The ONE MISTAKE in spiritual life that nearly CONDEMNED Teresa (and how to avoid it)
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If someone as pure and Godly as her could go to hell, then what chance have we filthy sinners? 😔
Hello, Heidi. It is important to really listen to the story of St. Teresa, and to realize how she had fallen away from her prayer life. We each have a mission, and the mission of St. Teresa was a great one...one which required an intense spiritual and prayer life. When she allowed herself to become caught up in the world...even though her intentions were good...her prayer life suffered. The story of St. Teresa is a message for all of us, so that we do not become distracted or drawn away from our true mission. It is not meant to lead us to despair, or to believe that we are so much less worthy. It is meant to help us in our prayer life, to be confident in the mission that Our Lord has given us, and in His mercy and love. God bless you!
@@HeraldsoftheGospel_official Thank you for this. I was feeling the same way as dear Heidi.
I think it's important to note Luke 12:48 where it says to whom much is given, much is required. St Theresa had immense graces in life as Br. Vincent points to, as a result God expected much of her. At the same time religious have daily requirements to meet, something like 4 hours worth of prayer that are to be met (this might be for Priest's, not to sure though if it also includes Nun's). I say that not to mislead you into a false sense of security but to help you realise that the religious leaders have a higher bar to meet, I have heard that the mortal sin of slothfulness is the laziness of not doing what you should spiritually / religiously. Now I'm in no way accusing Saint Theresa of committing the mortal sin of slothfulness for those 16 years but I do know that religious are obligated to a set standard or daily prayer and she was making excuses to not meet that requirement, I can see that justice towards God wasn't being fulfilled on that part which could be why she ran the risk of being condemned to Hell had she not changed. This goes back to the "to whom much is given..." Lay people are only required for a minimum of 15 minutes worth of daily prayer. As Br. Vincent also pointed out that going for longer periods of time without changing could have led her to commit other grave sins, as God is outside time he also knows of every possibility and outcome for our lives so He'd have known of the choices she could make outside being in a state of God's grace that would lead her to Hell. This is why confession is so important as it's basically placing us back into God's grace to correct our behaviour. Hope this made sense. It's also important to trust in God's and Christ's mercy, trying our best to be imitators of Christ.
I recommend you watch this youtube video, it is encouraging and very clarifying:
How to Repent correctly after you Sin. Mar Mari Emmanuel
@@faustus5572 I'd be careful with listening to Mar Mari Emmanuel, I can't remember the exact wording but the Orthodox church of Parramatta (suburb I used to live in) recently put out a statement regarding him and if I recall correctly it was advising against his authority or legitimacy. Reason and theology was able to find the statement and Michael shows it in his video.
Jesus save me. Holy Spirit help me to spent quality time with the lord daily
Amen
That call for transformation and salvation starts with you. If you want things to change, then you must change. Get to church every Sunday, keep the lord's day holy. Get praying daily. And above all, put God first everyday, and not last.
HERE'S THE RECIPE: Daily prayer, Bible reading once a week. Chruch attendance every sunday. Keeping the commandments to a tee. Contrition and repantance. Confession every month. Steadfast faith. A love and loyalty to Christ. An 'orthodox' stance in Your Christian life. Not phoney watered down, self-serving pseudo-christianity.
The best prayer is to live a good life
I've tested this, when I stop praying the rosary evil seems to come into my life. When I pray again it's gone and I thought it was my imagination at first but no it really happens. I'm new to the Catholic faith and trying to learn what I can. Praying 🙏 the rosary daily is a must for me now. God bless ❤
This was very timely for me as I am struggling with my prayer life. St Teresa pray for me.
Amen
St Teresa pray for us. Amen 🙏🏽
1st Timothy 2:5 says this:
“For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus”
You have Christ, why do you need anyone else? Why give your prayers to a saint? They were just like us. The only mediator between us and the Father is Christ himself!
Don’t put your trust in anyone but Christ himself. He alone is our mediator. He is our high priest. Who better to intercede for you than Christ himself anyway? A saint cannot serve as a mediator between you and the Father. Only Christ can do that.
@@ninjarogue I encourage you to do your research through Catholic theologians to get your answers if you genuinely want to know why we ask for Saints to intercede for us.
If you search with a genuine and pure heart, you will understand.
Lesson learned ‘ I’ll do my very best to not backslide in my prayer life’ as a example by saint Teresa’ when she stopped praying
To all who read this, please pray for the Archdiocese of Wellington, New Zealand. TIA.
Prayer is a discipline which requires effort, if only people could realize how powerful prayer is this world and our church could be restored so very quickly. Children need to learn at a young age the importance of praying reverantly and diligently everyday. Prayer should be like the oxygen we breathe for our Soul in worship and glory to God. How very long it has taken me to really apply myself and make a decent prayer offering before God for all he does for me every minute of every day. Please oh Holy Spirit gift me with Perserverance in Holy Prayer and surrender of all to Jesus.❤
This is so true!!!!! Lack of prayer caused me to backslide for 7 years. God brought me back to Him and now I am determined with His grace and the help of our lady, never to be spiritually lazy again. I didn't know how much danger I put my soul in. I know now. Lord have Mercy on us.
I just realized this morning, that my prayer life was in sad condition. So I said my prayers and now have come upon this video. I watched because Teresa is my hero, even named my daughter for her. Bang! The topic is exactly what I realized in myself. Awe St Teresa, you came today through this talk. She’s been my hero for nearly 50 yrs. She’s not gonna let me off the hook. Her books are life changing.
Moral of the story: No one is above intimacy with Christ or the need to hold daily conversation with Him in the depths of our souls. St. Teresa, Ora Pro Nobis! Great content, keep up the good work!
I have ALS and thanked God for it because it has brought me very close to Mary and Jesus. My Prayer life has increased dramatically and i watch Mass on UA-cam daily and have spiritual Communion. Then I pray four Rosaries then six chaplets
Edward - my mother had ALS too - She also spoke of finding her faith the same way. You are experience that grace
Hello, Edward. Beautiful! We are praying for you.
@@HeraldsoftheGospel_official Thank you!!!!!
@@stephaniebenson8444 My Mother died from ALS and my sister (one of four) also has ALS.
@@HeraldsoftheGospel_official Thank You!!!!
Amen.
Most precious blood of Jesus Christ save us and the whole world.🌍🌎🌏🙏🙏🕊️❤️
Excellent video. Padre Pio once said if you don’t pray you are as sure to lose your soul as if you do pray to go to heaven or something like that. I never forgot the point of that. A strong prayer life is of utmost importance and frequent visits to the Blessed Sacrament. God Bless!💕🙏😇
good advice but Padre Pio and Loyola were deceived for being prideful.they are not saints to be followed. research it. just because theiy are beatified does not mean its valid. Catholic beatificaton is given way too easily
Salve Maria! St Teresa's pray for us. Thank you Brother.
Salve Maria, Jo! You are very welcome.
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL TALK THANK YOU 🙏ST TERESA PRAY FOR ME AND ALL WHO ASK YOUR HELP 🙏❤️🔥🙏❤️🔥🕊️🕊️🌹🌹
VISION: I dreamed that I was busy cooking up something in my kitchen at night, as I had often done while preparing items to sell at a farmers market. As I had become busier, I also had prayed less. I had financial worries and gave up on trying to publish a Christian themed book. That was my status at the time of the dream, and during it, I could see outside through the kitchen window. Something fell from the sky and landed in the backyard with a fiery crash. Whether it was a rocket or a large hailstone, I don't know. I was startled and said aloud, "I really should be praying." And no sooner did I have that thought, when the next fireball crashed right through my roof. It was too late to start praying!!! I woke up very frightened. Remembering psalm 91, you must dwell in the secret place of the Most High in order to be sheltered beneath his wings. I had to change my life, and start putting things of God first. I stopped doing farmers markets and am writing again.
...that a build up of venial sins can lead us to mortal sins...and take us off our Path of Righteousness onto the wide Road of destruction...what an important message and lesson for us all dear brothers and sisters in Christ to remember...with gratitude @Heralds of the Gospel and Br. Vincent for this strong message.
True
Such perfect timing for me. Thankyou
You are very welcome. God bless you!
Hello father sorry to intervene I was just curious if you were aware that Padre Pio had fake stigmatas and was deceived by the devil and so was Ignatius of Loyola , as meditation of that kind and "spiritual exercises" are instilled by the devil, these "Saints" were fooled by Satan who transforms himself into an angel of light and paid for their prideful so called ascesis. It is even pityful that a university is named after Loyola and a televesion after Pio in italy. Also pope john paul 2 was an incredible advocate for ecumenism and a heretic. I am not attacking all Catholic faith but trying to open eyes of the faithful. please do not just belive me feel free to research it .@@HeraldsoftheGospel_official
Here is a suggestion to you for timing. The Angelus. To be said 6am, at 12 noon and at 6pm. Every single day. To train you in the routine of regular prayer and embed an elementary discipline in your prayer life. It is God who has to come first, not you.
I am so grateful for the mercy and forgiveness Jesus gives us when we humbly ask it of Him. God loves us so much He sent His only Son to save this world, to save US!! JESUS LOVES US AND WANTS US WITH HIM!!!
St. Teresa of the Avila, please, help me and my whole family, and also please pray for us sinners. Thank you so much, Amen 🙏.
I think people just can't give up and keep going. EVen if you feel dry or despair, keep reaching out to Jesus. Reach out to Mother Mary, pray the Rosary daily, then start praying 2 till you pray 4. Be joyful and trust God, ask him everyday to have mercy on you and not let you die without sanctifying grace. Ask Jesus to help you fight through the anxiety and fear.
And may our Heavenly Mother bless and protect all of you people and your families and your closest ones!🙏♥
Oh Father! Thankyou! Praise God. St Theresa pray for us.
Salve Maria, Trudi! You are most welcome.
I think, we all just need a deep, sincere faith with God. Nothing else. God wants us to see His children happy with Him and with their faith. It's striving to beat the odds with God. We should bring heaven here on earth while doing our prupose, with God, because we can't do it on our own. We need to live with God. Freely with Him.
It’s easy to become complacent in our prayer life, especially when things start becoming better in our lives.
God has sent me this video, it’s my time 🙏🏻
Thank you Br. Vincent for this beautiful teaching. Very powerful. God bless 🙏🏽 Salve Maria!!!
Salve Maria, Frances! You are so welcome.
I am feeling spiritual dryness. I feel stagnant with no moving forward. St Teresa pls pray for me.
You can count on our prayers also, Kathleen. God bless you!
Yes, a great reminder, one must pray always, one must stay in a state of prayer to ward off temptations.
Thank you for this video! I really needed this reminder because my spiritual life has been lacking lately especially since I recently had to recover from some health stuff. I haven’t been doing the daily prayers and meditations I usually do
When you said: “ if Saint Teresa, as virtuous as she was, would have condemned herself because of a lack of a solid, spiritual life, what will happen to us to our miserable sinners?” I felt that😭
Salve Maria!
St. Teresa, pray for me.
Waiting for your next message, brother
Salve Maria! We are praying for you!
Oh, Lord! That's exactely I was looking for my spiritual life! It's no enough tô pray along the day and at night If at morning I wake up without at last to do some prayer and to talk to God with confidence, offering him all my day and my good actions! Thanks a lot for this meditaton! Salve Maria!
Salve Maria, Paulo! You are very welcome.
I have a first class relic of St. Teresa - a piece of her bone - and I feel that I needed to hear this as I fell away from my prayer routine, but only for 1 week. Thank you for the reminder.
I have Mother Teresa’s hair. Having St Teresa’s bone would be so awesome
Veronica, Dianne you have been blessed with a great evangelization tool in these relics. You can hold rosaries and brown scapular to the first class relics and make 2nd class relics. A blessing to those who receive them.
@@mteresa7655 Thank you so much. I didn’t think of that!! 🌹
These relics mean nothing...have a strong prayer life based on scripture and your life too will he a blessing for others. Remember the saints were just people like you and I...God bless.
@@therighteousrighthandwho exactly are you to say that relics "mean nothing" when The Church says they do??
Thank God for this Father. You spoke to my soul. Nothing is by chance
Thank you and Salve Maria
Salve Maria, Loretta! You are very welcome.
And of course, the help of St. John of the Cross! Please say a prayer for me! St. Teresa pray for me.
Thank you Brother Vincent,that was thought provoking,very beautiful,what a wonderful Saint.
Salve Maria.
Salve Maria, Gerardine! You are very welcome.
Salve Maria !
Thankyou Br.
Please pray for me and my family especially my son Joel that he lead a holy life and do a very good confession.
Blessed Saturday to you Br.in christ .
Salve Maria, Elizabeth! You are so welcome, and you can count on our prayers for you. Blessed weekend to you.
What a great story! And well-told. Thank you, I learned so much!
You are very welcome. God bless you!
Romans 15:14 'I myself am convinced, my brothers and sisters, that you yourseves are full of goodness, filled with knowledge and competent to instruct one another.'
Hello Jack. And, we are human also, prone to sin and make mistakes. The lesson in this video is to be mindful of our lives and prayer lives...it is easy to slip and slide. God bless you!
May God bless all of you people and your families and your closest ones!🙏♥
SALVE MARIA BR.VINCENT., CAPTIVATINGLY TOLD THANK YOU AND ENCOURAGING ASWELL TO BE VIRTUOUS IN OUR PRAYERS, AMEN
Salve Maria, Jeniffer! You are very welcome. God bless you!
Salve Maria! What a fascinating story. So many details we had not heard before. God bless you. See you next week!!
Salve Maria, Joanne! May God bless you also!
The easy prayer through the day. Jesus. I love you. Jesus I trust in you. Thank you Jesus for dying and forgiving me. So easy with a pure heart
Thankyou for the powerful inspiring touching reflections on prayer 🙏
I accept the free gift of salvation from our Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ of Nazareth and welcome The Holy Spirit in my life forever and ever amen 🔯😴💕🎶🎄✡️🛐😘👌💞🙌😊🥧💓🌞🙏👑💌😀🐝💖💐🥰😇🔥👍✝️✝️✝️✝️
Help me to pray St.Theresa. please help me to overcome this lethargic attitude of prayer.
To those who are wondering about the question, the answer is this: us who are sinners have much less of a chance of going to hell for that reason. As Our Lord said: “to whom much is given, much is expected.”
Hello John. Indeed, we who are sinners...the main thing is that we know we are sinners, repent and seek forgiveness, and then we resolve, with the help of His grace, to amend the rest of our lives. Yes, to whom much has been given, much will be required. Very serious words for sure. God bless you!
I'm going right now to offer the daily Rosary that I put off this morning. Thank you for the lesson!
My Lord and Father I thank you for your warning's, it calms my heart. I was afraid that I didn't full know if I am in the correct path put you put showed me relieved and hope that everything will be ok and I safe in his palm, wings, and plans. Save us with your love, faith, and plans, so that it will protect and deliver us from evil, forgives our sins and brings us to repentences. Thank You My Lord and My Saviour ❤✝️❤✝️❤✝️❤✝️❤✝️❤✝️❤✝️❤✝️
Hello Matthew. May God bless you!
I have really been struggling in my prayer life lately. Thank you for this. St. Theresa pray for me. Pray for us. Salve Maria!
Salve Maria, Angela! You are very welcome, and you can be assured of our prayers for you.
Salve Maria. Thank you so much Father. Looking forward to listening to your next video on St. Teresa of Jesus.
Salve Maria! You are so very welcome.
Salve Maria! Thank you Br. Vincent for the sharings of Saint Teresa's spiritual life. Dear St. Theresa, pray for us to help us and guide us in our spiritual life, and the eagerness to always continue praying no matter what, and have a sincere faith in GOD. Amen.
Salve Maria, Elvira! You are most welcome.
Thank you sommuch Father.May God bless you more
You are so very welcome, Lillian, and may God bless you as well!
Salve Maria Fr. Blessings from God🙏🌹
Salve Maria, Agnes! God bless you!
I am so glad I watched this, I have been lax and lazy at times in my prayer life. I am sorry Lord Jesus please for give me and help me.
“If you’re too busy to pray, then you’re too busy” -Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Than you Father . God bless. Salve Maria ❤
Salve Maria, Ana! You are very welcome, and may God bless you as well!
Thank you for this video. Let's remain faithful to prayer until we die.
Jesus please save me
Amen! Beautiful explanation! Can’t wait for Part 2. Salve María 🌺❤️🔥☝🏼✝️📖
Salve Maria!
Thank you Father for the teachings
Are Catholic beliefs and practices biblical?
The question that concerns every church and its practices should be, "Is this biblical?" If a teaching is biblical (taken in context), it should be accepted. If it is not, it should be rejected. God is more interested in whether a church does His will and obeys His Word than whether it can trace its lineage back to Jesus' apostles. Jesus was very concerned about the Word of God being rejected to follow traditions of men (Mark 7:7). Traditions are not inherently wrong...there are some good and valuable traditions. To reiterate, the concern should be whether a doctrine, practice or tradition is biblical. How then does the Catholic Church compare to the Word of God?
Salvation: The Roman Catholic Church teaches that salvation is regenerated through baptism and maintained through the Catholic sacraments, except through a willful act of sin that destroys the sanctified state of grace. The Bible teaches that we are saved by grace, which we receive through simple faith (Ephesians 2:8-9), and that good works are the result of a changed heart worked out in salvation (Ephesians 2:10; I Corinthians 5:17) and through the fruit of new life in Christ (John 15).
Assurance of salvation: The Roman Catholic Church teaches that
Assurance of salvation: The Roman Catholic Church teaches that salvation is not guaranteed or certain. 1 John 5:13 says that the reason for writing 1 John was so that believers could be ASSURED of their salvation.
Good works: The Roman Catholic Church teaches that Christians are saved by meritorious works (beginning with baptism), and that salvation is maintained by good works (receiving the sacraments, confessing sins to a priest, etc.). The Bible teaches that Christians are saved by grace through faith, completely apart from works (Titus 3:5; Ephesians 2:8-9, Galatians 3:10-11; Romans 3:19-24).
Baptism: In the New Testament, baptism ALWAYS comes AFTER saving faith in Christ. Baptism is not the reason for salvation; it is faith in the gospel that saves (1 Corinthians 1:14-18; Romans 10:13-17). The Roman Catholic Church teaches the regeneration of infants through baptism, a practice never found in Scripture. The only possible reference to the baptism of infants that the Roman Catholic Church can point to is that the entire household of the jailer in Philippi was baptized, as recorded in Acts 16:33. However, the context never mentions infants. Acts 16:31 explains that salvation comes by faith. Paul addressed the whole household in verse 31, and the whole household believed (verse 34). This passage only supports the baptism of those who have already believed, not that of infants.
Prayer: The Roman Catholic Church teaches Catholics not only to pray to God, but also to petition Mary and the saints for their prayers. Contrary to this, Scripture teaches us to pray to God alone (Matthew 6:9; Luke 18:1-7).
Priesthood: The Roman Catholic Church teaches that there is a difference between priests and "commoners," where the New Testament teaches that all believers hold the priesthood (1 Peter 2:9).
Sacraments: The Roman Catholic Church teaches that a believer is filled with grace by receiving the sacraments. This teaching is nowhere to be found in Scripture.
Confession: The Roman Catholic Church teaches that, unless the believer is incapacitated, the only way to be forgiven of sins is through confession to a priest. In contrast, Scripture teaches that confession of sins is made to God alone (1 John 1:9).
Mary: The Roman Catholic Church teaches, among other things, that Mary is the Queen of Heaven, everlasting Virgin and with redeemer who ascended to heaven. In the Holy Scriptures she is portrayed as an obedient, faithful servant of God who became the mother of Jesus. None of the other attributes mentioned by the Roman Catholic Church have their basis in the Bible. The view that Mary was the co-redemptrix and is another mediator between God and man is not only extra-biblical (found only outside of Scripture), but is also unbiblical (contrary to Scripture). Acts 4:12 declares that Jesus is the only Savior. 1 Timothy 2:5 proclaims that Jesus is the only mediator between God and man.
Many other examples could be listed here. These points alone clearly identify the Catholic Church as unbiblical. Every Christian denomination has traditions and practices that are not explicitly based on the Bible. This is the reason why Scripture must be the standard for Christian belief and practice. The Word of God is always true and trustworthy. The same cannot be said about church traditions. Our guideline should be: "What does the Bible say?" (Romans 4:3; Galatians 4:30; Acts 17:10). 2 Timothy 3:16-17 proclaims, "All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly prepared for every good work.
You are so very welcome. God bless you!
Prayers are guides to one’s salvation. They open our hearts to God’s blessings all around us by improving our faith and supporting us whenever we need to overcome our sins, doubts, and insecurities. When you don’t pray, you lose sight of God’s blessings for you. By praying, you reconnect yourself to the Lord’s Divine Grace in relation to your deeds, willpower, and faith.
Thank You Fathet 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
You are very welcome.
Merciful Mother pray for us +
❤Thankyou Father for this post.
Stay blessed and a blessing always Amen 🙏 🙌💞
You are so welcome, Judy. God bless you too!
Thank you for this beautiful beautiful story of St Teresa … salve Maria 🙏🏻
Salve Maria, Vicky! You are so very welcome.
Pray Holy Rosary everyday🙏❤️
Thank you Brother Vincent!! Salve Maria!
Salve Maria, Roberta! You are so very welcome. Please pray for us; we are praying for you too!
Such a good message. Thank you Brother Vincent. What a blessing. Salve Maria. ❤Blessings
Salve Maria!
Thanks Br.Vincent for sharing❤
You are very welcome.
This is really FRIGHTENING!!!! I know it's DIFFICULT to go to Heaven, but what chance do we have if Saint Teresa could go to Hell?!
Hello. If we live the life we are meant to live, all will be well. St. Teresa was called to a very high vocation, and she began to let her prayer life slide. It is a great learning moment when we realize that we are beginning to slide in our spiritual life, as St. Teresa was shown. It is actually a great mercy of God. God bless you!
Thank you father
God bless you
Cool, pray for us.
God bless.
Glory to Christ!🙏♥
God bless and protect you and your holy vocation. 🙏
Thank you, Susan, and may God bless you too!
Prayers are our bread without we are lost
What a way to tell Jesus his torturous sacrifice on the cross just wasn't quite enough to save us...
Hello. Not at all. The torturous sacrifice of Jesus was indeed for the salvation of humanity...with conditions. He expects us to live a certain way in order to achieve that salvation, and outlined it very clearly. Do we expect that we can live a life contrary to the will of God and reach Heaven regardless? God bless you.
Matthew 26:41 “Watch ye and pray so that you do not enter into temptation”.
You are so dumb.
The audacity with their reply as well. They do not understand the gospel. They need to learn Onorato Diamantés teachings.
Many people read the bible but they don't pray
Saint Teresa of Ávila is my patron saint! Oh that we may all spend time conversing with the “One Who loves us” ❤❤❤
Thank you very much for this much needed and inspiring message🙏🙏🙏 May God Bless you and Our Lady protect you Brother🙏🙏🙏🙏
You are so welcome, Bernadine, and may God bless you too!
Thanks Father❤!!!
God help me return to an active prayer life.
Amen and amen 🙏
Beautiful ❤
I am very thankful for this video . Very timely. Am struggling to increase my prayers.
I slackedoff. Now will try harder! Thank You, dear God.
Thank you father this has helped me
Glad that you have found our video helpful. God bless you!
Thanks
Salve Maria, Frances! Thank you very much. May God bless you!
Thank you very much for this inspiring message 👏👏👏
You are so welcome, Cissy! God bless you!
Thank you for the reminder!
You are so welcome, Lissy!
St. Teresa of Avila, pray for us and help me to pray because I don't know how
Please pray for me
You can be assured of our prayers for you; please pray for us too!
Thank you
Salve Maria, excelente vídeo, Deus te abençoe, Paz de Cristo.
Salve Maria! Deus vos abençoe!
I really struggle with prayer.lord jesus please help me!
Nicky, let us persevere in confidence and trust. Our Lord knows your heart. God bless you!
Thank you so much! It is a very, very interesting video!
You are so very welcome. We are praying for you; please pray for us too!
Thank you Fr
You are very welcome, Lydia.
Thank you for sharing. An easy way to meditate is to read a chapter of the Gospels each day which only takes a few minutes and also an another very easy is to meditate on each of the 5 mysteries of the Holy Rosary every day and then pray it with a lot of love, fervor and attention.
I have many Saints say such as St. Faustina they read a chapter of imitation of Christ and a chapter of the gospel every day. Lord help us to follow their example.
Mary seat of wisdom, pray for us
St Joseph, light of patriarchs, pray for us.
St Teresa of Avila, pray for us. Amen
MARCH 19. St Joseph day
Thank you Father
You are very welcome, Anthony!
I think we are not being judged based on some universal rules. It is, according to me, based on how many graces you receive during your life and whether you take them or not. Someone as saint as St. Teresa (feeling so much the presence of God) is being looked upon based on different critieria than others. So there is a danger of damnation for everyone.
On the other hand, poor sinner or atheist (with sinful life) can be saved just because during a day of his death (not knowing it is his last day) feels an urgent feeling to go to mass and pray. And he decides to act based on this feeling/ urgency. This only fact can save him and send him straight to the heaven.
I read Maria Sima book. It is a private revelation so it is up to everyone to believe it or not. Padre Pio is someone who received many graces. She did not interpret it as I did here. But according to her Padre Pio spent short time in purgatory. Is that true? I do not know. But i would guess that criteria for someone as Padre Pio are quite high.
But it is my opinion and I may be worng. :)
Pray for us