I am currently a Protestant. Several months ago, I felt a strong urge to get down on my knees and pray to God. I asked Him, "Lord, please show me the church you want me to go to. What is the true church you want me to belong to?" I was expecting the Lord to guide me to a Protestant church. I never thought I would find myself seriously considering the Catholic Church. It all started with an intense interest in learning about the early church. As I delved deeper, Orthodox Christianity began to call out to me in a profound way. It's hard to explain, but it felt like a push from deep within my heart and soul towards the church. At the same time, I continued to pray in the personal, Protestant manner I was accustomed to. Within me, I started to feel the need for a prayer that had deeper meaning, or at least a prayer that connected me not just to Protestants, but to all my brothers and sisters in Christ. So, I began saying the Our Father every morning, along with a personal prayer. Then, I added the Apostle's Creed to my daily routine. I also began reading one psalm each day, followed by prayer. Eventually, I discovered the Jesus Prayer. This introduced a conflict in my mind because, as a Protestant, I was taught not to do repetitive prayers. However, I thought, if other Christians are doing it, maybe there's something I don't fully understand. So, I decided to start saying the Jesus Prayer. I bought a 10-bead prayer rope from a Catholic store to help me with this practice. To my surprise, after incorporating the Jesus Prayer into my routine, I felt much closer and stronger in my faith and in my relationship with God. This was unexpected. I also started saying the Glory Be prayer ten times a day. Through these practices, I began to realize that there might be more to our faith-perhaps there's more in the original tradition of Christianity that our Protestant churches might not fully capture. It's a long story how I initially became a Christian, but I encountered another conflict that made me hesitant about joining the Orthodox or Catholic Church. This conflict centered around Mary, the Mother of God. I didn't understand what I know now, and I still feel some reluctance to ask for her intercession. However, a couple of significant things happened. I had a dream where I found myself in a dark place. It wasn't a room, but rather a desolate land shrouded in darkness. I was trying to hide from menacing figures-dark shadows that wanted to harm me. Initially, I was brave, but fear took over when I realized they sensed my fear. Suddenly, everything turned white, with light shining everywhere. A woman appeared in the distance, standing silently and not looking at me, but at them. The shadows stopped and said, "Do you see who that is? Don't touch him." Another one asked, "What is she doing here?" And another replied, "It's the God-bearer, the Mother of God." They ran away. She never said a word; she just looked at them, and then she left. I woke up. I was so conflicted in the following days, even for several weeks. I didn't know what to make of it. It wasn't something I could easily discuss with my Protestant friends or a Protestant pastor. When I was younger, I used to pray to God for help, simply saying, "God, help me with this" or "God, help me with that." One night, when we couldn't find my father, I prayed, "God, please help us find our dad." Suddenly, it was like a switch flipped in my mind. I remembered that every time I prayed in the name of Jesus, things actually happened, but not when I prayed just to God. This realization stayed with me for years. I wondered, "Father God, why is it that things happen only when I pray in Jesus' name?" Years later, I understood that He was pointing me to His Son. If He hadn't taught me that, I might not have become a Christian. I knew then that He had guided me to Jesus. We did end up finding my father. He actually reached out to me the morning after the night I prayed to Jesus for help. Now, after asking the Lord to help me find the true church, I feel like He is pointing me to His mother to guide me further. When I was searching for an Orthodox church to visit, I felt discouraged because many of them seemed very nationalistic-one was Russian, another was Romanian, and so on. I felt I wouldn't be accepted if I wasn't part of that culture, so I didn't end up going to any of them. I thought maybe there's an American one, so I started looking and found the Orthodox Church in America. I planned to go, but something always came up, and I didn't end up going. I was still considering it, but then I started to look into why Orthodox Christians and Catholics are not united. I discovered the main issue is the Pope. This question became crucial: if the Pope is supposed to be the leader of the Church, then the Catholic Church is the true Church. But if not, and the church is supposed to be broken up into independent districts, then I was back to square one, questioning why I should listen to bishops from other countries and cultures. The idea of apostolic succession also intrigued me. However, I found out that even among Orthodox Christians, there is conflict. The two Ukrainian Orthodox churches are in conflict with each other, and there are disputes between Ukrainian, Russian, and Greek Orthodox churches. They claim to be united, but in reality, they are not. I didn't want to join a church divided by national lines-that's not how it should be. So, I started looking more into the arguments for and against the Pope from both Orthodox and Catholic perspectives. I concluded that the Pope is supposed to be the leader of the Church. I also learned about the Byzantine Rite and felt that I had found a place I want to go to. That's my story. I'm still going through this journey, and I ask everyone who reads my story to please pray for me. Ever since I've figured this out, I've been under more intense spiritual attack than ever before. God bless, and all glory to our Lord Jesus Christ ✝️❤️🔥☦️
Wow that is truly amazing man. The mother of God came to you in your dream the evil spirits were afraid of her and Mary does point us to her Son! That's the primary role of Mary that Protestants just don't see because they're looking at it from a hateful perspective. Think of it this way, you wouldn't go up to your friend and say "I hate your mother or she's insignificant she just birthed you that's it" But I clearly saw you being pointed towards the Catholic Church where the Orthodox Church, personally I am a Roman Rite Catholic, My brother and I were both feeling a pull towards orthodoxy, My brother did the same thing he was praying and doing research and then all the sudden he realized that the Byzantine Rite was a thing. It's been a few months since I've attended a Byzantine church, but my first experience was straight up wonder and awe and I pray that our Protestant brothers and sisters hearts be softened and they get deeper into their prayer instead of looking at things on a surface level. Glory to Jesus Christ, Glory forever ☦️🙏🏽
Amazing to hear. I was an Evangelical who's been Byzantine Catholic since 2004. St. Cyprian, bishop of Carthage “The Lord says to Peter: ‘I say to you,’ he says, ‘that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of hell will not overcome it. And to you I will give the keys of the kingdom of heaven . . . ’ [Matt. 16:18-19]. On him [Peter] he builds the Church, and to him he gives the command to feed the sheep [John 21:17], and although he assigns a like power to all the apostles, yet he founded a single chair [cathedra], and he established by his own authority a source and an intrinsic reason for that unity. Indeed, the others were that also which Peter was [i.e., apostles], but a primacy is given to Peter, whereby it is made clear that there is but one Church and one chair. . . . If someone does not hold fast to this unity of Peter, can he imagine that he still holds the faith? If he should desert the chair of Peter upon whom the Church was built, can he still be confident that he is in the Church?” (The Unity of the Catholic Church 4; 1st edition [A.D. 251] “There is one God and one Christ, and one Church, and one chair founded on Peter by the word of the Lord. It is not possible to set up another altar or for there to be another priesthood besides that one altar and that one priesthood. Whoever has gathered elsewhere is scattering” (Letters 43[40]:5 [A.D. 253] St. Cyril, bishop of Jerusalem “The Church is called Catholic, then, because it extends over the whole world, from end to end of the earth, and because it teaches universally and infallibly each and every doctrine which must come to the knowledge of men, concerning things visible and invisible, heavenly and earthly, and because it brings every race of men into subjection to godliness, governors and governed, learned and unlearned, and because it universally treats and heals every class of sins, those committed with the soul and those with the body, and it possesses within itself every conceivable form of virtue, in deeds and in words and in the spiritual gifts of every description” (Catechetical Lectures 18:23 [A.D. 350] “And if you ever are visiting in cities, do not inquire simply where the house of the Lord is-for the others, sects of the impious, attempt to call their dens ‘houses of the Lord’-nor ask merely where the Church is, but where is the Catholic Church. For this is the name peculiar to this holy Church, the mother of us all, which is the spouse of our Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God” (ibid., 18:26) St. Augustine, bishop of Hippo “There are many other things which most properly can keep me in her [the Catholic Church’s] bosom. The unanimity of peoples and nations keeps me here. Her authority, inaugurated in miracles, nourished by hope, augmented by love, and confirmed by her age, keeps me here. The succession of priests, from the very see of the apostle Peter, to whom the Lord, after his resurrection, gave the charge of feeding his sheep [John 21:15-17], up to the present episcopate, keeps me here. And last, the very name Catholic, which, not without reason, belongs to this Church alone, in the face of so many heretics, so much so that, although all heretics want to be called ‘Catholic,’ when a stranger inquires where the Catholic Church meets, none of the heretics would dare to point out his own basilica or house” (Against the Letter of Mani Called “The Foundation” 4:5 [A.D. 397]
THE GOSPEL OF THE WORD OF ALMIGHTY GOD "the last age in which God saves man from the destruction of this old world" (In the last days, God become man to do the work He had to do and to perform His ministry of the word. He personally came to work in the midst of the people with goal of making perfect people who had the same attitude. One of the purposes of this incarnation is conquer people, the is to make perfect the people He loves. He wants to see with His own eyes the people He perfects, and He wants to see for Himself how the people He perfects testify for Him. People in this group come from different countries in the world, and come from different nationalities in the world. The purpose of doing so much work is to get this group of people, to get the testimony of this group of the people to Him, and to achieve the glory He can get from them.) Almighty God said In the LAST DAYS, GOD became MAN to DO the WORK He HAD to DO and to PERFORM His MINISTRY of the WORD. He PERSONALLY CAME to WORK in the MIDST of PEOPLE with the GOAL of making PERFECT PEOPLE WHO HAD the SAME ATTITUDE. 🙏 From the time of creation until now, He has only performed this kind of work in the LAST DAYS. It was only in the LAST DAYS that GOD BECAME MAN to DO such a great WORK. Although He endured hardships that men would find it hard to bear, and although He was a GREAT GOD who HUMBLED HIMSELF to become a common man, no aspect of His WORK was delayed, and His PLAN was not disrupted. even a little. He does the WORK according to His ORIGINAL PLAN. ☀️ ONE of the PURPOSES of this INCARNATION is to CONQUER PEOPLE, the OTHER is to MAKE PERFECT the PEOPLE He LOVES. He WANTS to SEE with His OWN EYES the PEOPLE He PERFECTS, and He wants to SEE for HIMSELF HOW the PEOPLE He PERFECTS TESTIFY for Him. NOT ONE or TWO PEOPLE are PERFECT. Rather, it is ONE GROUP, COMPRISED of just a FEW PEOPLE. ☀️🙏 PEOPLE in this GROUP COME from DIFFERENT COUNTRIES in the WORLD, and COME from DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES in the WORLD. The PURPOSE of DOING so much WORK is to GET this GROUP of PEOPLE, to GET the TESTIMONY of this GROUP OF PEOPLE to Him, and to ACHIEVE the GLORY He can GET from them. He does no work in vain, nor does He do any work worthless. It can be said that, in doing so many works, GOD'S PURPOSE is to make PERFECT EVERYTHING He WANTS to make PERFECT. In any free time He has outside of it, He will remove those who are evil. ☀️ You must know that He does not do this great work because of the wicked; rather, He gives His all because of the few people He will make perfect. The WORK He DOES, the WORDS He SPEAKS, the MYSTERIES He REVEALS, and His JUDGMENT and PUNISHMENT are ALL for the sane of those FEW PEOPLE. 🙏 He did NOT become a MAN because of those who were BAD, and especially they did NOT provoke Him to anger so much. He tells the TRUTH, and SPEAKS of ENTERING, because of PERFECT WORKS; He became MAN because of them, and because of them He could grant His PROMISES and BLESSINGS. ☀️ The truth, entrance, and life in humanity that He speaks of is not labored for the sake of the wicked. He WANTS to AVOID TALKING to those who are BAD, INSTEAD He WANTS to GRANT all the TRUTH to those who will be made PERFECT. But His work requires that, for the time being, He allows the WICKED to ENJOY some of His RICHES. Those who do not practice the truth, do not please God, and interfere with His work are all evil. They CANNOT BE MADE PERFECT, and GOD HATES and REJECTS them. 😪 On the other hand, PEOPLE WHO DO the TRUTH and PLEASE GOD and SPEND their WHOLE SELF in GOD'S WORK are the PEOPLE GOD WILL MAKE PERFECT. 🙏 Those whom GOD wants to make PERFECT are none other than this GROUP of PEOPLE, and the WORK GOD DOES is for the BENEFIT of these PEOPLE. The truth He speaks is for those who are WILLING to DO it. He does not speak to people who do not practice the truth. ☀️ The growth of knowledge and the growth of understanding that He says is aimed at those who can practice the truth. When He speaks of those who will be made perfect, He is speaking of these people. The WORK of the HOLY SPIRIT is FOCUSED on PEOPLE who CAN do the TRUTH. 🙏 Things like having wisdom and being human are dedicated to people who are WILLING to DO the TRUTH. Those who DO NOT PRACTICE the TRUTH may HEAR MANY WORDS of TRUTH, BUT BECAUSE they are by NATURE VERY EVIL and are NOT INTERESTED in the TRUTH, all they understand are doctrines and words and empty theories, which have not the slightest value for upon their entry into life. Not ONE of THEM is FAITHFUL to GOD; they are ALL PEOPLE WHO SEE GOD BUT CANNOT REACH Him, ALL of THEM are CURSED by GOD. 😪🙏 From "Only Those Who Commit to Practice Make Perfection" Fulfillment of "When I looked up, someone handed me a book wrapped in a scroll. I opened it and I read on both sides the prayers, lamentations, and curses." (Ezekiel 2:9-10). ... "His clothes were stained with blood. He was called the "Word of God." (Rev. 19:13) The kingdom He brought down and built in the worthy holy place in the highest in the sky and when all the humanity He created in the universe was occupied by it and it was engraved in His holy name and owned by His disposition "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD" 💐 this is the fulfillment of (Mat. 16:18) The Lord Jesus said, "And I say to you, Peter, on top of this eunuch I will build my Church, which will not prevail against him even the fear of death.". ... and fulfillment of "The Letter to the Church in Philadelphia" (Rev. 3:7-13). ... and fulfillment of "The New Jerusalem"💫 "The Spirit covered me, and the angel led me to the top of a very high mountain. He showed me Jerusalem, the Holy City, coming down from heaven from God." (Rev. 21:10). ... "For the time has come in the matter of God for the beginning of judgment in the house of God." (1 Peter 4:17) 📩 God's sheep are called and led to His glorious Throne in "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD" 💐 to submit again to His authority so that He can continue to teach us, guide us and protect us even in plagues, disasters, famines and wild animals It will not move us, and to completely win the war with the big red dragon in this final battle!. ... The fulfillment of "They say with a loud voice, "Salvation comes from the Lamb, and from our God who sits on the Throne!" (Rev. 7:10). ... Fulfillment that it will be built in the highest of the sky that in our Millennial generation that is TH-cam in (Isaiah 2:2 / 9:6) "In the last day, the mountain on which Jehovah's temple stands will stand out above all the mountains. All the nations will flock there.". ... "For a baby boy is born for us. The rule will be given to him; and he shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Almighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." 💌✉️
For me, the Byzantine Rite represents a shining example of the unity of East and West as Jesus intended. That is why it means so much to me. Glory to Jesus Christ!
@@LuisRamirez-vv4dk From the Catechism: 1207 It is fitting that liturgical celebration tends to express itself in the culture of the people where the Church finds herself, though without being submissive to it. Moreover, the liturgy itself generates cultures and shapes them. 1208 The diverse liturgical traditions or rites, legitimately recognized, manifest the catholicity of the Church, because they signify and communicate the same mystery of Christ. 1209 The criterion that assures unity amid the diversity of liturgical traditions is fidelity to apostolic Tradition, i.e., the communion in the faith and the sacraments received from the apostles, a communion that is both signified and guaranteed by apostolic succession. I think it's a bit demeaning to call the Eastern Churches ethnic/cultural as if the Latin Church's are not. All proper rites of the Church are equal.
I just recently learned there are 23 churches outside of the Roman Latin rite in communion with Rome and the Pope. I’d love to see even more videos on all the parts of what makes this rite unique, history, etc!
@@Compulsive-Elk7103 The filioque is what divided catholics from eastern orthodox. It was added to the Nicene Creed in Spain and it means "and from the Son" meaning that the Holy Ghost not only proceeds from the father but also from the Son. So when he says that eastern catholics don´t follow the Filoque, it means that they are literally Orthodox Christians who have accepted the Pope.
Thank you for speaking my thoughts. What us this mess about a different theology? I'm baffled that people just accept this without question. @@skyyp6322
THE GOSPEL OF THE WORD OF ALMIGHTY GOD "the last age in which God saves man from the destruction of this old world" (In the last days, God become man to do the work He had to do and to perform His ministry of the word. He personally came to work in the midst of the people with goal of making perfect people who had the same attitude. One of the purposes of this incarnation is conquer people, the is to make perfect the people He loves. He wants to see with His own eyes the people He perfects, and He wants to see for Himself how the people He perfects testify for Him. People in this group come from different countries in the world, and come from different nationalities in the world. The purpose of doing so much work is to get this group of people, to get the testimony of this group of the people to Him, and to achieve the glory He can get from them.) Almighty God said In the LAST DAYS, GOD became MAN to DO the WORK He HAD to DO and to PERFORM His MINISTRY of the WORD. He PERSONALLY CAME to WORK in the MIDST of PEOPLE with the GOAL of making PERFECT PEOPLE WHO HAD the SAME ATTITUDE. 🙏 From the time of creation until now, He has only performed this kind of work in the LAST DAYS. It was only in the LAST DAYS that GOD BECAME MAN to DO such a great WORK. Although He endured hardships that men would find it hard to bear, and although He was a GREAT GOD who HUMBLED HIMSELF to become a common man, no aspect of His WORK was delayed, and His PLAN was not disrupted. even a little. He does the WORK according to His ORIGINAL PLAN. ☀️ ONE of the PURPOSES of this INCARNATION is to CONQUER PEOPLE, the OTHER is to MAKE PERFECT the PEOPLE He LOVES. He WANTS to SEE with His OWN EYES the PEOPLE He PERFECTS, and He wants to SEE for HIMSELF HOW the PEOPLE He PERFECTS TESTIFY for Him. NOT ONE or TWO PEOPLE are PERFECT. Rather, it is ONE GROUP, COMPRISED of just a FEW PEOPLE. ☀️🙏 PEOPLE in this GROUP COME from DIFFERENT COUNTRIES in the WORLD, and COME from DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES in the WORLD. The PURPOSE of DOING so much WORK is to GET this GROUP of PEOPLE, to GET the TESTIMONY of this GROUP OF PEOPLE to Him, and to ACHIEVE the GLORY He can GET from them. He does no work in vain, nor does He do any work worthless. It can be said that, in doing so many works, GOD'S PURPOSE is to make PERFECT EVERYTHING He WANTS to make PERFECT. In any free time He has outside of it, He will remove those who are evil. ☀️ You must know that He does not do this great work because of the wicked; rather, He gives His all because of the few people He will make perfect. The WORK He DOES, the WORDS He SPEAKS, the MYSTERIES He REVEALS, and His JUDGMENT and PUNISHMENT are ALL for the sane of those FEW PEOPLE. 🙏 He did NOT become a MAN because of those who were BAD, and especially they did NOT provoke Him to anger so much. He tells the TRUTH, and SPEAKS of ENTERING, because of PERFECT WORKS; He became MAN because of them, and because of them He could grant His PROMISES and BLESSINGS. ☀️ The truth, entrance, and life in humanity that He speaks of is not labored for the sake of the wicked. He WANTS to AVOID TALKING to those who are BAD, INSTEAD He WANTS to GRANT all the TRUTH to those who will be made PERFECT. But His work requires that, for the time being, He allows the WICKED to ENJOY some of His RICHES. Those who do not practice the truth, do not please God, and interfere with His work are all evil. They CANNOT BE MADE PERFECT, and GOD HATES and REJECTS them. 😪 On the other hand, PEOPLE WHO DO the TRUTH and PLEASE GOD and SPEND their WHOLE SELF in GOD'S WORK are the PEOPLE GOD WILL MAKE PERFECT. 🙏 Those whom GOD wants to make PERFECT are none other than this GROUP of PEOPLE, and the WORK GOD DOES is for the BENEFIT of these PEOPLE. The truth He speaks is for those who are WILLING to DO it. He does not speak to people who do not practice the truth. ☀️ The growth of knowledge and the growth of understanding that He says is aimed at those who can practice the truth. When He speaks of those who will be made perfect, He is speaking of these people. The WORK of the HOLY SPIRIT is FOCUSED on PEOPLE who CAN do the TRUTH. 🙏 Things like having wisdom and being human are dedicated to people who are WILLING to DO the TRUTH. Those who DO NOT PRACTICE the TRUTH may HEAR MANY WORDS of TRUTH, BUT BECAUSE they are by NATURE VERY EVIL and are NOT INTERESTED in the TRUTH, all they understand are doctrines and words and empty theories, which have not the slightest value for upon their entry into life. Not ONE of THEM is FAITHFUL to GOD; they are ALL PEOPLE WHO SEE GOD BUT CANNOT REACH Him, ALL of THEM are CURSED by GOD. 😪🙏 From "Only Those Who Commit to Practice Make Perfection" Fulfillment of "When I looked up, someone handed me a book wrapped in a scroll. I opened it and I read on both sides the prayers, lamentations, and curses." (Ezekiel 2:9-10). ... "His clothes were stained with blood. He was called the "Word of God." (Rev. 19:13) The kingdom He brought down and built in the worthy holy place in the highest in the sky and when all the humanity He created in the universe was occupied by it and it was engraved in His holy name and owned by His disposition "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD" 💐 this is the fulfillment of (Mat. 16:18) The Lord Jesus said, "And I say to you, Peter, on top of this eunuch I will build my Church, which will not prevail against him even the fear of death.". ... and fulfillment of "The Letter to the Church in Philadelphia" (Rev. 3:7-13). ... and fulfillment of "The New Jerusalem"💫 "The Spirit covered me, and the angel led me to the top of a very high mountain. He showed me Jerusalem, the Holy City, coming down from heaven from God." (Rev. 21:10). ... "For the time has come in the matter of God for the beginning of judgment in the house of God." (1 Peter 4:17) 📩 God's sheep are called and led to His glorious Throne in "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD" 💐 to submit again to His authority so that He can continue to teach us, guide us and protect us even in plagues, disasters, famines and wild animals It will not move us, and to completely win the war with the big red dragon in this final battle!. ... The fulfillment of "They say with a loud voice, "Salvation comes from the Lamb, and from our God who sits on the Throne!" (Rev. 7:10). ... Fulfillment that it will be built in the highest of the sky that in our Millennial generation that is TH-cam in (Isaiah 2:2 / 9:6) "In the last day, the mountain on which Jehovah's temple stands will stand out above all the mountains. All the nations will flock there.". ... "For a baby boy is born for us. The rule will be given to him; and he shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Almighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." 💌✉️
hi there i know this is random. But i am now attending a Greek Melkite Church and i was wondering what was the correct way to receive a blessing during the liturgy instead of communion. i come from the Roman rite and dont want to do anything wrong. If anybody knows please help me out!
I have come to this church as a member and now will move to Poland but the city I go to there are many Ukrainian Catholic churches as after world war 2 many Ukrainian moved there, this city is know for being Prussian, German and now Polish with many Ukrainians many since this needless war on Ukraine. My wife is Ukrainian and we shall raise our sons in this faith and she loves that as the husband and father is leader of the family and Priest of the family. I am formerly a Methodist, now schism there with LBGT groups taking over and infiltrating. Thank God for this faith as I love it and it's expression of God's love and our love for God as I want all my family in direct prayer to our lord and direct relationship with God, Christ and experience manifestation of the Holy Spirit..
Bless you father! My family was historically Ruthenian Byzantine Catholic...and we are contemplating it now. It is such a truly beautiful faith. I have been reading the theology and it brings me to tears!
Blessings and greetings from OLPH in Bradford Vermont. I'm so interested to find out more about you. I know one of your members who is at Saint Anthony's in White River Junction Vermont. His father was a member of your church. I'll light a candle tonight for you and your church at Our Lady tonight at mass. Thank you so much for this. Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on us.
Thank you, Fr. Cristopher for this video. I already knew much of what you shared, but i didnt know the origin of the Byzantine Catholic Church, so that was a welcomed new piece of information. What i would like to know more about is how mant different liturgical RITES are there? We know there are 24 self governing churches, but under which rites do they celebrate or conduct the divine liturgy?
There is only one Eastern Catholic Church within a somewhat reasonable driving distance for me, but it’s far enough away that gas money to travel there every week would severely eat into my ability to pay rent and buy groceries. Would a canonical transfer eventually be possible if I were to go once a month and attend mass the rest of the time. I eagerly wish to join the Ruthenian Church.
Watching from Indonesia! As a Catholic I really wish to celebrate mass inside the Byzantine church. I really want to explore the diversity inside the Catholic church.
I’m going to a byzentene (or however you spell it) monostary in august for three days to pray and spend time with the monks and see if monastic life is something I may consider
THE GOSPEL OF THE WORD OF ALMIGHTY GOD "the last age in which God saves man from the destruction of this old world" (In the last days, God become man to do the work He had to do and to perform His ministry of the word. He personally came to work in the midst of the people with goal of making perfect people who had the same attitude. One of the purposes of this incarnation is conquer people, the is to make perfect the people He loves. He wants to see with His own eyes the people He perfects, and He wants to see for Himself how the people He perfects testify for Him. People in this group come from different countries in the world, and come from different nationalities in the world. The purpose of doing so much work is to get this group of people, to get the testimony of this group of the people to Him, and to achieve the glory He can get from them.) Almighty God said In the LAST DAYS, GOD became MAN to DO the WORK He HAD to DO and to PERFORM His MINISTRY of the WORD. He PERSONALLY CAME to WORK in the MIDST of PEOPLE with the GOAL of making PERFECT PEOPLE WHO HAD the SAME ATTITUDE. 🙏 From the time of creation until now, He has only performed this kind of work in the LAST DAYS. It was only in the LAST DAYS that GOD BECAME MAN to DO such a great WORK. Although He endured hardships that men would find it hard to bear, and although He was a GREAT GOD who HUMBLED HIMSELF to become a common man, no aspect of His WORK was delayed, and His PLAN was not disrupted. even a little. He does the WORK according to His ORIGINAL PLAN. ☀️ ONE of the PURPOSES of this INCARNATION is to CONQUER PEOPLE, the OTHER is to MAKE PERFECT the PEOPLE He LOVES. He WANTS to SEE with His OWN EYES the PEOPLE He PERFECTS, and He wants to SEE for HIMSELF HOW the PEOPLE He PERFECTS TESTIFY for Him. NOT ONE or TWO PEOPLE are PERFECT. Rather, it is ONE GROUP, COMPRISED of just a FEW PEOPLE. ☀️🙏 PEOPLE in this GROUP COME from DIFFERENT COUNTRIES in the WORLD, and COME from DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES in the WORLD. The PURPOSE of DOING so much WORK is to GET this GROUP of PEOPLE, to GET the TESTIMONY of this GROUP OF PEOPLE to Him, and to ACHIEVE the GLORY He can GET from them. He does no work in vain, nor does He do any work worthless. It can be said that, in doing so many works, GOD'S PURPOSE is to make PERFECT EVERYTHING He WANTS to make PERFECT. In any free time He has outside of it, He will remove those who are evil. ☀️ You must know that He does not do this great work because of the wicked; rather, He gives His all because of the few people He will make perfect. The WORK He DOES, the WORDS He SPEAKS, the MYSTERIES He REVEALS, and His JUDGMENT and PUNISHMENT are ALL for the sane of those FEW PEOPLE. 🙏 He did NOT become a MAN because of those who were BAD, and especially they did NOT provoke Him to anger so much. He tells the TRUTH, and SPEAKS of ENTERING, because of PERFECT WORKS; He became MAN because of them, and because of them He could grant His PROMISES and BLESSINGS. ☀️ The truth, entrance, and life in humanity that He speaks of is not labored for the sake of the wicked. He WANTS to AVOID TALKING to those who are BAD, INSTEAD He WANTS to GRANT all the TRUTH to those who will be made PERFECT. But His work requires that, for the time being, He allows the WICKED to ENJOY some of His RICHES. Those who do not practice the truth, do not please God, and interfere with His work are all evil. They CANNOT BE MADE PERFECT, and GOD HATES and REJECTS them. 😪 On the other hand, PEOPLE WHO DO the TRUTH and PLEASE GOD and SPEND their WHOLE SELF in GOD'S WORK are the PEOPLE GOD WILL MAKE PERFECT. 🙏 Those whom GOD wants to make PERFECT are none other than this GROUP of PEOPLE, and the WORK GOD DOES is for the BENEFIT of these PEOPLE. The truth He speaks is for those who are WILLING to DO it. He does not speak to people who do not practice the truth. ☀️ The growth of knowledge and the growth of understanding that He says is aimed at those who can practice the truth. When He speaks of those who will be made perfect, He is speaking of these people. The WORK of the HOLY SPIRIT is FOCUSED on PEOPLE who CAN do the TRUTH. 🙏 Things like having wisdom and being human are dedicated to people who are WILLING to DO the TRUTH. Those who DO NOT PRACTICE the TRUTH may HEAR MANY WORDS of TRUTH, BUT BECAUSE they are by NATURE VERY EVIL and are NOT INTERESTED in the TRUTH, all they understand are doctrines and words and empty theories, which have not the slightest value for upon their entry into life. Not ONE of THEM is FAITHFUL to GOD; they are ALL PEOPLE WHO SEE GOD BUT CANNOT REACH Him, ALL of THEM are CURSED by GOD. 😪🙏 From "Only Those Who Commit to Practice Make Perfection" Fulfillment of "When I looked up, someone handed me a book wrapped in a scroll. I opened it and I read on both sides the prayers, lamentations, and curses." (Ezekiel 2:9-10). ... "His clothes were stained with blood. He was called the "Word of God." (Rev. 19:13) The kingdom He brought down and built in the worthy holy place in the highest in the sky and when all the humanity He created in the universe was occupied by it and it was engraved in His holy name and owned by His disposition "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD" 💐 this is the fulfillment of (Mat. 16:18) The Lord Jesus said, "And I say to you, Peter, on top of this eunuch I will build my Church, which will not prevail against him even the fear of death.". ... and fulfillment of "The Letter to the Church in Philadelphia" (Rev. 3:7-13). ... and fulfillment of "The New Jerusalem"💫 "The Spirit covered me, and the angel led me to the top of a very high mountain. He showed me Jerusalem, the Holy City, coming down from heaven from God." (Rev. 21:10). ... "For the time has come in the matter of God for the beginning of judgment in the house of God." (1 Peter 4:17) 📩 God's sheep are called and led to His glorious Throne in "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD" 💐 to submit again to His authority so that He can continue to teach us, guide us and protect us even in plagues, disasters, famines and wild animals It will not move us, and to completely win the war with the big red dragon in this final battle!. ... The fulfillment of "They say with a loud voice, "Salvation comes from the Lamb, and from our God who sits on the Throne!" (Rev. 7:10). ... Fulfillment that it will be built in the highest of the sky that in our Millennial generation that is TH-cam in (Isaiah 2:2 / 9:6) "In the last day, the mountain on which Jehovah's temple stands will stand out above all the mountains. All the nations will flock there.". ... "For a baby boy is born for us. The rule will be given to him; and he shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Almighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." 💌✉️
I've gone to one and also a Maronite Catholic church. It's a different feel due to more praying and singing. And it's continually from the start, so no pausing at the Maronite rite, maybe two seconds.
The world needs to know more about the other rites of the Catholic Church. Oh, how it grates me when I hear a Protestant calling the Church the Roman Catholic Church, or RCC. And how it's sometimes done in a derisive way, as though to say that our church was started by Romans, or by Constantine or something.
I am Latin rite born in Poland and I am 85 years old. I acknowledge that Novus Ordo Mass is valid but I remember more and more the Old Mass. I read about the origin of the new Mass and I get a painful feeling each Sunday during the Mass. I just need a to attend a Mass with the Celebrant facing God not the people. Should I seek a Byzantine Church or a FSSX or a SSPX? Any advice?
How long do Byzantine Catholics fast before communion? And if a Latin Rite Catholic visits a Byzantine parish how should they fast? In accordance with the Latin Canon Law or the Byzantine?
I have a lot of questions, where would be the best place to ask them? I have tried to email a few of the Archdiocese around the country, to include my own, and they all said the same thing... "Talk to your local parish."
@@OurLadyofPerpetualHelpNM Alright, here we go. I complied them. I am also born and raised Roman Catholic, however there were a lot of gaps in my instruction. I am not trying to attack the faith, I know how some of these questions sound. There are more too. I am just trying to get answers to questions most people don't want to go near. I don't understand why. Why are the demons of the Catholic faith hidden? Why aren’t they openly taught with the good? When I was going though CCD and whatnot, I was never even aware of the demons. Jesus Christ himself rid demons from a man in Mark 5:1-20 and Luke 8:26-39. This is a real threat to humanity. Why aren’t we taught about this? Why does Easter and Christmas line up with the ancient Egyptian holidays? Was Ishtar, pronounced easter, the goddess of fertility in Egypt and that is why we have rabbits and hide eggs? Was Christmas adopted from the Egyptian tradition of sacrificing children to Horus the sun god of Egypt? Or sacrificing children to Molech in Leviticus? Are Biblical scholars correct when they say that the Birth of Christ was not on Dec 25 but it was actually Horus? They also claim that the Resurrection took place on a Tuesday, not a Sunday. Is making the sign of the cross before and after prayer demonic in nature? What is the history behind making the sign of the cross? I was taught; With the right hand, touch your forehead, heart, left shoulder then right shoulder. The cross looks upside down when you look at it. What are the apocryphal texts and why were they removed from different versions of the Bible? Protestant Bible, 66 books (39 Old Testament (OT), 27 New Testament (NT)) Catholic Bible, 73 books (46 OT, 27 NT) Greek and Russian Orthodox, 79 (52 OT, 27 NT) Ethiopian Orthodox, 81 - (54 OT, 27 NT. Why was Psalm 151 removed from the Bible? As far as I know its David's speech after his victory over Goliath.
THE GOSPEL OF THE WORD OF ALMIGHTY GOD "the last age in which God saves man from the destruction of this old world" (In the last days, God become man to do the work He had to do and to perform His ministry of the word. He personally came to work in the midst of the people with goal of making perfect people who had the same attitude. One of the purposes of this incarnation is conquer people, the is to make perfect the people He loves. He wants to see with His own eyes the people He perfects, and He wants to see for Himself how the people He perfects testify for Him. People in this group come from different countries in the world, and come from different nationalities in the world. The purpose of doing so much work is to get this group of people, to get the testimony of this group of the people to Him, and to achieve the glory He can get from them.) Almighty God said In the LAST DAYS, GOD became MAN to DO the WORK He HAD to DO and to PERFORM His MINISTRY of the WORD. He PERSONALLY CAME to WORK in the MIDST of PEOPLE with the GOAL of making PERFECT PEOPLE WHO HAD the SAME ATTITUDE. 🙏 From the time of creation until now, He has only performed this kind of work in the LAST DAYS. It was only in the LAST DAYS that GOD BECAME MAN to DO such a great WORK. Although He endured hardships that men would find it hard to bear, and although He was a GREAT GOD who HUMBLED HIMSELF to become a common man, no aspect of His WORK was delayed, and His PLAN was not disrupted. even a little. He does the WORK according to His ORIGINAL PLAN. ☀️ ONE of the PURPOSES of this INCARNATION is to CONQUER PEOPLE, the OTHER is to MAKE PERFECT the PEOPLE He LOVES. He WANTS to SEE with His OWN EYES the PEOPLE He PERFECTS, and He wants to SEE for HIMSELF HOW the PEOPLE He PERFECTS TESTIFY for Him. NOT ONE or TWO PEOPLE are PERFECT. Rather, it is ONE GROUP, COMPRISED of just a FEW PEOPLE. ☀️🙏 PEOPLE in this GROUP COME from DIFFERENT COUNTRIES in the WORLD, and COME from DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES in the WORLD. The PURPOSE of DOING so much WORK is to GET this GROUP of PEOPLE, to GET the TESTIMONY of this GROUP OF PEOPLE to Him, and to ACHIEVE the GLORY He can GET from them. He does no work in vain, nor does He do any work worthless. It can be said that, in doing so many works, GOD'S PURPOSE is to make PERFECT EVERYTHING He WANTS to make PERFECT. In any free time He has outside of it, He will remove those who are evil. ☀️ You must know that He does not do this great work because of the wicked; rather, He gives His all because of the few people He will make perfect. The WORK He DOES, the WORDS He SPEAKS, the MYSTERIES He REVEALS, and His JUDGMENT and PUNISHMENT are ALL for the sane of those FEW PEOPLE. 🙏 He did NOT become a MAN because of those who were BAD, and especially they did NOT provoke Him to anger so much. He tells the TRUTH, and SPEAKS of ENTERING, because of PERFECT WORKS; He became MAN because of them, and because of them He could grant His PROMISES and BLESSINGS. ☀️ The truth, entrance, and life in humanity that He speaks of is not labored for the sake of the wicked. He WANTS to AVOID TALKING to those who are BAD, INSTEAD He WANTS to GRANT all the TRUTH to those who will be made PERFECT. But His work requires that, for the time being, He allows the WICKED to ENJOY some of His RICHES. Those who do not practice the truth, do not please God, and interfere with His work are all evil. They CANNOT BE MADE PERFECT, and GOD HATES and REJECTS them. 😪 On the other hand, PEOPLE WHO DO the TRUTH and PLEASE GOD and SPEND their WHOLE SELF in GOD'S WORK are the PEOPLE GOD WILL MAKE PERFECT. 🙏 Those whom GOD wants to make PERFECT are none other than this GROUP of PEOPLE, and the WORK GOD DOES is for the BENEFIT of these PEOPLE. The truth He speaks is for those who are WILLING to DO it. He does not speak to people who do not practice the truth. ☀️ The growth of knowledge and the growth of understanding that He says is aimed at those who can practice the truth. When He speaks of those who will be made perfect, He is speaking of these people. The WORK of the HOLY SPIRIT is FOCUSED on PEOPLE who CAN do the TRUTH. 🙏 Things like having wisdom and being human are dedicated to people who are WILLING to DO the TRUTH. Those who DO NOT PRACTICE the TRUTH may HEAR MANY WORDS of TRUTH, BUT BECAUSE they are by NATURE VERY EVIL and are NOT INTERESTED in the TRUTH, all they understand are doctrines and words and empty theories, which have not the slightest value for upon their entry into life. Not ONE of THEM is FAITHFUL to GOD; they are ALL PEOPLE WHO SEE GOD BUT CANNOT REACH Him, ALL of THEM are CURSED by GOD. 😪🙏 From "Only Those Who Commit to Practice Make Perfection" Fulfillment of "When I looked up, someone handed me a book wrapped in a scroll. I opened it and I read on both sides the prayers, lamentations, and curses." (Ezekiel 2:9-10). ... "His clothes were stained with blood. He was called the "Word of God." (Rev. 19:13) The kingdom He brought down and built in the worthy holy place in the highest in the sky and when all the humanity He created in the universe was occupied by it and it was engraved in His holy name and owned by His disposition "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD" 💐 this is the fulfillment of (Mat. 16:18) The Lord Jesus said, "And I say to you, Peter, on top of this eunuch I will build my Church, which will not prevail against him even the fear of death.". ... and fulfillment of "The Letter to the Church in Philadelphia" (Rev. 3:7-13). ... and fulfillment of "The New Jerusalem"💫 "The Spirit covered me, and the angel led me to the top of a very high mountain. He showed me Jerusalem, the Holy City, coming down from heaven from God." (Rev. 21:10). ... "For the time has come in the matter of God for the beginning of judgment in the house of God." (1 Peter 4:17) 📩 God's sheep are called and led to His glorious Throne in "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD" 💐 to submit again to His authority so that He can continue to teach us, guide us and protect us even in plagues, disasters, famines and wild animals It will not move us, and to completely win the war with the big red dragon in this final battle!. ... The fulfillment of "They say with a loud voice, "Salvation comes from the Lamb, and from our God who sits on the Throne!" (Rev. 7:10). ... Fulfillment that it will be built in the highest of the sky that in our Millennial generation that is TH-cam in (Isaiah 2:2 / 9:6) "In the last day, the mountain on which Jehovah's temple stands will stand out above all the mountains. All the nations will flock there.". ... "For a baby boy is born for us. The rule will be given to him; and he shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Almighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." 💌✉️
You mention the process of a Roman Catholic canonically transferring rites. But what about Protestants? Obviously, this is much more of a conversion experience, but how does the process differ from a Protestant conversion into the Roman Rite?
This is something of a guess because I am Roman Rite (and am blessed to also have a wonderful Byzantine parish in my neighborhood!) but it’s probably a similar process to what we call RCIA in the Roman Rite (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults; I think they just changed Rite to Order?), so that the person wishing to convert receives instruction on what we believe, professes that same belief, and is welcomed into the Church.
YES, a Catholic can attend Divine Liturgy(Mass) in ALL Catholic Churches. I'm Byzantine Catholic who occasionally attends daily Mass at a nearby Roman Rite.
THE GOSPEL OF THE WORD OF ALMIGHTY GOD "the last age in which God saves man from the destruction of this old world" (In the last days, God become man to do the work He had to do and to perform His ministry of the word. He personally came to work in the midst of the people with goal of making perfect people who had the same attitude. One of the purposes of this incarnation is conquer people, the is to make perfect the people He loves. He wants to see with His own eyes the people He perfects, and He wants to see for Himself how the people He perfects testify for Him. People in this group come from different countries in the world, and come from different nationalities in the world. The purpose of doing so much work is to get this group of people, to get the testimony of this group of the people to Him, and to achieve the glory He can get from them.) Almighty God said In the LAST DAYS, GOD became MAN to DO the WORK He HAD to DO and to PERFORM His MINISTRY of the WORD. He PERSONALLY CAME to WORK in the MIDST of PEOPLE with the GOAL of making PERFECT PEOPLE WHO HAD the SAME ATTITUDE. 🙏 From the time of creation until now, He has only performed this kind of work in the LAST DAYS. It was only in the LAST DAYS that GOD BECAME MAN to DO such a great WORK. Although He endured hardships that men would find it hard to bear, and although He was a GREAT GOD who HUMBLED HIMSELF to become a common man, no aspect of His WORK was delayed, and His PLAN was not disrupted. even a little. He does the WORK according to His ORIGINAL PLAN. ☀️ ONE of the PURPOSES of this INCARNATION is to CONQUER PEOPLE, the OTHER is to MAKE PERFECT the PEOPLE He LOVES. He WANTS to SEE with His OWN EYES the PEOPLE He PERFECTS, and He wants to SEE for HIMSELF HOW the PEOPLE He PERFECTS TESTIFY for Him. NOT ONE or TWO PEOPLE are PERFECT. Rather, it is ONE GROUP, COMPRISED of just a FEW PEOPLE. ☀️🙏 PEOPLE in this GROUP COME from DIFFERENT COUNTRIES in the WORLD, and COME from DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES in the WORLD. The PURPOSE of DOING so much WORK is to GET this GROUP of PEOPLE, to GET the TESTIMONY of this GROUP OF PEOPLE to Him, and to ACHIEVE the GLORY He can GET from them. He does no work in vain, nor does He do any work worthless. It can be said that, in doing so many works, GOD'S PURPOSE is to make PERFECT EVERYTHING He WANTS to make PERFECT. In any free time He has outside of it, He will remove those who are evil. ☀️ You must know that He does not do this great work because of the wicked; rather, He gives His all because of the few people He will make perfect. The WORK He DOES, the WORDS He SPEAKS, the MYSTERIES He REVEALS, and His JUDGMENT and PUNISHMENT are ALL for the sane of those FEW PEOPLE. 🙏 He did NOT become a MAN because of those who were BAD, and especially they did NOT provoke Him to anger so much. He tells the TRUTH, and SPEAKS of ENTERING, because of PERFECT WORKS; He became MAN because of them, and because of them He could grant His PROMISES and BLESSINGS. ☀️ The truth, entrance, and life in humanity that He speaks of is not labored for the sake of the wicked. He WANTS to AVOID TALKING to those who are BAD, INSTEAD He WANTS to GRANT all the TRUTH to those who will be made PERFECT. But His work requires that, for the time being, He allows the WICKED to ENJOY some of His RICHES. Those who do not practice the truth, do not please God, and interfere with His work are all evil. They CANNOT BE MADE PERFECT, and GOD HATES and REJECTS them. 😪 On the other hand, PEOPLE WHO DO the TRUTH and PLEASE GOD and SPEND their WHOLE SELF in GOD'S WORK are the PEOPLE GOD WILL MAKE PERFECT. 🙏 Those whom GOD wants to make PERFECT are none other than this GROUP of PEOPLE, and the WORK GOD DOES is for the BENEFIT of these PEOPLE. The truth He speaks is for those who are WILLING to DO it. He does not speak to people who do not practice the truth. ☀️ The growth of knowledge and the growth of understanding that He says is aimed at those who can practice the truth. When He speaks of those who will be made perfect, He is speaking of these people. The WORK of the HOLY SPIRIT is FOCUSED on PEOPLE who CAN do the TRUTH. 🙏 Things like having wisdom and being human are dedicated to people who are WILLING to DO the TRUTH. Those who DO NOT PRACTICE the TRUTH may HEAR MANY WORDS of TRUTH, BUT BECAUSE they are by NATURE VERY EVIL and are NOT INTERESTED in the TRUTH, all they understand are doctrines and words and empty theories, which have not the slightest value for upon their entry into life. Not ONE of THEM is FAITHFUL to GOD; they are ALL PEOPLE WHO SEE GOD BUT CANNOT REACH Him, ALL of THEM are CURSED by GOD. 😪🙏 From "Only Those Who Commit to Practice Make Perfection" Fulfillment of "When I looked up, someone handed me a book wrapped in a scroll. I opened it and I read on both sides the prayers, lamentations, and curses." (Ezekiel 2:9-10). ... "His clothes were stained with blood. He was called the "Word of God." (Rev. 19:13) The kingdom He brought down and built in the worthy holy place in the highest in the sky and when all the humanity He created in the universe was occupied by it and it was engraved in His holy name and owned by His disposition "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD" 💐 this is the fulfillment of (Mat. 16:18) The Lord Jesus said, "And I say to you, Peter, on top of this eunuch I will build my Church, which will not prevail against him even the fear of death.". ... and fulfillment of "The Letter to the Church in Philadelphia" (Rev. 3:7-13). ... and fulfillment of "The New Jerusalem"💫 "The Spirit covered me, and the angel led me to the top of a very high mountain. He showed me Jerusalem, the Holy City, coming down from heaven from God." (Rev. 21:10). ... "For the time has come in the matter of God for the beginning of judgment in the house of God." (1 Peter 4:17) 📩 God's sheep are called and led to His glorious Throne in "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD" 💐 to submit again to His authority so that He can continue to teach us, guide us and protect us even in plagues, disasters, famines and wild animals It will not move us, and to completely win the war with the big red dragon in this final battle!. ... The fulfillment of "They say with a loud voice, "Salvation comes from the Lamb, and from our God who sits on the Throne!" (Rev. 7:10). ... Fulfillment that it will be built in the highest of the sky that in our Millennial generation that is TH-cam in (Isaiah 2:2 / 9:6) "In the last day, the mountain on which Jehovah's temple stands will stand out above all the mountains. All the nations will flock there.". ... "For a baby boy is born for us. The rule will be given to him; and he shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Almighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." 💌✉️
I'm not the priest you expected but here we are. James 5:16 : confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. This clearly states to confess your sins to other people.
The sacrament of confession is rooted in the mission God gave to Christ in his capacity as the Son of man on earth to go and forgive sins (see Matt. 9:6). Thus, the crowds who witnessed this new power “glorified God, who had given such authority to men” (Matt. 9:8; note the plural “men”). After his resurrection, Jesus passed on his mission to forgive sins to his ministers, telling them, “As the Father has sent me, even so I send you. . . . Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained” (John 20:21-23). “Priests have received a power which God has given neither to angels nor to archangels. It was said to them: ‘Whatsoever you shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever you shall loose, shall be loosed.’ Temporal rulers have indeed the power of binding; but they can only bind the body. Priests, in contrast, can bind with a bond which pertains to the soul itself and transcends the very heavens. Did [God] not give them all the powers of heaven? ‘Whose sins you shall forgive,’ he says, ‘they are forgiven them; whose sins you shall retain, they are retained.’ What greater power is there than this? The Father has given all judgment to the Son. And now I see the Son placing all this power in the hands of men [Matt. 10:40; John 20:21-23]”- St. John Chrysostom (The Priesthood 3:5 [A.D. 387]
I dont get it. Catholic church comes from a egomaniac bishop declaring himself highest bishop of all, while he lived in a broken down rome that needed repairs from byzantine, where most other bishops and the power resided from 250 ad to around 1000 ad. How is there a byzantine catholic church that makes sense?
The Catholic Church has had many Rites since the very start. The bishop of Rome is simply who is the head of the entire Catholic Church. St. Peter - Roman Catholic St. Andrew - Byzantine Catholic St. James - Syriac Catholic St. Mark - Coptic Catholic St. Bartholomew - Armenian Catholic St. Jude - Chaldean Catholic St. Peter - Melkite Catholic St. Barnabas - Cypriot Catholic St. Matthew - Ethiopian Catholic St. Thomas - Syro-Malabar Catholic “The Lord says to Peter: ‘I say to you,’ he says, ‘that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of hell will not overcome it. And to you I will give the keys of the kingdom of heaven . . . ’ [Matt. 16:18-19]. On him [Peter] he builds the Church, and to him he gives the command to feed the sheep [John 21:17], and although he assigns a like power to all the apostles, yet he founded a single chair [cathedra], and he established by his own authority a source and an intrinsic reason for that unity. Indeed, the others were that also which Peter was [i.e., apostles], but a primacy is given to Peter, whereby it is made clear that there is but one Church and one chair. . . . If someone does not hold fast to this unity of Peter, can he imagine that he still holds the faith? If he should desert the chair of Peter upon whom the Church was built, can he still be confident that he is in the Church?”- St. Cyprian, bishop of Carthage (The Unity of the Catholic Church 4; 1st edition [A.D. 251]
So the ideal is for the Catholic Church to be nearly identical to the Orthodox Church in practice? Is that to say that the Orthodox Church is more “true” to the faith?
I think he was saying that Eastern Catholicism should keep the ancient eastern liturgical traditions so that it is easier for Orthodox to convert/reunify
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I am currently a Protestant. Several months ago, I felt a strong urge to get down on my knees and pray to God. I asked Him, "Lord, please show me the church you want me to go to. What is the true church you want me to belong to?" I was expecting the Lord to guide me to a Protestant church. I never thought I would find myself seriously considering the Catholic Church.
It all started with an intense interest in learning about the early church. As I delved deeper, Orthodox Christianity began to call out to me in a profound way. It's hard to explain, but it felt like a push from deep within my heart and soul towards the church.
At the same time, I continued to pray in the personal, Protestant manner I was accustomed to. Within me, I started to feel the need for a prayer that had deeper meaning, or at least a prayer that connected me not just to Protestants, but to all my brothers and sisters in Christ. So, I began saying the Our Father every morning, along with a personal prayer. Then, I added the Apostle's Creed to my daily routine. I also began reading one psalm each day, followed by prayer.
Eventually, I discovered the Jesus Prayer. This introduced a conflict in my mind because, as a Protestant, I was taught not to do repetitive prayers. However, I thought, if other Christians are doing it, maybe there's something I don't fully understand. So, I decided to start saying the Jesus Prayer. I bought a 10-bead prayer rope from a Catholic store to help me with this practice.
To my surprise, after incorporating the Jesus Prayer into my routine, I felt much closer and stronger in my faith and in my relationship with God. This was unexpected. I also started saying the Glory Be prayer ten times a day. Through these practices, I began to realize that there might be more to our faith-perhaps there's more in the original tradition of Christianity that our Protestant churches might not fully capture.
It's a long story how I initially became a Christian, but I encountered another conflict that made me hesitant about joining the Orthodox or Catholic Church. This conflict centered around Mary, the Mother of God. I didn't understand what I know now, and I still feel some reluctance to ask for her intercession. However, a couple of significant things happened.
I had a dream where I found myself in a dark place. It wasn't a room, but rather a desolate land shrouded in darkness. I was trying to hide from menacing figures-dark shadows that wanted to harm me. Initially, I was brave, but fear took over when I realized they sensed my fear. Suddenly, everything turned white, with light shining everywhere. A woman appeared in the distance, standing silently and not looking at me, but at them.
The shadows stopped and said, "Do you see who that is? Don't touch him." Another one asked, "What is she doing here?" And another replied, "It's the God-bearer, the Mother of God." They ran away. She never said a word; she just looked at them, and then she left. I woke up.
I was so conflicted in the following days, even for several weeks. I didn't know what to make of it. It wasn't something I could easily discuss with my Protestant friends or a Protestant pastor.
When I was younger, I used to pray to God for help, simply saying, "God, help me with this" or "God, help me with that." One night, when we couldn't find my father, I prayed, "God, please help us find our dad." Suddenly, it was like a switch flipped in my mind. I remembered that every time I prayed in the name of Jesus, things actually happened, but not when I prayed just to God.
This realization stayed with me for years. I wondered, "Father God, why is it that things happen only when I pray in Jesus' name?" Years later, I understood that He was pointing me to His Son. If He hadn't taught me that, I might not have become a Christian. I knew then that He had guided me to Jesus. We did end up finding my father. He actually reached out to me the morning after the night I prayed to Jesus for help.
Now, after asking the Lord to help me find the true church, I feel like He is pointing me to His mother to guide me further. When I was searching for an Orthodox church to visit, I felt discouraged because many of them seemed very nationalistic-one was Russian, another was Romanian, and so on. I felt I wouldn't be accepted if I wasn't part of that culture, so I didn't end up going to any of them.
I thought maybe there's an American one, so I started looking and found the Orthodox Church in America. I planned to go, but something always came up, and I didn't end up going. I was still considering it, but then I started to look into why Orthodox Christians and Catholics are not united. I discovered the main issue is the Pope. This question became crucial: if the Pope is supposed to be the leader of the Church, then the Catholic Church is the true Church. But if not, and the church is supposed to be broken up into independent districts, then I was back to square one, questioning why I should listen to bishops from other countries and cultures.
The idea of apostolic succession also intrigued me. However, I found out that even among Orthodox Christians, there is conflict. The two Ukrainian Orthodox churches are in conflict with each other, and there are disputes between Ukrainian, Russian, and Greek Orthodox churches. They claim to be united, but in reality, they are not. I didn't want to join a church divided by national lines-that's not how it should be.
So, I started looking more into the arguments for and against the Pope from both Orthodox and Catholic perspectives. I concluded that the Pope is supposed to be the leader of the Church. I also learned about the Byzantine Rite and felt that I had found a place I want to go to.
That's my story. I'm still going through this journey, and I ask everyone who reads my story to please pray for me. Ever since I've figured this out, I've been under more intense spiritual attack than ever before. God bless, and all glory to our Lord Jesus Christ ✝️❤️🔥☦️
Wow that is truly amazing man. The mother of God came to you in your dream the evil spirits were afraid of her and Mary does point us to her Son! That's the primary role of Mary that Protestants just don't see because they're looking at it from a hateful perspective. Think of it this way, you wouldn't go up to your friend and say "I hate your mother or she's insignificant she just birthed you that's it" But I clearly saw you being pointed towards the Catholic Church where the Orthodox Church, personally I am a Roman Rite Catholic, My brother and I were both feeling a pull towards orthodoxy, My brother did the same thing he was praying and doing research and then all the sudden he realized that the Byzantine Rite was a thing. It's been a few months since I've attended a Byzantine church, but my first experience was straight up wonder and awe and I pray that our Protestant brothers and sisters hearts be softened and they get deeper into their prayer instead of looking at things on a surface level. Glory to Jesus Christ, Glory forever ☦️🙏🏽
@@Mateusofchrist thank you for your comments any experiences or insights from others really does add value to my thoughts on all this.
Amazing to hear. I was an Evangelical who's been Byzantine Catholic since 2004.
St. Cyprian, bishop of Carthage
“The Lord says to Peter: ‘I say to you,’ he says, ‘that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of hell will not overcome it. And to you I will give the keys of the kingdom of heaven . . . ’ [Matt. 16:18-19]. On him [Peter] he builds the Church, and to him he gives the command to feed the sheep [John 21:17], and although he assigns a like power to all the apostles, yet he founded a single chair [cathedra], and he established by his own authority a source and an intrinsic reason for that unity. Indeed, the others were that also which Peter was [i.e., apostles], but a primacy is given to Peter, whereby it is made clear that there is but one Church and one chair. . . . If someone does not hold fast to this unity of Peter, can he imagine that he still holds the faith? If he should desert the chair of Peter upon whom the Church was built, can he still be confident that he is in the Church?” (The Unity of the Catholic Church 4; 1st edition [A.D. 251]
“There is one God and one Christ, and one Church, and one chair founded on Peter by the word of the Lord. It is not possible to set up another altar or for there to be another priesthood besides that one altar and that one priesthood. Whoever has gathered elsewhere is scattering” (Letters 43[40]:5 [A.D. 253]
St. Cyril, bishop of Jerusalem
“The Church is called Catholic, then, because it extends over the whole world, from end to end of the earth, and because it teaches universally and infallibly each and every doctrine which must come to the knowledge of men, concerning things visible and invisible, heavenly and earthly, and because it brings every race of men into subjection to godliness, governors and governed, learned and unlearned, and because it universally treats and heals every class of sins, those committed with the soul and those with the body, and it possesses within itself every conceivable form of virtue, in deeds and in words and in the spiritual gifts of every description” (Catechetical Lectures 18:23 [A.D. 350]
“And if you ever are visiting in cities, do not inquire simply where the house of the Lord is-for the others, sects of the impious, attempt to call their dens ‘houses of the Lord’-nor ask merely where the Church is, but where is the Catholic Church. For this is the name peculiar to this holy Church, the mother of us all, which is the spouse of our Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God” (ibid., 18:26)
St. Augustine, bishop of Hippo
“There are many other things which most properly can keep me in her [the Catholic Church’s] bosom. The unanimity of peoples and nations keeps me here. Her authority, inaugurated in miracles, nourished by hope, augmented by love, and confirmed by her age, keeps me here. The succession of priests, from the very see of the apostle Peter, to whom the Lord, after his resurrection, gave the charge of feeding his sheep [John 21:15-17], up to the present episcopate, keeps me here. And last, the very name Catholic, which, not without reason, belongs to this Church alone, in the face of so many heretics, so much so that, although all heretics want to be called ‘Catholic,’ when a stranger inquires where the Catholic Church meets, none of the heretics would dare to point out his own basilica or house” (Against the Letter of Mani Called “The Foundation” 4:5 [A.D. 397]
May God unite us all as Christian brothers & sisters.
Amazing testimony brother. Keep seeking Truth. Praying for you!
God bless you Father! I love seeing Eastern Catholicism get the recognition it deserves
THE GOSPEL OF THE WORD OF ALMIGHTY GOD "the last age in which God saves man from the destruction of this old world"
(In the last days, God become man to do the work He had to do and to perform His ministry of the word. He personally came to work in the midst of the people with goal of making perfect people who had the same attitude. One of the purposes of this incarnation is conquer people, the is to make perfect the people He loves. He wants to see with His own eyes the people He perfects, and He wants to see for Himself how the people He perfects testify for Him. People in this group come from different countries in the world, and come from different nationalities in the world. The purpose of doing so much work is to get this group of people, to get the testimony of this group of the people to Him, and to achieve the glory He can get from them.)
Almighty God said
In the LAST DAYS, GOD became MAN to DO the WORK He HAD to DO and to PERFORM His MINISTRY of the WORD. He PERSONALLY CAME to WORK in the MIDST of PEOPLE with the GOAL of making PERFECT PEOPLE WHO HAD the SAME ATTITUDE. 🙏
From the time of creation until now, He has only performed this kind of work in the LAST DAYS. It was only in the LAST DAYS that GOD BECAME MAN to DO such a great WORK. Although He endured hardships that men would find it hard to bear, and although He was a GREAT GOD who HUMBLED HIMSELF to become a common man, no aspect of His WORK was delayed, and His PLAN was not disrupted. even a little. He does the WORK according to His ORIGINAL PLAN. ☀️
ONE of the PURPOSES of this INCARNATION is to CONQUER PEOPLE, the OTHER is to MAKE PERFECT the PEOPLE He LOVES. He WANTS to SEE with His OWN EYES the PEOPLE He PERFECTS, and He wants to SEE for HIMSELF HOW the PEOPLE He PERFECTS TESTIFY for Him. NOT ONE or TWO PEOPLE are PERFECT. Rather, it is ONE GROUP, COMPRISED of just a FEW PEOPLE. ☀️🙏
PEOPLE in this GROUP COME from DIFFERENT COUNTRIES in the WORLD, and COME from DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES in the WORLD. The PURPOSE of DOING so much WORK is to GET this GROUP of PEOPLE, to GET the TESTIMONY of this GROUP OF PEOPLE to Him, and to ACHIEVE the GLORY He can GET from them. He does no work in vain, nor does He do any work worthless. It can be said that, in doing so many works, GOD'S PURPOSE is to make PERFECT EVERYTHING He WANTS to make PERFECT. In any free time He has outside of it, He will remove those who are evil. ☀️
You must know that He does not do this great work because of the wicked; rather, He gives His all because of the few people He will make perfect. The WORK He DOES, the WORDS He SPEAKS, the MYSTERIES He REVEALS, and His JUDGMENT and PUNISHMENT are ALL for the sane of those FEW PEOPLE. 🙏
He did NOT become a MAN because of those who were BAD, and especially they did NOT provoke Him to anger so much. He tells the TRUTH, and SPEAKS of ENTERING, because of PERFECT WORKS; He became MAN because of them, and because of them He could grant His PROMISES and BLESSINGS. ☀️
The truth, entrance, and life in humanity that He speaks of is not labored for the sake of the wicked. He WANTS to AVOID TALKING to those who are BAD, INSTEAD He WANTS to GRANT all the TRUTH to those who will be made PERFECT.
But His work requires that, for the time being, He allows the WICKED to ENJOY some of His RICHES. Those who do not practice the truth, do not please God, and interfere with His work are all evil. They CANNOT BE MADE PERFECT, and GOD HATES and REJECTS them. 😪
On the other hand, PEOPLE WHO DO the TRUTH and PLEASE GOD and SPEND their WHOLE SELF in GOD'S WORK are the PEOPLE GOD WILL MAKE PERFECT. 🙏
Those whom GOD wants to make PERFECT are none other than this GROUP of PEOPLE, and the WORK GOD DOES is for the BENEFIT of these PEOPLE. The truth He speaks is for those who are WILLING to DO it. He does not speak to people who do not practice the truth. ☀️
The growth of knowledge and the growth of understanding that He says is aimed at those who can practice the truth. When He speaks of those who will be made perfect, He is speaking of these people.
The WORK of the HOLY SPIRIT is FOCUSED on PEOPLE who CAN do the TRUTH. 🙏
Things like having wisdom and being human are dedicated to people who are WILLING to DO the TRUTH. Those who DO NOT PRACTICE the TRUTH may HEAR MANY WORDS of TRUTH, BUT BECAUSE they are by NATURE VERY EVIL and are NOT INTERESTED in the TRUTH, all they understand are doctrines and words and empty theories, which have not the slightest value for upon their entry into life. Not ONE of THEM is FAITHFUL to GOD; they are ALL PEOPLE WHO SEE GOD BUT CANNOT REACH Him, ALL of THEM are CURSED by GOD. 😪🙏
From "Only Those Who Commit to Practice Make Perfection"
Fulfillment of "When I looked up, someone handed me a book wrapped in a scroll. I opened it and I read on both sides the prayers, lamentations, and curses." (Ezekiel 2:9-10). ... "His clothes were stained with blood. He was called the "Word of God." (Rev. 19:13)
The kingdom He brought down and built in the worthy holy place in the highest in the sky and when all the humanity He created in the universe was occupied by it and it was engraved in His holy name and owned by His disposition "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD" 💐 this is the fulfillment of (Mat. 16:18) The Lord Jesus said, "And I say to you, Peter, on top of this eunuch I will build my Church, which will not prevail against him even the fear of death.". ... and fulfillment of "The Letter to the Church in Philadelphia" (Rev. 3:7-13). ... and fulfillment of "The New Jerusalem"💫 "The Spirit covered me, and the angel led me to the top of a very high mountain. He showed me Jerusalem, the Holy City, coming down from heaven from God." (Rev. 21:10). ... "For the time has come in the matter of God for the beginning of judgment in the house of God." (1 Peter 4:17)
📩 God's sheep are called and led to His glorious Throne in "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD" 💐 to submit again to His authority so that He can continue to teach us, guide us and protect us even in plagues, disasters, famines and wild animals It will not move us, and to completely win the war with the big red dragon in this final battle!. ... The fulfillment of "They say with a loud voice, "Salvation comes from the Lamb, and from our God who sits on the Throne!" (Rev. 7:10). ... Fulfillment that it will be built in the highest of the sky that in our Millennial generation that is TH-cam in (Isaiah 2:2 / 9:6) "In the last day, the mountain on which Jehovah's temple stands will stand out above all the mountains. All the nations will flock there.". ... "For a baby boy is born for us. The rule will be given to him; and he shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Almighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." 💌✉️
Syriac Catholic here. Thanks for talking about Eastern catholics.
Give me more information about Syriac Catholics. I’m Catholic but I know nothing about you guys
Hey this is my priest. Let's pray for this guy, he's great!
For me, the Byzantine Rite represents a shining example of the unity of East and West as Jesus intended. That is why it means so much to me. Glory to Jesus Christ!
Watching from the Philippines, wishing there are more Eastern Catholic churches here in my country. 🙏
Hey there Paul Daniel Malenilla (Pido) here I come 😅
Praying for you brother!
Why? Be proud of your Latin Catholic roots. Eastern Catholic churches are ethnic/ cultural churches.
@@LuisRamirez-vv4dk
From the Catechism:
1207 It is fitting that liturgical celebration tends to express itself in the culture of the people where the Church finds herself, though without being submissive to it. Moreover, the liturgy itself generates cultures and shapes them.
1208 The diverse liturgical traditions or rites, legitimately recognized, manifest the catholicity of the Church, because they signify and communicate the same mystery of Christ.
1209 The criterion that assures unity amid the diversity of liturgical traditions is fidelity to apostolic Tradition, i.e., the communion in the faith and the sacraments received from the apostles, a communion that is both signified and guaranteed by apostolic succession.
I think it's a bit demeaning to call the Eastern Churches ethnic/cultural as if the Latin Church's are not. All proper rites of the Church are equal.
@@CatholicByzantineEvangelisti agree
I go to TLM, but with all the talk of restrictions, I’ve reached out to our local byzantine Church. I want to experience the Divine Liturgy.
Me too!
Beautiful! As a catholic, one of my earthly dream is to experience all the 23 churches' liturgy!
Group hug! Or should I say Church hug?! 🎉✝️
There arent 23 rites. There are 23 particular Churches. There about a handful of rites.
@@adamstorey8825 your absolutely righ. I meant to say "23 churches" lol. Thank you!
Greetings from Saint Thomas Byzantine Catholic Church in New Jersey - great video.
I attended a Byzantine Mass this past Sunday at a Carmelite Monastery, what a beautiful Liturgy it was!
❤Thank you so much for this content. Born Byzantine from an Eastern European linage; I deeply appreciate this detailed deep dive.
Christ is Risen. Indeed, He is Risen. I love our holy apostolic catholic church both east and west 🙏⛪️🇻🇦✝️🇺🇸🦅🫡❤️
I just recently learned there are 23 churches outside of the Roman Latin rite in communion with Rome and the Pope. I’d love to see even more videos on all the parts of what makes this rite unique, history, etc!
You will also learn about the false unity between them eastern Catholics don’t say the Filioque or do anything Romans do they only “accept” the pope
@@skyyp6322what do you mean
@@Compulsive-Elk7103 The filioque is what divided catholics from eastern orthodox. It was added to the Nicene Creed in Spain and it means "and from the Son" meaning that the Holy Ghost not only proceeds from the father but also from the Son. So when he says that eastern catholics don´t follow the Filoque, it means that they are literally Orthodox Christians who have accepted the Pope.
Thank you for speaking my thoughts. What us this mess about a different theology? I'm baffled that people just accept this without question. @@skyyp6322
That sounds very anti-catholic.@@antinorest
Glory to Jesus Christ. I am a parishioner at St John’s Byzantine Cathedral Munhall Pa
Watching from Ontario Canada. I too wish there were more Eastern Catholic Churches.
Greek melkite here, thank you, Father, and may God bless you ☦️❤️
THE GOSPEL OF THE WORD OF ALMIGHTY GOD "the last age in which God saves man from the destruction of this old world"
(In the last days, God become man to do the work He had to do and to perform His ministry of the word. He personally came to work in the midst of the people with goal of making perfect people who had the same attitude. One of the purposes of this incarnation is conquer people, the is to make perfect the people He loves. He wants to see with His own eyes the people He perfects, and He wants to see for Himself how the people He perfects testify for Him. People in this group come from different countries in the world, and come from different nationalities in the world. The purpose of doing so much work is to get this group of people, to get the testimony of this group of the people to Him, and to achieve the glory He can get from them.)
Almighty God said
In the LAST DAYS, GOD became MAN to DO the WORK He HAD to DO and to PERFORM His MINISTRY of the WORD. He PERSONALLY CAME to WORK in the MIDST of PEOPLE with the GOAL of making PERFECT PEOPLE WHO HAD the SAME ATTITUDE. 🙏
From the time of creation until now, He has only performed this kind of work in the LAST DAYS. It was only in the LAST DAYS that GOD BECAME MAN to DO such a great WORK. Although He endured hardships that men would find it hard to bear, and although He was a GREAT GOD who HUMBLED HIMSELF to become a common man, no aspect of His WORK was delayed, and His PLAN was not disrupted. even a little. He does the WORK according to His ORIGINAL PLAN. ☀️
ONE of the PURPOSES of this INCARNATION is to CONQUER PEOPLE, the OTHER is to MAKE PERFECT the PEOPLE He LOVES. He WANTS to SEE with His OWN EYES the PEOPLE He PERFECTS, and He wants to SEE for HIMSELF HOW the PEOPLE He PERFECTS TESTIFY for Him. NOT ONE or TWO PEOPLE are PERFECT. Rather, it is ONE GROUP, COMPRISED of just a FEW PEOPLE. ☀️🙏
PEOPLE in this GROUP COME from DIFFERENT COUNTRIES in the WORLD, and COME from DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES in the WORLD. The PURPOSE of DOING so much WORK is to GET this GROUP of PEOPLE, to GET the TESTIMONY of this GROUP OF PEOPLE to Him, and to ACHIEVE the GLORY He can GET from them. He does no work in vain, nor does He do any work worthless. It can be said that, in doing so many works, GOD'S PURPOSE is to make PERFECT EVERYTHING He WANTS to make PERFECT. In any free time He has outside of it, He will remove those who are evil. ☀️
You must know that He does not do this great work because of the wicked; rather, He gives His all because of the few people He will make perfect. The WORK He DOES, the WORDS He SPEAKS, the MYSTERIES He REVEALS, and His JUDGMENT and PUNISHMENT are ALL for the sane of those FEW PEOPLE. 🙏
He did NOT become a MAN because of those who were BAD, and especially they did NOT provoke Him to anger so much. He tells the TRUTH, and SPEAKS of ENTERING, because of PERFECT WORKS; He became MAN because of them, and because of them He could grant His PROMISES and BLESSINGS. ☀️
The truth, entrance, and life in humanity that He speaks of is not labored for the sake of the wicked. He WANTS to AVOID TALKING to those who are BAD, INSTEAD He WANTS to GRANT all the TRUTH to those who will be made PERFECT.
But His work requires that, for the time being, He allows the WICKED to ENJOY some of His RICHES. Those who do not practice the truth, do not please God, and interfere with His work are all evil. They CANNOT BE MADE PERFECT, and GOD HATES and REJECTS them. 😪
On the other hand, PEOPLE WHO DO the TRUTH and PLEASE GOD and SPEND their WHOLE SELF in GOD'S WORK are the PEOPLE GOD WILL MAKE PERFECT. 🙏
Those whom GOD wants to make PERFECT are none other than this GROUP of PEOPLE, and the WORK GOD DOES is for the BENEFIT of these PEOPLE. The truth He speaks is for those who are WILLING to DO it. He does not speak to people who do not practice the truth. ☀️
The growth of knowledge and the growth of understanding that He says is aimed at those who can practice the truth. When He speaks of those who will be made perfect, He is speaking of these people.
The WORK of the HOLY SPIRIT is FOCUSED on PEOPLE who CAN do the TRUTH. 🙏
Things like having wisdom and being human are dedicated to people who are WILLING to DO the TRUTH. Those who DO NOT PRACTICE the TRUTH may HEAR MANY WORDS of TRUTH, BUT BECAUSE they are by NATURE VERY EVIL and are NOT INTERESTED in the TRUTH, all they understand are doctrines and words and empty theories, which have not the slightest value for upon their entry into life. Not ONE of THEM is FAITHFUL to GOD; they are ALL PEOPLE WHO SEE GOD BUT CANNOT REACH Him, ALL of THEM are CURSED by GOD. 😪🙏
From "Only Those Who Commit to Practice Make Perfection"
Fulfillment of "When I looked up, someone handed me a book wrapped in a scroll. I opened it and I read on both sides the prayers, lamentations, and curses." (Ezekiel 2:9-10). ... "His clothes were stained with blood. He was called the "Word of God." (Rev. 19:13)
The kingdom He brought down and built in the worthy holy place in the highest in the sky and when all the humanity He created in the universe was occupied by it and it was engraved in His holy name and owned by His disposition "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD" 💐 this is the fulfillment of (Mat. 16:18) The Lord Jesus said, "And I say to you, Peter, on top of this eunuch I will build my Church, which will not prevail against him even the fear of death.". ... and fulfillment of "The Letter to the Church in Philadelphia" (Rev. 3:7-13). ... and fulfillment of "The New Jerusalem"💫 "The Spirit covered me, and the angel led me to the top of a very high mountain. He showed me Jerusalem, the Holy City, coming down from heaven from God." (Rev. 21:10). ... "For the time has come in the matter of God for the beginning of judgment in the house of God." (1 Peter 4:17)
📩 God's sheep are called and led to His glorious Throne in "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD" 💐 to submit again to His authority so that He can continue to teach us, guide us and protect us even in plagues, disasters, famines and wild animals It will not move us, and to completely win the war with the big red dragon in this final battle!. ... The fulfillment of "They say with a loud voice, "Salvation comes from the Lamb, and from our God who sits on the Throne!" (Rev. 7:10). ... Fulfillment that it will be built in the highest of the sky that in our Millennial generation that is TH-cam in (Isaiah 2:2 / 9:6) "In the last day, the mountain on which Jehovah's temple stands will stand out above all the mountains. All the nations will flock there.". ... "For a baby boy is born for us. The rule will be given to him; and he shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Almighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." 💌✉️
hi there i know this is random. But i am now attending a Greek Melkite Church and i was wondering what was the correct way to receive a blessing during the liturgy instead of communion. i come from the Roman rite and dont want to do anything wrong.
If anybody knows please help me out!
What a wonderful video, thank you for making it, father
I love the videos and as a Roman Catholic I love to hear about other rites.
Thank you very much for the great explanation of our faith. God bless ALL our Catholic friends in Christ.
I have come to this church as a member and now will move to Poland but the city I go to there are many Ukrainian Catholic churches as after world war 2 many Ukrainian moved there, this city is know for being Prussian, German and now Polish with many Ukrainians many since this needless war on Ukraine. My wife is Ukrainian and we shall raise our sons in this faith and she loves that as the husband and father is leader of the family and Priest of the family. I am formerly a Methodist, now schism there with LBGT groups taking over and infiltrating. Thank God for this faith as I love it and it's expression of God's love and our love for God as I want all my family in direct prayer to our lord and direct relationship with God, Christ and experience manifestation of the Holy Spirit..
Bless you father! My family was historically Ruthenian Byzantine Catholic...and we are contemplating it now. It is such a truly beautiful faith. I have been reading the theology and it brings me to tears!
This is very helpful and interesting!
Im freshly back into catholicism and discovering the riches of our holy church. Its awesome!
I'm proud to be a Catholic
Great video, father.
Excellent video. Thank you Father!
Blessings and greetings from OLPH in Bradford Vermont. I'm so interested to find out more about you. I know one of your members who is at Saint Anthony's in White River Junction Vermont. His father was a member of your church. I'll light a candle tonight for you and your church at Our Lady tonight at mass. Thank you so much for this. Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on us.
Went to an Eastern Catholic mass for the first time recently! Loved it!
I am a Cradle Catholic. This is new to me and very interesting.
Would like to see and learn more.
Thank you
I’m a Byzantine Catholic, so if you want some informations, ask me
Thank you, Fr. Cristopher for this video. I already knew much of what you shared, but i didnt know the origin of the Byzantine Catholic Church, so that was a welcomed new piece of information. What i would like to know more about is how mant different liturgical RITES are there? We know there are 24 self governing churches, but under which rites do they celebrate or conduct the divine liturgy?
Very informative. Thank you, Fr.
God bless you father
Wish I could talk my wife in to visiting a Byzantine Catholic Church but she loves the mass in Spanish
I didn’t know that there was a church with both cultures in it my grandmother on my mothers side was Irish catholic
There is only one Eastern Catholic Church within a somewhat reasonable driving distance for me, but it’s far enough away that gas money to travel there every week would severely eat into my ability to pay rent and buy groceries. Would a canonical transfer eventually be possible if I were to go once a month and attend mass the rest of the time. I eagerly wish to join the Ruthenian Church.
Thank you so much for this video!
thank you for the explanation. I really enjoyed the video!
Glory to Jesus Christ forever.
Man. Such a beautiful tradition
Watching from Indonesia! As a Catholic I really wish to celebrate mass inside the Byzantine church. I really want to explore the diversity inside the Catholic church.
I’m going to a byzentene (or however you spell it) monostary in august for three days to pray and spend time with the monks and see if monastic life is something I may consider
@@nathanoppy Will be praying for your discernment!
Thank you for the video.
Excellent explanation and clarification!
The algorithm make it possible, that i learn today about the eastern catholic churches. What is the liturgy language?. Best regards from 🇩🇪
THE GOSPEL OF THE WORD OF ALMIGHTY GOD "the last age in which God saves man from the destruction of this old world"
(In the last days, God become man to do the work He had to do and to perform His ministry of the word. He personally came to work in the midst of the people with goal of making perfect people who had the same attitude. One of the purposes of this incarnation is conquer people, the is to make perfect the people He loves. He wants to see with His own eyes the people He perfects, and He wants to see for Himself how the people He perfects testify for Him. People in this group come from different countries in the world, and come from different nationalities in the world. The purpose of doing so much work is to get this group of people, to get the testimony of this group of the people to Him, and to achieve the glory He can get from them.)
Almighty God said
In the LAST DAYS, GOD became MAN to DO the WORK He HAD to DO and to PERFORM His MINISTRY of the WORD. He PERSONALLY CAME to WORK in the MIDST of PEOPLE with the GOAL of making PERFECT PEOPLE WHO HAD the SAME ATTITUDE. 🙏
From the time of creation until now, He has only performed this kind of work in the LAST DAYS. It was only in the LAST DAYS that GOD BECAME MAN to DO such a great WORK. Although He endured hardships that men would find it hard to bear, and although He was a GREAT GOD who HUMBLED HIMSELF to become a common man, no aspect of His WORK was delayed, and His PLAN was not disrupted. even a little. He does the WORK according to His ORIGINAL PLAN. ☀️
ONE of the PURPOSES of this INCARNATION is to CONQUER PEOPLE, the OTHER is to MAKE PERFECT the PEOPLE He LOVES. He WANTS to SEE with His OWN EYES the PEOPLE He PERFECTS, and He wants to SEE for HIMSELF HOW the PEOPLE He PERFECTS TESTIFY for Him. NOT ONE or TWO PEOPLE are PERFECT. Rather, it is ONE GROUP, COMPRISED of just a FEW PEOPLE. ☀️🙏
PEOPLE in this GROUP COME from DIFFERENT COUNTRIES in the WORLD, and COME from DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES in the WORLD. The PURPOSE of DOING so much WORK is to GET this GROUP of PEOPLE, to GET the TESTIMONY of this GROUP OF PEOPLE to Him, and to ACHIEVE the GLORY He can GET from them. He does no work in vain, nor does He do any work worthless. It can be said that, in doing so many works, GOD'S PURPOSE is to make PERFECT EVERYTHING He WANTS to make PERFECT. In any free time He has outside of it, He will remove those who are evil. ☀️
You must know that He does not do this great work because of the wicked; rather, He gives His all because of the few people He will make perfect. The WORK He DOES, the WORDS He SPEAKS, the MYSTERIES He REVEALS, and His JUDGMENT and PUNISHMENT are ALL for the sane of those FEW PEOPLE. 🙏
He did NOT become a MAN because of those who were BAD, and especially they did NOT provoke Him to anger so much. He tells the TRUTH, and SPEAKS of ENTERING, because of PERFECT WORKS; He became MAN because of them, and because of them He could grant His PROMISES and BLESSINGS. ☀️
The truth, entrance, and life in humanity that He speaks of is not labored for the sake of the wicked. He WANTS to AVOID TALKING to those who are BAD, INSTEAD He WANTS to GRANT all the TRUTH to those who will be made PERFECT.
But His work requires that, for the time being, He allows the WICKED to ENJOY some of His RICHES. Those who do not practice the truth, do not please God, and interfere with His work are all evil. They CANNOT BE MADE PERFECT, and GOD HATES and REJECTS them. 😪
On the other hand, PEOPLE WHO DO the TRUTH and PLEASE GOD and SPEND their WHOLE SELF in GOD'S WORK are the PEOPLE GOD WILL MAKE PERFECT. 🙏
Those whom GOD wants to make PERFECT are none other than this GROUP of PEOPLE, and the WORK GOD DOES is for the BENEFIT of these PEOPLE. The truth He speaks is for those who are WILLING to DO it. He does not speak to people who do not practice the truth. ☀️
The growth of knowledge and the growth of understanding that He says is aimed at those who can practice the truth. When He speaks of those who will be made perfect, He is speaking of these people.
The WORK of the HOLY SPIRIT is FOCUSED on PEOPLE who CAN do the TRUTH. 🙏
Things like having wisdom and being human are dedicated to people who are WILLING to DO the TRUTH. Those who DO NOT PRACTICE the TRUTH may HEAR MANY WORDS of TRUTH, BUT BECAUSE they are by NATURE VERY EVIL and are NOT INTERESTED in the TRUTH, all they understand are doctrines and words and empty theories, which have not the slightest value for upon their entry into life. Not ONE of THEM is FAITHFUL to GOD; they are ALL PEOPLE WHO SEE GOD BUT CANNOT REACH Him, ALL of THEM are CURSED by GOD. 😪🙏
From "Only Those Who Commit to Practice Make Perfection"
Fulfillment of "When I looked up, someone handed me a book wrapped in a scroll. I opened it and I read on both sides the prayers, lamentations, and curses." (Ezekiel 2:9-10). ... "His clothes were stained with blood. He was called the "Word of God." (Rev. 19:13)
The kingdom He brought down and built in the worthy holy place in the highest in the sky and when all the humanity He created in the universe was occupied by it and it was engraved in His holy name and owned by His disposition "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD" 💐 this is the fulfillment of (Mat. 16:18) The Lord Jesus said, "And I say to you, Peter, on top of this eunuch I will build my Church, which will not prevail against him even the fear of death.". ... and fulfillment of "The Letter to the Church in Philadelphia" (Rev. 3:7-13). ... and fulfillment of "The New Jerusalem"💫 "The Spirit covered me, and the angel led me to the top of a very high mountain. He showed me Jerusalem, the Holy City, coming down from heaven from God." (Rev. 21:10). ... "For the time has come in the matter of God for the beginning of judgment in the house of God." (1 Peter 4:17)
📩 God's sheep are called and led to His glorious Throne in "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD" 💐 to submit again to His authority so that He can continue to teach us, guide us and protect us even in plagues, disasters, famines and wild animals It will not move us, and to completely win the war with the big red dragon in this final battle!. ... The fulfillment of "They say with a loud voice, "Salvation comes from the Lamb, and from our God who sits on the Throne!" (Rev. 7:10). ... Fulfillment that it will be built in the highest of the sky that in our Millennial generation that is TH-cam in (Isaiah 2:2 / 9:6) "In the last day, the mountain on which Jehovah's temple stands will stand out above all the mountains. All the nations will flock there.". ... "For a baby boy is born for us. The rule will be given to him; and he shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Almighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." 💌✉️
Although I am Roman Catholic, there is a Byzantine Catholic Church about a mile from my house, and I would like to know more about your Rite.
I've gone to one and also a Maronite Catholic church. It's a different feel due to more praying and singing. And it's continually from the start, so no pausing at the Maronite rite, maybe two seconds.
Feels/sounds like HOME to me ❤
Great channel, God bless
The world needs to know more about the other rites of the Catholic Church. Oh, how it grates me when I hear a Protestant calling the Church the Roman Catholic Church, or RCC. And how it's sometimes done in a derisive way, as though to say that our church was started by Romans, or by Constantine or something.
I am Latin rite born in Poland and I am 85 years old. I acknowledge that Novus Ordo Mass is valid but I remember more and more the Old Mass. I read about the origin of the new Mass and I get a painful feeling each Sunday during the Mass. I just need a to attend a Mass with the Celebrant facing God not the people. Should I seek a Byzantine Church or a FSSX or a SSPX? Any advice?
How long do Byzantine Catholics fast before communion? And if a Latin Rite Catholic visits a Byzantine parish how should they fast? In accordance with the Latin Canon Law or the Byzantine?
As a tlm goer, ,y first experience with the devine liturgy was like: wow, this looks more like TLM than Novus Ordo does.
This is fascinating. I never knew this! Thank you!!!
I have a lot of questions, where would be the best place to ask them? I have tried to email a few of the Archdiocese around the country, to include my own, and they all said the same thing... "Talk to your local parish."
We’ll be doing a Q&A very soon with two fathers at our parish, feel free to ask your questions here and we’ll try our best to answer them for you 🙏
@@OurLadyofPerpetualHelpNM okay awesome, thank you so much! I’ll do what I can.
@@OurLadyofPerpetualHelpNM Alright, here we go. I complied them. I am also born and raised Roman Catholic, however there were a lot of gaps in my instruction. I am not trying to attack the faith, I know how some of these questions sound. There are more too. I am just trying to get answers to questions most people don't want to go near. I don't understand why.
Why are the demons of the Catholic faith hidden? Why aren’t they openly taught with the good? When I was going though CCD and whatnot, I was never even aware of the demons. Jesus Christ himself rid demons from a man in Mark 5:1-20 and Luke 8:26-39. This is a real threat to humanity. Why aren’t we taught about this?
Why does Easter and Christmas line up with the ancient Egyptian holidays? Was Ishtar, pronounced easter, the goddess of fertility in Egypt and that is why we have rabbits and hide eggs? Was Christmas adopted from the Egyptian tradition of sacrificing children to Horus the sun god of Egypt? Or sacrificing children to Molech in Leviticus? Are Biblical scholars correct when they say that the Birth of Christ was not on Dec 25 but it was actually Horus? They also claim that the Resurrection took place on a Tuesday, not a Sunday.
Is making the sign of the cross before and after prayer demonic in nature? What is the history behind making the sign of the cross? I was taught; With the right hand, touch your forehead, heart, left shoulder then right shoulder. The cross looks upside down when you look at it.
What are the apocryphal texts and why were they removed from different versions of the Bible?
Protestant Bible, 66 books (39 Old Testament (OT), 27 New Testament (NT))
Catholic Bible, 73 books (46 OT, 27 NT)
Greek and Russian Orthodox, 79 (52 OT, 27 NT)
Ethiopian Orthodox, 81 - (54 OT, 27 NT.
Why was Psalm 151 removed from the Bible? As far as I know its David's speech after his victory over Goliath.
THE GOSPEL OF THE WORD OF ALMIGHTY GOD "the last age in which God saves man from the destruction of this old world"
(In the last days, God become man to do the work He had to do and to perform His ministry of the word. He personally came to work in the midst of the people with goal of making perfect people who had the same attitude. One of the purposes of this incarnation is conquer people, the is to make perfect the people He loves. He wants to see with His own eyes the people He perfects, and He wants to see for Himself how the people He perfects testify for Him. People in this group come from different countries in the world, and come from different nationalities in the world. The purpose of doing so much work is to get this group of people, to get the testimony of this group of the people to Him, and to achieve the glory He can get from them.)
Almighty God said
In the LAST DAYS, GOD became MAN to DO the WORK He HAD to DO and to PERFORM His MINISTRY of the WORD. He PERSONALLY CAME to WORK in the MIDST of PEOPLE with the GOAL of making PERFECT PEOPLE WHO HAD the SAME ATTITUDE. 🙏
From the time of creation until now, He has only performed this kind of work in the LAST DAYS. It was only in the LAST DAYS that GOD BECAME MAN to DO such a great WORK. Although He endured hardships that men would find it hard to bear, and although He was a GREAT GOD who HUMBLED HIMSELF to become a common man, no aspect of His WORK was delayed, and His PLAN was not disrupted. even a little. He does the WORK according to His ORIGINAL PLAN. ☀️
ONE of the PURPOSES of this INCARNATION is to CONQUER PEOPLE, the OTHER is to MAKE PERFECT the PEOPLE He LOVES. He WANTS to SEE with His OWN EYES the PEOPLE He PERFECTS, and He wants to SEE for HIMSELF HOW the PEOPLE He PERFECTS TESTIFY for Him. NOT ONE or TWO PEOPLE are PERFECT. Rather, it is ONE GROUP, COMPRISED of just a FEW PEOPLE. ☀️🙏
PEOPLE in this GROUP COME from DIFFERENT COUNTRIES in the WORLD, and COME from DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES in the WORLD. The PURPOSE of DOING so much WORK is to GET this GROUP of PEOPLE, to GET the TESTIMONY of this GROUP OF PEOPLE to Him, and to ACHIEVE the GLORY He can GET from them. He does no work in vain, nor does He do any work worthless. It can be said that, in doing so many works, GOD'S PURPOSE is to make PERFECT EVERYTHING He WANTS to make PERFECT. In any free time He has outside of it, He will remove those who are evil. ☀️
You must know that He does not do this great work because of the wicked; rather, He gives His all because of the few people He will make perfect. The WORK He DOES, the WORDS He SPEAKS, the MYSTERIES He REVEALS, and His JUDGMENT and PUNISHMENT are ALL for the sane of those FEW PEOPLE. 🙏
He did NOT become a MAN because of those who were BAD, and especially they did NOT provoke Him to anger so much. He tells the TRUTH, and SPEAKS of ENTERING, because of PERFECT WORKS; He became MAN because of them, and because of them He could grant His PROMISES and BLESSINGS. ☀️
The truth, entrance, and life in humanity that He speaks of is not labored for the sake of the wicked. He WANTS to AVOID TALKING to those who are BAD, INSTEAD He WANTS to GRANT all the TRUTH to those who will be made PERFECT.
But His work requires that, for the time being, He allows the WICKED to ENJOY some of His RICHES. Those who do not practice the truth, do not please God, and interfere with His work are all evil. They CANNOT BE MADE PERFECT, and GOD HATES and REJECTS them. 😪
On the other hand, PEOPLE WHO DO the TRUTH and PLEASE GOD and SPEND their WHOLE SELF in GOD'S WORK are the PEOPLE GOD WILL MAKE PERFECT. 🙏
Those whom GOD wants to make PERFECT are none other than this GROUP of PEOPLE, and the WORK GOD DOES is for the BENEFIT of these PEOPLE. The truth He speaks is for those who are WILLING to DO it. He does not speak to people who do not practice the truth. ☀️
The growth of knowledge and the growth of understanding that He says is aimed at those who can practice the truth. When He speaks of those who will be made perfect, He is speaking of these people.
The WORK of the HOLY SPIRIT is FOCUSED on PEOPLE who CAN do the TRUTH. 🙏
Things like having wisdom and being human are dedicated to people who are WILLING to DO the TRUTH. Those who DO NOT PRACTICE the TRUTH may HEAR MANY WORDS of TRUTH, BUT BECAUSE they are by NATURE VERY EVIL and are NOT INTERESTED in the TRUTH, all they understand are doctrines and words and empty theories, which have not the slightest value for upon their entry into life. Not ONE of THEM is FAITHFUL to GOD; they are ALL PEOPLE WHO SEE GOD BUT CANNOT REACH Him, ALL of THEM are CURSED by GOD. 😪🙏
From "Only Those Who Commit to Practice Make Perfection"
Fulfillment of "When I looked up, someone handed me a book wrapped in a scroll. I opened it and I read on both sides the prayers, lamentations, and curses." (Ezekiel 2:9-10). ... "His clothes were stained with blood. He was called the "Word of God." (Rev. 19:13)
The kingdom He brought down and built in the worthy holy place in the highest in the sky and when all the humanity He created in the universe was occupied by it and it was engraved in His holy name and owned by His disposition "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD" 💐 this is the fulfillment of (Mat. 16:18) The Lord Jesus said, "And I say to you, Peter, on top of this eunuch I will build my Church, which will not prevail against him even the fear of death.". ... and fulfillment of "The Letter to the Church in Philadelphia" (Rev. 3:7-13). ... and fulfillment of "The New Jerusalem"💫 "The Spirit covered me, and the angel led me to the top of a very high mountain. He showed me Jerusalem, the Holy City, coming down from heaven from God." (Rev. 21:10). ... "For the time has come in the matter of God for the beginning of judgment in the house of God." (1 Peter 4:17)
📩 God's sheep are called and led to His glorious Throne in "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD" 💐 to submit again to His authority so that He can continue to teach us, guide us and protect us even in plagues, disasters, famines and wild animals It will not move us, and to completely win the war with the big red dragon in this final battle!. ... The fulfillment of "They say with a loud voice, "Salvation comes from the Lamb, and from our God who sits on the Throne!" (Rev. 7:10). ... Fulfillment that it will be built in the highest of the sky that in our Millennial generation that is TH-cam in (Isaiah 2:2 / 9:6) "In the last day, the mountain on which Jehovah's temple stands will stand out above all the mountains. All the nations will flock there.". ... "For a baby boy is born for us. The rule will be given to him; and he shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Almighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." 💌✉️
is that Abouna Marc Mallick in the background?????
I went to a Ukrainian Catholic Church which was beautiful
Where can I find Byzantine Catholic Missionaries?
Do you affirm the Filioque?
I should have my icons blessed?
You mention the process of a Roman Catholic canonically transferring rites. But what about Protestants? Obviously, this is much more of a conversion experience, but how does the process differ from a Protestant conversion into the Roman Rite?
This is something of a guess because I am Roman Rite (and am blessed to also have a wonderful Byzantine parish in my neighborhood!) but it’s probably a similar process to what we call RCIA in the Roman Rite (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults; I think they just changed Rite to Order?), so that the person wishing to convert receives instruction on what we believe, professes that same belief, and is welcomed into the Church.
הלל יהוה צבאות ישוע המשיח אדוני אלוהנו الحمد يهوه المسيح يسوع Παντόςκράτος ☦️
Hope your family was ok with that amen
If I´m a roman catholic, can I attend mass at a Byzantine Catholic Church? I know the rite is different but, is it possible?
Yes, i am a Roman Catholic as well, but have been attending Byzantine church as my main church.
YES, a Catholic can attend Divine Liturgy(Mass) in ALL Catholic Churches. I'm Byzantine Catholic who occasionally attends daily Mass at a nearby Roman Rite.
hopefully some one that know more can answer this: can a priest get married and still be priest?
in this rite of the Catholic Church
If he marries before ordination, yes.
Most byzantine priests are married .
THE GOSPEL OF THE WORD OF ALMIGHTY GOD "the last age in which God saves man from the destruction of this old world"
(In the last days, God become man to do the work He had to do and to perform His ministry of the word. He personally came to work in the midst of the people with goal of making perfect people who had the same attitude. One of the purposes of this incarnation is conquer people, the is to make perfect the people He loves. He wants to see with His own eyes the people He perfects, and He wants to see for Himself how the people He perfects testify for Him. People in this group come from different countries in the world, and come from different nationalities in the world. The purpose of doing so much work is to get this group of people, to get the testimony of this group of the people to Him, and to achieve the glory He can get from them.)
Almighty God said
In the LAST DAYS, GOD became MAN to DO the WORK He HAD to DO and to PERFORM His MINISTRY of the WORD. He PERSONALLY CAME to WORK in the MIDST of PEOPLE with the GOAL of making PERFECT PEOPLE WHO HAD the SAME ATTITUDE. 🙏
From the time of creation until now, He has only performed this kind of work in the LAST DAYS. It was only in the LAST DAYS that GOD BECAME MAN to DO such a great WORK. Although He endured hardships that men would find it hard to bear, and although He was a GREAT GOD who HUMBLED HIMSELF to become a common man, no aspect of His WORK was delayed, and His PLAN was not disrupted. even a little. He does the WORK according to His ORIGINAL PLAN. ☀️
ONE of the PURPOSES of this INCARNATION is to CONQUER PEOPLE, the OTHER is to MAKE PERFECT the PEOPLE He LOVES. He WANTS to SEE with His OWN EYES the PEOPLE He PERFECTS, and He wants to SEE for HIMSELF HOW the PEOPLE He PERFECTS TESTIFY for Him. NOT ONE or TWO PEOPLE are PERFECT. Rather, it is ONE GROUP, COMPRISED of just a FEW PEOPLE. ☀️🙏
PEOPLE in this GROUP COME from DIFFERENT COUNTRIES in the WORLD, and COME from DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES in the WORLD. The PURPOSE of DOING so much WORK is to GET this GROUP of PEOPLE, to GET the TESTIMONY of this GROUP OF PEOPLE to Him, and to ACHIEVE the GLORY He can GET from them. He does no work in vain, nor does He do any work worthless. It can be said that, in doing so many works, GOD'S PURPOSE is to make PERFECT EVERYTHING He WANTS to make PERFECT. In any free time He has outside of it, He will remove those who are evil. ☀️
You must know that He does not do this great work because of the wicked; rather, He gives His all because of the few people He will make perfect. The WORK He DOES, the WORDS He SPEAKS, the MYSTERIES He REVEALS, and His JUDGMENT and PUNISHMENT are ALL for the sane of those FEW PEOPLE. 🙏
He did NOT become a MAN because of those who were BAD, and especially they did NOT provoke Him to anger so much. He tells the TRUTH, and SPEAKS of ENTERING, because of PERFECT WORKS; He became MAN because of them, and because of them He could grant His PROMISES and BLESSINGS. ☀️
The truth, entrance, and life in humanity that He speaks of is not labored for the sake of the wicked. He WANTS to AVOID TALKING to those who are BAD, INSTEAD He WANTS to GRANT all the TRUTH to those who will be made PERFECT.
But His work requires that, for the time being, He allows the WICKED to ENJOY some of His RICHES. Those who do not practice the truth, do not please God, and interfere with His work are all evil. They CANNOT BE MADE PERFECT, and GOD HATES and REJECTS them. 😪
On the other hand, PEOPLE WHO DO the TRUTH and PLEASE GOD and SPEND their WHOLE SELF in GOD'S WORK are the PEOPLE GOD WILL MAKE PERFECT. 🙏
Those whom GOD wants to make PERFECT are none other than this GROUP of PEOPLE, and the WORK GOD DOES is for the BENEFIT of these PEOPLE. The truth He speaks is for those who are WILLING to DO it. He does not speak to people who do not practice the truth. ☀️
The growth of knowledge and the growth of understanding that He says is aimed at those who can practice the truth. When He speaks of those who will be made perfect, He is speaking of these people.
The WORK of the HOLY SPIRIT is FOCUSED on PEOPLE who CAN do the TRUTH. 🙏
Things like having wisdom and being human are dedicated to people who are WILLING to DO the TRUTH. Those who DO NOT PRACTICE the TRUTH may HEAR MANY WORDS of TRUTH, BUT BECAUSE they are by NATURE VERY EVIL and are NOT INTERESTED in the TRUTH, all they understand are doctrines and words and empty theories, which have not the slightest value for upon their entry into life. Not ONE of THEM is FAITHFUL to GOD; they are ALL PEOPLE WHO SEE GOD BUT CANNOT REACH Him, ALL of THEM are CURSED by GOD. 😪🙏
From "Only Those Who Commit to Practice Make Perfection"
Fulfillment of "When I looked up, someone handed me a book wrapped in a scroll. I opened it and I read on both sides the prayers, lamentations, and curses." (Ezekiel 2:9-10). ... "His clothes were stained with blood. He was called the "Word of God." (Rev. 19:13)
The kingdom He brought down and built in the worthy holy place in the highest in the sky and when all the humanity He created in the universe was occupied by it and it was engraved in His holy name and owned by His disposition "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD" 💐 this is the fulfillment of (Mat. 16:18) The Lord Jesus said, "And I say to you, Peter, on top of this eunuch I will build my Church, which will not prevail against him even the fear of death.". ... and fulfillment of "The Letter to the Church in Philadelphia" (Rev. 3:7-13). ... and fulfillment of "The New Jerusalem"💫 "The Spirit covered me, and the angel led me to the top of a very high mountain. He showed me Jerusalem, the Holy City, coming down from heaven from God." (Rev. 21:10). ... "For the time has come in the matter of God for the beginning of judgment in the house of God." (1 Peter 4:17)
📩 God's sheep are called and led to His glorious Throne in "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD" 💐 to submit again to His authority so that He can continue to teach us, guide us and protect us even in plagues, disasters, famines and wild animals It will not move us, and to completely win the war with the big red dragon in this final battle!. ... The fulfillment of "They say with a loud voice, "Salvation comes from the Lamb, and from our God who sits on the Throne!" (Rev. 7:10). ... Fulfillment that it will be built in the highest of the sky that in our Millennial generation that is TH-cam in (Isaiah 2:2 / 9:6) "In the last day, the mountain on which Jehovah's temple stands will stand out above all the mountains. All the nations will flock there.". ... "For a baby boy is born for us. The rule will be given to him; and he shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Almighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." 💌✉️
Did the east side get Peter’s keys Jesus gave him?😊
St. Peter's successor is the pope who heads ALL of the Catholic Church.
I find it very peculiar that Father doesn't mention the largest Eastern Rite Catholic Church - Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church
What. Is The Lords stand on priest being married??
Question, why do you have to go to confession with man when you can go directly to God and ask for forgiveness? Thank you
I'm not the priest you expected but here we are. James 5:16 : confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. This clearly states to confess your sins to other people.
@@Xtra_sped Thank you
@@Xtra_sped And also John 20:23. "If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”
The sacrament of confession is rooted in the mission God gave to Christ in his capacity as the Son of man on earth to go and forgive sins (see Matt. 9:6). Thus, the crowds who witnessed this new power “glorified God, who had given such authority to men” (Matt. 9:8; note the plural “men”). After his resurrection, Jesus passed on his mission to forgive sins to his ministers, telling them, “As the Father has sent me, even so I send you. . . . Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained” (John 20:21-23).
“Priests have received a power which God has given neither to angels nor to archangels. It was said to them: ‘Whatsoever you shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever you shall loose, shall be loosed.’ Temporal rulers have indeed the power of binding; but they can only bind the body. Priests, in contrast, can bind with a bond which pertains to the soul itself and transcends the very heavens. Did [God] not give them all the powers of heaven? ‘Whose sins you shall forgive,’ he says, ‘they are forgiven them; whose sins you shall retain, they are retained.’ What greater power is there than this? The Father has given all judgment to the Son. And now I see the Son placing all this power in the hands of men [Matt. 10:40; John 20:21-23]”- St. John Chrysostom (The Priesthood 3:5 [A.D. 387]
I dont get it. Catholic church comes from a egomaniac bishop declaring himself highest bishop of all, while he lived in a broken down rome that needed repairs from byzantine, where most other bishops and the power resided from 250 ad to around 1000 ad. How is there a byzantine catholic church that makes sense?
The Catholic Church has had many Rites since the very start. The bishop of Rome is simply who is the head of the entire Catholic Church.
St. Peter - Roman Catholic
St. Andrew - Byzantine Catholic
St. James - Syriac Catholic
St. Mark - Coptic Catholic
St. Bartholomew - Armenian Catholic
St. Jude - Chaldean Catholic
St. Peter - Melkite Catholic
St. Barnabas - Cypriot Catholic
St. Matthew - Ethiopian Catholic
St. Thomas - Syro-Malabar Catholic
“The Lord says to Peter: ‘I say to you,’ he says, ‘that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of hell will not overcome it. And to you I will give the keys of the kingdom of heaven . . . ’ [Matt. 16:18-19]. On him [Peter] he builds the Church, and to him he gives the command to feed the sheep [John 21:17], and although he assigns a like power to all the apostles, yet he founded a single chair [cathedra], and he established by his own authority a source and an intrinsic reason for that unity. Indeed, the others were that also which Peter was [i.e., apostles], but a primacy is given to Peter, whereby it is made clear that there is but one Church and one chair. . . . If someone does not hold fast to this unity of Peter, can he imagine that he still holds the faith? If he should desert the chair of Peter upon whom the Church was built, can he still be confident that he is in the Church?”- St. Cyprian, bishop of Carthage (The Unity of the Catholic Church 4; 1st edition [A.D. 251]
So the ideal is for the Catholic Church to be nearly identical to the Orthodox Church in practice? Is that to say that the Orthodox Church is more “true” to the faith?
I think he was saying that Eastern Catholicism should keep the ancient eastern liturgical traditions so that it is easier for Orthodox to convert/reunify
The Catholic Church is orthodox.🇻🇦💒😊
“Self-governing”🤔 but still under the “guidance”💐 of the Pope? 🤔🤷🏽♂️🙂
Are you required to kiss the icons? This is a serious question. I worry about the spread of kissing diseases or herpes.
No you are not required to kiss the icons.
@@mgthesixth thank you. I have gone to an Eastern Catholic Church twice since. This is my new home.
@@keneusGARCIA awesome to hear! God Bless!
It's a part of Mystery Babylon, the mother church of harlots of Revelation.
Dead in the water