“Many attain to faith, but few to the heavenly kingdom.”

St. Gregory

“There are few who are saved.”

St. Anselm

“Therefore, few are saved in comparison to those who are damned.”

St. Augustine

“Many are called, but few are chosen.”

Our Blessed Lord

Consider intently the famous sermon of Saint Leonard of Port Maurice, regarding the probability of Salvation. In addition to the teaching of all the whole Church, the Holy Fathers, and our Lord himself, Saint Leonard gives us two examples of when souls returned following their judgement in order that we might understand how few attain to the Heavenly Felicity of Eternal Life, versus how many are damned forever.

In the first instance, 5 out of 33,000 were saved: two went directly into Heaven, while three went to Purgatory. In the second instance, only three out of 60,000 were saved: all three went to Purgatory. The rest were damned. Combining these two instances, we see the percentage that were saved at that time to be .00008602, or .0086%. In other words, 99.9914% were damned to hell for all of eternity.

Certainly, there have been other times in history wherein the probability of salvation was much higher, as attested to by other Saints, in other times. But in this our corrupt age, which has inverted and perverted all Truth, and even removed from existence the very concept of Divine Justice, could any more than this be saved? And so the modernist heretics teach “All are saved”, while their footstools teach “All might be saved”. But how many could be saved, when nearly all consent through silence to grave sin and the rejection of the Teachings of the Church and Her Saints? How many could be saved, when so very few even attempt to defend the Church, and Truth Itself?

The rejection of this fundamental teaching, namely, the fewness of the saved, is a cornerstone of the servants of the world, the servants of the flesh, and the servants of the devils, who collectively have infiltrated Holy Mother Church. Beware these ministers of the false Church ruled by Satan (St. Pio), who seek to convince you that all, or at least most, are saved. They are the teachers with itching ears. They would have you believe that serving the world, and your community, will lead to salvation. They are the intelligentsia, and they deceive you, in order that they may believe in lying.

Contrary to the false shepherds, the traditional teachings of the Church and countless Saints have confirmed how few are actually saved, along with the Holy Scriptures which likewise confirm the near-mathematical certainty of damnation that we face: only two people out of the two million that left Egypt entered into the Promised Land: only four escaped the fires that rained down on Sodom and Gomorrah: only eight made it onto the Ark from all of humanity: these numbers given to us in order that we might understand how few are, in fact, saved. Consider now, the infinite Love our Lord shows us in His Passion: This is how much He loves us individually – that He would suffer what He did fully knowing how few would attain to this salvation, yet continuing the same specifically for those few souls who are saved.

Consider well the words of the Blessed Mother to the three children at Fatima, when they asked how long their recently-deceased friend would spend in Purgatory: “…until the end of time”. What sins could that young girl could have committed to warrant the horrible pains of Purgatory until the end of time? Certainly, a young friend of three children who were found worthy to converse with the Blessed Mother could not have been such a wretched sinner! Perhaps a secret grave sin that, even confessed, she still had attachment to? Perhaps habits of venial sins? What mathematical multiplier would need to be applied to this young girl’s sins before it equaled the average number which we, individually, have committed? 1,000? 5,000? Even a million? Perhaps more? And she burns in Purgatory until the end of time while we presume our own salvation? Certainly, a salvation rate of .0086% (and correlating damnation rate of 99.9914%) are, in fact, correct, when nearly all “Catholics” reject one or more of the Church’s traditional (official) teachings. And while the rest of the world openly blasphemes and worships themselves and false gods, at best, or demons, at worst? It is certain that very few are saved.

That being said: The lives of the Saints give us the example to follow, in order to merit Salvation. And what is common in all their lives? Humility, and Penance.

S.M.M.