Sometimes I wish I was a hermit. Loving God when life gets crazy is a challenge.

@michaelorsini9695

5 жыл бұрын

Funny you should mention this...sometimes I think I should have been a monk myself. I've been contemplating eating one large meal a day around 1 pm...the OMAD diet. I just started reading the Philokaliaas well wherein the subject of fasting as an ascetical practice is a strong theme. Fasting is good for the body but is also known to have a profound impact on the eye of the heart, the spiritual perception of the soul. Also...our culture has a way of making an idol out of food and the physical pleasure of eating it...often too much of it, hence the growing obesity problem and spiritual sloth problem in our culture. I've been an Intercessory Prayer Warrior for the past few years as well...we can live some traits of a hermit's life while still living in the world. Blessed Miguel Pro, Pray For Us.

@dmarie7714

5 жыл бұрын

That sounds like a topic for a video. "How to stay loving God when life is crazy" I live near many Amish communities and I have always envied their lifestyle... so simple. How about we all form a community of Catholics and we'll live like Amish?! I guess I wouldn't be able to post this..... No cell phone or internet. We'll have to make a few exceptions 😉😊. Praying for you Father Mark🙏

@dmarie7714

5 жыл бұрын

@@stephguz I hear you! I didn't get notification from KZread that Father posted this video until 20 minutes ago! Everyone else had 12 hours of being spiritually pumped! 🤣 I understand what Father's getting at and I don't think he'd have to live in silence. I enjoy Thomas the Hermit here on KZread too. He makes great Catholic videos. Being a hermit is something I'm just learning about.

@kat66san

5 жыл бұрын

Me too Father

@srelizabethmaryhermit6450

5 жыл бұрын

Fr. Mark Goring Hi Fr! I am a Hermit and have been for 18 years and believe me, it sure is no guarantee of a peaceful, quiet life. One exchanges the outward tumult for the interior, spiritual struggle. So, which ever life you choose or chooses you, get ready for the fight of your life! Indeed, fasting and mortification grows on you gradually and becomes kind of a sweet background music of self offering!

I am 77 years old. Since 2015, I eat one meal per day and I am super healthy and full of energy. Fasting daily allow the cells to repair and slow down the aging process. St Benedict was inspired buy God to show us the way to stay healthy.

@rachelcoleman4693

Ай бұрын

What do you like to eat for your one meal? 😊

I am back too. I made my confession after 31 years! Thank you Father Mark for all your help in spreading the word!

You are literally amazing. Thank you, I am just returning to the Catholic Church. I was living in sin, I abstained from the Eucharist over a year because I was in sin. Once you realize you really can't go up for Holy Communion, you don't. It can dip into scrupulosity, but it was a healthy spiritual exercise. I practiced the Spiritual Communion Prayer. I made my first confession after 20 years away from it (Pretty much since my first when I was a kid) I just don't know what to say. I'm still contemplating what it's meant, the graces granted to me even after all my awfulness. It's really a little by little effort. Adoration changed my life. Scripture changed my life, I just read the Daily Mass readings. So thank you, I have no idea why I'm rambling but thank you Father!

@AnnInFL

5 жыл бұрын

Praise God for His amazing grace in bringing another of His beloved children back to the church. I was in sin, with little faith, and without confession since childhood. Then God called me back suddenly out of the blue in 2015. There is a spiritual war going on, and God is calling us to prepare for battle. Stay in prayer and stay confessed! God bless! 😇🙏

@angelikkax6353

5 жыл бұрын

Great!

@joncerda351

5 жыл бұрын

@@AnnInFL it really is a spiritual war and we are the Church Militant!

@terribist

5 жыл бұрын

Welcome home!

@sheiladyck5863

5 жыл бұрын

Same for me returning to the Catholic Church after years of being away. It really is such a mind struggle, I feel like a ping pong ball - listening to non- Catholics talk against Catholicism fools with my thinking and then feeling the pull to be back in Catholicism by what I think is the Holy Spirit leading me back home.

It's such a relief to discover another Catholic doing OMAD!

@jimmyintheswamp

5 жыл бұрын

Amen to that!!

I'm About to enter the Benidictines.

@brianlong2731

5 жыл бұрын

GOD bless you christopher

@brendanryan5437

5 жыл бұрын

Christopher Charles Good man Christopher ,will pray for you in our rosary.

@theresemartin3075

5 жыл бұрын

God bless you ...I will remember you in my prayers 🌹

@leannebernard2185

5 жыл бұрын

May you be filled and overflowing with the abundant blessings and graces of our God. Praying for you!!!

@FrMarkGoring

5 жыл бұрын

Praying for you Christopher

Fasting was one thing I feared the most because I did not know fully yet the physical and spiritual benefits I could get. But a group called Holy Infant Community founded by late Rev. Fr. Jose Augusto C. Sison, a diocesan priest here in Tagum City, Davao, Philippines, inspired me to fast. The Holy Spirit dictates every now and then that people fast for the salvation of souls of both the dead and the living. For all the problems happening in the world. According to Mama Mary during one of her apparitions, thru prayers we fear not the future. But thru prayer and fasting we conquer the devil. The community has really helped me grow. It is a Christian Catholic charismatic group holding prayer meetings. Inspired dictations, visions and messages keep pouring in. Amazing! God is truly alive and I deeply am grateful for having come to experience the Holy Spirit while still alive. Really, God alone suffices. Praise the Lord!

A few months back I started skipping breakfast and as often as I can go to a church near work to spend a few minutes before the Blessed Sacrament and then back to work to eat lunch. My job as an analyst requires heavy thinking. At first I thought not eating breakfast would hinder my performance at work. But with time, I noticed that just a cup of coffee is enough to keep me going and I don't even feel hungry. I actually think I perform better without breakfast. I will have to try the next step to skip lunch too to arrive at one meal a day. Pushing the limit, my temper gets shorter when I am hungry. God help me.

@georgeibrahim7945

5 жыл бұрын

Joel Rodriguez because every time we eat we spike our insulin levels which makes us more hungry.

@mojo7495

5 жыл бұрын

You work as an analyst and yet foolishly stand before a piece of bread and worship it? Well analyze THIS....matt1618.freeyellow.com/malakyeopening.html

@gabrielanolen-menas1386

5 жыл бұрын

It took me about 2 weeks and now I make it to 2pm without hunger. No headaches, tiredness, or fogginess. In fact I am more alert and focused. As another commenter says it's all about insulin level. Peace be with you.

@garyklein2645

5 жыл бұрын

@@mojo7495 Jesus Christ is the Bread of Life! Worship Jesus!

@crem6976

4 жыл бұрын

Mo Jo Have you never read the 6th chapter of John?? You're talking exactly as the disciples who left Jesus and murmured amongst themselves, " He's telling us to eat his flesh this saying is hard who can accept it" but Jesus said "Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood you will not have life in you"

Fasting can heal the body. Dry fasting is supposed to be extremely beneficial too. Dr. Mindy Pelz explains the benefits of fasting and how miraculous the body is in healing itself.

@jjcevering9411

5 жыл бұрын

Last 8months my husband and I have learned a great deal about the benefits of fasting. 😊

My wife has one meal a day. Initially she got headaches but now it's just normal for her. She has cleaned houses as a job and did it with ease.

I read St. Catherine didn't eat at all in her later years but survived on the Holy Eucharist. Amazing! I want to also fast and learn to do it with joy.

@john_from_eastcoast.

5 жыл бұрын

You are right about St. Catherine! I too have a hard time fasting with joy. Pray for me and I'll pray for you!

@madona370

5 жыл бұрын

@@john_from_eastcoast. absolutely!🙏

I have a nephew who is a benedictine. Those men are always smiling. Spending time with them, it's easy to understand why. Life at the abbey is very satisfying.

Fasting really makes a huge difference in your prayer life. Your brain gets sharper and your prayers are stronger.

@leannebernard2185

5 жыл бұрын

Amen!!!

@nathrose7612

5 жыл бұрын

True and Amen.

I do the one meal a day because it’s healthy for me and I don’t eat for two days when I fast spiritually

@elshafita

5 жыл бұрын

Wow brother! 👍

@rachelcoleman4693

5 жыл бұрын

What kind of meals do you eat, if you don't mind me asking?

@JaimeGarcia-pe7bj

5 жыл бұрын

Michael, What kind of meal do you eat? Do you do physical work, do you have concentrate? I would like to know?

@vickyclarke1982

5 жыл бұрын

Godbless you Michael...

Father, your presentations are very helpful and I appreciate your kind, down-to-earth demeanor. I am Eastern Orthodox and have been working on deepening the practice of fasting over the past couple of years. The Orthodox Church still strongly promotes fasting on Wednesday, Friday, and during the penitential seasons such as Advent and Lent. This is just the starting point before going even deeper to get to one meal a day as many Orthodox monks still do. I am saddened that the Roman Catholic Church has lowered the bar on fasting. The Church needs to keep her standards high so we are challenged to aspire to greater heights of faith and holiness. Thankfully we have the examples of so many saints who loved God more than anything this world has to offer. Thanks again for your teaching- you are a gifted and effective speaker and I look forward to hearing more. By the way, the room you are standing in looks very Orthodox! Peace be with you!

@johnshacklett2265

5 жыл бұрын

What's with fasting on Wednesday and Friday? I've heard that the early church practiced fasting on these two days, and that the Wesley brothers wouldn't ordain a man to the ministry unless he committed to fast on these two days of the week. Just wondering what's so special about these two days? (Why not Monday and Thursday?...)

@Psyop666

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnshacklett2265 Wednesday is the day Judas betrayed Jesus and Friday Jesus died. Thats why we are told to fast on Wednesday and Friday.

@EtryusTremere

4 жыл бұрын

When our Lady appeared at Medjugorje, she also asked us to fast on wednesdays and fridays. Coincidence?

Honestly Father. Going even a step further. I was saying fasting and prayer is the biggest thing that is lacking in our Catholic culture let alone the world. Fasting is HIGHLY underrated and utilized, in both the spiritual and physical sense.

@artsiecrafty4164

4 жыл бұрын

I was pre diabetic. Now I am not because I eat only one or two meals a day without sugar or starch most of the time. I am much healthier and have more energy. I also am finding a deeper love of God and my Faith.

@FlowerThePot

4 жыл бұрын

And I believe Mother Mary said fasting and prayers could stop wars!

@believewithyourheart5627

3 жыл бұрын

It's true! I fasted for Purim ( Esther) this year and afterward experienced such a spiritual breakthrough I was astonished! I was resolved to fast more often after that.

I like this kind of routine and I think I’ll try it. I’ve tried fasting routines before, but more inconsistently recently. Consistency definitely helps, and fasting can be a good way for training the body to stay virtuous and away from sin. I’m not as good as anyone else and just as unworthy, but through faith in Christ and his grace he can help make us worthy.

Excellent, thank you! :)

Fr. Mark you are amazing. Thank you so much for this video. The book you mention "To love fasting" is expensive on Amazon, but it can be googled and downloaded on PDF for free. It has been a life-changing book for me, read it last week. Thank you so much. God bless, greetings from Ethiopia.

Matthew 6:17-18 'But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, that your fasting may not be seen by others but by your Father who is in secret.'

You're Very Blessed and Holy. Blessings to you. 😇😇😇😷😷😷🌹🌹🌹❤❤❤

I have always ate one meal a day after I turn 16 yrs, not for religious practise but more for feeling I don't need so much food when others have bearly enough! I am now 58yrs & still do the same because my body won't have it any other way! Thanx Fr. for this insight! God Bless always!🙏

@candyclews4047

Жыл бұрын

Can I ask what this meal consists of? Presumably we have to make sure we have carbs, fats and protein well balanced?

I prayed yesterday before going to bed to Jesus Christ to explain to me the importance of the Fasting and how should I do it because I am weak and I often fail when I attempt to fast. And the first thing I see is your video about Fasting, beautifully explained. I am encouraded to fast again. God answered my prayer. Thank you fr. Goring and thank to Our Lord.

@marymiles6944

5 жыл бұрын

Dr. Eric Berg has tremendous videos on this.....Blessings

@artsiecrafty4164

4 жыл бұрын

Lots on youtube on fasting and one meal a day. Abstain from sugar, fruit and starch to make it a lot easier.

@lh1053

3 жыл бұрын

I was like that. I had attempted year after year during Lent. I gently changed my eating habits. Then started Keto diet and intermittent fasting (it made a huge difference!) you can do this, which God’s grace.

Father pray for me.i need a good job where i feel comfortable .

@TheLeonhamm

5 жыл бұрын

God bless and protect you Fela. I feel sure we are all wrapping you up in our hearts' prayers. St Joseph is a great favourite friend for Fr Mark and all here ...

@felasaldana2144

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheLeonhamm thanks for reading my comment, I really don't write English , but I want to learn to get a better job.God bless you always I love your videos they help me to learn a little more English.

@leannebernard2185

5 жыл бұрын

Fela, I will lift up your intentions and needs through the intercession of our Blessed Mother Mary in the Holy Rosary.

@FrMarkGoring

5 жыл бұрын

Praying for you!

@patriciag.8807

4 жыл бұрын

@@FrMarkGoring Father, I'm looking for a job also. Thank you!!

I like Father Mark. Seems like a good priest. Blessed be the LORD Jesus!

Thanks, Father G. I needed to hear this. I have been struggling with fasting and wondering what's wrong. I used to fast on bread and water 2x's a week when I was younger. I am now approaching 70 yrs old and that hasn't been working anymore. The desire was there, but I just couldn't maintain that. I have been able to do the traditional church fast of one main meal and 2 smaller meals with nothing else in between. That gave me some solace. But these words of wisdom ring true. The more I try the worse it gets. I am changing my focus and will try this more humble, gentle approach. Thanks again for your guidance. May our dear Lord continue to bless and inspire you.

We need more priest like father mark!!

Thank you! I LOVED this-i started eating 2 small meals a day 2 yrs ago and believe it to be much healthier and produces more contentment 😊🙏💕

Amen🙏🏻 Thank you Father Mark God Bless You🙏🏻🙏🏻

God Bless you Father Mark. Keeping you in my prayers - so thankful for access to such a good priest through your videos🙏

👍🏻 Thank you for the inspiring thoughts! Amen. 🙏🏻

Thank you for what you do. May God bless you.

What a beautiful dinning hall background for your video. One of my mother's late friends who used to attend the same one room school house by the name of Yvonne [i cannot remember her French Canadian last name right now] used to work in the kitchen of a seminary while she was well into her 70's. She liked to joke about it sometimes when answering a phone call. She would say, "I cannot stay on the phone for too long because I am on my way to work at the priest factory. She got to live like a hermit at home and with lots of good company at work too while remaining single all of her life without having to become a nun.

THANK YOU MUCHO my dearest father- my brother- my son, for all that you do. I must admit to having to catch up on enjoying your videos. It is most apparent to me that you are being well blessed by Our Lord. Again, merci!

"We are called to be monks inside" I loved it. And nuns, of course.

Thank you, Fr. Goring , for this. I thought I was doing “ IF” just for my body. I didnt know I was doing it too for my soul. Ave Maria. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼😇😘👍🌎

Doing it Father starting tomorrow. Already doing Wednesday and Friday per Holy Mother's request.

"Gradually....small steps...without struggle"....your literacy is my blessing.

Thank you for the good advice. I will strive towards it on my journey home. VIVA CRISTO REY!

This makes so much sense. Praise God and thank God for your priesthood Father!

One meal a day. omad 16 months now. Its perfect.

Prayer and fasting are very rewarding.

GOOD MORNING FATHER,,THANK YOU..POSTED SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Listening to this from India,a Pentecostal believer. I wish to have a one meal a day. This video is blessing to me

Father, you have pointed me in the direction of so much inspiring reading to strengthen my faith! God Bless You! You are my favorite KZread Catholic channel! Your sincerity and humility really shine through! I pray more good men like yourself are called to the priesthood; God knows we need them! 🙏

Very good Father.

Since I started eating less, i actually feel better when i eat. I dont over eat and I dont have sugar cravings. I prefer to eat later in the day too. I feel and look healthier

I am a very busy physician and eating once a day for the last couple of decades allows myself time for prayer. I set my watch for noon and when it goes off, it's time for 'spiritual lunch'. In addition to a nice spiritual discipline, it makes me closer to my patients who often can't afford to eat more than once. It allows one to answer questions about where I am disappearing off to and to share the gospel of the truth that leads us to do all these crazy things. It is a spiritual tool, however, and not worthy of being made into too much, however.

@peterwerner651

3 жыл бұрын

To: Peter P. In what city do you practice medicine? I think we need more physicians like you.

Finally! It’s ironic that to get some real spiritual food, I listen to a homily on going without it. And how sorely needed are priests like this courageous man to talk on such unpopular subjects. My fasting has been sporadic, but during the times I have, mainly throughout Lent, the grace has been extraordinary... fasting radically reduces the desire for entertainment and increases the desire for prayer. You become hungry for prayer. This homily is excellent! 👍

I started doing the so called intermittent fasting - 8 h a day you eat, 16 h a day you fast - about a year ago. It's supposed to be very beneficial for your health (I confirm). I have also noticed that the short periods of fasting reduce my cravings, i.e. after breaking the habit of constantly thinking what to eat next (modern dieticians and 5 meals a day...). I don't even notice I might/should be hungry. The way to 1 meal a day isn't that long if you gradually lengthen the fasting periods. I have also noticed spiritual benefits - you concentrate less on satisfying your own true or imaginary desires. I would agree that breaking gluttony is key to controlling other drives (to have sex, to possess). It's a shame we live in a culture that is suffused in consumerism and the general attitude is that satisfying your desires/cravings is the way to happiness.

@peterwerner651

3 жыл бұрын

Mateusz: well said- "true or imaginary desires"

Dear Father Mark, you opened my eyes to much truth in our Mother Church. I believe, like Joan of Arc, that we have to be willing to die regardless of the politics that surround us. There is no truth in men alone but through the Holy Spirit of our Lord. I am speaking out to my brothers and sisters within my sphere about current events in the hierarchy of the church. The truth will prevail in spite of the adversaries attempts to silence us. May God bless your ministry and the Catholic church. Vivat Jesus!

The first college I attended was a Benedictine college. There is a call for balance. I have also gone on retreat at the Trappist monastery in Conyers, GA. A common practice I have found when on retreats, and following the Benedictine Rule, is the small breakfast after Mass. There is generally a main meal at mid day and a small repast, a simple soup at supper. It's a pattern that I like. I've always eaten breakfast and like making my mid day meal my main meal of the day. Brother Victor-Antoine d'Avilla-Latourrette has written some great cookbooks. The one I use is This Good Food.

Hey Fr. Mark, I just finished your book " In His Zone ", I felt like I was on your retreat with you, a beautiful , peaceful adventure of solitude. Oh, yes life does get crazy, and that's why, at age 74, I'm moving this Sunday to a quiet life in the California desert. All I need is a church to celebrate Mass as you did daily on your retreat,, a roof over my head, food to sustain me and You Tube so I can be enriched by your preaching. I purchased the Decipleship workbook and am following on line. Jessie's testimony is awesome!, So far, it's brilliant and your video, " Jeremy " is a beautiful message to all women who may be faced with an unplanned pregnancy. I pray for you daily and hope that you are praying for me.

@FrMarkGoring

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your prayers! Yes, I'm praying for you!

@emahedabus6459

5 жыл бұрын

another powerhouse for the church. God Bless

What a beautiful cathedral

I’m considering to become a Carmelite hermit monk. Please pray for my vocational discernment.

I do one meal a day. Only here and there has it been difficult. Most days I actually feel I have more energy.

Fr. I'm from Ireland one meal was the norm and not from choice..

@jaqian

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Marie, I'm also Irish, do you mean the norm for Benedictines?

@carltonpoindexter2034

5 жыл бұрын

When my mother brought my grandmother back to Ireland in 1971 they had 2 meals per day at the hotel, mutton or fish and they had to let them know 24 hrs in advance or they did not eat at all.

@caryulmer5578

5 жыл бұрын

Marie Brown It's been the norm for me for a few years now. Weekends I don't eat at all at least one of those days. I do drink water, coffee & sometimes tea throughout the day. It's because I'm a senior on a pension, & that's as far as the food goes on that income. I'm often hungry but it's really not too bad because if you don't think about it too much that passes. It's actually encouraging to me to know it's good to only eat one meal a day.

@carltonpoindexter2034

5 жыл бұрын

@@caryulmer5578 Are you in Ireland? We have Meals on Wheels in N.E. Ohio for senior citizens, the disabled. It is partially sponsored by Catholic Charities. It may be one meal per day, but it is something to eat. I just think it's ghastly that so many senior are nearly starving, but I think that has always been the plan.

@mariebrown9953

5 жыл бұрын

@@caryulmer5578 I also am a senior citizen I guess we learn to make do like the generations before us not much chance of us becoming obese any time soon..🍰

OMAD diet One Meal A Day. Not sure it's for everyone but heard great things about it! Thanks for sharing a spiritual benefit of it. It's definitely worth a try! 🍓🍍unless it makes one to crabby and miserable to be around. Keep healing lives Fr Mark! Love your content!

@suem6004

5 жыл бұрын

Kathy Cusumano Agree. I followed that. With spiritual component though really boosts peace and discipline

Am struggling with fasting. But during this holy week i try my best. Thank you dearest Father Mark. God bless you and protect you with His precious blood.

I'm fasting 24 hours for Wednesday's and Friday's past 12 months ,I really do find it a great bonding with my prayer life .I'm thinking of adding a third day.But I'm conscious of it not becoming a endurance challenge.I do feel aware of the leadership qualities it demonstrates in a silent peaceful humble way to my young children..

I live in a monastic bubble amongst many. I am present, but remove myself internally quite easily. Silence in the noise.

👍🏼👍🏼 4 Da 🔥 u bring 2 da priesthood & Catholicism. Breakfast, lunch,& dinner all wrapped up in 1, da usual by default, a great grace from God. Thank you Jesus, would never have da sense 2 choose or da strength 2 maintain, 2God B da glory!

Not just for the sake of keeping off dangerous weight, I always strive to feel hungry 24/7. Feeling full (cf. Luke 6:25) now makes me feel uncomfortable. It has improved my heart and lowered my blood sugar.

You are a beautiful soul. Thank you for introducing me to this!

I’m so glad you are on KZread. You have taught me so much!

Intermittent fasting can be very healthy.

The greatest thing one can do to his/her health is to fast. Add to that: avoiding vegetable (seed) oils, sugar and processed food.

"Slow and steady wins the race," so the saying goes. All I need is a lot more patience.

Thank you Father Mark. I love your videos.

I am looking for a good pence for souls. I like the way he talked about small steps. I get upset when I fail but small steps.

@nancyleiper9307

5 жыл бұрын

I fast from meat every Friday. Yes, it's pre-Vatican2. For extra pence I'll included a Weds. It's harder than you may think. God bless

@francesfrancellaapfel9166

5 жыл бұрын

Nancy Leiper I also fast on Fridays! During Lent on Wednesday’s also. I use to follow the Roman Rite but now I follow the Byzantine Rite! Strict fasting like it was when I was growing up. Today the Roman Rite doesn’t feel that fasting is necessary!

God Bless

HI MANY THANKS FOR ALL YOUR TEACHINGS FAITHFUL SERVANT OF GOD ITS SUCH A EXCELLENT IDEA ALL SERVANTS LIKE YOU ME OTHERS WHO SERVE GOD NEEDS TO AIM TO FOLLOW THAT EXAMPLE. BLESSINGS ALWAYS. LOVE FROM ACROSS THE POND SHROPSHIRE UKXXXXGODS NEVER ENDING LOVING CARE.

What a beautiful dinning hall I see! Glad you could share, being a busy person would save a lot of time eating but once a day. The preparation, cleaning etc would just be once a day. I'd be concerned about getting kidney stones more often if I didn't drink more water but I'm glad there's a book to learn from. Thanks Father.

I can’t give up coffee in the morning 😁

@FrMarkGoring

5 жыл бұрын

me too :)

@domedweller4202

5 жыл бұрын

I know what you mean.lol

@nancykoch3455

3 жыл бұрын

I always think of Mother Angelica. She gave up coffee for Lent and found herself constantly thinking about coffee. Lol. Not sure she ever did that again!

Father Mark, i am 62 years old, a lay woman. and over the past 18 months i have learned to fast until noon or 3 p.m on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. This has evolved over time, slowly. I hope to continue to fast and to fast a bit more as time goes on. I especially make sure that the times of fasting are filled with the Holy Rosary, praying for others, quiet times and worship music. Acts of charity make the fasting more fruitful as well. Thank you for this video; i plan to purchase the book that you have mentioned. God Bless you always, In Christ.

My father has taken an interest in fasting and now I know the perfect father's day gift for him. Thank you! 😊

Wow, what an excellent topic. Fasting has disappeared from the consciousness of ordinary Catholics, unlike the Eastern Orthodox. The law of the Church should never have been watered down. Before Vatican II Catholics knew that weekly fasting was an obligation.

Intermittent fasting is very big in health circles recently too. The spiritual and health benefits are becoming more widely known.

I pray for you fr mark pray for me bro🙏

Thank you Father, and for that beautiful room. St. Benedict knew how to live the good life. Fasting gives you more time for other things, no cooking or cleaning up. I read also that it gives your brain a rest from digestion. That in all things God may be glorified.

Watching this while having my bedtime snack

Enjoy your essential tidbits! Holiness is obtained in so many ways when one strives for pleasing God.

Fr. Mark, Keep teaching us...

The 20 decade Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet can help stop war 3x a day extends the protection to others and if a hundred people do it they can save their nation 🙂🇲🇽👍❤️🇺🇸✝️

@whitewolf1298

5 жыл бұрын

Just the 15 decades given to us by Our Lady. No one touched the rosary before JPII. I wonder why.

@NahumL

5 жыл бұрын

White Wolf the Virgin Mary has said the 20 Decade Rosary can help stop war. It did amongst me

@whitewolf1298

5 жыл бұрын

The prayers of the Holy Rosary are powerful, as they were given to us by the Holy Ghost. That being said, JPII had no right to "change" the Rosary. The Rosary is Our Lady's psalter, and it is under the jurisdiction of Our Lady, not the popes. One must of course respect the authority of the Holy Father, but that authority is not unlimited. Our Lady of Fatima added the prayer after the Gloria Patri at the end of each decade, "Of My Jesus..." If she had any additional "improvements" in mind, she most certainly would have suggested them to St Sr Lucia. JPII is most likely burning in the lower parts of Purgatory because he breathed the intractable pride of modern man who considers himself the measure of all things. Modern man is about to be brought very very low, and various nations that now view themselves as established and indestructible are about to enter the dustbin of history. Preach the Rosary given by Our Lady to St Dominic, accept NO imitations.

@NahumL

5 жыл бұрын

White Wolf 😡the Virgin Mary said the Luminous Mysteries help stop war. I got it from a seer that predicted the abdication of the Pope, ✝️

@sonofyahweh8

5 жыл бұрын

@@whitewolf1298 Present day truth for the wise. Dan. 12: 10. The book of Daniel is sealed until the time of the end. Dan. 12: 4 and 9. Dan. 12: 4 says:" many will run to and fro and knowledge in the book of Daniel will increase at the time of the end." Dan. 7: 4. The first beast is The LION with eagles wings. The LION is the British empire and the eagles wings is America at the time of the end. Dan. 7: 5. The bear is Russia . The 3 ribs are 3 nations Russia invades at the time of the end. Ukraine is the first of these 3 ribs. Dan. 7: 6. Is 4 Asian nations. Not in existence yet. These will come into existence at the time of the end. Dan. 7: 7. The FIRST one world order. Not in existence yet and will arise at the time of the end. Dan. 7: 8. The false messiah comes out of the 4TH beast. Dan. 7: 11. The 4TH beast is destroyed FIRST. Dan. 7: 12. The first 3 beasts will be alive for a season and a time LONGER than the 4TH beast. For these scriptures to be fulfilled the 4 beasts of Daniel 7 MUST be alive at the SAME time. The time of the end. Very plain and simple literal scriptures. May Yahweh give you understanding in these salvation scriptures of things to come. Bless you There has never been an Empire in history called " Media- Persia." Daniel lived in the Persian Empire. Dan. 8: 17 tells Us that the RAM and the GOAT fight at the time of the end. Dan. 7: 11. tells us that the 4TH beast dies first. Dan. 7: 12 tells us that the first 3 beasts will be alive for a season and a time LONGER than the 4TH beast. For these scriptures to be fulfilled the 4 Beasts of Daniel 7 MUST be alive at the same time. The time of the end. Dan. 12: 4 and 9. Dan. 8: 20 Is Media and Persia at the time of the end. Persia will unite with Iraq and then unite the middle east under Islam. Persia will go to Yahweh's LAND and put to the sword EVERY man, woman, child and baby Jew in Israel. No survivors. NONE. 10 Million Jews world wide will die. This will cause the GOAT to come from the west. Dan. 8: 5.The GOAT comes across the face of the whole earth. This scripture is literal. The GOAT is the united nations with America leading the WAY. Dan. 8: 8 tells us that America will win the war with Persia and then break into 4 nations. Out of 1 of the 4 nations will come the false messiah. Dan. 8: 9. The false messiah will put America back together again. Rev. 17: 8. The people on the earth will SEE America that was, Is NOT, Yet is. The false messiah will be crowned KING of America. Dan. 8: 21. The false messiah will go to Yahweh's LAND and enter the golden gate to the temple mount showing that he is the King of Israel and the King of the Christians. Ezekiel. 44: 1-3. Yahshua entered the golden gate 2,000 years ago onto the temple mount and presented Himself as the Passover Lamb for inspection. They found no fault in Him. Then the false messiah will be crowned KING of the world. King of Kings. King of 10 Kings. Rev. 13: 1- 5. Then will be fulfilled 2 Thes. 2: 3- 4. This scripture is literal. The false messiah will be Satan's literal genetic son. Rev. 11: 7 tells us that the beast is NOT a human man. The beast is a hybrid human. 2 thirds angel and 1 third human. Satan's son ruled the earth in the Days of Noah. Satan's son will rule the earth for 42 months before the second coming. Yahweh does EVERYTHING twice. My hearts desire is:" Rev. 22: 14. Rev. 21: 1- 4." These scriptures commence at the second coming. rev. 20: 4 and 6. rev. 5: 10. Matt. 5: 5.isa. 2: 3- 4. isa. 11: 6- 9. Isa. 66: 22- 23. Micah 4: 2- 3. These scriptures are fulfilled in the Thousand years. Zeck. 14 is the second coming. Zeck. 14: 4- 5. The great valley is the resting place for Yahshua's BRIDE as the home for the SAINTS during his thousand year reign on the earth made new as king of kings and Lord of lords. Rev. 21: 9- 10. Rev. 21: 2. Gal. 4: 26. Zeck. 14: 9. And Yahweh will be The GREAT KING over all the earth during His Messiah's thousand year reign as king of Kings. Zeck. 14: 16. the nations are still on the earth AFTER the second coming and will go up to the new Jerusalem to keep the feast of tabernacles for the thousand years. Matt. 5: 5. The Meek will inherit the earth made NEW commencing at the second coming. 1 Thes. 4: 15- 17. This is the fulfillment of Tabernacles on the earth at the second coming. 2 peter 3: 10- 13. verse 10. The second coming. verses 11 and 12 Yahweh burns the UNIVERSE. Verse 13 Yahweh creates the NEW heavenS and the NEW earth for His Sons thousand year reign on the earth made new as king of kings. Rev. 20: 4 and 6. Rev. 5: 10. The SAINTS will rule with Yahshua in the NEW Jerusalem on the earth made New commencing at the second coming. Rev. 2: 26- 28. Rev. 21: 1- 4. Yahshua brings His BRIDE with Him at His second coming . The tabernacle of Yahweh is with men and they will be His children and Yahweh will be their God. Isa. 66: 22- 23 and Rev. 21: 1- 4 agree perfectly. Rev. chapters 20, 21 and 22 commence at the second coming and are fulfilled on Judgement day. Rev. 20: 7- 15. Rev. 20: 7- 15 is a period of time of 24 hours. The Last day of this corruptible creation. John 6: 39, 40, 44, 53 and 54. the LAST day of this corruptible creation. Gen. 1 : 1. Yahweh created Time, Space and matter. The first day. Rev. 20: 7- 15. Yahweh will put out of existence this corruptible creation. The Last day. 1 Cor. 2: 9. NOTHING in this corruptible creation is in Yahweh's Everlasting Incorruptible Kingdom. BEFORE Gen 1: 1. There was the everlasting incorruptible Kingdom of Yahweh. AFTER Rev. 20: 7- 15. The Everlasting incorruptible Kingdom of Yahweh will continue. LOOK not to the things of this world as they will all pass away. But LOOK for things not seen. FAITH. May THE Creator Yahweh give you understanding in these salvation scriptures of things to come. Heb. 12: 14. Bless you

I have one meal a day from 20 years now and I feel fine! I do take a multivitamins and mi deals and supplements to avoid insufficiencies and I drink water all day around but only one meal a day! It is fine for me! The problem is that when I must fast for Lent I can only take a few things off the menus like meat. And try and eat a little less.

This is a good practice. have been increasing my fasting and am trying to move to the level of one meal a day. It is not usually too difficult, except when I am sleep deprived or stressed. I believe eating only once a day is the natural way to manage weight and prevent type 2 diabetes. Periodically fasting for longer periods of 2 to 3 days or more also has great spiritual and health benefits. I think more people are starting to discover this.

Thank you Father Mark! Always learn a lot from your videos!

God bless you,Father :)

Amen, God bless you father Mark

Amen thank you father. This book sounds like a good one. Bless you for the recommendation

Thank you Fr!

Beautiful ❤️🙏🕊

Thank you Fr. Mark. God bless, Proverbs 31

Thank you Father, God bless you ❤️

I had two meals a day over Lent..I heard about that book. but couldn't afford to buy it along time ago... believe me it was the best way to fast .and next Lent one meal a day...

Thank you for sharing this nugget of spiritual discipline. God bless you.

Enjoyed reading the book. Very eye opening. Could not afford to buy it, so to own a copy. Very expensive. My local library got me a copy.

I like this i just started having light breakfast and then dinner- i agree change needs to be gradual

I love this...

Man, I got hungry in the first two minutes of this video!