"True Surrender" | 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Mike's Homily)

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Rebellion, Resentment, or Rejoicing
We are called to surrender to God's will. But how do we surrender? Is it a matter of feeling or is it a matter of something else? Surrender is an active, dynamic thing. And it is the opposite of rebellion and resentment.
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[@lizettechavez3057]

❤ Thank you Father Schmitz❤

[@SurrenderNovena]

"Christianity is not a crock-pot Christianity, where you set it and forget it. Surrender is not a one time thing." We have to surrender every day in many ways. Thank you, Fr. Mike.

[@storykli5137]

So good

[@HJSHDL]

Our prayer of surrender at the beginning of every day and the end of every day (St. Ignatius of Loyola): “Take oh Lord and receive all my liberty, and memory, my understanding, and my entire will. Whatever I have or hold You’ve given me. I restore all to You and surrender it wholly to be governed by Your will. Give me only Your love and Your grace. I am rich enough and ask for nothing more. Amen.”

[@doracawley8355]

Amen🙏🏾 I will commit to pray this prayer morning and night and the in between hours too.

[@jodygill8755]

❤ Amen ❤

[@LukeC-gi3zp]

Thanks for placing this here!

[@maryannfreeth3126]

Thank you!!

[@marywanipa]

Amen 🙏

[@reneetippett8446]

Thanks!

[@bonk668]

Fr. Mike always gives a great homily

[@Srf2311]

Thanks

[@annepakiam8922]

God bless you, Fr Mike. You truly speak to my heart

[@glynvavasseur6274]

Awesome homily Father Mike. I love your homily so much. You always hit the nail on the head.

[@annemcgoff8495]

Thank you, Fr Mike. I needed this❤

[@alycemannix8338]

I pray this every day…. I surrender myself to you body and spirit; take care of everything. I don’t know if I’m being resentful. I feel like I’m praying spiritually and meaningful and I pray only for God’s will. I’ve been ill for years in pain but I’ll keep trying to really try to do God’s will and happily always. 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@LadyKayye]

My day just got so much better. Hope you’re doing well Fr. Mike. ❤

[@JenniferKrichbaum]

I've been stalled in my spiritual life and I think it's because I had a "Jesus Take the Wheel" approach of resignation rather than the Sully approach of say a prayer and get to work. Thanks once again for a direct and great homily!

[@blaisemacpherson7637]

In all fairness she did some better work later in her career. Blown Away is a solid song. And the one where she beats up his truck?

[@user-kg1zv5xb1m]

Father.. in my lifetime.. no priest has ever impacted me with any homily like yours.. you are expressive and clear so we understand and that is so appreciated. Some things in our faith are confusing.. but when you explain.. it’s like a light bulb 💡 goes off !! Thank you for bringing me closer to Our Lord ✝️🙏🏻🌹

[@rjam24]

“ My life is no longer mine “

[@tracysandoval2338]

Thank you Father Mike! 🙏🏻 I will definitely be praying this!

[@courtjensen9004]

Thank you for the beautiful homily. I also thank you all for the beautiful reflections of struggle, faith, and hope. All these words you are sharing in here are giving me hope before a stressful work day.

[@b8akaratn]

Hope u have a good day! 😊

[@AggieMack-m3g]

This was such a powerful homily. I missed mass due to a sick baby and was frustrated about it. This was the kick in the butt reminder I needed about where God needed me to be… still working on the cheerful heart part.

[@evelynsintimappiah1888]

Lord Jesus Christ have Mercy on us 🙏

[@salvazquez6348]

God bless you Father Schmitz

[@ChildofGod98765]

Give me strength Lord Jesus. I’m struggling providing for my children. I will keep faith. I have two beautiful boys both have special needs. I’m overwhelmed because they require so much from me. I’m fearful because every month is a struggle to not end up on the streets with my boys. Lord restore my faith. I’m so tired Lord Jesus of constantly struggling to pay bills and struggling to buy groceries. Ashamed because I’m failing as a mother. Please Lord continue to give me strength.❤️

[@pattysayssew3609]

I will pray for you. You are not a failing mother, you're clearly a loving, faithful daughter of God and a mother dealing with the issues of our day. I will pray for strength and blessings for you.

[@Fiery154]

You have been given a great weight, but the Lord knows you can bear it, but you need not bear it alone. Lean on your school team. In some states there is respite care service tied to the Foster Care system, so it could be free or low cost. Take care of yourself, maybe find a caregivers support group. Financial Peace University transformed my life, it’s biblical and more than just money. You can watch the radio show and back episodes on KZbin, and you will no longer feel like a slave to your money. It is freeing to have control of your finances with a budget. I will pray for you in your struggle.

[@jhamberg8968]

Keep praying. I am praying for you too. Just remember that surrendering does not mean giving up.

[@lindaharper2870]

Do you just copy and paste your comment on every religious site??? You’re a fake!

[@priscillabarr9542]

Do you have an Amazon page

[@christmastavares8120]

That was a powerful prayer

[@chantalsmalley400]

I so love your homily, Father Mike - thank you … we are not and will never be balanced --> we are constantly BALANCING. Help me every day, Jesus, to make adjustments according to Your will 🙏❤️

[@cherylawitherell1800]

Thank you 🙏❤ Father Mike

[@babyshooz]

Father Mike coming through with the timely messages! Thank you for the high energy, joy, and deep reflection!

[@janelanzon6011]

Thank you Fr. Mike.

[@Gillian1970Mel]

Thank you, thank you, thank you...I really needed this. I so gave up on God yesterday. ❤

[@carolhensen8005]

Profound words Father Mike, I needed this message today more than any other I’ve heard in the past. I will surrender all to thee Lord, I’m praying for you Father Mike God Bless…

[@nickrugg]

Fr. Mike… God’s wrestling coach!!! ✝️🙏🏻❤️💪🏻

[@erikadeslauriers3403]

Thank you for this! I am working on surrender and this was helpful to me!

[@mariechong9109]

Lord I pray for Grace to surrender to you, to let go and allow you to work in me and with me

[@alycemannix8338]

I’ll also pray for you Father Mike for there is no one else that can do God’s Will as you can and from what I see you are. Thank you Father Mike, you’re such a gift to everyone and that’s why God has given you this project. Maybe resentful but you’re willing to do what GOD has asked of you. So far so good! 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@janefosha7847]

Thank you for this excellent and helpful homily! Giving access can be a real challenge, especially when confronted with situations we neither anticipated nor asked for. Thank you!

[@angrypotato_fz]

Beautiful and thoughtful teaching. I think I need to write this prayer down and have at hand.

[@christinenguyen2530]

Blessings

[@shj0792]

We are so blessed by your love & authenticity. Praise God !

[@R_Thomp]

Thank you Father❤

[@Hazelcontent]

Thank you i needed this 🙏 ❤️

[@marcin4497]

Beautiful prayer ❤️‍🔥

[@elvacantu7821]

How do I surrender my pain of having alcoholic children? Adult children, married with spouse and adult children. I am 87 yrs old and at the age of 21 I married an alcoholic. I had never seen an intoxicated person in my life. I want to surrender my anxiety and pain to something I am not able to change. Prayers for my children----for me? Father Mike please in the future discussions in the hidden illness of alcoholism.

[@elvacantu7821]

Thank you, God bless you 🙏💕

[@gaylepaul2976]

🙏🙏🙏

[@juliep47378]

You are not alone sister. Keep praying to Jesus for healing in your family and in every area. God s divine timing is perfect. He has helped us before, so why wouldn't He now? He will keep praying and tell Him. Your will be done. Just like Jesus our Lord said on His cross before He died. Amen

[@jeantrafecanty3225]

Thank you so much for this. I’ve been struggling with surrendering my worries to the Lord in the midst of infertility issues and with suffering a miscarriage in Feb. I pray daily for comfort and His graces to help heal me ❤️ Praying for you all in your struggles

[@Kev1972]

I know my thinking is flawed, but sometimes I feel God created me chronically depressed. My mother always tells me to surrender to God. Father Mike, thank you for the prayer as I will devote my morning and evening prayers to surrender to him.

[@Josuzaki]

Have you ever tried renouncing prayers? Recently I had the experience that my depression was linked to a false thought I had about myself. After years of struggling, and in a desperate moment, it became clear to me what thought I had to renounce. This thought was--if the worse happens, I could do the worse. This little thought, that I was capable of evil because I might lose control of my mind, was the"in" that the devil needed to harass me all these years. Don't be afraid. God will send his angels to protect you lest you dash your foot against a stone. Trust that if you're in a state of grace, he will protect your soul and the devil has no power over you. If you choose to do God's will, then God will give you the grace to do good. Always. Begin by renouncing despair and reaffirm your trust in the power of God's goodness to you. "I shall see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living" God bless you in this struggle.

[@ICMLJ]

Fr Mike, awesome!! Your homilies hit home for me every single time... You need to do a book of your homilies, because I am the first in line for it 🙏🙏

[@rayazzopardi3408]

Dear Father Mike I been struggling with my relationship and hearing you today’s homily gives me hope. Thank you and god bless. Pray for me. Raymond from Toronto Canada

[@psarmijo5256]

Thank You Father Mike! That was beautiful. I would've never known You were having troubles. You're always so happy & inspiring! God Bless YOU!

[@mlsim8062]

Amazing homily! Amazing prayer!

[@EliB567a]

That’s a wonderful sermon & must remember to pray that prayer every day. 🙏

[@amdg9683]

Thank you father, exactly what I needed

[@mariac4602]

Wonderful analogies! They are so helpful for understanding these concepts and how to live them. Thank you, Father Mike.

[@DescriptionofHeaven-uf7hl]

Amen Amen Amen Thank you Jesus for your grace and mercies. Thank you Jesus for this new day. Thank you Jesus for loving me.

[@JacksonD0716]

So good. Thank you, Father.

[@mariechong9109]

Lord i pray for my Clemence and Zilei, heal their brokenness and bless them with the grace to surrender their disappointment, to trust in your Providence

[@EscMML-vu2yi]

Thank you so so much. God bless you

[@marijo.4694]

Lord, I surrender. St. Ignatius pray for us.

[@caroldoidge3044]

Truly amazing and awesome homily and advice 🙏🏼👏 Thank you Fr Mike this is what we suffer from daily How to trust and allow God to come into our lives Amen

[@mckeep3]

Father Mike, I was drawn to this video. I have done the Surrender Novena multiple times. When anxiety approaches me, I place the moment at Jesus's feet. I was in the Adoration Chapel silently, hoping to hear Jesus. I heard, “Surrender yourself to me.” The vision was before becoming ordained; the seminarian would prostrate on the floor with heels together and arms straight out, mirroring the cross in front of the Holy Host of Jesus. I am a 70-year-old woman kneeling in front of Jesus and prostrated to Jesus, saying, “I surrender my whole to You. Do as You please. I love You. I adore You. I trust You.” This was life-changing. It will not be the only time I do this.

[@gedat5538]

This Catholic hymn captures the true meaning of SURRENDER: Take oh Lord and receive all my liberty, and memory, my understanding, and my entire will. Whatever I have or hold You’ve given me. I restore all to You and surrender it wholly to be governed by Your will. Give me only Your love and Your grace. I am rich enough and ask for nothing more.

[@PhilipShawn]

No one knows it all; except, of course...

[@freedominjesus499]

It’s so hard to surrender. Even when I say the words I retreat back to the vicious cycle of doubt , fear and anxiety. I want God to take it all but so hard not to want to try control a situation or catastrophise everything. I am in a bad place now and I need prayers to get through a certain situation. I am a single mum with no family support and a DV survivor. I live in fear and loneliness every day. I believe God is with me because he told us He always is but I find my faith is not strong. I need to be patient. I pray the Lord sends His angels to befriend me and help me get through this next phase of my life. Please pray for me and my children. I want to surrender and believe God will look after this. Thank you for your prayers

[@s.s8665]

The prayer of surrender at the end is gonna be so hard for me but i will definitely try my best !!! Thank you father mike for this eye opening sermon!! Praise the lord!!!

[@KB_2161]

Dear Jesus Help me to spread Your fragrance everywhere I go. Penetrate and possess my whole being so utterly that my life may only be a radiance of Yours. Shine through me and be so in me that every soul I come in contact with may feel Your presence in my soul. Let them look up and see no longer me, but only Jesus! Stay with me and then I shall begin to shine as You shine; so to shine as to be a light to others; the light, O Jesus, will be all from you. None of it will be mine; it will be You shining on others through me. Amen. ❤ Fr Mike, need I say it? You are the perfect example of a person, yes a priest, but an individual who lives and breathes the True Radiance of God above. Peace of the Lord be with you always. Also note that we already have the funds and the knowledge to help you. We just have to share it. 👀 ❤🙏❤

[@brettgurda1356]

Thank you 🙏

[@PhilipsSajan]

Amen

[@JWellsUp]

And for those who think that the heart being spoken of is not the pumping heart,rather, your conscience. Hardening your heart is the same as blocking a suggestion to do Gods will but unblocking it to do your will.

[@_eemjee_]

this is also my problem Father. i am kinda getting tired of people asking for financial help. when i give them a little amount, i will receive a reaction like, "is this all?" what hurts the most is they are my own mom and grandma. it is not easy to be the breadwinner, yet my mom will talk to others about "the things i CANNOT provide, instead of what i gave." so most of the time, i cannot give to them with a cheerful heart. my siblings are more appreciative and grateful though.

[@traciewestbrook3974]

As a single mom that was when I surrendered to let God take my life over and he did and my life was never the same that’s what she meant in the song. That was a prayer to God that she wanted him to lead her because she was making the wrong choices.

[@Shaluyehshuah]

Thank you Father Mike. Will pray this prayer of surrender. And lord, help me die for me and help me live for you.19:45

[@anneliesed]

I have no trouble telling God how I feel. I tell him everyday. Nothing comes from it. And not only am I expected to surrender and do God's will but I also have to be cheerful? It's never enough.

[@michellehyde1473]

I wish I could help you with this! I was so mad at God for a long time and blamed him for so many things in my life that had gone wrong! Hy husband told me that the enemy loves it when we do that! The devil wants us to stay mad at our Father! It was a hard journey, and still can be, but I’m learning to WAIT…to wait on the answers that I need…my attitude still sucks and there are times when I’m not happy, but I’m learning to accept whatever He has for me…and to give praise to Him in the little things! I hope this helps some! Sending you prayers!

[@franciscos.a.l.135]

peace

[@jojomcelwee1380]

❤️

[@Shaluyehshuah]

❤❤

[@PhilipShawn]

That the undeserving one.

[@ks7343]

Father Mike, I want to help you! I’m not in Minnesota, but I’m a Director of Development, who has success with online fundraising, and with direct mail fundraising! I know you have people there at the university who might be willing to help you, but I’m truly interested in helping you! If you want to talk, please reach out!

[@walkwagrepeat]

19:44

[@walkwagrepeat]

❤

[@jamesclarksowers7060]

“Remember your death”

[@amaliaaragon1805]

Can you please recommend a daily TV that is spiritual based? Any help in this request will be greatly appreciated.

[@mayapastrana4444]

But what does surrender really look like in day to day existence?

[@ShortstopJEsq]

Link to the prayer of surrender please!

[@KathleenFurey]

Hello Father Mike! I had an idea for fund raising for your church. The Bible in a Year and Catechism with Ascension should be in every catholic school curriculum !! I hope if you can focus on its adoption with the schools it would bring funds to build another church. God Bless!

[@spoiled720]

The prayer at the end, is it available in Spanish?

[@emilyt6391]

What a cute message video!…Not sure i agree tho 😅😂

[@katerinafar]

the main idea behind it is - no one invited you here, you can always leave, we don't want you here - which is a bit unfair in my case, because I emigrated with my parents. to God, it is true, I came alone, but it is still suggested to me that I did not choose the church that would accept me for political reasons. but the czechs themselves like to travel and emigrate very much and would not like to hear something similar about themselves

[@eduardohoover2127]

It seems to me Fr Mike you are speaking about Repentance in the case of King Saul and Judas or is repentance a type of surrender? Repentance is turning to God with remorse for our sin. It doesn't mean merely to turn from sin. As for sin it is best not to pray for forgiveness outside of the Our Father for it is better to ask Jesus to bear our sins because we aren't able but He is. When we try to bear our own sin we end up in a revolving struggle and it wasn't meant to be that way. We are made for abundant life. When ask Jesus to bear our sins for us Jesus carries our sin away as far as east is from the west. So why do we pray in the Our Father, "Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us?" It is because it's a conditional deal we make with God that we must forgive others to be forgiven by God. If we fail to forgive others Jesus will tell us, "Do you remember all the sins you asked me to bear? They are jogging My memory. Did you not forgive so and so? I can't forgive you but I will place you in My boundless loving mercy which is Purgatory until you've purged every one of these sin I initially bore for you."

[@OrigenisAdamantios]

"Love of money begins when you think you can do good with it and ends in hatred of the poor." -St John Klimakos Often times people are dysregulated with complaint due to letting go and belonging to the Lord. So the complaining is a form of trauma… existential crisis. It is true that we all have to make a choice for or against God. As St. Teresa of Avila and St. Catherine of Siena both wrote, it is absolute agony to straddle the fence. "Choose today whom you will serve." I can assure you that while it might not seem to you true right now, God's way offers you much, much more -- and eternal life in heaven to boot. It is a way of joy, calm, peace, beauty, and truth. Do you have that now?

[@PhilipShawn]

Discharge-of

[@user-fp5ow8wy5n]

Father Mike, I’m sorry, but I think you misunderstand the song. Jesus take the wheel is just generic for anything in your life that is going wrong. You hold it to Jesus and let him help you. It’s not taking your hand off the wheel and all that other stuff that’s just to make the song sound better.

[@pasalasaga]

I'm confused.

[@PhilipShawn]

NOT spiritual balance

[@billybobwombat2231]

The Wizard of Oz dressed in green 🤔🤣

[@rhwinner]

Be kind. 👍

[@solidhalon]

Father, not to be an ass, but you will look much better without the two wrist watches while giving the mass.

[@Rosiedelaroux]

Hilarious

[@RunesofKaizen]

Speaking too fast father

[@stellamoran2761]

You can slow his speed. Go to the COG icon.

[@elizabethrichardson8593]

If you use CC meaning closed caption, you can read along with every word Fr Mike is saying

[@Eternallyhopeful7788]

❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹🙏🙏🙏

[@carmencitad.tsuchigane5556]

AMEN 🙏

[@lauraantos3105]

Thank you Fr Mike for your heart felt and inspiring words.

[@michellehyde1473]

Thanks!

[@taragiovannone2431]

Thank you Fr Mike

[@jamesgordon4312]

I enjoyed your sermon! I became a Catholic 4 months ago.

[@ruthortega5822]

Father Mike, your homily is truly awesome. I have been struggling with surrender. I say to Jesus, "Jesus, I surrender myself to you. Take care of everything", but I still find myself being anxious and worried. Help me dear, Jesus, to truly give all that is bothering me to you and mean it and act on it. It is difficult. Thank you Lord for another day.

[@b8akaratn]

Hi, fellow Anxious Person! ...just wanted to jump in and say Inside Out 2 is a wonderful movie with Anxiety as a brand new character 😊 It was soothing for me! - a Very Anxious Person

[@ruthortega5822]

@@b8akaratn Thank you very much anxious person.

[@TheAAnne123]

Try adding Mary Undoer of Knots Novena

[@ruthortega5822]

@@TheAAnne123 I have been praying to her and will continue. God bless!

[@DelaG29]

​@@TheAAnne123 crazy I also struggle very much with anxiety, it is my main problem... and just today I decided to start a novena to Our Lady Undoer of Knots... I just cannot do it myself

[@blancarosaalvarez8211]

Father Mike, I love all your homilies but this one is outstanding, you help me to understand the true meaning of surrender, thanks for Saint Ignacio’s prayer at the end. God bless you and God help us to surrender, to die to ourselves and to live for Him.

[@MoMo-mo8bg]

Thank you Fr Mike…in today’s world it is hard to have a grateful heart. As a nurse I will say one of my worst jobs at a very large hospital and I became familiar with the term ‘horizontal violence’….i was dumbfounded by how ppl in the medical field could be so horrible to coworkers and patients….it broke me. I left and worked in hospice for 4.5 yrs, it was such a valuable lesson. I almost left a field I worked so hard to get into bc I saw the dark side of ppl. Hospice showed me so much love, caring and forgiveness….it saved my caregiver heart. I was mad at God for a spell there, as a single mom I felt stuck in the hospital job just so we could survive. The day after I gave my 2 week notice is when I was called about the hospice job…..he hears you, has a plan and even though it can be tough…..things will get better. I try to live by the mantra, be the person you wish you had growing up, same with nursing, I treat every person as though they were family. Be kind and keep faith.

[@michellehyde1473]

God bless you for your service as a nurse! I worked in the medical field for 40 years…I loved it until people stopped caring for one another! I’m so glad the The Lord lead you to the right place!