Day 79: Jesus’ Transfiguration and Messianic Acts - The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

[@kingofthorns203]

The Transfiguration is one of my favorite mysteries from the life of Jesus; it was great to hear it analyzed here by Father Mike! :)

[@marianmilne6009]

Even better 2nd time round. Thank you Fr Mike. Praying for you and everyone here. Gid bless🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻

[@kathrynpickering1497]

Your closing statement/prayer is beautiful and moving. With gratitude for you and your ministry Fr. Mike!

[@richardgourlay5191]

Dear father Mike Schmitz I've decided to follow the catechism again this year as I didn't finish it last year. I will definitely watch them all. I really thank you from my heart for your old cast. They truly help me in my faith. As a confirmed Catholic I find I'm often being tested for my faith and religion by people. So thank you for your guidance. Amen

[@kathleenwharton2139]

God is our Provider. He Gave us commandments for OUR Good. They will Lead us to Love and Peace. It is All in the Sermon on the Mount. May God Bless us All with Love and Peace. 😊❤

[@chavelasalas9151]

Thanks be to GOD ❤❤❤ Amen prayers Father Mike Amen 🙏

[@lanstonpinto4421]

Day 79 done :) Lord, you are the Lord of glory and you entered into agony. You are the Lord of power and you entered into shame. Help me neither to be afraid of agony nor be embarrassed by shame, but to cling to You in your shame and Your agony so as to live with You in Your resurrection and in Your glory.....

[@anaguerra6645]

Thank you fr. Mike. This podcast is so insightful. God bless.

[@thomasbarnes3397]

Thank you Father Mike😢

[@grovercleavland2698]

Please pray for me. Things are a little weird with my work situation right now and I’m really stressed out because of it.

[@valentinabiebie]

Thank you, Father Mike. ❤ 31-03-24

[@annetteminozzi678]

It's something to meditate on about Jesus telling His Apostles that they need to prepare themselves to suffer on Earth before relishing the fact of enjoying the fruits of Heaven. Did I get that right? I mean, that's what we're all going thru here on Earth, correct? I have certainly gone thru my fair share of suffering for Christ..& I expect to do more..just as so many members of my family did & close friends. I feel blessed when I can enjoy those few glorious moments of delight & praise the Good Lord up above for them! PTL! PTL! 🙏✝️🙇‍♀️💜

[@spidermiddleagedman]

I realized that an argument for the BIble being the word of God is that there is no laziness in the old or new testament writings. Everything points to something no verse is wasted. Thank you Jesus for your wisdom and Truth. God Bless.

[@Meloriah]

Thank you fr. Mike your podcasts helped call me back to the church, then my excitement brought my brother back stronger, and his wife and mother in law are now in RCIA and getting baptized this Easter!!!

[@TrixRN]

Praise God🙏❤️The fruit of this ministry is a hundred-fold. Prayers for you & your family🙏❤️

[@mannafromheaven0228]

How beautiful, Celina! Through you the Lord spoke to your family and called them to Him. May the joy of Easter be in your heart and theirs. Prayers for you all. 🙏🙏

[@meihui7767]

Praise the Lord

[@Meloriah]

@@mannafromheaven0228 Thank you God bless you and may your faith effect many more people to come!

[@mstellis2012]

Praise God for all His BLESSINGS.!!!!

[@gordontempest2575]

Father you are so right in what you said in the end of this days reading, that we are not alone in our suffering, that Jesus is with us and sends His Spirit to walk with us. I began that journey on June 5th 1991 and am still walking that path. My story is too long to talk about now, but The Holy Spirit walked with me, protected me and continues to walk with me and sustain me. Especialy on the days I didn't want to be sustained. I was a loss soul on my own journey, but God had a different path. Thank you for not only what you are doing for me but for all of us.

[@tinamader9365]

I am more in love with my faith because of CIY. Thank You ❤️

[@mperez2730]

Yes, me too ❤️

[@lauramcvey9686]

I thank St. Pope John Paul ll for the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary.🌞

[@CARS63]

😊❤😊Thank you😊❤😊

[@poulingail]

I love the timing on these sessions. How fortunate that we are moving into the Passion and Resurrection articles during Lent and approaching Holy Week.

[@rm-paradise]

I was thinking of the same thing. 3/20/2023

[@justinechenJC]

Me too 😊 .It’s great and awesome how the topics are somehow in sync with the daily readings.

[@elizabethcronin3074]

Hello everyone & Happy Day 79!🙏 Happy Solemnity of St. Joseph!🙏

[@dianefrank3688]

🙋 🙏

[@TrixRN]

👋🙏❤️

[@mannafromheaven0228]

Prayers 🙏 and love ❤ on this St. Joseph's Day for my brother Joseph who passed away years ago. ❤❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏

[@dianefrank3688]

@@mannafromheaven0228 I will add your brother Joseph to my prayer list. I lost one brother due to illness from Vietnam 75 years ago and another brother 2yrs ago. It is so hard to loss our family members.🙏🥀

[@mannafromheaven0228]

@@dianefrank3688 Thank you Diane. God bless you.

[@richardgourlay5191]

Thank you father Mike Schmitz for day 79 of the catechism.Amen

[@bartholomewabraham430]

Dear Father Mike, Thank you for sharing how Jesus battles for us against the evil one, and most of all how he establishes a Kingdom and permits us to gain entry. I love the way you explained it. So good. Thank you.

[@dianefrank3688]

Amen! 🙏

[@JeanneZettler]

Agree. Beautifully explained. God Bless.

[@raadkashat1126]

Praise the Lord..

[@JohnTwoFive]

Thank you, Fr. Mike! Love learning that once we're baptized and have received the other necessary Sacraments it is our duty and privilege to remain in Him Who made us, by picking up our crosses and keeping His commandments every day as He said we must do in order to follow Him. His seven Sacraments make that incredibly easy to do, too! Thanks again for these wonderful lessons!

[@mapinoita279]

God bless you Fr. Mike!😊

[@56Tyskie]

O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, and lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy.

[@dianefrank3688]

Amen! 🙏

[@JeanneZettler]

Amen. God Bless.

[@claudina1G]

Amen 🙏

[@TrixRN]

Amen🙏❤️

[@felipaschwartz1342]

Amen!! 🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽

[@ginaanelli9717]

Lamb of God! You took away the sins of the world! I love you ❤️🙏

[@adama5363]

Thank you Lord for another day listening to Father Mike

[@kinsman2k]

I love today’s ending, how beautiful!

[@lawrencegatti8283]

So many insights opened to me today. The purpose, even need, for my earthly suffering. This Catechism and your commentary show me the richness of foretelling in the old testament and in Jesus' life that I had never understood before. Thank you once again, Fr. Mike.

[@TrixRN]

So true. God bless you🙏❤️

[@artorefalnera3055]

Fr. Thank you 😇

[@michacarolino]

Another day, another Catechism lesson! Thank you Father Mike. God bless us all

[@moniquearseneault1460]

Thank you Father.. praying for you and everyone watching this.. God bless .. enjoy day 79 ❤️🙏🏻.

[@dianefrank3688]

Praying for you Monique and all of those in CIY and of course Fr. Mike. 🙏🙏🙏

[@mrs.h.1577]

This gets better, and better, and better!

[@elizabethchukwumah6793]

The teaching today is so encouraging. I can only say WOW. Thank you Fr. Mike. God Bless you. Am seriously praying for you.

[@jayweston6893]

Father in heaven, thank you for this gift of 79 of the best homilies ever.

[@virginiadobler7245]

Father Mike, you are an amazing priest as you help so many people in our lives and our journey towards heaven. We thank God for all you do. May God bless you. Virginia

[@almapuritaparcon3435]

Day79. May God be praised 🙏

[@hlobend2111]

Prayers 🙏🙏🙏 to the people in parts of the world that do not make the headlines news entangled in their own hardships and suffering in silence and isolation.

[@sandyrausch1999]

Baptism, our baptism, transfiguration, our resurrection, and God speaks each time! Never caught that one Father, thanks! The spring goes down for thirst……great analogies. We walk Not alone..❤❤❤❤❤

[@rm-paradise]

Please pray for the holy Souls in Purgatory, they need our prayers. The Marian Press podcast has St Faustina's Diary in a year. Fr Roesch reads and reflects on her diary. 8-9 minutes a day. What a beautiful gift. Today we have 20 days of prayer, fasting and almsgiving, make them count. 3/20/2023

[@miachambers830]

Day 79..! Oh my gosh… this is going by so quickly..! ‘Bear witness to the truth through humility’..! WOW..! 😔 I’m not sure I’ve ever noticed the similarities before..! 🥹 Thank you Fr. Mike for taking the scales from my eyes and getting us through this catechism ..! ❤❤❤ I CANNOT WAIT to hear you again..! ❤️❤️❤️ I am praying for you. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Please pray for me. ❤️🙏🏻❤️ God bless. ❤❤❤

[@lovable20051976]

Thank you Fr. Mike for this insightful message today. Thank you Holy Spirit for walking with us in this journey with Jesus

[@gingerphelan5728]

God bless each and everyone of you 🙏❤️ I’m just amazed how Father Mike gifts are given to us - oh Lord keep Father healthy in mind and spirit his voice is echoing in the world- May many be blessed by him in your glory 🙏

[@WashingtonDC99]

Day 79 : Jesus / Iesus / Yeshua / Jeshua's Transfiguration And Messianic Acts Keep pressing play. Thank you Father Mike Schmitz. God bless you all. Gloria / Glory to God in the highest. Viva Cristo Rey. Christ King Of The Universe.

[@roberttoney3929]

I just found out about your lose Father I’m so sorry I hope your doing ok and my prayers go out to you and your family for your lose but now she’s in heaven with our lord where there is no more pain and suffering God bless you Father Mike

[@noradsouza3673]

Transfiguration and Messianic Acts - so important ❤

[@alexc.8384]

Last night I had a dream unlike any I have ever had. In all my nightmares I can recall, I have never been attacked in a dream and during the attack not have woken up. In this dream, I was attacked by a demon I truly believe. It was a seemingly old, wrinkly greenish pale women, with a few strands of black hair on the top of her head but somehow I absolutly knew it was a demon in the dream. I was standing infront of a door trying to let my dog in when I was grabbed by my left wrist. Thrown by the force of this pull onto the bed in the center of the room, where this thing latched onto me left elbow. I was frieghten, and did not know what to do. I then looked straight at this thing and screamed "please help me God" and in an instant I woke up calm as ever. The part of this that gets me is the minute I complete the sentence of "please help me god" it was almost instantaneously pulled from this dream. I have never felt the feeling of being absolutly terrified to absolutly calm by the snap of a finger. Almost a feeling of power was taken over and discarded this feeling of fear. The room I was in also was nothing I had visited before, however, I did have another dream where a snaked lunged at my face in a setting that almost matches how this room felt but in a different part of the home. I have no clue

[@carolradlinger8661]

This world is so hard to take right now, but I must remember that He walks with us ! Jesus now more than ever ! ❤

[@TrixRN]

The greater sin abounds Grace abounds even more. I think if we really look we can see how God’s Grace is abounding even more. Each year in my parish our RCIA class gets larger & we added a 2nd class that comes into the Church at the Feast of Christ the King to accommodate people. We have so many awesome studies available to us like this Catechism, Bible in a year, & many others. There are many reasons to hope even if the world continues on the path of sin & destruction God is equipping His people & strengthening them. God bless you🙏❤️

[@susannebrule3160]

Thank you Father for another day of catechism. I'll be praying for you Father and everyone in the catechism study God bless everyone!

[@SuperRuthJ]

Can't wait to see you tomorrow also Father Mike! God bless you all!❤

[@aldrinazamora1351]

Thank you, Fr. Mike! Amazing Jesus’ Transfiguration is foretaste of God’s kingdom highlighted for me @556 when he “will change our lowly body to be like his glorious body” WOW! Lord, Jesus, thank you for your love for us, please may we remain in your grace amidst trials & persecutions in this life as we await such promised Resurrection 🙏🏼

[@TrixRN]

🙏❤️

[@aldrinazamora1351]

@@TrixRN , thanks sister! Let’s keep our prayers joined together 🙏🏼❤️

[@TrixRN]

I can imagine Peter, James, & John contemplating the transfiguration after the crucifixion feeling lost & not comprehending the meaning of it all. They knew He had the power to come down from the cross but didn’t. Why not?!? Why did He allow Himself to die??? Then the Resurrection! It would have started making sense; they would have started seeing the deeper meaning of His death, the necessity of it paired with the resurrection. Death was conquered! The most feared aspect of life was conquered by Christ who then empowered us to do the same thing in Him. No wonder they were fearless in proclaiming the Good News. This life is a training ground for eternity with God. Will we control ourselves & tame our unruly passions? Will we think beyond ourselves & expand our circles of care to not only our families but our neighbors & our enemies? Can we think with God’s thoughts, love with God’s heart? Sometimes the way seems so clear. God bless you all🙏❤️Thank you for listening to my musings😊😘

[@spidermiddleagedman]

Thank you Theresa!

[@MM22272]

I openly confess that I have no appetite for suffering in terms of mortification, not only inherently, but especially when the goal of my intention, in bearing witness to the truth in humility, doesn't seem to be bearing fruit. In this case, I must let myself simply trust in Christ. I thank God for the example of Father Mike who inspires us!

[@TrixRN]

Yes! When our sacrifice & suffering seems dry or of no effect is when it is most efficacious. That’s a mystery🙏❤️

[@meanchoolee5845]

God bless you Father Mike and every one in CIY and BIY

[@elizabethcronin3074]

Wow- this was very emotional for me today!🙏🥲

[@KB_2161]

For the good intentions of all that we hold in our hearts, spoken or unspoken, through Christ Our Lord Amen ❤️🙏❤️

[@TrixRN]

This message today really has me thinking.🤔❤️

[@mclawrence00]

Father Mike, I haven't missed a day and I'm learning so much. This is so very inspiring. I love how this is lining up with Lent and the upcoming Holy Week.

[@roystonfernandes8305]

In the Transfiguration, Jesus reveals that His glory comes by way of the cross. Thereafter, as the Messiah King, he enters Jerusalem with great humility to suffer his passion and death, showing forth the coming of the Kingdom.

[@143mschrag]

Amen. Praise to You O'Lord Jesus Christ❣️ Thank you so much Fr. Mike, those in the Ministry, and Ascension. As always, my continued prayers for all. God Bless 🙏🏻

[@dianefrank3688]

🙏✝ 🙏 Praying for all.

[@lindab3293]

Thank you Father Mike! Praying for you! 🥰🙏🏼❤️

[@MH-np4yb]

Hello everyone and Father Mike thank you very much for our CIY I am still loving CIY 🙏🏻🥰❤💙

[@robertl6770]

We love you father Mike

[@doloreswisecarver1784]

Day 79. The Transfiguration is a foretaste of the Kingdom. Jesus announced three times that He was to suffer and die. Peter, James and John, in seeing the Transfiguration, prepared them to know that Christ’s passion was voluntary. Jesus’s Baptism prefigures our Baptism. Jesus’s Transfiguration prefigures our Resurrection. Jesus’s Passion and death, the agony, brokenness and suffering, prefigures the path that we will take as well. We never need to despair or give up hope for Jesus is with us through it all.

[@joseguzman1051]

Amen 🙏.

[@yvonnevazsaxena6712]

Thank you Father Mike. Every day brings new joy, new hope. God bless you 🌹

[@majorfrank1167]

Please pray for me, our govt stopped my Social Security because I did nor send in a form they never sent me (or other friends of mine in the same predicament) I'm a 100% Disabled Vet and need the pension to feed my family,

[@annmariem3236]

Praying that you and all veterans are honored and cared for by a grateful nation. 🙏❤

[@nickwestgeest807]

All I can say is wow! Praying for all God Bless.😊

[@claudialeonard1574]

❤ Fr. Mike may your heart having healing in this time of loss.

[@maaanaaa]

Thank you ♥️

[@MM22272]

In humility, we are called to enter into death in order to enter into Christ's resurrection of Christ. Love must pass through fire to be tried, proved, and glorified.

[@TrixRN]

Amen🙏❤️

[@user-mv2tg8hc8c]

Beautiful! God wants our hearts!

[@joannlenz1602]

Bless You Father Mike and all people of the world.Amen🙏🏻💝 and all people of the world.

[@nuolachrist7338]

God bless you, Fr. Mike.

[@rogerthat117]

How much God must love us. Because of our sinfulness God suffers.

[@wreloise1]

“To you, O LORD, I offer my prayer; in you, my God, I trust. Save me from the shame of defeat; don't let my enemies gloat over me!” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭25‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭

[@kathyfranzoni274]

Thank you Father you know what sometimes kassidi Agony that Jesus went through but you've explained it so well you're tonight we need to be partakers in this a lot of food for thought I thank you and I'm praying for you and I'm so glad you're doing this and everybody goodnight God bless🙏🙏🥰

[@AnaGonzalez-ln2lv]

wow so deep ! thank you and God bless Fr.Mike.

[@marianmilne6009]

Thank you Fr Mike. Praying for you and everyone here. God bless🙏❤️🙏

[@benedictaang1875]

Thank you Fr. Mike .. for this beautiful reflection .. praying for you and this community .. 🙏

[@nickk4851]

Thank you and God bless you, Fr. Mike!

[@cmspanjers]

The Father spoke at creation, Jesus’ baptism and the Transfiguration. He spoke to Elijah in the still small voice. The Lord speaks to me. By the power of the Holy Spirit may I be able to hear and understand God’s call for me in my life. May I be open to receive the grace to answer that call. Amen? Amen!

[@TrixRN]

Amen🙏❤️

[@munchlax9715]

amen

[@richardbergmark6722]

Thank you Father.

[@msperle8949]

Wow I just loved today! Thank you ❤️🙏

[@EugenieKikango]

The essence of our faith! So help us Lord.

[@lindamueller5579]

I Love You, Lord Jesus in your death and resurrection.Linda

[@peacemakers6316]

so beautiful, God is good.

[@mperez2730]

Wow beautiful lesson today. Thank you Jesus for loving us so much ❤️🙏

[@paulacevedo8814]

Praise to God and Lord Jesus Christ🙏❤🕊😇

[@mercymercy331]

Beautiful🙏 Thank you Fr.

[@Charlene52354]

Tku again for a great interpretation Fr Mike. It really helps me understand some of the things I have been through in my life. I always had Jesús with me in those times. Tku again Jesús. Tk you again Fr Mike.

[@2000Biscotto]

Thank you Fr. Mike! Blessings everyone! 🙏

[@dcallison]

Thanks!

[@lucisetumbrae]

Perhaps the most intense installment yet.

[@deedeebuhler9610]

May God bless you always 🙏

[@robehrgonzales77494]

DaY 79 ❤❤❤ Amen 🙏🙏🙏

[@R.C.425]

Thank you

[@claudina1G]

God bless you Fr Mike 🙏

[@elviaalamilla8112]

God bless u Father Mike

[@naomiwelch6715]

Just powerful!