Certainly praying for you, here in the UK, may the holy spirit strengthen you and sustain you on your journey, may God bless you and keep you and may mother Mary be at your side, always.🙏🕊️🙏
Matthew I will! I pray that you become the kind of priest that brings people back to the faith. I have had experiences with great priests and others who should maybe take a look at the way they treat people. So without further ado, I pray you become a priest that draws people in to hear what you have to say. And believe in you enough to return to Holy Confession and trust you with their sins.
I was saved out of atheism in a moment of aloneness and quiet contemplation. Solitude is so important for us to be able to hear the still, small voice of God.
What kinds of experiences in your quiet moments contemplations did you have that brought you out of atheism? Just curious because right now I’ve been struggling with my own moments of faith and doubt.
@@rjskeptic5273 Yes, it was miserable and unhappy. I was smug and uncharitable towards others and also painfully self conscious and insecure. Christ fixed my broken parts and gave me eternal security in Him.
Woah. This hits hard right now. My husband is leaving next to work and live overseas for an open ended contract. We have three teenagers at home who are each challenging in their own way. Please pray for me. Pray for my kids. Pray for my marriage.
Praying for you. I’m married to a pilot who just retired after 39 years of flying. Because he flew for both the Air National Guard and a commercial airline, he was always gone for days or even months at a time. We had three young sons, one of whom was very high maintenance, to put it mildly. It wasn’t easy, but we made it through. I give great credit to the sacramental graces of holy Matrimony... and to the intercession of Our Lady in Saint Joseph. Blessings, peace, and strength to you all.
@@MFV77 Thank you so much Mary. Your words of encouragement mean more than you realize. It is so hard to surrender to uncertainty. I pray God’s grace brings us through this stronger and closer in our marriage and in our family.
Had a husband in oil industry with lots of travels into dangerous waters. It was hard sometimes. But we managed. A suggestion would be to set expectations. Because when he returns, he'll want to go back to normal. But you'll have established a new routine. So his normal and your normal will be out of sync. Keep communicating and stay firm in your marriage vows. And on the bright side no fighting about the remote. You've got this!!!
@@karengeahigan1715 Thank you Karen! I am grateful for FaceTime. If possible, we plan on daily intentional conversations with everyone. May have to be in the middle of the night but we have to make it work! I appreciate your advice and encouraged by your family’s success. God bless.
This is such a godsend as I am trying to follow the path God has set before, including my choice to join the Church this month, from Protestantism without my family. So pray for me brothers and sisters and Fr. Mike.
Congratulations!! The decision you made is a decision only you can decide...But the same decisions other have or May decide . (Alone in your physical surroundings, but not to others in different locations ). God Bless, Congratulations, thank you for being a witness!!!
So true. The Aloneness of Judas is arid and meaningless, An Aloneness born of betrayal is awful. The Aloneness of Christ is the fulfillment of destiny, difficult and demanding but very much part of who we are.
Stay strong and be true to yourself and your beliefs. Find friends with like minds. Don’t be afraid to ask for help! I will put you in my rosary tomorrow.
As a worrier, I’ve found that fears are worse than reality. One thing I read somewhere is that when you worry, you never project God into the future with you helping you. Prayers!
Ah, I remember that day when my parents dropped me off at college and that's it. It's just me now. It's sad and it's scary, but that being alone encouraged me to check out the local Parish and Catholic Student Association and I made lifelong friends I never would have met if I wasn't on my own (I'm shy, so I only had one or two friends before college). It's gonna hurt and it's gonna be sad, but in my case, those turned out to be the best years of my life up to that point and me and those college friends still look back on those times fondly. Praying your experience is just as Blessed!
My eyes can’t stop the tears, my throat is constricting. This message on aloneness touched me so deeply. Life has been lonely but the loneliness has brought me closer to Jesus. I love you Jesus!
I highly recommend you to be more humble by praying and hoping to be on the side of God! Instead of thinking that God is on Your side. EDIT: I say this to everyone who has liked your comment. God bless you and St. Virgin Mary pray for you!
@TimBanks If a person in the state of grace receives the Holy Eucharist, there is no doubt that the person not only is "beside God", that person is in complete UNION with God.
Am a young nun, 1,5 year in the congregation and just experiencing both of this types of loneliness: Jesus's with congregation and Judas's with my sin, falling out of the rules- unorganised etc. Just found out after 22 years😭that I have ADHD (which makes me unorganised and not sticking to the day plan) but still waiting for the professional diagnosis so can't really talk about it while still being misunderstood and still judged as"chaotic one". So hard...😞 ( please don't get me wrong, I love my Sisters, they just don't know, as I didn't) I am gonna wach this once again every day until We (Jesus & me) will resurrect from it. Please people, DON'T JUDGE OTHERS! It can slowly kill anybody. Thank you Fr Mike... right on time💔😢😌 Thank you Jesus...You know...
Thank you for sharing your story. It reminds me of St. Faustina and St. Theresa. Both lived lives of love and beautiful simplicity very pleasing to God, yet were often misunderstanding by others.
Bravo to you for revealing your weakness. I pray you gain strength in your uniqueness. Maybe look at your recent diagnosis as the beginning of an understanding and path to knowing yourself better. I’m a 57 year old woman who thinks she’s ADD. No one has told me so but I have a 30 year old son who was diagnosed before he was 10 that he was ADD. Be strong. You are special in your own way and have much to contribute to your order.
I am sorry you are experiencing this loneliness and pray you will discover God's plan for this type of suffering. May He grant you understanding, wisdom and perseverance. This too could lead to sainthood. St. Therese the Little Flower wrap your heart around this young woman.
Yes. I am constantly around someone, but being the only one of faith is lonesome. I love going to church and being with other faithful, I wish I could live there with my cat 😄😄
Bless you Fr. Mike. I was just confirmed as a catechumen at Saint Rose of Lima in Murfreesboro, TN. My wife isn’t Catholic, and recently said she has no interest in becoming a Catholic as well, which has left me raising my daughter Mary by myself, but I know I must do it. This video was at the perfect time. 🙏
Keep praying. When I got married, my husband was a not religious Methodist who told me he would never become Catholic. When we had children, they were baptized Catholic and went to church with me. I kept praying and lighting candles for his conversion. He started coming to church with us and after 20 years, he came home one day and said he had spoken to one of our priests about becoming Catholic. He went through RCIA on Easter in 2009 became Catholic! Everything is possible with the Lord! 🙏🏻❤️
@@loretta3203 I have a similar story to yours with my husband. Indeed everything and ANYTHING is possible with the Lord, even when it feels so incredibly difficult or impossible to us. Hang in there, Michael! God bless your family! And He IS listening to your prayers!
You really said how I feel. Since my husband passed away I feel so alone. I have accepted that I am alone. However I trust that Jesus is with me always. If I were to died now I entrust my soul to Him🙏 Thank you Fr. Mike you are amazing in BIAY. God bless you🙏
When my husband died, I was alone. When his entire family didn't come to his funeral, I was alone. I have been alone for 11 years now, but it's ok. I have Jesus and my church and my dogs and I find I really don't need people to be happy. People just hurt your feelings
I was widowed last August and my mom passed away at the end of October. I praise God for my family and friends and the Catholic Church! Evenings are so hard, aren’t they? I have found refuge in Jesus Christ and Mary. I try to remember that God chose this cross especially for me because he loves me, and that He chose my husband’s and mother’s crosses for them too. God bless you both and remember you are in my prayers from now on.
I am sorry for both of your losses🙏 In my case my dad pass and then a few months later my husband. My husband was diagnose with amyloidosis., passed 4 months later. You will be in my prayers🙏
So true, I am a night owl. I know when I sleep it will be the next day. It's a mix for me, knowing a new day will dawn and if I wake up I know God woke me up, he is grace. Then a new day means life gets busy and will have stresses. I can't imagine how Jesus felt!
I am in the aloneness of not having family near me as I moved from the east side of the US all the way to the west coast for an engineering job. Please pray that I will stay reliant on God and work hard to get the job experience I need.
"Painfully purifying"....spot on! Returned to the Church after 40yrs...on my own path as I'm the only one in the family nearby who is the Church. I've learned to embrace the quiet peace of God. Keep me in prayer. Praise God
Father Mike you are such a nice lovely man.I am alone .no surviving relatives.It is not easy.I wish I had a good husband like you.Please keep me in your prayers I have had such a troubled life.I suffer severe anxiety and panic attacks.I have been bullied and picked on.You are so kind.Thankyou.I live in England.
Pray to st Anthony, he will help you, pray with faith, he could even find you companionship, he will help you and you can also help you to have peace of mind!!!!! The rosary is a great companion too!!!!!! I am in England too!!!!!🙏🕊️🙏
Fr. Mikes videos found me a few years during low point in my life. I think I opened my heart and bared my soul and I was found. Thank you Jesus for sending Fr. Mike my way!
This video brought me to tears when I realized all the times I had to be alone. It started when I was 10 years old and my deceased paternal grandfather said "YOU have to take care of Grandma." I would fulfill his request 12 years later and I was the ONLY one who could do it. I am an only child, but sometimes this doesn't make it any easier. Saying the eulogy at my parent's funeral, having the talk with my daughter's boyfriend who was asking for her hand in marriage, and finally having to deal with Stage 4 colon cancer when you think you're dying and you have so much to say to the world. But, then I remember my wonderful daughter and son-in-law, my priceless neighbors, and the many members of my parish who pray for me and all the little children who help get rid of my depression every Sunday just by being. It is then that I realize I'm not alone and I am the richest woman in the world. Thank you for this video
God bless all of us listening to this beautiful message .....it’s alright to be alone, it just means we are one with the Father . Which can only mean we never alone🙏🏼. Love & Light ...Blessings 🙏🏼
Thank you Fr Mike. This is what I'm experiencing at the moment. Fourteen years ago, after lapsing for thirty years, I was the first of my siblings to come home to the Catholic church. None of them have yet joined me, my father was Catholic but died four years ago and my late mother was Anglican. I'm married to a non-Catholic (who is doing so well at getting used to me now being Catholic) and none of my extended family is Catholic. I am surrounded by loving family but alone in my faith. Your video has helped me to understand my situation, Fr Mike. If anyone could spare a prayer for me, it would help as I journey on and it would be much appreciated. 🙂🙏
So true, Fr Mike. Embracing my aloneness as a single parent is all I can do. As for Judas if he hadn’t committed Jesus would not have been able to give up his life on the cross. So I totally see your point in the different kinds of aloneness. Thought provoking. Thank you ☺️ 🙏🏽
Wow, I prayed to God to help me get through the loneliness I feel. I asked him to help walk with me through it. Your video gives great perspective!! It is training me so that I can one day focus on giving people companionship instead of desperately asking people for companionship. It's purging my neediness
Thank you, Fr. Mike! I have prayed for so long to feel Jesus' love. After a few years away from my faith/Church, I was called back by the Holy Spirit. I returned before Christmas. Then I found all these great podcasts. I am learning and feeling touched by Jesus through the words and lessons of these holy priests! Praise you Jesus, God our Father, and Holy Spirit!! Keep me close to you always!
My Life is being alone. I'm so use to it and feel abandoned. I pray day and night for some type of blessing, but it has never come. So I'll just be alone.
A suggestion for a practical application of 'going it alone' (in the good way!) - say Grace before you eat, wherever you are. I started saying Grace in the lunch room at work a few years back. I don't say it aloud, but I cross myself and my lips move so anyone who happens to notice knows what I'm doing. The first few times I was pretty embarrassed and had to force myself, but after that it was fine. (And one guy, a Russian Orthodox, got the courage to start doing it too! ) It's only a little thing, but sometimes little things can make a big difference. Just a thought.
Regarding today’s podcast it struck me in John “zeal for your house (temple) will consume me” ... not only the physical temple but ...us as living temples! 🤯
Amen. Thank you Fr. Mike! Thank you for helping me understand my feelings of loneliness. "I am okay with being alone because this is the road that I need to be on."
Aloneness without God is like going through an absolutely dark and long tunnel; and because you totally can't see anything, you eventually hurt yourself by falling into dangerous traps. But aloneness with God is still going through the same dark and long tunnel while holding an inextinguishable lamp. And despite the fear and sadness, you can see things clearly now and you are able to avoid those traps. And with that light accompanying you always, it will eventually lead you to the way out. Like as scripture clearly tells us, "Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." (Psalm 119:105) ❤ Happy Easter everyone!
I needed this and I'm balling my eyes out. Thank you Father Mike! One minute I feel like I have my life together but deep down I'm really lost. It's my road, my road alone to take.
Alonlyness for me is when I had a nerves break down and my children, and friends let me do this all on my own it was very hard but I kept on saying that God was with me and I was not alone and got through it with God by me.
my grandfather died a few months ago. I ask everyone to please pray for him that he may have rest in heaven and that my grandmother may also have peace. Remember to always pray for the holy souls in purgatory and all sinners. God Bless you all and thank you, father Mike.
I put off going to bed at night because come the evening/nighttime I feel dreadfully lonely, and I don't know how to handle the overwhelming feeling of lonliness🕊️🕊️🕊️🙏
@@frankharet8865 thankyou so much, I will do this, I say the rosary every day but I have never thought of just holding the rosary and asking for comfort, this kind advice bought a tear to my eye, thankyou.🕊️🙏🕊️
I needed this so much right now. I feel anxiety before I go to my internship at the coroner's office and I have a lot of anxieties about my career path. I know God will guide me but, I know it is up to me to do the work and take the necessary steps to make it happen. Take the Greyhound to Philly, show up early, do the work, with no expectation of a reward culminating in a full time job. Just openness to whatever may be. I just hope that I am on the right path with God as I pursue my degree in Forensics. This video helped me because it made me ask myself, am I alone like Jesus, or alone like Judas? I realized I am not betraying anyone or doing anything to harm anyone so I have been able to answer this question thanks to you, Fr. Mike. Thank you and God bless.
Please pray for me. I've been battling for the virtue of purity for years to no avail. Pornography has been stabbing me for many years now. I can not do this alone. Willpower is not enough.
go to confession for this sin then mass. every time it happen go to confession again then communion. if possible go to daily mass. consider this as project. Pray the rosary daily too. The blessed Mary will put you under the Mantle of her protection. this is not an overnight solution, it will take time. when your willpower is not enough, ask the holy spirit’s power. ask your guardian angel too, always. God wants the best from you and he knows how to purge you. He is letting you face this challenge to develop your virtue. the whole heaven is there for you. God Bless.
Today I had to 'go it alone' as I took Holy Communion to the Residents at the Care Home where I work. Prior I would go with a church friend. When I asked the priest today, whom would be coming with me, as my friend was unwell, he said "You". I felt alone, afraid and lost to know what to do. Then I said to the priest, "God is with me". So off I went. Well... God was certainly with me! He lead the way for me. Thank you Father God! So Matthew, do not be afraid.... God is CERTAINLY with you. God Bless you and Thank you from my heart for what you and all priests are doing for the world. Steven.
This is very pertinent to what we/I often face in today's world, trying to avoid being alone when it is often necessary, for Jesus is very present in those moments and blessed are those who realise that and experience Him in bthose moments.
While I grieve for the love of my life of 51 yrs, George, I know about that loneliness Crawling in bed by myself self, has to be one of the hardest thing I have ever done, I’m alone, and will be for the rest of my life. Thank you Fr Mike for a different perspective of believing that when I wake up again, I will be in my Father’s Arms.
Thank you God for this wisdom through Fr. Mike 🙏 It was especially interesting when you brought up the aloneness in "There's something only I can say." I don't think of that as times I feel alone, but it really is.
Fr Mike, Although I agree with you fully, the act of going to bed each night is also a practice in hope. I hope to get a good night sleep, I hope to wake up the next day, I hope to do all things tomorrow for the honor and glory of God. It’s like planting a tree or planting a garden. You probably wouldn’t plant it if you thought you would be dead before harvest. Planting yourself in the bed is the same way. Or, someone planting you in the earth likewise. Faith, Hope, and Love.
Please pray for me as a single mom with 12 kids to be ok with my aloneness and find joy in this aloneness and for my husband to reach out for the help in his
You are so inspirational! I love my alone time. In fact I cherish it. Thank God He is always there with me to help me sort things out. God is good. Thank you for all you do to help His flock become more acqaunted with His teachings and desires. But more importantly to be one of us on our journey. Thank you for all you do for our beautiful Catholic faith.
Ok . I PRAY for YOU. You PRAY FOR ME. So YOUR empowered to do his WILL, and just the same for this SERVANT as well. I truly wish we could SPEAK FACE TO FACE . In due TIME. Hope we EACH OF us PRACTICE THE CHARITY of our FAITH.
I'm a single handed sailor, living on my sailboat, where you are the only one ..all of the time, I like to think most of that time is with God. feeling like Judas, THAT is alone.
Amen, Fr. Mike. Everyone will experience aloneness at least once in a while in their lifetime regardless of their status/situation. But in that moment of loneliness, there's a chance for us to really hears God's voice as He's inviting us to do His Will through these unique moments in life that let us sit back a bit and to meditate and discern various things in our daily lives. And this is not just moments of solitude, but rather it's the moments of God's Glory showing us the Way, the Truth, the Life through His Light that guides us. For it has been written, God does not leave us alone in the world, but He's always by our sides whether we know it or not. Deuteronomy 31:6 Genesis 2:18
God bless you Matthew I pray,for those of whom you wish,to serve because you have already,made your decision. May He bless you and guide you along your path.
Wow. Awesome video. Just what I needed to hear after leaving my children and grandchildren to travel across the country to be with my mom as she goes through dementia. I have had so many lonely days especially during this pandemic but I'm where I am suppose to be. Thanks Fr Mike and God bless you 🙏
Dear ElShaddi /Jehovah/Elohim/Yahweh(Adonai)...ABBA Father, continue to strengthen me with energizing Faith... Peace as I journey this path alone, AMEN 🙏🏾❤️🙏🏾
This was such a beautiful perspective on aloneness that I never thought about. During holy week I found myself feeling so sorry for Judas and wondering why things ended the way it did. Like many people who commit suicide they feel like in their aloneness they can't reach out to anyone, even though God is constantly with them. I know because I've experienced it. I pray for all people who feel alone and abandoned in life to know that God loves you regardless of what you have done and is ready to show you love and mercy. You can share your pain and sorrows and he will deliver you. Thank you Father Mike! God bless you and all Ascension presents 🙏🏽❤️
Please pray for me as I take the next step towards the priesthood. I’m meeting with my bishop next week.
Prayers for you!🙏🏻🙏🏻
Certainly praying for you, here in the UK, may the holy spirit strengthen you and sustain you on your journey, may God bless you and keep you and may mother Mary be at your side, always.🙏🕊️🙏
Go for it with God!!
God bless you and give you peace and joy in your decision 🙏
Matthew I will! I pray that you become the kind of priest that brings people back to the faith. I have had experiences with great priests and others who should maybe take a look at the way they treat people. So without further ado, I pray you become a priest that draws people in to hear what you have to say. And believe in you enough to return to Holy Confession and trust you with their sins.
Hey guys Pray for me. The Bible in a year podcast is making an impact in my life. Praise and thanks to God!
May God draw you to him with the saving grace and sacrifice of Jesus.
Me too!
Prayers for you brother 🙏🏻
Me too! What a gift!
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I was saved out of atheism in a moment of aloneness and quiet contemplation. Solitude is so important for us to be able to hear the still, small voice of God.
Bless your Spirit. It was listening!
Praise God and thanks for sharing!
What kinds of experiences in your quiet moments contemplations did you have that brought you out of atheism? Just curious because right now I’ve been struggling with my own moments of faith and doubt.
"I was saved out of atheism."
Seriously?
@@rjskeptic5273 Yes, it was miserable and unhappy. I was smug and uncharitable towards others and also painfully self conscious and insecure. Christ fixed my broken parts and gave me eternal security in Him.
Woah. This hits hard right now. My husband is leaving next to work and live overseas for an open ended contract. We have three teenagers at home who are each challenging in their own way. Please pray for me. Pray for my kids. Pray for my marriage.
Praying for you. I’m married to a pilot who just retired after 39 years of flying. Because he flew for both the Air National Guard and a commercial airline, he was always gone for days or even months at a time. We had three young sons, one of whom was very high maintenance, to put it mildly. It wasn’t easy, but we made it through. I give great credit to the sacramental graces of holy Matrimony... and to the intercession of Our Lady in Saint Joseph. Blessings, peace, and strength to you all.
@@MFV77 Thank you so much Mary. Your words of encouragement mean more than you realize. It is so hard to surrender to uncertainty. I pray God’s grace brings us through this stronger and closer in our marriage and in our family.
Had a husband in oil industry with lots of travels into dangerous waters. It was hard sometimes. But we managed. A suggestion would be to set expectations. Because when he returns, he'll want to go back to normal. But you'll have established a new routine. So his normal and your normal will be out of sync. Keep communicating and stay firm in your marriage vows. And on the bright side no fighting about the remote. You've got this!!!
@@karengeahigan1715 Thank you Karen! I am grateful for FaceTime. If possible, we plan on daily intentional conversations with everyone. May have to be in the middle of the night but we have to make it work! I appreciate your advice and encouraged by your family’s success. God bless.
Praying for you and the entire family!🙏🙏
This is such a godsend as I am trying to follow the path God has set before, including my choice to join the Church this month, from Protestantism without my family. So pray for me brothers and sisters and Fr. Mike.
Welcome Home!
prayers for you❤️❤️
For me his Bible in a year illuminated me. Hope you try it, it’s free. I feel like a part of a big family, Gods family.
Congratulations!! The decision you made is a decision only you can decide...But the same decisions other have or May decide . (Alone in your physical surroundings, but not to others in different locations ). God Bless, Congratulations, thank you for being a witness!!!
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So true. The Aloneness of Judas is arid and meaningless, An Aloneness born of betrayal is awful. The Aloneness of Christ is the fulfillment of destiny, difficult and demanding but very much part of who we are.
I feel so alone. Thank you. Please pray for me. Thank you ❤🙏
Was I the only one waiting for a new video from Mike Schmitz?
Lol
No, you were not alone 😆
I'm always waiting for his videos
I count the days till his next video every week. 😂🤗🕊️🙏🕊️
Nope. Every video Fr. Mike makes hits home.
I needed this video. I’m so scared of college. Scared of leaving everyone. Pray for me
you are never alone :)
You will be in our prayers
Stay strong and be true to yourself and your beliefs. Find friends with like minds. Don’t be afraid to ask for help! I will put you in my rosary tomorrow.
As a worrier, I’ve found that fears are worse than reality. One thing I read somewhere is that when you worry, you never project God into the future with you helping you. Prayers!
Ah, I remember that day when my parents dropped me off at college and that's it. It's just me now. It's sad and it's scary, but that being alone encouraged me to check out the local Parish and Catholic Student Association and I made lifelong friends I never would have met if I wasn't on my own (I'm shy, so I only had one or two friends before college).
It's gonna hurt and it's gonna be sad, but in my case, those turned out to be the best years of my life up to that point and me and those college friends still look back on those times fondly. Praying your experience is just as Blessed!
My eyes can’t stop the tears, my throat is constricting. This message on aloneness touched me so deeply. Life has been lonely but the loneliness has brought me closer to Jesus. I love you Jesus!
I offer my loneliness in honor of Jesus .. I feel his presence when I pray to him for help .. he promised us he is always with us . 🙏🏻💜
I'm never actually alone as God is with me.
I highly recommend you to be more humble by praying and hoping to be on the side of God!
Instead of thinking that God is on Your side.
EDIT: I say this to everyone who has liked your comment.
God bless you and St. Virgin Mary pray for you!
@@timebank1949 God is always with us, even if we are choosing sin. God is with you in every moment.
He said I will never leave you or forsake you
@TimBanks If a person in the state of grace receives the Holy Eucharist, there is no doubt that the person not only is "beside God", that person is in complete UNION with God.
@@maryagneshaagensen269 amen
Please pray for me and my family. I am about to tell my father that I am Christian. This may split our family. Pray for us brothers and sisters. ✝️
Am a young nun, 1,5 year in the congregation and just experiencing both of this types of loneliness: Jesus's with congregation and Judas's with my sin, falling out of the rules- unorganised etc. Just found out after 22 years😭that I have ADHD (which makes me unorganised and not sticking to the day plan) but still waiting for the professional diagnosis so can't really talk about it while still being misunderstood and still judged as"chaotic one". So hard...😞
( please don't get me wrong, I love my Sisters, they just don't know, as I didn't)
I am gonna wach this once again every day until We (Jesus & me) will resurrect from it.
Please people, DON'T JUDGE OTHERS! It can slowly kill anybody.
Thank you Fr Mike... right on time💔😢😌
Thank you Jesus...You know...
be sure to ask your Sisters, and your Mother, for help. Blessings to you!
Stay the course with God and nay He continue to bless you on your path.
Thank you for sharing your story. It reminds me of St. Faustina and St. Theresa. Both lived lives of love and beautiful simplicity very pleasing to God, yet were often misunderstanding by others.
Bravo to you for revealing your weakness. I pray you gain strength in your uniqueness. Maybe look at your recent diagnosis as the beginning of an understanding and path to knowing yourself better. I’m a 57 year old woman who thinks she’s ADD. No one has told me so but I have a 30 year old son who was diagnosed before he was 10 that he was ADD. Be strong. You are special in your own way and have much to contribute to your order.
I am sorry you are experiencing this loneliness and pray you will discover God's plan for this type of suffering. May He grant you understanding, wisdom and perseverance. This too could lead to sainthood. St. Therese the Little Flower wrap your heart around this young woman.
'This is practice for when I close my eyes and wake up... in the Father's gaze' 🥺🥺
You can feel alone when your with someone too.
Amen sister. I’m a married woman and feel exactly that...God is my refuge.
Correct. Physical loneliness and social loneliness are two different things.
@@mollyspencer5570 I’m in the same situation. BTW Spencer is my maiden name.
Yes. I am constantly around someone, but being the only one of faith is lonesome. I love going to church and being with other faithful, I wish I could live there with my cat 😄😄
In my opinion, that’s worse than being alone on your own.
Bless you Fr. Mike. I was just confirmed as a catechumen at Saint Rose of Lima in Murfreesboro, TN. My wife isn’t Catholic, and recently said she has no interest in becoming a Catholic as well, which has left me raising my daughter Mary by myself, but I know I must do it. This video was at the perfect time. 🙏
Keep praying. When I got married, my husband was a not religious Methodist who told me he would never become Catholic. When we had children, they were baptized Catholic and went to church with me. I kept praying and lighting candles for his conversion. He started coming to church with us and after 20 years, he came home one day and said he had spoken to one of our priests about becoming Catholic. He went through RCIA on Easter in 2009 became Catholic! Everything is possible with the Lord! 🙏🏻❤️
@@loretta3203 Amazing!
@@loretta3203 I have a similar story to yours with my husband. Indeed everything and ANYTHING is possible with the Lord, even when it feels so incredibly difficult or impossible to us. Hang in there, Michael! God bless your family! And He IS listening to your prayers!
Keep praying for her. If she’s still breathing, there’s still a chance she’ll convert.
Greetings from Nashville XD God bless
You really said how I feel. Since my husband passed away I feel so alone. I have accepted that I am alone. However I trust that Jesus is with me always. If I were to died now I entrust my soul to Him🙏
Thank you Fr. Mike you are amazing in BIAY. God bless you🙏
When my husband died, I was alone. When his entire family didn't come to his funeral, I was alone. I have been alone for 11 years now, but it's ok. I have Jesus and my church and my dogs and I find I really don't need people to be happy. People just hurt your feelings
@@connieholthaus957 I am so sorry to hear that you were alone. You are right Jesus is with us.🙏
I was widowed last August and my mom passed away at the end of October. I praise God for my family and friends and the Catholic Church! Evenings are so hard, aren’t they? I have found refuge in Jesus Christ and Mary. I try to remember that God chose this cross especially for me because he loves me, and that He chose my husband’s and mother’s crosses for them too. God bless you both and remember you are in my prayers from now on.
I am sorry for both of your losses🙏
In my case my dad pass and then a few months later my husband. My husband was diagnose with amyloidosis., passed 4 months later.
You will be in my prayers🙏
Life is just one big Way of the Cross, that is the truth.
So true, I am a night owl. I know when I sleep it will be the next day. It's a mix for me, knowing a new day will dawn and if I wake up I know God woke me up, he is grace. Then a new day means life gets busy and will have stresses. I can't imagine how Jesus felt!
I am in the aloneness of not having family near me as I moved from the east side of the US all the way to the west coast for an engineering job. Please pray that I will stay reliant on God and work hard to get the job experience I need.
"Painfully purifying"....spot on! Returned to the Church after 40yrs...on my own path as I'm the only one in the family nearby who is the Church. I've learned to embrace the quiet peace of God. Keep me in prayer. Praise God
Father Mike you are such a nice lovely man.I am alone .no surviving relatives.It is not easy.I wish I had a good husband like you.Please keep me in your prayers I have had such a troubled life.I suffer severe anxiety and panic attacks.I have been bullied and picked on.You are so kind.Thankyou.I live in England.
Pray to st Anthony, he will help you, pray with faith, he could even find you companionship, he will help you and you can also help you to have peace of mind!!!!! The rosary is a great companion too!!!!!! I am in England too!!!!!🙏🕊️🙏
Why whenever I'm going through something, Ascension Presents videos pop up?? Gods telling me something...
exactly same thing happens with me, i was feeling judas kinda aloneness and this video popped up, God works in mysterious ways!!!
same here. God is touching many hearts ♡
For real 😆
Fr. Mikes videos found me a few years during low point in my life. I think I opened my heart and bared my soul and I was found. Thank you Jesus for sending Fr. Mike my way!
it's the TH-cam algorithm.
but hey, maybe God is speaking to you through the algorithm. It's highly possible.
This video brought me to tears when I realized all the times I had to be alone. It started when I was 10 years old and my deceased paternal grandfather said "YOU have to take care of Grandma." I would fulfill his request 12 years later and I was the ONLY one who could do it. I am an only child, but sometimes this doesn't make it any easier. Saying the eulogy at my parent's funeral, having the talk with my daughter's boyfriend who was asking for her hand in marriage, and finally having to deal with Stage 4 colon cancer when you think you're dying and you have so much to say to the world. But, then I remember my wonderful daughter and son-in-law, my priceless neighbors, and the many members of my parish who pray for me and all the little children who help get rid of my depression every Sunday just by being.
It is then that I realize I'm not alone and I am the richest woman in the world. Thank you for this video
Your never alone when you walk with jesus he fills your heart your aloneness is with God
God bless all of us listening to this beautiful message .....it’s alright to be alone, it just means we are one with the Father . Which can only mean we never alone🙏🏼.
Love & Light ...Blessings 🙏🏼
CORRECT ❤
I’m a widow alone. Every holiday is sad.
just remember that they are Holy Days :)
Thank you Fr Mike. This is what I'm experiencing at the moment. Fourteen years ago, after lapsing for thirty years, I was the first of my siblings to come home to the Catholic church. None of them have yet joined me, my father was Catholic but died four years ago and my late mother was Anglican. I'm married to a non-Catholic (who is doing so well at getting used to me now being Catholic) and none of my extended family is Catholic. I am surrounded by loving family but alone in my faith. Your video has helped me to understand my situation, Fr Mike. If anyone could spare a prayer for me, it would help as I journey on and it would be much appreciated. 🙂🙏
Struggling with aloneness right now... thank you for the video. 💛
Hi Marian, I have been working at home now for more than a year now. The pandemic has caused aloneness and it is tough. Best of luck.
@@dominicalberto2179 thank you!
So true, Fr Mike. Embracing my aloneness as a single parent is all I can do. As for Judas if he hadn’t committed Jesus would not have been able to give up his life on the cross. So I totally see your point in the different kinds of aloneness. Thought provoking. Thank you ☺️ 🙏🏽
I’ve been on that road many many times……. It is the process of purification…..❤❤❤❤ and still am…🕯️🕯️🕯️
Wow, I prayed to God to help me get through the loneliness I feel. I asked him to help walk with me through it. Your video gives great perspective!! It is training me so that I can one day focus on giving people companionship instead of desperately asking people for companionship. It's purging my neediness
Thank you, Fr. Mike! I have prayed for so long to feel Jesus' love. After a few years away from my faith/Church, I was called back by the Holy Spirit. I returned before Christmas. Then I found all these great podcasts. I am learning and feeling touched by Jesus through the words and lessons of these holy priests! Praise you Jesus, God our Father, and Holy Spirit!! Keep me close to you always!
My Life is being alone. I'm so use to it and feel abandoned. I pray day and night for some type of blessing, but it has never come. So I'll just be alone.
I hope you've found some peace and contentment. ❤
A suggestion for a practical application of 'going it alone' (in the good way!) - say Grace before you eat, wherever you are. I started saying Grace in the lunch room at work a few years back. I don't say it aloud, but I cross myself and my lips move so anyone who happens to notice knows what I'm doing. The first few times I was pretty embarrassed and had to force myself, but after that it was fine. (And one guy, a Russian Orthodox, got the courage to start doing it too! ) It's only a little thing, but sometimes little things can make a big difference.
Just a thought.
Regarding today’s podcast it struck me in John “zeal for your house (temple) will consume me” ... not only the physical temple but ...us as living temples! 🤯
Life is a lonely road yes, but you must stand for yourself. It gets easier with practice. God bless all those that needed to hear this message.
Wow. That was so timely it felt like it was aimed at me directly. Thank you.
This Lutheran loves this
And a Christian 🙏.
And we love you!
"I am alone but never lonely for I know God, my guardian angel and all the Saints are with me." - our Priest.
I cant imagine Jesus last night in the garden of Gethsemane. I am alone far too much and pray the rosary constantly for apparitions and conversions
God Bless you Fr Mike. Keep the love coming..... always thinking of you and your mother.
That's deep Father Mike. But so true. It can be scary at first but we have to remind ourselves what Jesus did.
Amen.
Thank you Fr. Mike! Thank you for helping me understand my feelings of loneliness.
"I am okay with being alone because this is the road that I need to be on."
Aloneness without God is like going through an absolutely dark and long tunnel; and because you totally can't see anything, you eventually hurt yourself by falling into dangerous traps. But aloneness with God is still going through the same dark and long tunnel while holding an inextinguishable lamp. And despite the fear and sadness, you can see things clearly now and you are able to avoid those traps. And with that light accompanying you always, it will eventually lead you to the way out. Like as scripture clearly tells us, "Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." (Psalm 119:105) ❤ Happy Easter everyone!
We are never alone, because He is with us… “I am with you always, even to the end of the age” Matthew 28:20
I needed this and I'm balling my eyes out. Thank you Father Mike!
One minute I feel like I have my life together but deep down I'm really lost.
It's my road, my road alone to take.
Start to read your Bible...It helps me...
Alonlyness for me is when I had a nerves break down and my children, and friends let me do this all on my own it was very hard but I kept on saying that God was with me and I was not alone and got through it with God by me.
my grandfather died a few months ago. I ask everyone to please pray for him that he may have rest in heaven and that my grandmother may also have peace. Remember to always pray for the holy souls in purgatory and all sinners. God Bless you all and thank you, father Mike.
I put off going to bed at night because come the evening/nighttime I feel dreadfully lonely, and I don't know how to handle the overwhelming feeling of lonliness🕊️🕊️🕊️🙏
Consider holding the rosary and praying for Mary to comfort you - think of all the times she must have comforted a young Jesus
@@frankharet8865 thankyou so much, I will do this, I say the rosary every day but I have never thought of just holding the rosary and asking for comfort, this kind advice bought a tear to my eye, thankyou.🕊️🙏🕊️
Thank you Father Mike!!
Aloneness is awaking the reality of your solitude
I needed this so much right now. I feel anxiety before I go to my internship at the coroner's office and I have a lot of anxieties about my career path. I know God will guide me but, I know it is up to me to do the work and take the necessary steps to make it happen. Take the Greyhound to Philly, show up early, do the work, with no expectation of a reward culminating in a full time job. Just openness to whatever may be. I just hope that I am on the right path with God as I pursue my degree in Forensics. This video helped me because it made me ask myself, am I alone like Jesus, or alone like Judas? I realized I am not betraying anyone or doing anything to harm anyone so I have been able to answer this question thanks to you, Fr. Mike. Thank you and God bless.
Please pray for me. I've been battling for the virtue of purity for years to no avail. Pornography has been stabbing me for many years now. I can not do this alone. Willpower is not enough.
go to confession for this sin then mass. every time it happen go to confession again then communion. if possible go to daily mass. consider this as project. Pray the rosary daily too. The blessed Mary will put you under the Mantle of her protection. this is not an overnight solution, it will take time. when your willpower is not enough, ask the holy spirit’s power. ask your guardian angel too, always. God wants the best from you and he knows how to purge you. He is letting you face this challenge to develop your virtue. the whole heaven is there for you. God Bless.
Today I had to 'go it alone' as I took Holy Communion to the Residents at the Care Home where I work. Prior I would go with a church friend. When I asked the priest today, whom would be coming with me, as my friend was unwell, he said "You". I felt alone, afraid and lost to know what to do. Then I said to the priest, "God is with me". So off I went. Well... God was certainly with me! He lead the way for me. Thank you Father God!
So Matthew, do not be afraid.... God is CERTAINLY with you. God Bless you and Thank you from my heart for what you and all priests are doing for the world. Steven.
Thanks Jesus. Praise and Glory to God. God Bless. Jesus Christ, is the name of God. He lives. Praise and Bless God's holy name.
Didnt know aloneness was a word... learn something new every day!
Alone with Christ Alone, is a great inspirational book recommendation about Jesus and Sr. Clare Crockett
Pray for me for the gift of guidance in taking steps to my career choice.
Excellent, thank you!
The perfect spiritual timing of this. Thank you 💙
This is very pertinent to what we/I often face in today's world, trying to avoid being alone when it is often necessary, for Jesus is very present in those moments and blessed are those who realise that and experience Him in bthose moments.
Father Mike, I am so thankful that you followed the path that brought you to us all. You are truly inspirational!
While I grieve for the love of my life of 51 yrs, George, I know about that loneliness Crawling in bed by myself self, has to be one of the hardest thing I have ever done, I’m alone, and will be for the rest of my life. Thank you Fr Mike for a different perspective of believing that when I wake up again, I will be in my Father’s Arms.
Thank you for this wonderful words!
Thank you God for this wisdom through Fr. Mike 🙏 It was especially interesting when you brought up the aloneness in "There's something only I can say." I don't think of that as times I feel alone, but it really is.
Fr Mike,
Although I agree with you fully, the act of going to bed each night is also a practice in hope. I hope to get a good night sleep, I hope to wake up the next day, I hope to do all things tomorrow for the honor and glory of God.
It’s like planting a tree or planting a garden. You probably wouldn’t plant it if you thought you would be dead before harvest.
Planting yourself in the bed is the same way. Or, someone planting you in the earth likewise. Faith, Hope, and Love.
Please pray for me as a single mom with 12 kids to be ok with my aloneness and find joy in this aloneness and for my husband to reach out for the help in his
You are so inspirational! I love my alone time. In fact I cherish it. Thank God He is always there with me to help me sort things out. God is good. Thank you for all you do to help His flock become more acqaunted with His teachings and desires. But more importantly to be one of us on our journey. Thank you for all you do for our beautiful Catholic faith.
Ok . I PRAY for YOU. You PRAY FOR ME. So YOUR empowered to do his WILL, and just the same for this SERVANT as well.
I truly wish we could SPEAK FACE TO FACE . In due TIME. Hope we EACH OF us PRACTICE THE CHARITY of our FAITH.
I thank God for letting me find you. You are really helping me find the correct path I should have been on.
God bless you Father 🙏🕊✨ You are in my prayers ❤️
Currently on this path with Christ ❤
Jesus a mans man , god in mans body and the king of kings !! I love it! I love you GOD
Ur the best Father Mike. Thankyou
GOD BLESS ALL
Fr. Mike is the highpoint of my day. Thank you and God bless 🙏
I'm a single handed sailor, living on my sailboat, where you are the only one ..all of the time, I like to think most of that time is with God. feeling like Judas, THAT is alone.
Amen, Fr. Mike. Everyone will experience aloneness at least once in a while in their lifetime regardless of their status/situation. But in that moment of loneliness, there's a chance for us to really hears God's voice as He's inviting us to do His Will through these unique moments in life that let us sit back a bit and to meditate and discern various things in our daily lives.
And this is not just moments of solitude, but rather it's the moments of God's Glory showing us the Way, the Truth, the Life through His Light that guides us.
For it has been written, God does not leave us alone in the world, but He's always by our sides whether we know it or not.
Deuteronomy 31:6
Genesis 2:18
Very good video everyone experience aloneness but Jesus is always alive in our hearts we just have to talk to him. Thank you Fr. Mike very much🙏🙏🙏
God bless you Matthew I pray,for those of whom you wish,to serve because you have already,made your decision. May He bless you and guide you along your path.
Wow. Awesome video. Just what I needed to hear after leaving my children and grandchildren to travel across the country to be with my mom as she goes through dementia. I have had so many lonely days especially during this pandemic but I'm where I am suppose to be. Thanks Fr Mike and God bless you 🙏
I will pray for you Matthew. You will do wonderful in all you choose to do! have a blessed day!!
Dear ElShaddi /Jehovah/Elohim/Yahweh(Adonai)...ABBA Father, continue to strengthen me with energizing Faith... Peace as I journey this path alone, AMEN 🙏🏾❤️🙏🏾
Really needed this. I was praying for guidance and God answered. God works in mysterious ways.
😭😭Father Mike, you're so good at making me realize so many things. Thank you so much, Father. I love you. And GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS.
I enjoy watching him... He's very upbeat. Pastor Lenny seemed to be reading his
Fr Mike, you tugged at my heart strings again. Beautiful message. You're forever in my prayers
Again.. something i needed this week (becausei was ranting about me being alone...), and tadaaaa! Fr Mike's new video is on loneliness!
Praise God ❤
I thank God for giving you this grace, Fr. Mike. All my ❤️ and blessings!!
Any time we do something in secret or keep a secret from a loved one it is always a bad thing. Truth does set us all free.
As always an awesome lesson for intense contemplation on ones life
Wow I needed this message 😔
This was such a beautiful perspective on aloneness that I never thought about. During holy week I found myself feeling so sorry for Judas and wondering why things ended the way it did. Like many people who commit suicide they feel like in their aloneness they can't reach out to anyone, even though God is constantly with them. I know because I've experienced it. I pray for all people who feel alone and abandoned in life to know that God loves you regardless of what you have done and is ready to show you love and mercy. You can share your pain and sorrows and he will deliver you. Thank you Father Mike! God bless you and all Ascension presents 🙏🏽❤️
An angel from GOD U ARE
Wow! Such a timely word for me. Thank you.
It's uncanny how acutely aware of my situation your video today seems.
Thank you Fr. Mike for this message. Praise God that this video was put on your mind to make! The timing of this video was perfect for me!
What a powerful message of courage, Fr. Mike!
Pray for my future relationship so I can tell what’s on my heart