Divine Mercy
@divinemercy_official·593K subscribers·8.2K videos
Give Everything to the Lord: The Joy No One Can Take Away | Fr. Tyler Mentzer, MIC
Posted
August 17, 2026
Views
2,050
Likes
192
Comments
7
Engagement
August 17, 2026
2,050
192
7
9.71%
Every word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
19:28Now PlayingFr. Tyler Mentzer, MIC’s homily centered on the call to give everything to the Lord and the profound joy that comes from responding wholeheartedly to His voice. Jesus tells us that if we wish to be perfect, we must be willing to give up everything and follow Him. The question for each of us is: What am I still holding on to that prevents me from giving myself completely to the Lord?
Fr. Tyler pointed to St. Anthony of the Desert as a powerful example. St. Anthony heard Christ’s invitation and took it seriously, giving away his possessions and ultimately offering his entire life to Christ. His response became an example of the radical surrender found in monasticism and consecrated life—giving everything to the Father.
Fr. Tyler connected this with the Marian Fathers and the beautiful renewal of vows celebrated last weekend, when the Marians gathered around the sanctuary and renewed their offering of themselves to God.
But this invitation to surrender is not only for those in consecrated life. Each of us should ask: What am I holding on to? What is the Lord asking me to place into His hands? It might be possessions, but it can also be our plans, comfort, control, pride, fears, resentments, ambitions, relationships, or simply our desire to have things our own way.
The central question of the homily, then, is deeply personal: What are you holding on to that you need to give up for the Lord? St. Anthony gave everything. The Marians express this surrender through their vows. Each of us is called to surrender according to our own vocation. The more freely we give ourselves to the Lord, the more freely He can fill us with the fruits of His Kingdom—especially that supernatural joy, the joy that no one can take away.
Readings for August 17th 2026
© 2026 Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception. All rights reserved.
⭐️ Support our Ministries:
✝️ Explore Divine Mercy on Divine Mercy Plus!
⛪️ Plan Your Visit to the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy!
Follow Us on Social Media!
📸 Instagram: / thedivinemercy
🔵 Facebook: / divinemercyofficial
【ꚠ】TikTok: / marianfathers
Download our AD FREE app Divine Mercy Plus
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.
