This is one the best and most insightful vids I think Fr. Pine has ever recorded. Please share if you agree.
@longshanks5531
Жыл бұрын
“Call no man father”
@obscuredictionary3263
Жыл бұрын
@@longshanks5531 Jesus says shortly after not to call people “rabi” or teacher. This shows obviously this verse isn’t literal. This is further disproved by the scriptural uses of the word “father” to refer to someone other then god. Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank from it himself, and his sons, and his cattle?” I do not write this to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children. 15 For though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the god. - this verse is very clearly where we get the practise from. Paul identifies himself as a father in a symbolic sense. I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, children, because you know the Father. 14 I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.”
@obscuredictionary3263
Жыл бұрын
God should be replaced with gospel in the second verse that was an accident. 😅
@montyrock4
Жыл бұрын
yes, Father Gregory Pine nails this one. video should be required viewing for Catholics - young and old.
@GrislyAtoms12
Жыл бұрын
Matt I agree. This video is outstanding and thanks to PWA and Father Pine for making it.
@CarpDiemBaby
Жыл бұрын
Let go of your cringe past in order to embrace a based future
@jacobcarter6332
Жыл бұрын
Based and self improvement pilled
@ToxicPea
Жыл бұрын
No more based words could have been said.
@anthonymat8939
Жыл бұрын
the word “based” is cringe
@jacobcarter6332
Жыл бұрын
@@anthonymat8939 ok Susan
@anthonymat8939
Жыл бұрын
@@jacobcarter6332 j saying the truth, it’s cringe asl
@bumponalog5001
Жыл бұрын
I liked this video. I struggled with leaving room for mystery when my now wife was still a Protestant. She went to a Catholic college with me and I am well versed in my faith, and would try to explain everything all the time, be it at Mass, anytime a Philosophical question came up, anytime a theology situation came up, etc. I learned I was annoying her and she wanted space to just think after I introduced a new idea to her. I really made an effort to only offer my opinion when it was asked for, and let the Holy Spirit work through me instead of trying to do His work for Him. She ended up wanting my opinion more often when I was less intrusive, go figure lol. She converted right after our wedding.
@eamonmulholland3159
Жыл бұрын
Glad it worked out! Best of luck in your marriage and the Crucible (nice pfp)
@bumponalog5001
Жыл бұрын
@CJ P. Just pray for her conversion and ask the Holy Spirit to make you His instrument, and brush up on your apologetics so you can be ready to answer her questions. And of course be a good example for her for what a Catholic is and does. God bless you!
@bumponalog5001
Жыл бұрын
@@eamonmulholland3159 Lmao thanks. Titan main for life.
@tr1084
Жыл бұрын
You merely adopted the cringe. I was BORN in it. MOLDED by it.
@Tsaroff21
Жыл бұрын
Underrated comment.
@TexasMike97
Жыл бұрын
Lol
@KyrieEleison7
8 ай бұрын
Let the Holy Spirit do it instead. Merely start with holding your tongue , focusing on your thoughts.
@OceanFlan
6 ай бұрын
He's just like me for real fr
@SL-es5kb
5 ай бұрын
@@KyrieEleison7good advice for most, bad advice for people with ocd/scrupulosity 😂
@clairet5636
Жыл бұрын
I appreciate this kind of content. I think a lot of the time we aren’t sure how to behave as Catholics this day and age. There’s plenty of discussion about the doctrines and the ideas and less about the actual living it out, which can leave us feeling lost and end up acting weird.
@caterinadc5567
Жыл бұрын
Definitely this (not sure how to behave). I appreciate this video as I'm pretty sure I'm often cringe in ways I don't know how to not-be, and I want to find a better path than my default route of sitting quietly in the back of rooms so I don't scandalize others away from Catholicism by exhibiting strange-conduct-while-Catholic in front of them. I was strange before becoming Catholic, and Catholicism didn't quick-fix that. And I don't come from a background or environment with obvious in-person examples for how to be simultaneously holy and not weird. So hearing from an exemplar I admire, about some concrete examples of what to avoid/do, is helpful. I'd love to see more content like this :)
@annmarierose1086
Жыл бұрын
Exactly. I make myself cringe at times
@caterinadc5567
Жыл бұрын
@@annmarierose1086 100%, me too
@rosswade3602
Жыл бұрын
I've learned that life will give you natural opportunities to demonstrate your faith without shoehorning it into every interaction. A personal experience: on military deployment to Korea some guys were watching a show I couldn't access because I don't have a VPN. "You don't have VPN? How do you watch porn?!" (It's blocked in Korea). So I told them I don't watch porn and it triggered a conversation about Christianity and my beliefs. I didn't have to lord it over anyone, they were asking the questions. 👍
@marybeth1747
Жыл бұрын
Why do they watch porn??? So sad for their families.
@GrislyAtoms12
Жыл бұрын
@@marybeth1747 Because male sex drive is a relentless beast, that's why. I am not condoning watching it, I'm just saying what male biology is like.
@sarahfebruary
Жыл бұрын
How are you so consistently on point? I experience every single one of these levels of cringe as if they were levels of hell.
@montyrock4
Жыл бұрын
LOL, this is an underrated comment. what Sarah posted is hyperbole, but at the same time true and hilarious all at once.
@mimi_j
Жыл бұрын
I love this! As a Pentecostal I always did the most and never felt authentic but thought it was needed. I brought that into my faith as a catholic and am questioning certain practices. Thank you for this😮💨😮💨 It’s just a reminder that to spread Christ is to be a living testimony and preferably not a weird obsession where you look like you’re waiting for someone to notice. God bless
@MathAdam
Жыл бұрын
“They promptly forget the words and mumble through the rest.” Yes!!!
@nightyew2160
Жыл бұрын
I do that, especially when some of the responses are less familiar, also if the church is echoing and I didn't even catch certain words the lector said.
@GrislyAtoms12
Жыл бұрын
I do the opposite, lol - I don't listen to the psalms in between the respones. Instead, I quietly rehearse the response to try to remember it (which I frequently don't accomplish!). I don't know which is worse.😀
@davem7359
Жыл бұрын
Glad to know it’s not just me 🙃
@SJ-yi3tu
Жыл бұрын
"No one has EVER cared what week of Ordinary Time it is." A wiser quote hath never been said. Fantastic.
@aiantenor9080
Жыл бұрын
I do care
Жыл бұрын
If you're following along on your own missal it's helpful to know
@jeanb.5405
Жыл бұрын
Excuse me? Of course some of us care - we use that information to follow along in the missal.
@GrislyAtoms12
Жыл бұрын
@@aiantenor9080 Same here. Just because I'm curious about every aspect of the Catholic faith. I love how so many things in our culture came from Catholicism.
@christinashaw1859
Жыл бұрын
I’m a cantor at my parish, and they make me announce that. I would drop it if I could! Agreed. 😂
@ellenmiller5797
Жыл бұрын
Fr. Gregory. That was your BEST TEACHING YET! -- SO MANY valuable insights in one short session. I saw myself all over the place -- and I can’t wait to STOP! (Hahaha!) Oh how I love Dominican teaching. No fillers. Just well spoken truth. Many thanks.
@immaculata_marian
Жыл бұрын
"No one cares what week of ordinary time it is. No one has ever cared what week of ordinary time it is." 🤣🤣
@exjwukmusicalescape9241
Жыл бұрын
17:30 “holiness is a secret kept between you and God…eschew opportunities for virtue signalling” great point!
@bluelake28
Жыл бұрын
So good. love when the Mass is all business, no affectation or extra bits , they let you be lost, mystery in spades
@joaquinzannchez3184
Жыл бұрын
I enjoy Pints with Aquinas, but Matt can be very, very cringy at times, specially when the show pushes "manly" things than somehow he wants to associate with being Catholic, things such as hiscigars, hunting, or his beard and mustache, that are more hipster-like than anything else.
@phoult37
Жыл бұрын
I'm guessing you don't live in the US; so much of masculinity is under attack in our country, that many conservative men are attracted to classic "manly" things...it's not cringy or hipster. It's an attempt to reclaim traditional masculinity, lest we lose masculinity altogether.
@ruthgilmour8399
Жыл бұрын
It's this kind of instruction that is really helpful. I've attended the same Catholic Church I was born into in an Italian/Polish neighbourhood. We've managed to remain low key and traditional forever it seems. I realize now how blessed we really are.
Жыл бұрын
ALL MY YES TO SILENCE AFTER MASS. I GET YOU WANT TO PRAY TO ST. MICHAEL. HE'LL STILL HEAR YOU IF YOU DO IT QUIETLY. THE REAL PRESENCE REMAINS FOR 10 MINUTES AFTER RECEIVING COMMUNION AND I'D REALLY LIKE TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO HIM GUYS.
@KnowLoveServeHim
Жыл бұрын
This was so great! I feel like you are able to put to words what is known on a subconscious level! Thanks, Fr. Gregory!
@Camelepiz
Жыл бұрын
I LOLed at several points because they are so true. Excellent presentation. Thank you!
@AnalogKid333
Жыл бұрын
There’s nothing more cringe than Boomers, raising their hands throughout the mass
@dianedavis1676
Жыл бұрын
Umm - yes, I do care what week in ordinary time it is. How else am I going to follow along with the daily readings in my missal?
@thecatholicman
Жыл бұрын
I met Fr Gregory in Medjugorje. Well done on your work
@leesweets4110
Жыл бұрын
A lot of Christians avoid being "cringy Christians" by not being Christian at all, neglecting their dogmatic duties to faithfully represent Christ and save souls.
@infidelcastrato1844
Жыл бұрын
It is not enough to be a non cringe Catholic, you must be a based Catholic
@annmarierose1086
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for putting words to some of the things I was having cringes over and didn’t know why
@freehorse7299
Жыл бұрын
Very good video, God bless you and all your dominican brothers!
@Phoenix_7568
Жыл бұрын
“Yeah. Lord’s weird”. My new line for everything 😂
@AJKPenguin
Жыл бұрын
T-Shirt worthy.
@latenitetubing
Жыл бұрын
This has just summed up all of my struggles with feeling like an outsider of the church I don’t feel good enough to join. Seeking a quiet, peaceful, mysterious place to learn about God and work on my faith without weird aggressive pressure, and despite attending alone for online service. Quiet, non bossy traditional service makes me feel comfortable to take in what I can, and the over-sanitized comment - oh yes! Look forward to further guides in this vein! SO HELPFUL and I feel so seen!!! These struggles have made me feel not good enough to seek baptism. It’s so hard to talk to other Christians about. They basically shame me that I would feel ready if I was just a better Christian and wouldn’t be struggling so much if I just prayed more, which makes me feels even less worthy. I refuse to believe in a God that doesn’t welcome me with open arms and love. Unfortunately churches are human communities of all us sinners, so we have to negotiate this element. This video was an awesome support. I’m not Catholic, and I will be watching more. Thank you for helping a lost sheep tonight. Much love from Canada ❤ We need talented voices like yours!
@vrcarlos6955
Жыл бұрын
You are made in the image and likeness of God. You are worthy. Salvation is the Eternal Father's gift to you. You can not earn it. He is waiting for you to accept His gift. You are loved.
@GrislyAtoms12
Жыл бұрын
latenitetubing wrote "This has just summed up all of my struggles with feeling like an outsider of the church I don’t feel good enough to join." This reminds me of a quote from the late Bishop Fulton Sheen. Some fellow told him "I don't go to church because there are too many hypocrites." Bishop Sheen replied, "There's always room for one more!" 😃 Jesus will do the heavy lifting for us, and make us worthy, if we just cooperate with His grace.
@latenitetubing
Жыл бұрын
@@GrislyAtoms12 Thank you! Appreciate your take & will ponder this quote 🙏 ❤️
@GrislyAtoms12
Жыл бұрын
@@latenitetubing May God bless you!
@michaelparker7831
Жыл бұрын
Advice worth making a holy card out of Father. I have never heard it said so poignantly and with such simplicity. You covered every topic and circumstance that I have thought about in my life of cringe. We can never go wrong by sticking with simplicity and humility. So many excellent examples that we have all either been part of or affected by. I for one was once a cringe clown and I took myself way too seriously. I’m so happy I shed so many of those masks in my life. Thank you.
@catholicfemininity2126
Жыл бұрын
Like it or not, humans are social and pretty judgey. If you struggle with social intereactions, like working out, we need to practice and train our minds to learn how not to be socially awkward or just a desperate weirdo who says cringey things.
@dulcejocelyn7102
Жыл бұрын
LOL as I get older I get more socially awkward 😂
@pyrovania
Жыл бұрын
@@dulcejocelyn7102 As I get older I worry a lot less about what people think. I was very shy as a child. Key fact: most of the time they aren't thinking about you at all.
@martinadavidson3006
Жыл бұрын
Amazing message. Everyone should watch this. We all know when people go kooky and no one can relate to them.
@314jph
Жыл бұрын
How about we act & proclaim our faith in a joyful way w charity and clarity? How about we take our responsibility to learn about our catechism, live and vote congruently. And call out the woke and the CINO (Catholic in name only) bc Marxist atheism is at the root of our cultural opponent. We need more people willing to offend to be true to our faith. Americans tried the "get along, go along" approach. And it has almost destroyed the church - parable of the seed...
@lindaharper2870
Жыл бұрын
We Catholics need to take up more space in the public sphere
@Arcticroberto9376
Жыл бұрын
That's a very good description of 'cringe'
@dorcas4035
Жыл бұрын
Sounds good for a very devoted catholic who knows in & out of the faith & Church but the opposite of a lukewarm faithful or Young in faith. There should be a room for motivation, encouragement, learning from other faithfuls.. & Will build a room for misteries.. sometimes we learn by copying others & ask why this & that.. Like catholics we hide our Rosaries while people like muslim are using theirs in public, just because we dont want to be like pharisees.. but i Think its time we use our Rosaries everywhere in our walks, shopping etc.. God knows you are not showing off & it can encourage someone out there & be proud of our faith & practises 🙏
@laurenpatterson4681
Жыл бұрын
Fr. Gregory, like, zips in and out of inhabiting young hip 30-something, and, on the other hand, erudite scholar in no time flat. LOL.
@interceptus
Жыл бұрын
Anyone expecting undisturbed prayerful silence in a pew before Sunday mass on any consistent basis in a diocesan parish is setting themselves up for disappointment. Rosary before mass all the way.
@wreloise1
Жыл бұрын
Recently converted to Catholicism… ….coming from a ministry that maybe overly expressive during worship… …do I say my AMENs to loud after receiving the Eucharist? I’m learning…Thank you for this video…. As a new Catholic, during Mass, I sit in back of the Church to observe. Holy Spirit guide me❤️🩹🙏🏾
@bajone02
Жыл бұрын
If the people around you and in the front row can hear your Amen, that is a good witness. If they can hear it in the back of church, probably a bit too loud. I cannot say I have ever heard anyone say Amen too loudly. So please do not be self conscious on such details. Be your authentic self because that is who God loves most. .
@Isabel03
Жыл бұрын
Quote of the year: “It’s fine to stink” - Fr. Gregory Pine 2022
@mrsmaggiekoch
Жыл бұрын
I just don't like the increased sensativity to "cringe" society has in general. The aversion to commitment and sincerity you spoke of. It is very sad to me.
@gabrielethier2046
Жыл бұрын
I think its cringe to be insincere
@EJ-tm1fe
Жыл бұрын
@@misha-elministries5246 Chuck Schumer is Catholic??? When did he convert?
@barbarawilson8952
Жыл бұрын
@@misha-elministries5246 Your comment shows a lack of understanding between cringe and immorality. As Catholics we must stand up to evil in our government. However, this priest is presenting his opinion about cringe in the pews. There is a huge difference. I hope you can see it.
@Meh45567
Жыл бұрын
Father, I really don't think that sharing our experiences of faith with others in cringe. You are mistakenly assuming that people share their experiences out of pride, to receive the praise of others. But in my experience, people who actually keep up with practices like fasting or the holy hour, rather than doing it for the whim of the moment, grow in holiness and humility, so they are less likely to share their experiences to receive praise. Sometimes they do it for camaraderie, other times to encourage others to follow in their footsteps. This is not cringe at all. At the time of Jesus fasting and prayer was popular, even the hypocrites recognized their value. Nowadays it is not. I, would benefit immensely from those fellow catholics who share those aspects of their spiritual life. So, Father, I see in your speech an aversion, not to the sharing oof those practices, but to the practices themselves. Perhaps you don't practice the holy hour or the fasting yourself, and get annoyed if one of your sheep do?
@therapper000
Жыл бұрын
I rather have more cringe Catholics that are very into their faith, then Catholics that have no desire or passion for the church and just stop by twice a year on Christmas and Easter
@alyssasidelka6490
Жыл бұрын
If you feel like singing in church, and if it is your form of worship, go for it! We all don't sing well, and it doesn't matter!
@aiantenor9080
Жыл бұрын
exactly.
@alyssasidelka6490
Жыл бұрын
@@aiantenor9080 I'm afraid that this video could cause some people to mumble when they "sing."
@infidelcastrato1844
Жыл бұрын
You have not heard my singing lol
@hoofixrman
Жыл бұрын
modest and humble and quiet
@IvanGarcia-cx5jm
Жыл бұрын
Liked the following quotes from this video: 1) "cultivate self awareness, self acceptance and self-forgetfulness." 2) "Interior transformation is more arduous than exterior addition."
@jameshamilton1363
Жыл бұрын
Overall, I think there were some good points, but I think that the point of "Just say thank you" misses the mark. Even today I was complemented for my singing. It's not like I'm classically trained or anything, I just love to sing at mass. So, yeah I say "I'm just using my God-given gifts." I think it can help others to see how they have to use their God given gifts. Think about how greetings often used to have subtle nods to God in them. "Good Bye"
@carlydonohue5650
Жыл бұрын
I'd agree with Fr. Pine on this one. If someone is recognizing your God-given gifts, just say thank you. Otherwise, not only are you rejecting the compliment (which doesn't seem charitable), but it feels like you're saying how great you are for choosing to use your gifts.
@CatholicCulturePod
Жыл бұрын
Max cringe: "Good morning" before Mass. People - there is a greeting built into the Mass already: "The Lord be with you." That greeting actually does something for me spiritually. Hearing "Good morning" or "Welcome" or whatever from some random layperson only detracts from what follows. This is even more true when it becomes quasi-liturgical - when the priest says "Have a good day" and we all mumble dutifully, "You too, Father." Hate. Cringe. Nor do I need to know the name of the celebrant. They're all Jesus.
@handansen777
Жыл бұрын
I understand the points you've thoughtfully articulated. From a high, 1000 foot view however, I do believe that being a Christian in today's world is automatic "cringe": it is the 'job' of a Christian to not care what others think of them, particularly at the expense of our devotion to Christ. In fact, I would posit this type of thinking (how to "avoid being a cringe Christian") is a major component driving the poisoning of Christianity; a parasite consuming the Church: bending to the will and tastes and preferences of modernity.
@joechapple9006
Жыл бұрын
Outstanding talk! A good reminder to get out of the way of your own - and others’ - prayer and worship.
@Dr_Analise
Жыл бұрын
This describes every Sunday mass I ever attended
@LauMarLi
Жыл бұрын
Love this. Some people get so much into it that it feels like they are putting on a performance and it just feels fake and is so off putting.
@karasmom3538
Жыл бұрын
I’ve noticed that people in my parish, including myself, prefer knowing the celebrant before Mass. May not make sense, but it’s a human thing. (No we don’t pick the Mass based on the celebrant.)
@tollermaus
Жыл бұрын
Regarding #2, getting out of the way, all I can say is Amen, brother. From your lips to pastors' and liturgists' ears. My soul would exult if half the things you suggested were to manifest in my parish. But you really haven't cringed until three grown men with fake beards and cheesy costumes process to the altar as kings during the Epiphany Mass. God have mercy on my curmudgeonly soul.
@sheilasmyth5874
Жыл бұрын
I guess that scenario may depend on who’s doing it I attended Epiphany in a beautiful Church built by German immigrants (Boston) - sadly no longer there. The procession of the 3 Kings was revenant, majestic, with everyone in the congregation singing. I’ll never forget if. and grateful I saw & participated in that Mass. Thd memory will be with me for all the future January 6’s of my life.
@abnd8025
Жыл бұрын
I go to a church near my workplace during my lunchbreak and during that time, there is a sign at the altar to let people know that the area is alarmed so no one will go near the tabernacle. There is this woman, who goes all the way up to the sign, puts her bag down on the edge of the area, then bows down on her elbows and knees and puts her forehead and hands on the edge of the area with her butt in the air, and stays there for a good 10 minutes. And it interrupts my prayer with this anxiety that she's going to set the alarm off each time (because she's done it before). And then she would proceed to go around the church and touch EVERYTHING, like anything else that could possibly be alarmed so it wouldn't be stolen. And I feel bad because I leave to go back to work feeling really disgruntled and judgmental at that woman.
@jdub3999
7 ай бұрын
The church is full of people suffering from Scrupulosity, pray for them!
@DavidMatias79
Жыл бұрын
Lots of resonance here ... This is needed as it speaks to things that are often happening but rarely spoken about. The part about extra-liturgical devotions destroying silence particularly pains me.
@bethcrawford4896
Жыл бұрын
Overly dramatic readers…Yes! Yes! Yes! Cringey. But here’s my dilemma-I’m so taken out of the reading by mentally correcting them and so therein lies MY sin. I interiorly roll my eyes, lecture them, etc. And it’s the same few people so I brace myself when I see one of them approach the ambo. I’ve tried to pray for them and accept them, but I fail every single time. I’ve done all kinds of mental gymnastics to try to love them and accept them, they mean no harm. I’ve take it to confession. I see my own fault in my judgment but I can’t seem to correct it.
@barbaradessel2625
Жыл бұрын
As a reader, I suggest that you might volunteer to try reading . We can always use people who are aware of how it should be done, and be willing to do it in humility.
@bethcrawford4896
Жыл бұрын
@@barbaradessel2625 The thing is, I don’t believe women should be readers. I do not wish to start a debate or argument over this. I believe what the Apostle Paul said, which is that women should not teach or speak at Mass. You may disagree, and that’s ok, but look into what St. Paul teaches on this. It’s true that the modern church allows this, but I think this is an error. BTW, in my observations it is the women who tend to be overly dramatic when reading. I can’t recall a single male reader who did so. Peace to you.
@patriciaeb1320
Жыл бұрын
Attend Latin Mass. Problem solved.
@Woopthereitis90
Жыл бұрын
The kneeler thing... my goodness, I've experienced this for the first time a couple of Masses this past month. And it would be a whole pew of people complying to just 1 dude's insistence on not using the kneeler. It blew my mind... like, yo, I appreciate your piety but please don't subject everyone else to it (especially those of us in skirts/dresses.)
@lisamarie5149
Жыл бұрын
I have the opposite problem ... I like to keep the kneeler down the whole Mass so it's ready to go when it's time to kneel. The sound of kneelers dropping en masse is distracting. But when I'm sharing a pew with a stranger, they usually lift it up when it's time to stand. One underrated perk of the TLM is everyone keeps the kneelers down for the entire Mass since there's a lot of kneeling. Although we do have some of the kneeling on the floor people there too 🙂
@alexbernard8907
Жыл бұрын
I sing under my breath as I can't sing, a bit like samuel's mum, when she prayed silently for a baby and the priest thought she was drunk, and I also say the words silently as I don't want to distract anyone from focusing on Jesus, just incase I may be a bit loud when praising
@nibelungvalesti
9 ай бұрын
Fantastic jawline, Father!
@nerlam1
Жыл бұрын
I love this video, but as a cantor, I feel that lifting hands during responses is extremely helpful to the congregation. You can see this in the diminished response some congregations give when you don’t cue them in. Sometimes they really are confused when to sing. I think this says more about the liturgical knowledge of the particular congregation than the genre. Still, I think it is a helpful practice that can serve a purpose without taking away from the mystery of the mass
@Sunicarus
Жыл бұрын
I can't believe he's wearing white after Labor Day, cringe.
@barbarawilson8952
Жыл бұрын
LOLOL 😆😆 And uncouth...
@gameologian7365
Жыл бұрын
So basically be a try hard privately not publicly.
@MFV77
Жыл бұрын
Regarding compliments: I find it so unsettling when people compliment me on, for example, how “reverently” I receive Holy Communion. First of all, why are they paying any attention to me? Second of all, it does make me self-conscious, which now distracts me, inviting pride in. I don’t know if that makes any sense.….
@dulcejocelyn7102
Жыл бұрын
Society has imposed us that giving compliments it’s loving your neighbor BUT, I think it really isn’t… it’s just temporally fueling the ego
@Eserr7856
Жыл бұрын
I think it would be better for your prayer with the Lord to receive Holy Communion just like everybody else, based on what Father is saying, we shouldn't be to showy or vain glory with our pursuit of holiness, in your case, receiving Communion, because not only do you mention it distracts you and makes you uncomfortable, but it is also holding up the line for everyone else waiting to receive and potentially making them feel less close to God because they don't show your extra reverence, so I think as Father teaches in this video, that holiness is a secret between you and God, an interior disposition of your soul, I think blending in with everyone else in mass, helps cultivate simplicity and genuine humility, as we remind our selves we are all sinners and whatever gifts in the spiritual life we have are gifts from God.
@EJ-tm1fe
Жыл бұрын
Instead of complimenting me, buy me a beer after Mass... and I'll get the next two rounds.
@MFV77
Жыл бұрын
@@Eserr7856 I don't understand your response. I do nothing unusual. But I agree about distractions. .
@mattt.4395
Жыл бұрын
@@MFV77 i think he probably assumed you receive on tongue while kneeling.
@Stephen1957ification
Жыл бұрын
Praise God
@guillelainez
Жыл бұрын
I feel that that the arm raising person on the psalm reading si so american haha
@stevesawicki2062
Жыл бұрын
seems like some of these are opportunities for growing in patience
@Castellop
Жыл бұрын
This was amazing to me which probably says more than Id like about myself! Cheers!
@ToxicPea
Жыл бұрын
I will definitely be putting these tips to use! Thanks a bunch for all you do Fr. Gregory!
@kmiller774
Жыл бұрын
I agree with you on all of the 'signposts' except the announcement of the Liturgical week. We do not have any signage telling people where the readings can be found in the hymnal so doubling up on both the actual page# & the Liturgical date may help those wanting to follow the readings remember where to locate them (disregarding that the Readings are supposed to be auditory not visual).
@nightyew2160
Жыл бұрын
I appreciate this. Being a visual learner, I take things in better when I read along.
@dulcejocelyn7102
Жыл бұрын
A question about the concept of “self-love”… In my head I have this idea that self-love is egoistic, and self-centered instead of Christ-centered. I think there’s no room for self-love when you truly want to love God and others... Also I think self-love is looking for *your* well-being first… so my question is… how do you define self-love?
@RosieJ7223
10 ай бұрын
You didn’t ask for my opinion, but for what it’s worth 😄 Self-love is not (or shouldn’t be) self-indulgence. Unfortunately, our modern/ secular view and practice of love is, in fact, indulgence. So regarding try self- love: you are required to love what God has made. You must love yourself because God made you in His image. But you also must reframe what the world has taught you about love. (And we all must, even if we are raised as Christians, we still exist in the environs of a secular/ pagan physical world that shapes our mindset.) Hope that’s helpful!
@venuscuevas1091
Жыл бұрын
Hi! Father, I just have to ask if you ever experienced the Dark night of the soul?
@prairiete
Жыл бұрын
About the responsorial psalm, Where I go to mass, if the cantor doesn't lift their hand, nobody speaks/sings. On week mass, no problem, but on Sundays, nobody...
@FINTZZZ
Жыл бұрын
Lol... very funny.. it's probably why Devotional people who want to be LOVED by their priest don't feel it..and it's actually because they're a little bit annoying to him.. useful but annoying in equal terms...no offence because I'm as cringe worthy as the next "holy Joe"
@cherylschalk9106
Жыл бұрын
The Pope has told us to pray St Michael prayer after Mass.
@fleasy4393
Жыл бұрын
I not only welcome opportunities for humiliation, I frequently invite them.
@kzbaby2002
Жыл бұрын
I wish the responsorial psalm wasn’t sung EVERY time at Sunday Mass. It’s very exclusive when it is sung and I find my attention go dormant.
@vicgrefer
Жыл бұрын
The psalms have always been hymns. They were literally written to be sung. They are songs, which is why we sing them at Sunday Mass. Though I definitely do get your point. I think we need to get back to simple chant that anyone can follow rather than Broadway-imitating theatrics, which are not at all necessary or appropriate.
@kzbaby2002
Жыл бұрын
@@vicgrefer Yeah. I know they were meant to be sung. But my eyes always glass over. 🥺
@ivanls3325
Жыл бұрын
I disagree with a couple of points: 1. You assume that people tell others about their Holy Hour to receive praise. But this is not always so. Sometimes they want to share that such a practice exists. I was converted by someone who practiced the Holy Hour daily, and who suggested that I should do it too. Many saints did the same. 2. Same for fasting. True ,the Lord told us to do penance in secret. But at the time, fasting was considered cool, and those who did it, very holy. So there was a huge temptation to say it aloud, to gain the praise of others. Today that it is the opposite. Few admire penance. The practice of fasting is considered old, outdated, crazy. People criticize you for it, think you are crazy. It is important that we share these benefits with others, in order to encourage them to fasting. 3. We should also share if we have a spiritual director and the benefits of having one. It is no true that people consider themselves more meritorious because they have spiritual directors… . I say I have one when people try to give me advice on my spiritual life, which I find cringe and was not listed here. It is uncharitable to think that a person shares aspects of her spiritual life because they want to receive praise.
@gailwedgeworth7517
Жыл бұрын
Humility is an essential part of Christian faith and a foundational virtue greatly lacking in our present time, so go for the humble, yes for sure. While these are all fine points, I will say that there are times when we do things differently that could be interpreted as showy or standing out which are in fact things laid upon our hearts that express some joy that bubbles up and overflows from the Holy Spirit that may come from a deep place of the Spirit. I think it would be wise to let God deal with these individual matters with that individual rather than judge their reasons without perhaps knowing those reasons. For example, I recently began to wear a veil to church. My reasons were very, very personal. I had a lot of my femininity stripped from in the course of my life; I was damaged by the world. I did not take the veil up as a sign of piety or a to stand out; in fact, I was deeply concerned that I would be noticed. However, this thing, this veil was a sign between me and God of his gentle anointing of my head, person, with his mercy and grace a calling to me to come down the aisle and meet him there. (Of course this is an offer to all humanity) I took it up with great tearful, humility as a sign between myself and God of his love for me, a sign of the working he is doing in us all. It little matter now to me if others understand because it is what God asked of me; it is a sign to me every mass of my reverence for the Eucharistic encounter with Christ, and that his mercy flows over me. Maybe that makes some cringe; if so I don't quite get that as this comes from the very best source and was not my idea, but I am just doing what God asked of me. As a convert, I constantly worry about tripping over some unseen opinion, sensitivity or making some foible, but I am called to the supper of the Lamb, and so I go, I just go. Where else should I be? What else could I do, but go.
@vrcarlos6955
Жыл бұрын
Your message is beautiful. Thank you for sharing. I too have decided to wear a veil. It is not meant to virtue signal. It is an act of humility and to show reverence to Jesus Christ. You said it so much better. God bless you!
@gailwedgeworth7517
Жыл бұрын
@@vrcarlos6955 Peace be with you :)
@mse_zoomer6010
Жыл бұрын
I’m good at singing
@alexlutz1798
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Father Pine. Very well said. This will help us get out of the way. Sincerity in prayer and worship.
@ExpiditionWild
Жыл бұрын
Jesus was called cringe
@pyrovania
Жыл бұрын
Also if you find other people cringey on a regular basis, this is a form of self-consciousness and is actually driven by your ego.
@JoseppiAJ
Жыл бұрын
I agree, I have a friend that is so intent on having a “chill” demeanor that it’s actually a thinly-veiled insecurity. He finds a lot of things cringe and seems way too critical of people. There’s a balance.
@pyrovania
Жыл бұрын
@@JoseppiAJ You cringe because you are judging someone else's behavior and also feeling fear and shame that someone might think the same thing about you. Why do you worry about what other people are doing?
@Bernadette613
3 ай бұрын
I ❤ this! “Leave room for mystery” 👏👏👏👏👏 Amen! I forget that’s why we love being Catholic. I’ve never been able to articulate that before. I bust out laughing when he said “no one cares.” He’s right! We do so much communal praying and singing already, give people a little room to not have to connect on every level. Bravo, Fr. Pine! This was refreshing to hear. Now, I have the language to articulate how church is supposed to be different than our jobs, family gatherings and social events. Sometimes, it’s my spiritual hospital, and when I’m hurting, I need space to be me. Also, the mystery of our faith is what prompts interest and conversion more often than not. I’ve heard so often how Catholicism feels inaccessible, but the same people who say that aren’t showing up in other churches either. They don’t seek. So, the answer is not to over explain. I like the “get out of the way” explanation too. So good! Great reminders overall. Thank you!
@FDiego-iw5zw
5 ай бұрын
Millennial priest here. The whole boomer 70s/80s style of worship is the summum of cringe for me. “Leave room for Mistery”. Amen. For me that translates as “When at Mass, read the black print and do as the red print says. This is about God, not you. You’re not that important” Thank you for bringing this up, father.
@michellemcdermott2026
Жыл бұрын
I need 15 minutes of silence after receiving Holy Communion.
@rickfilmmaker3934
3 ай бұрын
"Holiness is a secret kept between you and God," excellencio Mathew Pine!! Is your brother a Priest also? Another fantastic episode Father Pine, very relatable and needed. You spoke "humanese", different from the other episodes. God Bless You.
@demtron
Жыл бұрын
You need to have a conversation with some of the pastors in my Diocese! Many of the things you mention not to do are required. Not to mention we have one (and his associates) that gives a brief explanation about the first and second readings before each reading! You should hear the long list of announcements before mass! (It is like an audible version of the weekly church bulletin!)
@luzminfernandez5698
4 ай бұрын
I enjoyed this very much Fr. Pine. I LOL’d at “tracking which week of Lent we’re on to know when to start doing terrible things”. I recently came back to the Church after being away for decades and there are definitely some things that for me, take away from the mystery. The greeters and the announcements is definitely one I can relate to. Also all the singing. The Gloria is sung now or at least in my parish and growing up (in the 80’s) we would always recite it. I can’t sing even if my life depended on it and I find it very challenging but maybe that’s the point. Haha. Thank you for all your work in putting out this content.
@therese_paula
Жыл бұрын
Fr. Gregory is probably just being humble when he said he stinks at music. I think he has a good singing voice 👍
@carlydonohue5650
Жыл бұрын
He sings so well! He was in the male a capella group at Franciscan University and they were amazing.
@justinbruck9602
Ай бұрын
"....Do you hate the Blessed Version Mary?" Anyone else think of R. Lee Ermey?
@TracyW-me8br
Жыл бұрын
I think a lot of this could boil down to common curtesy
@simplycj5460
Жыл бұрын
I found this very helpful. Thank you:)
@ralfbettker-cuza7432
Жыл бұрын
Fr. Gregory, from up north of Switzerland (Germany, that is): you have to eat more Swiss cheese and eat all the good stuff the alps and surrounding countries' kitchens offer: you seem to be losing weight, too much weight!
@johnnathanalvarado3206
Жыл бұрын
Hi Matt, you dont know it but you've been a part of my journey in alot of ways through the different books you wrote, your free content, and of course the fraternal and eternal pursuit of christ while we still walk this earth. Thank you for that. I really like your picture of st thomas doing a hadoken to I believe Charles Dawkins(I'm sorry if its the wrong name I am guessing). Do you currently have any gear, shirts or sweatshirts that have that art? I have been looking haha. Anyhow have a blessed day.
@aiantenor9080
Жыл бұрын
Fr Pine, what if those people who read the readings the way you are describing are innocent and did not intend to make you cringe, and what if these people watching did not find those cringy at all, I hope we are not priming people to cringe the next time they go to mass then they're totally oblivious of all these things before this video happened.
@aiantenor9080
Жыл бұрын
Fr Pine, I was thinking what if we also create a video on how to respond with humility and how to offer these moments to God and move past it and focus again to the Lord, when we see cringey things you've described. I was waiting for it until the end of the video..but did not hear it or maybe I need to listen again.
@LisaKnobel
Жыл бұрын
At one church I attend the priest is more like the MC rather than a priest. At the end of mass he goes through thanking everybody that assisted at mass, he insists on clapping for the musicians. As a musician, I would totally hate if he did that to me. Which is why I really don't like doing music for masses. One of my musician friends starts the St Michael prayer just as he finishes the closing hymn to discourage people from clapping. Another of the most cringe things ever. Mass has become a complete cringe fest anymore. So sometimes I just say a rosary so I don't get irritated by the antics on the altar. At a minimum, I lock my eyes on the cross or the tabernacle so I'm not distracted by anything going on around me. Getting to that place where I'm cringing and agitated by others is really more about me than about them. I encourage everyone to heed the call of the Holy Spirit.
@ctmcatholic
Жыл бұрын
Loved this. Thank you, Father.
@MathAdam
Жыл бұрын
“We are all unique.” Except me.
@walterbison
5 ай бұрын
@15:50 I laughed at this because it's my experience personally. I sing the refrain but then I forget it by the time the vocalist completes the verse so I just kinda hum stuff out while I listen to what other people are singing and then I remember and join along.
@CatholicBaseball8
Жыл бұрын
Wow, such prudence and humility, I love it!
@raulchavez6507
Жыл бұрын
I don’t intend to be mean to Evangelicals, but I do have an insight into the way they express their spiritual life and the cringy behavior you described is the way I have noticed almost every one adopts. I’m Mexican, so I know it might be different in the US, since here they are a very small minority.
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