REMEMBER JUDAS?
Isn't it a cause of great sorrow that so many people are perishing because of their own fault?  Just think of the sorrow of Jesus, that he could not save these souls.  Look at Judas.  With the other apostles he had received grace upon grace, which he could give in turn to others.  What better example did he have in life than to have the very Son of God by his side every day?  How many acts of kindness and trust did he receive from all the disciples and Jesus?  He received power to work miracles in the Lord's name!  And yet all these graces and proofs of love did not quench the evil passion that was within him.
Every Christian, without fail, has been as highly favored as Judas.  Our baptismal rebirth into the new life of Christ is a guarantee of salvation - if we do not seriously sin.  Why do we give in to our evil passions, and not our good passions?
At the eleventh hour, even as Jesus was preparing for his own passion and death, he tried to save Judas.  Did he not wash the feet of this apostle?  Did he not warn Judas, "You are clean, but not all."?  Did Jesus not say quietly to Judas that he knew the man's evil thoughts?  Yet Judas chose to carry on and betray his Lord.
What about you and me?  Are we persistent sinners?  What is causing us to betray our Lord?  In this season of Lent, we should take time not just to examine our lives, but to sincerely resolve not to sin again.  We Christians have been called to the very highest vocation.  But we can lose sight of that if we settle for mediocrity in our prayer life, in our moral life. 
So many Catholics have bought into the idea of "Who am I to judge" that is so prevalent today.  We must judge!  We must make demands of ourselves and others!  We are evangelizers, heirs of the very Kingdom!
May Mary our Mother watch over us.