Lenten Mission, St. Odilo Parish
Mar. 14, 2011
Fr. Pablo Straub
MP3 Audio. English 15 min.
Summary: The Gospel shows us that God is a judge. Human history will someday come to an end. Jesus will come and He will judge us. The judgment is shown in terms of lambs and goats in Matthew 25. There is a particular judgment at the time of death, and also a general judgment. Some people today have been inventing a God who doesn”t exist.
St. Simon Stock lived in 1215 and made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. He went to Mt. Carmel, where Our Lady appeared to him. She put brown clothing on him. The devotion of the scapular is like children who want to put on their parents” clothing.
The many allurements and problems of our modern world hold many Christians captive from knowing and practicing their faith. Help those whose faith is in danger. Become a Mercedarian friar. Visit Fr. Joseph Eddy’s Facebook page, or the website of the .
Our Lady told him, “Anyone who wears this scapular I will assist at death with all the graces he needs to gain eternal salvation.”
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