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The Sacraments of the Church are like an open doorway, through which pour out all the graces of God that we need for holiness and salvation, and through which we meet Christ.

The Sacraments of the Church are like an open doorway, through which pour out all the graces of God that we need for holiness and salvation, and through which we meet Christ.

As if from the 'door' of Heaven, God's graces pour outwards, down the stairway, upon us needy persons below. He graces are like torrents of living flame; it is into the 'Fire' of His love that each of us must step, when we die. The sinless feel no pain, only joy.

When we pray to Christ, and also ask for the prayers of His Mother Mary and the Saints and holy Angels, we can be sure of their assistance. Indeed, grace pours upon our needy friends, when we intercede for them, just like a torrent of spring water in a fast-flowing river.

Someone who refuses to repent of wrong, refuses to show contrition, or refuses to make reparation to those whom he has wronged, is in a dangerous place as if on the sloping side of the crater of a volcano. He might live in hope of reaching the top. But each new movement of rebellion makes him slide closer to the sheer precipice, from which only a miracle of grace can rescue him.

Those who turn to the Lord in their sufferings receive graces and blessings, and even new hope, unlike those who neither ask for His help nor thank Him for what is good - some of whom fall into despair.

We imitate Christ, Who painfully climbed a stairway towards Pilate, as we ascend a holy stairway from earth to Heaven, trying by God's grace to remain trusting and faithful to the end.

It should be the aim of each Christian to climb the mountain of holiness, and to emerge one day from the darkness of sin to the 'fresh air' of life in Christ, in purity, amidst the flowers of grace - ready to greet Christ when He calls the soul to die, and to go 'Home'

A person who approaches God in prayer with an open heart, accepting God's Will in everyday life, receives a torrent of grace to water her soul, and to pour out to refresh others. A soul closed to God becomes like a desert, and can do no good for others.

A person who approaches God in prayer with an open heart, accepting God's Will in everyday life, receives a torrent of grace to water her soul, and to pour out to refresh others. A soul closed to God becomes like a desert, and can do no good for others.

The soul full of God's grace was represented by a soft-sloping beach, washed by the warm sea. The unhappy souls were like landscapes atop a hard steep cliff. One of these unhappy souls was featureless and dull, one fearsome in its mystery, and one terrifying because it was littered with bones.

Christ awaits us at the tabernacle, as if at the 'Doorway' to Heaven. If we make efforts to abandon our bad habits and weaknesses, by His grace, it's as if we push aside some of the clutter which might have hindered us on our journey to Glory.

By a sincere prayer for help, a person can receive from God enough grace to be able to turn round, move away from spiritual danger, and climb up high, to rejoin the narrow way that leads to light, which is life in Christ.

Where grace is accepted from Heaven, it overflows on earth. Christians should show, by their charity, what Christianity is like.

People who are trapped in their sins have no lasting happiness. Those who are enslaved by particular sins or bad habits have confined themselves to even greater isolation and futility. All need the 'outside help' which is God's grace, to achieve freedom and true joy.

The Lord grants the graces of repentance and conversion in different ways, to different souls. This is not only to assist different personalities, but also to show out His own power, His patience, His generosity, and His wisdom. We must persevere in prayer for others, even when there seems to be little hope.

When we pray to God, in Jesus' name, for help for someone in need, we can be sure that God sends down grace from Heaven, like a stream of glory, to enfold that person in need, to enlighten his mind and strengthen his will to do good - if he will respond and turn to God.

Wherever the Mass is celebrated, those present are present to the whole of Christ's redeeming work, achieved during His life on earth and including His death on the Cross. At every Mass, the graces of Redemption are made available in a particular place and era.

Wherever the Mass is celebrated, those present are present to the whole of Christ's redeeming work, achieved during His life on earth and including His death on the Cross. At every Mass, the graces of Redemption are made available in a particular place and era.

Wherever the Mass is celebrated, those present are present to the whole of Christ's redeeming work, achieved during His life on earth and including His death on the Cross. At every Mass, the graces of Redemption are made available in a particular place and era.