The Joy of the Faith indeed! Praising God all the way! Even throughout my 25 years away from church and the sacraments, I always felt Jesus right there with me, patiently waiting, nudging me (even as I called myself a “recovering Catholic” and “spiritual not religious”) and mostly just loving me no matter what. I was actually able to attend Mass and receive the Eucharist yesterday! I happened to pop in the church for private prayer 😉 just as the Mass was setting up to be live-streamed and after it was shut off, I was able to receive the Eucharist! I almost cried! It surprised me how very much agony it’s been not to be able to actually receive! Yes, I’ve made “spiritual communions”... just can’t compare!
Fr. Mike's masses this Easter season have been a thing of beauty. I can't help but sneak a peek at the number of faithful online occasionally during his service. The last three have averaged approximately 25 thousand from around the world. Just amazing and always an awesome takeaway from his sermons. Thank you, Fr. Mike!
Stephen Lennartz agreed! It is truly amazing to see how people flock to him. I think he is the 2020 version of Archbishop Fulton Sheen. I’ll be putting out a new funniest moments soon so stay tuned!
All his homily for the Easter season was really good. I live in New Jersey, only good thing happened due to the virus is I was able to attend Fr.Mike’s online mass. Otherwise I would have attended our local church..
YooToobgurl86 I watch Fr.Mike’s mass during these lockdown days. His TH-cam channel is Ascention Presents. They have mass on sundays at 10a.m eastern time.
Thank you Fr. Mike he could have probably been a wonderful Husband and Father to his kids, but he chose to be a Priest and be a Father to us all. Prayers to you to keep on being healthy, strong and spiritually inspirational to millions.
Is comedy and exuberance in priests a positive development from the self-restraint, modesty, and gravitas of most pre-Vatican II priests and especially the saints? Even St Phillip Neri in his use of humor to attract souls to the way of salvation maintained these virtuous qualities. "Feelings are like waves, often wonderful to ride on but impossible to build on." The desire to be entertained needs to be mortified, especially in the most sacred matters, those of faith, morals, and worship.
What a JOYFUL soul you are! We are loving you in Buffalo and Jamestown NY Father Mike! 1000 Thanks to you! I have two little grandsons for whom I pray will have a higher Catholic education! I love our church and we love you! God Bless You this new year! We are excited to hear what God tells you to tell us!
Thank you so much for this video...probably seen everyone of his talks. 😂😂 I am so happy for you...you met him...I have to wait till heaven... 🙂🙂 I love how he uses his humor to keep us engaged...and sometimes I was like where is he going with this...and then towards the end of his talks or homilies he brings it all home...and I am like WOW. Especially the first one...the very recent one spoke to me..."See a need, fill a need. You don't need to wait for permission to do good."
Steffi Berlin you are more than welcome! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!! It is awesome how he keeps us engaged through his humor, it’s priceless. That was an amazing tan huh? Yes, he is a very holy man. You can just tell when you are in his presence. Keep him in your prayers!
@@TheJoyoftheFaith To me it is sometimes almost unsettling the 'holy rays' that come off the the computer screen when Father speaks about important things. They used to teach us that spiritual flattery is a sin, but I have never encountered a person who seems so completely incapable of committing a deliberate mortal sin as Fr. Mike. He's half living in Heaven already.
Thank you for these!!’ People have no idea how hilarious he is! And seeing a fellow adult ADHD’er who acts like me is so validating 😂 Even my kids noticed 😆
Yep... These are goooood 👍🏻 Looking forward to seeing more. God sends priests with all sorts of gifts. His is speaking...and by that gift, he is showing God’s love for us all. Amen!
Love you, Father Mike. You're real beloved child od God and Holy Mother. And you got a lot of love in your childhood from your family. It's so obvious. So you're the real example why family matters. Thank's God for you to become priest. Praying for you 🙏✝️😇❤️😊
I'm your oldest subscriber (agewise). I'm *everyones* oldest subscriber!! With that said, I'll speak my mind. I think God has given Father Mike a beautiful and most useful gift. He is SO funny!! I'm not judging anyone, please believe me, but I don't feel that Father Mike is being disrespectful to God, Jesus, or any Saint. To me, he is saying outloud what most of us have said to ourselves and maybe felt a little guilty for. Perhaps he is saying it a little differently but I don't God takes offense. What a wonderful way to reach out to others-especially to young people! I am forwarding this to several of my young friends and I feel sure they will love the content and also forward! So there you go. How many people will God reach from this? You made my day.Thanks so much. Now I'm off to watch the other links you so nicely provided. Keep them coming and God bless!😍
patricia haskins this comment made my night! My wife and I loved it so much! I agree, he totally has a gift with preaching. After meeting him and emailing him many times it’s clear that he does all he can to glorify God. Thank you so much for sharing it. I hope that this video reaches so many souls!! Do you mind if I ask your age range? I would love to know an appropriate range because it is really impressive to me. So many people think they are too old to use TH-cam.
This Priest is hilarious! I wonder if he use his sense of humor at the end of his sermon just to keep the Parishioners awake and engaged :). I saw Bishop Barron's video yesterday and he was funny too as a host . I saw /heard his sense of humor for the very first time.He needs to do it every now and then, to balance his elegance/eloquence/wit/ poise/ class and Professionalism, which made him widely-known in the Catholic Church/Religious world.
2:13 I wonder how many folks actually got the “walk like an Egyptian” joke judging from the laughter I assume only a few of the crowd was alive in 1986 lol I was 4 I loved that song haha
Is exuberance and comedy in priests a positive development from the self-restraint, modesty, and gravitas of most pre-Vatican II priests and especially the saints? Even St Phillip Neri in his use of humor to attract souls to the way of salvation maintained these virtuous qualities. "Feelings are like waves, often wonderful to ride on but impossible to build on." The desire to be entertained needs to be mortified, especially in the most sacred matters.
more priests like him, and the Catholic religion would attract more young people willing to evangelize taking him as their leader. He inspires ... People are tired of old and hypocritical priests.
He has interesting things to say, but he is wrong about the bacon thing. Jesus said "I did not come to abolish the law, but to fulfill it". He never said it was ok to eat pork. Just because he fulfilled the law doesnt mean we can break it. Ask yourself, are you fulfilling your marriage vows? Yes? So does that mean you can now be unfaithful? Think about it.
@@TeresaWolfe I'm sorry, but you neglected to read on... many people think he is speaking about food... he is not speaking about food, but of people. Read the whole thing and you will see the truth. The answer is in verse 28. If you read all of the Bible and understand that Jesus was and still is a perfect Jew, you will understand that God sent His Son as an example for us. He showed us how to live. He did not come to abolish the Law. But to show us how to live it out. And yes, not eating bacon is one of them.... but more importantly, loving God and your neighbor. If Jesus would have taught us that eating an unclean animal was ok, then he would have been a false prophet, not the Messiah. And you and I both know that He is the Messiah. So if He is the Messiah, then He would not speak against God's Law, only rabbinic, man made laws. I hope this makes sense to you and to others. Blessings to you.....
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I thought it funniest when he admitted there was no such "invisible friend" called god......
Out of the mouth of my 11 yr old, his jokes are funny but the ones about Jesus are disrespectful! I think his little confession book and maybe his guardian angel mention taking Jesus, Mary or the saints names in a way other then reverence is a sin. I agree with my son- gotta love Father Mike but I do cringe with the jokes about Holy figures☺️😬
He’s so funny that he has forgotten about irreverence. When a priest does this he needs prayers not encouragement. He is trivialising Christ to be popular, it’s disgusting.
As someone who attended mass with him for 6 years, went to his confirmation classes, worked with him on campus as a student missionary, did marriage prep and was married by him, and is close friend, I can safely say that he is one of the most reverent and holy men i’ve ever known. I literally wouldn’t have found my faith if it wasn’t for him. Are you honestly going to judge him for his humor during keynotes and homilies??? Talk about disgusting...
Laura Thompson time will tell, anyone so irreverent is leading people to hell and it always sounds good and seems so nice but if our Lord didn’t behave like this then it’s not worth doing.
@@gadoladonai8296 When and how exactly is he "making fun of the Gospel? This is a lot of talking coming from someone who doesn't even know him. Father Mike has brought countless people to the Lord, myself included, and is deeply in love with His church. What exactly have you done to do so?
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So much fun! These are great! Fr. Mike helped me by planting seeds that the Holy Spirit used to bring me back!
Queen of Hearts wow, I didn’t know that! How awesome!! Thanks be to God 🙏🏼
The Joy of the Faith indeed! Praising God all the way! Even throughout my 25 years away from church and the sacraments, I always felt Jesus right there with me, patiently waiting, nudging me (even as I called myself a “recovering Catholic” and “spiritual not religious”) and mostly just loving me no matter what.
I was actually able to attend Mass and receive the Eucharist yesterday! I happened to pop in the church for private prayer 😉 just as the Mass was setting up to be live-streamed and after it was shut off, I was able to receive the Eucharist! I almost cried! It surprised me how very much agony it’s been not to be able to actually receive! Yes, I’ve made “spiritual communions”... just can’t compare!
The world needs more men like Father Mike.
Carl Bowles amen! Thanks be to God for the priesthood. I hope that this video will encourage people to pray for Fr. Mike!
True
cressa carmel indeed!
He is an amazing preacher .... and I am not Catholic! 🤣 but I totally enjoy his teaching and follow Ascension Presents
Fr. Mike's masses this Easter season have been a thing of beauty. I can't help but sneak a peek at the number of faithful online occasionally during his service. The last three have averaged approximately 25 thousand from around the world. Just amazing and always an awesome takeaway from his sermons. Thank you, Fr. Mike!
Stephen Lennartz agreed! It is truly amazing to see how people flock to him. I think he is the 2020 version of Archbishop Fulton Sheen. I’ll be putting out a new funniest moments soon so stay tuned!
All his homily for the Easter season was really good. I live in New Jersey, only good thing happened due to the virus is I was able to attend Fr.Mike’s online mass. Otherwise I would have attended our local church..
I totally agree! They have been such a blessing for me and my family!! Thank you Fr. Mike!!
@@mk273 question please: How do you view Fr Mike's homily? Is it on a specific website, or on a TH-cam page?
YooToobgurl86 I watch Fr.Mike’s mass during these lockdown days. His TH-cam channel is Ascention Presents. They have mass on sundays at 10a.m eastern time.
The Catholic Faith is blessed for having such a charismatic pastor as Fr. Mike
Thank you Fr. Mike he could have probably been a wonderful Husband and Father to his kids, but he chose to be a Priest and be a Father to us all. Prayers to you to keep on being healthy, strong and spiritually inspirational to millions.
He is definitely a Priest AND a comedian 😂
Ginny and Eric he really is!
Is comedy and exuberance in priests a positive development from the self-restraint, modesty, and gravitas of most pre-Vatican II priests and especially the saints? Even St Phillip Neri in his use of humor to attract souls to the way of salvation maintained these virtuous qualities. "Feelings are like waves, often wonderful to ride on but impossible to build on." The desire to be entertained needs to be mortified, especially in the most sacred matters, those of faith, morals, and worship.
My first time watching Fr. Mike. He is hilarious and I love him. Great gift from God.
Father Mike is a gift to humanity
I love Father Mike ❤️🙂
Made my day!!!! He has to be the coolest priest ever! God Bless!
What a JOYFUL soul you are! We are loving you in Buffalo and Jamestown NY Father Mike! 1000 Thanks to you! I have two little grandsons for whom I pray will have a higher Catholic education! I love our church and we love you! God Bless You this new year! We are excited to hear what God tells you to tell us!
Thank you Lord for blessing this great country with Fr Mike... Please send us a few more
I love him so much. He's awesome & so funny!!!
May we hope for a Pope Mike Schmitz?
Uhhh…well-yeah.Sure . One can always hope. Just pray for the current one before you get started making any plans😁
I love Fr. Mike! The video #7 was instrumental in my conversion to Catholicism!
jellojenna6 glory be to God! I loved that talk, it was so amazing
God bless Father Mike. Thanks for preparing this video.
ALICIA NGUYEN he is awesome! Any time - I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you so much for this video...probably seen everyone of his talks. 😂😂
I am so happy for you...you met him...I have to wait till heaven... 🙂🙂
I love how he uses his humor to keep us engaged...and sometimes I was like where is he going with this...and then towards the end of his talks or homilies he brings it all home...and I am like WOW.
Especially the first one...the very recent one spoke to me..."See a need, fill a need. You don't need to wait for permission to do good."
Steffi Berlin you are more than welcome! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!! It is awesome how he keeps us engaged through his humor, it’s priceless. That was an amazing tan huh? Yes, he is a very holy man. You can just tell when you are in his presence. Keep him in your prayers!
@@TheJoyoftheFaith ❤ I think he may help bring my teenage grandchildren into the Church.
Teresa Baker-Carl that is awesome! The Holy Spirit is working!!
After the pandemic subsides take a drive to Duluth! You could attend morning Mass at the Newman Center.
I was in the audience for a couple of those talks! 😃🥰
He's like a nowdays version of Fulton Sheen
gabbie he is! I have told so many people that. Did you enjoy the Fulton Sheen’s funniest moments videos?
@@TheJoyoftheFaith Hey, brother. Speaking of Fulton Sheen, which order did he belong to? The Jesuits? The Dominicans? The Augustinians? What?
@@tributeandmusicvideocenter1758 Bishop Sheen, like Fr. Mike, was a secular diocesan priest. They do/did not belong to any order.
@@ransomcoates546 Ah. Ok. Thanks. God bless you and stay safe! 😁
Bishop Sheen was wonderful...I was young and went to all his Masses here in Rochester NY...his eyes would pierce you
Love it. What a holy and real priest. So loved. In the Eastern Church we sing- God Grant You Many Years
AnnMarie he is very holy! Thank you for sharing. We are blessed by the priesthood!
2:00 Every time I hear that Gospel, I think of that line and silently chuckle.
I love Fr. Mike! He is funny, but I think holy.
Teresa Baker-Carl agreed! He’s a very holy man!
@@TheJoyoftheFaith To me it is sometimes almost unsettling the 'holy rays' that come off the the computer screen when Father speaks about important things. They used to teach us that spiritual flattery is a sin, but I have never encountered a person who seems so completely incapable of committing a deliberate mortal sin as Fr. Mike. He's half living in Heaven already.
Ransom Coates wow. That was so detailed! Through al of the encounters that I have had with him he is definitely the holiest person I know!
Thank you for these!!’ People have no idea how hilarious he is! And seeing a fellow adult ADHD’er who acts like me is so validating 😂 Even my kids noticed 😆
So glad you enjoyed them! I agree 😂
That was great! Thank you. God love you.
Mariana Faria I am so glad you enjoyed it!! I’m already working on part 2
Yep... These are goooood 👍🏻
Looking forward to seeing more. God sends priests with all sorts of gifts. His is speaking...and by that gift, he is showing God’s love for us all. Amen!
JD Glock 911 you are so right! That is truly his gift!
“I’m a priest, I work, like, ONE HOUR A WEEK” 🤣🤣🤣
This dude has a lot of energy!
He's adorable
Fr. Mike you are so precious and funny - Jesus loves you and so do I. You’re my hero (besides Jesus, ofcourse)
I LOVE....Fr. Mike!!!
🥰✝️🙏🥰✝️🙏🥰✝️
Love you, Father Mike. You're real beloved child od God and Holy Mother. And you got a lot of love in your childhood from your family. It's so obvious. So you're the real example why family matters. Thank's God for you to become priest. Praying for you 🙏✝️😇❤️😊
zdenko golubic amen!
God bless you Fr.Mike.
I'm your oldest subscriber (agewise). I'm *everyones* oldest subscriber!! With that said, I'll speak my mind. I think God has given Father Mike a beautiful and most useful gift. He is SO funny!! I'm not judging anyone, please believe me, but I don't feel that Father Mike is being disrespectful to God, Jesus, or any Saint. To me, he is saying outloud what most of us have said to ourselves and maybe felt a little guilty for. Perhaps he is saying it a little differently but I don't God takes offense. What a wonderful way to reach out to others-especially to young people! I am forwarding this to several of my young friends and I feel sure they will love the content and also forward! So there you go. How many people will God reach from this? You made my day.Thanks so much. Now I'm off to watch the other links you so nicely provided. Keep them coming and God bless!😍
patricia haskins this comment made my night! My wife and I loved it so much! I agree, he totally has a gift with preaching. After meeting him and emailing him many times it’s clear that he does all he can to glorify God. Thank you so much for sharing it. I hope that this video reaches so many souls!! Do you mind if I ask your age range? I would love to know an appropriate range because it is really impressive to me. So many people think they are too old to use TH-cam.
Fess up Patricia! What is your age? I'm 59. Blessings to you and family this Easter. ; )
I love father mike 😂❤️🙏🏻
Wow, what I thought I never needed in my life till now. Where have I been??? 😂❤️❤️
Thank you !! So glad I found your channel!!!
God, this man needs to be a Saint eventually
czerwony kwadrat amen! I have met him several times, email him frequently, and he definitely is a holy man!
Matt Blaise yes, please email me at ray.grijalba30@icloud.com and I’ll provide it.
Gotta love Fr Mike! Yall could post one of these videos every week with all the material he supplies! 🤣✝️❤️
This Priest is hilarious! I wonder if he use his sense of humor at the end of his sermon just to keep the Parishioners awake and engaged :). I saw Bishop Barron's video yesterday and he was funny too as a host . I saw /heard his sense of humor for the very first time.He needs to do it every now and then, to balance his elegance/eloquence/wit/ poise/ class and Professionalism, which made him widely-known in the Catholic Church/Religious world.
Thank you! This was great!
Daniel Fortier so glad you enjoyed it!
Freaking love fr mike
2:13 I wonder how many folks actually got the “walk like an Egyptian” joke judging from the laughter I assume only a few of the crowd was alive in 1986 lol I was 4 I loved that song haha
It isn’t that hard really. One probably imagines exactly that - it’s been pretty much drilled by mass media into us.
Lol the limbo joke made me laugh.
❤ Father Mike
This guy is breaking female hearts the world over lolol
Is exuberance and comedy in priests a positive development from the self-restraint, modesty, and gravitas of most pre-Vatican II priests and especially the saints? Even St Phillip Neri in his use of humor to attract souls to the way of salvation maintained these virtuous qualities. "Feelings are like waves, often wonderful to ride on but impossible to build on." The desire to be entertained needs to be mortified, especially in the most sacred matters.
more priests like him, and the Catholic religion would attract more young people willing to evangelize taking him as their leader. He inspires ... People are tired of old and hypocritical priests.
Love Fr Mike! And this is coming from a Baptist-But-Want's-To-Be-Catholic.
he is amazing
Do another one of these please!!
this is so weird to see most of these done at Steubenville where I go to school now
I look forward to a time when the Novus Ordo scourge is a footnote of history.
stay mad
Unfortunately, Fr. Mike has no interest in liturgical traditionalism. It's his only flaw.
I'd really like to meet him one day
He is an awesome guy. I’ve met him several times and he is very Holy.
This was great. Haha
Greetings: amen 🙏 Alleluia; GOD BLess
That's nostalgic "sealing scene"
Whoa! Did not expect to see my bishop behind Fr. Mike at 1:25!
Emily Riippa that is awesome!!
Father mike 💪🏼
0:26 “I’m attracted to women”-anyone know what talk this is from?
❤️❤️❤️
🤣🤣🤣
That last one was straight facs.
Funny dude!
he looks like John Cena
It's true. Priests really do forget everything they hear in confession. And that is an important reason why all priests have to be men.
Lol
great hahaha
Hot father mike 😂
Father Mike is funny but I m funnier. Lol ☺️
Gotta concur about being attracted to women. It's almost as if God knew what He was doing when he made them or something...
Do you think God has a sense of humor (hopefully a bit of a ball buster) or is he all business??
Wa3ypx I think God has the best sense of humor possible! After all, He created the mind and enabled us to enjoy humor.
@@TheJoyoftheFaith Thanks! My humor is a bit warped!
The Joy of the Faith
why does He allow horrific suffering ?
He has interesting things to say, but he is wrong about the bacon thing. Jesus said "I did not come to abolish the law, but to fulfill it". He never said it was ok to eat pork. Just because he fulfilled the law doesnt mean we can break it. Ask yourself, are you fulfilling your marriage vows? Yes? So does that mean you can now be unfaithful? Think about it.
Peter's vision: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+10%3A9-16&version=NIV . Bacon is fine!!
@@TeresaWolfe I'm sorry, but you neglected to read on... many people think he is speaking about food... he is not speaking about food, but of people. Read the whole thing and you will see the truth. The answer is in verse 28. If you read all of the Bible and understand that Jesus was and still is a perfect Jew, you will understand that God sent His Son as an example for us. He showed us how to live. He did not come to abolish the Law. But to show us how to live it out. And yes, not eating bacon is one of them.... but more importantly, loving God and your neighbor. If Jesus would have taught us that eating an unclean animal was ok, then he would have been a false prophet, not the Messiah. And you and I both know that He is the Messiah. So if He is the Messiah, then He would not speak against God's Law, only rabbinic, man made laws. I hope this makes sense to you and to others. Blessings to you.....
I thought it funniest when he admitted there was no such "invisible friend" called god......
Awkward. You named your son Father Mike? Lol
CB Thats Me yes. Haha just kidding, Michael.
Out of the mouth of my 11 yr old, his jokes are funny but the ones about Jesus are disrespectful! I think his little confession book and maybe his guardian angel mention taking Jesus, Mary or the saints names in a way other then reverence is a sin. I agree with my son- gotta love Father Mike but I do cringe with the jokes about Holy figures☺️😬
EC I never thought of that. Let me do some research and I’ll get back to you!
Thank you, it’s true he is irreverent and that’s not the way to be funny.
you should decrease in order for Him to increase...too much pride here..just saying
I was just thinking all of the groupie comments are so dangerous ...pray for this priest . The Enemy will work FIERCELY do destroy him .
He talks to fast and too much!
He’s so funny that he has forgotten about irreverence. When a priest does this he needs prayers not encouragement. He is trivialising Christ to be popular, it’s disgusting.
As someone who attended mass with him for 6 years, went to his confirmation classes, worked with him on campus as a student missionary, did marriage prep and was married by him, and is close friend, I can safely say that he is one of the most reverent and holy men i’ve ever known. I literally wouldn’t have found my faith if it wasn’t for him. Are you honestly going to judge him for his humor during keynotes and homilies??? Talk about disgusting...
No he is holy and is funny and chrasmatic.... a great recipe to bring younger members to the church
Laura Thompson time will tell, anyone so irreverent is leading people to hell and it always sounds good and seems so nice but if our Lord didn’t behave like this then it’s not worth doing.
Nicholas Vittorio he is disgusting, making fun of the Gospel, disgusting
@@gadoladonai8296 When and how exactly is he "making fun of the Gospel? This is a lot of talking coming from someone who doesn't even know him. Father Mike has brought countless people to the Lord, myself included, and is deeply in love with His church. What exactly have you done to do so?
hes not funny
God bless you Fr.M.