Gospel
At that time: Jesus said, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.’ This figure of speech Jesus used with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them.
So Jesus again said to them, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.’
The only way to lead our small flock to green pastures is to enter through the Gate that is Christ. He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. If I enter through Him, our sheep will not be scattered.
Applied to Married Life:
Daniel: We’ve spent so many years raising our children with worldly values, and now that we’ve discovered the Lord and the Gospel—what can we do?
Melissa: First, we need to ask their forgiveness. And second, since they’re already adults, the only thing we can do now is to set an example through our lives as Christian spouses.
Daniel: That’s a great idea. Let’s love each other with the love of Christ, and He will take care of the rest. I also thought that as a Christmas gift, we could give them a retreat from the Project Marital Love—maybe it will touch them like it did us. What do you think?
Mother,
We want to remain in your Immaculate Heart, for it is the way to enter through the Heart of Christ.