Mary is the key to the gates of Heaven

For the celebration of 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines, the 12^th Marian Healing Exhibit featured canonically crowned and popular venerated images of the Blessed Virgin Mary from various parts of the Philippines, from September 1-16, 2018, in the Shangri-La Plaza Mall in Mandaluyong City.

This event offered a unique experience to all Catholics, helping to strengthen and deepen their faith in the Blessed Mother.

As the Catholic Church was preparing for the celebration of the Nativity of Mary (September 8th), this event was also a good opportunity for all the faithful to come and join the Blessed Virgin Mary on their way to our Lord Jesus Christ. Let us not forget that Mary is the instrument of God to save us and be united with our Lord Jesus Christ. No one can enter heaven except through Mary, as she is the key to the gates of Heaven. Each grace granted to us has three successive steps—from God it comes to Christ, from Christ to the Virgin and from the Virgin it descends to us.

The Blessed Mother is always saying to us, “God has decided that we should receive everything from the Father, from the Son and from the Holy Spirit, and from the Immaculate Virgin. And this is the only path that each and every grace can follow.”

Having the Blessed Mary in our life will help us to find the way to our Lord Jesus Christ. And through our Lord Jesus Christ, we will be able to enter the Kingdom of the Almighty Father.

Rev. Fr. Antonio Cecilio T. Pascual – September 7, 2018