Will only a few people be saved, someone asked Jesus? He responded:
Strive to enter by the narrow door. Jesus is that Narrow Door. He is that gate to eternal life. He said: I am the Way, the Truth and the Life; no one comes to the Father but through Me (Jn 14:6).
Life without Christ is vanities of vanities, it is superficial and empty. The only way to Heaven is through Jesus the Door.
My Heart is on fire with love for all mankind.
The second reading from the letter to the Hebrews today explains how God disciplines those whom He loves. When trials and tribulations come our way we should endure them as discipline to make our paths straighter. The Lord trains the ones that he loves and he punishes all those that he acknowledges as his sons. God permits trials to prune us of self-reliance and pride to teach us to resign ourselves to His Holy Will and to lean on Him. So don’t try and take the shortcuts, but follow the straight path traced out for us by the Ten Commandments and authentic Magisterium as summarized in the Catechism. Behind every tribulation is His wisdom and love. So, let’s stick to the sure path of God’s Will and not be presumptuous.
Let’s not be afraid to speak up in charity about our Catholic Faith. Someone sent me a video during the week which demonstrated how speaking up can draw a person into the true faith. A young lady grew up with her family deeply involved in the Christian Mega Church in the USA. When she graduated from college she decided to work for that church. Then one day she happened to be talking to gentleman and he asked her whether she was a Catholic. She said no that she was a Christian who belonged to the Mega Church down the road. He explained to her that there was only one true Church, the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church founded by Christ. She was very taken back by this. But later she decided to start researching and after studying Church history and the Fathers and the Catechism, she became utterly convinced that the gentleman was right. She realized that all along she had been missing out on the Eucharist, the Bread of life. She is now a devout Catholic. But it all started with a casual conversation. Let’s not hide our Faith, it is a great gift to be on the right path leading to the door of Heaven. We have so much to be grateful for as Catholics with the seven sacraments and the fullness of Faith. Let’s also pray constantly, the beautiful prayer of the Holy Rosary for the conversion of sinnners, go to the Confession at least once per month, get involved in Eucharistic Adoration and come to know our Catechism better. Our Lady described the Catechism of the Catholic Church in a message to the late Servant of God, Fr Gobbi: ..as a gift from her Immaculate Heart. The more we know about our Faith the more grateful we will be and the more we will love God, and the more God will use us as His instrument to draw others towards that narrow door which leads to eternal life. Praise be Jesus Christ, now and forever!