"Rest a While" | 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Mike's Homily)

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A person cannot be excellent without rest.
Human beings are made in God's image. We are also made for love, for labor, and for leisure. Since the Fall, these gifts have become distorted in our hearts and we have to fight for the ability to love well, to labor well, and even to leisure well. But we must strive to rest well if we are going to be the people God has made and redeemed us to be.
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[@gregl9175]

You always have the right thing to say fr, Mike, thank you for illuminating the way!!

[@therese_paula]

“I cant rest when it’s time to rest because I didnt work when it was time to work.” Father just called me out 😭 Yeah, struggling with chromic procrastination, pray for me 🙏

[@meihui7767]

Prayers

[@daxious7001]

😮oof that’s why you got got to 😅

[@juliannaheiby]

Therese! I hear you! It is a journey that we all go on, and some people need to take a long road to overcoming it! May I offer a bit of insight, as a fellow chronic procrastinator? I have learned about myself that I tend to approach seemingly unsolvable problems with the idea that I will someday achieve excellence in (insert problem here). “Someday I’ll crack the code and learn how to not procrastinate!” But I make -progress- in these areas when I change my inner monologue to something more like “what can I do -right now- to be 10% better at staying on task?” I might not ever conquer chronic procrastination. But can get better. I will pray for you, too. The Good Shepherd is blessing us abundantly.

[@juliannaheiby]

Apparently starting and ending words with hyphens makes them get strikethough instead of emphasis. I’m low-tech. Sorry!

[@dureremu5897]

Genuinely I was so called out

[@Positivenews143]

My Notes: God made us for Love, Labor, and Leisure. Learn to rest don’t quit. On the sabbath learn to worship and rest. Rest is not inactivity. On the sabbath, you can do anything that declares I am not a slave to the world. Leisure requires an attitude of abundance. Pray about what will be an ideal day of rest for you? When Jesus says come away with me and rest for a while; the disciples didn't stay resting but they did rest. If your rest day gets interrupted its okay. Rest doesn't mean the entire day, set a time. Jesus Christ is our peace.♡

[@EternalArchetypeMusic]

Ty!

[@zahrabelyea9927]

Thank you for sharing your great notes...

[@HerminiaSantos-tu1gw]

Thanks. We need to hear this...

[@lauraabrodsky8155]

Fr. Mike’s homilies are so amazing because they provide me with practical solutions to my impractical mind. God Bless you, Father, and all this VFP. 🙏🕊️

[@elvacantu7821]

Thank you Father Mike! My prayers for all, who need love,hugs and kisses. Especially for people like me, full with years ( old ) , maybe resting a little too much. Come and talk to us, and give us a hug. I pray to always have the joy to learn something new .

[@PaulaSuhr-l8q]

I’m praying for you too and I hope you do receive some hugs and love. I’m getting up there in years too. One thing that I started doing when I was alone for a time when I had covid has stayed with me - in my solitude, I prayed for children who were experiencing loss or overwhelming sorrow, for prisoners, for people in other countries who were lonely or dying alone. I pictured myself going to them, putting my arms around them, sitting on the edge of their bed, just being with them. I knew that I was still in my room, but I asked Our Lady to be there and comfort those who needed her. I truly was never alone. In all the difficult times, I share with someone else who is experiencing what I am and more.

[@theresafelix9382]

@@PaulaSuhr-l8qYou are amazing, sending love and hugs to everyone! Thank you for sharing and hugging to especially those are have no one! I’m sure they feel that love. God Bless!

[@katryna0003]

Dear friend have a large warm hug from me to you... May Gods abundant grace love and mercy rest on you!

[@phyllisjohnson4772]

My husband was in the Air Force, over 25 years. Later, he worked inside of a postal building, working with machinery, and was not allowed to sit down. Now, he’s 79 years old and still never settles down.

[@Srf2311]

Thanks

[@omegainspiration]

Amen thank you father that was a powerful sermon 🙏🙏🙏

[@lancebernal9982]

thank you Father Mike!

[@reneetippett8446]

Thanks!

[@ThinkTwice2222]

The best CrossFit winner in the world called himself an elite sleep athlete

[@sheilasmith5114]

Yes!!! I am a teacher and I am rested and ready for the school year. Each May, I question whether I want to keep doing this job. Teachers need rest.

[@b8akaratn]

And far better pay!!!

[@evelynsintimappiah1888]

Thank you Father Mike Schmitz 🙏

[@marthaturk7931]

Thanks for giving understanding to rest… and why I need it❤

[@Rosemm111]

I had "read" today's gospel about three times in preparation for today's Mass. After listening to these words, I became aware of the words. What a different makes to listen to Fr. Mike's homilies. Simply explained, to open our eyes and ears to the Word of the Lord.😊🙏

[@ruthortega5822]

Excellent homily Father Mike. Thank you for being one of God's disciples for us to grow in our faith and learn more from you as we go. You are a gift to us from God.

[@sunnygizinski6139]

Father Mike, thank you! God bless you!

[@LeslieBerenger]

Jesus, you are my peace! Amen ❤ Thank you, Fr. Mike!❤

[@felixcheong1807]

Thank You Fr Mike, I needed that.

[@michelinelanglais8786]

Thank you Praise God 🙏❤️

[@diannegazzola1957]

Father Mike have a Blessed week ahead ❤

[@TN-bi9qf]

You’re touching “untouchable hearts!” Thank you!!! I pray for you!! Remember in Revelation how it says that the gospel was heard all over the world? Well to me- I always think of what God’s done with your ministry!! Thank you so much!!!

[@joansoribang3698]

Thank you, Father. This homily is for me. God bless you

[@user18867]

Shalom, Fr. Mike and thank you for this homily. This is exactly what I needed to hear today.

[@als7132]

Father Mike, Thank you for your message today. I needed to hear your words on “Rest and being with Jesus Christ.”

[@mariechong9109]

Lord Jesus, thank you for inviting me to rest in and with you when I needed to. Thank you for showing how to rest, to withdraw to a quiet place, to EST in You. Thank You for showing me that rest is important, but God's Call is more important - to serve and to rest

[@conniecline201]

Thank you God bless

[@sassypatty2666]

Thank you Father Mike! I needed to hear this. God bless you.

[@everymomentisagift]

Dear Gid, give me the strength to be kind to myself and rest. God bless you and your ministry..

[@kelkabot]

“Rest requires an attitude of abundance.” Yes!

[@marijo.4694]

So wonderful. I love his homilies. For me riight now i feel like I rest too much. I'm disabled and I can't do much or I hurt or I'm tired and I can't do anything. But when I do things, I can do them in rest and for the glory of God.

[@Alxsilver]

Good to know, Fr. Mike. Now I'm feeling less guilty.😁

[@AnnaS1371]

Another great one from Fr Mike!! 😊

[@BarrierIsland]

Rest is a state of mind which is relaxation and finding communion with God...

[@vanessaisVicente]

Hooray father Mike! Another great sermon. Thank you so much for your contribution to this world….❤

[@christinacastro9793]

Thank you Father Mike, you validate the fact that I take an afternoon nap whenever possible. 😊

[@erinhoover6621]

I'm so grateful your homilies are posted for all of us to consume! Very wise words, Father. As a stay at home mom & homemaker, my rest is always interrupted! But I cherish the kids' naptime and bedtime... I find the natural lulls in my days and incorporate my own personal rest into those times. I am not a slave to the dishes, they can wait until Monday!😆

[@DescriptionofHeaven-uf7hl]

Repent and receive Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. He is the only Way.

[@marktapia8327]

Here’s another thing to think about when reflecting on the gospel today. Next Sunday we begin the 5-6 week journey to hear the bread of life discourse from the Goapel of John.

[@britaahonen1489]

And your part of that excellence just like me,..

[@janefosha7847]

Thank you for this excellent homily! It is so easy to get caught up in activities that we neglect our health. For example, musicians, especially classical musicians, are taught to strive for perfection and that "practice makes perfect." As a result, musicians can have a continuous phrase going through their minds that says "I really should be practicing". But too much practice makes thing worse, not better. The truth is that rest can improve performance skills, not reduce them. Thank you!

[@SamuelNaza]

Thank you father dave for another wonderful mass. I just finished my exams and I'm asking God for a very wonderful result

[@madams.5976]

I feel like I’m getting mixed messages here. I would love to rest on Sunday or do yard work, or some other work but thought I couldn’t. A day at the lake with Gods beauty all around and just like the old days, canoeing in the early morning with my husband when the lake is like glass and quiet and all you hear is the that gentle splash when the ores meet the water.

[@clarissaviens5778]

Profound! I was just telling the kids that I found more joy in working than planning leisure because growing up leisure rarely happened; even if it was planned, fun activities were often canceled. Now, as an adult, I don't have an abundance mentality that leisure is wholesome and worthwhile. I need to plan next Sunday with something fun and relaxing in mind. Until then, joy in work 💪

[@DennisProcopio-q1y]

It's funny that you guys are talking about this because I called off work yesterday and I still need a few more days off. We all need a good break.

[@christinahighlandgames5593]

It was good for me to hear this today❤️

[@dijanarasica6160]

🙏Amen❤

[@EugenieKikango]

Amen!

[@lenamcneil1693]

I would love to hear Xavier pray the Chaplet in French,! 😊👍🙏🙏✝️✝️💒

[@PhilipsSajan]

Amen

[@rebeccahutchings5536]

The knowledge WAS that theres more than one of my soul who went to Hell in the apocolypse, but equally theres more than one of me that decided their country should religious. If its true it was given as bad karma, then not only did I finish that karma with that aceing move, but also that it would take many separate soul expressions to pull this off. It makes me so f ing protected, because I aced it. Like a child with really only a limited capacity to do the job.

[@DavidAlexanderFitness]

Hallelujah!!! I’m blessed and favored with $60,000 every week! Now I can afford anything and support the work of God and the church. For Your glory, LORD! HALLELUJAH!

[@DavidAlexanderFitness]

This is what Ana Graciela Blackwelder does, she has changed my life.

[@DavidAlexanderFitness]

After raising up to 60k trading with her, I bought a new house and car here in the US and also paid for my son’s (Oscar) surgery. Glory to God.shalom.

[@AmandaNicole__0]

I know Ana Graciela Blackwelder, and I have also had success...

[@AmandaNicole__0]

Absolutely! I have heard stories of people who started with little or no knowledge but managed to emerge victorious thanks to Ana Graciela Blackwelder.

[@DavidAlexanderFitness]

connect with her through

[@barreflynn]

I love Fr Mike. His Homilies really encourage me. For the past several weeks they have been interrupted with Google Ads. The first ad today, that I was lucky enough to view was for WP Engine. One of my clients uses this, so I am sure this is why I am seeing this. Not Relevant. The second was to buy a new amazing car. I will tell you directly that I really dislike these interruptions. I hope that at the least Fr Mike gets a little money from these ads but to be honest, the ads are what I am trying to get away from. Hopefully, someone is listening.

[@meihui7767]

Fr. Mike doesn’t get paid from the Ads. It’s KZbin

[@debbiefurtado9780]

The ads are annoying and the are all over the place. Too many interruptions just saying.😢😢😢😢

[@corinabecerra953]

🙏🏼

[@GillianSeed]

The Turtle School Way.

[@angrypotato_fz]

I have a problem with this! When I finally have a time for rest, I'm panicking not to waste it...

[@LoveeeeelyM]

♥️

[@suzihixon3998]

❤️‍🔥

[@b8akaratn]

...the msg outside my bathroom door is Enter at Your Own Risk....😂 Halloween decor from Michael's, too!! 🤭🤣

[@monicapopovici4660]

How rest looks like for those of you who are care givers of young or old loved ones, and have no one else around to give you a break?

[@GeraldineKoh]

For me, it usually includes eating out more than a regular weekday, (maybe food prep on Saturday so that meals are quickly heated up or dumped into a slow cooker) also less laundry load on Sunday, and pick it up again on Monday

[@KevinScott-sf6id]

I was homeless, did drugs, went into prison, where I got to know God. He changed my life. Now I have a home, a wife and a lovely year old daughter (zoe), and a stream of income that gats me $47,000 weekly. Plus a new identity - a child of God, Hallelujah!!!🇺🇲❣️♥️❤️

[@Newgrist]

Before the barrage of fake replies come, let me tell everyone in advance that I contacted the person who made possible your "stream of income" and that person has fallen down an elevator shaft and sustained life-threatening injuries, preventing that person from accepting any new clients at this time.

[@elisanbgeladuarte6996]

Thank Peace. Is Family José Severo Duarte, Isabel Martins, Elisângela Cristina Duarte, Elaine Cristina Duarte, Henrique José Duarte, Bruna Patrícia Silva Penharol Duarte, Noah LIMA Duarte, Lucas LIMA Duarte.... Brazil Bady Bassitt SP. Obrigado pelas orações e bençãos recebidas amém. Frad Mike ' s .....Schmitz.....

[@supermanglobrothers1624]

So when we work on our jobs on Sunday, do we declare that we are a slave of the world - therefore we should not work on Sunday? Clarification please.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@MedBVLL33]

How about hitting the gym in Sunday?

[@carmencitad.tsuchigane5556]

I Rest Myself to the Lord Jesus Christ AMEN 🙏

[@Steve-ht3ry]

Fr. Mike Isn’t 1.6 also the golden ratio?

[@billybobwombat2231]

Didn't the wizard of Oz wear green?

[@britaahonen1489]

I couldn't ever meet you at that day of rest, I would be like in a hospital, and you would be like some place of your choice, Meaning, I couldn't meet you at this place of rest,

[@britaahonen1489]

It would look similar to being in hospital I suppose,

[@kitkatkraft5189]

My day of rest would be boring. I am alone and have no family. I am alone every evening during the school year and every weekend. Summers are the worst with no one to talk to as everyone busy with their families. If I didn't do chores or errands on Sunday what would rest be? Watching TV? Sick of that. No fun doing anything by yourself when that is just your norm! Isolation breeds insanity believe me. My rest comes every evening watching TV and then sleep - every day is work.

[@alexander_dean]

I’m sorry you’re so isolated. I’m going through it too. Praying for us both.

[@tomburke7941]

Father Schmidt, not one pro abortion person will be in this life past December 31st of this year.

[@kelkabot]

Whaaaat? Based on what?

[@chanman201]

Father Mike, why is your neck John Cena size? When I go to fight against the dark forces of this evil world, I want you on my side!

[@kelkabot]

Because he does CrossFit and he’s clearly disposed toward muscle development genetically, that’s why!

[@Arlo-s6f]

Borg jaja

[@Arlo-s6f]

I've always thought Catholics were like really really bad ass and I was trying to like I encourage you and stuff like because like like thank you and stuff because like you're like married to God but that doesn't make you like gay I mean like like sisters are married to like Christ and like you're married to Mary but basically I want to like try to like really make some nice music for y'all thank you

[@carmencitad.tsuchigane5556]

Amen 🙏

[@diannegazzola1957]

Thanks!

[@jonjonlav1]

Thanks Father Mike.