The Meaning of "I Love You"

Fr. Mike breaks down the real definition of love, which is willing the good of the other for the other.
He goes further than that though, saying that if we truly believe in Christ, then the loving thing to do would be to share Christ with others by being his witness.
St. Valentine risked his life by being a witness for Christ and for love. In our calling as Christians, let’s be courageous and love others not just by doing good deeds for them, but by sharing Christ with them.
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[@cristinastefaniax6605]

I had a discussion about love yesterday with my boyfriend. He says that love is our involuntary response to virtue. I used to agree with him and stand by the same definition. He says he doesn't love me anymore, because I stopped being virtuous. How did I do that? I simply started believing in GOD recently and he, a convinced atheist, believes that I have renounced Reason and Logic and that I no longer have Truth as my highest value. Therefore he can no longer admire me or have feelings for me. By his definition, love is just a selfish enjoyment in the virtue of someone else (and he thinks atheism is a virtue). But I realized that I care about him and about other people even though they are not (particularly) virtuous. I want to help them, I want them to see what is bad for them and change course. I am extremely grateful for finding again my faith in God! Even if it means losing this relationship.

[@emwilss]

I always enjoy learning from you, Fr. Mike! Thanks for this!

[@pepedestroyer5974]

I also enjoy your channel, blessings

[@laurynelizz__]

I love your channel! You teach me so much as well. God bless 💕

[@sodapompom]

Hey! Saw you at Steubenville NYC, St.Johns! I enjoy your channel so much and Ascension Presents!

[@julianburr2750]

Is that short for Father or Friar?

[@TheEric1203]

@@julianburr2750 Father

[@samheard7849]

Thanks for helping me to learn the differences between my desires and actual love. If God calls me to, I hope I am able to truly love some woman and help lead her to heaven.

[@muchachitachinita]

I am waiting for a man with the same plan like u 😅

[@maryclaudettevencio5419]

@Sam and @Iommie, you both might as well meet up! So you’ll know you’re meant to be lifetime partners and helping each other to go to heaven. 🙏🏻😉😃

[@muchachitachinita]

@@maryclaudettevencio5419 yes sis i guess , if God will hehehe 😅😅😅

[@papallegatepoope3010]

Seriously tho who is hitting that dislike? Like reveal yourself. These vids are very decent 👌🏻

[@zereacristosnew6634]

Exactly !!!

[@jessicamartinez5757]

Please pray for me, I’ve been in a deep depression lately 😞 love your videos father Mike!

[@wardensofthecross4209]

True love is beautiful. The desire to lay down your life for another is the greatest love. To want to spend your life with another - not for your own benefit - but for their own is such a beautiful thing... That love is such a beautiful and underrated feeling in this world.

[@borneandayak6725]

Happy Valentine Day... :)

[@wardensofthecross4209]

Amen!

[@lc9902]

No Father I watching this on Valentine's day. Thank you 😊 and God bless.

[@chad14533]

The more I learn about Catholicism the more my faith grows.. And I know it is true and because it is I try it share it with EVERYONE because it is the most important thing!

[@Skyezrlj]

Thanks Father Mike, I’ll try to love more truly now in sharing Christ with everyone

[@timl5282]

Jesus Christ said call no man Father. And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Matthew 23:9 kjv

[@snoopdog3771]

Fr. Mike did a video on why we use the term Father when referring to priests and he uses Sacred Scripture. Also, the video ""Call no man father" disproves Catholicism"" from the channel lizzesanswers uses a TON of Sacred Scripture that supports these familial terms like Father👍

[@HolyKhaaaaan]

Lord Jesus Christ, the son of God, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

[@ThatCatholicNurse]

Two days ago, God Our Father Almighty saved me from a Moto accident. If that isn't Love, I dunno what is. I keep saying "thank You Jesus" and I attended Mass too on the occasion. I know it sufficed for me to do that Lord, but I can never stop saying "thank you". Thank You, thank You, thank You...!!!! If You saa that I don't love You enough, God I hope You do know I am trying to. I better die trying than not do anything at all. Much Ndolo from Cameroon.

[@annamattova2961]

Yes, Fr Mike! I am actually watching this in August. I laughed so hard.

[@kimfleury]

I'm watching this on my dad's birthday, Feb. 15, 2019. He's 80 today!

[@coolbeans4438]

Spread the love everyone 😁👍God bless❤️

[@imalive4u169]

Love in a nutshell is placing others before oneself. It's about being there for the person in good times but more importantly the bad times. If a person says they love Christ but abandoned their faith one could argue if that person truly loved Christ at all. The same applies with marriage and divorce one could argue if that person loved their spouse at all. Once a person puts themselves before another person it's not love.

[@Nobody-j9e]

Jesus, Mary & Joseph, I love you. Save souls.

[@mariesamba1052]

Thanks fr.Mike!fantastic video.. I still see 4 people who disliked?ahmmmm,let's pray for their enlightenment.God bless everyone!

[@Alex.the.humble]

I am watching this in August, Father! God Bless you! And God Bless the Holy Catholic Church!

[@dianacalderon1539]

God's love is meant to be shared, not to be hidden!

[@adamhovey407]

I read this in the Catechism of the Catholic Church: "God desires all men be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth (1 Tim 2:4); that is of Christ Jesus (John 14:6). Christ must be proclaimed to all nations and individuals, so that this revelation may reach the ends of the earth." That's only part of it, but it says, ALL, not some, ALL. We need to think about that.

[@villiamkarl-gustavlundberg5422]

There were 10,000 people who saw moses part the red sea. There were over 3000 people, maybe 5000 who saw moses conjure water out of the rock. There were 5000 people there when Jesus fed the congregation with two dosen baskets. I don't browbeat the people around me with the truth. I'll happily state mundane things like food and money come from God. I'll breifly mention spirituality is the last staircase of the many staircases on Mazlows staircase. Irritated atheists I leave alone. They were irritated atheists yesterday and will be irritated atheists tomorrow. I shut down petty arguments before they even start. Christianity is meant to answer questions and bring peace. I dont engange the irritable atheist much further.

[@ihs2021]

Wilting weeping willow. Thank you Fr. Mike! May God grant us the grace we so greatly need.

[@helene7905]

This podcast is the best description of love I've ever heard. Thank you Father Mike!

[@elijahjosephdiwata3336]

Mindblown. I am actually viewing this today, August 10.

[@i.av.4398]

My faith is very personal, that's why I share it to those I care about, I want all of us to be saved. Thank you, Father Mike!

[@dorisodonnell2948]

Happy St. Valentine's Day, Father Mike! Thanks for loving us by sharing your talent and the Good News with us. We love you 🤗

[@timh6994]

Thanks for the awesome video Father Mike! Our society mangles the definition of what true love is. It is “More than a Feeling”. (Boston rocks!) Also never be afraid to share the faith! That’s why we’re here, to help others on the journey. “He who is content to go to Heaven alone will never go to Heaven” (from Boethius) because Heaven’s about showing love to others!

[@chayongngan840]

Thank you, Fr Mike. I don't get tired watching your educational videos. You look much younger when you shave, Father.

[@notoriousmigz2427]

This video should be watched by all.

[@Jkp1321]

I have always believed this but never heard it articulated so truly.

[@NoChicanery]

I love YOU Fr Mike!🎉 Christ is King!

[@oonwing]

As far as I know, Father Mike, has aways hit homeruns!!!

[@youandiunbreakable]

I don't think it's wrong to share your faith with someone,I just think at times it helps those who haven't encountered anything that built their faith,but at the same time it might be pointless coz life is very different for all of us and different instances show us what Faith in Christ really means and someone may fail to understand

[@patxiamaia2553]

Thank you so much father !! I pray for you!

[@miajane3878]

Me too I enjoyed listening to Father Mike

[@beckyofjesusmychrist943]

I just love your videos Father Mike. Always so helpful. Thank you.

[@raymondross7410]

Thank you so much Fr. Mike. I look forward to you videos every week. Love in Christ. God bless you Father 🕇❤

[@alwayschillingx]

I’m a catholic very small c. But I always look forward to these videos( not always agree) but willing to open my mind up to them. I wonder why? Anyway I’ll continue to watch x.

[@gabriellehaddad4852]

😊 the Holy Spirit is with you and hopefully will guide you to His truth💜 God bless you!

[@cindyrobertson8542]

Praying for you this day in cold snowy montand. I hope you will did for truth. Not just let's all feel good in your faith. Recommending Scott Haun. Look home up, listen to his story. Hang in there. You cannot sit on the fence forever.

[@cindyrobertson8542]

Dig

[@Donna-cc1kt]

💕💕

[@emmaagatha3959]

Start say I Love You to everyone!! Yay!! ...ooopppsss 😊 cause our Lord Jesus Loves us first 🙆❤🙆 Love from Indonesia

[@saintsierra5124]

Hey Father Mike, just wanting to let you know how much I listen to your speeches and advice, I’ve never been into religion or any sort of beliefs but I’ve always had a soft spot for the church as I just like the peace in them, Hope to get a reply😊

[@mmargaretcole1989]

If you are attracted to the peace you can find the Catholic Church, I'd encourage you to talk to a local church pastor to find out more about Catholicism. There is nothing in the world that gives me more peace than my Catholic faith, receiving the Eucharist at Mass!

[@callums6570]

I hope you get a reply too

[@apri-icot]

Get this guy some attention so fr Mike notices! This deserves a good reply 💛

[@HolyKhaaaaan]

May the peace of God which surpasses all understanding keep your heart and mind in the knowledge and love of God and of His Son, Christ Jesus.

[@saintsierra5124]

❤️you all

[@theworldforgot4857]

MAY GOD BLESS YOU ABUNDANTLY FATHER MIKE IN JESUS MIGHTY AND PRECIOUS NAME AMEN!!!!!!!🙏🏽🤲🏾❤️☝🏽✝️

[@Cornelius-yk6oy]

Thank you Father, very true ... and thank you for mentioning Boston!

[@beverlyhanlon8101]

Eros,Phyla and Agape Love . The greatest is Agape..Gods love. Love you

[@zdenkogolubic8578]

Father Mike, you are just amazing. Cannot say anything but - love you! ✝️❤️😊

[@stephanieokafor3511]

Yes, I’m watching this in August! 😊

[@mirtham2372]

THAT SO VERY MUCH HELPED ME, FATHER!! I DO NOT HAVE TO FEEL IT, BUT JUST DO THE RIGHT THING FOR THEM!!! I THOUGHT I WAS FAILING BECAUSE I WASN'T FEELING IT!

[@madalenacalleja1199]

Hi Father Michael 😊 thank you so much for your encouragement and for people to recognise the true meaning of words . Happy Valentine .

[@staceyspargo5897]

Thank you Fr. Mike. I needed this explanation 61 years ago. Glad I finally got it! Sharing you now, because many have Love confused with eros.

[@hildasanda4511]

Am watching this right now and Valentine's Day is next week 😮

[@MsRose815]

Very helpful video and perfect timing. Thanks Fr. Mike!

[@MissPopuri]

So often we are drawn toward what others can give us without understanding that we must give something in return, I like to think of it as the "trap of free things". We gather so much in our packs, but it is up to us to use what we have collected for the good of our families or our friends. A friend of mine complains often about inventory management because his bags are always full and some trash needs to be thrown away. It could be clothes, food, scraps of material, or the like; if it can be given away through selling or offered as charity, you should take that as an example.

[@sheldonskinner8276]

Always the best way to start my day. Thank you Father Schmidt’s

[@powerliftingcentaur]

Like so many, I believe that my religious belief is a private matter. And yet, it is only natural to want to express my abiding commitments. Thus, I frequently wear a large cross that others can see. Thus, I carefully listen to others express their religious or spiritual enthusiasms. Schizophrenic? I wonder. At any rate, I am always open to a thoughtful video from Fr. Mike. And thankful.

[@ShaNacinoTV]

Thank you for this, Fr. Mike! 🏝

[@simonw.6720]

literally watching this in August

[@meemserelli3165]

Yes, I am watching this in August. 😎

[@spkbrantford8250]

Father Mike - thanks so much for your teaching. My students have a great interest listening to your lecture with awesome explanations.

[@RGTomoenage11]

Amen, share our faith by and with love.

[@bearyy2996]

You’re right I’m watching this on August

[@SE-cm3rh]

You crack me up! And deliver enlightenment so beautifully......THANK YOU!!

[@deborahwilson6970]

Used the Greek definitions for love from Eros to Agape in response to a challenge. Shared poem at open mic last week. Poem ends with beheading of St. Valentine as example of agape. Eros tamed in marriage. Actually longest poem I have written.

[@cade8986]

Wow, I am watching this in August

[@domenical.2261]

I’m watching in August!

[@l.k.1111]

He's awesome. Learning so much in a way that I can retain. Unique and best!🙌

[@christinepetracca5201]

What a gift you are to so many! Thank you for unpacking such important topics with simplicity, using great analogies, and your sense of humour always makes me laugh!😆 “Let’s break it down, waka waka” 🤣

[@kitashi_9971]

actually father I'm watching this 3 years later in may

[@eagleclarinet22]

More like watching in March 2021, but still awesome!!

[@musicgeekish]

I actually am watching this in August!

[@justinwright3326]

im going through a tough time right now with this girl, whether or not i love her, and now i know

[@muchachitachinita]

Aww stay strong ❤

[@julienielsen3746]

Pray and ask God what you need to do about it.

[@justinwright3326]

Julie Nelson I do and thanks sm

[@jtomas4850]

Thank You

[@ianmackenzie686]

Knocked this one out of the park...way out of the park.

[@ThePhl4ever]

I don't like Valentines Day but you still got the thumbs up as St. Valentine is so much cooler than the holiday Valentines Day has become

[@thecascadianhiker9465]

Fr Mike still rocking my world (and the hair)!!!!

[@Tabatha437]

I died 🤣, yes, I’m in the future. I’m watching this in Aug. 2020.

[@katherinekellmeyer5428]

Same!

[@musicsavantaccountant5856]

Hi guys. I watched this in August. But I'm now watching this in September. ☺😊

[@akshadagodinho950]

6mins after y'all posted this.😁

[@grizzlydan8]

sierraMusicrrmusic, in case Fr. Mike cannot get back to you I will give you a Catholic take on your statement. The soft spot Your soft spot for the Catholic church I s the natural desire we have to seek our God and Creator . God made us because he wants to love us and be loved in return. You would be most welcome to come to celebrate the sacrifice of the Mass at any Roman Catholic Church. Or drop in for a quiet visit with our l ord. Don't worry if you don't know what to do when you get there. Observe and follow what most other people are doing, except When when most people start walking to the alter , You should stay in your seat. You will need some formal instruction before you can receive Holly Communion. You can usually find a priest to introduce yours ilf to after mass, if you wish. There is nothing better than experiencing God's love up close and personal. God Bless you.

[@duniamaisha7695]

..To will the good of the other🙏

[@adamhardin9176]

Watching in August..

[@megan8832]

I heard a voice one night when I was laying in bed I heard it say a name. I think I heard Copernicus and than he said God Loves you. It was beautiful because I truly didn’t think I was deserving of his love and I just thought I would share that Incase anyone needs to know that God love us all no matter what. ❤️❤️ idk if it’s a saint. If anyone knows what Copernicus means I would highly appreciate it. I know he was a mathematician or something but idk if he a saint or something

[@Twilightblade7]

Close! July 29th haha. Thank you as always for the great video Father!

[@cary_domiii]

Here's me watching this video on August.

[@nf7757]

unironically watching this in august 🤣

[@ayeshat6868]

This video makes so much sense

[@compaovi8374]

I thought it was an older video bc of no beard, excellent video Father!

[@monicakaras4792]

Father Mike, thank you so much for all that you teach in your videos! They have brought a lot of clarity and joy to my life. Could you please think about recording a video speaking to parents about letting go of your adult children as they enter relationships in their adult life. My parents are very passionate about their catholic faith but they seem to think that they can still control their adult children’s lives and their choices even once they have moved out of the house and are not dependent on their parents. I am engaged and trying to keep my relationship healthy and growing with my fiancé leading up to the wedding, but because of certain choices of mine my parents are getting very vocal and upset that I don’t feel the need to “obey” them anymore. My fiancé is a farmer and lives in a very isolated area and because of that my only option for night conditions is to stay at his house. I am not living with him, I’m only visiting him on weekends. He is very respectful of me and we are being chaste with each other but it’s upsetting my parents so much that they are starting to threaten that they won’t come to the wedding if I don’t change my visiting arrangements. It hurts that they won’t trust me and I want my wedding to be a celebration of family and of new life. I hope you understand my dilemma. I would really appreciate it if you could speak about this. I think that I also want to understand this more too. God bless you Father!

[@jordandelatorre4965]

“ or because it’s the Internet you’re watching this in , I don’t know , August .” Accurate 😂

[@pinamawya1967]

I am watching it in August 😀😀😀

[@janettapearl332]

Watching this in May 2021. :)

[@paidinfull2204]

Hi Fr Mike where is your beard ?? liked your beard but you do look younger now. favorite priest keep up your awesome work love it God Bless

[@servant5795]

"If you hated this-" 🤣🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 Is it just me or is this last line so hilarious? Tnx Fr. MIKE!!!!!!

[@mariadepaulis8889]

Gracias!!!

[@GreatAether58]

Wow it actually is August when I'm watching this! Great video as always!

[@sarawawa8984]

Me watching this in august lol, called out in the very beginning of the video!

[@mariagazzola]

Acts 1:8 is where Jesus told us to be His witnesses to the ends of the earth. He said this to the disciples and he meant it for all of us... "to the ends of the earth." These were Jesus' last words before he rose up into heaven (during the Ascension) and they have significant meaning because they were his final thoughts that left the biggest impact on the disciples.

[@marieloumontenegro3103]

Amazing! I just hope all priests have the same spirituality as yours.

[@gabriellacharbel9798]

I literally watch this video in August 👀

[@Ca8tisawesome]

So this raises the question: How do we love God? If loving someone is willing (choosing) that which is good for them, then what is good for God? From what I know of God, it's that He desires us, our companionship, our worship. He loves us with incredible eros, so could we say that what is good for God is having us and our devotion. But also, God loves each of us, willing the good for us so I guess that's why Jesus said "What you do to the least of these, you do to me." What is good for God is when His Children love each other. So I guess, we can love God by being in relationship with Him and by loving His Children. Kk... so like, that's what I tell my kids at Sunday School, so like, I think it really is pretty simple.

[@simplelivingsimplyloving3080]

Caterina Eremondi Reading through your comment, it seems like you worked through the question and got to the answer yourself 😂(through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, of course) 🙏🏼

[@NicOle-hu2km]

Sooo good!

[@AGirlWithoutAName]

Ok I love you 🤗

[@liyeap]

It's funny what Fr Mike said at the beginning coz I am watching this in August ;)

[@Isaac_Cudnik]

Who else is watching this in August?

[@mariab.774]

@Player 1 I am!

[@kriziajerilee]

Thank you for being so AMAZING Fr.Mike! I love you! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA