WEBVTT 00:00:23.800 --> 00:00:25.320 Muy buenas tardes a todos. 00:00:27.240 --> 00:00:30.280 For those who don't know what that means, it means good afternoon. 00:00:30.520 --> 00:00:31.640 Good afternoon. 00:00:32.200 --> 00:00:40.280 Before Father Ben gives his homily in English, he has permitted me to say a few words in Spanish. 00:00:40.519 --> 00:00:48.120 And so in Spanish in English. 00:00:48.280 --> 00:00:50.040 Is that okay if I say a few words in Spanish? 00:00:50.600 --> 00:00:50.840 Yes. 00:00:51.000 --> 00:00:51.159 Okay. 00:00:51.320 --> 00:01:02.359 In Spanish, in this padecemos de muchas enfermedades. 00:01:09.079 --> 00:01:11.879 How many people here suffer from some kind of sickness? 00:01:12.520 --> 00:01:14.439 Padecen de alguna enfermedad. 00:01:18.280 --> 00:01:20.200 Did anybody not raise their hand? 00:01:22.280 --> 00:01:24.280 Alguna persona no levantó su mano? 00:01:26.760 --> 00:01:28.680 You're already holy, you're already in heaven. 00:01:30.280 --> 00:01:32.840 Todos padecemos de alguna enfermedad. 00:01:34.040 --> 00:01:36.920 Ya sea enfermedad del cuerpo, ¿verdad? 00:01:37.239 --> 00:01:49.400 Cuerpo, dolor de cabeza, dolor de la espalda, dolor del estomac, dolor de rodillas, dolor de todo. 00:01:51.960 --> 00:01:53.879 Dolor de todo en el cuerpo. 00:01:54.040 --> 00:01:55.719 Enfermedades del cuerpo. 00:01:56.359 --> 00:01:59.480 Y ah, mejor yo le doy el micrófono. 00:01:59.640 --> 00:02:03.719 Usted da la humildad, ahí voy. 00:02:05.719 --> 00:02:06.439 Del cuerpo. 00:02:06.599 --> 00:02:10.920 También tenemos enfermedades de la mente. 00:02:12.040 --> 00:02:13.480 Sickness of the mind. 00:02:14.680 --> 00:02:15.639 Ansiedad. 00:02:17.319 --> 00:02:18.599 Depresión. 00:02:19.800 --> 00:02:21.159 Esquizofrenia. 00:02:22.040 --> 00:02:24.920 Las químicas in balance en la cabeza. 00:02:26.519 --> 00:02:28.040 Enfermedad de la mente. 00:02:28.280 --> 00:02:29.879 Sickness of the mind. 00:02:32.280 --> 00:02:34.360 Ahí voy donde usted va. 00:02:35.879 --> 00:02:39.640 Luego, enfermedad del corazón. 00:02:40.599 --> 00:02:42.199 Sickness of the heart. 00:02:44.120 --> 00:02:45.240 Soledad. 00:02:47.159 --> 00:02:48.520 Corazón roto. 00:02:50.199 --> 00:02:52.439 Una falta de sentido en el corazón. 00:02:52.599 --> 00:02:54.199 Enfermedad del corazón. 00:02:57.400 --> 00:02:59.400 Enfermedad en el alma. 00:03:00.360 --> 00:03:01.080 Espiritual. 00:03:01.640 --> 00:03:02.680 Sickness of the soul. 00:03:02.840 --> 00:03:03.719 Sickness of the heart. 00:03:03.879 --> 00:03:05.319 Sickness of the soul. 00:03:06.680 --> 00:03:09.319 I said I would do Spanish, but I'm mixing English and Spanish, yes. 00:03:15.479 --> 00:03:16.840 Enfermed corazón. 00:03:17.240 --> 00:03:18.199 Loneliness. 00:03:18.520 --> 00:03:19.879 Broken heart. 00:03:20.120 --> 00:03:21.640 Sin above all. 00:03:22.680 --> 00:03:23.879 Enfermedad el corazón. 00:03:24.120 --> 00:03:28.840 Enfermedad del alma. ¿Qué tal? 00:03:29.640 --> 00:03:31.560 Enfermedad en familia. 00:03:33.319 --> 00:03:35.080 Sickness in the family. 00:03:35.479 --> 00:03:38.520 Cuantas personas padecen enfermedad en la familia. 00:03:38.680 --> 00:03:40.759 How many sickness in the family? 00:03:40.919 --> 00:03:41.719 What do I mean? 00:03:46.520 --> 00:03:47.400 Problemas. 00:03:48.360 --> 00:03:49.319 Distancia. 00:03:49.879 --> 00:03:50.919 Rabbias. 00:03:51.879 --> 00:03:52.599 Rencores. 00:03:53.640 --> 00:03:54.840 Resentimiento. 00:03:55.240 --> 00:03:56.759 Falta de perdón. 00:03:57.240 --> 00:03:59.080 Enfermedad in la familia. 00:03:59.879 --> 00:04:01.240 Family sickness. 00:04:09.560 --> 00:04:11.159 Sickness in the world. 00:04:12.199 --> 00:04:13.159 Guerra. 00:04:15.879 --> 00:04:17.080 Odious. 00:04:18.439 --> 00:04:19.399 Resentiments. 00:04:19.639 --> 00:04:20.279 Hatreds. 00:04:24.840 --> 00:04:27.639 Padecemos de allá class of enfermities. 00:04:28.279 --> 00:04:30.840 We suffer from all kinds of sicknesses. 00:04:42.440 --> 00:04:45.399 Jesus has come to heal us of our sickness. 00:04:47.240 --> 00:04:52.039 Now for some of us, for all of us, la sanación viene immediato. 00:04:52.519 --> 00:04:54.279 For some of us, the healing comes immediately. 00:04:54.360 --> 00:04:56.120 If that's going to be you today, what a blessing. 00:04:59.879 --> 00:05:03.799 For others, la sanación va a tomar tempo. 00:05:04.840 --> 00:05:07.399 For some of us, healing will take some time. 00:05:09.240 --> 00:05:13.159 And still for others, I'm going to brace you with some bad news, okay? 00:05:13.399 --> 00:05:14.679 Mala noticia. 00:05:16.519 --> 00:05:26.279 For some of us, healing will not yet come in this life. 00:05:42.120 --> 00:05:43.720 Sometimes we don't understand why. 00:05:43.799 --> 00:05:45.639 It's in the perfect plan of God. 00:05:47.000 --> 00:05:51.480 We only find perfect healing in heaven. 00:05:54.200 --> 00:05:58.360 La sanación perfecta solamente viene in el cielo. 00:05:59.639 --> 00:05:59.960 Okay. 00:06:00.600 --> 00:06:02.840 I've talked too much, I've taken away time for Father. 00:06:03.159 --> 00:06:03.320 Okay. 00:06:21.559 --> 00:06:25.000 Let's open our hearts today to receive the healing presence of Jesus. 00:06:31.799 --> 00:06:32.120 Amen. 00:06:33.080 --> 00:06:33.399 Okay. 00:06:33.639 --> 00:06:35.799 Now we're going to hand it over to Father Ben. 00:06:36.200 --> 00:06:37.559 Let's give him a round of applause. 00:06:45.799 --> 00:06:50.840 I'm going to preach in English and Father Jorge, he's going to preach in Tagalog. 00:06:54.120 --> 00:06:55.399 Just kidding. 00:06:57.399 --> 00:07:00.519 The greatest healing is not physical. 00:07:03.559 --> 00:07:04.759 It's spiritual. 00:07:06.759 --> 00:07:09.080 The physical don't doesn't last. 00:07:10.360 --> 00:07:13.000 The spiritual is forever. 00:07:16.120 --> 00:07:19.159 How many of you want to experience more peace? 00:07:19.399 --> 00:07:20.440 Raise your hand. 00:07:24.200 --> 00:07:25.240 We want more peace. 00:07:25.399 --> 00:07:26.440 We need peace. 00:07:26.679 --> 00:07:28.840 How many want more hope? 00:07:31.720 --> 00:07:41.960 How many want, as you can see in this beautiful chazu, divine mercy, Jesus, I trust in you, right? 00:07:42.600 --> 00:07:44.519 How many want more trust? 00:07:45.240 --> 00:07:47.159 How many want more faith? 00:07:51.879 --> 00:07:52.679 Forgiveness. 00:07:56.039 --> 00:07:58.200 Be careful what you ask for. 00:07:59.879 --> 00:08:04.600 If you want more peace, you're going to face problems. 00:08:07.240 --> 00:08:14.519 If you want more faith, you're going to face frustrations. 00:08:15.960 --> 00:08:22.440 If you want more hope, you're going to face hardships. 00:08:23.639 --> 00:08:27.320 If you want more trust, get ready for trials. 00:08:28.840 --> 00:08:30.519 Why do I say that? 00:08:31.720 --> 00:08:40.279 Because in order to have faith, trust, hope in God, God will not make us comfortable. 00:08:42.279 --> 00:08:48.519 He will stretch us to where we trust in him and him alone. 00:08:51.159 --> 00:08:56.039 Not by our own power, but his strength. 00:09:00.759 --> 00:09:05.799 The greatest obstacle in faith and trust is fear. 00:09:07.879 --> 00:09:10.519 We all in life will face fear. 00:09:11.799 --> 00:09:13.879 What is your biggest fear? 00:09:15.959 --> 00:09:16.679 Rejection? 00:09:16.919 --> 00:09:17.639 What else? 00:09:18.839 --> 00:09:19.720 Purgatory. 00:09:20.039 --> 00:09:20.759 Purgatory. 00:09:21.559 --> 00:09:23.480 Hell, I'll put hell in there. 00:09:24.039 --> 00:09:25.319 Purgatory, there's hope. 00:09:25.399 --> 00:09:27.000 You're still on your way to heaven. 00:09:27.159 --> 00:09:29.240 Father Martin, what's your greatest fear? 00:09:29.559 --> 00:09:30.600 He doesn't have any fear. 00:09:30.679 --> 00:09:31.799 This guy's fearless. 00:09:32.120 --> 00:09:32.439 No. 00:09:33.079 --> 00:09:33.639 I know. 00:09:33.720 --> 00:09:35.399 Oh, do you fear? 00:09:36.199 --> 00:09:37.639 Not open to God's will. 00:09:37.879 --> 00:09:39.559 Not open to God's will. 00:09:41.879 --> 00:09:43.879 I know another fear you have. 00:09:44.360 --> 00:09:45.399 We're really close. 00:09:45.559 --> 00:09:47.480 He's afraid of getting sick. 00:09:49.319 --> 00:09:53.399 As a priest, the last thing you want is to be sick. 00:09:53.799 --> 00:09:54.759 I remember COVID. 00:09:54.839 --> 00:09:55.399 You remember COVID? 00:09:55.559 --> 00:09:56.600 How many were sick? 00:09:56.759 --> 00:09:58.360 We're very afraid of COVID. 00:09:59.879 --> 00:10:03.399 He got COVID because of me. 00:10:06.759 --> 00:10:08.279 But he was such a good friend. 00:10:08.839 --> 00:10:09.879 He was fine. 00:10:10.120 --> 00:10:11.000 So many fears. 00:10:11.159 --> 00:10:12.360 Fear of spiders. 00:10:12.600 --> 00:10:14.039 Fear of darkness. 00:10:14.919 --> 00:10:16.839 Fear of death. 00:10:20.759 --> 00:10:22.439 How many afraid of heights? 00:10:26.759 --> 00:10:31.319 I used to be not afraid of heights, but as you get older, something happens. 00:10:33.879 --> 00:10:42.600 A few years ago, a friend of mine, a confirmation director, he invited me to go on a trip with his confirmation teams for a conference. 00:10:42.759 --> 00:10:48.199 And it was held at the great amusement park of Magic Mountain. 00:10:51.079 --> 00:10:55.159 And so he said, Father, the teens would love to have you with them. 00:10:55.399 --> 00:10:56.679 And I said, Okay. 00:10:57.480 --> 00:11:00.679 But don't expect me to get on your rides. 00:11:01.399 --> 00:11:05.399 But how can you say no to these cute teens? 00:11:06.679 --> 00:11:09.799 And they they convinced me to go on a couple of rides. 00:11:09.879 --> 00:11:14.120 I went on Colossus and Batman. 00:11:15.000 --> 00:11:15.639 And that was it. 00:11:15.879 --> 00:11:16.679 I was like, that was it. 00:11:16.759 --> 00:11:18.120 I'm not going anywhere. 00:11:18.600 --> 00:11:20.199 So I thought. 00:11:21.000 --> 00:11:22.120 Until they persisted. 00:11:22.199 --> 00:11:24.600 They said, Father, there's one more ride. 00:11:25.480 --> 00:11:26.919 You have to try it out. 00:11:27.959 --> 00:11:29.799 It's the best ride in the park. 00:11:31.480 --> 00:11:32.839 And I said, no, no. 00:11:32.919 --> 00:11:34.279 And then they kept persisting. 00:11:34.360 --> 00:11:37.000 And then I got that little FOMO, fear of missing out. 00:11:37.079 --> 00:11:40.199 I was like, okay, I'll go with you guys. 00:11:40.519 --> 00:11:44.120 And so we get to the ride. 00:11:44.199 --> 00:11:45.480 It's called X2. 00:11:46.039 --> 00:11:47.319 I knew right the name of it. 00:11:47.399 --> 00:11:49.559 I was like, it's like execution, X2. 00:11:49.879 --> 00:11:50.519 Like. 00:11:51.799 --> 00:11:59.799 So I get on, and I was a little gung-ho, and I was with another teenage boy, and I said, let's go in the front. 00:12:02.919 --> 00:12:04.199 And so we get on the front. 00:12:04.279 --> 00:12:11.720 And you know when this is not a good ride, when the seat is not face forward, it's in reversed. 00:12:14.519 --> 00:12:16.679 And then it reclines. 00:12:19.639 --> 00:12:27.799 And so when it's starting to ascend, up the I'm looking at the sky. 00:12:28.839 --> 00:12:33.399 I'm like, is this the damn meeting with you, Lord, today? 00:12:35.879 --> 00:12:40.519 And then when we get to the very top, how many of you get into X2? 00:12:40.759 --> 00:12:41.319 Anybody? 00:12:41.639 --> 00:12:42.279 Wow. 00:12:43.559 --> 00:12:45.079 Brave, brave. 00:12:45.639 --> 00:12:47.240 So I get it to the top. 00:12:48.120 --> 00:12:53.879 And then the thing I didn't realize was they designed this chair, it swivels. 00:12:55.399 --> 00:12:57.480 It moves right, left, forward. 00:12:58.199 --> 00:13:03.319 And so when it went to the top and it went down, it flipped. 00:13:07.879 --> 00:13:11.000 And I saw my life flash before my eyes. 00:13:11.240 --> 00:13:15.319 I looked down and we plumbed my face to the to the earth. 00:13:15.480 --> 00:13:18.519 I was like, and I closed my eyes. 00:13:20.039 --> 00:13:22.279 I said, Lord Jesus, I trust in you. 00:13:22.839 --> 00:13:24.199 I trust in you. 00:13:26.039 --> 00:13:28.439 I closed my eyes the whole time. 00:13:28.679 --> 00:13:29.399 Except for once. 00:13:29.480 --> 00:13:30.120 I'm not peaked. 00:13:30.199 --> 00:13:31.959 I was like, oh no, no, I can't just watch it. 00:13:33.240 --> 00:13:38.279 We got to the ground safely, and I told the teens. 00:13:39.799 --> 00:13:41.399 That was awesome. 00:13:46.279 --> 00:13:48.199 I want to show you a picture. 00:13:51.879 --> 00:13:52.759 Right there. 00:13:57.240 --> 00:13:59.079 Okay, you look at me. 00:14:01.159 --> 00:14:03.079 Look at the boy next to me. 00:14:03.559 --> 00:14:04.439 Who's having fun? 00:14:04.600 --> 00:14:06.039 Who's not having fun here? 00:14:10.839 --> 00:14:12.039 I am scared. 00:14:12.120 --> 00:14:13.079 And why am I afraid? 00:14:13.159 --> 00:14:14.439 What am I afraid of? 00:14:15.480 --> 00:14:17.240 Heights and dying. 00:14:18.519 --> 00:14:21.480 This boy was not afraid. 00:14:24.279 --> 00:14:26.759 He was having the time of his life. 00:14:30.120 --> 00:14:38.519 In our lives, we will go through circumstances that are out of our control. 00:14:40.039 --> 00:14:42.759 And it's very human to experience fear. 00:14:44.360 --> 00:14:45.319 Anxiety. 00:14:47.399 --> 00:14:50.120 But here's the powerful thing. 00:14:50.839 --> 00:14:59.720 Jesus gives us the grace to still have peace. 00:15:02.199 --> 00:15:03.079 That boy. 00:15:03.799 --> 00:15:04.919 Where's the picture? 00:15:05.559 --> 00:15:13.240 You can either choose to be like me, or you can be like this boy in the roller coaster, having a time of his life. 00:15:13.639 --> 00:15:14.839 He's not scared. 00:15:16.120 --> 00:15:18.679 He was part in praying to the Holy Spirit more than I was. 00:15:19.159 --> 00:15:28.120 Well, what I'm saying is this, brothers and sisters, the resurrection of Jesus is not a moment that happened two years ago, 2,000 years ago. 00:15:30.519 --> 00:15:34.759 Jesus wants to be resurrected in our hearts. 00:15:37.799 --> 00:15:45.399 We hear in the gospel today that the disciples went on a roller coaster ride with Jesus. 00:15:48.600 --> 00:15:51.639 They were in one moment joy. 00:15:53.079 --> 00:15:55.240 Remember Jesus coming to Jerusalem? 00:15:55.559 --> 00:15:56.600 Hallelujah. 00:15:58.439 --> 00:16:01.639 And in one instance, he's on the cross. 00:16:03.720 --> 00:16:05.000 And he died. 00:16:06.439 --> 00:16:13.319 And so we hear in the gospel today, they are huddled together in the room. 00:16:14.600 --> 00:16:18.919 And it's powerful that the gospel says they were huddled in the room. 00:16:19.000 --> 00:16:21.480 And the doors were locked. 00:16:23.319 --> 00:16:27.879 And they were locked inside the ruins because of fear. 00:16:28.759 --> 00:16:29.559 Fear. 00:16:30.360 --> 00:16:32.120 Fear, persecution. 00:16:33.000 --> 00:16:35.000 They were followers of Jesus. 00:16:38.039 --> 00:16:39.319 Would they end up like him? 00:16:39.639 --> 00:16:41.879 They don't want to be exposed to be his followers. 00:16:42.519 --> 00:16:45.240 Peter denied Jesus three times. 00:16:47.799 --> 00:16:52.039 Fear of the unknown. 00:16:55.480 --> 00:16:58.679 They had their whole life already planned out. 00:17:00.039 --> 00:17:06.839 Jesus, the Messiah, remember their vision of Jesus was a political ruler. 00:17:07.319 --> 00:17:08.759 He was the new King David. 00:17:08.839 --> 00:17:13.480 He was going to overthrow the Roman government. 00:17:15.960 --> 00:17:18.920 But now Jesus is dead. 00:17:21.000 --> 00:17:23.160 What's the future hold for them now? 00:17:24.759 --> 00:17:26.279 Fear of uncertainty. 00:17:27.960 --> 00:17:33.639 And then on a deeper level, the fear and shame of disappointing Jesus. 00:17:37.160 --> 00:17:39.879 They were his most trusted friend. 00:17:41.319 --> 00:17:45.720 Peter said, Even if I should die, I would never deny. 00:17:48.440 --> 00:17:50.519 And so they failed Jesus. 00:17:52.200 --> 00:17:59.639 And then all of a sudden, Jesus appears in the midst of the chaos. 00:18:00.759 --> 00:18:08.599 And the first words he says is, He doesn't say, What kind of friends were you guys? 00:18:09.799 --> 00:18:13.079 He doesn't say, you guys are disappointments. 00:18:13.319 --> 00:18:14.519 You failed me. 00:18:15.960 --> 00:18:17.079 He doesn't say that. 00:18:17.639 --> 00:18:22.680 He says, peace be with you three times. 00:18:25.000 --> 00:18:28.759 And then he goes beyond expectations. 00:18:29.079 --> 00:18:30.279 He breathed. 00:18:31.399 --> 00:18:36.359 He breathed the Holy Spirit and gave him the power to forgive sin. 00:18:39.240 --> 00:18:48.519 Jesus of the resurrection wants to break the doors of our hearts. 00:18:49.399 --> 00:18:50.039 Amen. 00:18:54.200 --> 00:18:58.359 What locked doors are we carrying? 00:19:03.000 --> 00:19:11.079 What have we locked ourselves in that is not allowing the grace of God to change us right now? 00:19:17.319 --> 00:19:21.639 I want to reflect on three locked doors. 00:19:23.000 --> 00:19:24.599 Unforgiveness. 00:19:27.799 --> 00:19:29.000 Resentment. 00:19:30.599 --> 00:19:37.559 You know, Jesus says you must forgive not seven times, but seventy-seven times. 00:19:37.720 --> 00:19:38.119 Why? 00:19:38.359 --> 00:19:44.279 Because Jesus understands that when we have resentment, we have bitterness, unforgiveness, it hardens our hearts. 00:19:45.559 --> 00:19:55.799 When we have resentment, we are replaying the past of the injury or the wound that that person inflicted. 00:19:55.879 --> 00:19:58.519 We're living the past, we're not living in the present. 00:19:58.759 --> 00:20:02.680 It's robbing us of the peace. 00:20:04.039 --> 00:20:09.480 And so when we forgive, it leads us to freedom. 00:20:12.279 --> 00:20:23.319 When we don't forgive and we have vengeance, it's like someone said, we wish the other person were dead, but we're drinking the poison. 00:20:26.359 --> 00:20:30.839 So how many of us right now are carrying unforgiveness? 00:20:34.599 --> 00:20:37.480 The locked doors that we're locked in right now. 00:20:38.440 --> 00:20:39.879 So I want to invite us. 00:20:41.319 --> 00:20:43.399 Who wants to be free of unforgiveness? 00:20:43.559 --> 00:20:44.279 Raise your hand. 00:20:45.480 --> 00:20:49.240 I invite us, I want to lead you to this prayer with me. 00:20:51.480 --> 00:20:52.839 We're here for healing. 00:20:53.480 --> 00:20:56.839 Jesus comes to set us free. 00:21:01.079 --> 00:21:02.759 I invite you to close your eyes. 00:21:05.960 --> 00:21:12.119 God came to not make us nice people. 00:21:14.680 --> 00:21:19.720 He came to make us new creation in him. 00:21:21.079 --> 00:21:24.200 I invite you to place your right hand upon your heart. 00:21:29.720 --> 00:21:34.359 And I invite you to make an act of faith and trust. 00:21:35.000 --> 00:21:39.960 Forgiveness is not easy, but it's an act of faith. 00:21:43.079 --> 00:21:49.160 And I invite you to think about that person that has hurt you. 00:21:52.920 --> 00:22:00.039 Person that has wounded you, betrayed you, with their words, with their actions. 00:22:03.079 --> 00:22:19.160 Could be a family member, dad, mom, brother, or sister, a friend, a co worker, someone in the past, an uncle, an aunt, teacher. 00:22:23.879 --> 00:22:25.720 Jesus is here. 00:22:26.039 --> 00:22:37.240 He wants to invite you to have the courage to forgive this person. 00:22:39.160 --> 00:22:46.279 And I want you to think about what that person did that wounded you. 00:22:50.599 --> 00:22:52.839 That really hurt you. 00:22:55.240 --> 00:22:58.920 When you think of that person, think of his or her name. 00:22:59.720 --> 00:23:02.279 And I invite you to repeat these words with me. 00:23:02.599 --> 00:23:06.920 Jesus wants to heal us tonight of this locked door. 00:23:08.519 --> 00:23:11.559 Repeat these words in the name of Jesus. 00:23:13.399 --> 00:23:15.319 In the name of Jesus. 00:23:16.759 --> 00:23:23.000 I place myself under your authority. 00:23:24.920 --> 00:23:29.639 Under your power, your lordship. 00:23:30.599 --> 00:23:32.680 And I surrender my control. 00:23:35.639 --> 00:23:37.240 In the name of Jesus. 00:23:40.039 --> 00:23:42.359 And think about that person and what they did. 00:23:42.759 --> 00:23:45.799 I want you to repeat these words to Jesus. 00:23:46.279 --> 00:23:47.559 I forgive. 00:23:49.319 --> 00:23:52.279 And if you can just whisper the name, I'm going to say out loud. 00:23:52.519 --> 00:23:55.079 Whisper the name of that person to hurt you. 00:23:58.759 --> 00:24:06.839 Lord, for instance, I forgive my brother for abusing me physically or verbally. 00:24:07.000 --> 00:24:11.639 I forgive my dad for being absent in my life. 00:24:11.960 --> 00:24:13.079 Forgive my mom. 00:24:14.920 --> 00:24:17.639 Whoever it is, tell Jesus. 00:24:18.599 --> 00:24:21.160 In the name of Jesus, I forgive this person. 00:24:24.279 --> 00:24:26.359 I'm about you to take a deep breath. 00:24:32.839 --> 00:24:36.759 In the name of Jesus, I forgive him. 00:24:37.480 --> 00:24:41.639 I forgive her for not being perfect. 00:24:43.240 --> 00:24:44.680 For hurting me. 00:24:46.359 --> 00:24:48.440 For not meeting my needs. 00:24:49.639 --> 00:24:54.920 For betraying my trust and disrespecting me. 00:24:59.160 --> 00:25:08.119 In the name of Jesus, I surrender this person to you, Lord. 00:25:09.319 --> 00:25:10.519 You are just God. 00:25:12.440 --> 00:25:13.720 You are in control. 00:25:20.839 --> 00:25:27.319 In the name of Jesus, I ask you to bless. 00:25:29.799 --> 00:25:33.240 Say the name of that person, whisper them, to bless them. 00:25:37.319 --> 00:25:45.480 Sometimes the unforgiveness is not just towards a person outside of us. 00:25:45.720 --> 00:25:49.240 Sometimes the person we need to forgive is ourselves. 00:25:50.519 --> 00:25:55.480 Many of us carry shame and guilt for our past mistakes. 00:25:56.519 --> 00:26:02.279 Jesus didn't come to condemn the disciples for their mistakes and failures. 00:26:02.519 --> 00:26:04.279 He came to forgive them. 00:26:04.680 --> 00:26:07.319 And so we need to forgive ourselves. 00:26:08.200 --> 00:26:15.240 And so I want to invite you to pray for forgiveness for yourself. 00:26:16.599 --> 00:26:25.000 Whatever mistakes in the past, failures, invite Jesus. 00:26:26.680 --> 00:26:41.240 Think about whatever that moment that caused you to feel like you deserve condemnation, you don't deserve love, made you feel like you're not good enough or unworthy. 00:26:41.480 --> 00:26:48.200 Whatever that happened in the past, Jesus invites you to forgive yourself. 00:26:49.480 --> 00:26:51.079 And so repeat these words. 00:26:51.240 --> 00:26:52.920 In the name of Jesus. 00:26:55.000 --> 00:27:11.399 In the name of Jesus, I forgive myself from my flaws, my mistakes, from my imperfections. 00:27:19.639 --> 00:27:44.279 In the name of Jesus, bless me, heal me, in the name of Jesus, I receive your love and your presence. 00:27:52.759 --> 00:27:53.399 Amen. 00:27:55.480 --> 00:27:57.399 You're open up your eyes now. 00:28:01.480 --> 00:28:03.160 That's the peace. 00:28:04.680 --> 00:28:08.920 Second door is more. 00:28:10.759 --> 00:28:11.639 Control. 00:28:15.160 --> 00:28:16.839 Self-sufficiency. 00:28:17.720 --> 00:28:18.839 You're like me. 00:28:19.160 --> 00:28:20.119 I want control. 00:28:21.480 --> 00:28:22.440 I want control. 00:28:24.200 --> 00:28:28.519 We want everything to be comfortable and convenient. 00:28:28.759 --> 00:28:30.839 We want to follow our agenda. 00:28:32.119 --> 00:28:34.200 It's the American way, brothers and sisters. 00:28:34.279 --> 00:28:36.200 You know the specshanatra song. 00:28:37.000 --> 00:28:39.079 I did it my way. 00:28:40.039 --> 00:28:44.200 But the road to freedom is doing it God's way. 00:28:44.440 --> 00:28:45.079 Amen. 00:28:45.720 --> 00:28:56.039 And that means we have to ask the Lord to break down the doors that lock us into control and self-sufficiency. 00:28:57.079 --> 00:28:57.720 Amen. 00:29:01.799 --> 00:29:08.599 Like the other day, I was in my house and I woke up and I started the day. 00:29:08.680 --> 00:29:10.440 It was going to be a perfect day. 00:29:10.680 --> 00:29:14.200 I had my coffee and my breviary. 00:29:15.399 --> 00:29:16.759 I'm praying. 00:29:17.079 --> 00:29:19.399 And I say, Lord, thank you for this day. 00:29:19.639 --> 00:29:21.000 And then my phone rang. 00:29:22.359 --> 00:29:24.759 And he said, Father, you have mass right now. 00:29:26.200 --> 00:29:28.119 I usually don't have mass on that day. 00:29:28.279 --> 00:29:29.720 But it woke me up. 00:29:30.200 --> 00:29:32.920 And I said, You're in control, God. 00:29:34.440 --> 00:29:39.720 And the Lord, somehow the Holy Spirit got me there on time. 00:29:40.920 --> 00:29:43.160 And uh I think my homily was okay. 00:29:43.319 --> 00:29:43.559 We'll see. 00:29:43.799 --> 00:29:44.440 I don't know. 00:29:44.680 --> 00:29:51.960 But it made me realize in life, there's gonna be moments where we're not in control. 00:29:55.000 --> 00:29:59.240 And God wants us in those moments to cling on to Him. 00:29:59.960 --> 00:30:01.399 He's in control, amen. 00:30:02.039 --> 00:30:03.319 It's not my life. 00:30:05.480 --> 00:30:07.160 It's God's life in us. 00:30:09.879 --> 00:30:10.519 Comfort. 00:30:13.079 --> 00:30:16.920 The third and last door, lock door. 00:30:19.960 --> 00:30:20.839 That's a good one. 00:30:21.960 --> 00:30:23.160 Busyness. 00:30:29.240 --> 00:30:34.200 As Americans, we pride ourselves in busyness. 00:30:40.359 --> 00:30:42.119 More efficiency. 00:30:44.359 --> 00:30:50.039 To the point where when we relate to each other, sometimes we don't realize it. 00:30:50.599 --> 00:30:53.720 We don't look at each other as as human beings anymore. 00:30:54.599 --> 00:30:55.879 We're like transactions. 00:30:56.519 --> 00:30:57.480 You ever feel that way? 00:30:57.799 --> 00:30:59.000 People walking around. 00:30:59.319 --> 00:31:00.759 We can't even sit still. 00:31:02.599 --> 00:31:04.599 After a moment, we're on our phones. 00:31:07.879 --> 00:31:10.599 We're so busy, you know the acronym for busy? 00:31:10.920 --> 00:31:11.879 B-U-S-Y. 00:31:12.359 --> 00:31:14.440 Being under Satan's yoke. 00:31:14.839 --> 00:31:15.319 Ooh. 00:31:18.440 --> 00:31:27.799 And God wants to break the stronghold of busyness and distraction that rob us of communion. 00:31:30.759 --> 00:31:31.559 Of love. 00:31:33.720 --> 00:31:35.559 COVID didn't help with that. 00:31:36.279 --> 00:31:38.920 But now we're, praise God, we're coming back. 00:31:39.079 --> 00:31:40.599 People coming back to church. 00:31:40.839 --> 00:31:41.240 Why? 00:31:41.399 --> 00:31:45.319