St. Patrick: Fact vs. Fiction - Explaining the Faith

Was St. Patrick a real person, and if so, who was he? Did he really use a shamrock, get snakes to leave Ireland, and convert the whole country? Join Fr. Chris Alar as he separates fact from fiction and tells you what we need to know about this important saint and what St. Patrick's Day is really all about.
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[@sharonmaginn7654]

Thank you very much, Fr Chris especially for requesting prayers for Ireland, I see everyday how the Irish Catholics have turned their backs on the faith and even those in my family, I pray everyday and at everymass, Adoration and Divive Mercy I attend to return them to the faith and I know God is listening, I had turned my back on my faith for a number of years and thank God I've returned more fervently than ever before. Belfast, Northern Ireland 💚💚💚

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Wow, thank you and God bless you and everybody in Ireland!

[@gailshea2294]

God bless you 🙏💚☘️

[@alwaysmisskaryn]

I didn’t realize the severity of Ireland’s wokeness until I heard Father Chris speak. God bless you for your return to our faith that has EVERYTHING. prayers from the USA for your beautiful country. 🇮🇪☘️💚🤍🧡

[@sharonmaginn7654]

@Karyn Ann thank you so much for your prayers it is very much appreciated, God bless you. So many people still have strong faith and with God's grace the rest will return 🙏❤️

[@alwaysmisskaryn]

@@sharonmaginn7654 will be praying for Ireland, this Friday at morning MASS and holy hour. 🇮🇪🍀💚✝️💜🙏🏻

[@criseldaaguirre7581]

Proud to be a Filipino Catholic ❤️ and spreading the Divine Mercy since I came here in Vienna Austria , Europe 2002 and organized our Filipino Catholic Community prayer group and spread out the Novena of Divine Mercy Novena /Chaplet Rosary every Friday 🙏 with Church Masses, Holy Hour and Benediction. Jesus, I Trust in You. Amen 😇 🙏

[@martinmcdonagh933]

I'm from Ireland and father chris is correct we need lots of prayers .

[@alwaysmisskaryn]

Many prayers coming to you from the 🇺🇸

[@pathue1196]

Fr Chris, thk you so, so much for this talk. I never knew and I am named after St. Patrick. Now, as many Patrick's who never Kew that I can reach to, I will share this video. God bless. God save Ireland.

[@nievaconsing3344]

Many of the Redemptorists who came to the Philippines were Irish & spread the.devotion to Our Lady of Perpetual Help. ❤️ 🕊 🇵🇭

[@alwaysmisskaryn]

Yes, in Boston, the Redemptorist fathers are the custodians of the Basilica of Our Mother of Perpetual Help

[@myheroesofamerica719]

I was converted by Redemptrists in Deep South

[@aa2339]

So that explains that Irish accent with some of their priests.

[@fionainherkitchen]

Hello / Dia Duit from Galway. Ireland Fr. Chris! I'm delighted to hear you are coming back to us again! I played videos of your talks at the conference on my channel and the feedback was so good! So many messages saying that people were praying for Ireland, for you and were so appreciative of your teaching. We were blessed to have you speak here and I look forward to hearing you next September / October again please God 🙏 God bless you and your community and ministry 🙏 Fiona.

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Thank you and God bless you, looking forward to it!

[@lindacarmelle8333]

Thank you Fiona! Your channel was where I watched,I'm in Illinois USA

[@capecodder04]

I also saw your video of Father Chris in Ireland and I'm not really sure how it was suggested as a video to watch because I wasn't subscribed to your channel unless you had some tags with Father Chris Alar. I grew up in Boston and my grandmother came here in 1929 at the age of 19 from Ireland. She was from Inagh, County Clare and lived in a village called Maurices Mills. I've been keeping tabs on Ireland myself and I follow Father Luke DeMasi from Servant Priests and Brothers who's actually from New Hampshire as well as others. I will keep Ireland in my prayers. God Bless Ireland Dominus Vobiscum Patrick

[@nievaconsing3344]

St Patrick, pray for peace in Ireland & the world, the restoration of God's natural law & order on earth, & the Church esp its defenders & frontliners; protect the family esp the youth; assist us in our pursuit of holiness; pray for the conversion & repentance of sinners; reparation for sins; souls in Purgatory. We ask in Jesus' name. Ave Maria... Gloria... Alleluia. Amen. 🙏 ❤️ 🕊 🇵🇭

[@Eulampia]

Beautiful 🙌🏼❤️‍🔥

[@greyowl7869]

I GOTTA upvote THIS comment. Well said!😁 Velox Versutus Vigilans

[@jodieelizabeth4905]

Amen 🙏

[@thomasmc7752]

Click on the blue writing to see the first episode of 5 documentaries on the roots, and history of the Irish people. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4aUlX6cgq54i7M

[@JaTine4012]

Beautifully said. Amen🙏🏻

[@easypianoimprov]

What a great teaching on St. Patrick! Thank You,Father Alar!

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Thank you for joining us Linda and God bless you

[@dianesimoes8943]

Thank you Father. You are such a Blessing for us!

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Thanks for listening

[@louiseboivin1524]

Another great talk Fr Chris, thank you! God bless you and God bless Ireland !!! 🙏

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Yes

[@annalaskowska-colan]

I have a special place in my heart for st. Patrick and both Irish countries. 🇨🇮🇯🇪 Thank you, Father, for a very informative talk on st. Patrick's life. Warm greetings from Poland! 🇵🇱

[@elizabethhardy2210]

You're a great priest Fr. Chris! God bless you.

[@tanyac.9005]

Fr Chris, your love for Ireland and the Irish people shined through loud and clear today! 💚 As others have said, you gave us information we had never heard before. Thank goodness for your book on suicide - it’s helping those in Ireland who have suffered great losses in their lives.☘️ Your engaging and enlightening presentations keep bringing me back to these “Explaining the Faith” talks every week. Thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing your time and talent with us. In this dark world of our time, you are the light for us and for the people of Ireland. May God bless and protect you and your family. 🙏

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Yes!

[@dominicrybinski5624]

Happy St. Patrick Day! Thank you for your service St. Patrick and Chris Alar. Pray St. Patrick breastplate plate prayer daily!

[@grace8032]

Thank you Fr Chris for all your hard work 🙏 Christ be beside you ☘☘☘

[@alwaysmisskaryn]

Amen 💚

[@jodieelizabeth4905]

Amen 🙏

[@patrickharrington3407]

Thanks again fr chris , I hope u realise the good ur doing, from a greatfull listener in Ireland 🇮🇪

[@tanyac.9005]

Fr Chris has the ability to change the world - one heart at a time. God bless you and the people of Ireland! 💚

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Thanks for listening and God bless you

[@petertheobserver4907]

Fr. Chris -- PLEASE produce more DVDs of the Explaining the Faith series! They are the only things I can get my 81-year-old mother to focus on, and they have been a blessing for her. As many as you can make, I'll buy them for her. (If my plea for my Mom isn't enough, know that your expositions are a fantastic education tool for anyone, and all of them deserve to be preserved in a hard medium.) Thank you.

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Thank you and God bless your mom

[@marthabergin9023]

What an amazing talk Fr. Chris. Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Happy Saint Patrick's day!

[@ofeliacaballero5857]

Fr. Chris, thank you for the brilliant presentation on the life of St. Patrick whose words, deeds and holiness are worth imitating to save souls and reach our own sanctity. Your great preaching, Fr. Chris, easily influences others because of your wise, humble and friendly attitude. Peoples seek you to unburden their heavy hearts from the pains and sufferings they carry because you know how to listen. Thank you and I continue praying for you, for holiness of all priests and the people of Ireland to come back to God.

[@alwaysmisskaryn]

We’ll said Ofelia AMEN 💚💚💚💚💚

[@patio515]

Beautifully written! Pray for 🇮🇪 Ireland. And for Fr. Alar !!! Amen🙏🙏🙏

[@ofeliacaballero5857]

@@alwaysmisskaryn Thank you, Karyn, we’re always learning from Jesus whom we follow. ❤️❤️❤️😇😇😇

[@ofeliacaballero5857]

@@patio515 Dear Patty, our hearts united in prayer for Ireland, God can’t refuse because He’s pure Mercy and Love Himself. Thank you for sharing and we continue to pray for Fr. Chris Alar.

[@mariasanchez-obrien7452]

An order of Irish sisters taught many years at St Ann’s grade school in San Antonio, TX. They were the best! We loved them! They taught us literature, poetry, music, Latin, and history!

[@alwaysmisskaryn]

I was also educated by Irish sisters in Boston

[@praveenissacs]

Love Saint Patrick! God Bless Ireland!!! Absolutely Incredible Sermon Fr. Chris Alar

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Thank you for joining us and God bless you

[@ashlm5962]

Thank you, Father Chris for speaking the Truth of things in this world. 🙏❤

[@pattykoch3734]

I was born on St. Patrick's Day and nearly 50% Irish - I never knew the history until you brilliantly explained St. Patrick and Ireland in this video - Thank you Fr. Chris Alar.

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Thank you for watching with us Patty and God bless you

[@katiedid8192]

Thank you Fr. Chris. I am of Irish decent, took my children to Ireland in 1999. What a beautiful experience and what beautiful loving people we encountered. Definitely will keep all the Irish in my prayers. I read that George Zores funded political campaigns to get the politicians placed so that Ireland could be transformed. He sited that I. Order for the Great Reset to take place that Ireland needed to turn away from the Church because by being Catholic it would resist and the plan could not go forward. I feel that, just as the wokness kept into America without us realizing it that the same thing happened to Ireland, but large numbers are desperately trying to hold onto their faith. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻s for Ireland and the USA😊

[@alwaysmisskaryn]

Joining you in prayer for Ireland and the USA. I agree with all you said!

[@yvonnemurphy989]

I'm from Ireland I agree with you completely

[@capecodder04]

I didn't know that George Soros played a role in the politics of Ireland.

[@avechristusrex9758]

Wonderful talk Father - We in Ireland thank you for your prayers- we need them🙏…- For God and St. Patrick and our native home. Ave Maria purisima.

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Yes

[@zilvinasnekrosius5895]

St.Patrick,pray for us❤.Many Thanks Fr.Chris from 🇱🇹

[@annburke6705]

Thank you fr chris,your a blessing. My mothers birthday is on st Patrick's day, she loved him. St patrick, st Bridget and st Ita please pray and intercede for us.🙏🇮🇪☘

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Yes

[@florencemcphersonkudla2930]

St.Patrick your feast day tomorrow Friday please pray we come back to our faith and put into practice thanksgiving fiat. Now to hear the story by fr. Chris and share with all .❤bring Ireland 🇮🇪 back to the truth they were taught as children fiat

[@catholicchristian8309]

Father Chris, Blessings from Ireland. Thank you so much for this talk & and such in-depth research as always. The abortion referendum results in Ireland is what brought me back to my Faith. Back in 2019, I sat in an empty Church in the afternoon of March 17th as I had felt an urge to keep our Lord company while many were ‘wetting the Shamrock’ as usual that day. As I sat looking at a picture of St. Patrick, musing over his life here in Ireland, it dawned on me right there that St. Patrick didn’t banish the snakes from Ireland. My eyes were drawn to look at the Tabernacle, crying in my heart to Jesus at the mess my Country was in. I felt Him say to me; “Patrick banished the serpents... THE serpent, and Ireland opened up a portal to the gates of hell when her people voted for abortion.... but don’t worry, I’m in charge and I’m going to fix everything”. I felt such a deep inner peace and total Trust In Jesus right there & then. God bless you Fr. Chris & the Marians and all you do for our Almighty God. Thank you for the prayers for Ireland.

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Thank you

[@alwaysmisskaryn]

My goodness, yours is a very powerful statement. I watched Father Chris’ talk from Ireland, and then he preached profusely about the pain of the faithful Irish just on Ash Wednesday. His homily was such a wake-up call for all of us, especially complacent Americans. I join you in prayer for your country and pray that God brings the greater good from all the current confusion. May God bless you. Does Whet the shamrock ☘️ mean have a beverage?

[@catholicchristian8309]

@@alwaysmisskaryn Unfortunately it does... but not just one drink.... usually staying out until the pubs kick 'em out. Thank you so much for your prayers... and please know your Country is in mine too 🙂

[@evangelinesecretaria646]

Thank you Fr. Chris, for today's episode on explaining the faith about St. Patrick. I have learned a lot. Praying for you and all the Marian priests & family. Thanks to brother Mark too.

[@tanyac.9005]

Br Mark does an amazing job with the livestream each and every day! He’s quite a pro with the camera. 🎥

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Thank you and God bless you

[@Goshdarnet]

I would love to hear a talk on St Andre Bessette. Show this Canadian saint some love. 🇨🇦

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Yes

[@JaTine4012]

Fr. Chris, I love your videos. I hope you continue for years to come! God bless!

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Thank you Chris and God bless you for taking the time to follow your faith!

[@JaTine4012]

@@DivineMercy_Official God Bless YOU for such thorough and impactful explanations. I have learned much from your Explaining The Faith videos. The very first one I saw was Angels: the Forgotten Army and I was hooked. 💛

[@DivineMercy_Official]

@@JaTine4012 glad to have you with us!

[@uisce_blu]

Thank you, Fr Chris

[@andresortiz831]

Thank you very much Father

[@deirdrerice6057]

Thank you Fr Alar, your talk at Divine Mercy Conference was a great comfort to me and my prayer group. We needed to hear it. I've listened to it 5 times now. Please consider coming to northern Ireland. We'd be very grateful for your visit. God bless you aways

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Yes, I would love to come there!

[@floriancenzon3801]

Thank you Fr Chris another awesome Talk.. I can't believe it's 134 Talks. We learned a lot from your teachings. Praying for you, your family MIC and everyone. God bless you, your family and everyone 🙏❤️💚🍀

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Thanks for listening Florian and God bless you!

[@margaretchute2519]

Glad to have ancestral roots from Ireland St Patrick and been known to be a family of heavy drinkers. They had passion and that passion now I know is based in St Patrick. St Patrick pray for me and my family.

[@MS-kd6qv]

🍀I'm glad Saint Patrick appreciated gardeners.🍀 Thankyou for this great info.🍀

[@thomasmc7752]

Gardeners would feed all the other workers, they're not just flower people.

[@MS-kd6qv]

@@thomasmc7752 (51:45) St. Patrick's army also had artists, poets, musicians as well as gardeners.

[@thomasmc7752]

@@MS-kd6qv Brewers?

[@alwaysmisskaryn]

@@thomasmc7752 well if the water isn’t potable, they need something to drink. Isn’t St Bridget the patroness of brewers?

[@MS-kd6qv]

@@thomasmc7752 😄

[@stephanie4949]

I was very recently facing some spiritual warfare from within my family. I knew I needed extra spiritual strength and protection, and it occurred to me to pray St. Patrick's Breastplate prayer. I'm not Irish and this isn't part of my regular spiritual practice, but I've seen and heard of this powerful prayer. The situation improved after I began praying the Breastplate prayer shortly after arising each day. I had not even thought of St. Patrick's Day approaching, and then I saw this great Fr. Chris video. The timing gave me chills, in the best possible way! I believe the Holy Spirit led me to this prayer, and that St. Patrick powerfully interceded for me. I will continue to pray this and for St. Patrick's intercession, and especially for Ireland. Thank you, Holy Spirit, St. Patrick, and Fr. Chris! May God bless and protect you, and St. Patrick pray for your own greatly needed ministry! I believe you and the Marians are helping to drive out the snakes all over the world!

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Thank you for watching and God bless you

[@goldie6649]

Awesome story of St.Patrick ❤ Luv these informative & enlightening talks, Thk U Fr. Chris‼️🙏🇺🇲

[@Bogeyoda12]

Watching, learning, and praying from Nevada for all of Ireland and people for conversion/revival in their faith in God. Amen

[@alwaysmisskaryn]

Prayers for the country and the people of 🇮🇪

[@tbong9293]

Amen!

[@katiedid8192]

Fr. Chris, I have never seen you sooo excited. You know everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. Thank you for the history. I did not know his full story.

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Thank you for taking the time to watch and God bless you

[@capecodder04]

When I was a kid growing up in Boston we had a saying: "There are only 2 types of people in the world. The Irish and the ones who want to be." I will keep Ireland in my prayers! Dominus Vobiscum God Bless Ireland 🍀🍀🍀

[@sophiakidd7102]

Thankyou Fr Chris. Will be praying for you.

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Thank you and God bless you

[@SerafEnd]

Thank you father, that was amazing. I listened to this a few times and I learn something new every time. While I was searching for some Catholic podcast to listen to, then I said to myself "why, father Chris is all you need, he covers pretty much everything!! So, thank you for your faith. God bless! Ps. When you mentioned the Philippines, my heart is so full because I love these people so much. I always say how they are my favorite people in the whole world... And I'm not even a Philippina.

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Thank you so much Sandra and God bless you for taking the time to be with us!

[@HM-sp4cr]

I love St Patrick for his amazing perseverance, purity of heart, and great obedience to God. Thank you for this wonderful talk. What a great saint!

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Thanks for listening

[@paulparsons1401]

Thank you Fr Chris may God bless you!

[@timfinneran5047]

St. Patrick rocks !!! And you rock too Fr. Chris !!!!

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Thank you for joining us Tim and God bless you

[@carolineryan411]

Beautiful talk Fr Chris. Thank you from Ireland.

[@data7315]

What a fiery and excellent Speech, thank you and may God bless you!

[@pamelasingh8493]

A truly amazing account of St Patrick unheard of before. Thank you God for the dedicated Irish who evangelise the world. We owe them so much in the field of education

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Yes!

[@alwaysmisskaryn]

Agree 100 percent. My first teachers were the Sisters of Mercy, founded by Venerable Catherine McAuley. All of my parish priests were Irish American, and several vocations came from my childhood parish.

[@reinamccarty5734]

Beautiful speech .!!

[@Ruby_Cook]

Delighted to hear your coming back to Ireland hope to see you again loving your book understanding divine mercy ,You will be too late for salmon fishing season,looking forward to your visit. Thank you Father Chris.

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Thank you so much for taking the time to read the book and God bless you! So what if I may ask is the best time for salmon fishing?

[@Ruby_Cook]

Hello Fr Chris Salmon season In Ireland begins February first and end’s September thirtieth,

[@DivineMercy_Official]

@@Ruby_Cook thank you

[@DavidJr.11]

Keep going on this talks Fr. Alar. I love listening to this before sleeping. God Bless you 🙏

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Thanks for listening and God bless you

[@jing2tio900]

Thank you Fr Chris. God bless you more & all Marian Priest & staffs.

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Thank you too

[@30JLETO]

I attend St. Patrick’s in New Orleans, a place with major Irish history. You can definitely feel the move of God in Irish Catholicism. We have a big extraordinary form community and we’re actually doing an ancient Irish Mass this Friday!

[@Kitiwake]

Well, there's the O' Riada Mass, which is quite beautiful.

[@alwaysmisskaryn]

My goodness Father Chris, you did it again. Every week I think “this is the best talk ever.” And once again you were on fire, which is evidence of how deeply affected you were by your recent trip to Ireland and becoming informed first hand of the pain of the Irish people. This lesson was amazing. I lived in Boston, my whole life, and just about everything you spoke about, was brand-new information for me; I’ve already shared the video on my Facebook page and to my non-Facebook, friends and family. I was having the slightest bit of difficulty distinguishing you from St Patrick when you were speaking about him because you personally share so many of his sterling and holy qualities, and that is no Blarney. ☘️🇮🇹🍀 Father Chris, You piqued my curiosity. You mentioned an Irish Cathedral tour Is your fall return to Ireland. going to be a pilgrimage? I Join you in prayers for the conversion of hearts of those in power there and for consolation of the Irish people. 💚💚💚💚💚💚. May God bless you💚St Patrick Pray for us.

[@tanyac.9005]

A fall pilgrimage to Ireland would be epic - if that were to be. Dear Karyn, I share your same thoughts - the qualities St Patrick possessed are the same characteristics Fr Chris is made of! I wonder if his middle name is ‘Patrick’ …☘️

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Thank you Karyn and God bless you and thank you for sharing this! Yes, I will be doing a speaking tour but I'm not sure it will be a pilgrimage. Will keep you informed. God bless!

[@markjohnson1520]

If Fr. Chris announces a pilgrimage he could be toting a whole army around, just like St. Patrick!

[@tanyac.9005]

@@DivineMercy_Officialwould this speaking tour in Ireland take the place of the pilgrimage to Greece?

[@DivineMercy_Official]

@@tanyac.9005 no, it would be separate. Hope you can attend either one or both!

[@Sheilamarie2]

Thank you, Father, I will pray for the people of Ireland, and for us, the whole world needs God so much now especially. I love our Faith and also the communion of Saints. Thank you, St. Patrick, who saved much more than Ireland/Nigeria. We could only hope to accomplish a sliver of what St Patrick did for the Catholic Church and His people. God Bless You and all the Marian Priests!

[@rowenamillan7324]

So happy to hear and watch another talk from you Fr Chris. God bless you.

[@daveowen418]

I'm from Galway, Ireland, thank you, that was beautiful, God bless you 🙏 🙏🙏

[@DivineMercy_Official]

God bless Ireland!

[@alwaysmisskaryn]

Prayers for Ireland today, and every day

[@susancampos8959]

Exactly mankind must stay faithful. In Ireland and all the other countries too . I pray in Jesus Christ name for His love and MERCY and miracles and blessings be with them today as we pray with saint Michael archangel prayer assistance and saint Patrick of Ireland. Pray for us in grateful thanksgiving I humbly pray amen alleluia alleluia in Jesus Christ name Amen alleluia alleluia.

[@fatherson6022]

Father Chris Good Ol' flat top ☘️ will be praying for Ireland my brother ♥️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️♥️📿🕯️✝️🕯️❤️‍🔥 Saint Patrick Please pray for us, In the name of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Yes! 😇

[@56Tyskie]

St. Patrick to pray for us

[@jamr56]

Father Alar, I wish you the best for the amazing work you are doing for our Catholic Church. You have been a great help to me. I am from Venezuela and I ask you prayers for my country that is in the hands of communism. I have discovered an incredible treasure in your lectures. God bless you Fr. Chris.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Thank you.

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Thank you and God bless you and everybody in Venezuela

[@rachelmcbride9284]

Thank you Fr. Chris. I always learn something new when I watch you shows.

[@ritadee5690]

Thank you Father Chris for praying for Ireland. I truly believe we are on our way back. You’re amazing 😉God Bless you and keep you safe until we see you again……… one more thing…. It’s bacon and cabbage

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Thank you and God bless you and everybody in Ireland!

[@GringoXavier]

I’m Irish and I’ve came back to my faith in a big way. I had 30+ years of living for myself and I’m now a slave to Jesus Christ. We’re the Catholic Church and we’re not going anywhere. Heads up my brothers and sisters. We’re in His hands. Viva Cristo Rey. 🙏🏼🇮🇪

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Yes

[@larrym.johnson9219]

Deus Vult

[@juanitakhan7402]

Thank you Father🙏

[@camilajero3409]

Thank you once again Fr Chris for this beautiful talk and for always mentioning the Filipinos🥰. I have watched this last night as I was washing dishes. I only knew that there is a St. Patrick until this talk. And it is quite providential that I came to know him on the eve of his feast day. I remembered asking for intentions from saints who are our friends in heaven. St. Patrick reached out to me last night thru your talk Fr. Chris. Thanks God. St. Patrick, pray for us and for the whole world.

[@kelle1111]

Thank you Father. My heart is broken seeing what has happened here in Ireland. Most of my peers have turned away from their faith. 😭 We need prayers 🙏🏻

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Yes prayers needed

[@FlowerxLady]

Thank you Father 🙏💔 I will pray- please pray for me and my family

[@susancampos8959]

Thank you Father Chris for sharing about Ireland and the Irish monks copied the scriptures God bless them for their mission work in history keeping the faith alive! Yes rich tradition. I pray also for my Irish ancestors through my grandfather on my mother's side his mother Irish Spanish . And their families . And in general all Irishman and non Irish that were immigrants as well . Yes blessings and forgiveness and healing and freedom to worship Jesus Christ and the holy saint s and holy angels protection be with them also. Amen and Amen alleluia alleluia.😊❤️🙏🇺🇸🎶🎵🎶🎵🌏🌎🌍

[@lailapecson7581]

Amen!!! This is one powerful talk, Father Chris! It truly moved me to be more purposeful and active on my Catholic faith! Greetings from a Filipina living here in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia…💚💚💚

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Thank you for watching and God bless you

[@burkeiowa]

Many people think it would be great to become a missionary to some far-off land. They often overlook those they could minister to in their own communities, and they feel they can't take time away from their daily life to be that missionary at any distance that would require them to leave their job. Yet, St. Patrick had an interesting mix of the two. He returned to where he was previously enslaved. So in some sense, it was like he ministered to those in his own community, because he had lived there. Yet, he did have to travel to get to them.

[@tanyac.9005]

Ministering to those in our local communities is so important! We should start with those sitting beside us in the pew.

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Yes

[@alwaysmisskaryn]

I’m not certain, but if I remember correctly, that is something that Saint JohnPaul taught about evangelization. Also, one other time I heard it said, be the person that you want others to be.. I have a lot of words floating around in my head, but I can’t remember where I heard them but that is the idea when you said a good example, you never know who’s watching and desiring to emulate you.

[@engracianuylan5647]

Thank you so much Fr.Chris Alar! God bless you always!

[@robertryan2542]

Only yesterday I travelled to St. Patrick's grave. St. Columcille and St. Bridgit

[@georgeruiz1048]

Amén amén 🙏. Thank you Father Chris. 😊

[@cheraybisaya]

Enjoyed & learned a lot from this topic, thanks Fr. Chris for your time, dedication & priesthood. Thank you for everyone behind this channel/video as well, God bless!

[@newt1834]

Happy Saint Patrick’s day to everyone ☘️

[@Barb0618]

Father Chris I have a friend he’s a monk and a priest for almost 45, I spoke to him about you and how much I love listening to ur teachings, he said they don’t watch KZbin because of the strict rules at the monastery, but he said if he teaches forgiveness and penance than listen to him. I said father Chris always speaks of forgiveness and penance. He comes from the order of the Magnificat of the mother of God, requested by by the most blessed Virgin herself, at la salette, France in 1846. I have watched one of your episode also talking about la salette. 🙏❤️ God bless you father Chris.

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Thank you for sharing that Barbara and God bless you and please tell him hello for us and thank you for his vocation

[@Carlotta_Lee_Ray]

I loved this talk so much! I needed this. Being from Ireland, it made me very proud of the beautiful island and her people. Pray for Ireland, pray they return to the church. On a positive note, although many modern folks no longer attend church as religiously as the used to, the core belief in Christ remains very, very high. Some 70% still believe in Christ and his teachings. Christ be with you all ❤️‍🔥

[@filomena5622]

Thank you Fr. Chris fir this great topic. I thank God for your life. May God protect you always

[@CJ-xk9bl]

Wow! Another amazing talk! I am currently in the RCIA (Converting from Protestant to Catholic) and my parish is St. Patricks here in SLC, UT!! I credit a good portion of my conversion to your lessons and break downs! I’ve never heard anyone explain the faith like you! Thank you Fr. Chris for your dedication and GOD BLESS YOUR MINISTRY!!!

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Thank you CJ and God bless you! Thank you for being open to God's grace and I lived in Salt Lake City years ago and loved it!

[@CJ-xk9bl]

@@DivineMercy_Official we sure could use more priests like you here in Utah and worldwide! If i ever make it to Massachusetts I’ll be sure to attend one of your Masses! Thank you again for your dedication, you are changing lives!!

[@DivineMercy_Official]

@@CJ-xk9bl yes, please do! God bless

[@alwaysmisskaryn]

That’s a wonderful story. May God bless you in your RCIA journey. You’re off to a great start as a Marian Helper. I’m a cradle Catholic, but Father Chris helped me find my way to a new found love for and deeper understanding of Catholicism.

[@CJ-xk9bl]

@@alwaysmisskaryn it really is amazing! What’s incredible is, i didn’t follow or ever watch any Catholic videos whatsoever and one day Fr. Chris popped up as a recommended video. I watched it and then watched the next one that popped up and continued to binge watch all his talks! That was in December. Fast forward a few months and i am now in the process of being baptized (apparently my Pentecostal baptism was invalid) and I’m convinced Catholicism is the one and only true church, given to us by our Lord Jesus Christ! GOD works in mysterious ways and is definitely using the Marian helpers as vessels!!

[@tbong9293]

Thank you for this Father Chris.

[@giarose6493]

I’m Irish, English French Canadian Lebanese 🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏☘️🌹💪🩸🇺🇸☝️💕💥 born in a catholic hospital

[@jacquelineortiz1971]

Amen thank you blessings 🙏🙏🙏💞

[@Johnny-te4rv]

Amen, Father!

[@gloriaruiz2332]

Wow what a beautiful Story!. Thank you so much ❤

[@carmelherbert1622]

Thankyou for this teaching, is important to remind us of this so we do not think we can disregard the New Testament ✝️

[@antoniahouston5805]

Amen. Thanks so much, Fr. Chris. God bless you.

[@elaineigoe3286]

Happy st Patrick's day fr chris from Ireland

[@alwaysmisskaryn]

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day to you. I prayed for Ireland today at MASS.

[@beverlyhintzen8780]

Thank you! Saint Patrick pray for us!

[@sara505sings]

I am actually in Ireland at the moment. I’m here for two weeks, playing Irish music and taking a lot of photographs and vlogging. It is such a holy place.. my first time back since December 2019. Once this place gets in your soul, you can’t stay away. I didn’t plan it on purpose but I guess I’m going to be here for St. Patrick’s Day. Should be interesting. Thank you for this video. All the best from Ireland.🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Thank you for sharing and God bless you and everybody there and Ireland

[@Carlotta_Lee_Ray]

I used to think it was a magical place, but now I realize it’s God’s divinity that makes it so special. It’s a holy place, like you said.

[@sara505sings]

@@DivineMercy_Official and yes, St Patricks Day in Ireland was very interesting. It was definitely more about Saint Patrick and less about the beer, and the two pubs where I played music were fun, not like the US where you can't even get in the door for the drunks, let alone get a seat at the table to play. I never leave my house on St Patrick's Day in the US, but it was fun in Ennis.

[@einstein12522]

Thanks for your sermon i apreciate god be with you

[@thankfullyforgiven9611]

Wow what a prayer at the end. I’m saving this one. I’m praying for you, your family, and this beautiful ministry Father Chris. God bless y’all!❤

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Thank you and God bless you!

[@thankfullyforgiven9611]

❤️

[@xifangyangren9997]

I attended Mass in Belfast, Northern Ireland last summer. It was awesome.

[@njerimwangi8814]

I am from Kenya, and my home church is called St Patrick's, I adore and love St Patrick's

[@RosemaryDavidson-fg1et]

Thank you for your beautiful message Fr Chris. Although I am not a Catholic, have worshipped together with Catholics many times in my life, I love Our Lord Jesus Christ with all my heart, mind body and soul. I was born in England, lived in South Africa most of my life but have ended up living in Northern Ireland for the last 10 years, strange thing is that I did not move here intentionally but by pure chance. I understand 100 percent how magnetic Ireland is, I never had a notion in my life that I would ever be living here but my soul has never felt more settled living here, on the Ireland of Ireland, Perhaps we will meet one day, who knows. I live in Portadown Northern Ireland

[@DivineMercy_Official]

May God bless you and all the people of Ireland

[@dianaamaro7408]

Just saw the whole video about st Patrick. With my mom beside me. We loved it😊Thank you ! My mom’s birthday is March 18 , I’m her caretaker ( Lolita) is her name, she’ll be 86yrs old. I need a prayer.. I need a Job… i need a job .

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Thank you Diana and prayers for you and your mom! God bless you both

[@alwaysmisskaryn]

Wishing your mum a happy birthday and prayers for you that you find employment. Praying to Saint Joseph for you.

[@veronicabradley5433]

Thank you, Fr. Alar for this very enlightening talk. My sister would like to see you when you visit the Philippines. I will call your office for your schedule. I and my friends are planning to go to Divine Mercy Shrine to listen to your talk and hear Mass. You are a gift to humanity. God bless you!

[@DivineMercy_Official]

That's great, thank you Veronica and I hope to meet them

[@marye7798]

God bless, protect, strengthen Fr Chris Alar and all the Marians🙏✝️

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Thank you and God bless you