Time to Test Your Faith - Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermon

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  • Friends, today’s Gospel concludes John’s reflection on the Eucharist. At the end of this remarkable chapter, we are faced with a question that defines the Christian faith: Will you follow Christ? May we always answer as Peter does.
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Komentáře • 500

  • @majorfrank1167
    @majorfrank1167 Před 2 lety +28

    Handyman workng at my home today with his 7 year old daughter who has several birth defects Please pray for this lttle child.

  • @ChannelWright
    @ChannelWright Před 2 lety +32

    I don’t go to church at all - much less a Catholic Church. But from what Bishop Barron just said I know that I would be a Catholic (can’t believe I said that, I’ll probably end up deleting this).

    • @enquiry-13
      @enquiry-13 Před 2 lety +4

      "Be not afraid" It not you who seeks Jesus Christ; But our good Lord who will seek you.

    • @lisakorosy7699
      @lisakorosy7699 Před 2 lety +5

      You are always welcome in the Catholic Church. That's what catholic means - universal - for everyone!

    • @Juttargoe
      @Juttargoe Před rokem

      In the same boat. Grew up kinda with it, lost it… years of pain and aimlessness. Through Bishop Baron and God speaking through him, I have slowly crept back into having a relationship with God.
      Check out his Alex Friedman podcast… that single episode did more for me in over an hour than 31 years of poor catholic leadership and me searching couldn’t do.

    • @robertgallegos2638
      @robertgallegos2638 Před 11 měsíci

      God is waiting for you at The Catholic Church Brother 🙏❤️‍🔥

    • @mycamarotti2777
      @mycamarotti2777 Před 11 měsíci +3

      Depressed, suicidal, nihilistic, dead in spirit. To put lightly, I became these labels and always thought the catholic church was anti-intellectual for years. Yet, i have given my heart and mind to this tradition after being found by our lord, and i have been fed in heart and in mind, and my fruitless life has been thrusted to give fruit while i oddly abandon myself for others at the same time. Dare to be catholic my friend, shalom shalom.

  • @kathyboyle7295
    @kathyboyle7295 Před 2 lety +254

    This comment by Peter is the most riveting in the entire bible. When I read John’s words I am brought to a very emotional moment and tears well up in my eyes because this is the reason for my Catholic faith. This gift is so far beyond any gift we could possibly receive and I am in awe every time I receive the Eucharist. Those words of Peter about Lord to whom shall we go

    • @kathyboyle7295
      @kathyboyle7295 Před 2 lety +20

      Sorry I messed up there… those words of Peter stay with me always and shock me into a reality of my faith. There is nothing else to sustain us.

    • @johngeiger3455
      @johngeiger3455 Před 2 lety +12

      @@kathyboyle7295 Thank you @Kathy Boyle for expressing in words the reason for my Catholic faith.

    • @marypinakat8594
      @marypinakat8594 Před 2 lety +4

      @@kathyboyle7295
      God bless you for your beautiful Presence☆

    • @marietaylor4468
      @marietaylor4468 Před 2 lety +12

      It’s also what sustains me in the face of scandals.

    • @analeonardo970
      @analeonardo970 Před 2 lety +1

      I am Catholic, and I love those words very profoundly. But I think other religions don't defer from us because they don't think that was the body of Christ in that moment... what they often say to me is that is not the body of Christ today because the Priest es not Jesús or God. Anyhow...I love his sermons 😍

  • @DarkAngel-cj6sx
    @DarkAngel-cj6sx Před 2 lety +121

    As much as I hate this pandemic, it has brought me back to the catholic church.
    I watched Dr Pitre Brant, sensus fidelium with the exorcist fr Chad Ripperger, Fr Lampert Vincent, Bishop Baron, fr Mike Schmidt, fr Casey ; fr Nark Goring etc..
    I am so on fire for God than never before.
    Above all, I have all the answers to all my questions that were making me wondering around in protestant churches.
    It all started when my pastor ( Baptist church) asked me what catholic church believed about the Eucharist and I didn't know.
    Then he said the catholic church kills Jesus twice because they believe in real presence of Jesus in Eucharist.
    It triggered something in me that made me want to do my own research.
    Here I am and my faith is so strong and I got to know our Lady of Kibeho too.
    I am praying the rosary of 7 sorrows of Mary.
    I will never go anywhere again.

    • @cyannapereira9609
      @cyannapereira9609 Před 2 lety +3

      Praise God . Amen 🙏

    • @elvenkind6072
      @elvenkind6072 Před 2 lety +9

      Hi, as a Protestant I can perhaps explain partly what you experienced. If you have noticed it before, then Protestants have a cross hanging around their neck, while Catholics have a Crucifix with a Christ figure on it. This is part of a very old and very sore wound that is one of the main reasons of why there's such a thing as a Schism between North and South Europe, the reason why there's a North-Ireland with Protestants and a Republic of Ireland with Catholics. Transubstantiation is the idea of the actual body and blood of Christ being in the bread and wine of the Eucharist, but it was also a doctrine very central when those infected by what the Church in Rome saw as the Protestant heresy, in trials that led to people being burned alive, because the word "transubstantiation" was not mentioned in the bible, then they rather wanted to be burned, then to do against their conscience. So any Protestant pastor with more knowledge then me, would certainly use the phrase that Jesus was being "re-crucified" by the Catholics in this matter. Of course that's not the case. And God's ways and God's thoughts are not humans ways and thoughts.
      Personally I think it's a matter of remembering the body of Jesus and his blood shed for our sins, and that it's something spiritual that happen, and that people don't actually eat Jesus-meat, nor do they drink Jesus-blood in the Eucharist (sorry to phrase it in such vulgar terms).
      I can only say I've also been around in Churches and struggled to find a place to call home. I'm very drawn to Orthodox Christianity myself, that is the original Christianity that the first Christians in the Roman Empire followed. I'm in Norway, so I discovered to my sorrow that there was only a Lithuanian church in my town, and that the service was done in Slavic. I'm very much against much of what happen in "Evangelical" churches, but at the same time I don't feel any worry.
      What I feel is important is to do something of love, to help toss bags of sands in the damns that have been flooding the world with the heresy of Schism (that are clearly against the word of God), where people believe they are part of the "real Christianity" and that anyone else are bound to be lost forever. I think myself Bishop Robert Barron are doing a very good job, and I feel blessed by listening to what he have to say. But I'd like to claim that anything that divide brother against brother, and sister against sister, and weaken the body of Christ in such a way, don't do the will of God.
      So God bless you. I hope you can pray for me and bless me back, and together we might undo what our forefathers did when they thought they did the will of God by killing brothers and sisters. I burn with love for all those that love Jesus, so Jesus be with you, amen.

    • @john-6324
      @john-6324 Před 2 lety +5

      I'm very glad to hear that you are focusing on your faith so intensely, and I hope that you will find in your journey both understanding and Fortitude. To the part on Jesus supposedly being killed twice, as I understand it: we believe as Catholics that at every proper Mass Jesus' body, blood, soul, and divinity are represented to the congregation. There is no need for a rebirth, recrucifying, etc. for Jesus to represent Himself, which perhaps becomes more clear when we focus on Jesus' divine nature which comes with it the recognition that God created Time, and thus is not constrained to it, as beings in Time are.

    • @davido3026
      @davido3026 Před 2 lety +1

      the Lord works in mysterious ways!!!

    • @davido3026
      @davido3026 Před 2 lety

      @@elvenkind6072 Transubstantion is not "an IDEA" You cannot explain anything, heretic protestant!!!
      since you hate the Catholic Church, why do you believe the Bible the Church made in the year 382AD?
      can you explain that?

  • @miguelpreza2364
    @miguelpreza2364 Před 2 lety +49

    Jesús being present in the eucharist is the most beautiful gift God has gave us

  • @ADAM-lw2dk
    @ADAM-lw2dk Před 2 lety +144

    "THIS IS MY BODY" - Before becoming Catholic, I decided, this is either true, or idolatry. - JESUS SAID IT. I BELIEVE IT. THAT SETTLES IT.

    • @josephzammit8483
      @josephzammit8483 Před 2 lety +5

      Well said! I’m publishing a weekly CZcams video on episodes from the life of Don Bosco, entitled ST JOHN BOSCO by JOE ZAMMIT. In this series I’m narrating events and miracles from the splendid life of Don Bosco. St John Bosco used to perform a miracle almost every day, through the intercession of Mary Help of Christians. From the lives of saints we can learn how to love God more and draw closer to him. Thank you

    • @papabear9268
      @papabear9268 Před 2 lety

      Amén!!!

    • @GiftofChaosStudio
      @GiftofChaosStudio Před 2 lety

      God bless you on your Catholic journey!

    • @dingbop963
      @dingbop963 Před 2 lety

      jesus is a myth

  • @TH-cz2uz
    @TH-cz2uz Před 2 lety +4

    The reason I converted from a JW elder to Catholicism. I went to my first Mass with a hood on so no one saw me, otherwise I would have been excommunicated from all who I knew, but when the bell rang I realised “Christ is present.”
    I left the Jehovah’s Witnesses and joined the Church with my whole family last Easter.
    Blessed be God forever. Bishop Barron has helped me along the way.

    • @masterchief8179
      @masterchief8179 Před 2 lety +2

      Powerful message, brother. Thank you! God bless you and yours!!

  • @jcemd
    @jcemd Před 2 lety +53

    In one of my intimate prayers, Jesus asked me, “will you still love me even if I don’t give you what you want?”
    I remember that line from Peter. I replied, “I have no where to go, Lord, but to you.”

  • @mimisheean6648
    @mimisheean6648 Před 2 lety +3

    As always, thank you for another beautiful homily. May God bless you.

  • @regis_red
    @regis_red Před 2 lety +20

    And THIS is precisely why I'm catholic.

  • @ChristineMorris-si2es
    @ChristineMorris-si2es Před 9 měsíci

    I remember when we came into the Church almost 20 years ago. I received the blessed Eucharist for the first time. Walking back to my pew I was so taken by what I joined others with that same time, receiving Jesus body blood soul and divinity, I cried. I sobbed while I let Jesus lay in my mouth and tried to understand why he would want to be so close to me! What a revelation that I was involved with. Nothing has ever been the same with my life! Praise be to God!

  • @fxc
    @fxc Před 2 lety +11

    Let’s us once again pray for the poor souls that gave TRUTH a thumbs down. May their ‘stiff neck’ response soften to the WORD OF GOD!

  • @maryannelinsell3506
    @maryannelinsell3506 Před 2 lety +46

    Bishop Barron,
    Thank you for this wonderful sermon. God has blessed us with you and your profound abilities to make sense for us laity who are in great need of this spiritual food. God bless and watch over you and your talented staff who help all of us on our journey of building a deeper relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

    • @jkgn4656
      @jkgn4656 Před 2 lety

      @•Bishop Roberts Barron• You are NOT THE BISHOP....stop decieving people..

  • @dianeleach903
    @dianeleach903 Před 2 lety +64

    The realization of the truth of this chapter is what led me to becoming a Catholic after 60 years in the Church of England. Another brilliant homily from the bishop.

    • @masterchief8179
      @masterchief8179 Před 2 lety +3

      God bless you! From a Brazilian friend.

    • @Elaphe472
      @Elaphe472 Před 2 lety

      Check "Vatican's hiding of pedophile priests", BBC, PBS, "Vatileaks".

    • @disciplewill7696
      @disciplewill7696 Před 2 lety +3

      Welcome Home!

    • @sillybearss
      @sillybearss Před 2 lety +6

      @@Elaphe472 have you checked out “Judas betrayed Jesus” and “Peter denied Jesus *thrice*” yet? The people of the Church is always sinful. The Church, however, remains holy & one as Jesus himself has promised that the gates of hell will not prevail against it. (Matthew 16)

    • @disciplewill7696
      @disciplewill7696 Před 2 lety +7

      @@Elaphe472 yes all of us Catholics are quite aware of the scandals of our Church, but that does not make individual Catholics evil, we pray for those priest who are fallen, and leave it up to God after that, but also just to put it in perspective there are thousands of Priest in our Church, the percentage of priest who do the unthinkable is about .02%, again it is horribly wrong, but many many priest are holy and live a life celibacy, God Bless!

  • @united4631
    @united4631 Před 2 lety +52

    I'm in the process of converting to The Catholic Faith after being baptised Anglican as a child , in the past I thought The Eucharist was symbolic . Not anymore , I now know in My heart that Jesus Christ , My Saviour is truly present in The Eucharist & I look forward to receiving this Most Blessed Sacrament

    • @isrberlinerin4063
      @isrberlinerin4063 Před 2 lety

      Jesus has to be present in your heart and the Holy Spirit has to reside in you . The Eucharist is simply taking communion in remembrance of what Jesus did on the Cross nothing else . The catholic eucharist is a great deception , because you have no idea what the true Word of God has to say you don't read the New Testament . Catholics only use selected scriptures to fit their deceived belief system . Jesus said : you have to be "Born Again" to enter the Kingdom of Heaven . Jesus Christ is Lord He is risen and alive and the catholic Mary idol is demonic !

    • @united4631
      @united4631 Před 2 lety +1

      @@isrberlinerin4063 Holy Mary is the Mother of Jesus Christ & is alive with Him & The Father in Heaven , Jesus said " Truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life in yourselves.

    • @lisaannie1
      @lisaannie1 Před 2 lety

      @@isrberlinerin4063 Hey you....when you need an exorcism to knock that judgmental demon outcha body don't go looking for a priest! Catholicism rocks!!

    • @isrberlinerin4063
      @isrberlinerin4063 Před 2 lety

      @@united4631 Mary was a earthly virgin favored by God to bring forth Jesus , she had no other function . The catholic religion made her an IDOL . How do you know Mary is alive with Jesus ? It is mans religious assumption , not based on Biblical truth . How do you drink His blood and eat His flesh ,it is symbolic by taking communion in remembrance of what Jesus did on the cross . The catholic religion has turned it into something that supposedly saves you . Jesus is the bread from Heaven and He shed His blood on the Cross for the redemption of all humanity . Jesus Christ is Lord

    • @united4631
      @united4631 Před 2 lety

      @@isrberlinerin4063 Jesus Christ is indeed Lord & the only way to The Father on that I think We agree , Mary is The Ark of the New Covenant by bearing Jesus , not a mere woman that was used by God then discarded , how do You explain Marian apparitions or Eucharistic miracles ? Jesus said " Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day, for my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink.
      " ... Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever eats me will live because of me.” this I believe & neither You nor anyone else will change My mind

  • @sandramalkovsky5197
    @sandramalkovsky5197 Před 2 lety +34

    Oh - that I could have every Protestant friend listen to this sermon - they would finally understand!

    • @rhwinner
      @rhwinner Před 2 lety +14

      Many protestants view these sermons. Pray for our brothers and sisters 🙏

    • @kelechukwuanozyk7605
      @kelechukwuanozyk7605 Před 2 lety +5

      Most Protestants deny it and fail to accept the interpret it correctly. If they accept the truth, Protestantism will go away, so they twist around with lies and wrong interpretation

    • @rhwinner
      @rhwinner Před 2 lety +10

      @@kelechukwuanozyk7605 Denying the Eucharist is equivalent to saying. Jesus Christ is only symbolically the Son of God.

    • @joecoolmccall
      @joecoolmccall Před 2 lety

      @@kelechukwuanozyk7605 or you could wrong ya know...

    • @brotherandrew3393
      @brotherandrew3393 Před 2 lety +2

      @@rhwinner That is nonsense.

  • @joce3632
    @joce3632 Před 9 měsíci +1

    God bless you always Father Barron🙏

  • @mikemcdonough4461
    @mikemcdonough4461 Před 2 lety +2

    GodBless Bishop Barron!!

  • @gloriabandy
    @gloriabandy Před 2 lety +44

    "His words are not descriptive, but creative."

    • @alevinalevu5768
      @alevinalevu5768 Před 2 lety +4

      That was what I used wonder about how God just spoke things.. Like trees, different types of animals, water.. That was very beautiful

    • @gloriabandy
      @gloriabandy Před 2 lety

      @•Bishop Roberts Barron• Thank you for this blessed greeting! Surely the Holy Spirit inspired you, because your prayer made my morning good. Gratefully, Gloria Marie

    • @gloriabandy
      @gloriabandy Před 2 lety

      @•Bishop Roberts Barron• Where would I send you my email?

    • @gloriabandy
      @gloriabandy Před 2 lety

      @•Bishop Roberts Barron• No, thanks. BTW, the bishop's name has no 's'. I'll pray for you.

  • @andrewkephalas9853
    @andrewkephalas9853 Před 2 lety +93

    Then Simon Peter answered Him “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life “ John 6:68 . Amen 🙏🏽

    • @beccadepeche9490
      @beccadepeche9490 Před 2 lety +14

      I agree. There is no one else to whom we can go. Who else has the Words of eternal life? Only Jesus. And only in the Catholic Church where there is the Real Presence.

    • @gorgoniadelrosario2212
      @gorgoniadelrosario2212 Před 2 lety

      @@beccadepeche9490 qqq1à²

    • @nancyjanzen5676
      @nancyjanzen5676 Před 2 lety +4

      The only answer of a true believer in Jesus.

    • @ladislausvmap
      @ladislausvmap Před 2 lety +3

      These word make me cry.....

  • @lucilacantu
    @lucilacantu Před 2 lety +2

    This sermon made me realize it must have been a real test of faith for Peter and the others to say yes and continue to follow our Lord. We hear the words now, 2000 years later, but if we try to imagine the scene and put ourselves there it must have been hard to stay unless one was absolutely convinced of the Truth of His words. Thank you Bishop Barron for this wonderful reflexion of one of the key moments of our faith as catholics. Que Dios lo bendiga 🙏🏻

  • @STRENGTHFROMABOVE
    @STRENGTHFROMABOVE Před 2 lety +8

    Whoever reading this, God knows what you are facing and all your problems, he heard your cry, He is going to deliver you. Just trust in him. Amen

  • @norbertodunga526
    @norbertodunga526 Před 2 měsíci

    Dear Bp. Barron. You are a wonderful gift to the Church!
    Thank you your Lordship for the insightful reflections.. I am edified indeed.

  • @anagbachika8093
    @anagbachika8093 Před 2 lety +16

    May the Spirit of God continue to fill you to teach us 🙏

  • @esbenz75
    @esbenz75 Před 2 lety +80

    A brilliant homily; as clear as it is challenging. God bless you, Bishop.

    • @williambarfield8312
      @williambarfield8312 Před 2 lety +5

      Such an important homily at this time. Thanks and God Bless Bishop.

    • @Elaphe472
      @Elaphe472 Před 2 lety

      Check "Vatican's hiding of pedophiles priests"; BBC, PBS, "Vatileaks".

  • @loredanababuci4700
    @loredanababuci4700 Před 2 lety +2

    It's NOT SHOCKING at all! It's NATURAL, 100%! ❤❤❤❤❤❤

    • @loredanababuci4700
      @loredanababuci4700 Před 2 lety

      Watch Joseph of Cupertino! Marcelino Pan a Vino! Pepito and Violette, or Don't Take a NO for an answer! GOD BLESS YOU! ❤🙏

  • @gabriellemctighe448
    @gabriellemctighe448 Před 2 lety +10

    Amen, one of your best sermons ever!! Please do not ever let us give up on ourselves or you Lord for your words are spirit and truth; you have the words of everlasting life. Please help us to hold onto this and you in this very uncertain time both through your body snd blood and your words!! God Bless you and your servant Bishop Barron!!✝️✝️✝️🙏🙏

  • @anniekachurek2556
    @anniekachurek2556 Před 2 lety +18

    Thank you Bishop Baron for sharing your scholarship and insights with us. By teaching in this way, helping us to “gnaw” on the Word of God as well as His Body, we pray we can become what we eat. Great homily!! God bless you in your evangelization. We need this now more than ever.

  • @katebangert4528
    @katebangert4528 Před 10 měsíci

    Thank you for writing "This is My Body" A Call to Eucharistic Revival. I am now more in love with God because of this truth. Again, thank you.

  • @judyv3370
    @judyv3370 Před 2 lety +7

    Thank you so very much Bishop Barron. I am very grateful for these Sunday sermons. This might be my favorite--and a great blessing and gift. I'm going to stick with St. Peter and I thank God for his words. Jesus I love you.

  • @jcvoss1
    @jcvoss1 Před 2 lety +4

    the best homily I have heard on the eucharist. Thank you Bishop (and the Holy Spirit!)

  • @ChevySpeedAddict
    @ChevySpeedAddict Před 2 lety +2

    Let us pray for ALL to accept this reality of the True Presence. All Catholics, all Christians and all people in the world.

  • @cwoza5
    @cwoza5 Před 2 lety +26

    These have become a Sunday morning routine for me. God Bless Bishop Barron.

  • @laurawheeler6684
    @laurawheeler6684 Před 2 lety +2

    Thank you Bishop Barron

  • @tomsaltsman
    @tomsaltsman Před 2 lety +10

    Let's not forget! 😁Regarding the Real Presence, Sacred Tradition came first then the Sacred Scripture of John 6. 😁...On another note, I am praying that everyone here may be the "you" in II Peter 1:8. May we all rejoice in the Lord with inexpressible joy that's full of glory!

  • @ShowcasePodcast
    @ShowcasePodcast Před 2 lety +13

    Bishop Barron, I truly appreciate all that you do. Thank you for sharing your time and interpretation with us! God Bless!

  • @DarkAngel-cj6sx
    @DarkAngel-cj6sx Před 2 lety +5

    Now that I know and believe the presence of Jesus in Eucharist, I don't want to touch it ever with my filthy hands.

  • @ronnestman4696
    @ronnestman4696 Před 2 lety +21

    God bless Bishop Barron and Word on Fire ministries. 🙏

    • @Elaphe472
      @Elaphe472 Před 2 lety

      Check "Vatican's hiding of pedophile priests", BBC, PBS, "Vatileaks".

    • @rhwinner
      @rhwinner Před 2 lety

      @@Elaphe472 God bless you.

  • @dennissavage4007
    @dennissavage4007 Před 2 lety

    Bishop Robert, be a voice for the voiceless, this Covid 19 has created great hardships worldwide, we pray God will find a way to end this crisis. Open our lives and Churches, get back to normally again.

  • @margarethhuapcent1270
    @margarethhuapcent1270 Před 2 lety +1

    Thank You Bishop Barron!

  • @danapb
    @danapb Před 2 lety +1

    Bishop Barron, I'm currently reading your book "Eucharist" so this homily is perfect. The eucharist is why I couldn't leave the Church to go to a Protestant church. It is HIM! We have the privilege of receiving our Lord as often as we can get to mass. What a gift!

  • @danfix8683
    @danfix8683 Před 2 lety +22

    Your sermon today is one of your best ever. Jesus' words are hard to accept and understand but where else can we go?

  • @rst7379
    @rst7379 Před 2 lety +3

    The best explanation ever on the debate whether the holy Eucharist is symbolic or a divine intervention. Thank you Bishop Barron.

  • @patriciabean6586
    @patriciabean6586 Před 2 lety +41

    Such an elegant explanation of the profound difference in our descriptive voice, language, and the creative voice of God! Thank you Bishop for this powerful homily. I shall use this as a meditation all week!

  • @brigidcannon8130
    @brigidcannon8130 Před 2 lety +51

    So grateful for the insights you share on the Words of Jesus and the Eucharist. It deepens my faith and love for the daily Eucharist. You are so gifted as one who breaks open the word of the gospel to all who have ears to hear.
    God bless you abundantly! Sr. Brigid

    • @eileendeacetis6672
      @eileendeacetis6672 Před 2 lety +1

      How blessed am I, that I can receive the Eucharist every day. Jesus feeds us spiritually, so that we can become people who radiate his love and compassion to all . God bless you Father Barron ☦️🛐

  • @issemayhem
    @issemayhem Před 2 lety +9

    May Gods blessing be upon you, Your excellency!

  • @beccadepeche9490
    @beccadepeche9490 Před 2 lety +10

    This is one of my very favorite passages in the Bible. Of course, The Real Presence of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist is the entire reason for our Catholic Faith. And YES, I believe in the Real Presence. I love this homily very much Bishop Barron. Thank you and God bless you. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻✝️🌷🌼💕❤️

  • @awateredgarden
    @awateredgarden Před 2 lety +8

    This was one of the most beautiful discourses I’ve heard on The Eucharist. It makes me feel quite emotional.

  • @randymacallister3337
    @randymacallister3337 Před 2 lety +26

    So well Presented! To Whom Shall we Go? The Central Point of Our Faith. Thank You Bishop Robert!

  • @anthonylong9962
    @anthonylong9962 Před 2 lety +1

    I really enjoyed this homily. ❤

  • @darleneschieltz4030
    @darleneschieltz4030 Před 2 lety +1

    Probably the most important homily that any priest, bishop or Pope can deliver. To accept the Eucharist as the Real Presence because of Jesus' words is the defining line that separates the Catholic Faith from other faiths. On our death beds will we not say, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of everlasting life". Then may we hear, "Come ye blessed of My Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you...." Thank you, Bishop Barron, for this powerful homily!

  • @Pratsg86
    @Pratsg86 Před 2 lety +89

    "What God says, is."
    "This is my body " "This is my blood"
    Just got a whole new perspective on the Eucharist!
    Praise be to God . A wonderful homily father. You are truly guided by the Holy Spirit.

  • @paulsullivan4309
    @paulsullivan4309 Před 2 lety +4

    God Bless you Bishop!! You truly understand and can communicate that which is difficult to interpret. Thank you for the Sunday Sermon.

  • @dixieflynn5368
    @dixieflynn5368 Před 2 lety +16

    I love Peter! He is my favorite apostle. So human. So questioning.

    • @sophie6973
      @sophie6973 Před rokem +1

      Same here. Saint Peter, pray for us

  • @vuhoang7109
    @vuhoang7109 Před 2 lety +3

    Thank you, Bishop Barron!🙏

  • @Elijahs-iy3zq
    @Elijahs-iy3zq Před 2 lety +2

    My protestant minister read John 6 and I couldn't believe not a single person thought that was the eucharist, it's like they weren't even listening. I want to be catholic when I grow up.

    • @JD-ro7xe
      @JD-ro7xe Před 2 lety +1

      Don't hurry, take your time. Don't rush it.

  • @marypinakat8594
    @marypinakat8594 Před 2 lety +34

    "I hunger for the bread of God, the flesh of Jesus Christ ...; I long to drink his blood, the Gift of unending love."
    ST. IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH

    • @marypinakat8594
      @marypinakat8594 Před 2 lety +6

      The Eucharist is a precious nourishment for faith: an encounter with Christ truly present in the supreme act of his love, the life-giving gift of himself.
      *Pope Francis, (Encyclical "Lumen Fidei")*

    • @danzo1711
      @danzo1711 Před 2 lety

      Sounds sickening.

    • @rhwinner
      @rhwinner Před 2 lety +3

      @@danzo1711 It's a hard saying alright...

    • @MrRampertshammer
      @MrRampertshammer Před 2 lety +1

      @@marypinakat8594 Given the Eucharist is the source and summit of our Faith, why do so many of the Catholic faithful no longer believe in the Real Presence? Could it possibly be that the protestant heresy has wormed its way into the Church?

    • @marypinakat8594
      @marypinakat8594 Před 2 lety +2

      @@rhwinner
      God bless you heaps☆☆☆

  • @louisjoseph9432
    @louisjoseph9432 Před 2 lety +1

    Bishop Barron thank you for reigniting the light in me . Praise the Lord

  • @markhamilton4259
    @markhamilton4259 Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you for this. Such clarity.

  • @MmM-do6rg
    @MmM-do6rg Před 2 lety

    I live overseas. I am discerning my conversion from a different faith. I wish i could meet Bishop Barron

  • @Ochepeochpe085-gu4hm
    @Ochepeochpe085-gu4hm Před 9 měsíci

    Thank you Bishop Baron God bless always 🙏✝️

  • @stevefoose4160
    @stevefoose4160 Před 2 lety +5

    One of the most profound lessons from today’s gospel is when Jesus, rather than compromising his principles and watering down his teachings, let’s all of the unbelieving disciples walk away if they don’t wish to believe in him.
    What a terrific teaching moment for parish priests, bishops, archbishops and all church leadership. Holy Mother Church’s teachings are handed down to us through the ages from Jesus Christ and can’t be altered to appease non-believers for any reason.

  • @aliciasmiley7699
    @aliciasmiley7699 Před 2 lety +5

    Thank You for giving us the clarity of the mind & strength for our Faith 🙏🙏🙏

  • @martinvarga5728
    @martinvarga5728 Před 2 lety +15

    Inspiring weekly reflection on today's Gospel reading on the Eucharist! Thank you Bishop Barron and the Word on Fire team for preparing and presenting today's sermon. Prayers to all who listen to this reflection that they may be uplifted and changed in a positive way as we all follow the pathway to Christ.

  • @zrobert66
    @zrobert66 Před rokem

    Thank you Bishop Barron ❤ watching again to remind myself

  • @nathanngumi8467
    @nathanngumi8467 Před 2 lety +33

    Amen. Only Jesus has the words of eternal life.

  • @donaldmclean9853
    @donaldmclean9853 Před 2 lety +3

    Thank you for your sermon . Your words and delivery bring back some inspirational Catholic professors from IONA College. - Father DeSanto an Brother Doyle. Their wisdom and genuine caring will always be remembered.

  • @denisemcclintock506
    @denisemcclintock506 Před 2 lety +5

    What a wonderful homily Bishop Barron…. Thank you for this it’s the fourth time I’ve listened! And I’ve got friends to listen. Listened on “Hallow” as well. God bless 🙏 this is such and important subject. I had no idea some Catholics don’t believe in the real presence! That precious gift from Jesus ❤️

  • @rosealejandrino4605
    @rosealejandrino4605 Před 2 lety +3

    God bless you too Bishop Barron!

  • @nicholaswong5414
    @nicholaswong5414 Před 2 lety +13

    What a powerful and amazing sermon!

  • @INGCruzRey
    @INGCruzRey Před 2 lety +6

    Thank you Bishop.
    Once Jesus told me, “be patient”, I thought he was asking me to be. Now I realized he was making me a gift, “Patience”.

  • @kfarris4688
    @kfarris4688 Před 2 lety

    Lord to whom shall we go...He is the One True God!! Praise be unto Him!!

  • @kmtm93
    @kmtm93 Před 2 lety +23

    “What Jesus says, is”. So simple, and yet, so powerful

    • @VLTennis
      @VLTennis Před 2 lety +1

      Light bulb statement in being able to understand and explain the Real Presence!

  • @sandyv2195
    @sandyv2195 Před 2 lety +10

    Wow. Powerful. Thank you, Bishop Barron.

  • @jackimohr1
    @jackimohr1 Před 2 lety +1

    This bishop nailed it. He is a man that has truly understood, talked to, and submitted wholly to Jesus. When so many walked away when it was against their own personal convictions/traditions

  • @thomasguinan7253
    @thomasguinan7253 Před 2 lety +3

    What has long been obscured has now been made clear. Every parish priest, lay Catholic, doubter or unbeliever need only watch this 13:54 video if they have issues with 'the Real Presence' of Jesus in the Eucharist. Much to ponder here, Bishop Barron. And yet the question remains (as it has for 2,000 years): do I stay or do I go? Brilliant!. Though few and far between, I love these moments of illumination.

  • @gedat5538
    @gedat5538 Před 2 lety +3

    The issue of real presence of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist is all about "Taking Jesus at His word" or rejecting Him!

  • @mcnallyaar
    @mcnallyaar Před 2 lety +4

    "God's speech is not descriptive, the way that ours is, but creative." HOLLA!

  • @budinurgraha5167
    @budinurgraha5167 Před 2 lety

    How I could Left God? All my Life is searching Lord Jesus.

  • @lauraknutsen6935
    @lauraknutsen6935 Před 2 lety +11

    Such a powerful and affirming message of our Catholic faith. The mystery of how God speaks into being our whole world and indeed the word made flesh in the holy Eucharist. I can only pray to keep remembering Peter’s response, as it’s the only true path to Christ and ultimately to God’s forgiveness. I am grateful for your teachings and pray your ministry continues to strengthen and guide our weary world.

  • @johnwake1001
    @johnwake1001 Před 2 lety +1

    What a homily! Thank you, Father. And yes, Peter's words get me every time I read them. Those words are so moving because they signal a moment of complete surrender to the Truth. You can feel the shock and awe in Peter's voice as he utters those words standing in front of Jesus. Also, there is something very vulnerable in these words, as if a child, an orphan, saying to his adoptive parent: Where else can I go? You are the only person I've got in the world. And this echoes the words of Jesus: Unless you change and become like little children you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 18:3)

  • @bernadettegrenholm5437
    @bernadettegrenholm5437 Před 2 lety +1

    God "where will I go?" You're only one ,will not stop loving me..

  • @redonblue11
    @redonblue11 Před 2 lety +1

    Bishop Barron is an annointed educator on matters of Catholic faith. He makes us so aware and proud to be Catholics.

  • @mariefernando3417
    @mariefernando3417 Před 2 lety +6

    Brilliant Father, May God be glorified.

    • @marypinakat8594
      @marypinakat8594 Před 2 lety

      Marie Fernando,
      Hope you realise that the ID here in not our Bishop. Some intruder

  • @MrJoel9679
    @MrJoel9679 Před 2 lety +13

    Great summary. It has to be the conversation we have to unite our whole church. Without accepting this Christianity unravels. It’s easy to think the whole church could evaporate. But it doesn’t and can’t. Whether we like it or not, whether we choose one way or another, the truth still exists. If we ignore the truth it only creates problems for ourselves. Gods creation has no choice but to be true. It’s why sin has to come from the good and why no matter what the Lords Prayer will be fulfilled regardless of our own beliefs. So good not to be Luke warm about it.

  • @barbarahrris4239
    @barbarahrris4239 Před 2 lety +1

    Brilliant !

  • @jean-guydallaire6527
    @jean-guydallaire6527 Před 2 lety +3

    The bread of life ... an eternal mystery... food for the soul.

  • @marksmale827
    @marksmale827 Před 2 lety

    We in New Zealand are back in lockdown. Soem of us are missing Bishop Barron's marvelous videos of Holy Mass.

  • @joannathalheimer8635
    @joannathalheimer8635 Před 2 lety +11

    Such a heart warming and beautiful homily. Thank You, Bishop Barron.

    • @joannathalheimer8635
      @joannathalheimer8635 Před 2 lety +1

      @•Bishop Roberts Barron• Thank You, your Eminence.I listen to your daily and Sunday homilies and just feel so “good” inside and really believe my God loves me.
      Bishop Baron, when I heard you were at our beautiful Basilica of our beautiful Blessed Virgin Mary I could not believe it. I would have brought my chair down (A Baltimore tradition) to make sure I could have been in the church for such a celebration. 😇 Are we not blessed to have ArchBishop Lori to lead his flock as he is a Blessed Holy Man.
      Blessings to you Bishop Baron.

    • @joannathalheimer8635
      @joannathalheimer8635 Před 2 lety

      We are so blessed to have Archbishop Lori in the Baltimore diocese.
      Blessings again, Bishop Barron. Keep me in your prayer. 🙏🙏

    • @marypinakat8594
      @marypinakat8594 Před 2 lety

      @@joannathalheimer8635
      Have you not grasped that the ID 'Bishop Robert(s) Barron is FAKE?

    • @joannathalheimer8635
      @joannathalheimer8635 Před 2 lety

      @@marypinakat8594 I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about??
      Would you like to clarify your thoughts.
      God Bless You.

    • @marypinakat8594
      @marypinakat8594 Před 2 lety +1

      @@joannathalheimer8635
      The person 'Bishop Roberts Barron' addressing here is not at all Bishop Robert Barron who is in the video. It's a fake Profile. Hope that helps.

  • @jesuslovesyoulove9991
    @jesuslovesyoulove9991 Před 2 lety +2

    excelent, excelent, excellent
    Bishop Robert Barron
    Lord to whom should should we go?
    are you with me or not?

  • @petertrausch3245
    @petertrausch3245 Před 2 lety +6

    God bless you and your work Bishop!

  • @zinaj9437
    @zinaj9437 Před 2 lety +6

    Also a good comment about the ability of priests to forgive sins. The priest, in persona Christi, forgives sins, transforms the bread and wine.

  • @williamckama8470
    @williamckama8470 Před 2 lety

    Prologue of John, Manifestations. ALL OF THEM. THANK YOU BISHOP BARRON. BEEN A WHILE

  • @Dr_Oleg_Kulikov
    @Dr_Oleg_Kulikov Před 2 lety +7

    Thanks. I was reading John, exactly the same place yesterday. And i was a bit confused. Thanks again for the insight.

  • @ItsMeChello
    @ItsMeChello Před 2 lety +1

    these are powerful words and gave me a perspective of believing more of jesus as the word and the source of everlasting life 💗

  • @jaxortjackie05
    @jaxortjackie05 Před 2 lety +8

    If we don’t go to Jesus then where do we go? On our own? I think not.

  • @sontan1836
    @sontan1836 Před 2 lety +1

    Amen!

  • @OrionOodama
    @OrionOodama Před 2 lety +2

    "Master, to whom shall we go?
    You have the words of eternal life."
    -- John 6:68
    As a repetition guy, I have read this verse many times in various degrees of attention. And for the nth time this 21st Sunday in OT, it struck a chord. It nailed deep within, so much that I've uttered the same verse in our fellowship prayer.
    Before this pandemic, a survey says only 30% of Catholics believe in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. I'm not condemning if you're part of the 70%. I have my share of doubts and struggles at some point.
    May the above verse be helpful to deepen our faith and believe in Transubstantiation. He is there: Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity.

  • @carlkessler303
    @carlkessler303 Před 2 lety +2

    That moment is Peter and the Church's fiat

  • @monikacoates7661
    @monikacoates7661 Před 2 lety +2

    I loved your homily. It was very beautiful. Thank you and God Bless.