“Strive to enter through the narrow gate”
In 1896 there was a religious tract published called The Roads to Heaven and Hell by R.J. Stock, Cincinnati, Ohio. This tract was a reminder to the people at the time as well as to us that there are two ways. This lesson is Part 2 of 4 in which the tract will be explained in the light of today’s Gospel.
Detailed pictures from the tract will be in this lesson. To see the tract in its entirety please go to the packet page and click on The Roads to Heaven and Hell link.
At the bottom of the picture there is a small crowd of people, this crowd has set before them two paths, one narrow, one broad. There are two scenes that they immediately see before them. One that characterizes the narrow path, one the broad path.
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[i] cf. Luke 12:13-21; Matthew 24:37-44
[ii] Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J.; Modern Catholic Dictionary
[iii] Matthew Kelly; Perfectly Yourself: 9 Lessons for Enduring Happiness
[iv] Baltimore Catechism No. 3; Question 704
[v] Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J.; Modern Catholic Dictionary