Welcome to our Rosary meditation. Let's begin in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Amen. Let's call to mind all those we've promised to pray for.

In the last meditation, we considered one excuse for not trying to be a saint, as long as I get into heaven.

And we showed how badly this excuse misunderstands the nature of heaven, holiness, and the whole Christian life.

A particularly cathic version of this attachment to mediocrity is, well, as long as I get into purgatory, that's good enough for me.

Here again, this excuse betrays a fundamental misunderstanding not only about the Christian life, but even about

what purgatory is. Because if we understand what purgatory is, it won't encourage spiritual mediocrity. The thought of purgatory

should make you more serious about holiness, not less.

Our Father who arts in heaven, hallow would be your name, thy kingdom come thy will be done on

earth as it is in heaven.

Give us to stay our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass

against us and lead us not into temptation but to the veris from evil, amen.

Hey O Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou among women.

Blessed is a fruit of thy womb Jesus.

Holy Mary, mother of God.

pray for a sinners now and the hour of our death, Amen.

Hey O Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women.

Blessed is a fruit of thy womb Jesus.

Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for a sinners now and at the hour of our death,

Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, Blessed art thou among women. Blessed is

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