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such an awesome crowd here such an awesome crowd here
tonight that are all our tonight that are all our
family, but I had a shock family, but I had a shock
when I walked in right when I walked in right
back there. back there.
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You know, You know,
I just was expecting an I just was expecting an
ordinary human being, ordinary human being,
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and I saw somebody I never and I saw somebody I never
believed in even when, believed in even when,
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even when I was a kid. even when I was a kid.
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My mother would say, My mother would say,
"Santa Claus is coming." "Santa Claus is coming."
I’d say, "Oh, that’s bunk." I’d say, "Oh, that’s bunk."
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By golly, there he is. By golly, there he is.
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So, he gave me--I don’t So, he gave me--I don’t
know, can y’all see this? know, can y’all see this?
You all saw that, but I’m, You all saw that, but I’m,
this is Santa Clause, and it this is Santa Clause, and it
looks just like the kind you looks just like the kind you
see in pictures, and I see in pictures, and I
looked at him. looked at him.
I don’t believe it, I don’t believe it,
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and I said to him, "Did you and I said to him, "Did you
come to ask me what I want come to ask me what I want
for Christmas?" for Christmas?"
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(laughs) (laughs)
So I’m going to tell you So I’m going to tell you
what I want for Christmas. what I want for Christmas.
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For Christmas I would like For Christmas I would like
our audience to triple-double, our audience to triple-double,
double-triple, so that we double-triple, so that we
can reach more and more can reach more and more
and more people. and more people.
I would like to be in every I would like to be in every
country in Europe, every country in Europe, every
country in Europe. country in Europe.
I would like to have youth I would like to have youth
rallies from EWTN so we can rallies from EWTN so we can
bring them in and talk about bring them in and talk about
Jesus and show them Jesus. Jesus and show them Jesus.
That’s what we need to do, That’s what we need to do,
and then I would like to get and then I would like to get
down into the jungles, in down into the jungles, in
the Sahara Desert, and the the Sahara Desert, and the
very tops where just few very tops where just few
people are, and Siberia and people are, and Siberia and
the mountains, and then I the mountains, and then I
would like to have AM/FM all would like to have AM/FM all
over this country, and all over this country, and all
over Europe, and there’s a over Europe, and there’s a
few other things, little few other things, little
things I’d like, things I’d like,
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and then I would like all and then I would like all
the money to do it. the money to do it.
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(laughs) (laughs)
And some of you are so And some of you are so
loaded. loaded.
You cannot take it You cannot take it
with you. with you.
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(laughs) (laughs)
You could just live on so You could just live on so
many million, many million,
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and after that, it’s and after that, it’s
a waste. a waste.
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It really is. It really is.
You can just buy so many You can just buy so many
cars, so many houses, so cars, so many houses, so
many roads, and you can just many roads, and you can just
do so many things, and all do so many things, and all
the while you’re getting the while you’re getting
older and older and older. older and older and older.
It’s a very discouraging, It’s a very discouraging,
but I meant it to be, but I meant it to be,
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(laughs) (laughs)
because unfortunately it because unfortunately it
takes that kind of stuff to, takes that kind of stuff to,
to do something like that. to do something like that.
So here I am at 74 asking So here I am at 74 asking
Santa Claus, Santa Claus,
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but I am glad he came, but I am glad he came,
because my sisters will... because my sisters will...
I can’t wait till I get I can’t wait till I get
back upstairs and look back upstairs and look
at their faces and say, at their faces and say,
"There is a Santa Claus!" "There is a Santa Claus!"
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(laughs) (laughs)
But really, to Jesus, you are But really, to Jesus, you are
Jesus Santa Claus, because Jesus Santa Claus, because
you keep this network going you keep this network going
and you allow us to do the and you allow us to do the
things we do. things we do.
So, for all of that, So, for all of that,
I thank you. I thank you.
You know, I really didn’t You know, I really didn’t
know what to talk about know what to talk about
tonight and, and this tonight and, and this
morning we had a lesson for, morning we had a lesson for,
a lesson for sisters and, a lesson for sisters and,
and we talked about some and we talked about some
passages of Scripture that passages of Scripture that
are rather difficult to are rather difficult to
understand, and I thought understand, and I thought
tonight if we would just tonight if we would just
look at it together, we may look at it together, we may
try to understand. try to understand.
Now, the interpretation I’m Now, the interpretation I’m
going to give you is a light going to give you is a light
the Lord gave me, and you the Lord gave me, and you
may not have read it, but may not have read it, but
it’s okay. it’s okay.
I mean, it’s, nobody can I mean, it’s, nobody can
prove it isn’t true. prove it isn’t true.
That’s the nice part about That’s the nice part about
Scripture, you know. Scripture, you know.
So I would like to look at-- So I would like to look at--
well, first we’ll look at well, first we’ll look at
Gethsemane, okay, and Our Gethsemane, okay, and Our
Lord says something here and Lord says something here and
we’ve all heard over and we’ve all heard over and
over and over and over; it’s over and over and over; it’s
Matthew 26 and verse, well, Matthew 26 and verse, well,
37-38. 37-38.
Our Lord goes to Gethsemane Our Lord goes to Gethsemane
and He kneels in front of and He kneels in front of
this big rock and He says, "My soul is sorrowful to the point of death," and He asked the apostles to wait and pray with Him. And Our Lord says something. He says, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass Me by. Nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will." And we know He did this three times. Now, what did He really say? It doesn’t seem to me that It doesn’t seem to me that
He was asking the Father He was asking the Father
that the Passion would pass that the Passion would pass
Him by, because see, that Him by, because see, that
would contradict something would contradict something
else He said. else He said.
He said to the apostles one He said to the apostles one
thing, "I have a baptism thing, "I have a baptism
with which I am to be with which I am to be
Baptized and how Baptized and how
Straightened I am until Straightened I am until
it is accomplished." it is accomplished."
So the Lord’s will with So the Lord’s will with
His Father’s will was His Father’s will was
absolutely totally perfect. absolutely totally perfect.
He was not trying to talk He was not trying to talk
the Father out of the the Father out of the
Passion, because then, you Passion, because then, you
see, that would contradict see, that would contradict
that longing He had to that longing He had to
bring us in the Kingdom, bring us in the Kingdom,
to bring us Home, to give us to bring us Home, to give us
the grace to say we’re sorry the grace to say we’re sorry
and be forgiven, to give and be forgiven, to give
us His Body and Blood. us His Body and Blood.
All of that would have been All of that would have been
gone--and that isn’t what gone--and that isn’t what
He meant. He meant.
As Our Lord sat down or As Our Lord sat down or
knelt down before that rock knelt down before that rock
He had that great stress of He had that great stress of
all our sins upon Him, but all our sins upon Him, but
also He could See throughout also He could See throughout
the ages, throughout the the ages, throughout the
ages all the people, all the ages all the people, all the
people who would not benefit people who would not benefit
by His Passion. by His Passion.
They don’t want--they don’t They don’t want--they don’t
want to be with Jesus for want to be with Jesus for
all eternity. all eternity.
They want their own sinful They want their own sinful
nature to go on forever. nature to go on forever.
It’s hard to understand, It’s hard to understand,
isn’t it, huh? isn’t it, huh?
That when forgiveness is That when forgiveness is
there, we don’t accept it, there, we don’t accept it,
we don’t want it, and I we don’t want it, and I
believe that’s what Our Lord believe that’s what Our Lord
saw because see, there is saw because see, there is
an attribute of God that, oh, an attribute of God that, oh,
attracts me, and I think of attracts me, and I think of
it often because it’s so it often because it’s so
awesome, and one of those awesome, and one of those
attributes is, "To God, attributes is, "To God,
all things are present." all things are present."
In the mind of God there In the mind of God there
is no past and no future. is no past and no future.
It’s all now. It’s all now.
So when the Father designed So when the Father designed
that His Son would come and that His Son would come and
suffer so terribly for us, suffer so terribly for us,
it was all there. it was all there.
And so He couldn’t say And so He couldn’t say
1 minute--you know, God 1 minute--you know, God
is not fickle like we are. is not fickle like we are.
He couldn’t say for a He couldn’t say for a
moment, "I can’t wait till moment, "I can’t wait till
I can do this for you," I can do this for you,"
and then say, "Well, could we and then say, "Well, could we
just forget the whole thing?" just forget the whole thing?"
No. No.
He knew and He wanted to go He knew and He wanted to go
through that, because through that, because
God loves each one of us God loves each one of us
as if no one else existed. as if no one else existed.
Can you think of that Can you think of that
for a minute? for a minute?
Don’t you wish your husband Don’t you wish your husband
and wife liked, loved you and wife liked, loved you
like that? like that?
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You said, he does. I hope. You said, he does. I hope.
Ah. Ah.
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That hope is a big hope, That hope is a big hope,
because no human being because no human being
can do that. can do that.
God alone can love each one of God alone can love each one of
us as if no one else existed. us as if no one else existed.
If I were alone this evening If I were alone this evening
on a, a big huge iron ball, on a, a big huge iron ball,
and it was the earth, and I and it was the earth, and I
was all alone, God would not was all alone, God would not
know me or love me anymore know me or love me anymore
than He does right now, and than He does right now, and
I would have His total I would have His total
attention. attention.
See, we poor human beings, See, we poor human beings,
you can only think of one you can only think of one
thing at a time--ah, thing at a time--ah,
maybe two. maybe two.
If you’re real smart, maybe If you’re real smart, maybe
three. three.
After that, forget it. After that, forget it.
But see, that’s why all But see, that’s why all
of you are lonely. of you are lonely.
You’re not alone. You’re not alone.
God is there as if there God is there as if there
were no other creature were no other creature
in the world. in the world.
We’re unique to God, We’re unique to God,
we’re personal. we’re personal.
It’s a personal It’s a personal
relationship. relationship.
That’s why He could tell That’s why He could tell
Nathaniel, He said, "Behold Nathaniel, He said, "Behold
a man without guile," and a man without guile," and
Nathaniel said, "How do You Nathaniel said, "How do You
know me?" know me?"
He said, "When you were He said, "When you were
under the fig tree, under the fig tree,
I saw you." I saw you."
Oh. Oh.
Don’t you wonder what he was Don’t you wonder what he was
thinking under that fig thinking under that fig
tree? tree?
I’ve often wondered. I’ve often wondered.
He, he realized Who it was He, he realized Who it was
that was talking to him. that was talking to him.
The time Peter made, opened The time Peter made, opened
his mouth and got both feet his mouth and got both feet
into it. into it.
He had a habit of He had a habit of
doing that. doing that.
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I love Peter because I love Peter because
he’s very human. he’s very human.
He acted and then he He acted and then he
thought. thought.
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He always did that. He always did that.
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The tax collector, you know, The tax collector, you know,
that favorite man you love that favorite man you love
so much, tax collectors? so much, tax collectors?
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Well, he had one come and Well, he had one come and
he said, "Hey, where’s he said, "Hey, where’s
your tax? your tax?
Does your Master pay tax?" Does your Master pay tax?"
He said, "Yeah, He pays He said, "Yeah, He pays
tax." tax."
"Well, where is it?" "Well, where is it?"
I’m making that up now, I’m making that up now,
so don’t... so don’t...
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(laughs) (laughs)
...don’t look for it ...don’t look for it
in Scripture. in Scripture.
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So Peter goes in. So Peter goes in.
He’s kind of hot, you know, He’s kind of hot, you know,
and he’s walking in the door and he’s walking in the door
and Our Lord looks at him and Our Lord looks at him
and He says, "Peter, Simon." and He says, "Peter, Simon."
"Yeah." "Yeah."
"Who pays taxes?" "Who pays taxes?"
Oh God. (sighs) Oh God. (sighs)
"The king’s son or "The king’s son or
the servant?" the servant?"
He said, "The servants." He said, "The servants."
"Well," he says, "since you "Well," he says, "since you
opened your big mouth," and opened your big mouth," and
that’s not in Scripture that’s not in Scripture
either, either,
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"you go out and catch one "you go out and catch one
fish and it will have fish and it will have
two shekels in it. two shekels in it.
You pay one for Me You pay one for Me
and one for you." and one for you."
Oh, see that, the Lord Oh, see that, the Lord
knows it all. knows it all.
So in this passage here Our So in this passage here Our
Dear Lord was not falling on Dear Lord was not falling on
His face and sweating blood His face and sweating blood
to get out of anything or to get out of anything or
even the fear of it. even the fear of it.
He was so heart broken He was so heart broken
because some would say, because some would say,
"I don’t want it. "I don’t want it.
I don’t want to be with you I don’t want to be with you
for all eternity." for all eternity."
Oh, doesn’t that make you Oh, doesn’t that make you
shiver? shiver?
And you know, a broken And you know, a broken
heart--there are times heart--there are times
people have had broken people have had broken
hearts and they sweat blood, hearts and they sweat blood,
because it’s a deep emotion. because it’s a deep emotion.
And Our Dear Lord didn’t And Our Dear Lord didn’t
even have the apostles even have the apostles
to be there and just be to be there and just be
with Him, see. with Him, see.
They fell asleep. They fell asleep.
That’s one passage I kind of That’s one passage I kind of
wanted to explain because wanted to explain because
all of us have a cross we all of us have a cross we
wish we didn’t have. wish we didn’t have.
For some, it’s just the For some, it’s just the
cross the old age. cross the old age.
I don’t find old age a I don’t find old age a
cross. cross.
Somebody said today to me, Somebody said today to me,
"May you live 1000 years." "May you live 1000 years."
I’m sure some people I’m sure some people
wouldn’t like that. wouldn’t like that.
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(laughs) (laughs)
I mean, if they had me I mean, if they had me
after them for 1000 years, after them for 1000 years,
wouldn’t that, wouldn’t that wouldn’t that, wouldn’t that
break you up, you know? break you up, you know?
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But I wouldn’t mind But I wouldn’t mind
living 1000 years. living 1000 years.
I know I won’t, but I I know I won’t, but I
wouldn’t mind. wouldn’t mind.
Why? Why?
Because you can suffer Because you can suffer
something more for Jesus, something more for Jesus,
you can acquire more you can acquire more
knowledge of Jesus, you can knowledge of Jesus, you can
be more humble, you can be be more humble, you can be
more compassionate, you can more compassionate, you can
grow in that image of Jesus grow in that image of Jesus
every day more and more. every day more and more.
I think old age is such a I think old age is such a
blessing. blessing.
Now, don’t look at your Now, don’t look at your
wrinkles and your white hair wrinkles and your white hair
and don’t dye it. and don’t dye it.
For goodness sakes, For goodness sakes,
everybody knows at your age everybody knows at your age
you should have white hair. you should have white hair.
That’s okay. That’s okay.
But you have an opportunity, But you have an opportunity,
you have experience; you you have experience; you
should be able to teach should be able to teach
youngsters so much because youngsters so much because
you have experience. you have experience.
So you don’t need to So you don’t need to
be afraid. be afraid.
Jesus is there. Jesus is there.
So Jesus here was not so So Jesus here was not so
much afraid as He was so much afraid as He was so
sorry. sorry.
Nobody was going to pay any Nobody was going to pay any
attention to Him. attention to Him.
And then there is John 2, And then there is John 2,
and this is a kind of and this is a kind of
a--people just don’t know a--people just don’t know
how to explain this or how to explain this or
what does it mean. what does it mean.
It’s the Wedding of Cana. It’s the Wedding of Cana.
It says, "There was a It says, "There was a
wedding at Cana, and the wedding at Cana, and the
Mother of Jesus was there Mother of Jesus was there
and Jesus and the disciples and Jesus and the disciples
had been invited, and after the apostles showed up, they ran out of wine." (audience laughs) Doesn’t say it that way, but... (audience laughs) (laughs) There’s a period there, see. (audience laughs) It says, "Jesus and His disciples have been invited," period. "And then they ran out of wine." It kind of goes together though, don’t you think? (audience laughs) You get 12 men walking You get 12 men walking
in on you, in on you,
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and they’re hungry and they’re and they’re hungry and they’re
thirsty--and they’ve already thirsty--and they’ve already
been feasting three days. been feasting three days.
Oh, you wouldn’t know who Oh, you wouldn’t know who
you married after the third you married after the third
day. day.
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(laughs) (laughs)
Oh, Dear Lord. Oh, Dear Lord.
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Anyway, "...Since the wine Anyway, "...Since the wine
provided for the wedding provided for the wedding
was gone. was gone.
"And Mary said to Jesus, "And Mary said to Jesus,
’They have no wine.’" ’They have no wine.’"
Isn’t that awesome, huh? Isn’t that awesome, huh?
See, that would have been a See, that would have been a
disgrace for the, a couple, disgrace for the, a couple,
because they feasted because they feasted
seven days--seven. seven days--seven.
I mean, I’d be pretty I mean, I’d be pretty
sick by that time, sick by that time,
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but Our Lady--that’s a but Our Lady--that’s a
custom, and Our Lady was custom, and Our Lady was
so concerned that they so concerned that they
would be embarrassed. would be embarrassed.
Now, Jesus said something. Now, Jesus said something.
I want you to hear what I want you to hear what
He really says. He really says.
It says here, "Woman." It says here, "Woman."
Now, you say, "Why did He Now, you say, "Why did He
call His Mother ’Woman’?" call His Mother ’Woman’?"
He’s trying to tell us He’s trying to tell us
something. something.
In the Book of Genesis the In the Book of Genesis the
Father said, "There shall be Father said, "There shall be
enmity between the Serpent," enmity between the Serpent,"
and Who? and Who?
Audience: The Woman. Audience: The Woman.
Mother: "The Woman." Mother: "The Woman."
The Woman, and Jesus was The Woman, and Jesus was
telling everybody, this is telling everybody, this is
the New Eve. the New Eve.
And then He says at the And then He says at the
cross, "Woman, behold cross, "Woman, behold
Thy Son. Thy Son.
Son, behold Thy Mother." Son, behold Thy Mother."
So He’s telling us, Mary So He’s telling us, Mary
fulfills the Book of fulfills the Book of
Genesis, the first chapter. Genesis, the first chapter.
And so He says to Our Lady, And so He says to Our Lady,
"Woman, why turn to Me? "Woman, why turn to Me?
My hour has not yet come." My hour has not yet come."
It sounds like a It sounds like a
correction, but it’s not. correction, but it’s not.
Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
"And His Mother..." "And His Mother..."
Now, listen what Our Lady Now, listen what Our Lady
does. does.
She hears what He says, but She hears what He says, but
She heard the real meaning She heard the real meaning
of it. of it.
She immediately turns to the She immediately turns to the
servant and She says, "Do servant and She says, "Do
whatever He tells you." whatever He tells you."
Well, you see, the answer Well, you see, the answer
don’t make any sense. don’t make any sense.
Our Lady, who was Immaculate Our Lady, who was Immaculate
from Her Conception, who from Her Conception, who
tripled in grace every tripled in grace every
instant of Her life, that instant of Her life, that
Awesome, Awesome Holiness, Awesome, Awesome Holiness,
She would never do something She would never do something
that was against His Will, that was against His Will,
never. never.
So, what kind of answer is So, what kind of answer is
that when He says, "Woman, that when He says, "Woman,
why turn to Me? why turn to Me?
My hour has not yet come." My hour has not yet come."
Who, by whose word? Who, by whose word?
In St. Luke’s Gospel, Gabriel In St. Luke’s Gospel, Gabriel
appeared to this little appeared to this little
maiden and say, you know, maiden and say, you know,
"You Shall Conceive," "You Shall Conceive,"
and She says, "How? and She says, "How?
I know not man," and he I know not man," and he
tells Her. tells Her.
What does She say? What does She say?
When was it that the Eternal When was it that the Eternal
Word left the bosom of the Word left the bosom of the
Father and came in the womb Father and came in the womb
of a Little Maiden 10, 12, of a Little Maiden 10, 12,
14 years old? 14 years old?
At what point? At what point?
"Be it done to Me according "Be it done to Me according
to Thy will," Fiat. to Thy will," Fiat.
The Latin word "Fiat" says The Latin word "Fiat" says
that whole thing. that whole thing.
And now what is She saying? And now what is She saying?
When Jesus says, "What is When Jesus says, "What is
that to Me? that to Me?
My hour has not yet come." My hour has not yet come."
I believe with all my I believe with all my
heart He was telling Her, heart He was telling Her,
"You must give me the Word to "You must give me the Word to
begin," see, and She did. begin," see, and She did.
"Do whatever He tells you." "Do whatever He tells you."
Her Fiat, the, Spirit Her Fiat, the, Spirit
Overshadowed Her and the Overshadowed Her and the
Eternal Word Came Down Eternal Word Came Down
in total silence. in total silence.
I think when that happened I think when that happened
every tree stopped shaking every tree stopped shaking
and the wind stopped and the and the wind stopped and the
angels held their breath, angels held their breath,
the universe, the stars and the universe, the stars and
the planets must have stood the planets must have stood
still. still.
What will She say? What will She say?
"Fiat; be it done to Me "Fiat; be it done to Me
according to Thy will," according to Thy will,"
and here She begins. and here She begins.
That’s when the, the real That’s when the, the real
proof that Jesus was Son of proof that Jesus was Son of
God, Messiah, was at Her God, Messiah, was at Her
Word, "Do whatever He Word, "Do whatever He
tells you." tells you."
"And there were six stone "And there were six stone
jars there," they were jars there," they were
big things, "meant for big things, "meant for
ablution," so it’s washing ablution," so it’s washing
your hands, "and they held your hands, "and they held
20-30 gallons of wine," 20-30 gallons of wine,"
of water rather, and what of water rather, and what
did Jesus do? did Jesus do?
Immediately He turned and Immediately He turned and
said, "Fill the jars with said, "Fill the jars with
water." water."
Ooh, can you imagine those Ooh, can you imagine those
servants? servants?
They must have been, They must have been,
thought, "This Man is nuts. thought, "This Man is nuts.
I mean, why am I going to I mean, why am I going to
fill all these jars with fill all these jars with
water?" water?"
And they filled them to the And they filled them to the
brim, to the top, and He brim, to the top, and He
saw, He said, "Draw some out saw, He said, "Draw some out
now and take it to the now and take it to the
steward." steward."
I mean, these men must I mean, these men must
have been dumbfounded. have been dumbfounded.
"And the steward tasted the "And the steward tasted the
water," it says here, water," it says here,
"Turned into wine." "Turned into wine."
Oh, only God can do that. Oh, only God can do that.
But this was the beginning But this was the beginning
of His teaching on the of His teaching on the
Eucharist, because later on Eucharist, because later on
He would turn wine into His He would turn wine into His
Body and Blood, you see, and Body and Blood, you see, and
when you don’t believe in when you don’t believe in
the Eucharist, (sighs) and the Eucharist, (sighs) and
if you commit sacrileges if you commit sacrileges
and blasphemies and you and blasphemies and you
teach It’s only a symbol, teach It’s only a symbol,
you see how bad it is. you see how bad it is.
And the steward was amazed. And the steward was amazed.
He said, "Hey, everybody He said, "Hey, everybody
puts the bad wine at the end puts the bad wine at the end
because they don’t know what because they don’t know what
they’re drinking by that they’re drinking by that
time." time."
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
They haven’t the foggiest They haven’t the foggiest
idea what they’re drinking. idea what they’re drinking.
But now he said, "You have But now he said, "You have
put the best wine now." put the best wine now."
He couldn’t understand He couldn’t understand
that. that.
And you know, that’s how And you know, that’s how
I think about old age, I think about old age,
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
since I’ve joined the ranks. since I’ve joined the ranks.
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
Some years ago I got a, Some years ago I got a,
one of these Golden-something one of these Golden-something
magazine, Golden Age, or magazine, Golden Age, or
Golden-something, and I Golden-something, and I
thought, "It’s an old people’s thought, "It’s an old people’s
magazine," you know. magazine," you know.
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
And I looked at the And I looked at the
cover. cover.
It was obviously for those It was obviously for those
over 70 or 80, whatever, over 70 or 80, whatever,
and I thought, why are and I thought, why are
they sending me this? they sending me this?
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
And I opened up the And I opened up the
centerfold and there I was. centerfold and there I was.
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
(applause) (applause)
The whole centerfold was me. The whole centerfold was me.
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
I looked at that in I looked at that in
astonishment and I said, astonishment and I said,
"What do ya know, I "What do ya know, I
made it." made it."
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
(laughs) (laughs)
I made it. I made it.
But I think that way But I think that way
about old age. about old age.
Of course, the world today, Of course, the world today,
you know, and all the you know, and all the
politicians want to get rid politicians want to get rid
of us as fast as possible. of us as fast as possible.
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
The only reason they don’t The only reason they don’t
is because you pay taxes, is because you pay taxes,
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
but you see, they’re but you see, they’re
all mixed up. all mixed up.
The best wine is when you’re The best wine is when you’re
older and you know so many older and you know so many
things you didn’t know things you didn’t know
before. before.
You have the wisdom of the You have the wisdom of the
ancients. ancients.
One of the good things about One of the good things about
Orientals is, or at least Orientals is, or at least
used to, the elderly are used to, the elderly are
held in great honor because held in great honor because
of their wisdom, see, and of their wisdom, see, and
so I think the elderly do so I think the elderly do
have the best wine now and have the best wine now and
you can teach the youth that you can teach the youth that
it gets better as we go it gets better as we go
along. along.
Oh sure, your bones ache Oh sure, your bones ache
and you don’t look like and you don’t look like
you used to. you used to.
Get your wedding picture and Get your wedding picture and
now look at yourself now. now look at yourself now.
It’s like two different It’s like two different
people, you know. people, you know.
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
You say, that was me? You say, that was me?
Yeah, it was you. Yeah, it was you.
But look at all the graces But look at all the graces
you’ve gotten from the Lord, you’ve gotten from the Lord,
all the Holy Communions you’ve all the Holy Communions you’ve
had, all the confessions had, all the confessions
you’ve gone to, all the you’ve gone to, all the
crosses you bore with love, crosses you bore with love,
and all the grace and the and all the grace and the
glory that God has given glory that God has given
you in His Kingdom. you in His Kingdom.
There’s no match for that. There’s no match for that.
There’s no--and this is There’s no--and this is
because Our Dear Lord knows because Our Dear Lord knows
this and He began His, His this and He began His, His
public life, He began these public life, He began these
miracles, His first miracles miracles, His first miracles
at Our Lady’s voice, at Our Lady’s voice,
"Do whatever He tells you. "Do whatever He tells you.
Do whatever He tells you," Do whatever He tells you,"
and so we have, we have and so we have, we have
tonight that, I hope a new tonight that, I hope a new
life, not the only light, life, not the only light,
but I hope we gave you a but I hope we gave you a
new light tonight at the new light tonight at the
Gethsemane. Gethsemane.
Our Lord was sad unto death Our Lord was sad unto death
over the reality that so over the reality that so
many, many people would lose many, many people would lose
their souls. their souls.
And you know at Fatima when And you know at Fatima when
Our Lady talked to the Our Lady talked to the
young children? young children?
You don’t often read that You don’t often read that
in some of the books. in some of the books.
They kind of hide the hard They kind of hide the hard
things. things.
It said, it said that... It said, it said that...
I forgot what I was I forgot what I was
going to say now. going to say now.
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
I got distracted, but I I got distracted, but I
don’t even know what the don’t even know what the
distraction was. distraction was.
Well anyway, I don’t think Well anyway, I don’t think
it matters, right? it matters, right?
Huh? Huh?
Woman: Fatima. Woman: Fatima.
Mother: Thank you. Mother: Thank you.
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
Woman: You’re welcome. Woman: You’re welcome.
Mother: I was hoping somebody Mother: I was hoping somebody
heard what I said. heard what I said.
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
The children of Fatima heard The children of Fatima heard
something very, very something very, very
difficult. difficult.
Our Lady said, "Many people Our Lady said, "Many people
lose their soul," She said, lose their soul," She said,
"go to Hell, because there’s "go to Hell, because there’s
no one to pray for them." no one to pray for them."
It’s one of the beauties of It’s one of the beauties of
old age. old age.
You have time to pray, You have time to pray,
time to pray. time to pray.
And all of us, whether And all of us, whether
we’re 6 or 86, we must we’re 6 or 86, we must
take time to pray for take time to pray for
poor souls. poor souls.
We’ve lost the Mystical Body We’ve lost the Mystical Body
of Christ, the Church of Christ, the Church
Triumphant in Heaven, Triumphant in Heaven,
the Church suffering in the Church suffering in
purgatory, and the Church purgatory, and the Church
militant on earth, the militant on earth, the
Church fighting the good Church fighting the good
fight. fight.
We’ve lost that reality, but We’ve lost that reality, but
your neighbor may depend your neighbor may depend
upon you and your prayers. upon you and your prayers.
One rosary, only the Lord One rosary, only the Lord
knows what awesome things can knows what awesome things can
happen with one rosary, see. happen with one rosary, see.
We go by the Church and our We go by the Church and our
Wonderful Saintly Holy Wonderful Saintly Holy
Father, and this Book--and Father, and this Book--and
don’t have false compassion. don’t have false compassion.
Well, Father said so. Well, Father said so.
Well, you be sure Father Well, you be sure Father
knows what he’s saying, knows what he’s saying,
because, and I’m very because, and I’m very
happy tonight. happy tonight.
A couple of people showed A couple of people showed
me a new church. me a new church.
The Tabernacle was in the The Tabernacle was in the
center. center.
You knew where Jesus was. You knew where Jesus was.
I think that’s great and I I think that’s great and I
know some of you are doing know some of you are doing
that. that.
Go ahead. Go ahead.
If you’re in God’s House, If you’re in God’s House,
then where is God? then where is God?
That’s a simple statement. That’s a simple statement.
I mean, if I’m going to I mean, if I’m going to
visit you, I want to know; visit you, I want to know;
if you, if I visited you at if you, if I visited you at
your home and you hid in the your home and you hid in the
closet, I would think, closet, I would think,
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
I would definitely call I would definitely call
the wagon, the wagon,
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
because I would have to because I would have to
hunt around the house and hunt around the house and
say, yoo-hoo, are you home? say, yoo-hoo, are you home?
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
Nobody can see you, see. Nobody can see you, see.
Now, you say, it’s a Now, you say, it’s a
distraction. (laughs) distraction. (laughs)
Are you saying God Are you saying God
is a distraction? is a distraction?
What are you saying when you What are you saying when you
say putting the, the, the say putting the, the, the
Tabernacle in the middle Tabernacle in the middle
where people can go and talk where people can go and talk
to Jesus, that that’s a to Jesus, that that’s a
distraction? distraction?
You know, in the Vatican You know, in the Vatican
Council, it says, the Council, it says, the
documents, it said, "If a documents, it said, "If a
church is a shrine where you church is a shrine where you
have weddings and, and, and have weddings and, and, and
funerals and things going on funerals and things going on
all the time, then you all the time, then you
should put the Blessed should put the Blessed
Sacrament on the side so Sacrament on the side so
people can pray." people can pray."
Now some of your churches, Now some of your churches,
there’s nobody in them. there’s nobody in them.
What are you, what you What are you, what you
protecting Him from? protecting Him from?
If your church is going down If your church is going down
in attendance, (sighs) bring in attendance, (sighs) bring
out the Master they want to out the Master they want to
see, not the President of see, not the President of
the assembly. the assembly.
We’re not Presbyterian or We’re not Presbyterian or
Methodists or Calvinists. Methodists or Calvinists.
We are Catholic, and you We are Catholic, and you
can’t be ashamed over of can’t be ashamed over of
being a Catholic. being a Catholic.
We have the truth. We have the truth.
We must share it with our We must share it with our
brothers. brothers.
We could never water it We could never water it
down. down.
We have a call. We have a call.
Hello. Hello.
Hi. Hi.
Male caller 1: Oh, hello, Male caller 1: Oh, hello,
Mother. Mother.
I, God bless you and your I, God bless you and your
ministry. ministry.
Mother: (laughs) Thank you. Mother: (laughs) Thank you.
Caller: I really enjoy it. Caller: I really enjoy it.
Mother: Thank you. Mother: Thank you.
Caller: I have a question Caller: I have a question
about John Chapter 14:28. about John Chapter 14:28.
To paraphrase there; "For To paraphrase there; "For
the Father is Greater the Father is Greater
than I." than I."
That doesn’t seem to That doesn’t seem to
reconcile what I believe reconcile what I believe
is the... is the...
Mother: What is it, 14? Mother: What is it, 14?
Caller: Yeah, 14:28 there. Caller: Yeah, 14:28 there.
Mother: Okay. Mother: Okay.
Caller: "If you truly love Me, Caller: "If you truly love Me,
you would rejoice to have you would rejoice to have
Me go to, to the Father." Me go to, to the Father."
Mother: 14:28. Mother: 14:28.
Caller: "For the Father’s Caller: "For the Father’s
Greater than I." Greater than I."
Mother: Yeah. Mother: Yeah.
Caller: Now, many other Caller: Now, many other
places there it’s, you know, places there it’s, you know,
"The Father and I "The Father and I
are one." are one."
Mother: Right. Mother: Right.
Caller: And that’s kind Caller: And that’s kind
of what I believe. of what I believe.
During a parish mission one During a parish mission one
time it was explained that time it was explained that
that was, that was a that was, that was a
mystery. mystery.
It’s certainly a mystery It’s certainly a mystery
to me. to me.
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
Mother: (laughs) Well, let’s Mother: (laughs) Well, let’s
see if we can’t explain see if we can’t explain
it a little bit, okay. it a little bit, okay.
Well, we’ll do our best and Well, we’ll do our best and
we’ll ask Jesus to help us. we’ll ask Jesus to help us.
You have to realize that You have to realize that
Jesus took on what? Jesus took on what?
A human nature--but He never A human nature--but He never
lost His divine nature, you lost His divine nature, you
see. see.
He never lost His divine He never lost His divine
personality. personality.
He was always God Man. He was always God Man.
Another thing that really Another thing that really
blows your mind is when the, blows your mind is when the,
when the, when the man went when the, when the man went
up to Him and said, "Good up to Him and said, "Good
Master," and He said, "Why Master," and He said, "Why
you call Me Good? you call Me Good?
The only one Who’s Good, The only one Who’s Good,
the Father," and that was the Father," and that was
because, you see, He took because, you see, He took
His position. His position.
St. Paul said, "He emptied St. Paul said, "He emptied
Himself." Himself."
It doesn’t mean He lost It doesn’t mean He lost
His divinity, it doesn’t His divinity, it doesn’t
mean He was even a second mean He was even a second
without it. without it.
He was always the Eternal He was always the Eternal
Word, but the Eternal Word Word, but the Eternal Word
Made Flesh. Made Flesh.
As Man, and that’s what He’s As Man, and that’s what He’s
talking about, "The Father talking about, "The Father
is Greater than I; if you is Greater than I; if you
love Me, you will be glad to love Me, you will be glad to
know I am going to the know I am going to the
Father." Father."
In His human nature Jesus In His human nature Jesus
is saying, "He is Greater is saying, "He is Greater
than I." than I."
In His divine nature, He’s In His divine nature, He’s
Equal, and that’s the Equal, and that’s the
mystery of the God Man, but mystery of the God Man, but
it’s explainable because it’s explainable because
that’s why He said to this that’s why He said to this
young man, "Only God is young man, "Only God is
Good." Good."
He’s trying to look at He’s trying to look at
us as a creature, that He us as a creature, that He
became Man, suffered became Man, suffered
everything we suffered, everything we suffered,
without sin, and He wanted without sin, and He wanted
us to know we cannot put our us to know we cannot put our
confidence in ourselves or confidence in ourselves or
in the world. in the world.
We can, we only have one Good We can, we only have one Good
Father and He would pray to Father and He would pray to
His Father, you see. His Father, you see.
He took on the position of He took on the position of
man in a very real way. man in a very real way.
He ate, He drank, He felt He ate, He drank, He felt
hungry, He felt cold, He hungry, He felt cold, He
felt hurt, He cried over felt hurt, He cried over
Jerusalem, He groaned when Jerusalem, He groaned when
Lazarus died, even though He Lazarus died, even though He
knew He was going to raise knew He was going to raise
him up, and all these things him up, and all these things
He taught each one of us how He taught each one of us how
to act as a human being, to to act as a human being, to
give all credit to the give all credit to the
Father. Father.
Only the Father is Good. Only the Father is Good.
The Holy Trinity is Good. The Holy Trinity is Good.
The Eternal Word is Good. The Eternal Word is Good.
But He wanted us to learn in But He wanted us to learn in
His human nature, speaking His human nature, speaking
to our human nature, God to our human nature, God
alone is Good. alone is Good.
He wanted us to know and He He wanted us to know and He
said, "The Father is Greater said, "The Father is Greater
than I." than I."
Jesus, Eternal Word, has Jesus, Eternal Word, has
the mind of the Father. the mind of the Father.
The Father and He are One. The Father and He are One.
Now we have another call. Now we have another call.
(coughs) Hello. (coughs) Hello.
Female caller 1: Hello, Mother. Female caller 1: Hello, Mother.
Thank you first of all for Thank you first of all for
putting religion on a level putting religion on a level
that all people can that all people can
understand so that people understand so that people
who haven’t been blessed who haven’t been blessed
enough to have a Catholic enough to have a Catholic
education can truly education can truly
understand what you’re understand what you’re
saying. saying.
Mother: Thank you. Mother: Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you.
"Thank You, Jesus." "Thank You, Jesus."
Caller: Thank You, Jesus, Caller: Thank You, Jesus,
for Mother. for Mother.
What I’d like to say is, What I’d like to say is,
I have a husband who was I have a husband who was
baptized Catholic. baptized Catholic.
He’s now 51 years old and He’s now 51 years old and
did not grow up in a home did not grow up in a home
where religion was primary. where religion was primary.
Mother: Yeah. Mother: Yeah.
Caller: Well, consequently Caller: Well, consequently
he’s baptized but a he’s baptized but a
non-practicing Catholic. non-practicing Catholic.
And I was brought up in a And I was brought up in a
very strict Catholic home. very strict Catholic home.
So in this case, opposites So in this case, opposites
really did attract. really did attract.
At any rate, he’s had a lot At any rate, he’s had a lot
of problems and problems of problems and problems
with depression, etc., and with depression, etc., and
our church has benediction our church has benediction
to the Miraculous Medal and to the Miraculous Medal and
expositions to the Blessed expositions to the Blessed
Sacrament from after 8:00 Sacrament from after 8:00
Mass until 7 P.M at night Mass until 7 P.M at night
every Tuesday, and he had a every Tuesday, and he had a
real big problem about 5 real big problem about 5
months ago and I told him, I months ago and I told him, I
said, "I don’t know what said, "I don’t know what
else to tell you. else to tell you.
"You won’t go to a doctor. "You won’t go to a doctor.
So just get your behind up So just get your behind up
and go to church." and go to church."
Mother: (laughs) And what’d Mother: (laughs) And what’d
he do? he do?
Caller: Well, he started. Caller: Well, he started.
He goes every Tuesday and he He goes every Tuesday and he
sits there but he won’t, sits there but he won’t,
he won’t pray, so to speak, he won’t pray, so to speak,
as in a formal prayer. as in a formal prayer.
Mother: Yeah. Mother: Yeah.
Caller: Let’s put it that Caller: Let’s put it that
way. way.
He’s not reading from a He’s not reading from a
prayer book. prayer book.
He doesn’t recite the rosary He doesn’t recite the rosary
when we recite the rosary. when we recite the rosary.
He brings a book from He brings a book from
a counselor and he reads a counselor and he reads
it to kind of look inside it to kind of look inside
of himself and he likes of himself and he likes
the peace that’s there. the peace that’s there.
Now I’m saying to myself, Now I’m saying to myself,
"He’s sitting before the "He’s sitting before the
Blessed Sacrament," and while Blessed Sacrament," and while
I kneel next to him, because I kneel next to him, because
I go with him, I say, "Jesus, I go with him, I say, "Jesus,
talk to him. talk to him.
Make him understand what it Make him understand what it
is You want, please." is You want, please."
Mother: Right. Mother: Right.
Caller: Because it’s what you Caller: Because it’s what you
want, and it’s certainly want, and it’s certainly
going to make my life going to make my life
better, okay. better, okay.
So it’s good for everybody. So it’s good for everybody.
But it just seems like, But it just seems like,
it’s like it doesn’t it’s like it doesn’t
affect him at all. affect him at all.
He says he doesn’t believe He says he doesn’t believe
in the Presence of Jesus in the Presence of Jesus
in the Eucharist. in the Eucharist.
Mother: Now, a minute ago Mother: Now, a minute ago
you said he feels peaceful you said he feels peaceful
there. there.
Is that what you said? Is that what you said?
Caller: Yes it is, but I... Caller: Yes it is, but I...
Mother: All right. Mother: All right.
Caller: That’s what I can’t Caller: That’s what I can’t
make him understand is make him understand is
that’s where the peace that’s where the peace
comes from. comes from.
Mother: All right. Mother: All right.
The peace comes from the The peace comes from the
Lord, and that is His Lord, and that is His
Presence, see. Presence, see.
When you go to a Catholic When you go to a Catholic
church that has the Blessed church that has the Blessed
Sacrament, and that is a Sacrament, and that is a
fervent church especially, fervent church especially,
but the Lord’s Presence is but the Lord’s Presence is
there either way. there either way.
Your husband doesn’t know Your husband doesn’t know
What It is, he doesn’t know What It is, he doesn’t know
Who It is. Who It is.
He didn’t get that way He didn’t get that way
overnight and it’s going overnight and it’s going
to take him time. to take him time.
You know, I never did this. You know, I never did this.
I don’t know from I don’t know from
experience, but they tell me experience, but they tell me
that if you lay out in the that if you lay out in the
sun on a hot day and it’s sun on a hot day and it’s
cloudy, you still get cloudy, you still get
sunburned. sunburned.
Is that correct? Is that correct?
But you don’t see the sun, But you don’t see the sun,
huh? huh?
All you see is the clouds. All you see is the clouds.
So you might go out there So you might go out there
and make a big mistake and and make a big mistake and
think you can stay there think you can stay there
longer and wake up and longer and wake up and
you’re burnt. you’re burnt.
Well, that’s okay. Well, that’s okay.
Just thank the Lord that Just thank the Lord that
he’s going every Tuesday he’s going every Tuesday
or whatever day it is. or whatever day it is.
Now, it seems maybe to you Now, it seems maybe to you
that nothing’s happening. that nothing’s happening.
Did you ever plant a seed Did you ever plant a seed
in the ground? in the ground?
There’s a long time it There’s a long time it
doesn’t look like anything doesn’t look like anything
is happening, and all of a is happening, and all of a
sudden, you see this little sudden, you see this little
bitty thing coming up and bitty thing coming up and
somebody told you you somebody told you you
planted an oak tree, and you planted an oak tree, and you
got one in front of your yard got one in front of your yard
and it’s this big, and it’s this big,
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
but it started real tiny. but it started real tiny.
Maybe that’s where your Maybe that’s where your
husband is. husband is.
I would try to get that I would try to get that
counseling book away from counseling book away from
him. him.
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
He might as well look He might as well look
at a comic book, at a comic book,
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
you know, because that’s a you know, because that’s a
do-it-yourself thing, and do-it-yourself thing, and
you can’t do it yourself. you can’t do it yourself.
You’ve got to go to Jesus. You’ve got to go to Jesus.
I would just say, "Look, why I would just say, "Look, why
don’t you leave that book at don’t you leave that book at
home and just sit there, and home and just sit there, and
let the Lord speak to your let the Lord speak to your
heart?" heart?"
I’m going to have the I’m going to have the
sisters pray for him, sisters pray for him,
but as long as he goes, but as long as he goes,
be encouraged. be encouraged.
The fruit may not be what The fruit may not be what
you want right now, and this you want right now, and this
is God’s permitting will, but is God’s permitting will, but
your husband is going. your husband is going.
He may not, he may be too He may not, he may be too
proud to admit you were proud to admit you were
right. right.
Men are like that. Men are like that.
You know what I mean? You know what I mean?
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
They don’t want to think They don’t want to think
the ol’ gal was right the ol’ gal was right
from the start. from the start.
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
That’s part of their nature, That’s part of their nature,
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
and they can’t help it. and they can’t help it.
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
That makes a difference. That makes a difference.
The women say, "I told you The women say, "I told you
it was me. it was me.
I told you this 10 years I told you this 10 years
ago." ago."
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
And a man won’t admit that, And a man won’t admit that,
see, and that’s a good see, and that’s a good
thing. thing.
They’ve got to keep up their They’ve got to keep up their
self-confidence. self-confidence.
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
(coughs) (coughs)
We have another call. We have another call.
Hello. Hello.
Male caller 2: Hello, Mother Male caller 2: Hello, Mother
Angelica. Angelica.
Mother: And where are Mother: And where are
you from? you from?
Caller: Hi, I’m from Caller: Hi, I’m from
Barons, Rhode Island. Barons, Rhode Island.
Mother: Oh, great. Mother: Oh, great.
What’s your question? What’s your question?
Caller: First of all, I Caller: First of all, I
just want to say, I love just want to say, I love
you very much. you very much.
I think you’re wonderful. I think you’re wonderful.
I donate to you all the I donate to you all the
time, and I just wanted to time, and I just wanted to
ask--I’m 15 years old, and ask--I’m 15 years old, and
I’m... I’m...
Mother: 60? Mother: 60?
Caller: Very strongly Caller: Very strongly
thinking about the thinking about the
priesthood. priesthood.
Mother Angelica: 16 years Mother Angelica: 16 years
old? old?
Caller: 15. Caller: 15.
And I would like to And I would like to
know if you could please know if you could please
pray for me? pray for me?
Mother Angelica: You’re Mother Angelica: You’re
asking me? asking me?
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
You’re 50, is that right? You’re 50, is that right?
Caller: Fifteen. Caller: Fifteen.
Mother: Oh, 15. Mother: Oh, 15.
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
Thank you for saying it Thank you for saying it
over again. over again.
I didn’t know what you I didn’t know what you
were. were.
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
Oh, at 15 years old, you Oh, at 15 years old, you
have to have at least have to have at least
a high-school education, a high-school education,
and you can enter some and you can enter some
orders after high school, orders after high school,
and I think it’s wonderful and I think it’s wonderful
if you want to be a priest. if you want to be a priest.
Just be sure the seminary Just be sure the seminary
you go to is a Catholic you go to is a Catholic
seminary. seminary.
Now, I hate to say it Now, I hate to say it
that way, (sighs) but if that way, (sighs) but if
they don’t teach the they don’t teach the
Eucharist, and they don’t Eucharist, and they don’t
teach the sacraments, and teach the sacraments, and
they have some things that they have some things that
are not right before God or are not right before God or
man, then that’s not a man, then that’s not a
seminary. seminary.
You can have a plaque around You can have a plaque around
that says, "Seminary," but that says, "Seminary," but
it’s not, it’s not a it’s not, it’s not a
seminary. seminary.
Your first thing is to get Your first thing is to get
your soul ready to answer your soul ready to answer
the call of God, by prayer, the call of God, by prayer,
by visits to the Blessed by visits to the Blessed
Sacrament. Sacrament.
You’re a student--maybe a You’re a student--maybe a
Holy Hour on weekends and I Holy Hour on weekends and I
think at that point, then think at that point, then
you will begin to really you will begin to really
have a spiritual have a spiritual
relationship with Jesus, relationship with Jesus,
and then want to give your and then want to give your
whole life to Jesus. whole life to Jesus.
If you want to be a priest, If you want to be a priest,
that’s total sacrifice. that’s total sacrifice.
Don’t be a priest because Don’t be a priest because
you may think, well, we’ll you may think, well, we’ll
get married one day. get married one day.
Forget it. Forget it.
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
You can’t give your total You can’t give your total
love to two different people. love to two different people.
You’re either going to give You’re either going to give
it all to Jesus or all to a it all to Jesus or all to a
woman, which is fine. woman, which is fine.
You can have a family. You can have a family.
You can’t divide it. You can’t divide it.
If you’re going to be a If you’re going to be a
priest, you have to give priest, you have to give
your entire life to Jesus your entire life to Jesus
and His people. and His people.
Oh, forget that little item. Oh, forget that little item.
Secondly, you must decide Secondly, you must decide
what kind of priest you what kind of priest you
want to be. want to be.
Do you want to be a diocesan Do you want to be a diocesan
priest or a religious priest or a religious
priest? priest?
In either case, size up the In either case, size up the
seminary. seminary.
Well, after you graduate, Well, after you graduate,
I’m sure Fr. Joseph here I’m sure Fr. Joseph here
would love to speak to you would love to speak to you
and help you discern your and help you discern your
vocation, but priesthood vocation, but priesthood
has to be an absolute, has to be an absolute,
total commitment forever, total commitment forever,
unto death, with a martyr’s unto death, with a martyr’s
heart and a humble mind. heart and a humble mind.
That’s what you must strive That’s what you must strive
to acquire now. to acquire now.
I think we have time for I think we have time for
one little call. one little call.
Hello. Hello.
Male caller 3: Hello, Sister. Male caller 3: Hello, Sister.
Mother: Where are you from? Mother: Where are you from?
Caller: Buffalo, New York. Caller: Buffalo, New York.
Mother: And what is Mother: And what is
your question? your question?
Caller: I was wondering in Caller: I was wondering in
close to your call with the close to your call with the
lady with her husband. lady with her husband.
Mother: Yeah. Mother: Yeah.
Caller: And Mass and close Caller: And Mass and close
to the same things and Church to the same things and Church
just doesn’t seem and isn’t just doesn’t seem and isn’t
the same as it has been the same as it has been
several years back and several years back and
being ill and close to being ill and close to
dying, the priest that I was dying, the priest that I was
with from childhood, he’s with from childhood, he’s
passed away 2 years ago, passed away 2 years ago,
Monsignor, and Father left Monsignor, and Father left
and I seem lost ever since. and I seem lost ever since.
Mother: Yeah. Mother: Yeah.
Caller: And really don’t Caller: And really don’t
care to, for much of care to, for much of
anything, and I’m not even anything, and I’m not even
in prayers at times, even in prayers at times, even
though I know they’re though I know they’re
answered. answered.
It’s like a loss thing, the It’s like a loss thing, the
way I’m feeling, and still way I’m feeling, and still
even in down moments and even in down moments and
rough times, watching you rough times, watching you
and listening to and Mass and listening to and Mass
get a joy and a kick out get a joy and a kick out
of you. of you.
You’re wonderful, and is it You’re wonderful, and is it
defined and okay with the defined and okay with the
Lord’s blessing to take part Lord’s blessing to take part
in Mass when you have your in Mass when you have your
Communion and time with the Communion and time with the
nun when she says the nun when she says the
prayers, and that I enjoy. prayers, and that I enjoy.
Mother: Are you-- Mother: Are you--
are you unable to go are you unable to go
to Mass? to Mass?
Caller: I get so exhausted Caller: I get so exhausted
and no strength at times. and no strength at times.
Mother: Yeah. Mother: Yeah.
Well, a lot of people who Well, a lot of people who
are bedfast, they cannot, are bedfast, they cannot,
especially those in a especially those in a
horizontal position in a horizontal position in a
hospital, you can get a lot hospital, you can get a lot
of the benefit from the Mass of the benefit from the Mass
by the very fact that it’s by the very fact that it’s
the Mass. the Mass.
Now, you can’t receive Now, you can’t receive
Communion. Communion.
Do you--I’m hoping that you Do you--I’m hoping that you
have a priest or even a have a priest or even a
deacon to come and give you deacon to come and give you
Communion. Communion.
If you cannot go to Mass, If you cannot go to Mass,
I’m hoping that all of EWTN I’m hoping that all of EWTN
feeds your soul. feeds your soul.
That’s what it’s for. That’s what it’s for.
It is a supplement. It is a supplement.
It’s not a substitute. It’s not a substitute.
It’s a supplement. It’s a supplement.
In today’s world, if you In today’s world, if you
don’t have, if you don’t don’t have, if you don’t
have a really wonderful, have a really wonderful,
inspiring Mass, if you don’t inspiring Mass, if you don’t
know it’s a sacrifice, if know it’s a sacrifice, if
you, if you don’t understand you, if you don’t understand
that, and there’s so many that, and there’s so many
shenanigans going; I would shenanigans going; I would
find a Catholic church that find a Catholic church that
is a real Catholic Church. is a real Catholic Church.
If you can’t go, then you If you can’t go, then you
can watch EWTN, but it’s not can watch EWTN, but it’s not
so much a substitute, it’s a so much a substitute, it’s a
supplement for your soul and supplement for your soul and
read something. read something.
Read the Scriptures, say a Read the Scriptures, say a
rosary. rosary.
Don’t be afraid. Don’t be afraid.
The Lord loves you, and if The Lord loves you, and if
you’re getting close to you’re getting close to
going Home, He loves you going Home, He loves you
even more, if God could love even more, if God could love
more. more.
He Loves Infinitely. He Loves Infinitely.
So don’t be disheartened. So don’t be disheartened.
Listen to EWTN and, and get Listen to EWTN and, and get
that spiritual food in your that spiritual food in your
mind and heart and be sure mind and heart and be sure
somebody comes and gives you somebody comes and gives you
Holy Communion. Holy Communion.
Well, it’ time for me to go, Well, it’ time for me to go,
and I’ve got 10 seconds, and and I’ve got 10 seconds, and
here’s ol’ Santa Claus. here’s ol’ Santa Claus.
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
So be a Santa Claus to EWTN, So be a Santa Claus to EWTN,
not only at Christmas, not only at Christmas,
but tomorrow. but tomorrow.
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