Fr. Mike Schmitz

Marriage is meant to be the one of the ways in which you die to yourself out of love for Christ and love for others. that conforms you to Christ and helps you be what St. Paul writes in Ephesians chapter five. Like when he says, husbands, love your wives as Christ loved the church and laid down himself for her.

Marriage is meant to be the one of the ways in which you die to yourself out of love for Christ and love for others. that conforms you to Christ and helps you be what St. Paul writes in Ephesians chapter five. Like when he says, husbands, love your wives as Christ loved the church and laid down himself for her.

Marriage is meant to be the one of the ways in which you die to yourself out of love for Christ and love for others. that conforms you to Christ and helps you be what St. Paul writes in Ephesians chapter five. Like when he says, husbands, love your wives as Christ loved the church and laid down himself for her.

And so that laid down his life for her and that call to lay down our lives for spouses, that purifies and sanctifies. And it's so good that the burn that Jesus has on the Sadducees. Lastly, gosh, there's so much to talk about. That's why I'm so sorry. We're going a mile a minute, aren't we?

And so that laid down his life for her and that call to lay down our lives for spouses, that purifies and sanctifies. And it's so good that the burn that Jesus has on the Sadducees. Lastly, gosh, there's so much to talk about. That's why I'm so sorry. We're going a mile a minute, aren't we?

And so that laid down his life for her and that call to lay down our lives for spouses, that purifies and sanctifies. And it's so good that the burn that Jesus has on the Sadducees. Lastly, gosh, there's so much to talk about. That's why I'm so sorry. We're going a mile a minute, aren't we?

But the last little snippet before chapter 13 is about the widow's offering and how Jesus is watching people put large amounts of money into the treasury. And then this one woman comes up and she's got two copper coins, which make one penny. And he says, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the

But the last little snippet before chapter 13 is about the widow's offering and how Jesus is watching people put large amounts of money into the treasury. And then this one woman comes up and she's got two copper coins, which make one penny. And he says, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the

But the last little snippet before chapter 13 is about the widow's offering and how Jesus is watching people put large amounts of money into the treasury. And then this one woman comes up and she's got two copper coins, which make one penny. And he says, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the

And she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, her whole living. You know, the tithe historically is a 10th, right? It's a 10th of one's income. And so the idea behind that is that one would give the first 10% of their income, the first 10%. No, that's not necessarily what we believe as Catholics.

And she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, her whole living. You know, the tithe historically is a 10th, right? It's a 10th of one's income. And so the idea behind that is that one would give the first 10% of their income, the first 10%. No, that's not necessarily what we believe as Catholics.

And she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, her whole living. You know, the tithe historically is a 10th, right? It's a 10th of one's income. And so the idea behind that is that one would give the first 10% of their income, the first 10%. No, that's not necessarily what we believe as Catholics.

We believe that we're obliged to support the church and the mission of Christ to whatever degree we can. So there's not a number attached to it in the Catholic church. but we are still encouraged, right? To give whatever that first, those first fruits are. And maybe it's a 10th, maybe it's more than a 10th, maybe it's less than a 10th, but here's this poor widow.

We believe that we're obliged to support the church and the mission of Christ to whatever degree we can. So there's not a number attached to it in the Catholic church. but we are still encouraged, right? To give whatever that first, those first fruits are. And maybe it's a 10th, maybe it's more than a 10th, maybe it's less than a 10th, but here's this poor widow.

We believe that we're obliged to support the church and the mission of Christ to whatever degree we can. So there's not a number attached to it in the Catholic church. but we are still encouraged, right? To give whatever that first, those first fruits are. And maybe it's a 10th, maybe it's more than a 10th, maybe it's less than a 10th, but here's this poor widow.

And what she does is she doesn't just give the first 10%. Here she is. And she's giving her last 10%. I mean, this woman is not just giving that first fruits. She's giving her very last fruits, her final fruits.

And what she does is she doesn't just give the first 10%. Here she is. And she's giving her last 10%. I mean, this woman is not just giving that first fruits. She's giving her very last fruits, her final fruits.

And what she does is she doesn't just give the first 10%. Here she is. And she's giving her last 10%. I mean, this woman is not just giving that first fruits. She's giving her very last fruits, her final fruits.

And that's the key for so many of us, is once you've mastered this recognition of, okay, my first fruits belong to Jesus, to then have to experience that conviction of, you know what, and so do my final fruits. From my first to the last, from the beginning to the end, Everything I have belongs to him.

And that's the key for so many of us, is once you've mastered this recognition of, okay, my first fruits belong to Jesus, to then have to experience that conviction of, you know what, and so do my final fruits. From my first to the last, from the beginning to the end, Everything I have belongs to him.