01/01/25 The Power of "Yes"
Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz
Ascension
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🗓️ 1 January 2025
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
Homily from the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God.
When we know God's will, we must respond with "yes".
There are truly horrible and troubling things that can happen in each one of our lives. And yet, at every moment, we have the opportunity to respond in faith and love. Our response of trust can be summed up in one word: "Yes".
- Mass Readings from January 1, 2025:
- Numbers 6:22-27
- Psalm 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8
- Galatians 4:4-7
Luke 2:16-21
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Sunday homilies with me, Father Mike Schmitz. I hope today's homily inspires and motivates you, |
| 0:07.6 | and I also hope that it leaves you hungry for the one who gave everything to feed you. |
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| 0:32.4 | You're reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke. |
| 0:37.7 | Chapter 2 verses 16 through 21. |
| 0:40.9 | The shepherds went in haste to Bethlehem and found Mary and Joseph and the infant lying in the |
| 0:45.7 | manger. |
| 0:46.9 | When they saw this, they made known the message that had been told them about this child. |
| 0:51.9 | All who heard it were amazed by what had been told them by the shepherds, |
| 0:55.4 | and Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart. Then the shepherds returned, |
| 1:01.0 | glorifying and praising God, for all they had heard and seen, just as it had been told to them. |
| 1:06.8 | When eight days were completed for his circumcision, he was named Jesus, the name given him by the angel before he was conceived in the womb. |
| 1:15.6 | The Gospel of the Lord. |
| 1:17.6 | Thanks, Lord Jesus Christ. |
| 1:19.6 | We should have a seat. |
| 1:22.6 | So there's this relatively famous podcaster and business management is Jock Willink. |
| 1:26.6 | Jocko, I don't know you guys heard of Jocko. |
| 1:28.8 | So Jocko is a former Navy SEAL and he has a cool podcast and he has a couple of, you know, |
| 1:33.8 | business, private business ventures kind of a thing. |
| 1:35.7 | But there's this one talk that he gives. |
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