Day 355: The Things of This World - The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

[@youtubeKathy]

December 20, 2024 Friday. Here I am! Still here. Still going.

[@CieloDominguez-g5c]

Day 355 The Things of this world. God is light. Praying for everyone that We should all walk in the light. ❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏

[@donnajeankeith7771]

We can read the words of the Bible but it is Father Mike’s commentary that brings it alive. God bless us all! 🙏🎄❤️

[@elizabethhunter4525]

There is something reassuring just listening to the word of God, day in day out, and Fr Mike the upbeat nature of you! I always get saddened this time of year, only because it has become a season of buying, and excessive eating and drinking for a lot of people. I was listening to O Holy Night and thinking about Jesus coming into this dark world, this world where everything is turned on it's head, where we have a it's all about me culture, confused children who don't know what they are, people dying on small boats trying to find a better life, and it goes on. Sorry to bring the mood down, God is love, God loves me. He is the light of the world❤

[@amalsfrancis1485]

I’m here today December 20,2024 day 355❤

[@brianmelville520]

20DEC2024. Day 355. Oh Lord, help us to follow and love you as you have showed us how to love. Bless us, oh Lord. Have mercy on us. Amen

[@This-isGirl]

Day 355! 19 November 2024. Fr Mike thank you so much for all your hard work. God bless you 🙏🏻 Thank you Jesus🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻

[@munchlax9715]

Praise be to God

[@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. 12/20/2024

[@patriciahutchenszimmerman9357]

Drawing to the end of my 2nd year with you. I will be right here January 1. This is the best way to start each day. Thank you so much.

[@StacieBussey]

I'm on the same journey..2nd time through and then will start again on January 1st

[@sandramaldonado1918]

Thank you Fr. Mike got these words. Pray for my son Joshua to return to the Catholic church.

[@jonathangoodwin646]

I'm one of the lucky ones I left the church and I made it back. I was gone for13 years.i been back 15 months . I did all my confessions No i'm a practicing catholic. The reason I left the church. I did not know what I believed in I was traffic by name only. I never heard of practicing catholic I did not know what that means. But now i'm practicing catherine going to mass every sunday and holy day. I go to confession once a month .I take Holy Communion every. Sunday.

[@The.Rosco.Mothership]

Continuing my journey, Team Replay 💚🙏🏼😊

[@WashingtonDC99]

Day 355 - Friday December 20th, 2024 The things of this world Today's readings are 1 John 1-3; 2 Thessalonians 1-3; Proverbs 30:20-23. Thank You O Lord God Almighty for all Your blessings and protections towards me and my family. Deo gratias. My Lord and My God. Praise The Lord O My Soul.

[@patmendell381]

Oh Lord how many false prophets and antichrist have come our way through the years. Protect us from these we pray.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@janetthetonia7922]

Praying for you Father Mike and everyone on this journey Amen 🙏🙏

[@roknrone]

Day 355..let's do this 💪..cannot believe only 10 days..I'm totally glad that I'm doing this again, prayers for Father Mike and the Ascension team as well as the BIY family traveling through God's word together ❤ 🙏

[@maryannagibson5838]

Thank you Fr. Mike. I love God and Jesus more and more! ❤

[@maryevangline9417]

Beautiful amen ❤

[@roknrone]

Something I find compelling..I haven't thought about this before, John..is this the beloved disciple? I found it fascinating how at times in his letters, he sounds like Paul..but even more awesome, sounds like Jesus himself..wow I've never felt this in any times that I've been studying the word of God. The Holy Spirit was alive and well in John..food for thought 🤔..

[@brianmelville520]

It's tradition with a small "t". To me, it doesn't matter.

[@dougmoore8314]

Thanks Father Mike, I did return to Catholic Church some ago, my spouse and I both. I am just finishing day 355 & when finished will begin the Catechism in a year. Thank you 😌Father Mike.

[@jeanlanz2344]

Thank you for connecting lust of flesh, lust of eyes, and pride of life with fall of Adam and Eve, and with Jesus' three temptations by satan in the desert. God bless you always. I pray for you and our fellow sojourners, past, present, and future. May we all be together in heaven one day.

[@victoriaa9107]

It's insane how quickly you can "forget" about God the moment you're not listening to BIAY or engaging in some other prayer. And re-entering is like a huge purge just to get through it without falling asleep or passing out.

[@dediethompson6800]

As an adult with attention deficit I have spent a lifetime not finishing things. I thank God that He has sent His Spirit to me whenever I ask and I will finish the BIY on the 31st so that I can start the Catechism on January 1st. Unbelievable...what a year, what a journey, what a God!

[@patriciahutchenszimmerman9357]

Great job

[@annmarek3989]

Isn’t it amazing? And I’m guessing it wasn’t always easy, it took discipline, but now that it’s close to the end, it feels so comforting. I’m thinking of Rosary in a a Year on January 1, 2025

[@nanettewesley4653]

PLEASE PRAY FOR ME THE DARK SIDE IS AFTER ME... BECAUSE I'M WALKING IN THE LIGHT NOW...😊

[@nanettewesley4653]

Thanks 🙏🏿 GOD BLESS U SIR

[@amalsfrancis1485]

Divine protection psalm 91❤

[@barbarawilliams979]

Thank you Father Mike. Please pray for me. I left the Holy Catholic church many years ago but I feel the Holy spirit calling me back.

[@simonslater9024]

When someone leaves the holy Catholic Church which is the mystical body of Christ on earth they cease to be Christian and invalidate their baptism! Protestant’s are Pagan,and anti Christ. Anti Christ because they reject the holy Catholic Church which is Jesus Christ on earth. Pagan because they use their own false interpretation of sacred scriptures which is blasphemous and they reject the infallible magisterium of the holy Catholic Church using their fallible authority! Meaning they put themselves above the Holy Spirit who infallibly guides the holy Catholic Church. Protestant’s belong to 40,000+ man made Cults. Watch the warning or illumination of conscience by Christine Watkins. Then The Papacy can NOT be destroyed. Then Don’t call protestant’s Christian. Then Following Padre Pio! God bless. Praise Jesus and Mary always!!! Ps look up Eucharist miracle of Lanciano in 700AD. Fatima 1917. Garabandal 1961-65. Also look up the history of the Bible.

[@katherinetyrrell8810]

So glad you are here :)

[@janicemulry8140]

Praying for you Barbara! 🙏 I hope the Holy Spirit encouraged you all the way home.

[@kemiogunyemi1797]

Welcome home, Barbara. ❤

[@donnazukowski]

I subscribed to the Podcast. It changed my life. I was always a devout hybrid: Orthodox and Roman Catholic. I am finishing up the year in 2022. Just an 🎉awesome journey. It was rough, some days tired, but a gift. I just get it now. Everything. I am stronger in my faith of Jesus Christ my Lord and redeemer who fulfilled the Old Testament promise. Amen. Thank you, Father Mike. Can’t wait for the Catechism in a Year.

[@ibelieve63]

Thank you for your enthusiasm and your message father mike. I am thinking seriously about doing the catechism just so i can continue to hear your voice!❤

[@JimCraig-gf8co]

Wow! Wow! Powerful readings today. 'God chose you from the beginning to be saved through sanctification by the spirit and belief and truth' Blessed to find Father Mike. We are in the Last Hour. Stand Firm. Pray for me as I am praying for you!

[@donnapollock]

Thank you and God Bless you Father Mike. I'm praying for you and for all who follow you on this Journey....

[@joseguzman1051]

Amen 🙏.

[@theresadavis1834]

Thank you Father Mike for sharing the bible with all of us. It is a true blessing to be able to not only read but understand the words of God. Praying for Father Mike and anyone who is in need of prayers.

[@vincentinchoco5625]

Thank you Father for not giving up on us especially me . I started more than a year ago. Just recently I become focused and more enlightened.

[@cynthiatitus9299]

"Let us not love in word or speech but in deed and in truth." Please Lord God, help us love like Jesus loved us . Help us put our faith in action every day.

[@Haydra1898]

Going near to the end of this Bible in a Year, I came to realize that God is not asking a lot from us. For me, when Jesus said come follow me, it means live like Him- love God above all things and follow His commandments. God had given me too much that I am not even deserving of. He had given me so many chances in life. Never thought I will ever read a Bible. Thank you Father Mike and prayers to everyone!

[@dawnmireles2912]

December 21, 2023 Round Two Hello! When the Catechism is complete (or maybe even now), consider listening to Saint Faustina’s Diary in a year and/or EWTN Mother Angelica’s Classics to add to your Catholic learning! Oh my goodness so much life guidance in conjunction with Father Mike’s Bible and Catechism in a Year!

[@rm-paradise]

Friends, just 10 days until the second time around the sun and through the bible - incredible. Never did I think I could do it let alone twice. Thanks Fr Mike and the Ascension Team. Praying for all who listen to this podcast. Help me pray for the holy souls and the most forgotten soul in Purgatory, they need our prayers. 12/21/2022

[@dmwm50]

This is my second time through Bible in a Year. I look forward to doing it again as I seem to learn new things each time. I would love this in a book for with Father Miles’s explanations. Thanks to all who make this podcast possible.

[@maryleeelden6214]

Thank you Father Mike, I could not have gotten this far in the Bible with out you, you are a blessing.

[@cbtherepetitiveparthelpsme957]

Absolutely

[@RallyTheTally]

Same, when I started.

[@veronicac6969]

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, to this community and to Fr. Mike for helping me read the Bible and to understand it’s words. This is BEST gift that I have ever received.

[@uteme]

Praying for Jen, Julie, Sue, Fr. Mike & for all who prepare & participate in BIAY. Also, praying for any thumbs down(ers)!! 🤲🏼🕊

[@simonslater9024]

Always ask your guardian angel to help you and to communicate with your family’s guardian angel’s. God bless. Watch the warning or illumination of conscience by Christine Watkins.

[@dimithriperera9724]

Thank you Fr. Mike. Ave... Immaculate Heart of Mary, Blessed Mother of the Eucharistic Christ, Queen of peace, please bless Fr. Mike and his family.

[@eduardohoover2127]

At one point I was unemployed and a man brought up those who don't work don't eat. Talk about taking the Word out of context. Thank you Fr Mike for explaining so concisely and clear.

[@benedictaang1875]

Praying for you Fr. Mike 🙏🙏🙏

[@robehrgonzales77494]

DaY 355 (17-JuNe-2024) HaPpY MoNDaY A❤m❤e❤N❤

[@janetotto796]

What a blessing you are Fr Mike

[@leekshikapinnamneni4835]

Loving our neighbor is loving God. How true is that? So much truth all over scripture.. God! Please help me make you the center of my life and not the world. Just like thousands of years ago, the world is not in our favor. So much truth about the adulterous woman in Proverbs chapter 30. The adulterous woman is like somebody who eats, wipes their mouth, and said that they have done no wrong. How does that apply to our life? It sounds like so many of us who tried to cover up our sin or try to make it less of a big deal. I think this could speak so much about other sins and not just adultery.

[@joanbeauregard9338]

WOW! Your commentary on Genesis here, has given me insight into the pattern of sin-and how Jesus conquers sin and its pattern through his own temptation in the desert. a very personal lesson for me in my own life. Bible in a year is a life-changer. thank you!

[@veckulm7670]

God Bless Fr Mike and to everyone here and out there

[@marianmilne6009]

Thank you Fr Mike. Still loving this❤️ Praying for you and everyone here. God bless🙏❤️🙏

[@dorothyarensindependentcon3328]

Oh my goodness! I’m so thankful for this message today. Prayers to you, father Mike, and all who are on this podcast.

[@elayneferraro7232]

Thank you Fr. Mike. Our Lord is Great!! May God bless you, this community, our country and our families. I am praying for you and your family too. 🙏

[@randyherbrechtsmeier4796]

Thanks Father Mike. I've just found you this Year. I Thank God for it. I'm getting ready for a Heart Cath in the Morning. Pray for Me. God Bless You!

[@randyherbrechtsmeier4796]

Thank You

[@stephanievietti7268]

Merry Christmas to all BIAY participants, Ascension press, and Father Mike and staff of BIAY.

[@debbiegraham5585]

Hi Fr Mike, Jeff Cavins and Everyone with Ascension Press ❤ Happy 4th week of Advent, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

[@stephenspain9167]

🙏

[@mniaodhagain5180]

Thank you Fr. Mike and the Team and Merry Christmas . “The Bible in a Year” has bee a true blessing this year . God Bless all who participated at anytime throughout this journey

[@valentinabiebie]

Thank you so much. 🙏 God bless the whole community! 26/12/2022

[@uteme]

To all fellow listeners... May God bless your Christmas as I pray He's blessed this season of Advent for you. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, may our many days here point us to new discoveries about & deeper love for our Savior, Jesus Christ. 🕯🕯💟🕯 🤲🏼🕊 ✝️

[@gloriawilkie5164]

Thanks!

[@wreloise1]

“…we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.” “But scripture confined all things under the power of sin, that through faith in Jesus Christ the promise might be given to those who believe. What Faith Has Brought Us.” ‭‭Galatians‬ ‭3‬:‭22‬ ‭

[@simonslater9024]

Tradition in the holy Catholic Church is equal to sacred scripture! And the holy Catholic Church IS the ONLY CHURCH THERE IS. God bless. Praise Jesus and Mary always!!!

[@kathyfranzoni274]

Thank you Father Mike and I hope you have a wonderful evening and sleep well also my community I'm telling you this is getting really unbelievable 355 can't believe come that far God bless and thank you for all that you have shared this year with us and all of us who have shared with one another thank you

[@miachambers830]

AMEN, AMEN..!! WOW… I CANNOT WAIT to hear you tomorrow..!! ❤️👍🏻 I am praying for you..! ❤️👍🏻🙏🏻 Please pray for me..! ❤️👍🏻🙏🏻

[@cheraybisaya]

Thanks for everything you do Father & all the good priests here in you tube as you guys help me or drag me back to God's way!

[@jimselimos4863]

Praying for us all on this fallen hunk of land

[@gloriaruiz2332]

🙏🏻

[@oh_no_its_a_dekusimp8161]

Merry Christmas everyone God bless you all and your beloved ones Amen 🙏❤️❤️🎄🎄

[@rc3088]

Merry Christmas to all at BIAY

[@berryberry2508]

1 Timothy 1: 5-7 5 The purpose of this order is to arouse the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a genuine faith. 6 Some people have turned away from these and have lost their way in foolish discussions. 7 They want to be teachers of God's law, but they do not understand their own words or the matters about which they speak with so much confidence. Amen. 📖 💒🕯

[@williamgroel2880]

Thank you father mike for the blessing of saint paul God Bless🙏

[@mombomb2012]

This was my first time through this study and I plan to repeat it on January 1st. Father Mike has an incredible spiritual gift and conveys the Word of God masterfully! I have passed the Ascension link on to 7 others, most of whom are not Catholics or church goers, who are excited to begin on January 1. This Bible study has been daily nourishment for my soul, a priceless gift that has transformed my life and the lives of many others. May God continue to bless Father Mike and all that he does!

[@kattydeleo9035]

🙏🙏🙏🤗❤️

[@FranksPH]

Thank you, Father Mike, and thank you Father Joe Glab for introducing BIY to me. 🙏🙏🙏

[@giarose6493]

Done ✅ amen 🙏 Thank you God for my family my life ❤🙏🙏🙏☘️❤️🌹💪🩸🇺🇸💥

[@mar0364]

Every day gets better reading this book.

[@lindamartin7800]

If you are in your late sixties and have social security yet live with your children. Should you still work? I do not think I am idle… I keep up my space do things to contribute to the overall home when needed or asked or seen? Yet this part about not growing weary… in addition I do pay for my food. Would love counsel. Thank you and Gods blessings on the ministry. How wonderful to hear the word being spoken… faith comes!

[@jimhannam1793]

Thank you for the

[@MoonlightNothing]

Everything!

[@donnazukowski]

Jeff Cavins is amazing. I listen to him on Hallow.

[@mdurden8893]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️

[@kathyesargent9088]

❤️❤️❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@stanleygrover1685]

🤠👍👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@giarose6493]

Blessings ❤

[@maryscullion1124]

You too!! Merry Christmas!!

[@adelaidawallaert287]

🙏♥️

[@wreloise1]

ABBA Father, may there be a continuous petition for your strength,,,Not to neglect the gift of daily work.. May ,,,“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.” ‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭15:58‬ ‭

[@janinelinh]

Merry Christmas and Thank you Father Mike❤

[@berryberry2508]

Proverbs 30 20 - This is how an unfaithful wife acts : she commits adultery, takes a bath, and says, "But I haven't done anything wrong ! " 21 - There are four things that the earth cannot tolerate : 22 - a slave who becomes a king, a fool who has all he wants to eat, a hateful woman who gets married, and a servant woman who takes the place of her mistress. The Good News Bible (TEV) 📖🕯✝

[@margaretferrara1008]

😊😊😊😊

[@valentinabiebie]

Merry Christmas to you and your team, Father Mike Schmitz!

[@mollylule4242]

Thank you Fr. Mike..We are praying for you. God bless.

[@dawnmireles2912]

December 21, 2023 Round Two Please, do you have just a moment in time to pray for Souls in Purgatory with me? 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: Eternal Father, I offer You 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, for those in my own home, and in my family. Amen. In her account of another vision, St. Faustina describes Purgatory as a "great crowd of suffering souls" undergoing purification. Further, she says that the souls are "praying fervently, but to no avail, for themselves; only we can come to their aid" (Diary, 20)

[@ginacc1999]

i pray for the grace to always love my neighbor. but i've never completely understood how not loving my neighbor who i can see means that i don't love God, who is unseen. Because the Lord God has never tried to kill me by dangerously and unnecessarily cutting me off in traffic or by being unkind, etc.

[@lawrencegatti8283]

❤❤

[@donnapollock]

Merry Christmas Father Mike and all of your helpers here. I like so many others have loved this Journey. You made it clear and we all can understand. I thank you so much for taking the time to do this for all of us. May God continue to Bless you everyday and in all you do.

[@katyarn3751]

Really wish we had an explanation for Proverbs...

[@pamprevette7258]

Bless you Father Mike and Jeff Cavens! This is my third time going through this podcast and second time doing it with my husband. I still have problems with how women are portrayed. I know it was a different time but you missed talking about it from Proverbs chapter 30. Can u please address this issue? Yours in Christ

[@jimhannam1793]

Thank you Fr.Mike

[@bonniec1765]

6/27/23 🕊

[@butterflyinnyc]

🎄Thank you, Fr. Mike! ❤️🙏🏼🌞

[@woahdaniel]

iPhones have an Apple with a bite out of it. Good for food, desirable to the eyes, and good for gaining wisdom. We all have one in our pockets, interesting.

[@Manyanababy]

🙏🏽