Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Mass with Fr. Mike Schmitz

Join Fr. Mike Schmitz as he celebrates Sunday Mass at the University of Minnesota Duluth.

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🙏 See below for the an Act of Spiritual Communion:

My Jesus,
I believe that You
are present in the Most Holy Sacrament.
I love You above all things,
and I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot at this moment
receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You.

Amen.

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In the Bible in a Year podcast, Fr. Mike Schmitz walks you through the entire Bible in 365 episodes, providing commentary, reflection, and prayer along the way.

Unlike any other Bible podcast, Ascension’s Bible in a Year Podcast follows a reading plan inspired by The Great Adventure Bible Timeline, a ground-breaking approach to understanding salvation history developed by renowned Catholic Bible teacher Jeff Cavins.

With this podcast, you won’t just read the Bible in a year … you’ll finally understand how all the pieces of the Bible fit together to tell an amazing story that continues in your life today!

Listen and…
1) Read the ENTIRE Catholic Bible
2) Feel more confident about your understanding of Scripture
3) Experience the transformative power of God’s Word in your daily life
4) Start seeing the world through the lens of Scripture

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[Lagunaticmom]

A much needed message. 💖🙏 Please pray for Jim (64) currently in hospital after colon cancer surgery, blood transfusion & is very weak. The family is not allowed to visit with covid protocols. Wife has MS and works FT. May God increase their faith and bring healing in the name of Jesus, just like he healed those around him in today's gospel. Thank you.

[getkraken]

How in the world can there be any thumbs downs for Father's homily? He is nothing but inspirational and he brings each one of us closer to Jesus. I than God for Fr. Mike.

[timolheiser]

Good to see you are feeling better Father Mike. Thank-you for your continued broadcast of your online Mass. Been shoveling snow at work for the past three days. Eat, sleep, shovel snow, repeat. Lol. All the best. God bless you till we meet again.

[carlosandrade]

Thank you, father!! I really needed to hear this. I have recently reignited my faith after 12 years. I had a relationship for 8 years that has hit a very rough patch from my actions and lack of actions. She suggested I find god again and she was right and so are you. Good times passed and i have rough times now. With God's and Jesus guiding me I know I can fix myself and in turn fix and build up my relationship. Thank you god bless you father

[maryconte]

THANK YOU Fr. Schmitz, for your very timely homily, which I so needed to hear. God bless you
Father, and please take care of yourself.

[carissahanson]

This has good timing I am learning a lot about faith I am learning where I need to stand and not because it's because of me it's because of Love of God it's sometimes not easy because I'm realizing you can't be on the middle of the road on many issues that plague our society and one most important one is sanctity of lifeI find that many people don't understand that and then I get frustrated and I'm just like why don't I just give up and then hear this comes up on my feed thanks

[geralynpalacol]

Hi Father Schmitz😍. You sound much better!!! WOW - the MESSAGE you delivered was POWERFUL AND PROFOUND!!! THANK YOU🙏🙏🙏. ✅ALWAYS SO DIVINELY

[kevinkredens]

I've been watching and listening to Father Mike for about five years or so now. His passion and energy for the Mass, for the Catholic Church, and for young people (SEEK21, etc.), is so needed. I think it is going to draw more, and keep young people in The Church. As well as older folks (63) like me.

[luckyization]

When I had an issue with one of my medicines, I became suicidal and had many physical symptoms that made it miserable. I prayed the rosary multiple times that day and found the strength to go to the doctor and it saved my life. I found that little bit of hope through the rosary was enough to keep me swimming. I thank God that things ended well and I'm still around! If you're in that place just know that you're not alone and that you CAN make it though; find strength in God and His mercy!

[DanielaSanjuan]

Just keep reading, just keep walking, just keep swimming 💫

[ginavloet]

Hello, my name is Gina and I am from Arizona. I work directly with the COVID-19 population in an acute care hospital setting. I have not directly attended Mass because I feel I am a high risk to the people around me. By The Grace of God, I am free of the virus, I have been vaccinated and I am able to continue to work with my team members with this population. I am resilient only through prayer and your great Mass that look forward to. Thank you for all you do Father Mike.

[brendafrausto]

Your homilies are always the best! Thank you father for always giving it your 💯.

[bernathabah]

Thank you Fr. Mike. 🙏 praying for you.

[MariamSauceda]

Thank you Father Mike for giving me much needed hope during the darkest of times in my life. God bless you.

[ritabeltran]

I’m an elderly women, away from my family now during this pandemic. I’ve never felt so lonely and alone. Thank you, Fr. Mike. At first you made me cry, listening to your sermon but listening on, you brought me hope. “God” bless you.

[joyyoung]

Thank You Father Mike. God Bless You!

[LisaGemini]

"We can choose to be helpless and hopeless or we can choose to be helpful and hopeful, " Fr. Mike says. Amen, dear Father, amen! God never forgets us, He is there even during our darkest hour. Keep praying and carry on.

[suzannespreitzer]

⁷Fr. Mike says a Mass with such a feeling of reverence as tho it were his very first Mass. He is so awesomely "with it" as a modern day priest as to be able to "reach" young adults, so needed in our Church. Sue, 81 yes. old

[markfinneran]

God bless you and keep you Father Mike, thank you for all you do for the gospel, I am so glad I found you!

[alanbourbeau]

I too can relate myself to Job. Why? Because in the summer of last year, 2020. I lost my primary health care doctor to the pandemic. At first I felt helpless and had no hope at all. But with the help my guardian angel, Saint Michael and the Blessed Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ, I began to stop being negative and pessimistic and become more optimistic and hopeful. Turning my behavior from negative to positive and optimistic. Despite the loss, I never gave up on God and Jesus Christ and the church gives me spiritual hope and strength. And what brings me comfort and hope is a number of things.
1. Attending Catholic mass.
2. Praying the Chaplet of Divine Mercy and the Divine Mercy novena every day at 3:00 pm
3. Praying the Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
4. A variety of Novenas.
5. The Chaplet of Saint Michael the archangel.