Mother Angelica Live Classics - 2022-02-16 - Keep Your Eyes on God

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♪ ♪ Man: "Mother Angelica Live!" brought to you from the Eternal Word Television Studios in Birmingham, Alabama. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ <i>Mother: See in you, the love, the compassion of Jesus.</i> <i>The most glorious work of all,</i> <i>to praise God in His Kingdom.</i> <i>Anyone moved by the Spirit...</i> <i>Anyone who lives in love,</i> <i>lives in God and God lives in Him.</i> ♪ ♪ <i>What a wonderful thing is our Church.</i> <i>This whole network is built on trust.</i> <i>The essence of evangelization</i> <i>is to tell everybody, "Jesus loves you!"</i> <i>We’re all called to be great saints.</i> <i>Don’t miss the opportunity!</i> (applause) (applause) 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) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
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