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FEBRUARY 2017
V isitation
Of Our Lady Parish Newsletter
FEBRUARY 2017
3500 Ames Blvd ., Marrero , LA 70072 504.347.2203 www . vol . org
Many Good Stewards Don ’ t Give Themselves Enough Credit
How many people do you suppose actually make it to heaven ? A few ? About half ? Quite a few ? Most ? Well , if you know the answer , give me a call . I ’ d like to know the answer as well . Because , truth be known , I don ’ t know . But , I do have an educated guess which , later in the article , I ’ ll share with you .
Jesus was asked the question . And , he punted . Rather than answering the question directly , Jesus did what he so frequently did . Jesus said in effect , “ Look , I ’ m not going to give you a percentage of people who get to heaven but I ’ m going to tell you HOW to get there .” Jesus then went on to say , “ Go through the narrow gate .” And , of course , that ’ s a head scratcher . What does going through the narrow gate mean ? Well , I think it means we ’ ll get to heaven if we live the way Jesus did . If we live a life of sacrificial love . If we put others first and ourselves last . If we serve rather than being served .
Jesus ’ plan for getting to heaven is tough . Do we have to do it
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2 � Workshops Scheduled for
Eucharistic Ministers of the
Eucharist and Lectors � Knights of Columbus Visit Former Head Usher Joe Bordlee
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3 � Why The Ashes ? VOL Lent & Easter Schedule
4 VOL Celebrates Catholic Schools Week
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5 Third Annual Cajun Fest 5K Walk / Run
6 VOL 2017 Cajun Fest
7 Men ’ s Club Seafood Supper Lenten Fasting and Abstinence
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8 Pew Restoration Project
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