[Grateful2God]

"All the others except John deserted Jesus at the time of His Passion. Yes, I am sad to say, only one priest, one bishop made it to the foot of the Cross. All the rest fled in fear. "

John, the youngest, stood with Our Lady at the foot of the Cross. Look back, everyone, and think of your teen years. Kids get so influenced by the media, by peers, all kinds of counter-productive activities often resulting in serious sin.

Enter John. Imagine spending your most formative years "hanging out" with Jesus and then His Mother. John's life as a young man at an age when kids do things without worrying about the consequences led him to stay at the Foot of the Cross, looking out for Mary.

May God give our priests, and us, that kind of courage to stand unabashedly at the Foot of the Cross with the same love and courage, purity and concern!

God bless you!

[Salvation]

May God give our priests, and us, that kind of courage to stand unabashedly at the Foot of the Cross with the same love and courage, purity and concern!

Amen!

Pray for everyone, too. Even those who hate Catholics.