"Main Character: An Average Star" | The First Sunday of Advent (Fr. Mike's Homily)

[@ramondiaz2494]

May the Lord grant success to all your endeavors and plans.

[@TruthWillprevail13]

God please continue to guide me through this hard time in my life. It’s been a tough three years my husband is with you Lord. I still miss him, I feel alone. As a single mother I’m struggling. Struggling to buy groceries struggling to pay rent every month is a battle. Lord please protect and provide for my boys. Both of my sons are autistic but have made so much progress now that I’m homeschooling them but my hours to work are limited. Jesus health me from my heart disease and my lupus. I will keep faith no matter my struggles. Faith over fear. ❤

[@katherinefulkerson2866]

God will never abandon you

[@mariatothemoon]

Hello. I am praying for you right now. I admire your courage in putting your struggles into words, and for sharing them in a community. I ask for God's graces to shower upon you, your sons, and all your health. May His miracles pour out on you this season. Thank you for not losing your faith. Amen.

[@MrDarshD]

Keep going like Job. May God bless you and give you happiness and peace

[@jillp9016]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@onikillah9596]

Bless your heart ❤ praying for you

[@AlisonVerdi-lj1gw]

A life changing homily; I have always focused too much on myself - this gives me a path to a new way. God bless you Father Mike; I discovered you a few months ago and you have already helped me in so many ways.

[@KolokaiKalai]

"You are God.I am not"...You are the Potter...I am the clay...Thankyou Fr.Mike....Blessings..blessings to you and all.. Prayers.

[@lindab3293]

Excellent homily!! “You are God, I am not” so true!! Thank you Father Mike! 🥰🙏🏼❤️

[@franh8043]

"You are God. And I am not." Thank you, Fr. Mike. ❤

[@aglowministries1280]

Father Mike, you never miss!!! I love listening to your wisdom & it truly inspires me. Thank you for all you do💕💕💕

[@sandypaws8]

Wow, God put those words on my mom's mouth when I became a veterinarian and was having so much debilitating anxiety about not knowing what to do all the time or if I could save every pet. She said "you are not God, you just do your part and let God be God" it is something I always remember and it works.

[@lilianpoole4476]

We can't all be stars but we can all twinkle. Thank you for being you.

[@LeeHall-n5r]

Good morning Father Mike and let me begin by saying that you were sent by God to deliver my life from my own hands and put them into his! God Bless you Father Mike and may Our Lord Jesus Christ continue to bless you with the leadership role that God has given you!

[@nathancoupal5059]

Thanks Father Mike :)

[@britaahonen1489]

And amongst all the things you were given, you had a moment,

[@MR-sr5gh]

Very good homily. “You have never met an average human being” because every human is made in God’s image and likeness. ❤

[@vscards884]

Thank you. This is something I needed to hear. God bless.

[@danjohnson7128]

Father Mike, I'm praying for you. We are not spinning through the universe at thousands of miles per hour. Water always finds it's level.

[@blessediam4341]

Amen!!!

[@agnesakioyamen2576]

Thank you Fr Mike…. My teenage son loves to listen to you and it blesses my soul🤗🙏🏽🙏🏽thank you

[@VIVACRISTOREY-]

It was the greatest Saint of our time who said we could live without the sun, but without the HOLY EUCHARIST we would perish. Now it makes more sense to me that If we stay in a state of Grace and attend weekly MASS and monthly Confessions, we will out live the stars. VIVA CRISTO REY!!

[@Lizett-gl4pq]

Lord God, how wonderful you are forever and ever. Thank you, Jesus Christ, for your love. We are not worthy of your immense kindness and tenderness to us.

[@FiatMaryann]

Wow! What a God we have! Awesome stats, Father. Star Big dog… Mount Everest… Wowzers! Thank you. Lord God, You are the Star. I choose to follow You. Always. Give me/us the grace to always follow You. Blessed Advent to all! Come, Lord Jesus.

[@heleneasley9530]

Maryann, Loved your prayer and wrote it down to share with my granddaughters. Thank you. ❤

[@shenliu9253]

What a great Homily. Thank you very much for posting this, making this available for the world. I just received my Catholic Bible from the Church yesterday, and I am so excited to read the true, complete Word of God. I also received two framed pictures of the Blessed Mother today, thanks to a very generous member of my church. God bless.

[@josephpaolelli6849]

I am so thankful for these homilies. They are always so powerful. Thank you for posting them.

[@mday0423]

As always Thanks so much Fr. Mike! God bless you more this Advent 🙏 🙌 ❤️

[@mariatothemoon]

"You are God; I am not." That's the main thesis. That's everything I needed to learn and be reminded of today that I've just listened to this. This makes life so much easier to handle. "You are God; I am not." 💗💯 Fr. Mike, you nailed it. I thank the Lord for you. Amen.

[@Tgerardb]

Your homily reminds me of the title an old SNL skit, Deep Thoughts by John Handy. Simple but profound. Also reminds me of the way St. Alphonsus de Ligueri wanted his Redemptorist Preachers to preach - simple, so that everyone gets the message of Salvation in Christ Jesus.

[@maryannchaisson6742]

Oh Father, how can you read my mind so well? Please pray for me not to be always trying to be God & saving everyone. 🇨🇦🇨🇦 You are God! I am not! Amen 👏👏🙏🙏🇨🇦💕💕

[@cynthiahall9297]

Beautiful

[@annemason9748]

Awesome Homily! Thank you, Fr. Mike. Those six words are so freeing and humbling. God bless.

[@ChristWillProtectMe]

“You are god, and I am not” ❤✝️🙏

[@nathanngumi8467]

Word.

[@colleenconger5265]

Father, you must get tired being the main star and being so wonderful at ALL that you do….. that is HUGE to live up to. Even though you make it look so easy, I want to thank you for being such a shining light and so many peoples lives. I will continue to pray for you and all the challenges you do and may ever face, especially because I can never imagine what a heavy load you carry on your back. Thank you and God bless you XX Colleen 🙏🙏🙏

[@Bernadette613]

I had to take pauses during all this math…😂😂😂 but alas, I got through it. 😊 amazing homily as usual.

[@agathamburu8910]

Life Changing Six word YOU ARE GOD.I am not

[@ThePapavid]

This homily reminds me of that scene in the Lord of the Rings (in the books), where Sam Gamgee is tempted by the ring to think himself as the protagonist only to take down the thought and realize "I'm not the hero, I'm only a gardener." In that moment, he accepts with love the task he's been given, and keeps fulfilling his task ❤

[@carolhannah4635]

❤

[@ramondiaz2494]

Awake, Creacion, aware, lyre and lute.

[@joycalm]

Very thought provoking homily, it changes our perspective. Thank you Fr Mike!

[@samanthaortiz6595]

Glory to God in the mighty name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth 🙌🏼🙏🏻

[@hanashahin2594]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@rockgrad83]

I love how you incorporated the story of the stars (similar to Fr John Riccardo) and brought it to a Wonderful Life! Very powerful!

[@abrahamrobles8047]

Man Father, man that was so incredible. I so needed to hear this more than ever. GOD BLESS YOU!

[@soniasalem68]

The Most beautiful Homily 🙏

[@audreyglanton7094]

Dear Blessed Mother Pls help my sister With her dementia And give her good Health. Help my Bobby make The right decisions In his life.give him Yur Blessings and Mercy.he has a Good soul Devoted to yu Always Amen.❤❤

[@moonbeam728]

Hit home - bull’s-eye. Thank you also for putting those immense descriptions of the universe in concrete perspective so we could all appreciate our littleness. Good timing for the first of Advent and the need to keep in mind, your phrase “You are God; I am not.“ Particularly striking toward the end was your comment about us outliving the stars! That hit home big time also. Thanks again for putting everything in perspective. Hoping you and readers here have a blessed Advent.

[@khoanguyendang1726]

Lovely beautiful homily. Thank you, Fr. Mike.

[@CadeBergmann]

thank you

[@lagranorac]

God bless you Fr Mike!!

[@gerrymccarthy9568]

Makes receiving HIM in Holy Communion all the more mind blowing. HE unites Himself to us. If He were to open our minds just a tad more during our Thanksgiving after receiving Him, we like Blessed Imelda Lambertini, would die of love on the spot. OMG, thank you for the Holy Eucharist.

[@gregsaddie]

God bless ❤

[@PamelaEnglish-ew8nf]

We are never the center of the universe. There is someone far greater than we could ever be.

[@mikeb4402]

Beautiful homily, Fr Mike!

[@FF-yq8fg]

That was a lovely speech!!

[@R_Thomp]

Thank you Father

[@ramondiaz2494]

Job 14:6

[@ll_Scholastica_ll]

💯 Thank you 👍

[@chosgalindosoriano]

Brilliant homily. Just what I needed to hear. Thank you for posting!

[@janefosha7847]

Thank you!

[@virginiapukas5760]

I saw Louis Giglio's sermon perhaps 7 or 8 years ago. I stopped telling God what to do when I saw that sermon. Very impactful.

[@caroldye433]

Amazing direction for the beginning of Advent!

[@monikacoates7661]

Wow, this was a deep and amazing homily. I really enjoyed the image that you painted with your scientific knowledge. And I loved how you brought it all together at the end. Thank you for your wonderful message. God Bless!

[@dominicthomas-w4z]

In all humility we should pray,you are god we are not.

[@Godfearingwoman489]

Thank you Father 😊 Jesus Christ, Son on God Have mercy on us Amen 🙏

[@marybussey4473]

💙💙💙

[@jojomcelwee1380]

♥️

[@saintjosephtheworker4771]

That purple is so pretty!

[@IONov990]

Humility is so hard 😅

[@jbottsie]

Not Father Mike being down with the kids lingo 😂

[@britaahonen1489]

Do you think sometimes, people are angry, Other people deserve such and such, And give them God oh they've failed, Other people deserve to be sick, not them,

[@marilynSnedden-fb2ic]

24 minutes well spent.

[@Guesswho490]

Then should we not take any action to fix our lives or relationships?

[@carlt9176]

What is a Catholic Bible ?

[@VidiSensiVici]

I read the Book of Exodus, 3:9-12, Moses did not say "I am not," but "Who am I..." 9 Now "Now indeed the outcry of the Israelites has reached me, and I have seen how the Egyptians are oppressing them. 10 Now, go! I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt. 11 But Moses said to God, “Who am I* that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” 12 God answered: I will be with you; and this will be your sign* that I have sent you. When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will serve God at this mountain. 13 “But,” said Moses to God, “if I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what do I tell them?” 14 God replied to Moses: I am who I am.* Then he added: This is what you will tell the Israelites: I AM has sent me to you. 15 God spoke further to Moses: This is what you will say to the Israelites: The LORD, the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is my name forever;e this is my title for all generations. ---Exodus 3:9-15

[@JayRedding12_12]

If I'm the main character who's playing me in the movie? Roman Reigns or Jason Momoa? Lol

[@JayRedding12_12]

Either way Jim Caviezel has to play our Lord.

[@christyread3526]

😊

[@britaahonen1489]

Are you sure you shouldn't hide your broadcasts somewhere, that the others can't see you anymore,

[@oliverkent8429]

welcome to the theoretical physics class. We will start soon when your brain is engaged 😆

[@TheLowas]

You people are so sure about everything, I am not.

[@000-o4h]

Wow, it literally took light years to remotely sort of to get close to your main point Fr. Mike.....

[@lucasvarela9632]

Bad joke…

[@000-o4h]

@@lucasvarela9632 It was't meant to be a joke... . Just a comment in a positive and loving spirit.

[@lucasvarela9632]

@@000-o4h oops! Sorry brother

[@thejacenxpress]

Editor: please stop with the constant zoom in and outs. It's very distracting and annoying

[@abrahamcastro5864]

Jesus Christ you are God and I am not.

[@jimamos8681]

You are God. I am not.

[@britaahonen1489]

Oh look sweetie pie, this stance your seeking up that area, up there, I know, it's not the right time, it tended to collapse over and over, it's not easy to do, that wall, but... There's a perfect time to do that wall area, there's worse times, and theres more profitable times to do that wall area,

[@PradeepSK1978K]

An Indian, colored guy is watching 😂😂😂

[@randym.7238]

So who are these Robes Catholics wear suppose to impress? The Priest or the Parishioners? God certainly isn’t. In fact Jesus told us not to wear Robes

[@randym.7238]

Salvation is obtained by Faith in Christ alone by Grace alone to the glory of God alone. Mary’s cooperation is not needed for Salvation or to help your prayer reach God. Never was. Never will be. Jesus never told anyone to Pray to Mary. Neither did His Apostles. To believe in the Marian Dogma is an Insult to Christ Himself and His Sacrificial Death and the Power of The Holy Spirit. You won’t find Mariology anywhere in Scripture. You will find her in Scripture as the Mother of Jesus but she had no further assignment given to her according to Scripture.

[@britaahonen1489]

I actually breathed through a spider,

[@josiegarcia4596]

You are God and I am not.

[@aumaachieng5105]

You're God and I'm not.

[@britaahonen1489]

Don't dare start this dream your a character, your a liar and doing your job, The headings are all correct, all of this is correct,

[@britaahonen1489]

Well no, they were given everything they were given God, everything's failed so far...

[@britaahonen1489]

Look we're tired of gravity. I'm not joking, it's gravity type things,

[@av8r547]

shallow

[@britaahonen1489]

There's no oxygen there though is there,