“By my works I will show you my faith”, says St. James. And the Lord did warn us that not all who called Him Lord would enter the Kingdom, but only those who did the Father’s will, the pure of heart, the true devout, those who became like children in the faith, growing only in wisdom.
Does this scare you? It shouldn’t. It is well-known that the Church, the mystical Bride, will follow her divine Spouse in the way of the Cross all the way up. Trouble will come. In fact, Christ sadly spoke these words:
When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?
The issue with Catholics is critical, because it is specifically to us that Christ said:
You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.
However remember that the Sacred Tradition is not altered by the fact that people don’t follow it: Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. And that’s truly what matters: that we know how to imitate Him and that we make our choice daily, even every hour: towards Him or away from Him. And we make that choice deep within our heart. And He alone knows it, He knows them all.
Just a word of advice: never again will you experience what you experience now. This is the time of passion. Later on comes the time of peace, and you will wonder why you don’t feel the same thing in prayer and devotion as you did at the beginning. This is because ultimately we are falling in love with God. We are learning to love our Mother, also, the Church, which is the mystical Bride of Christ. Remain in God’s love, and always love Him more. And if you think you can’t love Him more, ask Him to let you do so. Then even after many years, even after many trials and burdens, even when the cross is heaviest, that is, at the very end of the way, you will still be able to exchange a look with your Divine Spouse, and that one look shall suffice.
