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In the Gospel, the rich young man asks Jesus: “What must I do to be saved?” Father Ed Broom reminds us, that’s why we’re here in this world – to be saved – to get to Heaven. May is the month of Mary, on May 13 we celebrate Our Lady of Fatima. Her message answers this question. Father Ed highlights one of the essential points of Our Lady of Fatima on salvation, looking at the person of Jacinta. On July 13, 1917 Our Lady showed the three children of Fatima – Jacinta, Francisco and Lucia – a very graphic vision of hell! Far from traumatizing them psychologically, it moved these children to the very depths of their souls and transformed them into saints. Jacinta was age 7, Francisco age 9, and Lucia age 10. Jacinta, aware of the reality of salvation and damnation – when you talk about salvation, you have to think about damnation, that is the other possibility – Jacinta did all that she could, all in her power as a little girl to collaborate with God in the salvation of souls. Listen as Father Ed paints the story of how Jacinta lived and sacrificed for love of God and love of souls. After we get over being embarrassed at our own lack of generosity, may this child, Blessed Jacinta Marto inspire us to do all that we can for the salvation of immortal souls for all eternity!

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Father Ed Broom introduces the topic of the Ignatian Classics by talking about the importance of making good decisions and the most important decisions of our lives. He shares his own vocation story as an example. The Ignatian Classics help us make right decisions with respect to the salvation of our souls, as well as the souls of our children, as well as the souls of the whole world! The Ignatian Classics are: The Two Standards, The Three Classes of Men, and The Three Grades of Humility.

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The Gospel passage is about the Rich Young Man. Jesus looked at him with love and said you are lacking only one thing. “Go sell all you have and give to the poor, then come follow Me.” And the rich young man went away sad. Father Ed Broom begins his homily with an endearing story of a little boy who in 1938 rode his bike 5 miles to serve as an altar boy and then 5 miles back home, in freezing weather – 10 degrees weather or even colder. Father Ed goes on to talk about the rich young man in today’s Gospel passage.  Obviously this is a call to vocation. The rich young man was good, very good, but not good enough for Jesus Christ – that’s the problem. Giving a brief historical overview, Father Ed asks this question, why don’t we have more vocations today? He goes on to give three significant and insightful reasons why we have a drought in vocations, and ends with why we should be concerned about it!

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Father Ed Broom urges us to recognize our DIGNITY as a son or daughter of God, our PURPOSE which is to get to Heaven, and our MISSION which is to collaborate with Jesus Christ, our Savior and our King, in the salvation of souls! He shows us how to answer the Call of the King, how to be a modern day apostle. Helping others get to Heaven is the best way to ensure that we will get to Heaven!

Father Ed Broom, OMV, serves as Associate Pastor at St. Peter Chanel Church in Hawaiian Gardens, California. He is a member of the Religious Order, Oblates of the Virgin Mary, and was ordained by Saint John Paul II in St Peter’s Basilica on May 25, 1986. Fr. Ed is a Retreat Master and teaches Catholic Ignatian Marian Spirituality through articles, podcasts, a radio show, retreats and spiritual direction. He is the author of three books: From Humdrum to Holy, Total. Consecration to Jesus through Mary though the Mysteries of the Rosary and Road Map to Heaven, A Catholic Plan of Life.

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Week Four of the Youth Exercises: The Passion and Death of Our Lord Jesus Christ for love of you and me!   

Father Ed Broom, OMV, serves as Associate Pastor at St. Peter Chanel Church in Hawaiian Gardens, California. He is a member of the Religious Order, Oblates of the Virgin Mary, and was ordained by Saint John Paul II in St Peter’s Basilica on May 25, 1986. Fr. Ed is a Retreat Master and teaches Catholic Ignatian Marian Spirituality through articles, podcasts, a radio show, retreats and spiritual direction. He is the author of three books: From Humdrum to Holy, Total. Consecration to Jesus through Mary though the Mysteries of the Rosary and Road Map to Heaven, A Catholic Plan of Life.