Thank You Jesus, Thank You Jesus. Thank You Jesus ❤❤❤

Praying for Fr. Mike & CIY 🙏🙏🙏

My son Miles, was hurt in an accident. We need Your prayers; please and thank you. Blessed be God, forever 🙏

FeLiz dia de los Reyes. Amen

Please pray for family members who have difficulty with the belief of transubstantiation.

Wow, Father, thank you for praying for your Catechism In A Year listeners at every Mass! God Bless you and everyone here!

The Church obliges the faithful to participate at the Holy Mass every Sunday and on holy days of obligation. To receive the Holy Communion, one must be incorporated into the Catholic Church and be in a state of grace. Anyone who is conscious of having committed a grave sin must first receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation before going to Communion. Also important is the observance of the fast prescribed by the Church and an appropriate disposition of the body (gesture and dress) as a sign of respect for Christ. Restore, Reconcile, Receive. 🙏

I know what it's like to receive unmerited goodness, I don't want to be the priest who walks past the robbed and abused man, I want to be the good Samaritan, the widow whose two pennies gave her glory in heaven. I want Jesus to recognize me in my last hour, to tell me my last hour was my first hour towards eternity with Him. For me and all participating in CIY: most precious blood of Jesus Christ, save us and the whole world.❤ Amen.

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Happy Sunday Everyone!

Father Mike, I am praying for you beloved! Peace be with you Amen ❤❤❤

Thank you for your prayers!

Praying for Fr. Mike and all CIYers. 😇

Hello everyone & Happy Day 190!🙏😊

Beautifully said, Father. The Holy Spirit has given you such a gift for sharing the truths of our faith with compassionate clarity.

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I am so happy to hear the truths of the Catholic Faith taught. Thank you Father Mike.

Thank you Fr. Mike, for Day 190, I love that you say it’s a milestone ❣️it is amazing 🤩 Also thank you Fr. Mike, for praying for us 🛐 I’m praying for you. Jesus in the Eucharist, I always want to receive Holy Communion ♥️

May God bless you always 🙏

Fr. Thank you ❤. Praying for you and for all my CIY brothers and sisters. God bless ❤🙏

Lord Jesus, I thank you for nourishing my soul with your Body and Blood. You have given me the gift of yourself in the Eucharist, and I am grateful for your presence within me. May the grace of this sacrament strengthen me in faith, increase my love for you and others, and help me to live as a witness to your Gospel. Lord, I offer you my joys and sorrows, my hopes and fears, my successes and failures. Take everything I am and have, and unite it with your sacrifice on the cross. Blessed Mother Mary, help me to imitate your humility and trust in God's plan. Guide me to be a faithful disciple of your Son, and intercede for me that I may grow in holiness. Holy Spirit, fill me with your wisdom and courage, that I may bear witness to Christ in all that I do and say. Guide me in the path of righteousness and grant me the strength to live according to your will. Lord Jesus, may the grace I have received in this sacrament transform me from within and lead me closer to you. May I be a living tabernacle, carrying your presence into the world. I offer this prayer of thanksgiving through Christ our Lord. Amen.🙏💌

I think it's very important that an examination of conscience pamphlet be made available outside of the confessional to assist Catholics in making a good confession.

A "smilestone" we made it!☺️👌

Sadly many Catholics don’t know about these. Thank you lord for the CIY and father mike🙏

Amen. Praise to You O' Lord Jesus Christ❣️ Thank you so much Fr. Mike, and Ascension. I am continually praying for all as always. God Bless 🙏🏻

That was just amazing. Thank you Fr Mike. Praying for you and everyone here. God bless🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻

Blessing to all who are participating in the CIY and BIY today 🙏🏻🕊🙏🏻

Praise and glory to Jesus Christ! Our Lord and Saviour! 🇨🇦🙏🙏👏👏🙏🇨🇦

Day 190..! Receiving Holy Communion..! Thank you, Fr. Mike. We could not do this without you..! I probably shouldn’t speak for the others here, but I KNOW I could not do this without you..! I CANNOT WAIT to hear you again..! I am praying for all of you. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Please pray for me. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 God bless..! ❤❤❤

Wow! Such a low hearing about Voltair and then a high when hearing about the student dressing very appropriately. I am not worthy but still Loed Jesus come. Thank you Fr Mike. ❤🙏

I realize that none of us can receive Holy Eucharist without the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Thank you, Lord for this wonderful sacrament!

Please Lord please pray for my family on this

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Well another good night thank you for always praying for us I am so grateful that you do that I know I pray for all of you too and haven't really blessed evening sleep well God bless in Jesus name we pray

God bless Father Mike

preparation for the Eucharist seems to sum up the entire Old Testament.

Recently converted; ABBA Father guide me❤️‍🩹 “He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper, But whoever confesses and turns away from his sins will find compassion and mercy.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭28‬:‭13‬ ‭

Thank you Father Mike

A man is never more humble than when on his knees before his Creator.

This really is an "incredible" milestone and lesson today. Thank you, Fr. Mike.

Father, may everything that I do this day, whether it be full of joy or pain, whether it be full of love or of grief, I ask that everything I go through today be offered to you just like Jesus offered everything to you. It is in his name we pray. Amen. 7/9/2023.

Day 190. 🙏🙏🙏

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Come Lord Jesus Christ come.

Thank you Fr. Mike! Blessings everyone! 🙏

Thank you Father Mike! Thank you God for all your Love and mercy!🙏❤️ How many times can a person receive Holy Communion in one day? A Catholic can receive the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist at the most, 2 times per day, if certain conditions are met. You may receive Holy Communion when: You attend your two separate celebrations of the Holy Mass on the same day. [Canon Law # 917; C.C.C. # 1388] You attend a regular daily Holy Mass and a funeral during which there is a Eucharistic celebration. You attend a regular daily Holy Mass and a wedding during which there is a Eucharistic celebration. You attend a regular daily Holy Mass and receive the Last Rites (Anointing of the Sick). You attend a regular daily Holy Mass and a Vigil Holy Mass on the same day. If a Catholic has already received the Sacrament of Holy Communion during the day and he is facing the danger of death, during the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick (Last Rites), he can once more receive the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist on the same day. But, he cannot receive the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist twice on the same day through the administration of the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. “Christ’s faithful who are in danger of death, from whatever cause, are to be strengthened by Holy Communion as Viaticum.” (Canon Law # 921 §1)

Amen Fr Mike, Amen. Praying for you, and all. God Bless.

For the sake of His sorrowful Passion have mercy on us and on the whole world. Most precious Blood of Christ have mercy on us ✝️🙏

Thanks Father. I am praying for you and for all whoi are following the Cathechism God bless ❤

Prayers for every one here. ❤️

It takes courage to speak the truth and that's what you do every day Fr.Mike.

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July 9, 2023 Saint Faustina pray for all of us.

Thank you Jesus!

Thank you Fr Mike. Praying for you and everyone here. God bless you and everyone who makes this possible 🙏🏻 ❤️ 🙏

Thank you Father for your prayers and your amazing knowledge! We live you and pray for you and all of us at these studies🙏✝️❤️

To Your Great Glory, Amen and God Bless, 🙏📿🙏

We often say that the worst thing that can happen in a person’s life is for them to die young. But if God is taking them out of the world because they will commit a heinous mortal sin later, then it is an act ofGod’s mercy. It is better to be in heaven earlier than in hell later for all eternity.

Its a matter of our souls, a matter of life and death, a matter of eternity - to live contrary to the Faith. I'm taking the middle road - recognise my own sinfulness, the Lord's truth, beauty and goodness in the Eucharist and that he still invites me to come to him, by preparing myself by confession and drawing near to him, boldly, to savour his true presence and be healed.😊

God Bless Fr. Mike!!

DaY 190 ❤❤❤ Amen 🙏 🎉🎉

Thank you Father

Daily mass is necessary also. It's advisable to attend daiy mass to draw ourselves closer to God. In the mass heaven is present. Also stay close to the sacraments and pray the daily rosary. Amen.

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼praying for our on going momentum in catechism in a year. Praying always for Fr Energy.

You are such a blessing to us, thank you ❤

No one patches an old cloak with a piece of unshrunken cloth, for its fullness pulls away from the cloak and the tear gets worse. People do not put new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise the skins burst, the wine spills out, and the skins are ruined. Rather, they pour new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.” Matthew 9:16-17 The parable above teaches us that even if someone were to faithfully understand and live the authentic Law that was given through Moses and the prophets, Jesus’ new teaching of grace, the New Law, was so different that it was not simply an improvement of the old, it completely replaced it. To use a modern example, if you were to have an old phone that had become obsolete or stopped working, you wouldn’t buy a new phone so as to remove various parts from it to try to add those parts to the old phone to fix it. Instead, you use the new phone as a complete replacement for the old one. Therefore, by embracing this New Law, we become entirely new creations in Christ. Grace doesn’t simply patch that which is weak and sinful in us. It transforms us, elevating our human nature to an entirely new existence. Today, we not only receive the new life of grace in Baptism, but we also receive it anew and share in this ongoing transforming renewal every time we allow grace to touch us more deeply and transform us more fully into the people God wants us to be. Discovering the New Law of grace, accepting it into your life, and allowing it to transform you will set you on a path of discovery that will never get old. It is an ongoing discovery that is far greater than anything this world has to offer. Nothing can ever compare to the Gift of God alive in our lives. It will never get old. It will always be transforming. And It will always be new. Ponder this Gift God offers you today and say “Yes” to It with all your heart. For the intentions of the entire CIY community and ALL of our brothers and sisters in need of prayer, worldwide, both now and in the future: My transforming Lord, You continuously offer to renew me, transform me and elevate me to the life of grace. I thank You for this Gift and desire to accept it with all my heart. May I always be ready and willing to say “Yes” to You and the transformation that awaits me as I discover this ever new treasure of Your Grace. Jesus, I trust in You. Lord I ask this in the Amazing Name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Amen. (KB)🙏❤🙏

Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:16 ♥️ The “Little Flower” said, “When I sin, I run boldly boldly in my Father’s arms.” ♥️

Father Mike it makes me happy to know you are praying for all of us ,as we pray for you as well!

Thank you Father.

Thank you for your prayers and your enthusiasim as you lead us in this journey. God is very proud of you and so do we.🙏🙏🙏

So good and very helpful, Father Mike, thank you!!!

I Love You Lord Jesus.....I need confession...

I pray for you too, Fr. Mike. Everyday when I pray for Francis (he needs a lot of prayer!) And my local Bishop.

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Thank you Fr Mike, for pointing out what very few priests or bishops point out. But there is another "bigger deal sin" you could have pointed out, that is huge. How about pro-abortion politicians - especially those claiming to be "devout Catholics" - receiving the Eucharist without a word of criticism from their bishops? And how about Catholics who... vote for them?

Your Song of the Day: “Take and Eat”- by Michael Joncas.🎶 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fpx1fa2DxrGaaYk.html

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Sometimes I wonder if I numbed myself earlier in life, causing damage to my conscience. I think it could be emotional numbing but also ingratitude. I go to Confession and have experienced great comfort but perhaps the damage may be done. Oh Dear Lord, have Mercy on me a sinner.

Purify us, oh Lord. Cleanse us from within. Make us holy. I sometimes wonder whether I should present myself for Communion when I’m not 100% certain about a sin or whether it’s grave and whether or not I was in full knowledge and did it anyway but I also have concerns that if I stop receiving due to that uncertainty I might bring false judgement upon myself and never receive reconciliation or Holy Communion again.

I always worry with fear every time I go up to receive the Eucharist. I struggle with scrupulous so even if I went to Confession before Mass I still think that I am receiving unworthily and putting judgement upon myself like 1 Corinthians 11:27-29.

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July 9, 2023 pray for Souls in Purgatory. Go ahead, just take about 30 seconds to help save a soul that maybe is your family member or friend! Go forth and help save! Here is the prayer: (According to tradition, St. Gertrude the Great was told by Our Lord that each time she piously recited the following prayer, it would release 1,000 souls (or a vast number) from their suffering in purgatory.) The Prayer of St. Gertrude Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the masses said throughout the world today, for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family.
Amen. God would reply to St. Gertrude that He would use whatever was offered to Him for the faithful departed, according to His inclination to show pardon & mercy.

Some of the "bigger deal sins"? Well said, Fr Mike! And the fact that you raise their going to Communion in the meantime also needs to be confessed is excellent pastorally. With the lack of faith among Catholics about what the Eucharist is? The fact that very few go to confession as a matter of course? Thousands of Catholics must be committing this sin without even realizing it.

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I was pointed out by a Protestant who I informed to read John 6 and he relied it doesn't say anything about wine or the word Eucharist. Then it occurred to me as I reread the passage it doesn't and this explained the teaching, in order to have living flesh there must be a source of blood. Jesus said He is the living bread come down from heaven thus receiving under the one species of bread is suffice even though at the Last Supper He says of the wine that it is His Blood. So though under both species it better resembles the feast of the memorial, receiving under the one species of bread is all that's required and the Church wisely teaches this. O the wisdom of mother Church so as we enter her bosom and connect ourselves to take part in the memorial of Jesus and sacrificial feast let us observe that one species is sufficient.

July 9, 2023 A great addition to Father Mike’s Bible in a Year and Catechism in a Year is Saint Faustina’s Diary. I urge you to listen to or read her Diary to help guide you in this life. Jesus I trust in You. #DivineMercy

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The tragedy is that in the 30 years of going to mass almost every day and even going to multiple parishes in my area, I have never heard about not receiving communion if one is in the state of mortal sin. (We don't even hear about mortal sin.) Perhaps priests and bishops either also are ignorant of these teachings or they are cowards. I don't judge them, but remain perplexed that, if they are really to be authentic spiritual shepherds, why don't we hear this. Father Mike, perhaps you can counsel your fellow priests and any bishops and spread this teaching throughout the world.

Fr Mike you referenced people receiving eucharist when divorced and in relationship with another etc but surely those couples who are not married but living as though they are would fall into this category too 😔

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Fr. Mike, I routinely worry that I may have committed a mortal sin either without realizing it or without realizing its grave nature. I also worry that I am either underestimating or overestimating the nature of a sin. Take for example the sin of lust. Sometimes I have involuntary lustful thoughts, I'm told this is quite common, and I worry that I fail to adequately resist/dismiss them. At the same time I consider that it has been less than a full year since I've returned to the faith after a lapse of more than a decade in which habitual lust was normal to me, and I know that the state of fighting and overcoming an addiction is a known mitigating factor of mortal sin.

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Tread softly because you tread on my dreams. ( I always think of the unborn and vulnerable reading this line from Yeats poem : Had l the cloths of heaven. )

Day 190 _Today's story about this person Voltaire was so heartbreaking and yet such an eye opener_ Back in the 18th century, a young man wrote to Voltaire, the famous French philosopher of the Enlightenment, to tell him about a problem he was experiencing. He said that he desperately wanted to become an atheist, curse God, despise the Church, and renounce his Catholic faith-as Voltaire was exhorting people to do Voltaire was not a friend of Christians and hated the Catholic Church Voltaire said, “Commit a bunch of mortal sins, and then keep receiving Holy Communion, and that will cure you of this pinprick of conscience that tells you that you’ve done something wrong.” The young man ends up doing that until his conscience was numb and destroyed 😔

Greetings Father Mike, Thoughts :- -> Message reflect with, "Receiving Holy Communion is the Liturgical Rite involving Spiritual Love of Lord Jesus Christ during Holy Mass in The Holy Church in all aspects of Life." -> Thanks Father, Team Ascension Press for Valuable Insights. With regards and Prayers, Ranjith Joseph (R.J)

When you see the short confession lines and everyone at Mass taking communion, you can be sure there are many doing so in mortal sin. My opinion though is if a person confessed to God and is contrite in heart is not unworthy even if they have not gone to confession.

IN THE STATE OF GRACE, KNEELING & ON THE TONGUE IS THE MOST REVERENT & HONORABLE WHY TO RECEIVE OUT LORD. UN CONSECRATED HANDS SHOULD NOT TOUCH OUR LORDS TRUE BODY & BLOOD. ONLY PRIEST HOLY CONSECRATED HANDS SHOULD BE ABLE TO HOLD OR TOUCH GOD. God Bless :)