God's Mercy After a Loss (Suicide and other Tragedies) - Explaining the Faith
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- God's Mercy After a Loss: How do we reconcile life's terrible tragedies with God’s mercy? Father Chris Alar explains, sharing his own personal story of conversion through the suicide of his grandmother, the power of Divine Mercy, and his witness that God can create a greater good from any tragedy.
Discover what is the Catholic teaching on Suicide and other Tragedies on this episode of Explaining the Faith.
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My daughter died of suicide in 1996. Thank you for addressing this issue.
I'm sorry to hear that. God bless you and your family and prayers for your daughter
Father I am listening to this video. My husband John commited suicide April 10 1982. He was 33 years old. There is no one to talk to about that. I did go to a psychologist back then. I have been praying Catholic prayers lately and came upon this video. I am 71 now and that date back then changed my life needless to say. My husband had a mental illness and took all of his medication. I found him on the Saturday before Easter. Thank you for sharing. It doesnt feel so lonely now.
Oh my Donna, I am so sorry to hear that. Prayers for you and him. And yes, Mercy is greater than any sin even suicide. Thank you for watching this video and I hope that it can help. God bless you.
Fr Chris bless your heart and your whole family. Each testimony makes me cry, thank you Lord for putting this topic "suicide" on your Faithful heart , Fr Chris, to heal all of the living and those who we dear and passed on, mostly to You Dear Lord , Save our Souls All, All of Us. Amen
Blood of Christ Heal us, Protect us, Guide us, Amen
@@superstar1234ize Thank you so very much. It was a very difficult time and 40 years later still think about my husband. Thank you again.
So happy you found Fr. Chris, his sermons will feed your soul! Pray the Divine Mercy and Rosary! They will help you each day! GOD BLESS! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
@@DivineMercy_Official no chi
What a gift you are Fr Chris
Thank you Misty and God bless you for being with us :)
Keep on with Explaining the Faith 😌
About 23 years ago I converted to Catholicism so that I could be married in my then fiancé's church. Didn't really take everything quite seriously but nevertheless completed all the classes and requirements and fully converted. Years later she filed for divorce and I fell far away from Jesus. However, many things happened and I began going to daily mass(beginning of this past October '22), confession on a regular basis and actually have a prayer life now. I thank God everyday for leading me to Catholicism all those years ago and thank Him even more for wooing me back to The Faith. I'm so Blessed
God will bring you any way he can! God bless you
I had a very similar experience. Born and raised Catholic, then fell away for decades. Suddenly small signs and coincidences drew me back to various Catholic churches, culminating in me walking in on adoration where I saw our Lord. I also had never been. Thank you so much God for searching me out and calling me home. Please let always do Your Will. I am Yours.
God loves His Children so much ✝️♥️🙏📿
Thank you Father for sharing your experiences with us. I am in the edge on giving up on my 43 yr old Son, he is abusive, verbally & physically but he has mental anguish because of child molest from a family s freind when he was very about 4 yrs old then at 12 he was sexually abused by his cousin. He says he told us, myaelf, my mother and 2 sisters which I do not recall and have never asked them if they recall of this incident. He says that we didn't acknowledge it or questioned it. He said that we ignored him and ever since he started going wayward, he kept getting into trouble & skipping school. At this time I was separated for the same reason that his Father was a drug addict and who knows what verse he was doing as I was always working. He ended up marring twice after I decided I'd never go back to his ways as he was involving me with his addiction. I didn't care about his cheating but I feared for our lives. I moved out-of-town amd back to my family. I couldn't attend to my son because I became a single parent who had to work and for our shelter expenses and day care because he refused to provide childxl support unless we went back so I never requested child support so his father wouldn't have rights to my Son. Anyway since I was having personal problems and workingcalm the time My Son cwent wayward and I blame myself. My Son had mental issues, behavioral & disciplinary issues. Hezeas used & abused by older kids at school and started him on drugs so he would run errands for them o he would get bullied, pushed and beaten up so he'd do what they wanted bit he never mentioned any of it while this was going on til he started getting into trouble with the law. He's been in jail sincee the age of 16 til the age of 40. Now that I'm retired I'd lijexusxto get along, pray, and get closer to Jesus Christ. He has most of his sacraments thru confirmation.but hes not interested to get involved without Catholic church Coimmunity although he congresses joins me at Sunday masses and Rosaries and Blessed Sacrament. We pray the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy at home cand the 3:00pm. DIVINE MERCY Prayer every other day. I 🙏 the StvMonica Novena for his conversion as he has no love of Jesus, Mary or anyone else. I pray that Jesus maybhavecMercy on his soul as he is suicidal or to harm me. I pray unceasingly for him. I TRUST IN JESUS NAME. I have Bl essed water, green scapula, blessed crucifix, baby Jesus & BLESSED Mary frames in the house as I feel that Satan wont let him go. I placed Blessed wayerca over his area and mine to keep Satan away from him. By the power of Jesus and Mary and St Joseph I ask Satan to release my Son, leave our home and never come back. I'm afraid to loose him to Satan. I ask for everyone's prayers. I jave taken take him for psychiatric help but he's given too many meds that only make him feel useless, my Son is broken in every way. I wish he would seek guidance from a priest or Deacon. Merely ask for help for his brokenness I'm there for him but because of his age I am not able to help but thru Prayer. He is nit able to get a job because of his criminal background altho he has a medical assistant degree. He's so broken I cry out to Jesus. Mary and all the Saints to intercede for to savexhis soul and convert him to his greayer good I offer him into Mary's hand for the motherly love he needed so badly. I cannot forgive myself for abandoning him as a child especially when he needed me rhe most as a teenager and highbschool where he was caught up and addicted to drugs. He never rook interest in any kind of alcoholic drinks either socially ir at-home ir it couldve been worse. I pray & inagin him in a seminary and singing withbthe EWTN greenest Angelical choir voices. I love listening to them during daily mass. I ask for God's mercy to heal me as I am a stroke & seizure victim, partyizl paralysis, speech issues and partial brain damage which caused my jobbof 25 year lsxof service with the state of Texas causing me to retire before my time the year of 2019. So I've been atruggling since then. offer all my sacrifices, excruciating arthritis pain, suffering from Diabetes i sulin dependent & high nloid pressure. Osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, etc. fasting, daily Rosaries & Divine Mercy prayers, Novena and EWTN mass, the lives if the saints and Father Chris Alar's Understanding &Teaching the Faith which he does not acknowledge. I don't know how else I can reach him but TrustvinnJesus and giveing him.up to the Holyv. Family and in my Prayers. I see hate in his hazel eyes towards me. Please save his soul and mine for not being a good mother to him. I prsybthstbhexopemsxup his heart to forgive me. I too ask Hesus to have Mercy o me. I ruined my life by marrying to this man I knew nothing about. I wanted to be a sister in christ as I attended 2 convents and attended most of my school in. Catholic Schools. I was so nsuve & blind that I fell into tempatoon. My mind was set to be in the sisterhood to serve Jesus. Forgive me Lord..
May Almighty God bless you and your son. You are in my prayers. Your suffering in this life will bring you great glory in Heaven. God’s blessings and peace be on you both.
Tq Fr. Am feeling depressed due to work load n been criticized by my colleague.am still new with this company so i have a lot of things needed to learn. I almost gave up about my life thank God.He brought me to your channel.almost every night i watch your youtube channel.may God bless you. Simon from malaysia
I was 28 when I heard loud and clear in my head. “Jesus is coming back and you aren’t going back with Him”. Instantly changed. Went to confession, started going to church. Watched EWTN. Got a rosary. Called to get the house blessed and a new priest showed up and ended up visiting is on his days off and taught us the faith. Knock. God hears.
Thank you so much Fr. Chris Alar for a very enlightening talk. My youngest son took his life on his birthday. It wasn't too long ago when I learned that there is something that I can do for the repose of his soul. Now, I learned more about the Divine Mercy through you and for that I praise and thank God in Jesus name. Please help me pray for the salvation of the soul of my son, Franco. THANK YOU JESUS FOR YOUR FORGIVENESS AND MERCY. AMEN.
This was the most important message to me, too. God love you 💖
🙏🙏 📿 for your 😇👼.
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God bless you and comfort you
Praying to our merciful God and our compassionate Blessed Mother Mary for your dear son Franco to be ever joyful in Heaven! God bless you with the peace of knowing that in His Divine Mercy,, Christ has delivered him.
I too would like to share my story. My daughter took her life too. Since then my husband returned to church. I was afraid for her soul so we had 2 Gregorian masses for her and we started going to Monday novena too. We flooded heaven with prayers for her. 14 months later, on her birthday, as I awaited mass to start I addressed God the Father and said “Here I am Lord, what can I do for you today?” In my mind I heard/saw Lord Jesus…looked like Divine Mercy without the blue outfit and He said “joy”. I immediately apologized saying my heart was heavy and not doing a good job of it but I will do a better job of it. He said, “No, joy because (he gave my daughter’s name) is with me today.” God bless you all and we must pray!
Hugs and prayers, lost two niece's to suicide over heart.
I am SO happy that you got this message! I'm also listening to this for probably the 4th time, memory not so good...Reading comments like yours is so helpful and I'm sure gives others hope besides myself. May God bless you and your husband! ❤
GOD BLESS YOU and your daughter! GOD has answered your prayers! The Divine Mercy Is for all! Amen🙏🏻🙏🏻
FR. CHRIS ALAR, MY SON TOOK HIS LIFE IN 2004 ON HIS BIRTHDAY. PLEASE HELP ME PRAY FOR HIS SALVATION. THANK YOU FOR THE ENLIGHTENMENT. GOD BLESS !!!
Pray the devine mercy chaplet and the rosary every day
I will pray for him and you. The Lords mercy is real and he will save your sons soul and he will give you peace. My husband killed himself 2 years ago. Please pray for him. God Bless
Pray d Divine Mercy Chaplet fervently every day...as Father said
@Socorro Cline I will add your dear son in my prayers. Would you like me to say his name? I feel it is important to say his name. Either way, may our merciful Lord hera your plee.
Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world. Amen❣✝️🙏
@@MariumCarmo SORRY FOR THE DELAYED RESPONSE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE SPIRITUAL GIFT OF PRAYER FOR MY SON, FRANCO. GOD BLESS YOUR HEART!!!
Please pray for my relatives just lost a mom to this. Had been very sick with heart attack 😢
Father, you have a gift! Keep preaching the wondrous truth!
We all love you! God bless you!
Father I’ve been struggling with this for years. I commented on your other video and you recommended this. I’m in loss for words. I’ve been asking and wondering almost everyday and you answered every single question I’ve ever had. Sometimes I say that I had to lose my biological father to find my eternal father. God bless you, may God give you crowns in heaven. 🙏
Thank you BT and God bless you. Yes, keep trusting in during these hard times....
Ok have also and I thank God for such wonderful Parent's I couldn't have survived all these years with out Jesus and my blessed Family thank you Father.
Thank you God for the wonderfully Parent's and brothers and sisters and i thank Jesus for always giving me his Peace when I didn't want to live thank you and Amen.
This is the most important instruction in the faith that you have ever done. It spoke to me personally, because of my husband's death. You cannot imagine how much you have accomplished for others with instruction on Divine Mercy.
My husband took his life 10 years ago, days after our daughter’s wedding. My mom’s lutheran pastor happened to be at the funeral home when his body was brought in. Immediately, he took it upon himself to drive out to my mom’s senior apartment and tell her about it. He completely ignored me and my kids. My mom then called all the family to tell them about it. I didn’t find this out until years later, after my mom passed. A cousin of mine told me she thought I wanted everyone to know. My kids and I were in total shock and this was the very last thing we needed! That same pastor also told me my husband went straight to hell. Fortunately, my husband was a practicing Catholic. The Priest who did his burial told us that no, he wasn’t sent to hell. He told us that God has a special place for people who do die by suicide. This made so much more sense! I could not believe that God would turn his back on a practicing Christian. Knowing my husband for 37 years at the time, I know he died praying. People and Christian’s can be so cruel. It’s been so difficult to forgive my mom and her pastor! Thank you for addressing this sensitive topic. I pray for your grandmother, too.
Sorry to hear about that and prayers for you and for the Repose of his soul. God bless
@@DivineMercy_Official Thank you so very much!
Thank you for your informative videos. I am a devout Lutheran and enjoy learning about Catholicism.
That's awesome LJ... Welcome! If you have any questions or I can help you in any way, please let me know. God bless you!
My Goddaughter and niece Amanda committed suicide and it just broke me. I so needed to hear this.
Sorry to hear that Lupe... prayers for them. God bless you family.
will keep you all in my prayers
Thank you so much Lord that you speak to us your great mercy through Fr. Chris. Thanks for sending Fr. Chris to us.
Thanks for listening and staying strong in your faith!
Wow! That was the most moving talk I have heard. I was moved to tears by the grace of God's mercy! In 2017, I returned to the Catholic church after 34 years. The year prior, I had stumbled across a set of novenas that I was praying for a friend in the Anglican church. I was really moved by these novenas and once, after praying the Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, I was given the name of a Deacon I knew from a previous church. I called him and he said he had just been given my name in prayer as well, and interestingly enough, he had just been given a painting of what he called "The Sacred Heart of Jesus." I went to see the painting, and we prayed together. A year later, I had been feeling the Lord pulling me away from the Anglican church. I had decided to join a Pentecostal church, but all of a sudden, I came across a form my son, Levi, brought home from school to register for First Communion. When I mentioned the form that night at dinner, his eyes filled with tears, I felt the Holy Spirit hit me in the chest, as he begged me to sign him up! A week later, after we met with our priest, I went to confession for the first time! I was so afraid to go, but I knew I had to do it, so I took courage and walked out the door. I got to church and went back to the confessional, and standing next to the confessional door was the same picture I had gone to see the year before! But I found out it was called The Divine Mercy! Father Dan was visiting from the Divine Mercy Shrine in Stockbridge, sharing the message of mercy. I stayed for the mass, and returned that evening with my son for another talk. We purchased a diary, a rosary, and both an image of Divine Mercy as well as a portrait of Pope John Paul II. My son, actually used his birthday money for the rosary and the painting of JP2! I found the video of Divine Mercy Chaplet in song, which lead me to order copies of sheet music, which lead me to join our church choir, as well as play music for my son's school masses. In 2019, I discovered Fr. Don Calloway on CZcams, and after watching several talks, I discovered he is from MIC as well. I have been blessed in abundance by the message of mercy, and it has become my mission to share this message with everyone I know. During quarantine, I printed out the image from your website and hand painted 75 copies, sending them to friends and family in Canada and the US. I thank God so much, for the work you and the brothers of MIC have done, and the blessings they have brought to so many people. My son and I hope to one day make a pilgrimage to the shrine. Thank you so much, and God bless you!!! And by the way....I have FINALLY become a Marian Helper!!!
Wow, Careen, that is quite an amazing story. Thank you for coming back to the Church after 34 years! And thank you for being a Marian Helper.... we are happy you are part of our Marian Family :)
Wow, I bet your son was praying for your return to Catholicism, too! What do u think, huh?
I am listening this talk.father
When I felt I was sick many years after the surgery.many time I thought of ending my life.
I didnot have place to live.i didn't have support.
Then the international church pastor welcome me and helped me over come until now they try to keep me alive.i cannot work with both legs.it was the failure of dr.and surgery done.
My pain until now cannot bear it up.yet I trust my lord protects me.
Father your sermon is helping.
I thank you and your experice and be a holy priest.
Thank you very much.i will keep on meditate on this
May god be with you.
Rose thambiah.
@@rosiethambiah4780 May God's infinite, loving mercy fill your soul. May He bless you with the grace to offer up your suffering in salvation of souls in Purgatory. Remember me in your prayers, as I too pray for you.
Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world. Amen
Jesus, I trust in You!❣✝️🙏
@@rosiethambiah4780 keeping you in my prayers Rose
My nephew, Joey, needs prayers. He is my adopted nephew and he and his biological brother know each other and have been brothers/friends for many years. Just last night his brother, Oscar, died of an accidental gun shot wound. Five years ago my nephew’s father, my brother in law died from complications because of being shot. Joey is only 22 years old and is very vulnerable to the evil one who may prey upon his despair. St. Joseph pray for us! God, have mercy on us!
Dear Father Chris, I have recently found your talks on CZcams and I am learning so much more. This talk, well I cried a lot. I let God lead me to click on your talks, and this one well, showed me how I need to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for my cousin who hung himself at age 30 almost twenty years ago. I will never forget the deep sorry of my aunt and uncle sitting in the front row of the Catholic Church, with a photo of my Cousin of his first Communion Day to the side of his coffin. My Aunt told me that the police knocked on her door, and showed her a photo of her son, in the body bag. She will never forgot that. Her first born son a few years later died of an asthma attack on her kitchen floor. Two tragedies, two sons gone, for a couple who have endured so much.
And yet my Aunt kept saying, my shoulders are wide. She accepting her suffering, never complaining, saying God only allows as much as I can bear.
She doesn’t go to Mass.
I now am praying my Divine Mercy Chaplet for my two cousins, because of your talk.
I already started praying for my Aunt and Uncle after your talk about Divine Mercy and conversion of souls at 3pm.
I began watching this talk, which as you said was also on Tragedy, and in the evening here in Australia, we learnt on the news of the Massacre of the little children and their teachers in Texas. Our hearts here are breaking with yours in America.
Wow Sabi, God bless you and your aunt and all in Australia. Thank you for joining us and praying for God's mercy....yes, it is difficult tines but God's mercy is greater than any sin. 🙏
i too will join you in prayING FOR YOUR AUNT AND UNCLE AND FOR THE SOULS OF YOUR COUSINS.
You know what Fr. Alar, one thing I know that before I go to bed, I must listen to you because you have a very peaceful voice and style. ❤
Thank you Nora for joining us and God bless you
Thank you Father. My youngest sister returned to her real Catholic faith after her son died suddenly without any cause just two months ago. She returned to God hoping someday she would see her son in heaven. Her son was only 14 years old and I thought the cause of his sudden death was the vaccine.
I pray for my nephew in my every daily rosary
Thank you for sharing and God bless you
This part of the video BLEW MY MIND when I first heard it! God outside of time, NEVER knew this til you said it! Still mind blowing! Thank you Father! Yes, this is the 2nd time I'm listening...God Bless you!
Thank you for listening Susie and God bless you!
@@DivineMercy_Official My ex husband was baptized Catholic and made his First Communion but that was the extent of his practice as a Catholic. Later l found out he was a not only a biggamist several times, dealt drugs, was a coyote, had served time in prison, had multiple childreen he didn't support, ans quite possibly had killed a man. He was shot and killed, his body left to rot in a ditch in Mexico. I hold no animosity toward him and have had Masses said for the repose his soul. A wonderful young priest convinced of the same thing Father Chris spoke about in this talk. I then started praying for José. I hope to meet him in Heaven one day.
@@marciacastro1005 God bless you for forgiveness and prayer
Thank you Fr. Cris for enlightening us and deepen our faith and believe deeply that God is so merciful
I need to talk to father i am serious PLEASE let me talk to you privately about confession please God FATHER AMEN.
… that our GOD is loving and mercy not a punishing God, that we not be afraid of God our Father,
Eternal rest grant unto Elsie n let perpetual light shine upon her
“God can take better of her than I can”. 🙏🏽
so many good take-aways from this talk, this was certainly one of those gems.
Fr Chris you might not be aware how much God is using you and your fellow brothers to help and encourage others. The catholic church is blessed having people like you. God bless you and all your community
Thank you Keith and God bless. Yes, God can use us all if we let him.... my regret is that I waited so long to say "yes" to God. Praise him and we appreciate you joining us.
@@DivineMercy_Official But never too late. St Paul might have felt the same although his past must have taunt him but he ended up to be one of the greatest apostles ever. and thanks for replying to my message.
@@keithcauchivaughan5912 Yes, good point. Never, ever too late :)
They, the MIC, are God's messengers, groomed by St Mary's Love for the Trinity, to bring as many to Christ as Christ wants to save, many, Amen
Thank you father so very much!! Tonight I’m saying a divine mercy chaplet for my mother in law who died during a heart surgery!! She was very faithful but away from the church!!! This video is so great and I shared it!!
Thank you for helping us spread the message of mercy Amanda God bless you
can our prayers help souls of non-catholics ? I say the Chaplet every day, I found it by accident reading about Sister Faustina, I had to do it, and have not stopped, I am so blessed God lead me to this grace
Absolutely Michael! Keep up the great work :)
@@DivineMercy_Official thank you -I found prayer gives you strength to resist evil and temptation, is this a special grace?
@@michaelsix9684 Definitley
Prayer is Powerful. Pray Pray Pray as our Blessed Mother Mary Mother of God said:
Dear Fr Chris ✝️ I listened to this talk yesterday & read some of your book understanding divine mercy. This morning I greeted my divine mercy image & Jesus told me Fr Chris has the most important job in the world, the most perfect bride in the church & the biggest family with all of us & still growing bigger. Amen 🙏
Thank you and God bless you
Thankyou Father Chris Alar for your teachings they have helped me so much in my despair and and helped strength en in my faith I feel joy after listening to you God Bless you and thankyou for all the work you do you help me bring peace to my soul
Your 48yo student here in the Phils., fr. Chris. I keep on rewatching this topic. I can't get enough of it & everytime i listened i have always new lessons to learn. I didN't knew these teaching in my catholic school (high school to college education). Fr. Chris, i hope you wil have a part 2 on this topic.
Thank you for watching and God bless you.
@@DivineMercy_Official likewise, thank you very much.
My mom died w/o seeing the conversion I was praying for. When she died in an accident, I was on my knees, prostrating for her recovery and yet she died. The only consolation I had, when I saw Mama Mary on her left side and her guardian angel on the right side. Thank you Fr. Chris. It helps me a lot better and pray more for the conversion of my whole family🙏📿
Prayers for you and your family. God bless
when did you see mother mary and the angel next to her? I prayed so hard for my daddy to live, I thought God and Jesus would save him. I had so much faith I continued to ask for his life even after they told me he passed. I don't know how to get over this
@@mayafrancis9846 maybe you should pray for his soul that he goes to Heaven which is better like waaaay better than this earth.
@@mayafrancis9846 God's will be done, not ours. Offer your suffering up to Him. Keeping you and your dear father in my prayers
Fr Chris, this story touched my heart so much. I need a beautiful Holy Priest like you , I love your personality, need you to come to Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺 to help, talk to me. But that’s impossible so pray 🙏 for me, as I pray 🙏 for you. God bless, love & peace Anna Maria Bloss 📿✝️🙏thank you again Father (((()))))’s hugs
Yes, God bless you Anna and everybody in Australia
Fr Chris, this is my second time I listen to your talk on this subject.
My mother passed away last month. She died of cancer. Until now I still feel guilty because I didn't do things I should have done or early enough when she was still with us.
Please pray for me and my mother. 😔
Yes
Bless you Father Chris.. My brother took his life on November 18, 2022. He was just 29 years old. It completely broke me. My priest, Father Jim Barron of Colorado Springs, Colorado recomended your book. I started now at 28, to reignite my faith as a Catholic. A present practicing Catholic. Thank you for touching my soul to believe in God's mercy. My whole life I plan on praying for him. I will never stop. I paid to light a candle at the alter. Thank you.. for changing my life on God's divine mercy and the Divine Caplet Prayer.
Thank you Vanessa for being open to reading this book. I promise it will help. God bless you so much and keeping you and your brother in prayer
These past few years has been hell for young people who can barely see a future. May God have mercy on these lost souls, and for your brother, to be with Him for all eternity.
The topic of suicide and what happens to the soul after one commits it has been on my mind for a long time. With a lot of conflicting thought and views, it indeed has not been an easy journey especially for families who have had their loved ones take their lives. Thank you Fr. Chris for your testimony, for the detailed explanation on suicide, on what is the teaching of the Church and most of all this talk will provide the much needed closure for all those who have lost loved ones to suicide thinking their soul will burn in hell. I felt emotional when you were narrating your journey towards priesthood, tough emotions and hard choices however when God is on your side, He makes all things possible. Thank you for your vocation and for continuing to transform lives to the Divine Mercy of Jesus. God bless you and the community.
And thank you to you as well for taking the time to join us and to learn more about your Catholic faith! God bless you
I love this priest.
I love this man. Jesus saves!
You are changing the world Fr Chris! May God bless you for your faithfulness.❤
Father Chris God bless you❤️❤️❤️☦️Ⓜ️
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Thank you for this divine testimony and for a great priest
Father Chris, you never fail to amaze me. There is so much of our Faith that I have never heard and/or understood. 🙏🏻 thank you 🙏🏻
Thank you for joining us Mary and God-bless you
Being a cradle Catholic, I had never even heard of Eucharistic Adoration until I was in my 40's.
Yes RF.... outside of Mass, it should be the foundation of our spiritual lives.
@@DivineMercy_Official How? What exactly do we do? What are the rules?
@@rofree2470 Ro Free, there are prayer books for use during adoration. Also, just go and spend time before Jesus and speak to him from your heart. God bless.🙏
Thank you so much Fr Chris. What an inspiring talks. You are such a great speaker. I thank GOD for letting me found you online. You have increased my faith tremendously on GOD's mercy
And because of Fr. Chris' talks, I deeply understand everything about being christian and finaly renewed my faith. Thank you for this Father Cris and to your team in leading us closer to our Mighty God. God Bless to us all ❤
This is so comforting. Everyone needs to hear this, not only Catholics. I do know about The Divine Mercy Chaplet. I have said it. I wish I could know if it has worked. I just need to trust in God. Thank you for sharing this.
God bless you always, Father Alar
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Thank you
I appreciate your story. I sent your website and book info. to a person who lost her military son to suicide, and she is a counsellor for the military families who have lost someone.
Thank you for sharing and please tell her that the book will help
Your a warrior for Christ Father.
Thank you Father for sharing this Bitter Sweet testimony. I am in tears. It touched my heart so much. I experienced 1 loss of a young elementary school friend I used to walk home from school with. She took her life in Middle school. I am 53 now and I still think of this young girl. Thank you for clearing up some of the same thoughts you had. The loss of your Grandma. God is an amazing God. It brings me great comfort to know we can all do our part as God’s children to help each other get to Heaven. And your story how you became a Priest. Had me overwhelmed with emotions. God Bless You Always. I will keep you in my prayers. 🙏 ❤
This is very true. I remember I found out that my mother was diagnosed with cancer when I was 11/12 years old. We lived in Poland but she flew to Canada (joined my sister who was living there already) to get better treatment as the doctors in Poland were giving her only 6 months to live. We lived in Canada when I was a young child and we became citizens which guaranteed her a better chance with the health system in place. A few months later my father and I flew to Canada and rejoined eachother. She was able to get another 7 years with the treatment she got but I lost my mother in March 2006 at the age of 18. I remember going to the hospital one night to say our goodbye which broke me. I wasn't even able to say a word, I just hugged her and looked her in the eyes. I had asked God to heal her for 7 years and I felt betrayed. The night before she passed away I asked God to take her, and I used some strong words in my prayer that I shouldn't have but I pleaded with God to end her suffering and to take her to Him. The next morning my father came down to my room and told me that my mom had passed in the company of my two older sisters. I felt numb, I didnt shed a tear until later that evening. Thats when I started slipping away from God and the faith. I never stopped believing but I would miss church on a regular basis, I did things I usually wouldn't do, fell into drugs, alcoholism, porn addiction. I was lucky enough to have my girlfriend with me throughout the entire process to give me support and a shoulder to cry on.
Time went on and wounds slowly healed. I ended up marrying that girlfriend and we now have two kids, my son who is nearly 8 and my daughter who is nearly 3. I thank God for the gift of this family of mine every single day, and I realize that if it weren't for my mom getting sick I would have never travelled across the ocean and met the girl that became my wife. I wouldn't have the gift of my children and all the special moments we share together. Who knows how life would have worked out if we stayed in Poland. While my mom was alive we were super close, I loved making her laugh and spending time with her, however I was never all that close with my father. We would say hi and bye to eachother without really ever spending time and talking. My mom's death, though very unfortunate, brought my father and I closer together. It was a hard time and we didn't always see eye to eye and even said some hurtful words to eachother but in the end we love eachother very much. Back in 2010 my father decided to leave Canada and move back to Poland where we have more family and a home. When he left we were on a no speaking terms and I didn't even say a word to him when my sisters forced me to come along to drop him off at the airport. We spent the next year without communicating with eachother. Then for lent I had gone to confession and told the priest about how I left things off with my father and after some time he convinced me to reach out to him and just talk. I thank that priest for giving me that assignment as we both ended up apologising to eachother and our bond became stronger than ever.
There are many more things that have caused me to fall flat on my face in the last 10 years but I am so glad I am here today, and I want to thank you Fr. Chris and I thank God for calling you up to the priesthood. You have helped me immensely with finding myself back to the church. Thanks to your videos I have gone to confession for the first time in over 10 years, I recieve the Most Sacred Sacrament every week, and whenever I can I try to go more than just the one time. I go to Eucharistic adoration at least 5 times a week and pray daily to not fall into temptation. I don't ever want to be seperated from the Lord for as long as I live. I feel at peace now, where before I was living in constant worry over daily troubles. I carry my Divine Mercy Image with me everywhere I go and Trust in Him more than ever. Again thank you for your service, you are helping bring us back to God, may God Bless you!
Thank you for sharing and God bless you
Tonight I'm praying for my grandparents, and my aunt 🙏🙏🙏
Father Chris, I give thanks to God for you and your helpers. If it wasn’t for Covid, I wouldn’t have participated in online mass and your spiritual classes. Giving up a relationship in college for me was a great ordeal for me. I prayed wholeheartedly to our Holy Mother for guidance. I knew sinning was not pleasing or honoring my Lord Jesus. I’m now married to someone with depression and it is difficult. I prayed for this relationship and continue to do so. I ask you Father Chris to pray for me to trust in Jesus especially when it is most difficult.
Yes, prayers for you and God bless you in your marriage
EXCELLENT SERMON FOR MILITARY FAMILIES. ❤
Please pray for Lico tomorrow he has a CT scan on his liver to check 4 tumor with cancer, hopefully better results. 💜🙏🛐
I watched this talk last night and I am still overwhelmed with emotion when I think of its message. I did not know there could still be hope. The Mercy of our Lord is so awesome. Thanks Father Chris for sharing this with us.
Thank you for taking the time to listen TR... God bless you!
Father Chris, I thank God for giving you to us, as priest. I'm proud of you as a Catholic.
Thank you for supporting the ministry of mercy Anna.... God bless you
I've had depression since I was a child. Many times I have felt like commiting suicide. I'm almost 71, life isn't always easy. I tell myself when I consider suicide,why bother, I'll die soon enough I figure so I keep choosing to live.
I have had happy times in my life and I believe I will again. Life is challenging for all of us.
I know quite a few people who have committed suicide. I don't judge them. I pray Jesus have mercy on them, and I believe he does.
To much lonliness in this world for all of us. I think Satan is the cause of a lot of it.
God bless, protect, and provide for all of us.
And God cleanse all of our hearts and minds.
Pray that there be no more abortions.
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Dear Steve, hang in there my friend. God bless you and know there are many who care about you and most of all God does... he has you here for a reason and a purpose. I know it can be hard, but remember, suicide is never the answer. It is a permanent response to temporary problems. Please let me know if there is anything we can do to help you. God bless.
@@DivineMercy_Official Please pray for my wife Kathy who died December 31, 2018.
She died that morning about 7:30am in my arms from a brain aneurysm. I believe she spent New Year's Eve in Jesus arms.
I have prayed the Divine Mercy Chaplet for her among other prayers.
She loved children and taught children about Jesus.
Gog bless, protect, and provide for all of you and yours.🙏🙏🙏
@@stevedevine6380 Oh yes.... prayers for Kathy. She sounded like an amazing woman and one who had a deep faith. God bless you and for the repose of her soul.
Fr. Chris THANK YOU FOR LAYING THAT OUT. Your talks are so thorough and help me in my catechism so much. I share this with those who need this help too. And everyone considering marriage, divorce or otherwise should watch this Livestream first!! God bless you
Thank you for sharing and God bless you
Thank you, Father Chris, I think some of us think that we are not going to experience a loss of someone in our family or one of our friends. But, it had happened to me. A few days ago a 27 y/o Beautiful Girl took her life on her birthday. Now, I've been asked to pray the Rosary for her, which it is an honor to do. I didn't know if i was going to be able to do it. I prayed for it and Thanks to our Blessed Mother Mary. I Did it! Today, it's our last day for her Rosary. Amen 🙏🏼
God bless her and may God have mercy on her. This video may help. Keeping the situation in prayer. czcams.com/video/A7jdt2TLSKg/video.html
That's a powerful sermon 🙌 thank you
Great. Especially for military families
Father, how you bless us from your talk. Thank you never heard this before and you help me trust God
Thank you so much Fr. Chris Alar for this wonderful and enlightening talk. I have thoroughly enjoyed watching your posts. As a converted Catholic, you help me by bringing me closer to the Catholic faith and you also helped me understand more. Thank you and God bless!
Thank you Father. Pax Christi
Thank you Regina for watching our talks... Stay close to Jesus the Divine Mercy!
This talk was amazing, especially hearing of the lady who told you her story about the chaplet working. God bless you Marians for spreading hope and sound teaching in these dark and confusing times.
I am with you in prayers Fr Chris and all who is suffering. True enough God brings us greater good through tragedies. It is HIs Grace that moves through and carry us to His Divine Mercy. God bless all the Marian Brothers, all the clergy and called to religious life.
Thank you John for watching that video and continued prayers for your brother and family
@@DivineMercy_Official Amen Fr! Happy feast day to Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Wow, best talk I heard and such a great testimony! Had the same experience with my father passing 5 years ago. Will be praying for him with renewed hope for his salvation. God bless you Father Chris.
Yes....
True ,Fr. Chris't Alar MABUHAY po kayo , becoz my story on my Son tragedy , suicidal ,😢 😢 💔 I just surrender to God , thanks God Jesus Christ 🙏 Divine Mercy 🥺 Peace & love ❤️ I passed all the the hardest times in my life , MY 2nd Son ROBERT ,PLS. HELP ME PRAY 🙏 FOR HIS HIS POOR SOULS WHERE HE MIGHT BE & TO ALL FAITHFULL BELIEVERS LIVING OR PASSED AWAY , MY HUSBAND JAMES JASON , PARENTS BENEFACTORS , RELATIVES & FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS , SENIORS , JUNIORS YOUNGER GENERATIONS , CITIZENS OF OUR COUNTRIES WE PRAY CEASINGLY , AMEN, ALELLUIA3, FR.CHRIS'T ALAR, & ALL POPES FRANCIS PRAYERS AND INTENTIONS & ORDAINED PRIEST & NUNS , KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS & THA HOLY SPIRITS WHISPERING HOPES FOR OUR LADY OF ALL TIMES ⏲️ CARMEN CARMELIGHT STARS 🌟 🤩 SHOOTING 🌠 💫 ☄️ 🌟 CAMERA 📷 , A TIONS , CHEERS 🍻 👏 ✌️ 💙 ❤️ 🙏 🍻 👏 ✌️ 💙
This helped me so much. I've been affected so much by suicide. Lost several loved ones, and have a dozen attempts over my life time as well.
Prayers for you and your loved ones
Dearest FR. ALAR
I wote you about My 29 year old schizophrenic grandson who is been homeless on the streets of San Francisco and I am in fear that he has committed suicide and I am begging for your prayers as I am in torment every single day!
But the chaplet of divine mercy I’m creating most precious blood of Jesus Christ save us & the whole world
and I’m also praying
Jesus I surrender Michael to you
please take over!
Jesus, I trust in you !
your Most holy will be done !
Hi Father, I-messed up again!
Pray the chaplet of divine mercy every day and I also pray this prayer!
Most Precious blood of Jesus Christ. Save us in the whole world!
I also forgot to mention that when I wrote you before it was 9 months ago!
I share with everyone of my friends about your wonderful series about explaining the faith
and I pray for your mother and father& family believing all is well!
God bless you father for all that you do. THANK YOU🙏❤️🙏
Yes, prayers for him. May I ask his first name? God bless you both
@@DivineMercy_Official Hi Father!
He was named Michael after St Michael as my son & I prayed a 9 day rosary novena to Mary, St Joseph & St Michael for his life & by a miracle he was saved on the abortion table 🙏❤️🙏
The Dr started the abortion procedure & the nurse said STOP …she’s. 21 weeks & my daughter told me she violently argued & the dr said do another ultrasound. & the nurse said she’s 21 weeks so they stopped instead you’re going to have to make an appointment for the other method and SUZY decided on the way home to keep the baby! Now we couldn’t find a doctor because she was so far along so finally 10 weeks later I find an elderly doctor that said OK I’ll take her and then when he did the ultrasound he said you’re not 31 weeks you’re only 21 weeks so God changed the ultrasound when she went to have the abortion but weeks earlier it was a true miracle so Michael‘s life was saved! My husband and I raised Michael for seven years like baby Jesus and then my daughter moved in with her now husband who was also an athiest & life became a nitemare for Michael & by 15 he git into drugs & meth and I have never given up! Michael was in love with Jesus & I am praying for Michael to be SAVED BY THE PRECIOUS BOOD IF JESUS, DELIVERED FROM SATAN, & CONVERTED LIKE FR. Don CALLOWAY, HEALED & BECOME A SAINT!
Thank You Fr. For your prayers! I listen to your most beautiful teachings every day!
Jesus LOVES YOU & is so proud of you & so am I.
& I Love you soooo much!
I BELIEVE & believe St. CHARBEL WILL VISIT MICHAEL. & HEAL & RESTORE MICHAEL BRAIN & BROKEN HEART & life as JESUS SAVED MICHAEL & MICHAEL HAS A PURPOSE THAT GOD HAS FIRED HIM! Thank You AGAIN
DEAR Fr. ALAR 🙏❤️🙏
I believed in you Fr. Chris cos my son Robert was one who gave up his life at his young age due to unavoidable circumstances & depressions ,I am always praying for his poor souls for he was borned of Jondis sorry 😞 for misspelled 😢 gravity & gravious sins 😢 & confessions, I apologized to God Jesus Christ Mighty names 🙏 it is a very unfortunate unforgettable moment of my lovelife .. I am thanking God I survived the consequences because of my faith in God & Mother Mary's names 🙏 & all the Heavenly Host 🙏 in Heaven .To God be the glory, 🙏 Amen..
God bless you and prayers for your son. 🙏
Wow just wow...thank you Fr. Chris for this talk. It has helped me find peace. At a Catholic hospital my father's doctor euthanized him. I have been in complicated grief for months. Now I better understand how God handles such tragedies. Thank You
God bless you and prayers for those intentions
@@DivineMercy_Official Thank you for your reply and the prayers for my intentions. God Bless you and your ministry. St. Faustina pray for us!
Yellow labs are definitely the best! My neighbors had one but it definitely belonged to us. We have alot of great memories ❤ I also found this helpful as my youngest daughter took her life 4 years ago at 30 years old. Worse thing my family has gone through. Thank you!!
I'm sorry to hear that Debbie and God bless you. Prayers for you and her
@@DivineMercy_Official thank you so much!
Father Chris, i am touch by this sermon about your frank life experience. May you save many souls. You help me to save the souls of my children. May God bless you and your loved ones 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Yes, prayers for you and them
@@DivineMercy_Official Father my heart goes out to you. How can you leave someone you love so much and all the money. What a sacrifice you make and how hard it would have been 🙏🙏🙏 But you are meant to to be blessings for many. God bless you Father.
@@agnesmuani Thank you Agnes and God bless you :) Yes, many graces now...
@@DivineMercy_Official please pray for my son who suicide on 20 January 2021 his name is Reynold Remdor Marbaniang only 20 years I am from India I Mary Helen Marbaniang want to be a member of your s
Oh Mary, I am so sorry to hear that. Yes, prayers for Reynold and may the good Lord embrace him in his merciful love and may he accept that love of God.
Father Alar, we shall pray for you and your intentions!
Thank you Olga and God bless you.... I need the prayers! Prayers for you too :)
Thank you!!!!! Thank you for sharing your vocation story! Thank you for teaching us the truths of our most beautiful and sacred Catholic Faith. God bless you!!!!
I'm relistening to this because I sought how to pray and help my friend who's 23 year old son died of a massive heart attack while he was working yesterday. Thank you Dear Father Chris.
Prayers for him
I am impressed Fr. made it through this talk without crying. I am watching this after having read the book and was tearing up.
I'm sorry about your gramma, father Chris. thank you for sharing your experience with us. it really takes the shame out of the idea of suicide for me ... the way you speak on it. I obviously didn't succeed & I have since changed my tune ... thank you Jesus & Mary, but I can attest to the pain & shame associated with suicide. it is utter agony before the choice to end one's life. utter agony, for years sometimes. I believe most suicides go straight to God. honest suicides. by that I mean a person who kills themselves in total & complete hopelessness. I didn't not love God...I just couldn't go on. I couldn't face the abuse any longer & my issues from my life had overwhelmed me. I'm so grateful God didst allow me to succeed in my attempt. I'm in medication now for depression & it really works. I took a chance & told the doctors the truth about how I was feeling & what I was thinking. I allowed them to help me. things change. time is needed to heal us up sometimes from tragedies. sometimes the agony is too great to survive the time needed. only God can judge that agony & honesty behind the suicide. thank you for reading so far if you're still with me! ; )
God bless you and prayers for you Maureen... thank you for sharing that. Just remember, suicide is NEVER the answer.... okay? Don't make me worry about you :)
@@DivineMercy_Official yes sir, father. you don't have to worry anymore! god healed me from my suicidal ideation. it's truly a miracle. thank you.
@@maureenbanks3702 That is awesome Maureen! That is beautiful and shows the power of God's Divine Mercy. We are so happy you are here now with us in a better state :) Thank you for being a special part of our Marian family!
@@DivineMercy_Official thank you father. it's rather embarrassing but I shared just in case someone reading might be feeling suicidal. I want them to know that there is hope & to take a chance on telling someone the truth & reach out to ask for help. if one person gets saved it was worth embarrassing myself. oh well! thank you father so much. I'm so happy to be a part of the marion family!
@@maureenbanks3702 No Maureen! It is not embarrassing... we can all relate! I wrote a book about suicide and I know how it can hit anyone. We are just happy you are okay now :) God bless you!
Fr. Cris! I did it and the image came. Thank you so much.
That is awesome, thank you!
I have been so lost for years. Just lost my precious mother and here recently I have had so many signs from everywhere pouring into me. I feel like I must follow the signs, leading me back here
Wow, you just cleared up something for me regarding mercy killing. I agree with you wholeheartedly on the position you're taking about it may be the saving of someone's Soul or retribution of something. You put it together so well thank you❤
Thank you so much Father Chris. 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you fr for this beautiful talk on suicide bless you always. May u continue these kinds of talks to increase our faith in divine mercy.
Fr Chris the emotion in your voice retelling that final confirmation to be a Priest, right there is mercy in words untold! Thank you for sharing and being vulnerable and honest, God bless you from the bottom of my heart i thank the Lord for your ministry. I cannot put into words here, and having watched your weekly videos, during this particular one I have wept from my inner most being. I truly believe this has brought healing in both areas i knew i needed, and areas i have yet to understand i need healing. A dear friend once said to me “life is a journey home to God” i don’t question my suffering at all, i thank God for the redemptive work he is doing through it, I may be broken but i know enough to humbly say ‘Thank you Lord for all you are doing at this time’. To anyone reading this, always have hope, always. Fr Chris if only you could see in our hearts the goodness you are planting, thank you so much! 🙏🏻🌹
Thank you HD so much for taking the time to join us and practice your faith with us. God bless you....
" The goodness you are planting" , I take my hat off, Bless your heart and life.
Thank you father for this talk 🙏♥️i pray the devine mercy and will do it more often along with the rosary they are my favorite prayers ♥️♥️♥️
Thank you Father.. 🙏🙏
Thank you so much Fr.Chris Alar for a very profound talk ! God bless you always!
I'm having a goose bumps moment here Fr.Chris.. I'm just listening to this talk from 2 years ago while opening and envelope and I'm looking right at your name. I had to blink twice. World Apostolic Congress in Samoa and Fr.Chris Alar will be the master of ceremonies May 2023. Call that a coincidence or what! Fr.Chris God bless the works of your hands. Love you all the way from Australia
Thank you so much Father. May you be blessed as you bless others.
Thank you for doing this talk Fr. Chris. This information needs to be out there.
Thank you Fr. Chris for all this enlightenment! God bless you! 🙏
Thank you for joining us.... God bless.
Thank you so much for sharing your story and this message of God’s mercy.
Your life story.... I cried. So touching. God's will be done.
This is one of the most moving testimonials I've ever heard. Thank you for it. I've so many living and dead that I pray for their eternal salvation. This gives me great courage to not only continue but to increase my prayers and sacrifices for all these souls God has given me to pray for. As my pastor says, "God is awesome--all the time." We know his mercy is higher than, rises above than the heavens.
Thank you for watching with us and God bless you
God bless you, Father Alar! Keep the faith! Thank you for these enlightening talks!
Thank you for joining us Olga and God bless you
Man!!! Father Chris.... U r truly a blessing to the Catholic Church
Thank you for joining us Damien and God bless you
Love your testimony, Father! You are touching our hearts deeply. May God keep you in His loving mercy always ❤❤❤
Thank you Father Chris for this amazing sharing 🙏
Thanks for listening Melissa, we are glad you are open to God's grace.