Nineteenth Sunday ot 8 9 2026 Deacon Louis Zemlick Pray, Sacraments, Listen to Jesus

1 Kings 19:9-13 read 9b and 10 removed from Mass Readings CCC is Catechism Catholic Church. CCC2583 on Prayer Vs 1-14

Psalm 85:9-14 CCC214 Profession of Faith and CCC2795 on Prayer

Romans 9:1-5 CCC839,449 Profession of Faith see the pattern.

Gospel Matthew 14:22-33 CCC448 all about profession of Faith.

darkest hour trust Jesus, pray to Our Lady and the Saints

Believe in the Sacraments....Deacon Louis Zemlick.com

St Edith Stein, St. Lawrence, St. Clare, St, Michael My, St. Maximillian Kolbe Pray for Us and the World. Our Lady of the Assumption Pray help us.

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Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Epiphany Radio Program, Deacon Louis Zemlick Podcast program. We're glad you're with us here today on this 19th Sunday in ordinary time. Wow, lots of stuff going on. You know, last week we had the uh Feast of the Transfiguration, and a lot of the readings today are very, you know, kind of uh leaning towards that in a certain way, too, in kind of this very mystical, beautiful way. And uh I'll tell you, it's a it's a great time. You know, the politics are happening, you know, and uh, you know, God moves his hand over us and protects us, and then when we don't want God anymore, God moves his hand away. God gives us exactly what we want. And if we don't want God, if we don't want the loving God of Jesus Christ, then we may get multiple other kinds of gods, you know, including, you know, atheistic gods, gods who don't believe. We already have that, right? We already have that in a certain way, you know. We have this God of death, right? You know, you kill your children, you kill the old people, you kill this, you kill that, you kill everything. War and destruction. And wow, it's intense. But my brothers and sisters, pray, pray, pray. Uh, the United States of America is the greatest country in the world, no doubt about it. And I think uh, you know, the people in Europe, I uh, you know, the beautiful things that were said about you know, the people who are in Europe, people who come here love this country, love this country. And, you know, we don't want to be a communist country. You know, they come here with the same old garbage that they have in Europe, and we don't want it. We don't want it. We don't want your socialism, we don't want your communism, we don't want your Marxism from all these third world countries that uh don't even have bathrooms and their homes, right? So it's like we don't want it, we don't want it, or even air conditioning for that matter, and many of us have air conditioning. And uh, you know, we're not a perfect country, no doubt about that. We're not a perfect country, but what about preaching the gospel to the Chinese, to the Chinese people? What about preaching the gospel, the real gospel, to the Russian people? What about that? Or what about this? Here's a real big thing. How about preaching the gospel to your neighbor next door, right? In our very own country, in our very own backyard. And when people say, Do you do you go to church anywhere? Do you believe in God? Be prepared. Be prepared to answer that question. Hopefully, you can be somewhat prepared if you're Catholic or you're Christian by listening to this podcast, you know, because all we do, we read the scriptures for the day, we read and tell you what the church teaches on those scriptures, and then of course, we, you know, talk a little bit about politics here or there. Uh, we talk about the things that people don't want to talk about. You know, kind of uh even back in the day, you know, when you used to listen to Rush Limbaugh, I used to love to listen to Rush Limbaugh, you know, and you know, 99% of the time it was very entertaining and enjoyed listening to him. But he was not Jesus. He was not the Blessed Mother. He was not, maybe he was somewhat of a prophet, but my brothers and sisters, we need to focus on ourselves, right? We don't want to be like this person or be like that person. We want to be like God. We want to be like Jesus. And God calls us to do that through our baptism, allows us the grace to do that. And the Catholic Church provides the sacraments for you to do that. So let's go right into our readings today. Got some beautiful readings, and we'll finish it up with our short last week on the uh the teaching of St. Pope John Paul II and his theology of the body, and we'll touch on that too. Hopefully, I'll keep track of time a little bit better. But pray, my brothers and sisters, pray for the political candidates, the ones who win, the ones who don't win. Uh, you know, pray for those who are continue to try to win, um, for those who continue to uh think about their conscience and what they're doing. And and uh, you know, our you know, the the the rabid politics, you know, kind of breeds some some rabid behaviors too, you know. So it's like uh wow. So let us uh let us pray. Let us pray for everyone, right? Throughout the world, throughout the world. So this is the 19th Sunday in ordinary time, August 9th, 2026. Our first dreams from the book of Kings, 1 Kings, chapter 19, verse 9A. Don't know why. They just do this stuff, and then uh 10 is missing. We'll read 10 um at the end. Um then 11 through 13a. And it's just it's just silly editing to say, you know, yeah, you guys know the drill. It's just it's silliness by the intellectual hierarchy in the church, which is kind of a yeah, anyway. So here we go. At the mountain of God, Horeb, Elijah came to a cave where he took shelter. Then the Lord said to him, Go outside and stand on the mountain before the Lord. The Lord will be passing by. A strong and heavy wind was rending the mountains and crushing rocks before the Lord. But the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake there was a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. After the fire there was a tiny whispering sound. When he heard this, Elijah hid his face in his cloak and went and stood at the entrance of the cave. The word of the Lord, thanks be to God. Our response to Orial Psalms from Psalm eighty five verses nine through fourteen. Lord, let us see your kindness and grant us your salvation. I will hear what God proclaims the Lord, for he proclaims peace. Near indeed is his salvation to those who fear him. Glory dwelling in our land. Lord, let us see your kindness and grant us your salvation. Kindness and truth shall meet, justice and peace shall kiss, truth shall spring out of the earth, and justice shall look down from heaven. Lord, let us see your kindness and grant us your salvation. The Lord Himself will give his benefits, our land shall yield its increase, justice shall walk before him and prepare the way of his steps. Lord, let us see your kindness and grant us your salvation. Our second reading is from the book of Romans, chapter nine, verses one through five. Brothers and sisters, I speak the truth in Christ, I do not lie. My conscience joins with the Holy Spirit and bearing wit and bearing me witness that I have a great sorrow and constant anguish in my heart, for I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my own people, my kindred according to the flesh. They are Israelites. There's the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship and the promises, there's the patriarchs, and from them according to the flesh, is the Christ, who is over all. God blessed forever. Amen. The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Our gospel reading today is from the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 14, verses 22 through 33. A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew. Glory to you, O Lord. After he had fed the people, Jesus made the disciples get into a boat and proceed him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. After doing so he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When it was evening he was there alone. Meanwhile the boat, already a few miles offshore, was being tossed about by the waves, for the wind was against it. During the fourth watch of the night he came toward them walking on the sea. When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified. It is a ghost, they said, and they cried out in fear. At once Jesus spoke to them, Take courage, it is I. Do not be afraid. Peter said to him in reply, Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water. He said, Come. Peter got out of the boat and began to walk on the water towards Jesus. But when he saw how strong the wind when he saw how strong the wind was, he became frightened and began to sink. He cried out, Lord, save me. Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand and caught Peter and said to him, O you of little faith, why did you doubt? After they got into the boat, the wind died down. Those who were in the boat did him homage, saying, Truly you are the Son of God.

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The gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. May the words of this gospel wipe away our sins.

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Well, welcome, my brothers and sisters. My name is Deacon Louis Zemlick here in the Diocese of Kalamazoo, Michigan. We're glad you're with us here today, August 9th, 2026, 19th Sunday in ordinary time. Beautiful scripture readings. And I encourage anyone who is thinking about becoming Catholic or becoming a Christian, an old school Christian, as we Catholics are, the original Christians, with all seven sacraments, with a valid priesthood, with a whole lot of sinners, both the clergy and participants, and maybe even a few bishops in there. So people say, Well, I don't want to go to the church where there's a bunch of hypocrites. Well, that church doesn't exist. But my brothers and sisters, there's sinners everywhere, you know, and I'm I'm as disgusted by sin as anyone, including my own sins. And uh, you know, they say a righteous person falls seven times a day, and I and I don't doubt that a bit. But let's go right into our readings. So good, so beautiful. And really, this first reading is uh 2583, all about prayer in the catechism, catechism of the Catholic Church. So we're gonna talk about prayer and then we're gonna talk about the little piece we got left out. So listen to this Elijah the Prophets and the Conversion of Hearts, 2583 of the Catechism. Remember also in our podcast, we show all of the, it goes CCC and then 2583. That's Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2583. And you can look that up, and of course, it shows all of the uh listings and uh scripture references and teachings of the church, references on that. Uh it's just fantastic. You know, it's kind of a you know, people talk about fact-checking, you know, this, that, and the other thing. You can fact-check everything backwards and forwards in the Catholic Church, what we teach, why we teach. And quite frankly, you know, this is all about Jesus is God. The scriptures this weekend, Jesus is God. And there's, you know, that's blasphemy to some religions out there. I understand that. I get it. It's blasphemy to some Christian religions out there, that Jesus is God. I even had, you know, one of my in-laws say to me, You don't really believe that Jesus is God, do you? I says, well, then the if I don't believe that Jesus is God, then I don't believe in the prophet. The prophecy has not been fulfilled, that the Messiah has not come to save us. See? So Jesus is Lord, Jesus is God, God of our lives. Okay, back to the prayer, back to Elijah. Elijah, the prophets, and the conversion of hearts is for all of us. After Elijah learned mercy during his retreat to the Wadi Cherith, he teaches the widow of Zarepeth to believe in the word of God and confirms her faith by this urgent prayer. God brings the widow's child back to life. And then that's in regards to 1 Kings 17. But we'll read 1 Kings 19, which is the sacrifice at Mount Carmel, decisive test of faith for the people of God in response to Elijah's plea. Answer me, Lord, answer me, Lord, the fire consumes the Holocaust and the evening oblation. The Eastern liturgies repeat Elijah's plea in their Eucharistic epiclesis. Wow, so that's very beautiful too. And then finally, third third paragraph, I'm sorry, finally, talking the desert road teaches it leads to a place where the living and true God reveals himself to the people. Elijah, like Moses before him. See, Elijah, this is where I'm talking about the transfiguration part. This little sentence here, here it continues on. It's so beautiful, you can't make it up. Elijah, like Moses before him, hides in the cliff of the rock until the mysterious presence of God passes by. But only on the mountain of the transfiguration will Moses and Elijah behold the unveiling face of him whom they sought. The light of the knowledge of the glory of God shines in the face of Christ, crucified and risen. Wow, isn't that beautiful? That is so amazing. And of course, we have God who is truth and love. That's in regards to our psalm reading, Psalm 85. Again, Psalm 85. And then in Christ, then heaven and earth are reconciled. And then Romans 9, 5, 8, 39 of the catechism. Hold on a second. I gotta back up a minute. Let me read this uh 1 Kings part. This is the part that was left out of 1 Kings chapter 19. So this little piece was edited out. A voice said to him, Where are we? Why are you here, Elijah? It's really a different translation in a way. Why are you not here, Elijah? But listen to this with 10 that was left out. Why are you here, Elijah? So part of that, this is a question mark. God is talking to Elijah. He's having a conversation. And why? I don't know why that the intellectuals in the church don't think that God speaks. Because God speaks. Unless you're constantly thinking about yourself all the time, God is speaking to you. The problem is we don't listen. We don't shut up long enough to listen. We're not quiet enough to listen. Listen to our spouse. Listen to our children. Listen to our grandm our grandparents, grandmothers, and grandfathers. We don't listen. We need to listen. So listen to this chapter 10 or verse 10 that was taken out of this. He answered, I have been most zealous for the Lord, the God of hosts, but the Israelites have forsaken your covenant. They have destroyed your altars and murdered your prophets by the sword. I alone remain, and they seek to take my life. Wow. Not much has changed, has it? Not much has changed. A voice said to him, Why are you here, Elijah? And so I would say that to all to you, my brothers and sisters, and just take Elijah's name away from there and insert your own name. And God is asking you, Where are you, John? Where are you, Judy?

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Where are you, Michael? Where are you, Sebastian? Where are you, Ruth?

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Saint. Insert your name. See what you can do for God. And what God can do for you. Make your life the most unbelievable life you've ever lived. So, okay, now we'll go to Romans. The church. And check out these catechism teachings. They're just amazingly beautiful. The church is Catholic, my brothers and sisters. I hear lots of people talking about, yo, hello, church. Hello, church, everybody. And then your pastor up there has been doing this for the last three years. He got his degree in the mail, got some seed money, and now he started his own church. Is that the church? I don't think it is. Do you have any sacraments? No, we don't have any sacraments. Well, what about baptism? Oh, we just look, you just look up at this, you just look up at the clouds and say, help, help me, Jesus. Baptism of desire. You know, that's that's fine. That's a good starting place. Don't get me wrong. I hate to be critical, but I am being critical. It's of just the bare minimum. Must be baptized with water in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Hopefully into a mainstream Christian church, right? But then there's more. That's one sacrament. And that's usually about all that they have left. There's one sacrament. Catholic Church has all seven. Now, yeah, we got a lot of we got a lot of mileage behind us, 2,000 years. But you know what? That's why the young people are coming into the Catholic Church. Because we have that history. We have that legacy. The good, the bad, the ugly, the horrible, the disgusting, the legal, the illegal. Yeah. We have it. Good, bad, and ugly. Anyway, the church, 839 of the Catechism. Those who have not yet received the gospel are related to the people of God in various ways. The relationship of the church with the Jewish people. When she delves into her own mystery, the church, the people of God in the new covenant, discovers her link with the Jewish people. The first to hear the word of God. The Jewish faith, unlike other non-Christian religions, is already a response to God's revelation in the old covenant. The Jews belong to the sonship, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, the promises. To them belong the patriarchs and their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ. For the gift and the call are irrevocable. Wow, that is 839 of the Catechism. So it's it's so beautiful, my brothers and sisters. And here we have Lord. By attributing Jesus the divine title of Lord, the first confessions of the church affirm affirm from the beginning that the power, honor, and glory due to God, the Father, are also due to Jesus, because he was in the form of God. And the Father manifests the sovereignty of Jesus by raising him from the dead and exalting him into his glory. Acts two, Romans nine, which we just read. Titus two. Revelation 5, Philippians 2, Romans 10, 1 Corinthians 12, Philippians 2, once again. Lord, in every respect, the gospel. See how these all this all fits together, my brothers and sisters. 448 in our profession of faith. And also a beautiful, I'll get to it in a minute here. I just got to finish this one. I get distracted so easy. The Lord. Very often the gospel addressed Jesus as Lord. 448 of the Catechism. This title testifies to the respect and the trust of those who approach him for help and healing at the prompting of the Holy Spirit. Lord expresses the recognition of the divine mystery of Jesus. The divine mystery of Jesus, my brothers and sisters. Matthew 8, Matthew 14, we read today. Matthew 15, Luke 1, John 20. Okay, so that's wow. There you go. So that's just something for us to think about. Pray for everyone of every single religion, my brothers and sisters, whatever it may be, pray that everyone is revealed the truth, the truth of love, that God is love. God is not hatred. God does not want you to go to a religion that believes in hatred of any other kinds of religions either, you know, for that matter. You know, and if someone's teaching hatred or disgusting hatred towards one religion, don't go there anymore, right? Don't go there anymore. Don't go there anymore. So here we go. Today is also the feast day of Edith Stein, my brothers and sisters. Edith Stein, Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Edith Stein, Virgin and Martyr. And um she's a uh uh Jewish woman back before World War II, and uh just asked for her intercession and prayer, and you can look up on the writings on her in uh uh the saints of the day on catholic.org. Also uh this week, Saint Lawrence, deacon and martyr. We always love that, and his feast day is uh on August 10th, so that's just around on the 11th, St. Clair of Assisi and Saint Michael Mai is the martyr of Vietnam. He was the mayor of a town in Vietnam when the persecution of the Christians started. Michael was martyred with Blessed Anthony Ditch, his son-in-law, and with Saint James. Other saint, another saint, and their death in 1838. Their feast day is on the 12th. Okay, here's another one. So, you know, I know sometimes people get bored with this. Oh, deacon, why do you got us to mention all the saints? It's so powerful, my brothers and sisters, and some days are larger than others, but look at us, and now we got Saint Maximilian Kobe, who's directly connected to Saint Faustina, who's directly connected to Saint Pope John Paul II, who's directly connected to you and me and all of us, as Christian brothers and sisters in the Holy Catholic Church. My brothers and sisters, we belong to the same church, big sea church, big sea church with all the sacraments, January 8th, or excuse me, uh Maximilian Colby this Friday, August 14th. And then, of course, what happened? That um on the eve of the assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which is on the 15th, right? There, the Blessed Virgin Mary is assumed into heaven, and that's another dogma of the church, and of course, it was proclaimed because of the divinity of Jesus. All of the Marian, all of the Marian doctrines, my brothers and sisters, point to Jesus as Lord. Jesus is God. And what do they try to pull down? First of all, they try to pull down the blessed mother. This is the way the devil works. You know, wants you to believe in a bunch of false doctrine, you know, that oh the blessed mother, she's she's nothing but the cleaning lady with a you know a broom and a bucket. Oh my gosh, it's such a mockery and such a blasphemy to say such awful things about the blessed mother. You know, only someone who's on their way walking on their way to hell would say something like that about the mother of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, about the mother of God. Think about it, contemplate on it. You know, maybe that preacher up there is telling you this stuff, just maybe he might be wrong. Yeah, really wrong. Okay, theology of the body. Get this done. I got two minutes left. Theology of the body, Saint Pope John Paul II's audiences on theology of the body, and tried to mention this. He's got like 156 different ones here. Um, but we're on number 27. This excuse me, number 26. Lust is the fruit of the breach of the covenant with God. In his general audience, the 30th of April, 1980, the Holy Father, Saint Pope John Paul II, continued his catechesis on theology of the body. He examined the threefold lust of the flesh of the eyes, the pride of life, by which man broke God's original covenant. Okay, threefold, threefold. Lust of the flesh and of the eyes, and the pride of life. I thought there was only two there, but there's three. We all know this, my brothers and sisters. You know, people say, Well, I don't believe in sin, or I don't believe in uh good or bad or any of that. It's like, come on, are you serious? Are you really serious? Are you really gonna think somebody actually uh intellectually would believe that? And usually it's really smart people, really learned people who say these silly things, you know, like, oh, I don't really believe in sin, I really don't believe in lust, or I really don't think it's a problem. You don't think it's a problem to uh involve yourself with your neighbor's husband or wife? I mean, they don't they don't belong to you? You think it's okay for your husband or wife to do that type of thing? It's ridiculous. It's such a horrible trauma and such a grave sin, my brothers and sisters. And to not think that is absolutely you're you're you're blind. You're blinded by it. So let us pray, my brothers and sisters, not to be blinded by sin, not to be blinded by the things of this world, and to pray for this world, to pray for those who are walking in darkness, to pray for those to see the light. And uh and to pray for our country, pray for all the military men and women throughout the world, and that they they uh come home safely. Pray for all of our leaders. May Almighty God bless you all in the name of the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit. Amen. God bless you all. We love you. Talk to you next week.