Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Mass with Fr. Mike Schmitz

Join Fr. Mike Schmitz as he celebrates the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time at the University of Minnesota Duluth.
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[@333Love41]

Please pray for my Dear Father, he’s been suffering from strokes 🙏 Please pray for healing for him and help him to heal in the mighty name of Jesus 🙏 God bless you all and the whole world 🌎 Pray for my kids and my family in this difficult times 🙏

[@nvroom2464]

🙏

[@333Love41]

@jesusbehindtheglass Thank you 🙏 Walt

[@a.marquez6385]

I just wanted to say how grateful I am for Father Mike. With my two little ones under two, getting to Mass is often tough, especially while teaching them to behave. Watching Father Mike every Sunday has been a blessing for our family. It keeps us connected to our faith, and my babies are starting to enjoy church from home. Adriana -Las Vegas NV

[@lupesoto8998]

I offer this Mass up for all my Deceased family members and friends. Lord have Mercy on their Souls Amen 🙏

[@onecajun1957]

God bless you, Fr. Mike

[@bobkurland186]

"to do ordinary great things"...Thank you Fr. Mike, once again for words to live by, even late in life.

[@samh6804]

probably one of the best homilies you have ever given Father.. thank you and God bless you 🙏🏻

[@ShadeRamirez-pw2bw]

Thank you father Mike for understanding that there is people with mental illness that can’t always go to church ⛪️ and , thank you for bringing it to me and others like me 🙏🏼.

[@Peridot-nu6qp]

Father of mercy, God Almighty, so rich in steadfast love, please give me eyes to see those around me who need Jesus, empower me with the courage and the humility to share his grace, and bless me with the sense of timing to share Jesus with them when they are ready to know of his love. I want to do everything possible to win as many as possible, especially those whose hearts are ready to know Jesus. In his name, I pray. Amen.

[@Peridot-nu6qp]

Thank you Father Mike Schimtz for the sacrifices you make to bring us the Holy Sacrifice. Thank you for homilies that make me proud to be a Catholic. Thank you for homilies that remind me that the Mass is about the Eucharist, not the works of man. Thank you for consecrating the Eucharist so reverently that it moves me to tears.. God bless keep you and all parishioners safe 🙏

[@evelynsintimappiah1888]

Thank you Father Mike Schmitz for the Holy Mass 🙏

[@17CW68fNv]

Thank you Fr Mike for this mass. Thank you, front pew crew and Ascension for your work. May you have a most blessed day. Claire.

[@DawnLapka-c8i]

God, please don't ever take away my longing and love for You. Help me live my life so that my soul goes to Heaven. Amen.

[@dianeangel7171]

Amen

[@blackveilspades]

Thanks you Father Mike Schmitz for this week's Homily.

[@emilypandolfo7702]

Thank you Father! God bless you everyone see you next week ❤

[@AlannahClayton-vz9ve]

Can’t wait for next Sunday!😁🙏🏻

[@TruthWillprevail13]

Jesus give me strength I seem to bear the weight of the world on my shoulders as a single mom, I often face challenges that can seem insurmountable especially with raising two children with special needs. I won’t give up but Lord I’m so discouraged. I’m trying to balance everything but Lord I’m struggling to make ends meet, to pay bills, and to put food on the table for my children. Jesus hear my prayers and please continue to give me strength.💕

[@onecajun1957]

God bless you. Stay strong. The Lord is with you always

[@EstherOffor-t7r]

The joy of the lord shall be your strength always… keep faith and never give up 🙏🏽

[@DRJRchattanooga]

Fantastic homily…. It gave me some serious points to mull over.

[@elizabethbrown6898]

Please pray for our priests' niece. Her name is Amber. She's suffering from an aggressive cancer. She's in her early twenties. 🙏🏼✝️🙏🏼🕊️

[@333Love41]

@@elizabethbrown6898 Praying 🙏

[@EstherOffor-t7r]

Praying for her healing in Jesus name amen 🙏🏽

[@joliejones7664]

Absolutely my dear friend. I’m so incredibly sorry. 🙏🏼✝️❤️‍🩹Sending infinite prayers in The Almighty name of Jesus for healing peace and comfort. Through The Lord ALL things are possible. And I will take these prayers with me to Mass as well tomorrow morning and put her on our prayer list. There will be a whole parish lifting up prayers for your priest’s niece as well. God bless you always my dear friend 🙏🏼❤️‍🩹✝️

[@HelenOkpala-vy4bk]

I bring my pains to the alter of God , for His healing. 🙏🙌🙏

[@shareenchoudhury-leighton1748]

💙 To become vulnerable, to show ones weakness: is to open the door to real love! Sometimes, it's the fear of being rejected, not good enough, that hinders becoming vulnerable, which, as you say, leads to doing God's good work . God bless you, fr.Mike 💙

[@evelynsintimappiah1888]

Lord Jesus Christ have Mercy on us.

[@LisaGemini]

God bless you, Father Mike, for this wonderful mass. I'm praying for you and still listening to the Catechism in a Year on Ascension. It really is awesome to hear the tenets of our faith. God bless the Front Pew Crew and all those working to build a student center for Catholics in Duluth! Amen.

[@StoriesUnfolded68]

May today be a reminder of God’s unending blessings 🙏🌿 I pray for peace, health, and happiness for everyone here. Amen!

[@carolinafagundez4110]

Ofrezco esta Santa Misa, por intercesión de Nuestra Madre María, por las almas del purgatorio, las personas presas y los enfermos. Agradezco todas las bendiciones recibidas por todos. Pido por la paz mundial, la paz en los corazones, la salud física y mental, las familias y las personas víctimas de violencia y abuso. Amén 💙

[@Lse02]

Thank you Father Mike, have a blessed week

[@paulamoe2699]

Offering mass for my family and all souls in Purgatory

[@charlesoliviera]

May the Lord bless you all!!!

[@ShadeRamirez-pw2bw]

Thanks 🙏🏼

[@onecajun1957]

God bless these students. May they keep our Lord God in their lives always.

[@CC4986-k2j]

I’m so thankful for this Mass. God bless everyone involved in its production. Excellence in ambition 😉

[@gloriaappleby245]

Thank you Father Mike for your beautiful mass. Your sermon was very thought-provoking.

[@lguevara586]

Amen. 🙏 I was blessed with a mother who, by example, taught me that way of loving. May I continue in her way, in the way of our Lord. Father, accept her in Your loving, eternal kingdom, IJN ✝️

[@PraisingYahweh]

Peace to all my brothers and sisters in Christ

[@GeraldineBannister-l8t]

🙏🙏🙏 Thank you for mass.

[@crepesuzette5540]

Ordinary Great Things! Great message!

[@judith1c]

Thank you for always making mass available via yt. My comfort and closeness while on a cruise at sea.

[@jesusworksbro4Life]

Jesus loves you and is with you God is for you

[@AnnacolleenEtters]

Offering up this Mass, for priest's. Have mercy on me, Lord, a poor sinner. St. Mary Magdalen; pray for us! Prayers for Mike and Betsy, who have fallen away from the faith. They were baptized into a different, non denominational faith, today. I pray they will find their way back to the Church.

[@janefosha7847]

Thank you!

[@onecajun1957]

Please pray for Maddie. She is still in the childrens hospital in Dallas.

[@johnt3ducati]

Praying for Maddie. Full healing and bright future

[@AlannahClayton-vz9ve]

Keeping her in my prayers. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@adolfkamuzora9044]

Thank you all at Sundays with Ascension for a wonderful Holy Mass.

[@jackiem1026]

Prayers for my family and other families that have been severely impacted by alcohol abuse. 🙏

[@robneves2644]

amen

[@Dorothydrsr-lf1dk]

Blless my sister Elizabeth for bringing Father Mike into my daily life. Amen.❤

[@LynellDiane]

Thank you Father Mike 🕊️🙏🏽❤️

[@MrDarshD]

Thomas Morin's play, "A man of all seasons"- If you are a good teacher, you will know, your students will know and God. No need for publicity. St. Francis the Assisi's example helped thousands to take the vow of a life of Christian discipline. C.S. Lewis' book, "The Great Divorce" scenario of a normal woman getting glorified shows that God wants us to do our best and be kindest in our daily interactions and to people around us. That's it. Doing each things with sincerity and for God and not for personal selfish glory. We all must be ambitious and do great things but dedicate them to God instead of having our fame or worldly things. Thank you, Fr. Mike, the Pew Crew and Team Ascension. God bless you and the fellow listeners

[@carolhensen8005]

Great words in the homily, thank you Father Mike….

[@ddj8459]

Beautiful mass celebration Father Mike, thank you & may God bless you richly.

[@shirleylaux1308]

Thanks for this Mass which am listening to you Father on my phone but am still there with the congregation, God bless. From Colorado, Grand Junction, Shirley ❤❤

[@twopeoplepointingtogod824]

Lord help me to rid myself of selfish ambition. In Jesus name. Amen

[@yvonnepeach8740]

Peace be with you 😊

[@mariadulcegliceriaa.polist7175]

Thank you, Father Mike, for the wisdom you imparted and this wonderful message. God bless you.

[@Goodbyexijinping]

I am ready to let go of being admired and set to love and be loVed. I mean he's gotten me out of such horrible situations. I can't wait to belong to him

[@AlannahClayton-vz9ve]

Thank you Father! I love You Jesus! Amen! Amen! Amen!

[@metildajoseph5265]

Greetings Father Mike, Key Thoughts :- -> Sunday Homily reflect with, "Lord Jesus Christ's Teachings about The Greatest Commandment of Love in Our Life in all aspects." ->Homily Insights differentiate between 'Passionate Devotion' and 'Perversive Obsession' in every aspects.Good.Thanks Father. -> Thanks Virtual Front Pew. -> Thanks Team Ascension Presents. With regards, Ranjith Joseph (R.J)

[@theresaskrabanek512]

Thank you Father

[@findlawrence]

We can love our dogs too, not just other humans.

[@Cb489]

Thanks!

[@catherinetozzi8056]

Thanks! FATHER, ALWAYS INSPIRING! ❤️🙏🏽

[@KL-md9ey]

Amen ❤ 🙏

[@denisejordan64]

Please pray for my son Nicholas

[@khawnlun1713]

God bless and be with him in Jesus name, Amen.

[@444Jorge]

Thank youFather!

[@arashikagehayabusa2910]

I only work to provide for my family; if I didn't have to work I wouldn't want to, even though I know God calls us to do it. I would say others would think I'm good at what I do, but I don't enjoy it, and it doesn't pay enough to support my family. So since I need to support my family I'm applying for more of the same type of work, but for things again I will not enjoy. Why would I be ambitious for something so mundane? Also, growing up as a child of divorce, I would always choose love instead of admiration.

[@catherinetozzi8056]

Well, I admire you! 🙏🏽❤️

[@kidlolek]

"Not all of us can do great things, but, we can do small things with great love" -Mother Theresa

[@johnt3ducati]

The latin song at the end, hits hard

[@AlannahClayton-vz9ve]

It really does! I love it so much. It is so beautiful. ☺️

[@loriann8551]

❤🙏🏻

[@britaahonen1489]

So then, keep my distance from my own belongings,

[@michelleflick1937]

Very fast, no red lights.

[@evitaperez5488]

🫶🏼🙏🏻

[@britaahonen1489]

So what you want is someone with ambition to look at you with drive to be with you. I'm the ugly one here, So you need my body here so you don't look like a rake,

[@britaahonen1489]

You don't read these paragraphs correctly and then you want to 'clear all of this up at church'....?

[@britaahonen1489]

Sorry, no offense he don't look like someone that owned railroads,

[@britaahonen1489]

Oh so it was written for selfish ambition,

[@britaahonen1489]

No, look how your talking,

[@Zqbqa]

Man fuck the need to be admired or loved. People can admire you, then begin to envy you at the same time, then they start hating you and start doing malicious things towards you. Or if they think they love you but really are obsessed with you then start lusting after you and then start sexually harassing you. I prefer to be RESPECTED you don’t have to like me but you need to respect me and my personal life! Father MIKE still can’t play Holy Spirit and read people’s hearts. He is only flesh and flesh is tainted with lies, envy hatred, only by what others say, and seeking the affirmation of popular ideas instead of the actual truth from the person.

[@americanpatriot2422]

God bless you Father Mike.

[@andystrick1072]

Thanks!

[@johnnylai7547]

Thanks!

[@elizabethgrochbaroi1422]

Thanks!