Make Small Sacrifices for a Big Change
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- Making small sacrifices is not just for Lent, because sacrifices and penance are necessary. As Christ said:
“If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me” (Luke 9:23).
And this is true all year long. But when Jesus said to deny yourself, he didn’t mean to always go against what you want. Really. He meant there are things I want that will not make me more like him-a lot of things, actually. So following him often means dying to self by denying myself those things.
Mortifications-little deaths to self-make us more like Jesus and can be offered up for the sanctification of the world and others. Mortification can come in many different forms. It’s not always denying yourself something you want. Sometimes it means doing something you don’t want. Sloth or greed can cause us to not do things we should do. Choosing not to be slothful or greedy often means doing something for someone else-and this is a little death to self.
Love is the not-so-secret ingredient that helps us die to self. The entire gospel and Jesus’ life are about love. He is constantly telling us and showing us how to love one another and God. That’s because when we learn to love, dying to self becomes so much easier since we start living for God and others. Life is hard when we’re selfish, but when we live for love we see what Christ means when he says “my yoke is easy, and my burden is light” (Matthew 11:30).
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Baby steps toward Jesus. I started sitting outside in my pajamas in the morning when it's cool and the breezes are blowing and saying the Rosary. It gives me a sense of peace as I start the day.
Same, I need to get back to doing that actually.
sounds like a nice way to start the day
Cameron: I used to pray the Rosary in bed every night. When my depression got too extreme, I stopped; I could not focus and concentrate. I have been talking to the Blessed Virgin Mary lately. Maybe she will lead me to revisit the Rosary.
@@Jenatorre, hang in there. Depression is difficult, it makes picking up my rosary feel like lifting weights. My mind still wanders, it does for most people while praying the rosary but little by little you will feel better. 💝🙏
God bless you
Hi im not catholic . People have done some pretty horrific things to me im only 33 but id really appreciate if you prayed for me. Thank you and god bless you
I feel really sad for you, I will definitely pray for you and I hope that God helps you overcome this struggle and forgive the people who have caused you pain
I will pray for your healing and the renewal of you mind and the purification of your heart. ❤️
Will do God Bless
🧎♀️ will pray. God bless you abundantly!
PADRE NUESTRO QUÉ ESTÁS EN EL CIELO SANTIFICADO SEA TÚ NOMBRE VENGA A NOSOTROS TÚ REYNO AGASE TÚ VOLUNTAD ASÍ EN LA TIERRA CÓMO EN EL CIELO DANOS HOY NUESTRO PAN DE CADA DÍA PERDONA NUESTRAS OFENSAS ASÍ COMO TAMBIÉN NOSOTROS PERDONAMOS A LOS QUE NOS OFENDEN NO NOS DEJES CAER EN LA TENTACIÓN Y LÍBRANOS DEL MAL AMÉN
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. - 2 Corinthians 5:17
Amen
Thank you Father.
I feel like Jesus Himself was talking to me in this video. You just accurately described my situation 100% it's crazy. Thank you Father, this has made everything make sense completely
"it's gonna be okay" = "make your day."
I want to give up over eating chocolate!!
I’ve been eating too much of it lately!!!
Jesus and Mary love you!!!:)
Eat pickles! It helps with craving.
Go for a two-hour long walk every day.
And above all- trust Jesus
Me too 👍
@@skojigoquist9288 yea!! good idea!!! i ate some pickles the other day actually!! and sometimes i walk for a half hour but that is a good idea maybe a 2 hour walk would be goood!!!!
and yayy I will trust Jesus!
or i can eat crackers instead because when I ate the pickles I still ate chocolate that day it was crazy! but that was a funny idea!
@@DS-st7xj yayy!! but I was able to go in the car with mom today!!
we went to walmart home depo and lowes!!
it was awesome and im feeling better about cars now!!! :)
I love it username, out of curiosity, are you below 12 or above 12 years of age
We love you Father Mike and we support you as a child of God. God bless you
Mike Cranston haha❤️
Thank you Father Mike.
I needed this, i already loved your " what is your burden "video. I told my atheist ergotherapist of psychiatry about the cross we Christians have to pick up daily and she really loved that analogy, now she is interested our way of life.
I can see by your profile photo that you're a man of culture.
This is beautiful. ❤️
@@piettroguedes8719 i don't know if you are insulting me or meaning the opposite.
@@spidermiddleagedman I'm not insulting. I was a wow player and your fashion dwarf outfit caught my attention. God bless :)
@@piettroguedes8719 oh ok nice. God bless.
Ok. This is not going to be easy but I will try my best each day. Plus I will Penance my serious downfalls that I have and ashamed to admit 🙏🏼😔 Please forgive me Lord 🙏🏼
Thanks Father Mike. This Lutheran girl uses your advice quite frequently. I think I can connect this to the 1st Commandment and idols. I get a little greedy when it comes to my time as well. Can totally relate to that one!
I won't be missing anything from this world when I pass. Only family, friends. I love you Jesus ✝️
Thank you. I needed this today. I am really weighed down by all the division, violence, and hate right now. I’m tired of blame. I can only work on
me. Your positive love of Jesus lifted my saddened heart. 😢💔
God Almighty please bless and protect all my Christians brothers and sisters in Jesus name I ask for daily protection of body of Christ Alleilua Amen
@Mike Cranston Jewish and Muslims are my brothers also because they are humans just like me and descendant of my Blessed ancestor Noah HalleluJah
Dear Father Mike, whenever I’m in need of a particular message, your videos pop up and they turn out to be exactly what I need. May God bless and lead you.
This is one of the most accurate videos ever. Jesus never asked us to die in the aspects which draw us closer to him. Very often the deep desires within our hearts point towards these good aspects. Unfortunately, I used to believe it was easy to know God's will: just look at what you want the least, that would be his will for your life. Took me some years to correct it..
Bru honestly prolly like one of the first time I actually connected with the father and god. Feels good fr fr
Thanks Father Mike...!
Father Mike I absolutely LOVE your videos from Focus. Your stories you gave during those youth conferences always touch my heart! Please be strong for us. Be different and continue to help us through these difficult times. These times that our priests aren't believing what they stand for. These times that our Cardinals aren't faithful enough to stand up for the eucharist. These times that our Bishops are getting comfortable with society and going against the scripture. Be our rock and help us love our faith to be courageous like the stories you talk about. God bless 🙏
I do like it very much. I say to my firends: the Lord places the crosses in front of you every day. You don't need to search far. All you have to do is carry them thankfully, and at the end of the day, place them on the altar. Those crosses become our unique gifts the turn into the Body and Blood of our Lord, and return to us sanctified and resurrected. God bless you father Mike
Wow, I've been fasting for a bit and I've really been trying to cut down on self-indulgence. Just watched your "4 reasons for fasting," was a real eye-opener for me. Felt like I was supposed to watch hear that, then this video got uploaded. God's working on me lol. God bless Fr.
what are the indulgences that are managing ?
is it going ok for you ?
May y’all pray for me I had nightmares last night and need to pray more and be stronger and please pray for my house to be blessed
An exorcist priest taught this to memorize and pray often! Write it down and then pray it often and especially using holy water before you go to bed!
"I claim the protection of the Blood of the Lamb! " Prayerfully repeat many times!! Make the Sign of the Cross! 🙏🏽
Also, "In the Name of Jesus Christ I bind the demons of _______ to the foot of the Cross for Jesus to deal with it as
He will. " (In the blank, say whatever is tempting you, bothering you, etc like anger, bad images, hate, impurity, etc... can be more than one.)
God bless! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
April Ramos I had same thing happen last weekend, n I had a bottle of Holy Water n so I used it to Bless my house saying the Prayer of St Michael over n over sprinkling the Holy water everywhere - bathroom kitchen lounge room bedroom into cupboards etc while repeating the prayer 🙏 n u can add the verses the other person that replied too! I’m going to do it once a month! And never be scared or frightened - we have God, n our Blessed Mother on our side! There were 3 of them there when I woke up - one sitting on the corner of my bed - I saw - realised - n laid back down n went to sleep! I was not going to give them wt they wanted - me scared -??? hahah! Good luck n God Bless you April!
Galadeth Laernis Thank u Galadeth for sharing that Prayer n God Bless you!
Galadeth Laernis thank you! And how did you know those were the type of attacks. In my dream my parents go possessed and were choking me and I woke up and then in my other dream someone was breaking in and I couldn’t talk or yell for help :(
Luisa Medici I have holy water at home! I’ll try that
God Bless you Father Mike.I so enjoy listening to you.
God bless you father and oll you guys watching him 🙏amen
Thank you Fr Mike, the time sloth part was really about me and iI never realized it could be given away.
Praise the Lord Jesus Christ 🙏 Mother Mary Pray For Us 🙏Abba Father Bless us and we Adore You 🙏
By dying we awaken to eternal life, amen!
Trevor Harrison - “Just like a grain of wheat” - by dying we awaken to eternal Life! Amen 🙏 Trevor - well said - in fact beautifully said! Thank u! 🙏🙏🙏
I give up what I want to do with my time here on earth every time I go to work 60 hours a week.
Keep watching my husband drink and smoke much more than social, upsetting me, I'm lose my mind several times.. Offer to God , May be make sense too.
Continue praying for him, fast for him..There is nothing God cannot change..Put your faith in God..and study his word..It is well my friend
It's awful. I pray for you. Stay strong in Jesus
Sorry to hear, praying for you. 🙏
I know this.... my husband is alcoholic and nonCatholic..😢😥😔 Always praying for him...
Adding yours to my prayers for as long as the grace of God is needed. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Mike Cranston
Unless it is determined she is in a fake marriage, she would be committing adultery if she followed your advice and would thereby excommunicate herself. Jesus calls us to receive and to share His transformative and sacrificial love, not cast people, we are called to love, to the trash heap.
Father Mike, I love how you deliver your homilies with your sense of humor. Even the expressions on your face are so "expressive". 😃
Wow I needed this video
You're awesome as always, Father Mike! I hope you can speak for the God's Adventure Awaits Summit coming up! Prayers for you :)
Father you are AMAZING! Father when I do everything I want and don't include God!! AM SO SAD!! when I pray and do good things for others, Am HAPPY!! GOD BLESS you! Father am also in love with someone who just uses me but is so CHARMING!! PLEASE PRAY FOR ME! LOVE YOU!!!!!!
Thank you for making this video for us, Father Mike. I was able to learn a number of things from this video while I was watching it. God bless you and those who are on the Ascension Presents team.
Father Mike, don't give up weekly Mass for those of us who can't go back to church yet. Don't let that be your one thing.
Ooh such good spiritual direction Fr. Mike! I need to listen to this every day so I can seriously make this a daily habit. The first 10 seconds I could just put on repeat all day.."it's going to be ok; It's going to be ok; it's going...."
I like how most things you talk about can apply to all people, no matter religion or lack there of. 😊
Excellent message. All lives need this message. Eye for an eye movements are getting a pass to attack. My family was attacked violently for going to a gas station to get gas. We need truth of forgiveness not pandering!
Thank You Father Mike. God Bless You!
I have been grappling with penance and making a good sacrifice for our Lord Jesus Christ. Thank you father for clearly defining what I need to do! JMJ save souls!
This reminder to deny ourselves to live for Jesus is just what I needed to hear today. Thank you Father. 😇❤️
1:33 right now a very real and daily battle. Amen Fthr. Mike...ty so much for this and all ur posts. Love yah and God bless you. 🕊💙✝️🙏🌹😘⚘🤗
Thank you!!
Fr. Mike, I love how you explain penance! Offer little things up and the self will die. The bad self, at least. God bless you for being so COOL and smart.
I love corn! Tortillas, arepas, everything that is corn made and specially those things that are crunchy, but on Mondays and Wednesdays I don't eat any corn, something small, but I give it to Mary and she will make it beautiful for whatever is needed. Blessings!
It totally makes sense to me. I remember when I fell in love I denied everything I wanted to be around this person. Why am I so reluctant to do that for Jesus? You just planted a seed.
Oh indeed it makes sense Father Mike! You are awesome. We need wonderful, holy priests like you. God bless you 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Thank you, Fr. Mike, for everything you do to bring others to Christ and closer to Christ. I love when I have a question, doubt or curiosity about a topic I can search your videos and can always find one on what I'm trying to find answers to. You're clear, honest and direct while being personable and non judgemental. God bless you! 🙏✝️
Great!!!!!!!
Love this video father mike.
I knew there was a good reason to watch this video Fr. Mike. I hear what you've said and I'll try to make changes. God Bless your day and thank you.
Thank you for this video. I read bible few days ago and there was "deny yourself pick up your cross and follow me"
I was asking God every day how I could do it. And now .... I have an answer
Thank you Fr Mike
Father Mike you always make me laugh! Yes it did make sense, we can get very wrapped up in ourselves, and need to deny our flesh for someone else sometimes.
I do also. There is something about the peace in the early morning. I also pray the chap let of Devine Mercy. I find it all soothing!
Must admit... the only thing that's easy is really fasting. I can only pray and fast and in the small things that I succeed in... hopefully it will snowball to the bigger stuff. If it works for sins then it must work for the good stuff too. Life is about the tiny details... the small things we do repeatedly form us and mold us. We dont need visions or gifts although they can be helpful... but what we truly need is an awful lot of grace specially at the current situation. We must die to self. May God keep us all safe.
Denying of oneself is HARD. Your explanation is so much easier to understand. Thank you for all your videos and GOD Bless.
Offer anything/everything up.
Thanks so much for your videos Fr. Mike. God bless you.
so beautiful Father. Thank you.
Resolve oneself & acknowledge ones doing in Christ.
Crucifix ☦️ assures his existence in times of joy & despair.
OBEDIENCE is better than sacrifice. Obey the Word of God.
God Bless you always ✝️🙏🏻
Amen! Thank you Father Mike!
Pick up the struggles in your daily lives so they don't build up and prevent you from your piece of heaven.
Thank you for that beginning, “it is going to be okay.”
Love you Father Mike.
Many people believe that sacrifices are ONLY things you give up. By definition, they are. But, in the church, there are so many ways to sacrifices that involve doing things. Such as praying the rosary very early in the morning. Watching a catholic video in between other videos. Reading the bible daily. Not just giving up things like sweets or movies.
And again, what timing! Thank you Father Mike! You are a blessing
Allways good to hear your words! Thanks Lord for that!
Luke 13:3 "unless you do penance, you too shall perrish" its by design, you receive SO many graces from our Lord. Its simple really, He feels so loved to know you would rather love Him than your passions. They become easier to take on the more you do them because its also easier to fall in love with our Lord. You start to care about your passions much less, because you are so focused on our Lord. God designed it this way.
Thank you Father Mike, I've enjoyed all of your videos and greatly appreciate all of the wisdom you've shared!
Thank you Father this is just what I needed
Thanks, Father.
Totally makes sense Father! Thank you.
Thanks, Father Mike!!
🙏🏻🙏🏻 Thank you for your video. I watched your confessing a sin again and over again just now. I feel blessed as I finished that video, I got this notification...Thanks again. Good Night from Malaysia. God bless you Fr.Mike
Thank You Father
Thank you Father Mike as always for another inciteful video!
This was spot on! I absolutely applaud the focus on love. This is all about growing in love-choosing to grow in love in a healthy way, in a way that helps us to mature in the “Christ nature” given to us in baptism. And you make it very practical, very do-able, step by baby step.
Father...
I've really and truly have tried to understand GOD'S WILL.
Just know, I'm understanding GOD'S Permissive Will...i thank you for that.
Keep me in prayer.
Amazing message! Thanks, Father Mike!! May God always bless you!! Greetings from Panamá!!
Thank you Father, so beautifully explained!
Excellent Fr. Mike - just what I needed at the time I needed! God Bless you! 🙏🙏🙏And Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
What a beautiful and helpful reflection! Thank you!
Your are awesome Fr. Mike... I love the phrase "Pick up your Cross and follow."
Thank you I’ve been following you for the past few months and I started fasting on bread and water on Wednesdays and Fridays since then and I couldn’t of done it without you thank you
Makes perfect sense! So touching and beautiful! Thank you Fr. Mike
thank you. u lighten our yokes by putting things into perspective
Thank you Father Mike - this is so insightful, uplifting, enlightening. God bless you ❣️
Thanks Father. Good guidance. It helped me.
Loving Christ with all of you!
Fr. Mike - you're the best!!
Thank you for sharing your "not so crazy" thoughts.
Much appreciated!!
Wonderful video, Father! May the Lord bless you and all your works! Love from Brazil
thank you fr.im enlightened by your words I really dont understand what is diff.bet.penance and mortification.its good that I can learn from your your preaching.🙏🙏🙏❤
Your videos always seem come at just the right time
That closing line😂😂😂
Hi Father, thank you. I liked the part when you said we are making ourselves Christ-like.
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Thank you Father Mike 💙. I am struggling with something, God talked to me through you. God bless.
Wow the Spirirt really does works in mysterious ways and I'm just realising (maybe a but late haha) that when we ask the Lord does provide always but sometimes we are just blind to see it, and all we have to do is pray that He helps us to open our eyes to see.
Basically in my Lectio group this week our passage was from Luke 9-18:36 and my prayer was Lord please help me to better understand how I can truly renounce and abandon self to follow you daily. And then there is this video...wow praise be our Lord most high. And Thank you very much Fr Mike for sharing this