I’m sorry for your loss. My condolences. Words cannot describe the pain of death. We struggle to understand the course of life. When I lost my mom I felt completely detached from reality. Time doesn’t feel real. I know one day I will see her again and that gives me the courage to confront life with confidence. All the things I do I do them with love. ❤ All we can do until we see our loved ones again. 🙏
Fr. Robert Bishop Barron a living Saint I am happy to think that even before you were not yet as famous as now I loved what good things you've said about Jesus & what you've done even more Happy to have distributed a lot of your Word on afire work when I was in St John Neumann Catholic Church Librarymore so again when I came back to the Phils you said you haven't found a vibrant as vibrant as the Filipinos who follow YouNow we love your Mom who worry if you aren't overexposed to public yet Blessed is she who bore a Bishop of Los Angeles we love you Bishop please stay with us forever we miss you at St John Neumann Catholic Church in airbine California your CD s are everywhere 16:21
This is the great paradox about death. Jesus conquered death through his own death. He vanquished death at the foot of his cross n in the process, offered us eternal life. His self sacrificial, self emptying death was so infinitely efficacious that his Father raised us all up with his son. Thank u Bishop Barron. Beautiful homily. We ur the fruits of yr wisdom.
My wife and I both lost our fathers this past year. Our dear friends lost their 10-year-old tragically as well. The belief that Jesus calls them forth from the grave gives me great hope.
My son, Solomon, died suddenly last July. I miss him very much. But I felt from the beginning that he did not cease to be. I am still connected to his true being through my heart, thanks be to God. I stumbled into the Catholic Church five years ago (confirmed four years ago) after an agnostic upbringing, and much fruitful (and much unfruitful!) searching for what I can now name as God. I cannot help but feel that God was preparing me well in advance for the incredibly painful event of my son's death. Being able to pray to Mary in particular was of incalculable comfort. Thank you Bishop Barron for this beautiful homily and for your beautiful explaining of the Catholic faith. I appreciate your not "dumbing down the faith". But I most of all thank God for his mercy and infinite love. May my son be always with him. Praise Jesus.🙏🧡🌿
@@liannesadler5771 hi lianne, if you want to be in contact with God, (or however you name the force of good in the world as you experience it) I would say just mentally make that request to that being. No money is required. It is indeed a sad and terrible thing that the vulnerable are sometimes - often - taken advantage of by those out for their own gain. But don't let that stand in the way of reaching out to that which is truly good. I pray you will find your right path. Peace.
Tomorrow will be exactly 1 year and a half since my Mom’s passing. Knowing that God promises eternal life makes the difference. The pain is still there, but there is only one place to put it and it is at the cross besides Our Mother. This is such a small contribution to Christ. I am sure my Mom is smiling. Thanks Bishop Barron.
My mom, too, passed away last September 2021. She was my best friend. My hope of eternal life keeps me going that one day I will see her again. Her faith was so great till the end. I am also taking up my cross daily and remain faithful to Christ, though sinner that I am.
This sermon deeply affected me. My son took an overdose of pills on Thursday and died. My heart is broken. How can anyone understand the depths of his pain that would cause him to do this. I can only pray that he now has the peace and love that he so needed in life, but we couldn't give him.
Thank you Bishop Barron. I fully felt the verse 'And Jesus wept'. My own papa passed away 10 years ago. This June will be his 10th anniversary. He was not a religious man, but he did have the sacrament of confession, eucharist and anointing of the sick on his last day. My great hope and prayer in life is to be united again with everyone I've lost, together in heaven.
My dad passed away on Nov 07, 2024. This was the sermon the father at the mass read. I love you dad. May your soul be resting in the presence of Jesus, "I am the resurrection, and the life..."
Mom had been going downhill and when the end came, it broke my father's heart. Thwy had been married close to 60 years. I was with him as we made arrangements for the funeral. None of the quotes suggested spoke to him, so we asked if we could have our own words. Looking at many other sayings, Dad decided on one we see today. Their headstone reads the traditional names & dates, ending with "TO BE CONTINUED" That says it all.
I praised God so much during this sermon Bishop. Jesus' tears are God's tears. He weeps at our crushing heart over death and loss .. what a good God who came, died and rose again to raise each of us again. He brought death to death . What a good God. God bless you Bishop Barron into deeper and deeper faithfulness. From a laity who has drunk deeply of your sermons and taken it to church and preached to the hungry congregation as there is no priest in this place of brokenness waiting for redemption and the coming of His Kingdom in glory. - From the Highlands of Papua New Guinea. A deep felt thank you.
God bless you Bishop Barron, what hope and joy we have in the promise of eternal life, with our Lord Jesus. He will unite us with Him and our loved ones. Praise God🙏☦️🛐
@@liannesadler5771 We do this. We could choose not to, but we do. Not all of us the time, but we do at times all. What use is money to those who believe an eternity of abundance is the truth? If the poor are to be given their help, it must come from somewhere. If their is scarcity, we grow out of ourselves by sharing what we have for others out of it. If God did not care, He would not have joined us, and there would be nothing but despair ultimately, for death and evil then do win justice dies and we all die and there is nothing but the void of nothingness to stare at in eternity. As we see for those who do not believe in such hope as in the Cross of Christ, God dying out of infinite love for us and joining us in our pain; we otherwise see a short, gluttony and distraction, clinging to shadows, pretending beauty and goodness are not dying over and again here in the world until death takes them and us. If God does not reign over all, Death and Nihilism do. We can rail against them all we want, but we will always lose. Do you have another answer for this? If you wish to know where God is, go to the suffering and the poor and care for them out of what you have. Expecting nothing in return, but for sheer love of them as another in need. Then there, He shall be and you shall see and find Him, if you truly seek Him.
@@liannesadler5771 That is not to say, there is not a grave issue of the trusting and innocent being abused by those who ought to be shepherding them. This is clearly seen in the Old Testament among the kings and high priests and in false prophets. In the New Testament as well, and in the Apostolic Age is referenced clearly as charlatans, the greedy, and the lazy in Christian leadership are all warned against in the Didache. Yes this occured and occurs in even the Church. Was Christ Himself not sold for 30 pieces of silver by one of His own Apostles, to the people He was coming as the King, Prophet, and Messiah, the fulfillment and perfection of the Law and Prophets of, and turned over to the Cross by its leaders out of envy, fear, and ignorance. Was He also not though found of no fault, put to a spectacle, torment, death, and attempted shame by a ruler who knew He had done no crime, to appeal the fury of a crowd? If one is truly a Christian, they know and believe thus. God knows full well by both knowledge and experience the tortures of this world. And again, we did it. We must call such as these to justice, most of all, when the wolf preying upon the sheep is us.
I always remember that God can not tell a lie. What ever He says, "is". If He says "Let there be light". There is light. If Jesus says "Lazrus come out". He comes out. Jesus proves He is God by His many deeds. When He says "This is My body". The bread at Mass becomes His body. Keeping Bishop in my prayers. God bless him and all that help him in his work of bringing us closer to God.
The closer I come to Jesus the less I fear death ❤ God has blessed me so much this sinner did not deserve. I pray when I meet my God I somehow made him proud of my service to Him ❤ 9:37
*When the cares of life surrounds me, I'll think of Jesus who cares for me;* who cares for ev'ry blade of grass, and for ev'ry bird that flies ... I'll think of Jesus who calmed the seas, who set the lame man leaping high; *who forgave the sinner, healed the sick and raised the dead to life again✨💖*
God bless you, Bishop Barron! Another beautiful sermon. You have made such a difference in my life by your powerful sermons! Thank-you for explaining Jesus' words, and deepening my understanding of my Catholic faith. ✝️
“Do not let your hearts be troubled… Don’t you know me… You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it… I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you… Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you…Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid…” (John 14)
thank you BIshop Barron. Today is the 8th anniversary of my dad's passing. I miss him dearly in this life. The first thing I'm going to do when I get to Heaven is look for dad, the 2nd is to never, ever let him go! I want to be with Jesus & dad for all of eternity!
.~Another fine Sermon Brother & friend, I am looking forward to getting baptised by the Catholic church & have made some enquiries! I thank you for your time and devotion not only to God & Christ, but also to all your followers! May God bless you and keep you dearest friend! Brother Christopher.~.
I deal with panic attacks by asking God to remove that level of fear in Jesus as he went through his crucifixion. It helps me if I suffer for someone else.
My sister spent 30 days daily attending mass and praying for my Mom who was critically ill but she passed away. It was a devastating news to all of us including my sister. She cried “why Lord you took away my Mom”. Yes Bishop Barron you rightly said such experiences have no answer, I know even God weeps with us. Very powerful thought. Thank you Bishop.
Men provide rituals. God provides salvation AND direction. We get some comfort from rituals. I suppose that's ok. As long as it does not replace true worship and love, and knowledge of the true known word of God. (He gave it to us for this time period, otherwise it would not have endured).
Jesus is alive, real, loves us all and is victorious over death through the resurrection. Jesus. He alone is our salvation. Share this wonderful news with everyone!
I met a man yesterday. He left the Church because of the scandal. I could here in his voice that he wanted to come back. He died in spirit. But I believe the Lord will raise him up from the dead now in spirit and bring him out of his grave. Then He will raise all, whom He loves so much, from death. . . For God gave HIS only Begotten Son to die for us. . .and He raised, and continues to raise us! 🙂
Bishop Barron, thank you for such an excellent, inspiring and thought provoking Homily! “In the world you have tribulations; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world” (John 16:33), and Death! “I AM” Existence? In God: “for in Him we live and move and have our being” (Acts 17:27). Brother and Sisters, in Christ there is no end, only a new beginning: eternal life 🙏
Thank you Bishop Barron. I really needed to feel the spirit this morning. I have lost brothers in arms and I have lost children and siblings. To know the first voice I will hear when the trumpets are raised is the Lord God Almighty oh how blessed will that day be. Your sermons always help me get through another week. God’s blessings upon all who come here and know!
Jesus wept is my favorite verse. Of how short it is, a lot has to be said in this one verse. And speaks to all in many ways. Simply beautiful and shows the humanity god shares with us.
What could be better than death conquered? Nothing. Thank you God for the final victory. Thank you B.B. for your, I’m at a loss for words… everything? ! ? ❤
' God is more powerful than death. Death is like sleep : from it we will awaken. HE will open our graves and have us rise from them. God is with us especially in our suffering and especially in our anguish in the presence of death. God enters into this with us. Jesus says : I am the resurrection and the life. ' Magnificient ! So reassuring to know Jesus is living within me. God bless and keep ypu , Bishop Barron.
I lost my brother, Patrick 22 days ago, August 17, 2023. The pain is indescribable. I wish he was here with me! Wishing there had been time for one more cross-country road trip. His death was unexpected. But your sermon gives me hope that one day we will reunite, that will be an indescribable moment for all eternity in heaven. No doubt!
As always, an inspired homily! Thank you, dear Bishop, for giving me cause to deepen my faith and recognize Jesus’ victory over death which gives us all great hope. 🙏🙏🙏
This miracle was the straw that broke the camel's back for Ciaphas, he immediately knew Jesus was indeed the promised Messiah and so it set forth the series of events that led to his passion and death. We adore you oh Christ and we praise you: Because by your Holy Cross you have redeemed the world.
In my experience, death isn't the final frontier. The way you lived your life and touched future generations lives beyond yourself. The way my maternal grandmother carried herself, so gracefully, and how my paternal grandfather worked so very hard, day in and day out to provide for his family of 5, is instilled in me. Their integrity, gracefulness, and self respect carries in me, and I pass those characteristics onto my children. Death in the mortal world is the beginning of something greater in the future, if carried on and respected by their kin. ❤
@@brandon6896The only way for one to live forever is through their kin. The way they made their family feel, is the legacy of their truth. No human being is immortal.
@@brandon6896 The soul is different than flesh and blood. If you believe the soul is immortal, than why is it so hard to comprehend the essence of one's life carrying on through generations?
@@Leo-mr1qz because that's implying that one person's soul belongs to the genetics and is not transcendental and unique in itself. My parents might have helped create my body, but they did not create me. I can gather that you might be a new age practitioner based on your username. Repent and believe in the Gospel. Ending on that one!
What an amazingly powerful message. I love how the Church puts these wonderful scriptures in front of us during Lent, Easter and throughout the year. And I thank you Bishop Barron for giving a true homily and helping us to take them into our lives and marinate on what is there and apply them here and now.... As a former Protestant, I can say they are on to something with their emphasis on the Bible. Now take that love for the Scriptures and look at them through the lens of the Catholic Church and its teachings, and you get the complete, rich picture of how much God loves mankind and how He delights in us and went the whole way to win us back for himself... Thanks be to God! Jesus, I trust in You... (Help me in my unbelief)
If you live your life in Christ, your life will not be much in different in death. I am 81, and god has seen fit to leave me here at present, but I just can't wait to meet Him in person..death has no fear for those who love Jesus.
Thanks be to God for this, Bishop Barron. Jesus has come to liberate us from the finality of death, and that he had done. Death has no hold on us anymore in you, Jesus.
Thank you Bishop! Very nice speech! I think, that the weeping of Jesus is beautiful and shocking. Seems as if He would like to say many things, but knew, we are not yet ready for more, but He sees our faith in every desperet times of ours, and it touches His heart. That's real faith: believing without understanding everything. And that's exactly what He asks from us. He knows, that our mind is limited, and our beliefs are false many times, and this time He crushes one of them, with giving life to a dead. It doesn't give answer to all our questions, but streghtens our faith in life and resurrection. We still don't know why are things the way they are. Where and how humanity exactly turned to death instead of life? An apple? We don 't know, only that we have his own flesh and blood instead of that apple. We have life over death, because He conquered death. We only know, we are saved. We must focus on God in every bad circumstances. He is our salvation, our happiness, and everlasting life. This is all we need to know right now.
Your commentary of All Along the Watchtower has offered me comfort after the Nashville tragedy. I love your commentary on Bob Dylan. Thank you, Bishop Barron.
Incredibly important sermon, for if death was the finality of life what would the meaning of life be. Jesus’s conquered death so that life matters and His love of dying on the cross not only saved us all, but showed us not to fear death, but teach us to realize there is everlasting life. Bishop Barron always a great sermon, but tying it all together today in your homily was your best!
The greatest gift... one's life for one's friend...I am the resurrection and the life...he who believes... eternal life... God wept...look how he loves the sibling saints Martha Lazarus Mary... July 29... releasing us from the shackles of sin and death... thank you Bishop Barron and Word on Fire crew...
Every Sunday Morning I seek out your homily. Today is no different ever since early 2022 starting with the three levels of temptation, then the invasion of Grace and then most telling on October 30 - Zachheus - Jesus entered his house took over the whole house every aspect of your life. This rattled my world. Now it has been the past three Samaritan woman and her identity, the blind can see and now the dead can live on. I am grateful for your informative and instructive reality of Jesus in our life.
Please pray that God in his mercy will grant me childlike faith hope trust love and confidence in God and his divine mercy. It is so crucial for me and I beg all of you and Bishop Barron to pray for me. Thanks and God bless you
🌺Thank you for this beautiful little sermon, dear Bishop Barron! 🕊️God bless you, Word on Fire, and everyone in this channel! 🌺John 11:35 "Jesus wept." (God wept) 🕊️Saints Martha, Mary, and Lazarus, we love you, please pray for us! 🌺⚜️Only You, Lord⚜️🌺 (Non Nisi Te Domine)
There's something powerful when Bishop Barron says the Word of God isn't just descriptive, but creative. And in the context of this story, and the principles of our faith, His Word re-creates us, ultimately drawing us out of death to new life, which we can experience even now. The sense of hope is powerful that, when it seems like all is lost in the midst of death, God raises to new life.
If the next Pope would be an American, I would love to have Bishop Barron as the best candidate, but of course he has to be first appointed as Cardinal. 😇Thank you Bishop Barron for your thorough explanations, linking the Old with the New Testament and most of all stressing out that God's words are not merely descriptive but are creative, in a way affirming the Eucharist. God bless you and your ministry. 🙏
I agree that BB would make a fine pope, but I'd pray that he'd still be able to do all the teaching he does that so helps all of us and enriches the world.
“But now, thus says the Lord, who created you, Jacob, and formed you, Israel: Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name: you are mine.” Isaiah 43:1 ❤️🩹❤️
Bishop Barron, it's a pleasure to see you and listen again. I follow you each Sunday from 2021. Your words help me a lot to understand my faith and increase my love for Christ. God bless you! Katherine Vargas from Lima, Peru 😊
Thank you Bishop Barron for this powerful Sunday Sermon on death!!! The death of Lazarus, the Valley of the Dried Bones, our own fears about death...and how our Loving God can and WILL RISE US UP FROM THE GRAVE!!! I could say that I have had a close encounter with physical death and another that was both physical and spiritual!!! The first I was diagnosed with an adenoid cystic carcinoma at the age of 47. My son was about 12 then. I remember praying one day to the Lord to please keep me alive, so that my son still would have his mother to love and care for him. I thank the Lord that 18 years later I am still here!!! The other encounter, was after having had cancer and we had moved location. I recall that particular day I was feeling tired and lacking hope I felt depressed about my life. For some reason, I decided to get out of the house and breathe fresh air out doors. All of a sudden the wind picked up and was blowing fallen leaves and tumble weeds across the road in front of the house. The wind took a different direction, and came up the driveway where I was standing! The breeze swept my hair gently to the back of me, as I breathed in the wind, I felt the wind refreshing me all over! For a minute I thought I might have been imagining all this! So I looked behind me and saw the trees swaying, side by side in the neighbours gardens. A bush that was in our garden was swaying also because of the wind! Then the wind left, leaving me pleasantly stunned. I remember saying to myself the Holy Spirit is like the wind, not knowing where it will come from or where it will go... Both my husband and son came out to see how I was. Both the depression and tiredness had left!!! I felt as if the Spirit of the Lord had lifted up my dry bones from the arid valley I was living in, and restored my flesh and sinews!!! How GREAT IS OUR GOD???!!! I thank You LORD!!! May the Lord keep blessing and inspiring you Bishop Barron with your Sermons and spiritual mission!!!
Just wonderful Bishop Barron; just wonderful. You give your all in every sermon but I sense it especially in this one. I will listen to it many many times and save it, along with the others from the last 4 weeks. Thank you for opening my eyes. May God bless you and everyone who views your videos. James
One of my favourite bible stories since I was a kid, I love this story. Such an amazing metaphor about how death isn’t the end/has no hold over us and how there’s no need for us to be scared of death at all and to be at peace knowing there’s everlasting life following it. Very true how god unbinds us and liberates us from the fear of death. When jesus wept I can relate about my grandmother who has passed due to cancer. But this verse is such a good reminder that death is merely a word and everlasting life follows suit. We know that god promises us everlasting life and there is nothing to be afraid of. His heart breaks with us but we know that this is not the end. Love the part about gods word not only being descriptive but also having effect and power behind it. We must trust in his decisions and words as he will always take care of us and will always be there for us. Thank you for the wonderful story and message behind it, really needed to hear this one as my grandmother has passed away recently and this story brings a sense of peace and understanding/closure.
LOVE listening to intelligent, educated and well learned people speak. Especially when they speak of the Jesus. Thank you Bishop Barron for more of your blessed insight!
Come, Holy Spirit, come increase our faith, hope and love. Ps 130:2, Jn 11:25 Jesus said: “I am the resurrection. Anyone who believes in me, even though that person dies, will live, 26 and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” 😇Jesus, I love You!
“God’s words are not merely descriptive……they are creative…….what Jesus says is…..” what an exciting, poetic and moving comment this is. I feel the truth of it. Thank you.
I love what you said about Christ's words being creative, and not merely descriptive. The reference you made to the Eucharist "This is My body" actually happens as he says it, just as "Lazarus come out" actually brings Lazarus to life. Profound
Thank you Bishop Barron for speaking in such simplicity and given such a clear understanding of scripture so as us lay people can understand. I thank my God every time I listen to your sermons. I pray than Jesus will continue to strengthen and Bless you 🙏 ❤️ praise God
My dad died on September 19th this year. Listening to this sermon empowers me, and I believe my dad is in good hands now: God's hands. Thank you Bishop Barron. Greetings from Indonesia. ❤
Our 6-year-old died this last summer from cancer. This homily brings me so much comfort. Thank you Bishop Barron 🙏
My heart, my heart, I am profoundly sorry.
I pray for you and your loved ones to have Gods peace. Remember you will be with your little one in Heaven one day. You’re in my prayers, God Bless!
I am so sorry🙏💜🌟
I am sorry for your pain. Oh dear Lord. I am glad you have been comforted by this.
I’m sorry for your loss. My condolences. Words cannot describe the pain of death. We struggle to understand the course of life. When I lost my mom I felt completely detached from reality. Time doesn’t feel real. I know one day I will see her again and that gives me the courage to confront life with confidence. All the things I do I do them with love. ❤ All we can do until we see our loved ones again. 🙏
The funeral mass for my 93 year old mum will take place in 9 days; this powerful homily is very reassuring. Thanks Bishop!
Your mum is so happy right now😊
Fr. Robert Bishop Barron a living Saint I am happy to think that even before you were not yet as famous as now I loved what good things you've said about Jesus & what you've done even more Happy to have distributed a lot of your Word on afire work when I was in St John Neumann Catholic Church Librarymore so again when I came back to the Phils you said you haven't found a vibrant as vibrant as the Filipinos who follow YouNow we love your Mom who worry if you aren't overexposed to public yet Blessed is she who bore a Bishop of Los Angeles we love you Bishop please stay with us forever we miss you at St John Neumann Catholic Church in airbine California your CD s are everywhere 16:21
This is the great paradox about death. Jesus conquered death through his own death. He vanquished death at the foot of his cross n in the process, offered us eternal life. His self sacrificial, self emptying death was so infinitely efficacious that his Father raised us all up with his son. Thank u Bishop Barron. Beautiful homily. We ur the fruits of yr wisdom.
My wife and I both lost our fathers this past year. Our dear friends lost their 10-year-old tragically as well. The belief that Jesus calls them forth from the grave gives me great hope.
My son, Solomon, died suddenly last July. I miss him very much. But I felt from the beginning that he did not cease to be. I am still connected to his true being through my heart, thanks be to God.
I stumbled into the Catholic Church five years ago (confirmed four years ago) after an agnostic upbringing, and much fruitful (and much unfruitful!) searching for what I can now name as God. I cannot help but feel that God was preparing me well in advance for the incredibly painful event of my son's death. Being able to pray to Mary in particular was of incalculable comfort. Thank you Bishop Barron for this beautiful homily and for your beautiful explaining of the Catholic faith. I appreciate your not "dumbing down the faith". But I most of all thank God for his mercy and infinite love. May my son be always with him. Praise Jesus.🙏🧡🌿
Ali, my deepest sympathy. I cannot imagine how you have suffered and are suffering.
@@liannesadler5771 hi lianne, if you want to be in contact with God, (or however you name the force of good in the world as you experience it) I would say just mentally make that request to that being. No money is required.
It is indeed a sad and terrible thing that the vulnerable are sometimes - often - taken advantage of by those out for their own gain. But don't let that stand in the way of reaching out to that which is truly good. I pray you will find your right path. Peace.
Tomorrow will be exactly 1 year and a half since my Mom’s passing. Knowing that God promises eternal life makes the difference. The pain is still there, but there is only one place to put it and it is at the cross besides Our Mother. This is such a small contribution to Christ. I am sure my Mom is smiling. Thanks Bishop Barron.
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You’re in my heart . I know your grief. Mine is deep , very deep ,over the loss of my husband. Sending full understanding.
My mom, too, passed away last September 2021. She was my best friend. My hope of eternal life keeps me going that one day I will see her again. Her faith was so great till the end. I am also taking up my cross daily and remain faithful to Christ, though sinner that I am.
Ditto
May God and Mother Mary bless and comfort you 🙏❤️🌿
This sermon deeply affected me. My son took an overdose of pills on Thursday and died. My heart is broken. How can anyone understand the depths of his pain that would cause him to do this. I can only pray that he now has the peace and love that he so needed in life, but we couldn't give him.
I’m deeply sorry for your loss. Prayers for you and your family.
I am sorry for the loss of your son. God bless you in your grief.
I'm sorry for your loss 🙏🏻
Thank you for sharing. Sincere prayers for your son's soul. Wishing Jesus' own Peace to you as well.
I am so sorry for the loss of your son. Believe that Jesus is walking with you as you grieve. He will comfort you in many ways and give you peace.
Thank you Bishop Barron. I fully felt the verse 'And Jesus wept'. My own papa passed away 10 years ago. This June will be his 10th anniversary. He was not a religious man, but he did have the sacrament of confession, eucharist and anointing of the sick on his last day. My great hope and prayer in life is to be united again with everyone I've lost, together in heaven.
Let us pray for him and trust in God's infinite mercy
With God everything is possible! There is not a single God cannot forgive! I’m sure he will be with God! Amen 🙏
Then your Dad is with God!
My dad passed away on Nov 07, 2024. This was the sermon the father at the mass read. I love you dad. May your soul be resting in the presence of Jesus, "I am the resurrection, and the life..."
My wife went to sleep but God woke her up.
Mom had been going downhill and when the end came, it broke my father's heart. Thwy had been married close to 60 years. I was with him as we made arrangements for the funeral. None of the quotes suggested spoke to him, so we asked if we could have our own words. Looking at many other sayings, Dad decided on one we see today. Their headstone reads the traditional names & dates, ending with
"TO BE CONTINUED"
That says it all.
Wonderful ♥️
I praised God so much during this sermon Bishop. Jesus' tears are God's tears. He weeps at our crushing heart over death and loss .. what a good God who came, died and rose again to raise each of us again. He brought death to death . What a good God. God bless you Bishop Barron into deeper and deeper faithfulness.
From a laity who has drunk deeply of your sermons and taken it to church and preached to the hungry congregation as there is no priest in this place of brokenness waiting for redemption and the coming of His Kingdom in glory.
- From the Highlands of Papua New Guinea.
A deep felt thank you.
God bless you Bishop Barron, what hope and joy we have in the promise of eternal life, with our Lord Jesus. He will unite us with Him and our loved ones. Praise God🙏☦️🛐
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@@liannesadler5771 We do this. We could choose not to, but we do. Not all of us the time, but we do at times all.
What use is money to those who believe an eternity of abundance is the truth? If the poor are to be given their help, it must come from somewhere. If their is scarcity, we grow out of ourselves by sharing what we have for others out of it.
If God did not care, He would not have joined us, and there would be nothing but despair ultimately, for death and evil then do win justice dies and we all die and there is nothing but the void of nothingness to stare at in eternity.
As we see for those who do not believe in such hope as in the Cross of Christ, God dying out of infinite love for us and joining us in our pain; we otherwise see a short, gluttony and distraction, clinging to shadows, pretending beauty and goodness are not dying over and again here in the world until death takes them and us. If God does not reign over all, Death and Nihilism do. We can rail against them all we want, but we will always lose.
Do you have another answer for this?
If you wish to know where God is, go to the suffering and the poor and care for them out of what you have. Expecting nothing in return, but for sheer love of them as another in need. Then there, He shall be and you shall see and find Him, if you truly seek Him.
@@liannesadler5771 That is not to say, there is not a grave issue of the trusting and innocent being abused by those who ought to be shepherding them. This is clearly seen in the Old Testament among the kings and high priests and in false prophets. In the New Testament as well, and in the Apostolic Age is referenced clearly as charlatans, the greedy, and the lazy in Christian leadership are all warned against in the Didache. Yes this occured and occurs in even the Church. Was Christ Himself not sold for 30 pieces of silver by one of His own Apostles, to the people He was coming as the King, Prophet, and Messiah, the fulfillment and perfection of the Law and Prophets of, and turned over to the Cross by its leaders out of envy, fear, and ignorance. Was He also not though found of no fault, put to a spectacle, torment, death, and attempted shame by a ruler who knew He had done no crime, to appeal the fury of a crowd?
If one is truly a Christian, they know and believe thus.
God knows full well by both knowledge and experience the tortures of this world. And again, we did it. We must call such as these to justice, most of all, when the wolf preying upon the sheep is us.
@@liannesadler5771 We are in an equation that shoots off either to infinity or zero, pick your values well.
*"God's words are not merely descriptive, but they are creative."* - BISHOP ROBERT BARRON
He has said this before, but this excellent sermon brings it home.
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Do appreciate your presence. Stay blessed as always✨⭐
we have zero evidence their is a supernatural being hidden somewhere. Just an ancient belief carried forward
I always remember that God can not tell a lie. What ever He says, "is". If He says "Let there be light". There is light. If Jesus says "Lazrus come out". He comes out. Jesus proves He is God by His many deeds. When He says "This is My body". The bread at Mass becomes His body. Keeping Bishop in my prayers. God bless him and all that help him in his work of bringing us closer to God.
The closer I come to Jesus the less I fear death ❤ God has blessed me so much this sinner did not deserve. I pray when I meet my God I somehow made him proud of my service to Him ❤ 9:37
The closer I come the more I see the need for purification before I am ready to look on God! I am 88
@@wendyfield7708 God’s love and forgiveness for you should bring you peace I pray 🙏❤️✝️😇
*When the cares of life surrounds me, I'll think of Jesus who cares for me;* who cares for ev'ry blade of grass, and for ev'ry bird that flies ... I'll think of Jesus who calmed the seas, who set the lame man leaping high; *who forgave the sinner, healed the sick and raised the dead to life again✨💖*
God bless you, Bishop Barron! Another beautiful sermon. You have made such a difference in my life by your powerful sermons! Thank-you for explaining Jesus' words, and deepening my understanding of my Catholic faith. ✝️
A truly holy man who inspires holiness in others.
Death is not the end. I don't know if everyone goes to Heaven or only a few people or something else, but I put my trust in the Lord.
God bless u father; we are blessed with the word of God through ur preaching.
“Do not let your hearts be troubled… Don’t you know me… You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it… I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you… Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you…Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid…” (John 14)
Reading John now can’t wait to read this again
thank you BIshop Barron. Today is the 8th anniversary of my dad's passing. I miss him dearly in this life. The first thing I'm going to do when I get to Heaven is look for dad, the 2nd is to never, ever let him go! I want to be with Jesus & dad for all of eternity!
.~Another fine Sermon Brother & friend, I am looking forward to getting baptised by the Catholic church & have made some enquiries! I thank you for your time and devotion not only to God & Christ, but also to all your followers! May God bless you and keep you dearest friend! Brother Christopher.~.
Welcome, Chris! Praying you will experience the deepest joys on entering the Holy Catholic Church and joining us in worship.
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I deal with panic attacks by asking God to remove that level of fear in Jesus as he went through his crucifixion. It helps me if I suffer for someone else.
My sister spent 30 days daily attending mass and praying for my Mom who was critically ill but she passed away. It was a devastating news to all of us including my sister. She cried “why Lord you took away my Mom”. Yes Bishop Barron you rightly said such experiences have no answer, I know even God weeps with us. Very powerful thought. Thank you Bishop.
I am a Latter Day Saint but your words speak to me so strongly. They embolden me in my faith in God and Christ.
LDS, unfortunately, is a polytheistic religion and not Christian. Please keep your heart open to the truth of the Catholic faith. Peace
@@SammyJ.. I do love the Catholic Church.
Men provide rituals. God provides salvation AND direction.
We get some comfort from rituals.
I suppose that's ok.
As long as it does not replace true worship and love, and knowledge of the true known word of God. (He gave it to us for this time period, otherwise it would not have endured).
@@Hankyjane The true word of God I do worship in common with you. I love the Word.
@@cinnamondan4984 even with our differences I am glad you are here. 😊 May God bless you.
Awesome explanation Bishop Barron. Your explanation has touched my heart and increased more and more my love for Jesus. God Bless You Bishop Baron
Jesus is alive, real, loves us all and is victorious over death through the resurrection. Jesus. He alone is our salvation. Share this wonderful news with everyone!
I met a man yesterday. He left the Church because of the scandal. I could here in his voice that he wanted to come back. He died in spirit. But I believe the Lord will raise him up from the dead now in spirit and bring him out of his grave.
Then He will raise all, whom He loves so much, from death. . . For God gave HIS only Begotten Son to die for us. . .and He raised, and continues to raise us!
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Bishop Barron, thank you for such an excellent, inspiring and thought provoking Homily!
“In the world you have tribulations; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world” (John 16:33), and Death! “I AM” Existence? In God: “for in Him we live and move and have our being” (Acts 17:27). Brother and Sisters, in Christ there is no end, only a new beginning: eternal life 🙏
Almost All Relgions including Communist people Believe Death is Not the End of Life.
Excellent breakdown of the Gospel!
Thank you Bishop Barron. I really needed to feel the spirit this morning. I have lost brothers in arms and I have lost children and siblings. To know the first voice I will hear when the trumpets are raised is the Lord God Almighty oh how blessed will that day be. Your sermons always help me get through another week. God’s blessings upon all who come here and know!
There's an old saying "One only lives once", but the truth is "One only dies once".
Please pray for my friend Jessica Sutherland
She is in critical condition, suffering from cancer
Jesus wept is my favorite verse. Of how short it is, a lot has to be said in this one verse. And speaks to all in many ways. Simply beautiful and shows the humanity god shares with us.
What could be better than death conquered? Nothing. Thank you God for the final victory. Thank you B.B. for your, I’m at a loss for words… everything? ! ? ❤
What could be worse than everlasting life? After 100 years any form of heaven would be hell.
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May Jesus shine his light on you 🙏
You are appreciated for being here ✨
@@liannesadler5771 Good point. How would you beat a soul or how could you put out a soul's eye?
Great sermon Bishop Barron, may GOD bless you and protect you always. ➕ ❤
' God is more powerful than death. Death is like sleep : from it we will awaken. HE will open our graves and have us rise from them. God is with us especially in our suffering and especially in our anguish in the presence of death. God enters into this with us. Jesus says : I am the resurrection and the life. ' Magnificient ! So reassuring to know Jesus is living within me. God bless and keep ypu , Bishop Barron.
I lost my brother, Patrick 22 days ago, August 17, 2023. The pain is indescribable. I wish he was here with me! Wishing there had been time for one more cross-country road trip. His death was unexpected. But your sermon gives me hope that one day we will reunite, that will be an indescribable moment for all eternity in heaven. No doubt!
God's words are so comforting. I'm no longer afraid of death; it's a new beginning.
As always, an inspired homily! Thank you, dear Bishop, for giving me cause to deepen my faith and recognize Jesus’ victory over death which gives us all great hope. 🙏🙏🙏
Jesus must be so happy with you, Bishop Barron! Thank you for accepting your role as teacher. I read/listen to you everyday. Yes. Everyday.
And so do I!
“The words of God are not merely descriptive, but creative.” Powerful.
I hope and pray that when I’m dead Jesus will come my name and wake me up 🙏🏻
Could I love your sermons anymore, Bishop...ya' know, I don't think so. You have changed the direction of my life. God Bless You and your mission. 💞
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This miracle was the straw that broke the camel's back for Ciaphas, he immediately knew Jesus was indeed the promised Messiah and so it set forth the series of events that led to his passion and death.
We adore you oh Christ and we praise you:
Because by your Holy Cross you have redeemed the world.
God bless you Father
"What He says, is." Magnificent!
In my experience, death isn't the final frontier. The way you lived your life and touched future generations lives beyond yourself. The way my maternal grandmother carried herself, so gracefully, and how my paternal grandfather worked so very hard, day in and day out to provide for his family of 5, is instilled in me. Their integrity, gracefulness, and self respect carries in me, and I pass those characteristics onto my children.
Death in the mortal world is the beginning of something greater in the future, if carried on and respected by their kin. ❤
That might sound thoughtful or touching, but has no real weight when considering the person dead.
@@brandon6896The only way for one to live forever is through their kin. The way they made their family feel, is the legacy of their truth.
No human being is immortal.
@@Leo-mr1qz Not according to Christianity or philosophy, the soul is immortal.
@@brandon6896 The soul is different than flesh and blood.
If you believe the soul is immortal, than why is it so hard to comprehend the essence of one's life carrying on through generations?
@@Leo-mr1qz because that's implying that one person's soul belongs to the genetics and is not transcendental and unique in itself. My parents might have helped create my body, but they did not create me. I can gather that you might be a new age practitioner based on your username. Repent and believe in the Gospel. Ending on that one!
"One day, we will hear His voice..." AMEN
doubt it..we die like every living thing .no on going life.Wishful thinking
@@johnpro2847 No, Believe in the Good News. Jesus is alive. We will live forever
Heaven is the ending point 🙏🏽❤️
What an amazingly powerful message. I love how the Church puts these wonderful scriptures in front of us during Lent, Easter and throughout the year. And I thank you Bishop Barron for giving a true homily and helping us to take them into our lives and marinate on what is there and apply them here and now....
As a former Protestant, I can say they are on to something with their emphasis on the Bible. Now take that love for the Scriptures and look at them through the lens of the Catholic Church and its teachings, and you get the complete, rich picture of how much God loves mankind and how He delights in us and went the whole way to win us back for himself...
Thanks be to God! Jesus, I trust in You... (Help me in my unbelief)
If you live your life in Christ, your life will not be much in different in death. I am 81, and god has seen fit to leave me here at present, but I just can't wait to meet Him in person..death has no fear for those who love Jesus.
'I am the Resurrection and the Life' This gives us hope that there's life beyond....
Thank you for your inspiring words in my difficult times
Thank you Bishop Barron for this insightful reflection on death and grief.
Thanks be to God for this, Bishop Barron. Jesus has come to liberate us from the finality of death, and that he had done. Death has no hold on us anymore in you, Jesus.
Another wonderful sermon, inspirational, thoughtful and insightful about the word of God. Thank you Bishop Barron ❤
Thank you Bishop! Very nice speech!
I think, that the weeping of Jesus is beautiful and shocking. Seems as if He would like to say many things, but knew, we are not yet ready for more, but He sees our faith in every desperet times of ours, and it touches His heart. That's real faith: believing without understanding everything. And that's exactly what He asks from us.
He knows, that our mind is limited, and our beliefs are false many times, and this time He crushes one of them, with giving life to a dead. It doesn't give answer to all our questions, but streghtens our faith in life and resurrection.
We still don't know why are things the way they are. Where and how humanity exactly turned to death instead of life? An apple? We don 't know, only that we have his own flesh and blood instead of that apple. We have life over death, because He conquered death. We only know, we are saved.
We must focus on God in every bad circumstances. He is our salvation, our happiness, and everlasting life. This is all we need to know right now.
Your commentary of All Along the Watchtower has offered me comfort after the Nashville tragedy. I love your commentary on Bob Dylan. Thank you, Bishop Barron.
Incredibly important sermon, for if death was the finality of life what would the meaning of life be. Jesus’s conquered death so that life matters and His love of dying on the cross not only saved us all, but showed us not to fear death, but teach us to realize there is everlasting life. Bishop Barron always a great sermon, but tying it all together today in your homily was your best!
The greatest gift... one's life for one's friend...I am the resurrection and the life...he who believes... eternal life... God wept...look how he loves the sibling saints Martha Lazarus Mary... July 29... releasing us from the shackles of sin and death... thank you Bishop Barron and Word on Fire crew...
Every Sunday Morning I seek out your homily. Today is no different ever since early 2022 starting with the three levels of temptation, then the invasion of Grace and then most telling on October 30 - Zachheus - Jesus entered his house took over the whole house every aspect of your life. This rattled my world. Now it has been the past three Samaritan woman and her identity, the blind can see and now the dead can live on. I am grateful for your informative and instructive reality of Jesus in our life.
This is so impactful, Bless you Bishop Barron!!
"One day we'll hear the same voice." Your statement really hit me. Thank you for what you do.
✨🕊✨ Beautiful 🎶 and God bless you Bishop Barron ✨🌟✨ ... ✨🙏🏼✨
Powerful sermon! Thanks Bishop for helping us rise like Lazarus. Death has no power over us, our friend Jesus has come to save us!
I am the resurrection and the life they who believe in me Will never die
Good bless you, dear Bishop Barron!
I lost my dad five months ago. This homily is so consoling to know that God is with me in grief. God is God of the living…..Thank you so much Bishop.
i believe in internal life ,with god ,❤
In in awe of Bishop Baron's ability to open up the meaning of the gospels! Amazing!
Sorry, Barron🌄
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Please pray that God in his mercy will grant me childlike faith hope trust love and confidence in God and his divine mercy. It is so crucial for me and I beg all of you and Bishop Barron to pray for me. Thanks and God bless you
Thanks Bishop your explanation of the Gospel are so clear and they have a big spiritual strength.
I feel very Blessed by youir message, Bishop. TY :) Amen!
🌺Thank you for this beautiful little sermon, dear Bishop Barron!
🕊️God bless you, Word on Fire, and everyone in this channel!
🌺John 11:35
"Jesus wept." (God wept)
🕊️Saints Martha, Mary, and Lazarus, we love you, please pray for us!
🌺⚜️Only You, Lord⚜️🌺
(Non Nisi Te Domine)
Bishop Barron is always brilliant. but perhaps this is one of the best. so emotional and powerful. brilliant
Every week I look for your reflections Bishop, thank you.
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@Mary Pinakat Thank you Mary.
There's something powerful when Bishop Barron says the Word of God isn't just descriptive, but creative. And in the context of this story, and the principles of our faith, His Word re-creates us, ultimately drawing us out of death to new life, which we can experience even now. The sense of hope is powerful that, when it seems like all is lost in the midst of death, God raises to new life.
If the next Pope would be an American, I would love to have Bishop Barron as the best candidate, but of course he has to be first appointed as Cardinal. 😇Thank you Bishop Barron for your thorough explanations, linking the Old with the New Testament and most of all stressing out that God's words are not merely descriptive but are creative, in a way affirming the Eucharist. God bless you and your ministry. 🙏
I agree that BB would make a fine pope, but I'd pray that he'd still be able to do all the teaching he does that so helps all of us and enriches the world.
The thought that death in not the end changes the outlook on life.
“But now, thus says the Lord, who created you, Jacob, and formed you, Israel: Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name: you are mine.”
Isaiah 43:1
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Beautiful and inspiring sermon- thank you!
Bishop Barron, it's a pleasure to see you and listen again. I follow you each Sunday from 2021. Your words help me a lot to understand my faith and increase my love for Christ. God bless you! Katherine Vargas from Lima, Peru 😊
Thank you Bishop Barron for this powerful Sunday Sermon on death!!! The death of Lazarus, the Valley of the Dried Bones, our own fears about death...and how our Loving God can and WILL RISE US UP FROM THE GRAVE!!! I could say that I have had a close encounter with physical death and another that was both physical and spiritual!!! The first I was diagnosed with an adenoid cystic carcinoma at the age of 47. My son was about 12 then. I remember praying one day to the Lord to please keep me alive, so that my son still would have his mother to love and care for him. I thank the Lord that 18 years later I am still here!!! The other encounter, was after having had cancer and we had moved location. I recall that particular day I was feeling tired and lacking hope I felt depressed about my life. For some reason, I decided to get out of the house and breathe fresh air out doors. All of a sudden the wind picked up and was blowing fallen leaves and tumble weeds across the road in front of the house. The wind took a different direction, and came up the driveway where I was standing! The breeze swept my hair gently to the back of me, as I breathed in the wind, I felt the wind refreshing me all over! For a minute I thought I might have been imagining all this! So I looked behind me and saw the trees swaying, side by side in the neighbours gardens. A bush that was in our garden was swaying also because of the wind! Then the wind left, leaving me pleasantly stunned. I remember saying to myself the Holy Spirit is like the wind, not knowing where it will come from or where it will go... Both my husband and son came out to see how I was. Both the depression and tiredness had left!!! I felt as if the Spirit of the Lord had lifted up my dry bones from the arid valley I was living in, and restored my flesh and sinews!!! How GREAT IS OUR GOD???!!! I thank You LORD!!! May the Lord keep blessing and inspiring you Bishop Barron with your Sermons and spiritual mission!!!
Just wonderful Bishop Barron; just wonderful. You give your all in every sermon but I sense it especially in this one.
I will listen to it many many times and save it, along with the others from the last 4 weeks. Thank you for opening my eyes.
May God bless you and everyone who views your videos.
James
Emmanuel.
Fully god and fully man.
Thank you for your kind words about Martha.😂😅
Always grateful for Bishop Barron and Word on Fire ministries. May God bless them and their efforts 🙏🏻❤️✝️
God bless you Bishop Barron , what a blessing to have you with us, yes indeed you have made such a difference in my life as well
One of my favourite bible stories since I was a kid, I love this story. Such an amazing metaphor about how death isn’t the end/has no hold over us and how there’s no need for us to be scared of death at all and to be at peace knowing there’s everlasting life following it.
Very true how god unbinds us and liberates us from the fear of death. When jesus wept I can relate about my grandmother who has passed due to cancer. But this verse is such a good reminder that death is merely a word and everlasting life follows suit. We know that god promises us everlasting life and there is nothing to be afraid of. His heart breaks with us but we know that this is not the end.
Love the part about gods word not only being descriptive but also having effect and power behind it. We must trust in his decisions and words as he will always take care of us and will always be there for us.
Thank you for the wonderful story and message behind it, really needed to hear this one as my grandmother has passed away recently and this story brings a sense of peace and understanding/closure.
if it makes you feel better, good.I personally think you just die.I consider it like falling to sleep ..
So compelling sermon dear Bishop Barron! I always listen to your sermons. ❤️
Every Sunday, on our way to mass, you prepare the way. You get us ready for the wonder of what is about to happen to us.
LOVE listening to intelligent, educated and well learned people speak. Especially when they speak of the Jesus. Thank you Bishop Barron for more of your blessed insight!
Come, Holy Spirit, come increase our faith, hope and love.
Ps 130:2, Jn 11:25
Jesus said:
“I am the resurrection. Anyone who believes in me, even though that person dies, will live,
26 and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
😇Jesus, I love You!
And bless you too ❤🙏
“God’s words are not merely descriptive……they are creative…….what Jesus says is…..” what an exciting, poetic and moving comment this is. I feel the truth of it. Thank you.
I love what you said about Christ's words being creative, and not merely descriptive. The reference you made to the Eucharist "This is My body" actually happens as he says it, just as "Lazarus come out" actually brings Lazarus to life. Profound
Thank you Bishop Barron for speaking in such simplicity and given such a clear understanding of scripture so as us lay people can understand. I thank my God every time I listen to your sermons. I pray than Jesus will continue to strengthen and Bless you 🙏 ❤️ praise God
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@@marypinakat8594 thanks , I thought so 👍
And God bless you as well.
My dad died on September 19th this year. Listening to this sermon empowers me, and I believe my dad is in good hands now: God's hands. Thank you Bishop Barron. Greetings from Indonesia. ❤