4 Reasons Catholics Must Give Alms This Lent
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- What are alms? Why must we give them? Am I supposed to go broke for Jesus?
Fr. Mike Schmitz encourages us to be charitable this Lent, emphasizing how almsgiving is a foundational part of living the Faith. In being joyful givers, we imitate Christ, who became poor for our sake, and we show our gratitude for God’s grace. These are just a few of the reasons Fr. Mike offers in this video as to why we should exercise almsgiving according to our means.
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Who else is hyped for Lent? Ash Wednesday is only a week away.
I checked devine mercy by father Chris Alar yesterday
I was about to ask what's the sense of "hyping up" for Lent but I would be a total hypocrite as I've never been more hyped in my life than this year. Weird!
@@wojciechj2102 getting ready for Easter, Lenten prayer, fasting. Fish Fry Fridays. Plenty to get excited for.
Me! I prayerfully figured out what to do in terms of prayer, fasting and alms - all 3 for the first time ever! And I have lent intentions!
I do! Eating away all the meat from the freezer, haha.
I will never forget when I was attending, and ushering at, an inner city parish. When I came to one man with the basket, he held out an old pill bottle with change in it and dumped the change in the basket with a huge smile on his face. After mass I saw him pushing his shopping cart through the street. He was homeless.
That is gratitude and joy in giving!! Thank you Father!🙏
What a beautiful man. He's got a good heart and soul.
@@marcihf217 Absolutely! I will never forget him.
What a beautiful, inspiring story! Thank you for sharing this, especially for Lent Season!
Wow , wow and wow!
Thank you for sharing that amazing story! ❤
"Give from your substance instead of your surplus". Well said.
Donating to Turkey and Syria earthquake relief 😢🙏
I fully understood the idea of "not let the left hand know what the right is doing" until my father died. People came forward telling me of money my father gave them, things he did for them, etc. We found out that my father-in-law had done the same. We had no knowledge of these gifts being given to others. They didn't tell us, brag, etc.
I gave too much in the past, and I ran into debt. It is important you give to the right people who will not take advantage of your kindness. I will give my talent to the Church this Lent, I’m still struggling to pay off my debts which resulted from giving to the wrong people.
Prudence and Charity are difficult to balance. A sorrowful lesson, but neither can we harden are hearts.
I’m so weary. I want to give up. The devil wants me to lose my faith but God won’t allow it. Since covid I fell on a terrible hardship, like many others. I lost my job for declining the vaccine. I declined due to my health conditions. I suffer from lupus, and heart disease. I’m now waitressing but not making nearly enough to get by. I’m a single mom, my husband is with God. I still miss him dearly. My children are autistic and non verbal, I’m overwhelmed they require so much from me. I recently started homeschooling them due to them having do many issues in school. Jesus hear my prayers. I’m tired of struggling every single month. I can’t even afford the tools I need to homeschool my boys. But I trust in you Jesus even as I struggle providing groceries for my children. I’m ashamed. I feel like a failure. I get harassed and put down for sharing my testimony. I only keep pushing because of Christ. Walking with faith not by sight!
God have mercy. I'll pray for you, Sister.
I am so sorry for your struggles. Lifting you and your boys up in prayer.
What can I do for you? I could pray but that doesn't pay the bills. When I get my help I intend to help you. Pay it forward is what they say. Trust in God and His people's resolve. I personally want to feel like St Peter being lead out of prison by the angel in the nick of time. I want to experience when reality feels like a dream instead of a nightmare.
I would like to send you a little something to help out. Do you have a p.o. box or work address? I would like to send you a check to help with groceries. I don't want you and your boys to suffer hunger.
Have you ever thought about bringing your family and yourself into a Soup Kitchen? It might be something you all enjoy, plus it's a way for the people who have less than the rich people have to give back to each other, even if it's not financially.
We buy pizza every Friday night. So during lent we skip pizza, take the money we would spend and buy food for the food pantry at church. This way the kids can see us giving up something and then giving it to someone in need.
That’s awesome, man, but you really don’t need to tell people about your alms giving. God knows what you did and that’s good enough
@@notme8412 I think it’s helpful to hear the practical ways people give who might not feel like they have much to spare! Because we don’t know him in real life, it doesn’t come across as boasting, just sharing.
I was just having this conversation with my wife last night. How can you help inspire others to give without it being boastful?
Here is a fabulous food pantry idea- instead of the tired pastas and peanut butter give gifts cards to local grocery store. Many poor people still drive a car and picking their own groceries giv s tbem back a little autonomy.
You bring comedy with your lessons Fr Mike. Keep being you. Thank you for the service you provide for the TH-cam gang. 👍
It is Jesus Who Does the Work in us! Paul said our works are like filthy rags. ❤😊 May God Bless You.
You are amazing Father Mike
I gave money to a woman on the street yesterday, not a lot. I was in the turn lane she was in the middle section …she had a cane and was overweight and had the widest shoes on I’d ever seen she walked funny but with a sweet smile. She had a small ign that said homeless please help.
I was frantically searching in my purse before the light changed and she was walking to me the light changed and people in front of me moved but she saw the money and reached for it pleading and said GodBless you to me and I had to drive away. I thought that could be me. I wished I’d given her more but I don’t usually carry cash with me.
makes sense. for the first time in my life I understand the concept of almsgiving. took me 50yrs on earth
Wow… almost 7 years just flew by in an instant, and apparently Fr. Mike hasn’t aged a smidge… 😅
Must be The Holy Spirit 🙏🏻✝️⛪️
God bless 🕊
i thought the same thing! had to double check the date to see if this was an old video lol :D
@@vinodhakirba8527 😁😁😁
True! 😊
And we ALL have something to GIVE!!!
I wish people would use the gift of themselves to help the older, lonely people.
It doesn’t take much to make their world brighter.
Jesus, help us be grateful and joyful givers and also thoughtful givers in this world. I pray the Holy Spirit and Mother Mary works in us and intercedes for our needs. In Your Loving Name, I pray. Amen! 🙌🏼🥰❤️
Just broke my leg in time for Lent and am having to adjust to people serving me and helping me all the time, and this video was perfect in showing me how I can still give to them and serve them even if I am physically limited!
This is what the world needs. Time for each other . It’s priceless. Thank you 🙏
I'm orthodox but I'm excited for Lent
I need the fast and prayer
Come back to holy mother church my friend!
Something our parish used to do (not anymore, sadly 🥺) was present the collection baskets to the altar along with the gifts so people would really understand that their offerings were for God. With the money collection basket, an Intentions basket that was presented as well. If they wished, parishioners wrote down the intentions--anonymously--held in their hearts and prayed for at the Mass. This gave all of us a chance to meaningfully pray for others. We saw the intentions on the altar and, while we didn't know what they said, we were praying for our fellow parishioners. Likewise, those who wrote the intentions were offering their suffering to God; something only humans can give to God. It was a beautiful way that EVERYONE could give alms. I don't know why they stopped, but I miss it terribly. Now it's just blended into the Prayers of the Faithful IF the lector remembers to include it.
Yeah for some reason our parish doesn't do it anymore either. They just suggest you donate money online, or put it in an envelope, which admittedly I am less likely inclined to do.
Our parish still does that. They hold the basket up to the altar, and then set it down in front of it.
Yes!! Other people matter 🙏🏽♥️
Thank you Father Mike.
Thank you Father
God is Great.
Blessed Chiara Luce Badono had nothing else to give but her heart.
Thank you Fr. Mike
Not a Catholic, but I agree. Giving out of gratitude to help people less fortunate/in-need is a serving to God. Fasting helps to hear the voice/word of God more clearly. Thanks for posting this.
Please watch these excellent video’s the warning or illumination of conscience by Christine Watkins. The Papacy can NOT be destroyed. Following padre Pio. In the footsteps of padre Pio. Don’t call protestant’s Christian! God bless.
Protestants are too Christians. The pope even said so... check out the lesson from Mark 9 38-39. The passage about the outside exorcist driving out demons in the name of Jesus. The apostles complained that he wasn't in their group but jesus rebuked them and said one cannot perform miracles in my name and then say something bad about me in the next moment. For he who is not against us is for us.... still personally catholic is the way to go. We take scripture tradition and history to a whole new level.
@@glennherron9499 Theres not a single catholic in the entire 1.5 billion of us that believe that. Listen to the nicene creed sometime. Submission to the church that Jesus is the head of is submission to christ. Remember all of the church was the catholic church until the EO broke away. Even still the doctrines between the two churches are so similar they only have 1 real point of debate between them. So for the 1st 1500 years you have this 1 visible church all teaching almost the same thing till protestants come along. Now we have so many denominations and interpretations of the Bible as you can count. Every day huge churches are breaking apart and dividing over a single issue or just flavor no theology. Protestants have made a mockery of the church to an outsider it looks like we can't agree on a single thing. Even the messianic jews dispute using the name Jesus.
@@glennherron9499 sure does..... how is it the mother of my lord should come to me?
@@glennherron9499 no catholic believes that Jesus isn't the one that saves us or our separated brethren. The church itself is simply an extension of christ. He said unless you eat my flesh and drink my blood you have no life in you. Almost everyone walked away... did you ever wonder why Jesus didn't stop them and say "hey chill guys it was just a metaphor!" Or you think jesus is like I'll just say the craziest thing I can think of to say and see who stays and who goes. He meant it. Paul says those that abuse the eucharist bring death, sickness, or some other punishment upon themselves. There are many words in Aramaic that are synonymous with the English word 'represents'. Only 1 word that means 'is' which do you think christ chose to use? How could this be confusing at all? Our lord is not the author of confusion. In every case of christ using a parable either he or the gospel writer will explain that what he is talking about is in fact a parable. This would be the only time in the Bible where christ uses a parable without saying he is doing it or the gospel writer. Imagine if he did explain that it was a parable, would the multitude still have walked away? No it was important to see that on some level Jesus is being literal. Even Peter says where would we go? Only you have the words of eternal life. So my suggestion is if you want to get to heaven maybe take the eucharist seriously as Paul at least.
Most beautiful talk to help make a better LENT
Thank you Fr Mike
You teach me every time I listen to you. I am doing your Bible in A Year and The Catechism in a Year, they are wonderful. I learn everyday from them. As a convert the Catechism in a Year is teaching me so much. My husband and I have been tithing for many, many years and know the power of giving. God blesses those who make Him a priority, and I hope we always make him a priority. We have seen first hand what can happen if we don't give God the priority we should. God teaches us everyday and you are one of his best teachers.
Dude!!! Best talk on giving! Thank you Father!
Ave Maria cheia da graca o Senhor e convosco. Bendita sois Vos entre as mulheres e bendito e o frutto do vosso ventre, Jesus.
Beautifully said Father 🙏
May God be so pleased with you, Fr. Mike Schmitz. ✝️
Thank you Fr.Mike for your Guidance
Thank you as always, Father Mike and Ascension!
Fr. Mike's Bible Podcast is helping my spiritual revival. I am on Day 53 days and have committed to hear the Bible on a daily basis. Thank you, Fr. Mike and to all the contributors.
I fast for the 38 days during Lent excluding the 6 Sundays and I also fast on Good Friday and Holy Saturday bringing it to 40 days.
In order to become more like Christ you have to follow in His footsteps.
Affirmative
2 Peter 2 KJV
1 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
Acts 20 KJV
28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
Colossians 1 KJV
14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
John 5 KJV
39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
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1 John 5 KJV
13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
1 John 1 KJV
7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
Isn’t this how we lose our reward?
@@Fraevo10we don’t lose our reward by sharing our spiritual journey with others. Actually, it’s a form of encouragement to others. Just my opinion. ❤
Praying is another way to give when struggling financially. "1 John 2:15-17 "
🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️much needed to hear
Word.
THANK YOU FATHER MIKE
Thank you Fr Mike. So helpful. Praying for you and everyone here. God bless🙏❤️🙏
Amen Fr
God Bless you Fr. 🙏
Amen.
If you don't have much to give, give anyway, because Jesus can multiply it like the fish and the loaves. Alleluia! For those of you who are loaded with cash, let it flow and the graces will flow afterwards, here and hereafter.
Thank you Fr
This is a beautiful reminder, Father Mike, for this Season of Lent. God Bless everyone of us.
Amen
Thank you, Fr. Mike. Jesus said, "It is more blessed to give than to receive." Now we have scientific evidence! Giving back to God through alms is also shows that we trust Him. The Father loves it when we trust Him.
God bless you, Amen.
Thankyou! I'm planning to share this at my school.
❤ thank you .
Wonderful. Amen
🙏🙏🙏Thank you
Thanks Fr Mike for this lesson that you have once again given. Praying for you during this Lenten period that each homily you do people would be able to receive the beautiful meaningful nuggets that come through for each one. 🙏❤️🇿🇦
Great psychology ... wisdom source : the father 🙃😉. Thank you. Blessings. ❤
Thank You Father for your explanation in almsgiving. Very enlightening!🙏🙏🙏
Amen, amen!!
Thank you.
Thanks!
We love you, Fr. Mike!
God bless you and the Ascension Presents team!😊❤️
So true ..well said. God bless all🙏
Love you so much Father Mike .
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God bless Rev. Mike. Love your videos. I too love almsgiving. I fell in love with " Lady Charity. "
Thanks so much Fr Mike. Ur messages are so uplifting and reassuring to me. God bless u 🙏 ❤
I believe it’s all about answering the call when God puts it on our heart to do so. Hasn’t failed yet.
This is so beautiful...and humbling too
Well said. You are always so inspiring Father Mike! Thank you for this beautiful message 💕
I really appreciate your videos!
This is so nice, Father Mike. Praying for you and the apostolate that you do. God bless you! :)
thank you so much Fr. mike. what an essential way of sharing the important thought of alms giving this Lent. Godspeed!
Thank you Fr. Mike for this rousing Impulse. 🙏
Greetings from Germany & God bless
Nicola🙋🏻♀️
We are so lucky to have Father Mike, and Michael W Smith.
So good! Thank you!
Dang, the alms roulette totally called me out. Lol
Got it Lord. Going to do better.
Thank you Father ..it was a lovely sharing .
Good afternoon, 😊. I'm hoping to have something to give this lent. I am enjoying these videos thanks. You seem really educated in these topics. Have a good night.
Thank you for your well explained & spiritually delivered talks .God bless you in your ministry
Blessed Chiara Badano, pray for us 🙏
I get it, and it was early in nineteen eightys that I was homeless and lost my job . Someone give me a dollar Even though it wasn't much that I appreciate that guy give me that one dollar a witness store a god a candy bar I was so hungry I was so appreciated that man that did that . After that I walked twenty miles to my parent's house They let me stay with them until I found a job and get an apartment My dad was so loving to help me Eventually I got a job at the hospital as a Housekeeper . Unfortunately, my dad passed away twenty nineteen . My mom is in a nursery home. Before my dad passed away, they were married for 64 years . Whenever my dad had an extra money if I homeless person ask for money he would go into a store by food one time you bought a motel for my home is for a homeless person. He wasn't comfort but he is a good person doing a things what catholics do I was all my heart believe he's Porgatory I pray to mary for her as her son to get my dad had a purgatory And being in heaven.
What a beautiful message shared, may the good LORD continue to bless you. Love from South Africa...
Out of all the topics and videos, I found this is the best for me personally, i am sure it will help me this Lenten season. God bless
Thank you, Fr. Mike! I would sure like to see more guidance from inspirational Priesthood, such as Fr. Mike.
Had to laugh at your thumbnail. I don't know why but every single year in CCD I write on the chalkboard the "the 3 keys of lent: fasting, almsgiving, prayer" and forget one of them every time. Never fails, haha, this year was prayer
Thank you, so cool. God bless 🙂🙏🏼❤️
I’m ready for Lent! And I’m praying for me and Bernadette ❤️ that we can talk too each other again 😔
I don’t like to have a plan so I can be moved by the Spirit in my giving ❤
John 5 KJV
39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
♥️know♥️
1 John 5 KJV
13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
@@alexanderbrown2717 sorry but we Catholics don’t use the King James Bible we have our own complete Bible smh
@@lois2997 ♥️ let’s look at the Catholic Church in the Bible.
Revelation 17 KJV
4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
Cardinals are arrayed in purple and scarlet dressed like women. ✅
They are decked with gold and precious stones. ✅
The pope has a golden cup in his hand.✅
Revelation 17 KJV
9 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.
Vatican city and Rome are on seven mountains. ( please google it♥️)✅
Revelation 17 KJV
18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
Vatican city is definitely a great city that has reigned over the kings of this earth. ✅
Fr. Mike, I've just watched this video as well as Fr. Mark Goring and Fr. Nathan Dail's latest videos - all 3 are absolutely perfect!
Thank you for your encouragement to us to give alms.
I've had a bad experience doing so on the feast day of my parish 2 months ago and ended up being disappointed and angry with the dishonest people who were in charge of this special alms collection, mainly because I put in a lot of thought into it and parted ways with some of my favourite items which can't be purchased anymore.
But not to be discouraged.
God bless.🙏🙏
God Gives abundantly more than anything we give 🙏 God will more than compensate you ✝️
Perfect time to pledge for Together in Mission and Called to Renew if you're an LACatholic.
In Jubilee system(Levi), our Lord God has taught us all our belongs in this world are not PERPETUAL, we are only have the mission to govern this world but not own this land. Thank you so much for your consistent guidance. God Bless, Amen
Before the pandemic, I saw many meat dishes that I hardly get a chance to eat were being thrown in the garbage in college. I tried to take some before it was discarded. Under these circumstances, I did not give up meat for Lent.
So much to think about, very encouraging to dig a bit deeper from our substance. It's inspiring as well to hear about the great work of many Christian charities around the world and see how our giving can make a difference. I would encourage people to look into Mary's Meals - feeding children in the name of Our Blessed Mother.
Mary’s Meals isn’t talked about enough!❣️. It is the charity I support as often as I can. 🥰🙏
I find that when I give a good monthly amount of money, my heart becomes liberated from attachment to it and trust in money, because my trust is not in money that supports me materialistically, but my trust is in Jesus Who grants me health and employment to generate the income with which He entrusts me.
Greetings Father Mike,
- Message reflects with The Importance of Spiritual Exercises with Act of Almsgiving during Most Thoughtful Occasion in the Path of Lord Jesus Christ.
Special Attention :-
- Intense,Disturbing Interfamily Feuds unexpectedly sorted out on own revealing True Motive of Greedy,illminded Maternal Relatives.
- Our Family's Prayers Forgiveness of Others Wrongdoings yielded Positive, Favourable response and we have attained Respectful Stature within Parish, Diocese and Social Circles.
"Glory be to Lord Infant Jesus Christ. Glory be to Our Lady of Lourdes. Thankful Prayers for St.Anthony of Padua."
Thanks you Father Mike,All Fathers & Sisters.Thanks Team Ascension Presents.
Thanks with Prayers & regards,
RanjithJoseph (R.J)
Nice video FR matt again!
"We seldom speak unprompted by vanity".
The Maxims (Rochefoucalde)
I like a Buddhist story about giving and it says that one may think that is poor because of not owning any material things but the budha answers that if you only have a smile then you are not poor at all and you have that smile to give to others
It’s a nice story but be careful clutching to pagan ideas. Use the Bible instead my friend
@@SamScott99 yep I know it's better the example father Mike used
Jesus gave his life and Buddha gave smiles
@@marinalina6348 Buddha gave pagan lies
@@SamScott99 hence the irony of my comment
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I haven't played collection roulette but I have given extra money on occasion when the bill I grab clings to other bills.
Would be lovely for you to teach us how to fast during lent