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Hi! Hi!
Well, all of you out there Well, all of you out there
and all of these wonderful and all of these wonderful
people out here, people out here,
I’d mention where they are I’d mention where they are
from but I’ll forget some from but I’ll forget some
and then that wouldn’t be and then that wouldn’t be
nice, would it? nice, would it?
Well, the question of the Well, the question of the
week is from a letter I got. week is from a letter I got.
I have to change a few I have to change a few
things because I don’t want things because I don’t want
anybody to know who wrote anybody to know who wrote
it or where they’re from. it or where they’re from.
Anyway, this woman has lost several of her children to several of her children to
cystic fibrosis. cystic fibrosis.
And she said, "You say on And she said, "You say on
your show that we are to your show that we are to
try to be holy. try to be holy.
What does that mean?" What does that mean?"
What does it mean? What does it mean?
Right now it means I have Right now it means I have
to wipe my nose. to wipe my nose.
(audience chuckles) (audience chuckles)
Now, and the reason she says Now, and the reason she says
that is that so many people, that is that so many people,
she goes to prayer groups she goes to prayer groups
and she prays all the time and she prays all the time
and she said, "Is doing all and she said, "Is doing all
I do, all that praying, I do, all that praying,
is the road to holiness? is the road to holiness?
"Is that the road to "Is that the road to
holiness?" holiness?"
She said, "God loved them She said, "God loved them
more," that means people who more," that means people who
pray, "since they devote so pray, "since they devote so
much time to prayer?" much time to prayer?"
Now, let’s answer a few Now, let’s answer a few
things one at a time. things one at a time.
In the first place, praying In the first place, praying
is a part of holiness. is a part of holiness.
It’s not the whole thing. It’s not the whole thing.
Secondly, the Pharisees Secondly, the Pharisees
prayed a lot, didn’t they? prayed a lot, didn’t they?
And they fasted a lot! And they fasted a lot!
And we know what the Lord And we know what the Lord
said about this man who the said about this man who the
poor sinner in the back and poor sinner in the back and
the Pharisee in the front of the Pharisee in the front of
the temple and he said, "Oh the temple and he said, "Oh
Lord, I thank You that I’m Lord, I thank You that I’m
not like the rest of men." not like the rest of men."
So far, not too bad. So far, not too bad.
"I fast twice a week," "I fast twice a week,"
very good. very good.
"I give alms to the poor," "I give alms to the poor,"
very good. very good.
And then he looked back and And then he looked back and
he said, "Well, I’m happy he said, "Well, I’m happy
I’m not like that man." I’m not like that man."
He lost it all. He lost it all.
So the Lord asked a So the Lord asked a
question. question.
He said, "Which one of them He said, "Which one of them
went home justified?" went home justified?"
That means holy. That means holy.
And the one in the back, And the one in the back,
all he could say--he wouldn’t all he could say--he wouldn’t
even lift up his head to even lift up his head to
the temple, to the Holy of the temple, to the Holy of
holies--he said, "O Lord, holies--he said, "O Lord,
be merciful to me, be merciful to me,
a sinner." a sinner."
The man was Holy. The man was Holy.
Sometime a concept of Holy Sometime a concept of Holy
is a little mixed up, is a little mixed up,
I suppose because we read I suppose because we read
the lives of the saints. the lives of the saints.
That’s wonderful. That’s wonderful.
I encourage it. I encourage it.
They ought to be our heroes, They ought to be our heroes,
not these crazy rock groups. not these crazy rock groups.
But you see, what they But you see, what they
don’t tell you in the lives don’t tell you in the lives
of the saints is all their of the saints is all their
faults. faults.
It seems like that seems It seems like that seems
to be, you can’t do that. to be, you can’t do that.
They weren’t perfect. They weren’t perfect.
St. Jerome had an St. Jerome had an
awesome temper. awesome temper.
Whew, boy! Whew, boy!
Awesome temper! Awesome temper!
He wrote terrible letters He wrote terrible letters
to St. Augustine, who didn’t to St. Augustine, who didn’t
think he was a hot think he was a hot
translator, you know. translator, you know.
He was always finding fault He was always finding fault
with this translation of with this translation of
the Bible. the Bible.
And then there was Philip And then there was Philip
Neri, who played jokes. Neri, who played jokes.
I can take a joke once I can take a joke once
in a while. in a while.
Whew! Whew!
I mean, he never stopped! I mean, he never stopped!
(audience chuckles) (audience chuckles)
If he went to Confession to If he went to Confession to
him he’d give you odd penances. him he’d give you odd penances.
(audience chuckles) (audience chuckles)
Like, one time this man went Like, one time this man went
to Confession--I guess he was to Confession--I guess he was
a little on the proud side-- a little on the proud side--
and he made him walk through and he made him walk through
the village with a little the village with a little
dog on a leash wrapped in dog on a leash wrapped in
a fur coat a fur coat
(audience chuckles) (audience chuckles)
in the middle of summer in the middle of summer
(audience chuckles) (audience chuckles)
and the coat was inside out. and the coat was inside out.
(audience chuckles) (audience chuckles)
I’d go to Confession to I’d go to Confession to
that priest once!-- that priest once!--
(audience chuckles) (audience chuckles)
and you can forget the and you can forget the
rest of it. rest of it.
(audience chuckles) (audience chuckles)
And even when he was very, And even when he was very,
very holy and he used to very holy and he used to
be elevated during Mass-- be elevated during Mass--
you know, he was so in you know, he was so in
ecstasy during Mass that the ecstasy during Mass that the
whole of him would just rise whole of him would just rise
and people would sit there, and people would sit there,
watch him going up, and he watch him going up, and he
hated that! hated that!
And so he decided to do And so he decided to do
something that would prevent something that would prevent
him from going into an him from going into an
ecstasy during Mass. ecstasy during Mass.
So he put a squirrel on his So he put a squirrel on his
shoulder and he walked into shoulder and he walked into
Mass dressed in magnificent Mass dressed in magnificent
vestments with a squirrel vestments with a squirrel
on his shoulder. on his shoulder.
Well, I don’t know about you, Well, I don’t know about you,
(audience chuckles) (audience chuckles)
I would have said I would have said
something, done something something, done something
or walked out. or walked out.
(audience chuckles) (audience chuckles)
I would have said, I would have said,
"What’s wrong with him?!" "What’s wrong with him?!"
Well, he did it as a Well, he did it as a
distraction, you see. distraction, you see.
It didn’t work. It didn’t work.
He went up and the squirrel He went up and the squirrel
with him. with him.
(audience chuckles) (audience chuckles)
The squirrel went with him. The squirrel went with him.
Then there was Brother Then there was Brother
Juniper, the wonderful, Juniper, the wonderful,
humble Franciscan Brother humble Franciscan Brother
in the time of St. Francis. in the time of St. Francis.
And this very prominent And this very prominent
woman came in her carriage woman came in her carriage
to the monastery looking to the monastery looking
for the holy man Juniper. for the holy man Juniper.
And he saw her coming in a And he saw her coming in a
distance and he saw two kids distance and he saw two kids
playing seesaw and he got playing seesaw and he got
one off and put it on one off and put it on
that side. that side.
With the two on one side, With the two on one side,
he got on the other side and he got on the other side and
he was going up and down. he was going up and down.
And so the woman stopped And so the woman stopped
and she said, "Could you and she said, "Could you
tell me who and where is tell me who and where is
Brother Juniper?" Brother Juniper?"
He said, "I am, Madam." He said, "I am, Madam."
He kept on. He kept on.
(audience chuckles) (audience chuckles)
And she said, "Well, And she said, "Well,
may I speak to you?" may I speak to you?"
He said, "Go ahead." He said, "Go ahead."
(audience chuckles) (audience chuckles)
Well, she got so disgusted, she Well, she got so disgusted, she
walked off at this idiot, but walked off at this idiot, but
he was a holy man, you see. he was a holy man, you see.
Sometimes I think we judge Sometimes I think we judge
people by their actions most people by their actions most
of the time. of the time.
We say, "Well, that’s all We say, "Well, that’s all
I have to judge by." I have to judge by."
Well, true, true. Well, true, true.
But Our Dear Lord told us But Our Dear Lord told us
not to judge. not to judge.
That’s a part of holiness. That’s a part of holiness.
Now, we’re talking about Now, we’re talking about
holiness, a part of holiness holiness, a part of holiness
is not to judge and to keep is not to judge and to keep
your eyes on Jesus. your eyes on Jesus.
I would say to this lady, I would say to this lady,
you’re doing fine. you’re doing fine.
Keep on praying. Keep on praying.
"What’s a guilt-ridden "What’s a guilt-ridden
Catholic to do?" Catholic to do?"
Why are you guilt-ridden? Why are you guilt-ridden?
Because some of your Because some of your
children died? children died?
You were not the cause of You were not the cause of
their death. their death.
You were like Our Lady, You were like Our Lady,
who had to see child after who had to see child after
child die. child die.
That is nothing to be That is nothing to be
guilty about! guilty about!
Well, "I try not to think Well, "I try not to think
of my kids and how they of my kids and how they
suffered and died maybe suffered and died maybe
’cause I didn’t pray enough." ’cause I didn’t pray enough."
No, don’t do that. No, don’t do that.
Don’t put that kind of Don’t put that kind of
burden on your heart. burden on your heart.
God permitted them to have God permitted them to have
this disease and He took this disease and He took
them at the time it was them at the time it was
best for them. best for them.
You have to look at it, You have to look at it,
you have to look at it from you have to look at it from
the eyes of Mary, see. the eyes of Mary, see.
Our Lady didn’t stand at the Our Lady didn’t stand at the
foot of the cross and strike foot of the cross and strike
Her breast and say, "What Her breast and say, "What
did I do wrong?" did I do wrong?"
She knew what was going to She knew what was going to
happen to Jesus when She happen to Jesus when She
said, "Be it done to Me said, "Be it done to Me
according to Thy will." according to Thy will."
(heavy sigh) (heavy sigh)
"I am depressed. "I am depressed.
"We are to depend on God and "We are to depend on God and
get rid of other kind of get rid of other kind of
crutches, so I hesitate; I crutches, so I hesitate; I
hesitate to take medication hesitate to take medication
for depression." for depression."
Why are you depressed? Why are you depressed?
Well, let me give you Well, let me give you
my little opinion. my little opinion.
You have not really given You have not really given
your children to the Lord. your children to the Lord.
What made Mary stand at the What made Mary stand at the
foot of the cross? foot of the cross?
Her total giving of Jesus Her total giving of Jesus
to the Father. to the Father.
Why don’t you do that Why don’t you do that
tonight? tonight?
Why don’t you say, "Jesus, Why don’t you say, "Jesus,
I give You my children. I give You my children.
"From the bottom of my heart, "From the bottom of my heart,
I thank You for them. I thank You for them.
I thank You for the pain I thank You for the pain
they had because they saved they had because they saved
many souls." many souls."
Now, you’re not going to Now, you’re not going to
feel that way. feel that way.
It doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter.
You can feel good by eating You can feel good by eating
a candy bar, you know. a candy bar, you know.
That doesn’t matter. That doesn’t matter.
The words are enough because The words are enough because
they come from your will. they come from your will.
They come from the reality They come from the reality
you really want to give. you really want to give.
You continue praying. You continue praying.
It won’t bring your children It won’t bring your children
back but it’ll keep you back but it’ll keep you
close to Jesus. close to Jesus.
Go to Our Lady. Go to Our Lady.
She knows what it is. She knows what it is.
She has gone through every She has gone through every
kind of pain, see, every kind of pain, see, every
kind of pain. kind of pain.
And you had a real sorrow, And you had a real sorrow,
just like Our Lady has a just like Our Lady has a
real sorrow or had one. real sorrow or had one.
But Her eyes were on Jesus. But Her eyes were on Jesus.
She kept Her eyes on Jesus. She kept Her eyes on Jesus.
I have a little part of I have a little part of
Scripture that I was reading Scripture that I was reading
today and I want to tell you today and I want to tell you
what happened to the what happened to the
Apostles when they kept Apostles when they kept
their eyes off of Jesus. their eyes off of Jesus.
These men were human! These men were human!
And they’re portrayed And they’re portrayed
as human! as human!
Sometimes our saints, you Sometimes our saints, you
feel they were saintly feel they were saintly
from the age 3 from the age 3
(audience chuckles) (audience chuckles)
and you lose hope, see. and you lose hope, see.
You don’t ever lose hope You don’t ever lose hope
with these men. with these men.
Now, I’m going to just read Now, I’m going to just read
some of this to you and then some of this to you and then
you’re going to find out you’re going to find out
what mistake they made what mistake they made
because you and I make because you and I make
the same mistake. the same mistake.
Now, we’re in Mark, Now, we’re in Mark,
Mark 6:30, if you got Mark 6:30, if you got
your Scriptures with you. your Scriptures with you.
It says, "He said, ’You must It says, "He said, ’You must
come away to some lonely come away to some lonely
place all by yourselves and place all by yourselves and
rest a while.’" rest a while.’"
This is after John the This is after John the
Baptist’s head just came off. Baptist’s head just came off.
They were depressed, They were depressed,
depressed. depressed.
And so the Lord said, "Come And so the Lord said, "Come
away and rest a while." away and rest a while."
Isn’t it amazing that Our Isn’t it amazing that Our
Dear Lord Himself felt it Dear Lord Himself felt it
necessary to just kind of pull away from the crowds, pull away from the crowds,
from the politics, from the from the politics, from the
noise, from the Apostles noise, from the Apostles
themselves. themselves.
Some time He would get up at Some time He would get up at
dawn and go up a mountain dawn and go up a mountain
and pray by Himself! and pray by Himself!
And now He says to the And now He says to the
Apostles, "It’s time to Apostles, "It’s time to
pray." pray."
Do you know what a part of Do you know what a part of
holiness is? holiness is?
Going somewhere, even if Going somewhere, even if
it’s in your own, when the it’s in your own, when the
kids are in school, your kids are in school, your
husband’s gone, husband’s gone,
(heavy sigh) (heavy sigh)
just go a room some time and just go a room some time and
all by yourself and pray. Now, some of you say, "Yeah, Now, some of you say, "Yeah,
my husband’s retired! my husband’s retired!
(audience chuckles) (audience chuckles)
He goes to every room I go. He goes to every room I go.
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
What do you do then?" What do you do then?"
Well, sit him down and say, Well, sit him down and say,
"Let’s pray." "Let’s pray."
He’ll either move, He’ll either move,
(audience chuckles) (audience chuckles)
or go to the drugstore or go to the drugstore
or something. or something.
(audience chuckles) (audience chuckles)
If he stays, that’s If he stays, that’s
wonderful. wonderful.
Now, so, "There were so many Now, so, "There were so many
coming and going that the coming and going that the
Apostles had no time Apostles had no time
to eat." to eat."
(Mother chuckles) (Mother chuckles)
I would find that very hard. I would find that very hard.
(audience chuckles) (audience chuckles)
I get grouchy if I’m hungry. I get grouchy if I’m hungry.
That’s just being Italian. That’s just being Italian.
That’s all. That’s all.
(audience chuckles) (audience chuckles)
So, "They went off in a boat So, "They went off in a boat
to a lonely place where they to a lonely place where they
could be by themselves." could be by themselves."
Have you got the picture Have you got the picture
now? now?
They’re already had it, They’re already had it,
they’re already tired, they’re already tired,
they’re irritable and they’re irritable and
they’re hungry. they’re hungry.
You got all that? You got all that?
So they get in a boat, So they get in a boat,
they’re going to go some they’re going to go some
place where there are place where there are
no people! no people!
But the people saw them But the people saw them
going and he guessed where going and he guessed where
they were going and they got they were going and they got
there before they did! there before they did!
They hurried on foot. They hurried on foot.
So when he stepped ashore, So when he stepped ashore,
don’t you see, can’t you don’t you see, can’t you
see Peter saying, "Ah! see Peter saying, "Ah!
(audience chuckles) (audience chuckles)
"Ai, yi, yi! "Ai, yi, yi!
They’re here!" They’re here!"
Probably one of the other Probably one of the other
apostles said, "Yeah, apostles said, "Yeah,
I told you they’d come." I told you they’d come."
(audience chuckles) (audience chuckles)
Thomas would have said, Thomas would have said,
"I told you we should have "I told you we should have
gone the other direction." gone the other direction."
(audience chuckles) (audience chuckles)
Oh, this is really good. Oh, this is really good.
Now, you’re going to learn Now, you’re going to learn
about holiness. about holiness.
So, "Jesus stepped ashore So, "Jesus stepped ashore
and He saw the large crowd. and He saw the large crowd.
He took pity on them because He took pity on them because
they were like sheep without they were like sheep without
a shepherd." a shepherd."
Oh, we’ve got a little of Oh, we’ve got a little of
that today, a lot of sheep. that today, a lot of sheep.
They have a wolf sometimes They have a wolf sometimes
dressed like a sheep but dressed like a sheep but
they’re not. they’re not.
They’re not sheep. They’re not sheep.
"And He set Himself to teach "And He set Himself to teach
them at some length." them at some length."
Now, you see, they haven’t Now, you see, they haven’t
eaten, yet. eaten, yet.
Don’t miss the whole Don’t miss the whole
picture or you’re going picture or you’re going
to miss a play. to miss a play.
By now, it’s getting By now, it’s getting
very late. very late.
Now, all day long these Now, all day long these
men have not eaten. men have not eaten.
And the disciples came up to And the disciples came up to
Him and said, "This is a Him and said, "This is a
lonely place." lonely place."
Isn’t that funny how you Isn’t that funny how you
put reasons for doing put reasons for doing
something when they’re something when they’re
really your own? really your own?
They weren’t going up and They weren’t going up and
saying, "Master, we’re hungry." saying, "Master, we’re hungry."
They said, "No, this is a They said, "No, this is a
lonely place, Lord. lonely place, Lord.
"It’s getting late. "It’s getting late.
Let’s send them away so they Let’s send them away so they
can go to the farms and can go to the farms and
villages and buy themselves villages and buy themselves
something to eat." something to eat."
Now, I’m sure they weren’t Now, I’m sure they weren’t
thinking of themselves thinking of themselves
at all! at all!
Do you see yourself Do you see yourself
doing that? doing that?
(audience chuckles) (audience chuckles)
Do you? Do you?
It’s like fixing a meal just It’s like fixing a meal just
for you and your husband and for you and your husband and
he brings home two buddies he brings home two buddies
(audience chuckles) (audience chuckles)
and you look at him like.... and you look at him like....
(audience chuckles) (audience chuckles)
Now, you got this picture of Now, you got this picture of
these irritable Apostles these irritable Apostles
feigning charity for others feigning charity for others
while they themselves while they themselves
are hungry. are hungry.
And He says, "Give them And He says, "Give them
something to eat yourself." something to eat yourself."
How do you like that How do you like that
for adding? for adding?
Pth! Pth!
And they answered--now, And they answered--now,
they’re getting smart-aleck. they’re getting smart-aleck.
Did you ever know when you Did you ever know when you
get hungry, you get get hungry, you get
smart-aleck? smart-aleck?
(audience chuckles) (audience chuckles)
You come home, "Dinner ready?" You come home, "Dinner ready?"
"No." "No."
"Why not?" "Why not?"
"Because I had to go "Because I had to go
downtown today." downtown today."
"How long is it going "How long is it going
to take?" to take?"
"An hour." "An hour."
"An hour! "An hour!
"You expect me to wait "You expect me to wait
here an hour? here an hour?
Give me something to eat!" Give me something to eat!"
(audience chuckles) (audience chuckles)
That’s the disposition these That’s the disposition these
holy men were in. holy men were in.
And so they get And so they get
smart-alecky. smart-alecky.
"Are we to go and spend "Are we to go and spend
200 denarii on bread for 200 denarii on bread for
them to eat?" them to eat?"
(audience chuckles) (audience chuckles)
Isn’t that hysterical? Isn’t that hysterical?
First they wanted to get First they wanted to get
rid of the crowd. rid of the crowd.
Now, the Lord says, "Give Now, the Lord says, "Give
them something to eat." them something to eat."
They see their own food They see their own food
going down the drain. going down the drain.
"We’ve got to spend our "We’ve got to spend our
money to feed this crowd?" money to feed this crowd?"
And Our Lord never even And Our Lord never even
answered them. answered them.
It wasn’t worth it. It wasn’t worth it.
He said, "How many loaves He said, "How many loaves
have you? have you?
Go and see." Go and see."
Well, they didn’t have any. Well, they didn’t have any.
They said, five, and two fish. They said, five, and two fish.
So, "He ordered to get all So, "He ordered to get all
the people together in the people together in
groups on the green grass, groups on the green grass,
sat them down on the sat them down on the
ground..." ground..."
Oh, here comes the... Oh, here comes the...
Oh, wait till I tell Oh, wait till I tell
you this one. you this one.
My asthma’s bad, so you have My asthma’s bad, so you have
to bear with me. "...in squares of hundreds "...in squares of hundreds
and 50s." and 50s."
Let’s see, how many here Let’s see, how many here
tonight? tonight?
Quite a bit. Quite a bit.
Now, let’s say all of our Now, let’s say all of our
crew hadn’t eaten all crew hadn’t eaten all
day today. day today.
I’m about to give the little I’m about to give the little
bit they got away, and I bit they got away, and I
say, "Look, put all these say, "Look, put all these
people in squares, squares, people in squares, squares,
50 of them at a time." 50 of them at a time."
Well, a square is like so. Well, a square is like so.
So this crowd come over So this crowd come over
here, this way. here, this way.
And then Peter says, And then Peter says,
"John, how many you got?" "John, how many you got?"
(audience chuckles) (audience chuckles)
"I got 58." "I got 58."
"Give me 8 over here. "Give me 8 over here.
(audience chuckles) (audience chuckles)
Over there." Over there."
"Thomas, why are you taking them all over there? them all over there?
"I don’t have enough "I don’t have enough
over here." over here."
"Here, take some of mine." "Here, take some of mine."
I bet somebody would say, I bet somebody would say,
"Why we got to sit in "Why we got to sit in
squares?" squares?"
Wouldn’t you ask me that? Wouldn’t you ask me that?
"Why do you want me to sit "Why do you want me to sit
in squares? in squares?
Can’t you feed me the way Can’t you feed me the way
I’m sitting?" I’m sitting?"
And see, everybody’s And see, everybody’s
irritable. irritable.
And now the crowd’s And now the crowd’s
irritable. irritable.
"Then He took the five loaves "Then He took the five loaves
and the two fish, raised His and the two fish, raised His
eyes to Heaven and said a eyes to Heaven and said a
blessing." blessing."
Everybody’s waiting. Everybody’s waiting.
What’s He going to do? What’s He going to do?
Knowing a little about human Knowing a little about human
nature, I would say 90% of nature, I would say 90% of
them weren’t waiting at all. them weren’t waiting at all.
They were thinking, They were thinking,
"This is the craziest "This is the craziest
thing I’ve ever heard." thing I’ve ever heard."
A little kid cries out, A little kid cries out,
"Momma, why are we sitting "Momma, why are we sitting
like this?" like this?"
"I don’t know." "I don’t know."
"Why are we...?" "Why are we...?"
"Shut up, will you? "Shut up, will you?
I don’t know." I don’t know."
The Apostles are thinking The Apostles are thinking
the same thing! the same thing!
Now, what comes here? Now, what comes here?
Here’s one of the greatest Here’s one of the greatest
occasions, one of the occasions, one of the
greatest miracles in the greatest miracles in the
Scriptures. Scriptures.
They’re almost missing it. They’re almost missing it.
Oh, wait till I get to the Oh, wait till I get to the
end of this thing. end of this thing.
"He gave a blessing, broke "He gave a blessing, broke
the loaves and handed them the loaves and handed them
to His disciples and to His disciples and
distributed them and He distributed them and He
shared the fish. shared the fish.
"They ate as much as "They ate as much as
they wanted." they wanted."
Five thousand. Five thousand.
"They collected 12 baskets." "They collected 12 baskets."
Now, in another place, Now, in another place,
in St. Luke and in St. Luke and
Matthew, also John, Matthew, also John,
it says that they had fed it says that they had fed
5000 and they had seven 5000 and they had seven
baskets I think it was baskets I think it was
in another place, another in another place, another
miracle, of scraps and such. miracle, of scraps and such.
In another place it said In another place it said
there was tall grass there, there was tall grass there,
tall grass. tall grass.
And the Lord said to them, And the Lord said to them,
"Pick up the scraps." "Pick up the scraps."
Did you ever sit in Did you ever sit in
tall grass? tall grass?
(audience chuckles) (audience chuckles)
Did you ever sit in Did you ever sit in
tall grass? tall grass?
Squish. Squish.
Now, He didn’t say, "Pick up Now, He didn’t say, "Pick up
the whole fish. the whole fish.
"Picked up the untouched "Picked up the untouched
loaves." loaves."
"Scraps." "Scraps."
Do you know what a scrap is? Do you know what a scrap is?
You don’t know what a You don’t know what a
scrap is? scrap is?
It’s a third of a piece of It’s a third of a piece of
bread, a half of a piece bread, a half of a piece
of bread. of bread.
You know how kids eat bread? You know how kids eat bread?
(audience chuckles) (audience chuckles)
"Pick up the scraps," "Pick up the scraps,"
the Lord said, the Lord said,
"and they filled 12 "and they filled 12
baskets." baskets."
Do you know, my friends; Do you know, my friends;
this is one point of this is one point of
holiness we miss completely. holiness we miss completely.
Why? Why?
For the simple reason that For the simple reason that
we don’t count the little we don’t count the little
things in our life as a things in our life as a
point of holiness--tiny point of holiness--tiny
little things, the things little things, the things
that you do every day that that you do every day that
are small and irritating, are small and irritating,
irritating, waiting for irritating, waiting for
doctors, waiting for doctors, waiting for
dentists, a tire blows up dentists, a tire blows up
when you’re in a hurry and when you’re in a hurry and
you got to pull out the you got to pull out the
highway and nobody pays highway and nobody pays
any attention to you--even any attention to you--even
getting out of bed in the getting out of bed in the
morning. morning.
Some people are night Some people are night
people, some people are people, some people are
morning people, some people morning people, some people
don’t wake up till about don’t wake up till about
6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
(audience chuckles) (audience chuckles)
and they’re raring to go. and they’re raring to go.
You woke up at 4. You woke up at 4.
See, there are little See, there are little
things, going to a things, going to a
restaurant and the soup restaurant and the soup
taste terrible. taste terrible.
So you eat it. So you eat it.
Going for a picnic and it Going for a picnic and it
rains--little things. rains--little things.
And you see, the problem And you see, the problem
is, we don’t keep our eyes is, we don’t keep our eyes
on Jesus. on Jesus.
We don’t keep our eyes We don’t keep our eyes
on Jesus. on Jesus.
See, that’s what happened See, that’s what happened
to these Apostles. to these Apostles.
I want to just read you the I want to just read you the
rest of this little thing rest of this little thing
cause you’re going to see cause you’re going to see
yourself more and more. yourself more and more.
These were praying men. These were praying men.
These were men who were next These were men who were next
to Jesus, His Physical Body to Jesus, His Physical Body
for three years and they had for three years and they had
all of these irritating things all of these irritating things
that happen to them and that happen to them and
they happen to you. they happen to you.
They’re occasions, they’re They’re occasions, they’re
opportunities. opportunities.
They’re not, they’re not They’re not, they’re not
time for impatience, lack of time for impatience, lack of
compassion or anything else. compassion or anything else.
Here, "So they finally left. Here, "So they finally left.
He made His disciples get He made His disciples get
into a boat and go ahead into a boat and go ahead
of Him." of Him."
He could see they’re at He could see they’re at
a breaking point. a breaking point.
So He said, "Look, you So He said, "Look, you
go on the boat. go on the boat.
You go on the other side. You go on the other side.
I’ll meet you there. I’ll meet you there.
I’ll dismiss the crowd." I’ll dismiss the crowd."
They had had it, all right? They had had it, all right?
"After saying goodbye, He "After saying goodbye, He
went to the hills to pray. went to the hills to pray.
When evening came the boat When evening came the boat
was far out in the lake and was far out in the lake and
He was alone on the land." He was alone on the land."
So here are the Apostles So here are the Apostles
and here’s Jesus way and here’s Jesus way
up here. up here.
"He could see..." "He could see..."
Now, I want you to Now, I want you to
hear this. hear this.
The woman who just wrote The woman who just wrote
has the opinion, I think-- has the opinion, I think--
or feeling, more--that or feeling, more--that
Jesus doesn’t see her plea, Jesus doesn’t see her plea,
that Jesus doesn’t care. that Jesus doesn’t care.
But that’s not true. But that’s not true.
Listen to what happened. Listen to what happened.
"He could see they were worn "He could see they were worn
out with rowing and the wind out with rowing and the wind
was against them. was against them.
And about the fourth..." And about the fourth..."
Could you imagine! Could you imagine!
He watched there from the He watched there from the
top of a hill and watched top of a hill and watched
them row against the wind them row against the wind
to the fourth watch! to the fourth watch!
So obviously there’s So obviously there’s
something very good for us something very good for us
when He doesn’t answer-- when He doesn’t answer--
but He still looks. but He still looks.
He still sees. He still sees.
He still knows. He still knows.
Well, so, "He came towards Well, so, "He came towards
them walking on the lake. them walking on the lake.
He was going to pass He was going to pass
them by." them by."
Here’s another point Here’s another point
of holiness. When you get disheartened When you get disheartened
and you get discouraged, and you get discouraged,
when you think like this when you think like this
dear woman, that God had dear woman, that God had
not heard your prayer or not heard your prayer or
God is angry with you, God is angry with you,
call out to Him. call out to Him.
See, He pretended He was See, He pretended He was
going to pass them by. going to pass them by.
And all this storm and rain And all this storm and rain
and the boat was sinking-- and the boat was sinking--
they were going in circles. they were going in circles.
He pretended. He pretended.
Why? Why?
He wanted then to say, "They cried out to Him terrified, cried out to Him terrified,
’Lord, save us!’ ’Lord, save us!’
"And then He said, "And then He said,
’Courage. It is I. ’Courage. It is I.
Do not be afraid.’" Do not be afraid.’"
Now, you see what this Now, you see what this
dear lady and all of you dear lady and all of you
there and all of you here, there and all of you here,
when it looks like Our when it looks like Our
Lord has not listened, Lord has not listened,
He’s listened. He’s listened.
When it looks like He is When it looks like He is
not seeing, He is seeing. not seeing, He is seeing.
And it looks like He’s And it looks like He’s
trying to pass to by, trying to pass to by,
He isn’t. He isn’t.
He wants you to cry out, He wants you to cry out,
"Lord, help me! "Lord, help me!
Save me!" Save me!"
And He said, "Courage. And He said, "Courage.
"It is I. "It is I.
Do not be afraid." Do not be afraid."
You must recall these words You must recall these words
when things get so tough when things get so tough
and so impossible to bear. and so impossible to bear.
He sees you. He sees you.
Pray, call out to Him Pray, call out to Him
and you will hear, and you will hear,
"Do not be afraid. "Do not be afraid.
It is I. It is I.
Have courage." Have courage."
Now, this is what’s so Now, this is what’s so
important for you and I. important for you and I.
"He got into the boat with "He got into the boat with
them and the wind dropped. them and the wind dropped.
They were dumbfounded." They were dumbfounded."
Now, why were they Now, why were they
frightened? frightened?
Why were they dumbfounded? Why were they dumbfounded?
Why were they afraid? Why were they afraid?
Here’s the answer for them, Here’s the answer for them,
for you and me. for you and me.
"They were dumbfounded and "They were dumbfounded and
afraid and they lost courage afraid and they lost courage
because they had not seen because they had not seen
what the miracle of the what the miracle of the
loaves meant." loaves meant."
Their minds were closed. Their minds were closed.
What closed the minds of the What closed the minds of the
Apostles to the miracle of Apostles to the miracle of
the loaves? the loaves?
They were agitated about They were agitated about
themselves--they were themselves--they were
hungry, they’re tired hungry, they’re tired
of the crowds. of the crowds.
They ceased to keep They ceased to keep
their eyes on Jesus. their eyes on Jesus.
Their eyes were on each Their eyes were on each
other, their eyes were on other, their eyes were on
the crowd, their eyes were the crowd, their eyes were
on the people. on the people.
They had already worked They had already worked
24 hours and now they’re 24 hours and now they’re
at it again. at it again.
See what happened? See what happened?
Don’t we all do that? Don’t we all do that?
Don’t we all just look at Don’t we all just look at
what’s wrong and look at what’s wrong and look at
what’s, all the horrible what’s, all the horrible
things? things?
We take our eyes off We take our eyes off
of Jesus. of Jesus.
And even on that lake, even And even on that lake, even
on the lake, they couldn’t on the lake, they couldn’t
believe it. believe it.
He was walking on the water! He was walking on the water!
"They had not seen what the "They had not seen what the
miracle meant and their miracle meant and their
minds were closed." minds were closed."
If you and I do not become If you and I do not become
holy, it will not be because holy, it will not be because
we didn’t have all the we didn’t have all the
opportunities, all the time. opportunities, all the time.
We had time to pray, we had We had time to pray, we had
time to accept our crosses time to accept our crosses
and make our sacrifices. and make our sacrifices.
If we don’t become holy, If we don’t become holy,
it’s because the it’s because the
distractions of the world-- distractions of the world--
the politics, the the politics, the
politicians, the trials, the politicians, the trials, the
problems in our family, the problems in our family, the
problems around us--we’re problems around us--we’re
just like the apostles. just like the apostles.
That’s what occupies our That’s what occupies our
mind 24 hours a day. mind 24 hours a day.
We go to bed with it and We go to bed with it and
we wake up with it. we wake up with it.
They failed to see Jesus. They failed to see Jesus.
Their minds were closed. Their minds were closed.
And Our Lord says that very And Our Lord says that very
thing about the last day. thing about the last day.
"And they will come to Me "And they will come to Me
and say, ’When did we see and say, ’When did we see
Thee hungry and cold? Thee hungry and cold?
"’When we did not feed Thee, "’When we did not feed Thee,
when was it that we did not when was it that we did not
clothe You?" clothe You?"
And He said, "I will say to And He said, "I will say to
them, when you did the least them, when you did the least
of these, you did it to Me." of these, you did it to Me."
Their eyes were closed. Their eyes were closed.
They could not see the image They could not see the image
of Jesus in their neighbor. of Jesus in their neighbor.
Well, we’re going for a Well, we’re going for a
little break so I can drink little break so I can drink
some good cold water and some good cold water and
then we’ll be back in then we’ll be back in
just a minute with your just a minute with your
phone calls. (applause) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (applause) Mother: Thank you. Mother: Thank you.
We have a call. We have a call.
Hello? Hello?
Male Caller #1: Hello, Male Caller #1: Hello,
Mother Angelica. Mother Angelica.
Mother: Yeah, where are Mother: Yeah, where are
you from? you from?
Caller: I’m from Racine, Caller: I’m from Racine,
Wisconsin. Wisconsin.
Mother: And what is your Mother: And what is your
question? question?
Caller: I would like you to Caller: I would like you to
pray for my son who took pray for my son who took
his life here Sunday. his life here Sunday.
Mother: I’m sorry. Mother: I’m sorry.
Caller: He hung himself Caller: He hung himself
and if he could have your and if he could have your
audience pray for him and audience pray for him and
then offer up your next then offer up your next
Communion, I’d be very Communion, I’d be very
grateful. grateful.
Mother: How old was he? Mother: How old was he?
Caller: He was 33, Caller: He was 33,
33, Mother. 33, Mother.
Mother: I’m sorry. Mother: I’m sorry.
(heavy sigh) I would think (heavy sigh) I would think
that of all the ways a that of all the ways a
person can die, that would person can die, that would
be the hardest for them and be the hardest for them and
those they leave behind. those they leave behind.
Let me address you first. Let me address you first.
It is an awesome cross. It is an awesome cross.
The first thing you don’t The first thing you don’t
want to do is to put guilt want to do is to put guilt
on yourself. on yourself.
Even if there were Even if there were
differences or whatever, differences or whatever,
(heavy sigh) you must (heavy sigh) you must
put it behind you. put it behind you.
Say, "God, I’m sorry. Say, "God, I’m sorry.
"Maybe I should have done "Maybe I should have done
more, but I’m sorry. more, but I’m sorry.
Forgive me." The second thing is to put The second thing is to put
a lot of love into the rest a lot of love into the rest
of your family, a lot of love, of your family, a lot of love,
because there’s a special because there’s a special
sense of loss when someone sense of loss when someone
commits suicide. commits suicide.
It’s the most painful It’s the most painful
kind of death. kind of death.
Third, do not despair. Third, do not despair.
We know that suicide is We know that suicide is
self-murder. self-murder.
We know it’s wrong. We know it’s wrong.
Whether it’s personal or Whether it’s personal or
assisted, it’s wrong and assisted, it’s wrong and
sinful, very sinful. sinful, very sinful.
But we do not know the inner But we do not know the inner
workings of that mind. workings of that mind.
And so we must depend upon And so we must depend upon
the mercy of God. the mercy of God.
We must depend on the We must depend on the
mercy of God. mercy of God.
We cannot presume, those who We cannot presume, those who
want to commit suicide, you want to commit suicide, you
cannot presume that if you cannot presume that if you
do this you’re going right do this you’re going right
to Heaven or God will have to Heaven or God will have
mercy of you. mercy of you.
You can’t presume that. You can’t presume that.
But you and I who are the But you and I who are the
victims left behind must victims left behind must
depend upon the mercy depend upon the mercy
of God. of God.
One of the attributes of One of the attributes of
God, one of the wonderful God, one of the wonderful
attributes of God, is that attributes of God, is that
to God all things are now. to God all things are now.
There’s no yesterday and There’s no yesterday and
no tomorrow. no tomorrow.
When your son died, Our Lord When your son died, Our Lord
saw your tears now. saw your tears now.
He saw your broken heart. He saw your broken heart.
He saw your pain. He saw your pain.
And I think He would give And I think He would give
your son that one last your son that one last
chance to say, "I’m chance to say, "I’m
sorry, Lord. sorry, Lord.
I didn’t know You loved me." I didn’t know You loved me."
In today’s society where we In today’s society where we
run after pleasure, we run run after pleasure, we run
after this, we run after after this, we run after
that (heavy sigh) and then that (heavy sigh) and then
there are those who don’t there are those who don’t
really build our faith but really build our faith but
destroy it, when people are destroy it, when people are
in dire trouble and despair in dire trouble and despair
they have no place to go if they have no place to go if
we don’t tell them about we don’t tell them about
Jesus. Jesus.
We’re going to say a little We’re going to say a little
prayer for you and for prayer for you and for
your son. your son.
"Lord God, You alone know "Lord God, You alone know
all things. all things.
"You alone know whether "You alone know whether
this boy was totally this boy was totally
responsible, that he knew responsible, that he knew
what he was doing. what he was doing.
"You alone know the "You alone know the
heart and the mind. heart and the mind.
"And though he committed a "And though he committed a
grave sin, Your mercy, Lord, grave sin, Your mercy, Lord,
is great. is great.
"Lord, tonight we pray for "Lord, tonight we pray for
all those who contemplate all those who contemplate
suicide, for the terrible suicide, for the terrible
risk they take of losing risk they take of losing
sight of the Holy Trinity. sight of the Holy Trinity.
"Give them light to see this "Give them light to see this
is not a path to take. is not a path to take.
"Give this man and his family "Give this man and his family
the courage to accept this the courage to accept this
great cross. great cross.
"Draw them closer to You "Draw them closer to You
because of it and use it, because of it and use it,
Lord, to make them holy Lord, to make them holy
as You are Holy. as You are Holy.
We ask that Mary Our We ask that Mary Our
Mother comfort them as Mother comfort them as
only She can. only She can.
Amen." Amen."
All: Amen. Mother: We have another Mother: We have another
call. call.
Hello? Hello?
Female Caller #1: Hello, Female Caller #1: Hello,
Mother. Mother.
Mother: And where Mother: And where
are you from? are you from?
Caller: I’m from Miami, Caller: I’m from Miami,
Florida. Florida.
Mother: And what is Mother: And what is
your question? your question?
Caller: My son, when he Caller: My son, when he
was 14, had a spinal cord was 14, had a spinal cord
injury. injury.
Mother: Will you talk a Mother: Will you talk a
little louder please? little louder please?
Caller: My son, when he Caller: My son, when he
was 14, had a spinal cord was 14, had a spinal cord
injury, and he’s now 20 injury, and he’s now 20
years of age and has years of age and has
completely turned away completely turned away
from his faith. from his faith.
And I pray constantly that And I pray constantly that
he finds his way back he finds his way back
to Jesus. to Jesus.
Mother: Is he bitter? Mother: Is he bitter?
Caller: Well, he was left a Caller: Well, he was left a
quadriplegic and I’m sure quadriplegic and I’m sure
that he is. that he is.
Mother: Yeah. Mother: Yeah.
Caller: And where other Caller: And where other
doors have closed, others doors have closed, others
have opened for him. have opened for him.
And I just see no return And I just see no return
for him. for him.
And my prayers through Mary And my prayers through Mary
to Jesus are endless. to Jesus are endless.
Mother: Yeah, see, these Mother: Yeah, see, these
kinds of things are being kinds of things are being
thrust on us, sometimes thrust on us, sometimes
by the wrong decisions by the wrong decisions
of somebody in a car on of somebody in a car on
alcohol or drugs or maybe alcohol or drugs or maybe
a car just gets out of a car just gets out of
control. control.
Here is a treasure that... Here is a treasure that...
You know, a diamond was at You know, a diamond was at
one time a piece of coal. I don’t think there’s I don’t think there’s
anything as ugly as a piece anything as ugly as a piece
of coal and yet by pressure, of coal and yet by pressure,
constant pressure, constant pressure,
unbelievable pressure this unbelievable pressure this
ugly piece of coal is ugly piece of coal is
crushed into a diamond. crushed into a diamond.
Well, a lot of people get Well, a lot of people get
that pressure. that pressure.
But it’s only because Our But it’s only because Our
Dear Lord wants to make Dear Lord wants to make
something of them greater something of them greater
than anybody else. than anybody else.
The blind will see things The blind will see things
you and I won’t see in you and I won’t see in
His Kingdom. His Kingdom.
The lame will run, the deaf The lame will run, the deaf
will hear music you and I will hear music you and I
won’t hear. won’t hear.
We will all be made new. We will all be made new.
I wish your son were I wish your son were
listening and I could tell listening and I could tell
him about the day when he him about the day when he
will get off of that chair will get off of that chair
and run all around Heaven and run all around Heaven
and he will see God and he will see God
face-to-face. face-to-face.
Oh, he will have years here Oh, he will have years here
in pain and misery but what in pain and misery but what
is to come will more than is to come will more than
make up for it. make up for it.
Tell him that. Tell him that.
He may not want to listen He may not want to listen
because we’re all people because we’re all people
of the here and now. of the here and now.
But the here and now isn’t But the here and now isn’t
too hot sometimes, you know. too hot sometimes, you know.
We must all keep our eyes We must all keep our eyes
on Jesus--you and I and on Jesus--you and I and
the whole world. the whole world.
If we don’t, I don’t care If we don’t, I don’t care
who you are or where you who you are or where you
are, you’ll go astray. are, you’ll go astray.
We have another call. Hello? Hello?
Female Caller #2: Hello. Female Caller #2: Hello.
Mother: Where are Mother: Where are
you from? you from?
Caller: Yes, Mother, Caller: Yes, Mother,
New York State. New York State.
I would like to ask you, I would like to ask you,
Mother--I have had many Mother--I have had many
problems in my life and problems in my life and
have not lost my faith. have not lost my faith.
I always turn especially I always turn especially
to the Blessed Mother. to the Blessed Mother.
My question will be right My question will be right
now, Mother, what do you now, Mother, what do you
when your son, the most when your son, the most
beautiful human being, beautiful human being,
comes to you and tell comes to you and tell
you that he’s gay? you that he’s gay?
Mother: Humm? Mother: Humm?
What is your question, What is your question,
though? though?
Your son told you he was gay? Your son told you he was gay?
(heavy sigh) That’s a cross. (heavy sigh) That’s a cross.
That’s a cross, because it That’s a cross, because it
kind of leaves you in the kind of leaves you in the
air, doesn’t it? You just don’t know what to do. what to do.
You love him, and yet you You love him, and yet you
know what he’s doing is know what he’s doing is
very wrong. very wrong.
You must love him, You must love him,
and pray, pray. He won’t listen to your He won’t listen to your
words, perhaps. words, perhaps.
But with so much AIDS in But with so much AIDS in
the world and ah, the lung the world and ah, the lung
problems that are coming problems that are coming
with AIDS, TB, so many with AIDS, TB, so many
things--but it is not things--but it is not
beyond redemption. beyond redemption.
No matter what he is now, No matter what he is now,
it’s wrong, you must tell it’s wrong, you must tell
him that but you must him that but you must
love him. love him.
And that’s what’s so hard And that’s what’s so hard
with all of us. with all of us.
We tend to hate the sin We tend to hate the sin
and the sinner. and the sinner.
And it’s hard to separate And it’s hard to separate
the sin from the sinner. the sin from the sinner.
St. Peter was a great sinner. St. Peter was a great sinner.
He denied His Lord. He denied His Lord.
And Our Dear Lord did not And Our Dear Lord did not
say to him, "I do not say to him, "I do not
choose you. choose you.
You disappointed Me." You disappointed Me."
He still chose him. He still chose him.
This young boy is just going This young boy is just going
in with the crowd because in with the crowd because
it’s so accepted see, it’s so accepted see,
so accepted and you, they so accepted and you, they
make you feel guilty. make you feel guilty.
Number 2, what God calls Number 2, what God calls
him to is a celibate life him to is a celibate life
unless he gets married. unless he gets married.
You have to tell him that. You have to tell him that.
Whenever we misuse anything Whenever we misuse anything
of God’s gift to us, we of God’s gift to us, we
destroy it. destroy it.
If you buy a new car and you If you buy a new car and you
put a nail in the tire, put a nail in the tire,
you’re not going very far, you’re not going very far,
you see. you see.
You can’t take anything they You can’t take anything they
make, anything you buy today make, anything you buy today
and misuse it and expect it and misuse it and expect it
to last. to last.
It’s the same with our body. It’s the same with our body.
Whether you drink yourself Whether you drink yourself
to death or smoke yourself to death or smoke yourself
to death or drug yourself to to death or drug yourself to
death or sex yourself to death or sex yourself to
death, especially being death, especially being
homosexual, an active homosexual, an active
homosexual, the action homosexual, the action
is sinful. is sinful.
But he is still a man made But he is still a man made
to the image and likeness to the image and likeness
of God. of God.
Love him. Love him.
Never let him think for Never let him think for
a moment you accept his a moment you accept his
lifestyle. lifestyle.
You cannot do that. You cannot do that.
That would be misdirected That would be misdirected
compassion. compassion.
But love him and pray, pray But love him and pray, pray
that at some point in his that at some point in his
life he will know it’s life he will know it’s
wrong. wrong.
It’s against his own nature. It’s against his own nature.
And we will pray, too. And we will pray, too.
For all of those who called tonight with such heavy tonight with such heavy
crosses, know that your crosses, know that your
eternal glory and your eternal glory and your
eternal happiness will be eternal happiness will be
greater, greater because greater, greater because
of them. And know that even though And know that even though
many times we suffer many times we suffer
unjustly, so did He. unjustly, so did He.
Many times when we look at Many times when we look at
the world and the world the world and the world
hates us because we are hates us because we are
Christian, because we Christian, because we
believe in morality and believe in morality and
truth and doctrines and truth and doctrines and
dogmas and faith--even dogmas and faith--even
though they hate us for though they hate us for
that, we must dance for joy, that, we must dance for joy,
for they treated Him the for they treated Him the
same way. same way.
We are not greater than We are not greater than
the Master. the Master.
And we must--you can learn And we must--you can learn
from tonight from the from tonight from the
apostles, from our callers, apostles, from our callers,
from each one of us from each one of us
listening--keep your eyes listening--keep your eyes
on Jesus. on Jesus.
It may seem hard and a It may seem hard and a
difficult road but the difficult road but the
benefits are eternal, benefits are eternal,
everlasting. everlasting.
And so tonight I wish you And so tonight I wish you
all great holiness. all great holiness.
I wish you great graces from I wish you great graces from
God that will enable you God that will enable you
always to make the right always to make the right
choice--His choice, not choice--His choice, not
your choice but His. your choice but His.
We are all for God, so we We are all for God, so we
are pro-choice, God’s choice! are pro-choice, God’s choice!
(audience chuckles) (audience chuckles)
We are for the Lord. We are for the Lord.
We give Him what He asks for We give Him what He asks for
with a cheerful heart. with a cheerful heart.
Can I be happy over it? Can I be happy over it?
I would like to sit here I would like to sit here
tonight with clear voice and tonight with clear voice and
forget about cold water and forget about cold water and
asthma machines and cough asthma machines and cough
drops slurping in my mouth drops slurping in my mouth
but it is not the but it is not the
Will of God. Will of God.
So what am I going to do, So what am I going to do,
go to bed? go to bed?
(audience chuckles) (audience chuckles)
No way! No way!
I sit before you with small I sit before you with small
handicaps so we can all keep handicaps so we can all keep
our eyes on Jesus. our eyes on Jesus.
And one day we shall all be And one day we shall all be
together in His Kingdom. together in His Kingdom.
And you’ll come to me and And you’ll come to me and
say, "You know, I remember say, "You know, I remember
the day you talked about the day you talked about
holiness. holiness.
It changed my life around." It changed my life around."
And I’ll say to you, "No, He And I’ll say to you, "No, He
spoke about holiness and He spoke about holiness and He
changed your life around." changed your life around."
If you’re not a Catholic If you’re not a Catholic
anymore, come Home. anymore, come Home.
God bless you. (applause) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
