The One Reason You are Not Yet a Saint

Are there things in my life that are incompatible with holiness?

We all wish to be saints—God's people with him forever in heaven. But do we will it? Do we choose it?

Fr. Mike wants you to know that today is the day. This is the moment. There's only one reason you're not a saint yet.

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[marymulach]

“Be patient with yourself but be RUTHLESS with your environment”…wow, spoke to me! Thank you Father.

[elizabethpublicspeak]

When you chose to be a saint and stumble, you must remember that you are humble.

[ritaprovidencia]

1 - if it's incompatible with holiness, get rid of it
2 - pray, fast and almsgiving
3 - live the sacramental life of the Church
4 - be patient with god, we don't make ourselves holy

[finallyfina]

"We don't make ourselves holy, God does that." Thank you Father Mike!

[SuperMakoto]

As an alcoholic, that analogy makes total sense. I would never keep alcohol in my house. I need to do the same with degenerate media, toxic people and practice regular fasting and prayer.

[pdxnikki]

God isn't finished w me yet & I'm gonna trust His mercy

[mitch]

When I read a book about St Therese of Child Jesus, for the first time in my life I said to myself, Oh I want to be a Saint! BEFORE I read that book, being a Saint is something impossible for me, WHILE AND AFTER reading that book, Oh boy, there is HOPE for me. With the grace and mercy of God, I can be a saint. I also heard somewhere that God would be sad if we only aim for purgatory, He wants us to be saints!

[CWfNv]

I'm working toward Sainthood. Not wishing for it but working hard toward making it happen. God love you for bringing this to our attention. I have a long way to go, and much to do. God Bless. Claire.

[TheFunfolks]

As a child in the 60's a Priest, at a talk, asked 'how many of us were saints'. No hands went up! Father then explained, in the Apostles Creed, we are parts of the Communion of Saints!
We are part of the Church Militant!!!!
We have to work at becoming Church Triumphant and spending some time in the Church Suffering! Your Talk brings that all back to me. Thank you, Fr. Mike.... God Bless !!!!

[seans.]

"We don't make ourselves holy. God does -- He's the one who does it...Lord, I trust you, in your time, I'm just simply showing up and I'm simply saying Yes." Good one, Fr. Mike😊👍

[lynnjohnson]

St. Thomas Aquinas told his sister that the way to be a saint is to will it. Really tough to do!!! But - never give up!

[soroushfetkovich]

Lord I so desire to be a saint. Lord, Lord, Lord hear our prayers.

[ritaboucher]

A friend's mom passed away today. He said when he and his sister wanted to pray the Lord's Prayer, she could not remember the words and had to look them up. Let's pray for those so far from becoming a saint. They know, but have fallen.

[csongorarpad]

Really needed this. Just uninstalled the computer game that I've honestly wasted hundreds of hours on. I can do so much better and yet I let myself become bored and distracted so I do what gives me quick dopamine hits, instead of preparing myself for an eternity with God...

[bobyk]

Yes I threw away bad culture, fugues from reality, bad thinking habits, and other things, but only after intoxicating me a lot with them and experiencing the emptiness those habits give, distancing me from reality and God. Conversion means doing a strong soul clean up, and make place for virtues like charity, for instance to take some root in us (e.g. help the poor). I can work better now, with a great filling of being sober. Start and end the day with the "Our Father "and the "Hail Mary" bring the best in me. We have to restart the process once in a while when we fail, we ask God, we do the hard steps, we do our best. Let's go on.

[metsanmet]

I actually feels a little bit of proud coming out of me when you quote the part
"you don't want it".
I'm very worried about myself right now, i did not expect that reaction from me.
I suffered from lust my entire life, now is two years and a half since my conversion and after all the pain and prayers and the sacramental life sometimes i find myself suffering really bad in my body, so bad that i do not really know if i can take it anymore.
The life i was so attached to when i was not a christian is tormenting me.
I tried with all my body my soul my heart but sometimes i find myself falling from nothing.
I keep trying, and praying and it will be what God wants.
Thank you Fr. Mike. God bless you.

[terricolarusso]

Fr Mike, how do you have such a window into my soul? Every video seems to be talking just to me. BIAY last year gave me the discipline to try to be closer to God every single day. And yet today it is a hit and miss on my prayer life. So I will begin to pray again today and wait for Gods time to make me a saint

[stevenmichaelmaryturk]

By G*d's grace, Fr. Mike, you are a good example of how to become a saint. The Church needs you.

[wreloise]

It is God that makes us a Saint
“It is God That makes us Holy”
ABBA FATHER, by your grace may Your Will be a burning desire within me🙏🏾❤️🙏🏾

[karenmcd]

That others might be holier that I so long as I become as holy as I should… Lord, please grant me the grace to desire it.