike!! Thank you! My prayers are with you!🙏