Dearest Goddaughter,
Today is the Memorial of Saint Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church.
In today's Gospel, Jesus explains the parable of the weeds among the wheats, saying: "He who sows good seed is the Son of Man, the field is the world, the good seed the children of the Kingdom. The weeds are the children of the Evil One, and the enemy who sows them is the Devil." Then, the Lord said, "The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his Kingdom all who cause others to sin and all evildoers." The last part is worth repeating: "all who cause others to sin and all evildoers."
Everything that Christ says, the order that he says them, serves a purpose and is intentional. I find it interesting that he puts "all who cause others to sin" before "all evildoers." It is one thing to do wrong ourselves and get in trouble because it is our fault for making the choices that we did. However, it is something else completely to lead others astray and cause them to do wrong and get in trouble. For that we get the "millstone" because, as Jesus teaches, woe to us who cause another to sin, "it would be better for him to have a great millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea" (Matthew 18:6).
Therefore, dearest goddaughter, live your life on the narrow path and enter through the narrow gate and lead others to do the same through your example, in what you say but also in our you live as a witness of God's love and mercy in the world.
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