Name: Keeping the faith in times of crisis
Uploaded: 2020-03-27T18:33:08.000Z
Duration: 2 min 48 s
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a message of hope for people of faith in what may seem like a hopeless time, price has risen.

I mean, we're in the lens season, but Easter is coming.

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Think about Good Friday and Holy Saturday when the disciples were so afraid, they thought nothing good could happen and Christ rises from the dead so nothing is impossible with God is an important message right now.

Father Jim Martin encouraging religious communities to keep the faith.

How do you recommend people of faith continue to keep their faith when doors air shutting two churches across the nation?

Well, I think part of it is, you know, doing something individually preying on your own, of course, but I think people are looking for a connection on in the Jesuits, we have this expression union of minds and hearts.

So even though your separate you can be kind of united in prayer and I think simple things like calling people on the phone, you know, reaching out to them on social media actually is not such a bad substitute.

Communities of faith finding new ways to worship as physical churches are shutting down to keep communities safe.

What are some of the online or virtual resource is available to people of faith that they can turn to.

In times like these, many dioceses and parishes are offering live stream masses on Sunday and sometimes even daily mess.

So if you just google Lifestream Mass in your diocese, you might find one for myself.

Just talking about the daily gospel reading and answering people's questions is a way of providing them with the kind of virtual community and the final message of hope in uncertain times.

Other specific passages of scripture or prayers that you would recommend people turn to in a time like this storm at sea.

So Jesus is on the boat with his disciples, and they think they're perishing and they think he doesn't care.

And I sometimes say to people You know, can you also let Jesus calm the storms within you?

You know, the disciples were surprised that he's able to do that, and people are often surprised that when they sort of say yes to the com how much it helps them.

Let's use this Still, those storms in your heart.

The pope has asked all Christians to join him in praying the our father this Wednesday at noon, as they say when fear knocks, let Faith answer the door, you guys.

And of course, a special thanks to Father Jim Martin and to ST Paul the Apostle for happiness.

Yeah, people need to go to something, and I'm not gonna pre see all right now, but I'm just saying Find something.

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