There are a number of ways to approach the parable of the Last Judgment, which is clearly a teaching parable that Jesus intended to be repetitive so it could be learned. In this year's approach to the parable, Fr. Gabriel emphasizes our response to the parable's admittedly frightening tone, using the words of St. Silouan, "keep your mind in hell, and despair not" as a prism through which to view the parable.