The Marriage of Divinity and Humanity - Bishop Barron Sunday Sermon

[@MarilynBoussaid-yd1vk]

When I was a new convert, from Judaism, my conversion experience (on March 12, 1990) was so powerful and dramatic, I fell madly in love with Jesus. I was totally astounded to realize that Jesus is real! Jesus is alive! He has all the power and all the love! I got on my knees and prayed, “Lord, I’m yours body and soul, do whatever You want with me.” I asked Him to find me my church before Easter. I didn’t trust myself to choose from among all those churches out there. I really didn’t know anything about churches. I just wanted to be as close to Jesus as I could possibly be. I was so crazy about Jesus, I asked Him to marry me. I even bought a ring, with three hearts, which I wear to this day. Did I understand all this beautiful theology Bishop Barron is teaching us? No. I just knew Jesus is awesome and I want to belong to Him and nobody else. Within a month, the Lord led me to the Catholic Church. I entered the Church in 1991. Where else could I be this close, this intimate, with the Lord? The Lord knew exactly what He was doing when He brought me to the Church He founded. I thank God every day for my Catholic Faith.

[@franciscavarpit6554]

❤inspiring as usual. Thank you your imminence, Bishop Baron🙏

[@smsmsm94]

Wow

[@sharistreit357]

Beautiful testimony thanks for sharing!!!❤❤❤

[@edweber9847]

God bless you! Your story reminds me of Edith Stein (now Saint Benedicta of the Cross) who accepted ... excuse me ... fell in love with Jesus in 1920s. She said "I had given up practicing my Jewish religion when I was a 14-year-old girl and did not begin to feel Jewish again until I had returned to God." The latter part has intrigued me since; after baptism she saw herself as Jewish again. Saint Benedicta of the Cross, pray for us!

[@arceliaponce667]

Beautiful testimony, thanks for sharing.

[@blessednat9]

Thank you bishop ❤ please pray for my Veronica Sofia my miracle child born at 28 weeks who's 6 weeks old in NICU . Pray for full strength and healing amen

[@nicolamustard7232]

Prayers for you and your beautiful little gift from God! 🙏🏻🕊️✝️❤️

[@sandradell2416]

🙏🙏✝️

[@blessednat9]

@nicolamustard7232 all glory to god my angel is recovering she is turning a corner. Power of prayer !!!!

[@nicolamustard7232]

​@@blessednat9 God bless you, that is good news! Continuing to pray for you! 🙏🏻✝️❤️🕊️

[@colleenlamantia1183]

🙏🙏🙏

[@jeffreyreser8799]

This is the best interpretation of the Cana miracle because Bishop opens up all senses of Scripture (not just the literal sense) to us as only he can do. What a blessing this is.

[@debb938]

While I am not Catholic I love listening to Bishop Barron's sermons as they are so inspiring and informative. Many blessings to all who read this ❤

[@PatrickSteil]

Many blessings to you also. The Catholic Faith teaches us how to be fully alive in Christ. Peace be with you.

[@debbiehill8481]

Maybe this is the Holy Spirit calling you to explore the Catholic faith more fully. May peace and joy be yours in abundance ❤

[@falzuruvera]

I pray his teachings help you to eventually come to full communion with his church, so you can receive Jesus in his body, blood, soul and divinity into you.

[@LucMil0305]

Our door to the Catholic faith invites you anytime. May you be able to see and feel the beauty of our humble faith.

[@nonobrobro3310]

I say go look up Wes huff. He has confirmed the truth of the Bible to me and has made Bishop Barrons words and of course Gods word that much more real to me 😊

[@jeanonyeagwara4949]

God won't rest until we're fully alive! Thank you Bishop Barron

[@dorcaswepukhulu3037]

Listening to you Bishop from Kenya, Africa. Since I discovered your sermons, I always look forward to them. And they ARE rich Blessings from our God who Graces you. Amen

[@funnydogvideos875]

Thank you Bishop Barron for your wonderful message and explanation of the celebration of mass as humanity and divinity united. I didn’t realize that at each mass New blood 🩸 new food is sacrificed at the altar for us. Our catholic faith is soo rich we are blessed. God bless you and protect you Bishop Barron!!❤

[@msgoody2shoes959]

The sacrifice is done and residual, it's the once for all time grace, called down by the Mass, that renews the saving power of the deified elements.

[@MaureenMittiga]

Bishop Barron your sermons are a gift to us in showing us what God is really telling us in Scripture readings.

[@geoffreyk6229]

I love his sermons ❤. Thanks be to God 🙏

[@LeslieKlinger]

Bishop Barron always gets me thinking deeper....and I appreciate that so much.

[@tomcoleman4309]

Why in my many decades of mass going have I never heard such an inspiring interpretation of the marriage feast of Cana until today ?

[@jeffreyreser8799]

Sermons of the Wedding Feast at Cana have always focused on the literal. Bishop Barron’s sermon is the best I have ever heard on Cana by exploring all the senses of this important passage. He is a gift

[@davidj6385]

Great homily. I just noticed this morning that the Gospel reading begins with "On the third day there was a marriage at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there." There is an emphasis placed on Mary, and thanks to Bishop's homily I more fully understand why. God bless you, Bishop Barron!

[@agneshabas2890]

I'm saying yes to be married to God❤❤❤

[@bachamadu2076]

Be careful though. God's love is demanding and yet most rewarding both in time and eternity. With God and a willing spirit nothing is impossible.

[@maggieperezhey681]

Thank you, Lord, for Bishop Barron's life, ministry, and inspiring message. Please bless him abundantly in Jesús's name.

[@ceciliadreger6319]

Correctly, expressing your gratitude to God for the gift of marriage and asking for His guidance in steer challenges as well. 🏵❤️‍🔥

[@juliemarquez92]

Bishop Barron is truly a great gift to our Church!

[@adegboladeadebote754]

You just gotta love a Bishop B sermon. Always so rich and connected!

[@bojieofrasio9779]

I love listening to Bishop Baron, he never runs out of inspiring messages & inspires us a lot to appreciate more & be Thankful of our Catholic Faith. God Bless You more Bishop Robert Barron, may God Bless you more, forever more. Amen🙏😔😇👏🌸🌷💖

[@deborahmillette]

Every Thursday night we close our Bible study with Bishop Barrons homily to ensure actual comprehension of this week’s Scripture. ✝️🙏🏽

[@barnabaskyalo8278]

Thank you Bishop Baron for such a wonderful homily. May God bless you too

[@fidelispio]

I appreciate you, my Lord Bishop, for your Sunday homilies and reflections. I believe in grace, as you explained it. I tell my Brothers, there is nothing you can do to impress God except you do what he tells you or expect of us. Leave sin and embrace the sacraments.

[@carlottaflores5088]

Beautiful sermon. Blessings and thank you Bishop Barron

[@MarlonBurgess]

A profound expression of the intimate relationship God wants to have with his people. Thanks bishop Barron for the reminder of how blessed we are to share in this new wine, this grace, the abundance of God’s love!

[@michaelhaggerty3874]

Thank you Bishop Barron for helping to drive us to the fullness of sacred scripture. I pray that other ministers of the gospel will understand the importance of understanding all of sacred scripture, and understand that God is constantly intervening in our lives from creation onward to draw us closer to him.

[@shj0792]

Wow !!!! Thank you for opening our eyes to see the desire of God’s heart to love us-marry us forever!!!

[@bernardphillips6988]

‘Do what tells you’. Thank you Bishop Barron for reminding us again. So timely!

[@thecrafteaneighbor5177]

Thank you so much, Bishop Barron. That was the most beautiful explanation I've ever heard on the Wedding at Cana. God bless you in spreading the Good News with such wisdom. I pray others will hear and be as touched as I was. 🙏 😊❤

[@peggybarney1732]

God bless you, Bishop Barron!!!

[@bachamadu2076]

Jesus Christ the unique and only answer for the greatest questions in life.

[@gregl9175]

This is just beautiful, what an incredible explanation of the wedding at Cana , thank you bishop Barron, you have been an instrument for getting closer to our lord Jesus Christ, thank you so very much!!

[@DominicDSouza]

Thank you so much Bishop Barron. You bring so much light to our understanding of these texts. 🙏

[@douglasdeng7493]

Thank you Bishop Barron. Love from China.

[@maryj7423]

Praying hard for all Christians in China, they are all in my heart.

[@user-fc1ld9ts8u]

Blessing of God and our love to our brothers and sisters in China. We are thinking and praying for you.

[@PiaSillankorvs]

St.Bishop Robert Barron, thank You.😢🎉❤

[@janemazzola4454]

Your sermons by you, Bishop Barron, to interpret, to meld , & to make personal, GOD'S GRACE of this marriage of GOD with us humanity is a gift in itself. THANK YOU for your devotion & sharing...

[@bestlifeforhim]

Amen! Had I known or realized that at my first communion I was joined in marriage to Christ maybe I would have done things differently in my life. I didn't realize until later. God have Mercy on us 🙏

[@ceciliadreger6319]

Be safe in your marriage relationship.

[@rosez5256]

God Bless you, been following you from your early years at EWTN. From Argentina: thank you for giving me the gift to embrace the best spouse in the world Oh, so much joy!!!

[@SabrinaMerchant-i8y]

Thank you Bishop Barton for giving us new wine week after week.May our Lords graces flow through you.

[@nicolamustard7232]

Good Bishop, you contextualize the readings like no other. Extraordinary! Thank you for answering God's call and sharing your gifts with all of us! ❤️✝️🕊️🙏🏻

[@wendellalarmonie7971]

Amen 🙏🏾 Thank you Bishop Barron for your inspirational sermon. I always interpret this gospel as the beginning of miracles of Jesus. But know I realize it's deeper than that. Let's keep spreading the good news. A blessed week everyone 💞🇦🇼

[@cathyphillips9120]

This bible story is another parable, but I never really understood it that way! Thank you!

[@kimutaijoseph6958]

Thank you, Bishop Barron. Your reflections always give one an inner introspection of thought

[@peterbrosseau1650]

I never considered the symbolism in the gospel passage. That's such a revelation! Thank you, Bishop.

[@gloriabandy]

Yes, Lord, we've run out. Give us Your superabundant grace. We long for You.

[@DawnLapka-c8i]

At least God knows I'm a good wife. His opinion matters more. Thank you Bishop Barron.

[@arthurkearney6193]

God bless you Bishop Barron. Wonderful explanation.

[@jeffreyportis9388]

Bishop Barron, Your comments today brought to mind and confirms so much of what I have pondered for some time. I don't think a person can truly understand salvation history without understanding the Incarnation. Through the Incarnation, God is showing that it is His intention that there be a collaboration between God and Humanity. In the first book of the Bible, God creates, but leaves it to humanity to cultivate it. He tells Moses that he would be "like God to Pharaoh." Jesus, at the Jordan tells John that He should be baptized for the fulfilment of all righteousness. It is my understanding that when John used righteousness, he was intending to convey the idea that it was according to God's Will. John's baptism was one of repentance. So there you have Jesus being baptized as a sign of repentance. As True God, he sits in the Eternal Now so it is repentance once. But as True Man, His act of repentance, speaks for all of Humanity. Later, Jesus tells His disciples to be Perfect as the heavenly Father is Perfect. But admits that perfection is ONLY possible with God. Again , as True God and True Man he reaches that perfection by doing the Father's Will perfectly. Which then brings to mind something said by the Prophet Jeremiah that if God could find just one who acts justly and seeks honesty, He would pardon all. Doesn't Jesus fulfill that conditional promise of pardon? Finally, the steward's statement that "the best was saved for last." seems to have significance to another wedding feast mentioned in the New Testament, The Wedding of the Lamb. All those present will experience God's greatest attribute, His mercy and exclaim, "He has saved the Best for last."

[@bonniemcgrath2406]

Thank you Bishop Barron!

[@mikesewchok5978]

Thank you Bishop Barron. I love your sermon about the wedding of Cana (amongst many others). May God Bless you!

[@ഈശോ_മിശിഹാ_കരുണയും_സ്നേഹവുമാണ്]

Thank you Bishop. 💙❤️🤍Shalom Aleichem. Amen🙏

[@thresa59joseph79]

Thank you Bishop for the wonderful message

[@Ernie-y2b]

Thank you such for explaining scripture and the gospel. You are the very best!. God Bless

[@rtfoss]

Thank you Bishop Barron for giving us a deeper context of the first miracle.

[@johnodonnell4269]

You open up the scriptures to us so much. So blessed by the Holy Spirit. Thank you. 🙏

[@jmiogo]

Thank you Father.

[@rossythasesa5900]

Thank you bishop. God Bless you always 🕊️✝️❤

[@lauralangley7240]

Thank you Bishop Barron for your detailed sermons and details of the wine and grace, this is so beautiful on how it relates to the mass. I also have enjoyed your rosary meditations stating that God wants to marry his people. It is a good meditation and I will ask God that I love him more and more this year because of his great love for us. Thank you.

[@lcothdwf]

Extraordinary!!! Thank you!!!❤️‍🔥

[@LoudandClearChastity]

Warm greetings from Australia 🦘 Brilliant sermon. Thank you Bishop Barron.

[@jamesvogel5304]

Oh, so good! So much depth, so much of importance, in a simple event!

[@carolericci6625]

Just love your sermons. Thank you!!!🙏

[@geoffreyk6229]

Amen. Thank you very much, Bishop.

[@jmrebueno]

Thank you ❤ yes, i want this marriage ❤

[@sumitparoi5456]

Thank you for printing out to the new perspective or the lens of looking at the Gospel

[@anima-scribentis]

Our lovely Bishop with your sermons you give us light. Do you know how difficult it is to live side by side with someone who curses God who I love? How pain and thorns in my heart for my husband whom I love also to convert in the faith of his father...but the world took three generations here far from God...I have to pray for his mother and her other sons....I pray 🙏 and I know that God hears them .but now I need you to pray for me. Jesus is my Lord and my Saviour

[@EpiphanyInBeauty]

Thank you, Bishop Barron! ❤

[@PAKallman]

Incredible homily as always from Bishop Barron

[@rolo20ged70]

U must be Pope some day we need your inspiration and wisdom to bring the church together again... You have a profound affect on people's faith and the life of a servant as a follower of Christ likeness and union with God the Father Son and Holy Spirit 🙏 Will always keep you in my prayers Bishop Barron...You are a shining light of hope... The Holy Spirit is beaming from your words and heart ❤️

[@0_3_6_9_0]

If only people in positions of power & authority realized this, the world would be a much more honest place.

[@cinnamondan4984]

I love the liturgical calendar. It is what is missing in much of Christendom.

[@wendyfield7708]

Thank you.

[@carmelherbert1622]

Thankyou such a great teaching

[@mojiolagundoye3644]

God bless you too Bishop 🙏

[@xiaoyabo7678]

非常非常感謝🙏主教的講道 願天主保佑您！

[@patrickheld1439]

What a great message.

[@marceloschmitt]

Always a beautiful surprese to hear Bishop Barron.

[@paulrubio3918]

Mid-January brings memories of when I attended a celebration for my brother and sister after their marriage. It's fitting to hear this Gospel story, which evokes memories of their marriage celebration. It's amazing to think that, even though we've gone astray, God delights in us, and seeks after us, wanting to be married to us. It's so insightful that Bishop Barron says this story, the first of the signs in the Gospel according to St. John, is a lens for how we can see the rest of the stories in the liturgical year, that God loves us so much and earnestly seeks after us. I also think about how the Exultet uses the imagery of marriage, saying that Holy Saturday night is the night when the things of Earth are wed to the things of Heaven, because Christ has come to bring the human and the divine together.

[@williamharp6388]

Good 👍😊 afternoon bishop barren and your family too amen 🙏 and please 🙏 bishop barren keep sending me your awesome sermons because I really do use it in my life so thank you again bishop barren and may you and your family and who ever else believes in our holy Lord and Almighty Savior Jesus Christ bless them too amen 🙏😀😀😃😃😃

[@abtluis65]

Wonderful sermon, as always! Thank you so much, Bishop.

[@priscillastraw1618]

Thank you Bishop Barron for your Homily of this Sunday,I always looked forward to listen to your words of wisdom and encouragement for my life. Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺

[@immaculatelum5102]

Bless you too Your Grace thank you

[@pete9688]

I use this passage to teach my children of Our Lady’s powerful intercession. At the wedding, Jesus says it’s not his time yet , to his mother. She didn’t start pleading with him to perform his first miracle, she went right over his head ( so to speak ) and told the staff to do what he says! Powerful! 🙏🏼 I believe she still has that Devine influence on her son.

[@Jimwaugh8]

Beautiful!

[@Beatrice.Ndungu]

Isaiah 62:1-5 is such a beautiful reading on God's Love.

[@alanmd502]

And this is why we need good spiritual leaders, no matter how clever we may think we are

[@vivekjames7186]

One of your best. Can’t look at wedding at cana the same

[@Onthyme]

I’ve been watching The Gospels w/JP and am missing your presence. I think you’re great.

[@thomasmichael5396]

This is true gospel

[@freeconsciousness7789]

Beautiful ❤ good morning ❤ God bless you ❤ thank you

[@rosarioneiramoir1616]

🙏🙏🙏 always.

[@peggym.fanning3917]

Brilliant, and true!

[@TubzInkswithus]

His sermon on this subject from four years ago is very powerful and elegantly put. It really resounded with me. This is like a copy of that one.

[@susannabarnabas7444]

Beautiful and meaningful explanation

[@EternalPathwayOfficial]

This video truly spoke to me. I’ve been struggling lately with finding peace amidst all the chaos in my life. It’s been hard to stay grounded, but hearing these words reminded me of God’s unwavering presence and love. I’m not sure why I’m sharing this here, but I just feel grateful for messages like this that bring hope and encouragement. Blessings to everyone reading this. ❤🙏

[@tomsmith3269]

thank you bishop!

[@amylacy6287]

Beautiful homily, Bishop! Thank you.

[@josephgiambona1668]

Good morning Bishop 🙏🏻Thank you for all your work ❤️🙏🏻😊

[@DarpanaKapil]

Holy Glory Alleluia Amen!!!🎄🌻🌸🌸🥰🙏🫐🌷🎊😊🌾🌾🌴🌞🌼🪻🪻💐🌺❤️❤️🪷☘️🌾🌾🌻

[@veronicasandoval579]

Jesús es divino y humano. Amén.

[@msgjr]

So glad you mentioned Irenaeus! I just discovered the passage below and it really helped me understand. With Him is nothing incomplete or out of due season, just as with the Father there is nothing incongruous. For all these things were foreknown by the Father; but the Son works them out at the proper time in perfect order and sequence. This was the reason why, when Mary was urging [Him] on to [perform] the wonderful miracle of the wine, and was desirous before the time to partake of the cup of emblematic significance, the Lord, checking her untimely haste, said, “Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come” - waiting for that hour which was foreknown by the Father.

[@sylviadodgin]

Thank you 🙏🏽 Fr. Baron, always learning and guess I needed to hear this because I’ve always felt empty after advent and the Christmas season. Waiting for February 2nd and then Ash Wednesday seem like a long long wait for something to happen to guide me through. Lent always carries me through to Pentecost. Then again I wander through the ‘permethrin problem’. Glad to know what I’ve been going through my whole life until now. Never too old to learn. Amén 🙏🏽

[@nguyentrungdevil13]

Thank you Bishop, that was an excellent homily!

[@richbryant9365]

This was my GOSPEL reading marrying back into the Church after 13 years. 3 Jan 2025 . Praise the Lord I am married bal ton Jesus! Thy will be done. Thank you for your overflow and endless spirit of love fire and power.