"A Hidden Life" | Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph (Fr. Mike's Homily)

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[@DeanArango]

*I'm favoured only God knows how much I praise Him,* $230k every 4weeks! | now have a big mansion and can now afford anything and also support God's work and the church.

[@DeanArango]

Only God knows how much grateful i am. After so much struggles I now own a new house and my family is happy once again everything is finally falling into place!!

[@-M4RTH4-]

Wow that's huge, how do you make that much monthly?.. I have been looking for ways to be successful, please how??

[@DeanArango]

It's Ms. Evelyn Vera doing, she's changed my life.

[@DeanArango]

I started pretty low, though, $5000 thereabouts. The return came massive. Joey is in school doing well, telling me of new friends he's meeting in school. Thank you Evelyn Vera, you're a miracle.

[@JanSolomon42]

Wow...I know her too she is a licensed broker and a FINRA agent she is popular in US and Canada she is really amazing woman with good skills and experience.

[@claudiasteffanie]

Thank you for the reminder, Fr Mike.

[@ashnashaleen1938]

I craved for quiet life and prayed about it. The peace is surreal. Thank you Lord

[@dennisederer3594]

Living a quiet life, yet friendly to everyone, is my goal. I am merely a servant to God.

[@oliverclark5604]

Or servile to your groomed image of God?

[@lizz9840]

The older I get, the less interested I am in getting involved with the crowd. I treasure more and more my silence. And try to remember that I am not alone, that Jesus is by my side.

[@oliverclark5604]

Jesus in his gift roles in uncertainty of his belief keeps their inseparability and qualitative equality with roles of the crowd as inseparably and qualitatively equally his identity need with individual identities in the crowd. This requires his and our not quietly withstanding extreme tensions caused by grooming vulnerable 'quiet' family members with inverting roles and identity for occult as hidden, incest connected as substitute mate, economic advantage of their families by tax exemption embezzlements and lower insurance cost by fraud causing the "worldwide catastrophe" (Pope Francis, 10 June 2021) of sexual abuse within families and the invalidity of the great majority of marriages. This is covered up or occulted by the groomed by diseased identities of 'familyist' family members of psychologically and or emotionally vulnerable (quiet) family members with a false inducement of "higher vocation" (Pope St John Paul 2's Council for the Family "Guidelines", TTMHS, PCF, 1995, 35; cf. St Paul's "opinion" at 1Cor7:25-34) of consecrated celibate marriage vowed to man in Christ to consecrated male female marriage vowed to God.

[@marsharowaihy6725]

So True.

[@GringoXavier]

That’s so true. In returning and rest is your salvation. In quietness and trust is your strength. Is 30:15.

[@melissalawler468]

I’ve just deleted Facebook while watching this. I have been a slave to watching others lives. Please pray for my deliverance. I have so much that I should rather be keeping myself busy with especially delving into the bible.

[@sarahk802]

Thank you. Social media has amplified the narcissism in our larger culture and encourages us to worship false gods, ourselves. Research shows a positive relationship between social media use and anxiety/depression. Like any tool, how we use it is what matters. Those who grow close to God don’t need to constantly chase the fickle external validation of a shallow world. The only thing that can ultimately satisfy the empty cravings and dissatisfaction of this fleeting existence is the perfect love of God.

[@annegilbert2551]

Dear Fr Mike- this message is so critical, so important and a blessing - esp that you also experienced/tempted by this trend thru Instagram. Please address so many young people -living media-run lives....through their watching the lives of those people who put themselves on display....so many are quietly 'living' the life of watching others on the media, and not living, not seeing what is around them, not caring about the lives/efforts made by others around them, feeling helpless and hopeless because they find no meaning in "doing", "living", being in charge of their health, being in charge of their future, years passing, not realizing their hopelessness in this practice/addiction of watching others on display. They stopped! God Bless

[@gerir4386]

I believe all the posting has served to foster comparisons & unhappiness. Please, Lord, grant us the graces we need to live quiet lives in service to You by serving each other.

[@squidward66]

Wise advice in the age of social media, and a relief to contemplate.

[@TheTequillaberry]

I wish the whole world would watch this.

[@catholicwithac]

1:02 Everything that comes to us, based on our response to it, can be for our growth. 2:28 When I find something I don't want to do, simply saying yes helps me engage. 3:11 Mary is the disciple, the example of what it means to follow after Jesus. 4:50 Book of Revelation Chapter 10 Theory 7:20 Imagine the freedom and the power of being able to simply utter that one word Yes. 8:50 Caryll Houselander, God will never ask you to do anything more than He asked of Mary, and all He ever asked of her was that she say Yes. 10:35 Without this one word we cannot be disciples of Jesus.

[@snakeolicous]

One of the best messages yet. Thank you father Mike! ❤

[@catholicwithac]

1:00 We have this temptation to live our life on display. 3:33 The Holy Family would not live there life on display but instead live like 1 Thessalonians 4:11 5:00 Difference between bearing witness to the love of God versus living life on display 5:45 To what degree am I seeking to be known by strangers? 7:45 Sometimes we live life on display because we want to hide. 9:35 Need to serve the many but know and be known by the few. 11:43 Who are the people that God has entrusted to you that He is asking you to love and take care of? 12:45 We are called to live a quiet life because it is there that we begin to learn what it is to imitate The Holy Family

[@marsharowaihy6725]

Thank you

[@socorromolina-sm9vy]

Thank you, Gods blessings, praise be to Jesus+Mary + Joseph.Amen🙏🕊

[@michelinelanglais8786]

Thank you Father Mike this is so inspiring

[@ruthortega5822]

Happy feast day to the Blessed Holy Family! I am at a loss for words. Your homily, Father Mike is so right on. I know so many people who spend hours on Face Book and tell everyone many things, which I think should be private. It seems to me it has become an addiction for many. Let us use the example of Jesus, Mary and Joseph in our lives.

[@oliverclark5604]

Jesus in the Temple in public told off many occulted as hidden things.

[@ruthortega5822]

@@oliverclark5604 Thanks.

[@sstanton]

Thanks!

[@willemdebest3237]

I canceled FB, messenger, tik tok, linkid, in a short, no social media. I have peace and have a quiet life. More time for my family and my hobbies. And much more time to pray and read Bible.

[@whereeverthemind]

Yeah I did too, have this platform but don't give a shit about it, cause it's an outlet for me and a distraction the odd time from the situation I'm in, no one over Christmas, aye can't live with them can't live without them, asshole men, this lady isn't an 'it' life is about getting on with it, naw lifes about treating your neighbour the same way you expect to be treated Mr Kane that's why yourself got called a waste of space by this lady, cause all you done was cause pain and if that was you speaking through Jamie, you had no love for this lady, some prayed because they hated to see couples get along because another desired what they desired another while throwing evil eyes at their neighbour, sorry I ever went down some paths, but it's only by being down some paths that insight can be found, I pity those who have gone through terrible sufferings, my heart leapt out to those who were left numb inside, who lost loved ones I cried for those whose lives were terrible, loads of us do, Christmas without loved ones birthdays without friends, a soul torn but unbroken a heart gone,

[@whereeverthemind]

A word of insight, read your friends, the bible will always be there

[@SS-zg6of]

Bless You!

[@marywalsh1979]

WWJD ....your homily / talk is so apt ..a life of humility ..guarding the familys privacy for a sense of security , safety and well being is so important. Social media need not highlight a so called perfect life ..we all have prayer needs , trials and joys. Lets journey with our loved ones on lifes journey and be authentic followera of Jesus in our fanilies. And get sound wisdom where need be when there is struggle ..from experienced , committed to their faith older parents. Lets follow the Holy Familys 😊xample...WWJD. Blessings to you , Fr Mike and those who watched the video. Mary and family.

[@oliverclark5604]

Is it diseased identities of 'familyist' family members' occult as hidden, incest connected as substitute mate, complicity in tax exemption embezzlements and fraud on insurance masquerading as privacy that require guarding by grooming psychologically and or emotionally vulnerable family members to misrepresent their procreation gift roles as their identity in need of union?

[@donnaostojski5478]

Thank you Fr. Mike for teaching us how the Word addresses our lives today two thousand years later. Living quiet lives, minding our own business, and working physically.

[@BrianFischer-yn6oz]

One of the best books I’ve ever read was; “The power of silence” by Robert cardinal Sarah. The holy family lived a life of silence for most of their human life. Jesus himself was really not known until he started his ministry at age 30. They spent most of their time living simple lives, in constant prayer and contemplation. That’s where God makes his true presence known. Deep in our hearts and souls. Through silence and prayer! Not in this noisy world, full of distractions, via social media, radio, television sets.

[@JAFosha]

Thank you for reminding us of the value of a quiet life.

[@ll93111]

May God bless everyone abundantly in the New Year 2025🙏✝️💙

[@nathanngumi8467]

Amen. A challenging yet timely message. Holy Family, pray for us. 🙏

[@amarachiduru20]

Ty

[@lizy0902]

I have deleted my Facebook account and am enjoying a simpler life. No need for constant validation and knowing other people's lives that are actually not close to me. I am happy with our simple life and in serving our parish quietly with my husband and child without the need to post every single event of our lives. So liberating. ❤🙏 Thank you Lord!

[@Lipju12]

Beautiful homily father 🙏

[@marybailey6166]

St Joseph, Guardian and protector spread your Holy Cloak over us and take us by the hand as we begin this Holy year of Hope...let us journey with you and be safe and secure knowing you are with us🕯️❤️🙏

[@agathamburu8910]

THANK YOU JESUS AND PRAISE YOU JESUS. Very grateful for homily to live purpose driven life and quiet vision and be witness of the kingdom of God. Good parenting and pray for My children not be known by strangers for the Glory of Gods will.. Amen .

[@maryy_lao1251]

I’m so happy I came across this video. Thank you.

[@thedailybreadph]

Amen♥️🙏🏻♥️🙏🏻♥️🙏🏻♥️🙏🏻♥️

[@victoryazbek7375]

Nailed it Father Mike! Boom! What a perfect message. ❤

[@kristya5780]

Danke!

[@mariechong9109]

Thanks Lord Jesus for coming to save us that we may have eternal life Dearest Mother Mary thank you for being my Mother 💕 Saint Joseph thanks for teaching me to be responsible to my calling Holy Family bless my family and friends Holy Family pray for us ❤

[@wilinski30]

I’ve always theorized that people who post sappy things about their spouse aren’t happy with their relationship. Not everybody, but I think Father Mike is correct here.

[@mariedfernando3991]

Wow, Thank u Fr Mike, for inspiring to live a quiet life this Holy Family day 💜💜☦🛐🔯☦💜💜

[@migui8850]

I absolutely love this, pair this with the book The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry. Thank you Fr Mike and Ascension. God Bless!

[@kayleebaginski]

Thank you, Father, for this affirmation.

[@Stillwater23-q5r]

Father Mike you have reminded me of my favorite song by Lynyrd Skynyrd Simple Man. Thank you and God bless💓

[@Michael-f3s1m]

I am very good at being in solitude. The hard part for me is to be heard.

[@kimalmquist2603]

Powerful message we all need to hear! Put it in your SAVE FOLDER! for ourself and IF ASKED for HELP by someone we love, we can share it! THANK YOU FR. Mike! Kim A CS CO 13:49

[@JayRedding12_12]

Thank you, I needed to hear this. Good bless you, Fr. Mike.

[@insight856]

In order to be known by all, desire to be known by none. We need 2 virtues: humility and magnanimity.. go hand in hand. Excessive humility leads to false humility. Excessive magnanimity leads to pride.

[@bdanim3885]

Wow, I Like it!

[@amandahoong8416]

Thank you Fr Mike for a very timely and much needed message for the world especially our young people and ourselves - a great reminder to build our interior life. St Joseph, most prudent, pray for us.

[@valsummerfield3069]

This homily really speaks to me because it is something I have thought about a lot. ❤ I think we need to speak to God and those in our immediate surroundings. I want to matter yo those around me but because of how I make them feel.

[@languagebattr]

To paraphrase you Fr. Schmitz - "Impact, noT visibility".

[@lorraineortega1031]

Yes! Litany of Humility helps to check my ego, my vanity. Song of Solomon, vanity of vanity. The Surrender Novena keeps me grounded with gratitude. Thank you, Father Mike. God bless you for your ministry because you are bringing me closer to my Lord and God. I have everything I need because the Lord provides.

[@scoutxyz2828]

Excellent Homily Father, thank you for sharing

[@StephenVallejos-i8c]

Thank you Fr Mike for bringing a reflection from my youth and teachings from my parents to always stay humble speak softly be kind mind your business & do honest work 🙏🏽 Amen in Jesus name I pray.

[@oliverclark5604]

Is it your business the withstanding of extreme tensions caused by the grooming by diseased 'familyist' family member identities in need of union of your psychologically and or emotionally vulnerable family member neighbour in their procreation gift roles for short term economic advantage of families by tax-exemption embezzlements and lower insurance cost by fraud? Pope Francis's consecrated celibate marriage vowed to man in Christ took it as its business on 17 June 2021 in exercising its absolute power of simultaneous authorisations in the case of ten of his Vatican state helpers of the family, including Cardinal Angelo Becciu's, embezzlements of his procreation role gift charity donations and simultaneously the case of the Italian Parliament unacceptable risk of fraud on his identity in need of union.

[@carolined3058]

God bless Father Mike, well preached.

[@margaritapetraviciute-vl2ru]

Thank you very much for beautiful words, teaching and a reminder ❤🙏

[@Saraabdif43]

Thanks

[@JennyJean.]

❤❤❤ Inspired by the Holy Spirit and confirmed by Holy Scriptures, well done sermon.

[@cheapyweepy5651]

This was a good sermon

[@NoGreaterLove_3]

Ora et labora, in joy and love of God.🌹🙏🏻🤍

[@angrychileh308]

Wow father, thank you for the confirmation ❤ I really needed this to know how to move forward with my Christian blog as well as how to proceed with those in my life moving into 2025.

[@sharonzarsadias5405]

Beautiful message Father Mike. Thank you and God bless 🙏

[@joannespenst1607]

Thank you Father Mike for your homily today🙏🏻❤️

[@moniquevamado]

Thank you, Fr. Mike for saying what needs to be said. I so appreciate how you take reflective pauses when you speak. It says a lot about your humility.

[@danielarodriguezminsky9643]

Wuooooooo this message impacts SO MANY of us! Thank you to God and the Holy Spirit for inspiring this message to you. So many of us had to hear this, and so many more still need to listen to it, and hear it over and over again🙏, God bless you father

[@nariko47]

Love thos video and NEEDED this. Thank you Fr. Mike ✨✝️🔥🙏

[@corinne6940]

Oh wow I needed to hear this. Thank you Fr Mike for all you do! ❤

[@patty1517]

TY Fr. Mike for a great and needed message.

[@sheiladiaz79]

What an amazing homily boy that we need to hear this❤️🙏

[@maryjoshockley4063]

God bless you, Father Mike. Thank you for this wise advice. FB has ruined so many lives and has caused so much unhappiness.

[@MyFamilyOurJourney]

Thank you for the video Father Mike! I loved sharing your videos with my niece and nephews and other family members

[@FaithhHopeLove]

Amen Thank you Father Mike 🙏🏼

[@monicareyna85]

If we buy into this lie that we can live our life on display and find fulfillment in that then we are only fooling ourselves because we know our lives are not our own, they belong to the God who created us. Who are the people that God has placed in your life that He is asking us to love? ❤️if these are the ones that God entrusted to us, let us be mindful to reach out to them and not make it known to others striving always to make it our ambition to live a quiet life like the Holy Family whose feast we celebrate today. JMJ, I love you, save souls. 💜🫶

[@VictoriaJones-b1m]

Such a wise homily Fr Mike. I live in the world but not of it ✨

[@angelaspielbusch1237]

❤love this message. Thank you 🙏

[@lizburns7195]

Wow, very well said Thanks for the reminder about posting on social media

[@odf3427]

No coincidence this appeared on my You Tube feed tonight. I deleted my Facebook and Instagram accounts to get back to a quiet life in 2025. I can’t tell you what a relief that was. I am looking forward to the way my life was 20 years ago before social media interrupted it. Thank you, Father Mike, your message hit home in a big way. I had not heard of you until just now, but looking forward to future messages from you. God Bless.

[@emtmatt84]

My daughter was born a year ago, and on that day I deleted instagram, twitter, and thankful don’t use facebook. It was the greatest thing I ever did. It’s makes you get back to reality.

[@maureenfinnegan5543]

There are no coincidences ....same as you...I deactivated my Facebook and Instragram accounts to quiet my life and focus on the important things two weeks ago. I am so happy to have come across this video. Praying for everyone to have a very Happy and Healthy New Year. God Bless.

[@wendydefreitaslaquis5117]

Amazing the best ! Fr. Mike

[@matthewjoyce1555]

So good and so True.

[@MikeInFairfield]

Thank you Father Mike for an inspiring Homily.

[@TristanBrench]

Amen father 🙏🇬🇧

[@liriadavila8583]

Thank you for this amazing message

[@patriciadistefano7467]

Thank you so much, Fr. Mike!

[@luismario68]

Thank you Father Mike

[@byrnedegrandpre8884]

Awesome, Fr. Mike. Thank you very much.

[@motownkittys]

Great sermon!

[@Agency511]

1st Peter 2:4 The hidden man of the heart in the incorruptibility of a quiet and a meek spirit, which is rich in the sight of God.

[@romznkalakatha4571]

Thank you so much for this sermon. Thank you!

[@MoonlightNothing]

Good night

[@KolokaiKalai]

Valuable words of wisdom and enlightenment in the era of social media...Live a quiet life...Follow the example of the Holy family...Jesus Mary and Joseph. Fr.Mike, Thankyou Fr.Mike for the profound homily. 🙏 🙏🙏

[@whereeverthemind]

There loads got the our father tonight, feel a little lighter and the hearts are on fire and the head is sore, fuck sake he says I love her.

[@whereeverthemind]

She never checked the bottle until a couple of years later was funny, the feeling had passed of thinking id be accused so when she tested the bottle I think I said my friends drank the gin and I was scared that she'd accuse me so I told the truth to her, she poured the water down the sink so she did, yeah my ma didn't drink alcohol and neither do I now, daddy didn't drink alcohol either and they prayed the rosary with us children as a family, which served us well in times unsure what to do

[@whereeverthemind]

Which I am thankful for, truly thankful for

[@whereeverthemind]

What's with the mind games through the years what he means my trainers going missing at a factory stuff going missing from the house or was he talking about his da? Mind games, as for the bedroom, I was conscious of my child in the next room so I didn't want him scandalised, my mother was the same as the song goes the walls are too thin which is true, in every household, that's why wait til the youngsters are fast asleep I am sure the men can wait can't they? The mother's can check on them, yeah to make sure they are, noone can read a child like their mother. The teenager a little more difficult as they have learned to scheme a little, yeah

[@whereeverthemind]

Jesus Mary and Joseph's life was far from quiet, they had to flee didn't they yeah were always on the go, cause of an asshole, assholes ahoy plenty of them all over the earth isn't there, yeah just don't be an asshole mike, yeah don't be an asshole, I love you, how's about doing a backwards saying of love you love I or O love T or s love b or whatever loves wherever and bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla and sing oh bla de oh bla da life goes on life goes on, and on and on and on and on and on and on and on, yeah that's mouths normally when writing or typing words tend to flow better, some write better than talk cause when writing certain e motions are attached to the words aren't they, yep yep yep yep yep the sesame street marshians agree, yep. Sesame street is great isn't sesame street, cheers me up thinking about those yep yep yeppers while some be serious looking at adult stuff all the time if I'm childhood was the happy days that's where we return to in spirit but no one grasped that concept did they

[@martaibelieve]

Only good thing about media is if you can learn something .I only search to fond more and more about my God✝️❤️

[@mariechong9109]

Happy and blessed Christmas and a Happy Feast of Holy Family

[@trudypomeroy4027]

Great things in God’s Eyes are all that matter

[@mdexperience2011]

Love this!

[@petitemaam]

My 6 year old son says we wants to be a daddy.

[@pamelabrule3467]

Oh, golly, this is convicting! I will do better!

[@bmcm5443]

Beautifully presented ❤

[@anneliesed]

I think the only thing I want in the second half of my life is to be left in peace and to be a little bit happier. I know happiness is fleeting but when it rarely happens it's hard to not want something good to happen. I hope 2025 is a year where God will be ok with allowing me to be happy even if I'm not suffering for him.

[@JohnTheRevelator11]

It feels good to be counter culture.

[@janetsoldner]

Thank you Father 💗🙏

[@britaahonen1489]

They have an amazing voice. The songs are so deep.

[@flatgash]

I love this, thank you Fr. We should use our faith to cultivate an internal system of validation based on the love of God, rather than an external sense of validation by strangers. In this day and age privacy is power. In one sense, keeping our affairs private from corporations and data-collectors may give us a sense of control and power. But in a truer sense, as you have highlighted here, by keeping focused on the private sphere of our lives and not losing energy trying to be constantly in the public eye, we maintain and develop our own deeper power given to us by God

[@prof.5251]

Holy Family wouldn't post anything! They'd live humbly!!!

[@rachelnaturegirl]

Wow. Amazing homily.