Don't be an idiot. Read!

Homily of Fr. Michael P. O'Connor from Mass on August 4, 2024, at Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church in Bay St. Louis, MS
Referenced Readings:
Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15
Ephesians 4:17, 20-24
John 6:24-35
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[@arturorgarcia1089]

VIVA CHRISTO REY.GOD BLESS FR.MIKE.

[@anitadenton1468]

I like this priest, he speaks the truth, he genuinely cares 🙏🏻

[@rshier8422]

Me as well. I go to Mass and come home to listen to Fr. Mike's homily. ✝✝❤❤❤

[@bettybella2417]

Thank you Rev Fr Mike for explaining the word 'IDIOT'. It has motivated me to add yet another hour in reading THE BIBLE. GOD BLESS YOU.❤❤❤❤❤

[@MamaGnomie]

We need more priests like you, Father Mike!! Thank you!

[@trishhobbs2677]

We must pray for them.

[@MagnifytheLORD]

True life heroes are always regular folks - teachers, coaches, grandparents, cops, etc. Showin up to work every day, doin their jobs, pointing people in the right direction, serving. Making profound impacts one simple action at a time. That's Fr. Mike. Listen to what he's saying and follow his instructions.

[@felicitygrace5113]

❤

[@HumilityisaVirtue]

Father Mike, when a younger Catholic my idiocy knew no bounds. Where I once might have picked up a bible and thumbed through it, I now read it with fervor. Don't get me wrong. I'm no intellectual, but I know Jesus better than ever. We all know, or should know, the famous quote from St. Jerome: "Whoever does not know Scripture does not know the power and wisdom of God, then ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ." Where I once ignored Holy Scripture, I now get irritated when people admit they don't read. What irritates me the most? When people think they're quoting Scripture but are only "guessing" what it says. God Bless you Father and your homilies. 👆

[@DenisOhAichir]

This is my favourite homily so far.

[@irenastec-sala2800]

Thank You Father, that was an amazing homily!

[@beree7405]

Thank you Fr.. May God bless you always.

[@liasosa4100]

Thank you Fr. Mike for another thought provoking homily. I pray that the Good Lord will bless you and Our Mother Mary will protect you always.

[@QuTeBug]

Thank you Father...by the grace of God..I'm no longer an idiot although I realize idiocracy is always at my door to reclaim me. I love Fr Rippergers saying "sin makes you stupid" Be smart, don't be an idiot! God love you!

[@KTS522]

Jesus is the bread of life and the word incarnate. I'm learning to recognise when I am spiritually hungry then feeding on the word. 🤗 (Many times a day🙄!!) Sending prayers of thanksgiving and spiritual blessings from Montreal, Quebec, Canada.💖

[@markthomas4083]

I cannot imagine living without the knowledge that Jesus and his Heavenly Father love me unconditionally, right now, this very second.

[@johnamiro6927]

Oh how I wish for priest like you, John❤

[@themysteriousdomainmoviepalace]

I love Jesus walking on the water! ❤❤❤

[@watermain48]

Powerful homily Fr. Mike. Thank you and God bless you.

[@patriciadiaz9244]

Thank you, Rev. Mike O' Coonor . You are truly a Disciple on earth. We all need to be Disciples on earth to share the words of the Gospel. God's words🙏📖❤️ So thank you, God Bless you and your Church members🙏 All the Churches needs to hear more of the Bible and in the homily explain it well. Meditate on God's word every day🙏📖 We as Catholic should now to open the Bible to seek God ❤ God teaches us and guide us🙏 Unfortunately lots of people don't. The church needs to tell everyone read the Bible. I pray🙏 Lord have Mercy on us and on the whole world🙏🌎❤️ +Jesus I trust in you+

[@irenedsouza794]

Thank you fr Mike 🙏 I do read 📚 every day never my day is there I always read and read 📚 Amen 🙏 God bless you fr 🙏

[@mariettatrapani291]

Thank You Rev. Mike O'Connor For Another Excellent Homily Today & God Bless!

[@AnnaPlucinsky]

Smiling, smiling, smiling from ear to ear.

[@AnnaPlucinsky]

I am still an idiot truth.😂

[@kathybailey436]

You are awesome Father Mike! Many including myself would have never left the Catholic church if we had a man like you as our priest. If I lived there I would go back to the Catholic church. Thankfully we do have an awesome non-denominational Christian church here. I share your videos with my friends.

[@JoanPrzada]

But no Eucharist

[@mariawesthoff7313]

Come back home...and bring your friends with you ❤

[@juliagooliagiulia723]

God Bless you Father Mike!! Pray for our Priests!!

[@WashingtonDC99]

Thank you so much Father Mike O'Connor. God bless you and keep you safe at all times. Deo gratias 🙏♥😇👼

[@colleen412]

YES!💯❤❤❤❤❤❤🙏

[@pauladesmarais1586]

Your sermons are so inspiring and informative! I look forward to listening to them , especially when the homilies we get at our parish, are not put together well….

[@hollisalleman9793]

Thank you Fr Mike.

[@SamSlam-sk7zs]

Awesome! We love you Father Mike! We thank you for being a wonderful priest for us.

[@oneitalia2312]

❤~A great teacher: Fr. Mike~❤ ❤~❤~Thank You~❤~❤

[@tigger-cm6zh]

Thank you Fr Mike, you are a true Shepherd leading us. And it is only in the Catholic Faith that we are able to receive the Body and Blood of Our Lord in the Holy Eucharist, God bless you 🙏

[@Latrelle59]

Thank You Fr. O'Connor 🙏 Praise Jesus! Salve Maria 🙏

[@cnyphotovideo]

Amen. Thank you Fr. Mike.

[@bettybella2417]

AMEN❤

[@pauladesmarais1586]

May the Holy Spirit continue to bless you and lead you in your ministry. Thank you for explaining the Word of God in such a simple yet powerful way! Paula in Arizona 🙏❤️🙏

[@Undermarysmantleforever]

🙏🙏🙏🌟

[@zanelemonicamaduna7709]

Amen thanks father Mike

[@ritadee2963]

This was awesome!!!

[@saunamomma1723]

Great Homily. Love how you explain things🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@johannalograsso9056]

🙏♥️

[@peacefu1]

Thank you!

[@mariettatrapani291]

Memorial of Saint John Vianney Priest: Saint John Vianney was born at Lyons France in 1786 Saint John was ordained in 1815 and assigned to the Parish of Ars in 1818, where He spent the rest of His life. He was known for His care of Souls. Spirit of Prayer, and Mortification, and tireless dedication to the Sacrament of Penance. He spent most of His life in the Confessional, drawing energy from His Intimate and Constant Friendship with Our Lord in the Eucharist. Pope Pius XI Proclaimed Him Patron Saint of Parish Priest He died in 1859. Saint John Vianney Pray for Us & Intercession for Vocations to the Priesthood! ⛪

[@ceciliayukie1034]

My fav chapter against those who think that the Eucharist is just a "symbol"

[@TheWoodlandsMusicLessons]

❤❤❤

[@christiantvireland]

The Way, The Truth and The Life. When Jesus speaks Truth , They Leave. Jesus said to the Apostles, 'Will You Leave also. Peter said, where can we go. You are The Christ, The Son Of God.

[@johnpurcell7525]

Any mention of Hell or the Devil Kept Churches full when I was young Now all Lovey Dovey Touchy Feely Happy Clappy Jesus stuff Empty Churches

[@mikewatzke]

All leaders are readers, what source is leading your life?

[@maryannstypa4859]

Where is Father Mike’s Parish? Florida? Texas? My grandkids searching for good Catholic Church- not a woke one!

[@donnabodin3494]

Bay St Louis, Mississippi

[@donnabodin3494]

Our Lady of the Gulf

[@maryannstypa4859]

@@donnabodin3494 Thank you

[@sandraelder1101]

Triple miracle if you count the jar of manna in the Ark that miraculously didn’t spoil. Typology for Our Lord in the Tabernacle?

[@sarahann6973]

Paused video to read John 6

[@seabastianmattan497]

Can the bread of eternal life be eaten daily? How can the 'eucharist' a physical substance become 'bread of the soul' and provide "eternal life" to those who eat it? Why did Jesus die on the cross? To distribute His body to some people or for the remission of the sins of the whole mankind? What is Jesus? Is he not the WORD, which was in "beggining", the Word which was with God, the WORD which is God (John, 1:1). What does John, 3:31-36? Does not it specifically define the True WORD as "words of Jesus Christ" ONLY. Is not Jesus the WORD that became flesh? What does, John, 6:69 confirms? Did not Peter clear all the confusion in his reply when he said that Jesus HAS the words of eternal life and therefore leaving Jesus is not in the agenda of the apostles. Therefore did not what Jesus required was to 'abide by His teachings and mandates to attain 'eternal life' and there is absolutely no reason for any mistaken notion as to what what Jesus meant in His exhortation to eat His body, physical or sacramental, which He did not provide to any, although, only a pinch of His flesh from His body (which was soon to be mutilated and sacrificed) and just a small drop of His blood to fully satiate the hu ger and thirst of the twelve apostles only were present at the Last supper, where even His mother was conspicuously absent, leave alone His other disciples and close followers? Is Jesus is a a knave, fraud and a liar to deny eternal life at least to His mother. Obviously, the agenda of the last supper was not to supply eternal life, but the sole agenda was to formally institute the Apostolic Church/Christianity, the ONLY true extension Jesus' Life on the earth. The eucharist is the most nefarious deception of Satan on mankind, the after the first one in the Eden Garden. It is the same fruit, the forbidden fruit, the same old wine in a new bottle. Both fruits promise to make man equal to even greater than God. In the context, one has to rightly understand what is Roman Catholic Church (RCC), the predecessor of the "Holy" Roman Catholic AND 'APOSTOLIC Church. A detailed exposure is not possible here. It is suffice to make a brief reference to the Parable of the Good Shepherd v/s the 'thief and robber' (John, Ch.10) AND the Parable of the Weeds (Mt. 13:24-30&36-43) - the Necessary Evil which should last till the Day of the Final Harvest" AND the "Evil Tree", which sprout from the evil seed sown by the nocturnal sower/Satan, the enemy of Jesus, which is incapable of producing any good fruit, but all its fruits are evil, more specifically, the vitious sacramental fruits, among which the most venomous, hienous and bizzare is the Priesthood, making way for pagan/liturgical worship and adoration (John, 4;7+24). The priests are creations of the Canon Law, and Ordained in the ORDER OF Canon Law, the governing law of Catholicism, a Roman Pagan religion. In effect, RCC is per se Evil and is BY, OF and FOR Satan ! Finally, who tries to make others "idiots" and who are real idiots?

[@donaldakosior9840]

I have a Catholic New Testament bible, because I don’t like the Old Testament, it just seems like they were all so evil, I find it boring, I like reading about Jesus Christ and His life on earth. In my defence I am Seventy eight, and have a learning disability

[@dylanfluet8205]

Jesus only had the Old Testament. I wouldn’t look at it like they were evil, but would look at it as they kept falling and God punished them because of His justice, but the covenant didn’t leave them because of His mercy.

[@TheBandoury]

To understand the New Testament and Jesus’s sacrifice we need to know the old testament’s, 1- what was the sacrifice God required before Jesus, and now. 2- what led to have Jesus come in flesh and be sacrificed. 3- understand God’s love, mercy, wisdom and patience and faithfulness with his people despite their stiff necks… the psalms are prayers that are very important and powerful when petitioning God for help.

[@Mastermindgio22]

Lies

[@Marekcatholic]

With respect Father, this is a judgmental word. A saint would not say this. Having heard all kinds of hurtful words within my dysfunctional family while growing up, this doesnt work to motivate me. It actually has an opposite effect. Maybe it works for others. God bless

[@unabee1940]

What is a judgmental word?

[@justonlyjean-su5ti]

@@unabee1940 I’m guessing the word “idiot” brings up bad personal memories.

[@canadiense1969]

Oh please. Don’t be like a weak liberal. This country is getting worse by the day. The hate and mockery towards Christ is even worse than it was prior to the flood and you are worried or triggered over a word. Will that word even matter when all hell breaks loose and we have lost the Catholic faith by these blasphemers that want to take it down. Give me a break. We need more priests like this that are direct and to the point and don’t hold back.

[@eileengonzalez9082]

🙏 ❤ 🙏

[@ll_Scholastica_ll]

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