The Feast of St.John before the Latin GateMy friends,
An ancient and reliable tradition tells that St.John the Evangelist suffered for the Faith in Rome in a cauldron of boiling oil, but that his life was miraculously preserved during his torture. Blessed Saint John shared in the chalice of Christ's Passion by his sufferings at Rome and elsewhere. To drink of this Chalice of Christ is the condition for entering heaven.The requirement of drinking this Chalice is confirmed by Jesus in Saint Matthew 20, the verses 20-23. It was conveyed to the mother of the sons of Zebedee, who asked Jesus for easy access for their sons to the Kingdom of Heaven, at the right and left of Him. You and I in too in this life shall surely drink of this Cup, but only God the Father can grant us a place in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Thanks be to God.....
