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Letter from Father Jantz  

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

How many people will there be in heaven? I’m sure it’s something we’ve all wondered about every so often. The Church’s tradition on this point is a bit complicated: God desires the salvation of every human being, but he also respects our freedom of choice to be with him or not. That complexity is the reason why Jesus sort of brushes off a question about someone who wants to take a census of heaven’s population. His basic point is that instead of getting distracted by questions that are way above our paygrade, we should focus in on two things: making sure that we ourselves get to heaven, and doing everything we can to bring as many people along with us as we can.

This principle touches many aspects of our life of faith, from our Sunday celebrations to our individual prayers to our works of charity. For this weekend, I’d like to ask everyone to think about the second part: how do we get as many people to heaven with us as possible?

We’re currently in the process of starting our RCIA program for the year: the main way that we respond to the needs of people seeking unity with Christ and his Church. The team is already meeting each Sunday at 9:30am, and the formal program will begin the weekend after Labor Day. As a first step, please think and pray about anyone you know that might be interested—I’m sure we all know someone that has questions and would like to learn more about God. As a second step, please give them a personal invitation to come to St. Thomas and check out our RCIA.

Through the intercession of Mary, the Mother of Apostles, and our patron St. Thomas, may we all find the wisdom and courage to bring someone in our lives to the Lord Jesus.

God bless,

Fr Jantz