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hi my name is father Mike Schmitz and this is ascension presents so a number

Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz and this is Ascension Presents.

of years ago I was reading about the life of st. John Paul the great Saint

So a number of years ago, I was reading about the life of St. John Paul the Great, St. John Paul II

John Paul the second and not just about his is later in life which is incredible

and not just about his—later in life, which is incredible

and just yeah obviously I think for almost anybody who knows a John Paul

and just obviously, I think for almost anybody who knows of John Paul,

they know that this man was a great Saint a great Saint but if you read his

they know that this man was a great saint, a great saint.

early life you realize the influence that his father had on his life this is

But if you read his early life, you realize the influence that his father had on his life.

really remarkable the influence that parents have on their kids the influence

This is really remarkable. The influence that parents have on their kids,

that siblings have on their on each other the influence that bosses have on

the influence that siblings have on each other, the influence that bosses have on their employees

their on their employees or coworkers

or coworkers have on each other.

have on each other we we all know about peer pressure we all know that every single person everyone watching this you

We all know about peer pressure. We all know that every single person, everyone watching this,

have influence over someone you have

you have influence over someone. You have some kind of influence.

some kind of influence and I remember reading a book a couple years ago that said essentially leadership is influence

And I remember reading a book a couple years ago that said, essentially, leadership is influence.

leadership isn't a title leadership isn't like some honorary whatever the

Leadership isn't a title. Leadership isn't like some honorary whatever.

leadership is influence and if you have influence that means in many ways you're

Leadership is influence and if you have influence, that means, in many ways, you're leading.

leading you're leading so whether you're

You're leading.

a parent whether you are again a sister

So whether you're a parent, whether you are again, a sister or brother,

brother whether you are a priest in a parish a d-r-e a catechist whatever you do just

whether you are a priest in a parish, a DRE, a catechist, whatever you do,

someone who just walks through life you

someone who just walks through life, you have influence on somebody.

have influence on somebody the question is this how are you influencing them

The question is this: How are you influencing them?

you're a leader you're leading people if

You're a leader. You're leading people.

you're influencing them you're leading

If you're influencing them, you're leading them.

them how are you leading them where are you leading them the reason I bring up

How are you leading them? Where are you leading them?

st. John Paul the Great and his dad is

The reason I bring up St. John Paul the Great and his dad

that when some people had asked him about his dough his father was was your

is that when some people had asked him about his father,

father really hard on you like he was a

Was your father really hard on you?

you know former military man and and

He was a former military man and here's John Paul II,

here's John Paul the second it was very disciplined and had a lot of like gal out of character became a great Saint

who was very disciplined and had a lot of character became a great saint.

was your father really harder you

Was your father really hard on you? Because his dad was really religious,

because his dad was really religious was really a spiritual deeply spiritual man

was really a spiritual, deeply spiritual man of prayer.

of Prayer John Paul was your dad really hard on you and john paul ii looked back

John Paul, was your dad really hard on you? And John Paul II looked back and said,

and said you know my father was not hard

"My father was not hard on me,"

on me he said my father was so hard on himself that there was he found no need to be hard on me I thought like that's a

he said, "my father was so hard on himself that he found no need to be hard on me."

really interesting thing here is this

I thought that's a really interesting thing.

Here is this man who knew that he was leading his son.

who knew that he was leading his son he knew his influencing his son but rather

He knew he was influencing his son

than like exerting that control of her son what he did was he modeled to his

but rather than exerting that control of his son, what he did was he modeled to his son.

son he modeled to his son this is what a man looks like this run man of God looks

He modeled to his son— this is what a man looks like. This is what a man of God looks like.

like imagine John Paul's mom had been

Imagine if John Paul's mom had been alive,

alive she would have modeled to her son here's what a woman of God looks like

she would have modeled to her son— here's what a woman of God looks like.

here's how a moment of God lives the

Here's how a woman of God lives.

reality of course everyone has influence

The reality, of course, everyone has influence.

you're modeling something I want my parishioners I want my students to

You're modeling something. I want my parishioners, I want my students to become great saints.

become great Saints imagine if you're a parent you want your children to become

I imagine if you're a parent, you want your children to become great saints.

great Saints you don't just want them

You don't just want them to be nice people.

doing nice people you don't just want them to you know pay their taxes on time

You don't just want them to pay their taxes on time and stay out of trouble.

and stay out of trouble you want them to

You want them to be great saints.

be great Saints and here's the question we have to ask

And here's the question we have to ask

if you're the leader if you're the one has influenced you're the prototype like

If you're the leader, if you're the one who has influence, you're the prototype,

you're the model for them the question

like you're the model for them.

is as the prototype as the leader as long with influence as the model if they

The question is, as the prototype, as the leader, as the one with influence, as the model,

if your sons your daughters if your

if your sons, your daughters,

siblings if my parishioners if they

if your siblings, if my parishioners,

lived like you if they lived like me

if they lived like you, if they lived like me,

would they become great Saints or would

would they become great saints?

they become just moderately nicer people

Or would they become just moderately nicer people?

would they become great Saints in the church who did incredible things for the

Would they become great saints in the Church who did incredible things for the Lord?

Lord or were they just become kind of mediocre Christians you're the prototype

Or would they just become kind of mediocre Christians? You're the prototype.

in fact this is not just is not anything

In fact, this is not anything new.

new in fact in st. Paul's first letter to the Corinthians chapter 11 the very

In fact, in St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians chapter 11, the very first line in chapter 11 is this.

first line in chapter 11 is this he says be imitators of me as I am of Christ

He says, "Be imitators of me as I am of Christ."

because st. Paul is pursuing Jesus who is the capital T P capital prototype

Because St. Paul is pursuing Jesus who is THE capital T— "P" capital Prototype

prototype gap that I'm saying he's the

Prototype—(laughs) you know what I'm saying.

prototype Jesus is the prototype so

He's THE Prototype. Jesus is The Prototype.

Paul's like listen I'm going to imitate

So Paul's like, Listen, I'm going to imitate Christ

Christ and I'm imitating Christ so passionately so powerfully so focused

and I'm imitating Christ so passionately, so powerfully, so focused

then I'm the prototype for you if you

that I'm the prototype for you.

imitate me if you live how I live listen you will be nothing short of great

If you imitate me, if you live how I live, listen, you will be nothing short of great saints.

Saints here's a little like mini examination of conscience for all the

Here's a little mini-examination of conscience.

people that you love all the people that

For all the people that you love, all the people that you lead,

you lead all the people you have influence over you are the prototype if

all the people you have influence over, you are the prototype.

they lived like you would they become great Saints

If they lived like you, would they become great saints?

if not if not what's one way that you can kind of elevate yourself what's one

If not, what's one way that you can kind of elevate yourself?

way that you can strive after the prototype Jesus Christ that if others

What's one way that you can strive after The Prototype, Jesus Christ

imitated you in your prayer other

that if others imitated you in your prayer,

imitated you and how you speak if others

others imitated you in how you speak,

imitated you and your love for the poor your love for the people around you that

if others imitated you in your love for the poor or your love for the people around you,

they would become great Saints what's

that they would become great saints.

one way in your life you realize man if

What's one way in your life that you realize,

people prayed them out a prayer I did they might know God a little bit better

Man, if people prayed the amount of prayer I did, they might know God a little bit better

but they wouldn't become great Saints

but they wouldn't become great saints.

well I guess you know if people love the poor the way I do ok these are nice

Well, I guess if people love the poor the way I do, there'd be some nice charity around

charity around but they wouldn't become

but they wouldn't become great saints.

great Saints yeah if people were willing to to serve their spouses the way I do I

Yeah, if people were willing to serve their spouses the way I do,

mean it'd be nice they have some nicer relationships but they won't become

I mean, it'd be nice, they'd have some nicer relationships but they won't become great saints.

great Saints Jesus is the model and

Jesus is The Model

today you are the prototype live like it

and today, you are the prototype. Live like it.

from all of us here distension presents

From all of us here at Ascension Presents, my name is Father Mike.

my name is father mike god bless

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